BYU's Josh Sharp, left, and teammate Brandon Davies defend Montana's Jake Wiley as BYU and Montana play Wednesday, Nov., 28, 2012 in Energy Solutions Arena.
Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
SALT LAKE CITY — The BYU Cougars jumped out to an early 14-2 lead and never looked back as they defeated the Montana Grizzlies 85-60 at EnergySolutions Arena on Wednesday.
Brandon Davies led the way for the Cougars with 21 points, 10 rebounds, six assists, four steals and two blocks as BYU (5-2) led by double digits for much of the game. They also forced the Grizzlies into 17 turnovers.
Montana (3-2) closed the gap to 51-47 with 12 minutes remaining, but the Cougars went on a 12-3 run to put the game out of reach.
Tyler Haws scored 18 points and Josh Sharp added a career-high 13 for the Cougars, who shot 50 percent from the floor and 8-19 on 3-pointers. Kareem Jamar scored 17 points with nine rebounds to lead the Grizzlies.
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Congrats Cougars on another solid win!
12,378 in attendance; not bad for a mid-week game, likely the highest attendance for a college basketball game in the SLC this season.
Davies's stat line is sick! And he really was that good last night. The other two statistics that weren't showcased in this article were the 2 or three charges he drew and the three players on Montana that fouled out because they More..
Wiscougarfan
Davies did play great, except when it came to shooting free throws.
Brandon HAS to get his FT% up to 66% to make teams pay for fouling him, or it's going to be hack-a-Davies the rest of the season.