Fate officially caught up to BYU men's basketball after a 77-58 loss to Washington State Wednesday night, reaching the bitter end of an awkward season in Provo.
A late 21-point scoring run propelled BYU men's basketball to a 93-72 NIT opening-round victory over Long Beach State Wednesday night in Provo, more than compensating for early mistakes to mark the program's first NIT win since 2016.
Several athletes achieved personal bests while rewriting the school record books as BYU concluded its regular season at the Cougar Indoor Invitational II Friday and Saturday.
The main act for Thursday's edition of "the greatest show on earth" was defense, as No. 16 BYU shut down Santa Clara 76-44 to earn their ninth-straight victory.