Post by 01- PirateDave on Mar 10, 2015 9:40:16 GMT -6
Kyle Collinsworth ties triple-double mark; BYU into WCC title game ESPN.com news services
Top Two Seeds Advance To WCC Final
ESPN's Beth Mowins and Stan Heath discussed Gonzaga's and BYU's wins to advance to the WCC tournament final.
Gonzaga Cruises To WCC Championship Game
LAS VEGAS -- Kyle Collinsworth recorded his sixth triple-double of the season -- tying the NCAA career record -- and BYU beat Portland 84-70 on Monday to advance to the West Coast Conference championship game.
Collinsworth had 13 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists. He had broken the single-season record with his fifth triple-double Feb. 7 and now is tied with Michael Anderson (Drexel, 1985-88) and Shaquille O'Neal (LSU, 1990-92) with six apiece.
"Everybody was yelling, all the BYU fans were yelling while I was shooting it, so it was good. I'm glad it went in," Collinsworth said of the second-half free throw that gave him the triple-double, according to the school's website. "All the credit goes to my teammates. We have a lot of shooters and Chase made a ton of 3's. Our teammates and our pace, it makes it easy to get a triple double."
BYU will play No. 7 Gonzaga on Tuesday, which reached its 18th consecutive WCC title game earlier. The Cougars took down then-No. 3 Gonzaga in Spokane on Feb. 28, ending the Bulldogs' school-record 22-game winning streak.
Chase Fischer scored 24 points, 20 in the first half, and Tyler Haws added 18 points for second-seeded BYU (25-8).
BYU made four consecutive 3-pointers, highlighted by Collinsworth's behind-the-back pass to an open Haws, for a 23-14 lead. BYU made eight of its first 10 shots from distance -- with six from Fischer -- and led 42-24 at the break.
Thomas van der Mars had 16 points and nine rebounds for sixth-seeded Portland (17-15).
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
Top Two Seeds Advance To WCC Final
ESPN's Beth Mowins and Stan Heath discussed Gonzaga's and BYU's wins to advance to the WCC tournament final.
Gonzaga Cruises To WCC Championship Game
LAS VEGAS -- Kyle Collinsworth recorded his sixth triple-double of the season -- tying the NCAA career record -- and BYU beat Portland 84-70 on Monday to advance to the West Coast Conference championship game.
Collinsworth had 13 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists. He had broken the single-season record with his fifth triple-double Feb. 7 and now is tied with Michael Anderson (Drexel, 1985-88) and Shaquille O'Neal (LSU, 1990-92) with six apiece.
"Everybody was yelling, all the BYU fans were yelling while I was shooting it, so it was good. I'm glad it went in," Collinsworth said of the second-half free throw that gave him the triple-double, according to the school's website. "All the credit goes to my teammates. We have a lot of shooters and Chase made a ton of 3's. Our teammates and our pace, it makes it easy to get a triple double."
BYU will play No. 7 Gonzaga on Tuesday, which reached its 18th consecutive WCC title game earlier. The Cougars took down then-No. 3 Gonzaga in Spokane on Feb. 28, ending the Bulldogs' school-record 22-game winning streak.
Chase Fischer scored 24 points, 20 in the first half, and Tyler Haws added 18 points for second-seeded BYU (25-8).
BYU made four consecutive 3-pointers, highlighted by Collinsworth's behind-the-back pass to an open Haws, for a 23-14 lead. BYU made eight of its first 10 shots from distance -- with six from Fischer -- and led 42-24 at the break.
Thomas van der Mars had 16 points and nine rebounds for sixth-seeded Portland (17-15).
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
good luck to all!