Gideon George had 19 points and 13 rebounds as BYU easily defeated Portland 105-60 on Thursday. Matt Haarms and Brandon Averette added 15 points each for the Cougars. Connor Harding had 12 points for BYU (15-4, 6-2 West Coast Conference).
George scored a career-high 19 points, 13 rebounds and three assists \u2014 his second career double-double \u2014 to help the Cougars roll past Portland 105-60 Thursday night inside the Chiles Center. \n
Alex Barcello had 23 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, and Brandon Averette added 24 points and five assists, and BYU held off Pacific 95-87 in double overtime at the Marriott Center.
Averette lifts BYU past Pacific 95-87 in 2OT
January 31, 2021 GMT
PROVO, Utah (AP) Brandon Averette scored 24 points with five 3-pointers as BYU topped Pacific 95-87 in double overtime on Saturday.
Alex Barcello added 23 points with nine rebounds and seven assists for the Cougars.
Matt Haarms had 13 points for BYU (14-4, 5-2 West Coast Conference), which earned its fifth straight home victory.
There were 40 lead changes and 16 ties before the Cougars were able to break away in the second overtime when Haarms sparked a 7-2 burst one second into the period and Pacific was unable to catch up.
BYU was originally scheduled to play San Francisco, but after the Dons paused their program for COVID-19 concerns, Pacific moved its game with BYU up from Feb. 8 to fill the slot.