National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Brigham Young 104, Utah 79
When: 8:30 PM ET, Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Where: Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Officials: # David Hall, # Ed Hightower, # Larry Spaulding
Attendance: 11243

Jimmer Fredette scored a season-high 47 points to lead No. 10 Brigham Young to a 104-79 victory over host Utah in Mountain West Conference play Tuesday.

Fredette fell just two points shy of his career high while leading BYU (17-1, 3-0 MWC) to its seventh straight victory. Fredette was 16 of 28 from the field, 6 of 9 from 3-point range and hit all nine free-throw attempts. Fredette’s career high of 49 points occurred last season against Arizona.

Jackson Emery added 20 points and was 5 of 7 from 3-point range as BYU made 14-of-24 3-point shots.

Will Clyburn scored 23 points and Josh Watkins had 19 points and seven assists for Utah (7-10, 0-3), which has lost seven straight games.

Fredette had 32 points in the first half, capping the splurge with a 45-foot buzzer-beating 3-point basket. Fredette was 10 of 15 from the field, including 5 of 6 from 3-point range, during the first 20 minutes.

His last basket of the contest raised his career point total to 2,001, making Fredette just the fourth player in BYU history to top the 2,000-point mark.

BYU was leading by just nine points with under 11 minutes to play before Noah Hartsock hit back-to-back 3-pointers to give BYU a 72-57 lead with 10:12 remaining. Emery made back-to-back 3s a short time later to boost BYU’s lead to 88-61 with 6:53 remaining.
Top Game Performances
 
Brigham Young   Utah
Jimmer Fredette 47 Scoring Will Clyburn 23
Jimmer Fredette 6 Assists Josh Watkins 7
Kyle Collinsworth 8 Rebounds David Foster 12
Jimmer Fredette 9 Free Throws Made Josh Watkins 11
Charles Abouo 3 Steals Will Clyburn 2
Brandon Davies 2 Blocks David Foster 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Brigham Young 104 47.4 14-24 18-24 18 28 4 12
Utah 79 44.8 3-12 24-27 11 42 6 3