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.
Back on the court, Pacific men’s looks to get back in pre-quarantine rhythm [The Record, Stockton, Calif]
Since its Dec. 2 home win over Montana State, the Pacific men’s basketball team has had more COVID-19 related quarantines than games played.
Following the Tigers’ 74-70 overtime victory over the Bobcats, the Tigers received news that a member of their Tier 1 traveling party had tested positive for the coronavirus, sending the team into a two-week hiatus. Only one game after its return from the court, a 92-64 win at Westmont College, Pacific had another positive test, sending it into another quarantine.