SAN FRANCISCO-Saturday, the 12-8 (4-1 in WCC play) BYU Cougars men’s basketball team, fresh off of a win over Pepperdine at Malibu, Calif. face the San Franciso Dons as they continue in West Coast Conference play.
The Dons (15-3, 3-1 in WCC) are having a highly successful season and have won seven of their last nine games.
This game against the Cougars represents the fourth consecutive sellout for the Dons at the Sobrato Center, which seats 5,300.
BYU junior guard TJ Haws is coming off of a career night against Pepperdine, which saw him score a career-best 34 points and a career-tying eight assists as well as seven rebounds in the Cougars’ 87-76 win over the Waves.
Freshman forward Gavin Baxter also had his best game as a collegian for BYU Thursday. Baxter made all five of his shots and all three of his free throws for a career-high 13 points for the Cougars.
Cougars star junior forward Yoeli Childs remains BYU’s statistical leader with 22.2 points and 9.9 rebounds per game.
The Cougars score 83.5 points per game and surrender 78.2 points per contest.
The Dons, meanwhile, have statistically dominated their opponents.
San Francisco scores 76.7 points per game and gives up only 62.6 points per contest.
Redshirt sophomore guard Charles Minlend (15.2 points, 5.3 rebounds per game) is the Dons’ statistical star and has been highly instrumental in their success on the season.
