BYU basketball: Cougars defeat Frogs easily, 79-56

Published: Saturday, Feb. 19 2011 4:19 p.m. MST

Summary

Jimmer Fredette scored 23 points and Stephen Rogers added 15 off the bench as the BYU Cougars cruised to a 79-56 win over the TCU Horned Frogs Saturday in Fort Worth.

FORT WORTH, Texas No. 7 BYU used the long ball to run away from TCU 79-56 Saturday afternoon before a packed house of mostly Cougar fans at Daniel-Mayer Coliseum.

The Cougars dumped in 11 shots from beyond the arc three each from All-American guard Jimmer Fredette and backup forward Stephen Rogers. Fredette finished with 23 points and Rogers had 15 to lead the Cougars.

The win lifted the Cougars to 25-2 overall and 11-1 in Mountain West Conference play heading into Wednesday's rematch with Colorado State in Provo. BYU's victory extended the Cougar win streak to 10 wins in the last 11 games.

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BYU (24-2, 10-1 MWC) at TCU (10-17, 1-11)

Today, 2:30 p.m.

TV: The mtn.

Radio: 102.7 FM, 1160 AM

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