New Mexico Runs Past Brigham Young, 91-72

Feb. 19, 2005

Final Stats | 
Quotes | 
Notes

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Danny Granger scored 20 points, Troy DeVries hit
his first five 3-pointers and New Mexico beat injury-riddled Brigham Young
91-72 Saturday night.

New Mexico (19-6, 6-4) moved into a second place tie with Air Force in the
Mountain West Conference and tuned up for its Monday night meeting with league
leading No. 14 Utah with a dominating performance against the Cougars (9-17,
3-8).

BYU struggled at both ends of the floor and never threatened after falling
behind 7-0 as Granger hit a 3-pointer, added a layup and David Chiotti scored
inside.

It was a complete turnaround from BYU’s 68-53 win in Provo last month.
Granger was injured and didn’t play in that game and Chiotti played only 11
minutes because of a hip injury.

Jared Jensen led the Cougars with 20 points and Mike Hall scored 19.

The Cougars were without sophomores Garner Meads and Keena Young. Meads has
missed the last four games with a bad ankle and Young broke his right hand in
practice earlier in the week.

Led by DeVries on the perimeter and the inside by the trio of Granger, David
Chiotti and Alfred Neale, New Mexico hit 8 of its first 9 shots and 19 of 25
(76 percent) in the first half.

DeVries, who has much more trouble at the free throw line than from behind
the arc, hit back-to-back 3s – his second from about 26 feet – that pushed the
Lobos’ lead to 30-18 with 8:34 left in the first half. Early in the game,
DeVries, an enigma all season at the foul line, airballed another free throw,
at least his sixth such miss this season.

DeVries finished with 15 points and led a torrid shooting Lobo offense that
through the first 24 minutes hit 10 of 12 3s and 13 of 19 in the game.

In the paint, Chiotti, Neale and Granger combined to hit 13 of 18 first half
shots. Chiotti finished with 16 points and Neale scored 15.