BRADLEY AT BRIGHAM YOUNG

8:30 p.m., Marriott Center, Provo, Utah

The MTN (DirecTV 616)
WMBD-AM (1470)
BRADLEY (0-0) PPG RPG
BRAVES COUGARS
KEYS F Taylor Brown So. 6-6 12.0 8.0 KEYS
Use depth to C Will Egolf So. 6-9 6.0 4.0 Force a quick
effectively G Chris Roberts Sr. 6-4 6.0 2.0 pace, draw
defend G Andrew Warren Jr. 6-5 21.0 5.0 energy from
Cougars’ G Sam Maniscalco Jr. 6-0 2.0 0.0 big crowd by
vaunted fast BRIGHAM YOUNG (0-0) PPG RPG jumping to an
break, limit early lead.
turnovers F Tyler Haws Fr. 6-5 10.0 4.0
and hit free F Jonathan Tavernari Sr. 6-6 16.0 7.5
throws. C Brandon Davies Fr. 6-9 5.0 4.5
G Jackson Emery Jr. 6-3 4.5 3.5
G Jimmer Fredette Jr. 6-2 19.5 6.0
Scoring, rebounding averages from 2009 exhibition games
NOTEWORTHY: Inaugural game of the Mountain West-Missouri Valley Challenge
Series. ... Brigham Young leads series 2-1, with the last meeting coming in Peoria
in 1977 when BYU won 86-79. ... BU’s lone win in the series came in 1954,
77-50, at Robertson Field House. ... Bradley is opening on the road for just the
32nd time in its 106-year history. BU is 10-21 all time in season openers played
away from home, 1-1 under Jim Les. ... BU lost at UIC two years ago and won at
DePaul four years ago. ... BYU returns four starters, including seven of its top eight
scorers from a 25-8 team that lost to Texas A&M in the NCAA first round. ... The
Cougars, who traditionally have held a strong homecourt advantage, were 14-2 at
home a year ago, losing to Wake Forest and UNLV. ... In exhibitions, Bradley beat
Lewis 68-63 and BYU defeated Trinity Western 74-56 and Central Washington
82-46. ... BYU favored by 13.
PREDICTION: Brigham Young 78, Bradley 68