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Johnson's 20-point night leads BYU in season opener, Cougars top Houston Christian 110-63
PROVO, Utah (AP) Spencer Johnson scored 20 points, dished seven assists and led five Cougars into double-figure scoring as BYU cruised to a 110-63 win over Houston Christian in the season-opener for both schools on Monday night.
BYU knocked down 15 3-pointers in its first game since leaving the West Coast Conference. The Cougars will make their Big 12 Conference debut in January.
The Cougars held just a one-point lead, 7-6 four minutes into the game. By halftime their margin ballooned to 56-18.
Trevin Knell scored 19 points and grabbed five rebounds and Noah Waterman had 16 points and eight boards. Jaxson Robinson had 13 points off the bench and Trey Stewart contributed 10 points, three rebounds and four assists for BYU.
BYU was 40 of 84 (47.6%) from the field, including 15 of 43 (34.9%) from beyond the 3-point line.
Marcus Greene had 18 points to lead Houston Christian. Michael Imariagbe and Jay Alvarez each added 11 points.
Houston Christian was 26 of 60 (43.3%) from the floor, including 3 of 16 (18.8%) from distance.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Jump ball. Fousseyni Traore vs. Bonke Maring (Trey Stewart gains possession) | ||
| 19:49 | | +3 | Trevin Knell makes three point jump shot (Fousseyni Traore assists) | 0-3 |
| 19:32 |  | Jay Alvarez misses two point jump shot | ||
| 19:30 | | Trevin Knell defensive rebound | ||
| 19:20 | | Fousseyni Traore turnover (lost ball) (Michael Imariagbe steals) | ||
| 19:05 | | +2 | Bonke Maring makes two point layup (Jay Alvarez assists) | 2-3 |
| 18:46 | | +2 | Fousseyni Traore makes two point hook shot (Trevin Knell assists) | 2-5 |
| 18:20 | | Pierce Bazil turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 18:06 | | Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:04 | | Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound | ||
| 18:00 | | Fousseyni Traore misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:58 | | Jay Alvarez defensive rebound | ||
| 17:51 | | Bonke Maring misses two point layup | ||
| 17:49 | | Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound | ||
| 17:40 | | Michael Imariagbe shooting foul (Trevin Knell draws the foul) | ||
| 17:40 | | +1 | Trevin Knell makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 2-6 |
| 17:40 | | Trevin Knell misses regular free throw 2 of 3 | ||
| 17:40 | | +1 | Trevin Knell makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 2-7 |
| 17:20 | | Jay Alvarez misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:18 | | Trey Stewart defensive rebound | ||
| 17:12 | | Spencer Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:10 | | Huskies defensive rebound | ||
| 17:10 | | Noah Waterman personal foul (Pierce Bazil draws the foul) | ||
| 16:59 | | Trey Stewart personal foul (Michael Imariagbe draws the foul) | ||
| 16:54 | | Fousseyni Traore shooting foul (Bonke Maring draws the foul) | ||
| 16:54 | | +1 | Bonke Maring makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-7 |
| 16:54 | | +1 | Bonke Maring makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-7 |
| 16:39 | | Trevin Knell turnover (bad pass) (Bonke Maring steals) | ||
| 16:23 | | +2 | Marcus Greene makes two point pullup jump shot | 6-7 |
| 16:07 | | +2 | Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup (Spencer Johnson assists) | 6-9 |
| 15:53 | | Marcus Greene misses two point layup | ||
| 15:51 | | Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound | ||
| 15:46 | | +2 | Trey Stewart makes two point layup | 6-11 |
| 15:46 | | Michael Imariagbe shooting foul (Trey Stewart draws the foul) | ||
| 15:46 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:46 | | +1 | Trey Stewart makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 6-12 |
| 15:32 | | Jay Alvarez turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 15:24 | | +3 | Trevin Knell makes three point jump shot (Trey Stewart assists) | 6-15 |
| 15:06 | | Bonke Maring misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:04 | | Trevin Knell defensive rebound | ||
| 14:49 | | Bonke Maring shooting foul (Trey Stewart draws the foul) | ||
| 14:49 | | +1 | Trey Stewart makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-16 |
| 14:49 | | Trey Stewart misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 14:49 | | Marcus Greene defensive rebound | ||
| 14:39 | | Pierce Bazil turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 14:17 | | Jaxson Robinson misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 14:15 | | Bonke Maring defensive rebound | ||
| 13:54 | | Bonke Maring misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 13:52 | | Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound | ||
| 13:42 | | Fousseyni Traore turnover (lost ball) (Pierce Bazil steals) | ||
| 13:33 | | Tristan Moore turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 13:22 | | Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:20 | | Jay Alvarez defensive rebound | ||
| 13:12 | | Pierce Bazil misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:10 | | Trevin Knell defensive rebound | ||
| 13:00 | | Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:58 | | Jay Alvarez defensive rebound | ||
| 12:48 | | +2 | Marcus Greene makes two point driving layup | 8-16 |
| 12:37 | | Trevin Knell misses two point jump shot | ||
| 12:35 | | Aly Khalifa offensive rebound | ||
| 12:33 | | Tristan Moore shooting foul (Richie Saunders draws the foul) | ||
| 12:33 | | +1 | Richie Saunders makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-17 |
| 12:33 | | +1 | Richie Saunders makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-18 |
| 12:14 | | Marcus Greene turnover (lost ball) (Richie Saunders steals) | ||
| 12:04 | | Aly Khalifa misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:02 | | Aly Khalifa offensive rebound | ||
| 11:55 | | +3 | Jaxson Robinson makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists) | 8-21 |
| 11:54 | | Huskies 30 second timeout | ||
| 11:54 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:45 | | Tristan Moore misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:43 | | Spencer Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 11:26 | | +2 | Richie Saunders makes two point jump shot (Aly Khalifa assists) | 8-23 |
| 11:10 | | Marcus Greene misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:08 | | Aly Khalifa defensive rebound | ||
| 10:59 | | Aly Khalifa misses two point layup | ||
| 10:57 | | Pierce Bazil defensive rebound | ||
| 10:49 | | Pierce Bazil misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:47 | | Spencer Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:40 | | Jaxson Robinson turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 10:29 | | Tristan Moore misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:27 | | Dallin Hall defensive rebound | ||
| 10:20 | | +3 | Spencer Johnson makes three point jump shot (Richie Saunders assists) | 8-26 |
| 9:46 | | +2 | Jay Alvarez makes two point jump shot | 10-26 |
| 9:40 | | Porter Bazil personal foul (Richie Saunders draws the foul) | ||
| 9:35 | | Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:33 | | Aly Khalifa offensive rebound | ||
| 9:30 | | +2 | Dallin Hall makes two point layup (Aly Khalifa assists) | 10-28 |
| 9:10 | | Bonke Maring misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:08 | | Dallin Hall defensive rebound | ||
| 9:00 | | +2 | Richie Saunders makes two point driving layup | 10-30 |
| 8:38 | | Jay Alvarez misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:36 | | Aly Khalifa defensive rebound | ||
| 8:28 | | Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:26 | | Jaxson Robinson offensive rebound | ||
| 8:26 | | +2 | Jaxson Robinson makes two point putback layup | 10-32 |
| 8:09 | | Pierce Bazil misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:07 | | Richie Saunders defensive rebound | ||
| 7:57 | | +3 | Spencer Johnson makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists) | 10-35 |
| 7:37 | | Jay Alvarez misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:35 | | Aly Khalifa defensive rebound | ||
| 7:32 | | Dallin Hall turnover (lost ball) (Pierce Bazil steals) | ||
| 7:28 | | +2 | Pierce Bazil makes two point driving layup | 12-35 |
| 7:15 | | Spencer Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:13 | | Pierce Bazil defensive rebound | ||
| 7:09 | | Porter Bazil turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 7:09 | | TV timeout | ||
| 6:53 | | Spencer Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:51 | | Bonke Maring defensive rebound | ||
| 6:44 | | Pierce Bazil misses two point layup | ||
| 6:42 | | Trey Stewart defensive rebound | ||
| 6:39 | | Jaxson Robinson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:37 | | Spencer Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 6:34 | | Trey Stewart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:32 | | Noah Waterman offensive rebound | ||
| 6:25 | | Noah Waterman misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:23 | | Jake Arnold defensive rebound | ||
| 6:09 | | Trey Stewart shooting foul (Jay Alvarez draws the foul) | ||
| 6:09 | | Jay Alvarez misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:09 | | Jay Alvarez misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:09 | | Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound | ||
| 6:01 | | Jake Arnold personal foul (Jaxson Robinson draws the foul) | ||
| 5:58 | | +3 | Trevin Knell makes three point jump shot (Jaxson Robinson assists) | 12-38 |
| 5:40 | | Fousseyni Traore blocks Jake Arnold's two point jump shot | ||
| 5:36 | | Cougars defensive rebound | ||
| 5:25 | | Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:23 | | Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound | ||
| 5:16 | | +2 | Spencer Johnson makes two point jump shot (Fousseyni Traore assists) | 12-40 |
| 5:05 | | Marcus Greene misses two point layup | ||
| 5:03 | | Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound | ||
| 4:55 | | Spencer Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:53 | | Marcus Greene defensive rebound | ||
| 4:43 | | Jake Arnold misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:41 | | Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound | ||
| 4:32 | | +3 | Noah Waterman makes three point jump shot (Spencer Johnson assists) | 12-43 |
| 4:14 | | Fousseyni Traore personal foul (Marcus Greene draws the foul) | ||
| 4:09 | | Trevin Knell shooting foul (Jay Alvarez draws the foul) | ||
| 4:09 | | +1 | Jay Alvarez makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-43 |
| 4:09 | | Jay Alvarez misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:09 | | Noah Waterman defensive rebound | ||
| 3:58 | | Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:56 | | Jake Arnold defensive rebound | ||
| 3:45 | | Jay Alvarez turnover (lost ball) (Noah Waterman steals) | ||
| 3:29 | | Trey Stewart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:28 | | Noah Waterman offensive rebound | ||
| 3:28 | | Jake Arnold personal foul (Noah Waterman draws the foul) | ||
| 3:28 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:28 | | +1 | Noah Waterman makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 13-44 |
| 3:28 | | +1 | Noah Waterman makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-45 |
| 3:20 | | Jay Alvarez turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 3:09 | | +3 | Trevin Knell makes three point jump shot (Richie Saunders assists) | 13-48 |
| 2:47 | | Bonke Maring turnover (lost ball) (Trevin Knell steals) | ||
| 2:38 | | Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:36 | | Huskies defensive rebound | ||
| 2:08 | | +3 | Marcus Greene makes three point jump shot | 16-48 |
| 1:54 | | Noah Waterman misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:52 | | Jay Alvarez defensive rebound | ||
| 1:42 | | +2 | Nate Hudson makes two point layup (Bonke Maring assists) | 18-48 |
| 1:29 | | +2 | Noah Waterman makes two point layup (Aly Khalifa assists) | 18-50 |
| 1:07 | | Pierce Bazil misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:05 | | Richie Saunders defensive rebound | ||
| 0:57 | | +3 | Richie Saunders makes three point jump shot (Spencer Johnson assists) | 18-53 |
| 0:37 | | Jay Alvarez turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 0:15 | | +3 | Jaxson Robinson makes three point jump shot (Richie Saunders assists) | 18-56 |
| 0:05 | | Marcus Greene misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:03 | | Noah Waterman defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |