BYU basketball finishes exhibition slate undefeated

BYU basketball wrapped up its exhibition season at a perfect 3-0 after blowing out Colorado College 95-35 on Wednesday night.

Led by another Yoeli Childs double-double, BYU basketball dominated the Colorado College Tigers, winning 95-35 at the Marriott Center.

The Cougars and Tigers spent the first 2:15 in a scoreless tie, where BYU missed a number of open 3-point shots. But once the Cougars scored, they never trailed – leading for the remaining 37 minutes.

Childs scored 11 points on 4-of-8 shooting while adding 17 rebounds. Zac Seljaas led the team in scoring with 19 points (6-of-9 from 3-point range).

BYU shot 51.6 percent from the field and 40.6 percent from 3-point range. The game didn’t tell us much – it was clear Colorado College was overmatched – but it was nice to see BYU take care of business.

Particularly, it was nice to see the Cougars shoot well from beyond the arc. Each of BYU basketball’s first four buckets were from deep, and six different players connected from long range.

Really, it was a shellacking from top to bottom.

But this game may have shown us something in regards to the regular season.

Firstly, I think BYU basketball will be fine without Nick Emery. Jahshire Hardnett put together another efficient game on Wednesday night, scoring 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting. He’ll be able to shoulder the load while playing with the second team.

Also, it seems like Luke Worthington has solidified himself as a starter on most nights alongside Childs, Seljaas, TJ Haws and  Elijah Bryant. Worthington certainly helps on the rebounding front, and surrounding the two post players with competent 3-point shooters seems like a good idea.

Next up for the Cougars is the season opener against Mississippi Valley State. Following that game in Provo, BYU basketball will travel to Princeton on Nov. 15.