BYU basketball: Cougars cruise past San Francisco

The BYU Cougars, with the same shooting form they displayed in their first five games, cruised past the University of San Francisco Dons 69-43 Saturday at EnergySolutions Arena.

By shooting 54 percent in the opening half, and behind eight first-half points each from Tyler Haws, Jimmer Fredette and Jackson Emery, the Cougars took an 11-point lead into the locker room.

As hot as the BYU was in the first half, the Cougars came out even a bit warmer for the first part of the second half. Chris Miles opened the final half with a put-back basket and one to push the lead to 14. Then, when Emery drilled a three and Fredette cashed in on a transition 2-and-1 the Cougars were up 46-46.

The Cougars steadily widened their lead from there, and had widened it 32 points with three minutes remaining before missing their final five shots.

The Cougars' guard line finished with a combined 44 points, with Emery scoring 14, Fredette 13 and Haws 12. Jonathan Tavernari, coming off the bench, added 10. The Cougars finished the game shooting 51 percent from the floor, while the Dons managed to make only 35 percent of their shots. The Cougars also made 7-of-17 shots from behind the 3-point line.

The Cougars, now 6-1 on the season, return to the Marriott Center on Tuesday night where they'll host Arizona State.