BYU vs SMC

ugly couple minutes in the second half. 7-0 run for the gaels just when I thought BYU had it in control.

BYU played well, but lost it in overtime. Seemed like our best game against St. Mary's in years.

Tough loss. The win was within reach several times.



We fell apart on defense down the stretch.



Seljas seemed out of it on the court. Haws played tough defense but did little on offense. Going to take more guys stepping up to beat SMC on the road. Rose should have played Dastrup more, IMO.



SMC is our kryptonite. We match up better against Gonzaga. Given our weak schedule, we can't afford many more losses. We may have to win the WCC tourney this season to go dancing.

Do you think that having Nixon and Shaw or Andrus help us beat the Gaels ?

Last 4 minutes and overtime one of the few times we've seen just ask little bit of panic out of BYU. Quick shots, forced shots, a few turnovers, out of rotation on defense. All symptoms of trying to too hard. Hopefully they let it go and move on.



McKay cannon missing those FTs turned out to be the difference...

vancouvercougar wrote:

Do you think that having Nixon and Shaw or Andrus help us beat the Gaels ?

Nixon, yes. Shaw, possibly. Neither are in top shape. We needed a bit more hussle out there. Again, it's why I don't understand benching Dastrup. We went up by 10 with Dastrup on the court.



For some reason, Rose went "small" in the final 10 and in over time. That wasn't the lineup that was beating SMC.



And, yes, Cannon missing both free throws didn't help at all. We had the game right there.

Mars wrote:

BYU played well, but lost it in overtime. Seemed like our best game against St. Mary's in years.

Other than when we dominated them for about 2 years in a row up until last year. I don't care whether they were picked to win the conference or not, BYU should not lose to WCC teams at home. BYU went through the MWC for about 4 years straight without losing to a conference foe at home. This is a disappointing loss.

We lost to them 3 times last year, by 13, 13, and 31 points. We did split with them the two years before. That makes us 2-6 against St. Mary's over the last 4 seasons. Not great. Gonzaga is our better match-ups by far recently.

The game was lost 11 seconds into OT when Yeoli got Landale in the air, drew the contact and the refs swallowed the whistle and didn't foul out SMC's best player.



After that, BYU continued their complete scatter-brain play that was a continuation of how they played the final 5:41 after going up 55-49.



Over the final 5:41, BYU went 1-6 (0-2 from 3) and had 2 turnovers. While SMC when 6-8 (2-4) with 1 TO.



Then in OT, BYU went 2-9 w/ 2 turnovers.



4 of BYU's 12 turnovers came in the final 10 minutes of the game as did 12 of BYU's 25 missed shots. So over the final 22% of the game, BYU committed 33% of their turnovers and had 48% of the shots they missed.

SpiffCoug wrote:

The game was lost 11 seconds into OT when Yeoli got Landale in the air, drew the contact and the refs swallowed the whistle and didn't foul out SMC's best player.



After that, BYU continued their complete scatter-brain play that was a continuation of how they played the final 5:41 after going up 55-49.



Over the final 5:41, BYU went 1-6 (0-2 from 3) and had 2 turnovers. While SMC when 6-8 (2-4) with 1 TO.



Then in OT, BYU went 2-9 w/ 2 turnovers.



4 of BYU's 12 turnovers came in the final 10 minutes of the game as did 12 of BYU's 25 missed shots. So over the final 22% of the game, BYU committed 33% of their turnovers and had 48% of the shots they missed.

great stats. About what it felt like.

SpiffCoug wrote:

The game was lost 11 seconds into OT when Yeoli got Landale in the air, drew the contact and the refs swallowed the whistle and didn't foul out SMC's best player.



After that, BYU continued their complete scatter-brain play that was a continuation of how they played the final 5:41 after going up 55-49.



Over the final 5:41, BYU went 1-6 (0-2 from 3) and had 2 turnovers. While SMC when 6-8 (2-4) with 1 TO.



Then in OT, BYU went 2-9 w/ 2 turnovers.



4 of BYU's 12 turnovers came in the final 10 minutes of the game as did 12 of BYU's 25 missed shots. So over the final 22% of the game, BYU committed 33% of their turnovers and had 48% of the shots they missed.

The question is, can it be fixed? Could Dastrup have made the difference?

Can it be fixed? I think so. The BYU defense was much better when Yeoli wasn't the one guarding Landale. Yeoli started the game 10-15 shooting. Then when he began to be the primary defender on Landale, because Rose went small ball with Seljaas at the 4 instead of Childs, his offense stopped and finished the game on 1-8 shooting.



He was going tit-for-tat with Landale, offensively, when he didn't have to guard him. Dastrup had 5 rebounds in 11 minutes. Worthington added 3 in 19 minutes. Seljaas had 0 in 18 minutes. Dastrup should have played more. Seljaas less.

Yeah, I don't get the choice to go small. Maybe Rose thought Childs would do better against Landale and going smaller/quicker would allow us to stay out on perimeter shooters better...I don't know.



Either way, Dastrup was having a great game and Rose benched him. At the same time, SMC went "big." Hopefully Rose learns from this.

I'm happy. They had a shot to win at the buzzer. They played like a bunch of freshmen and sophomores in overtime, which makes sense. We own this series going forward. I can't wait until we get back to the time where we have Juniors and Seniors out on the court on a regular basis :)



Good effort, great defense for the most part. They just tightened up towards the end and in OT, and St. Mary's hit some BIG shots.

Brayden Green wrote:

I'm happy. They had a shot to win at the buzzer. They played like a bunch of freshmen and sophomores in overtime, which makes sense. We own this series going forward. I can't wait until we get back to the time where we have Juniors and Seniors out on the court on a regular basis :)



Good effort, great defense for the most part. They just tightened up towards the end and in OT, and St. Mary's hit some BIG shots.

I'd be happy if smc was your typically ranked team. They aren't this year. BYU should have won that game.

BroncoBot wrote:

I'm happy. They had a shot to win at the buzzer. They played like a bunch of freshmen and sophomores in overtime, which makes sense. We own this series going forward. I can't wait until we get back to the time where we have Juniors and Seniors out on the court on a regular basis :)



Good effort, great defense for the most part. They just tightened up towards the end and in OT, and St. Mary's hit some BIG shots.

I'd be happy if smc was your typically ranked team. They aren't this year. BYU should have won that game.

I agree with this. BYU should go through the WCC undefeated at home practically every year and yet we have dropped more games at home to WCC foe's than we ever did in the MWC. This is a disapointing loss.

frdbtr wrote:

Brayden Green wrote:

I'm happy. They had a shot to win at the buzzer. They played like a bunch of freshmen and sophomores in overtime, which makes sense. We own this series going forward. I can't wait until we get back to the time where we have Juniors and Seniors out on the court on a regular basis :)



Good effort, great defense for the most part. They just tightened up towards the end and in OT, and St. Mary's hit some BIG shots.

I'd be happy if smc was your typically ranked team. They aren't this year. BYU should have won that game.

I agree with this. BYU should go through the WCC undefeated at home practically every year and yet we have dropped more games at home to WCC foe's than we ever did in the MWC. This is a disapointing loss.

I'm gonna be lazy and not look it up but I'm quite certain that this isn't true. One of the years that Rose won the MWC his team was 10-6 in league play.

OT was a failure because of a stupid strategy.



The plan seemed to be "let's get Landale to foul out"......and nothing else.



Every play was to set up iso on Landale, huck the ball at the rim, and then turn and look at the refs instead of even contemplating trivial things like rebounds. BYU didn't get a single offensive rebound in OT because (1) we were playing Seljaas instead of Dastrup/Worthington, (2) the other four players were at the three point line to get the iso on Landale, and (3) Yeoli and Bryant were holding hands out to referees after misses begging for calls instead of following their shots for rebounds or putbacks.



After the first no-call, Rose should have put a plan B into action, but that never happened, and guys begging with refs for calls on the way down to the defensive end of the court instead of finding their guy or getting into position put stress on the rest of the defense and gave SMU wide open threes in the confusion.



Something to learn from, but not worth the price of the lesson.

ABYUFAN wrote:

BroncoBot wrote:

I'm happy. They had a shot to win at the buzzer. They played like a bunch of freshmen and sophomores in overtime, which makes sense. We own this series going forward. I can't wait until we get back to the time where we have Juniors and Seniors out on the court on a regular basis :)



Good effort, great defense for the most part. They just tightened up towards the end and in OT, and St. Mary's hit some BIG shots.

I'd be happy if smc was your typically ranked team. They aren't this year. BYU should have won that game.

I agree with this. BYU should go through the WCC undefeated at home practically every year and yet we have dropped more games at home to WCC foe's than we ever did in the MWC. This is a disapointing loss.

I'm gonna be lazy and not look it up but I'm quite certain that this isn't true. One of the years that Rose won the MWC his team was 10-6 in league play.

BYU's record in the MWC was as follows:



05-06 12-4 T 2nd

06-07 13-3 1st

07-08 14-2 1st

08-09 12-4 T 1st

09-10 13-3 2nd

10-11 14-2 T 1st



I can't find the home losses but I would find it hard pressed to find many in those stats. I can't remember the exact number but BYU had like a 60 game home winning streak in MWC play that stretched from the Cleveland into the Rose coaching years. BYU didn't lose a home game to the MWC until the utes beat us somewhere in the middle of those years above. BYU didn't lose a home game under Rose until a very good Tim Duncan led Wake forest team beat us. I stand by my statement that BYU has lost more home games to WCC foe's than MWC foe's and any loss to a WCC foe at home is a major disapointment. I am not giving up on this team, they are still young but IMO they should not have lost that game on Saturday. By the way, their 10-6 conference record was 12-13 in the WCC.

frdbtr wrote:

frdbtr wrote:

Brayden Green wrote:

I'm happy. They had a shot to win at the buzzer. They played like a bunch of freshmen and sophomores in overtime, which makes sense. We own this series going forward. I can't wait until we get back to the time where we have Juniors and Seniors out on the court on a regular basis :)



Good effort, great defense for the most part. They just tightened up towards the end and in OT, and St. Mary's hit some BIG shots.

I'd be happy if smc was your typically ranked team. They aren't this year. BYU should have won that game.

I agree with this. BYU should go through the WCC undefeated at home practically every year and yet we have dropped more games at home to WCC foe's than we ever did in the MWC. This is a disapointing loss.

I'm gonna be lazy and not look it up but I'm quite certain that this isn't true. One of the years that Rose won the MWC his team was 10-6 in league play.

BYU's record in the MWC was as follows:



05-06 12-4 T 2nd

06-07 13-3 1st

07-08 14-2 1st

08-09 12-4 T 1st

09-10 13-3 2nd

10-11 14-2 T 1st



I can't find the home losses but I would find it hard pressed to find many in those stats.

I found them:



05-06 -- one home loss. It was a non-conf loss to WCC's LMU to open the season.

06-07 -- undefeated at home.

07-08 -- undefeated at home (did lose to Mich St @ the Delta Center)

08-09 -- two home losses. A non-conf loss to #6 WF to break a 53 game home-winning streak, then lost a conference game to UNLV two and a half weeks later.

09-10 -- one home loss. MWC loss to #10 UNM.

10-11 -- one home loss. MWC loss to UNM -- first game after the Davies suspension.



So, over the course of 6 seasons, we lost only 2 non-conference games at home (one to #6 ranked team), and only 3 conference losses at home (one to a #10 ranked team).