Bradley At Byu

BRADLEY AT BRIGHAM YOUNG

BRAVES KEYS Use depth to effectively defend Cougars’ vaunted fast break, limit turnovers and hit free throws.

8:30 p.m., Marriott Center, Provo, Utah The MTN (DirecTV 616) WMBD-AM (1470) BRADLEY (0-0) PPG RPG F Taylor Brown C Will Egolf G Chris Roberts G Andrew Warren G Sam Maniscalco

So. So. Sr. Jr. Jr.

BRIGHAM YOUNG (0-0) F Tyler Haws F Jonathan Tavernari C Brandon Davies G Jackson Emery G Jimmer Fredette

6-6 12.0 6-9 6.0 6-4 6.0 6-5 21.0 6-0 2.0

8.0 4.0 2.0 5.0 0.0

PPG RPG Fr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Jr.

6-5 10.0 6-6 16.0 6-9 5.0 6-3 4.5 6-2 19.5

COUGARS KEYS Force a quick pace, draw energy from big crowd by jumping to an early lead.

4.0 7.5 4.5 3.5 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