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Johnson's 20-point night leads BYU in season opener, Cougars top Houston Christian 110-63

AP
Nov 07, 2023

PROVO, Utah (AP) Spencer Johnson scored 20 points, dished seven assists and led five Cougars into double-figure scoring as BYU cruised to a 110-63 win over Houston Christian in the season-opener for both schools on Monday night.

BYU knocked down 15 3-pointers in its first game since leaving the West Coast Conference. The Cougars will make their Big 12 Conference debut in January.

The Cougars held just a one-point lead, 7-6 four minutes into the game. By halftime their margin ballooned to 56-18.

Trevin Knell scored 19 points and grabbed five rebounds and Noah Waterman had 16 points and eight boards. Jaxson Robinson had 13 points off the bench and Trey Stewart contributed 10 points, three rebounds and four assists for BYU.

BYU was 40 of 84 (47.6%) from the field, including 15 of 43 (34.9%) from beyond the 3-point line.

Marcus Greene had 18 points to lead Houston Christian. Michael Imariagbe and Jay Alvarez each added 11 points.

Houston Christian was 26 of 60 (43.3%) from the floor, including 3 of 16 (18.8%) from distance.

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1st Half
HOUC
Huskies
18
BYU
Cougars
56

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Jump ball. Fousseyni Traore vs. Bonke Maring (Trey Stewart gains possession)
19:49	+3	Trevin Knell makes three point jump shot (Fousseyni Traore assists)	0-3
19:32		Jay Alvarez misses two point jump shot
19:30		Trevin Knell defensive rebound
19:20		Fousseyni Traore turnover (lost ball) (Michael Imariagbe steals)
19:05	+2	Bonke Maring makes two point layup (Jay Alvarez assists)	2-3
18:46	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point hook shot (Trevin Knell assists)	2-5
18:20		Pierce Bazil turnover (out of bounds)
18:06		Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot
18:04		Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound
18:00		Fousseyni Traore misses two point jump shot
17:58		Jay Alvarez defensive rebound
17:51		Bonke Maring misses two point layup
17:49		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
17:40		Michael Imariagbe shooting foul (Trevin Knell draws the foul)
17:40	+1	Trevin Knell makes regular free throw 1 of 3	2-6
17:40		Trevin Knell misses regular free throw 2 of 3
17:40	+1	Trevin Knell makes regular free throw 3 of 3	2-7
17:20		Jay Alvarez misses three point jump shot
17:18		Trey Stewart defensive rebound
17:12		Spencer Johnson misses three point jump shot
17:10		Huskies defensive rebound
17:10		Noah Waterman personal foul (Pierce Bazil draws the foul)
16:59		Trey Stewart personal foul (Michael Imariagbe draws the foul)
16:54		Fousseyni Traore shooting foul (Bonke Maring draws the foul)
16:54	+1	Bonke Maring makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-7
16:54	+1	Bonke Maring makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-7
16:39		Trevin Knell turnover (bad pass) (Bonke Maring steals)
16:23	+2	Marcus Greene makes two point pullup jump shot	6-7
16:07	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup (Spencer Johnson assists)	6-9
15:53		Marcus Greene misses two point layup
15:51		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
15:46	+2	Trey Stewart makes two point layup	6-11
15:46		Michael Imariagbe shooting foul (Trey Stewart draws the foul)
15:46		TV timeout
15:46	+1	Trey Stewart makes regular free throw 1 of 1	6-12
15:32		Jay Alvarez turnover (bad pass)
15:24	+3	Trevin Knell makes three point jump shot (Trey Stewart assists)	6-15
15:06		Bonke Maring misses three point jump shot
15:04		Trevin Knell defensive rebound
14:49		Bonke Maring shooting foul (Trey Stewart draws the foul)
14:49	+1	Trey Stewart makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-16
14:49		Trey Stewart misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:49		Marcus Greene defensive rebound
14:39		Pierce Bazil turnover (bad pass)
14:17		Jaxson Robinson misses two point floating jump shot
14:15		Bonke Maring defensive rebound
13:54		Bonke Maring misses two point turnaround jump shot
13:52		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
13:42		Fousseyni Traore turnover (lost ball) (Pierce Bazil steals)
13:33		Tristan Moore turnover (bad pass)
13:22		Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
13:20		Jay Alvarez defensive rebound
13:12		Pierce Bazil misses three point jump shot
13:10		Trevin Knell defensive rebound
13:00		Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot
12:58		Jay Alvarez defensive rebound
12:48	+2	Marcus Greene makes two point driving layup	8-16
12:37		Trevin Knell misses two point jump shot
12:35		Aly Khalifa offensive rebound
12:33		Tristan Moore shooting foul (Richie Saunders draws the foul)
12:33	+1	Richie Saunders makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-17
12:33	+1	Richie Saunders makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-18
12:14		Marcus Greene turnover (lost ball) (Richie Saunders steals)
12:04		Aly Khalifa misses three point jump shot
12:02		Aly Khalifa offensive rebound
11:55	+3	Jaxson Robinson makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)	8-21
11:54		Huskies 30 second timeout
11:54		TV timeout
11:45		Tristan Moore misses three point jump shot
11:43		Spencer Johnson defensive rebound
11:26	+2	Richie Saunders makes two point jump shot (Aly Khalifa assists)	8-23
11:10		Marcus Greene misses three point jump shot
11:08		Aly Khalifa defensive rebound
10:59		Aly Khalifa misses two point layup
10:57		Pierce Bazil defensive rebound
10:49		Pierce Bazil misses two point driving layup
10:47		Spencer Johnson defensive rebound
10:40		Jaxson Robinson turnover (bad pass)
10:29		Tristan Moore misses two point jump shot
10:27		Dallin Hall defensive rebound
10:20	+3	Spencer Johnson makes three point jump shot (Richie Saunders assists)	8-26
9:46	+2	Jay Alvarez makes two point jump shot	10-26
9:40		Porter Bazil personal foul (Richie Saunders draws the foul)
9:35		Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot
9:33		Aly Khalifa offensive rebound
9:30	+2	Dallin Hall makes two point layup (Aly Khalifa assists)	10-28
9:10		Bonke Maring misses two point jump shot
9:08		Dallin Hall defensive rebound
9:00	+2	Richie Saunders makes two point driving layup	10-30
8:38		Jay Alvarez misses two point driving layup
8:36		Aly Khalifa defensive rebound
8:28		Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot
8:26		Jaxson Robinson offensive rebound
8:26	+2	Jaxson Robinson makes two point putback layup	10-32
8:09		Pierce Bazil misses three point jump shot
8:07		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
7:57	+3	Spencer Johnson makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)	10-35
7:37		Jay Alvarez misses two point jump shot
7:35		Aly Khalifa defensive rebound
7:32		Dallin Hall turnover (lost ball) (Pierce Bazil steals)
7:28	+2	Pierce Bazil makes two point driving layup	12-35
7:15		Spencer Johnson misses three point jump shot
7:13		Pierce Bazil defensive rebound
7:09		Porter Bazil turnover (lost ball)
7:09		TV timeout
6:53		Spencer Johnson misses three point jump shot
6:51		Bonke Maring defensive rebound
6:44		Pierce Bazil misses two point layup
6:42		Trey Stewart defensive rebound
6:39		Jaxson Robinson misses two point jump shot
6:37		Spencer Johnson offensive rebound
6:34		Trey Stewart misses three point jump shot
6:32		Noah Waterman offensive rebound
6:25		Noah Waterman misses three point jump shot
6:23		Jake Arnold defensive rebound
6:09		Trey Stewart shooting foul (Jay Alvarez draws the foul)
6:09		Jay Alvarez misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:09		Jay Alvarez misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:09		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
6:01		Jake Arnold personal foul (Jaxson Robinson draws the foul)
5:58	+3	Trevin Knell makes three point jump shot (Jaxson Robinson assists)	12-38
5:40		Fousseyni Traore blocks Jake Arnold's two point jump shot
5:36		Cougars defensive rebound
5:25		Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
5:23		Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound
5:16	+2	Spencer Johnson makes two point jump shot (Fousseyni Traore assists)	12-40
5:05		Marcus Greene misses two point layup
5:03		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
4:55		Spencer Johnson misses three point jump shot
4:53		Marcus Greene defensive rebound
4:43		Jake Arnold misses three point jump shot
4:41		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
4:32	+3	Noah Waterman makes three point jump shot (Spencer Johnson assists)	12-43
4:14		Fousseyni Traore personal foul (Marcus Greene draws the foul)
4:09		Trevin Knell shooting foul (Jay Alvarez draws the foul)
4:09	+1	Jay Alvarez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-43
4:09		Jay Alvarez misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:09		Noah Waterman defensive rebound
3:58		Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot
3:56		Jake Arnold defensive rebound
3:45		Jay Alvarez turnover (lost ball) (Noah Waterman steals)
3:29		Trey Stewart misses three point jump shot
3:28		Noah Waterman offensive rebound
3:28		Jake Arnold personal foul (Noah Waterman draws the foul)
3:28		TV timeout
3:28	+1	Noah Waterman makes regular free throw 1 of 1	13-44
3:28	+1	Noah Waterman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-45
3:20		Jay Alvarez turnover (lost ball)
3:09	+3	Trevin Knell makes three point jump shot (Richie Saunders assists)	13-48
2:47		Bonke Maring turnover (lost ball) (Trevin Knell steals)
2:38		Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot
2:36		Huskies defensive rebound
2:08	+3	Marcus Greene makes three point jump shot	16-48
1:54		Noah Waterman misses three point jump shot
1:52		Jay Alvarez defensive rebound
1:42	+2	Nate Hudson makes two point layup (Bonke Maring assists)	18-48
1:29	+2	Noah Waterman makes two point layup (Aly Khalifa assists)	18-50
1:07		Pierce Bazil misses three point jump shot
1:05		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
0:57	+3	Richie Saunders makes three point jump shot (Spencer Johnson assists)	18-53
0:37		Jay Alvarez turnover (out of bounds)
0:15	+3	Jaxson Robinson makes three point jump shot (Richie Saunders assists)	18-56
0:05		Marcus Greene misses three point jump shot
0:03		Noah Waterman defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
HOUC
Huskies
45
BYU
Cougars
54

Time		Play	Score
19:52		Michael Imariagbe turnover (bad pass) (Fousseyni Traore steals)
19:45		Fousseyni Traore misses two point jump shot
19:43		Michael Imariagbe defensive rebound
19:29		Jay Alvarez misses three point jump shot
19:27		Michael Imariagbe offensive rebound
19:23	+2	Michael Imariagbe makes two point jump shot	20-56
19:15		Michael Imariagbe shooting foul (Spencer Johnson draws the foul)
19:15	+1	Spencer Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-57
19:15	+1	Spencer Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-58
18:59		Marcus Greene turnover (lost ball) (Trey Stewart steals)
18:52	+2	Spencer Johnson makes two point layup (Trey Stewart assists)	20-60
18:43	+2	Marcus Greene makes two point layup	22-60
18:24	+2	Spencer Johnson makes two point driving layup	22-62
18:13	+2	Marcus Greene makes two point pullup jump shot	24-62
18:05	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup (Trey Stewart assists)	24-64
18:04		Huskies 30 second timeout
18:04		TV timeout
17:50		Michael Imariagbe misses two point jump shot
17:48		Trevin Knell defensive rebound
17:42		Spencer Johnson misses three point jump shot
17:40		Trevin Knell offensive rebound
17:32		Noah Waterman misses three point jump shot
17:30		Noah Waterman offensive rebound
17:17	+2	Trevin Knell makes two point layup	24-66
17:02		Jay Alvarez misses two point turnaround jump shot
17:00		Noah Waterman defensive rebound
16:47	+3	Noah Waterman makes three point jump shot (Spencer Johnson assists)	24-69
16:19	+2	Marcus Greene makes two point driving layup	26-69
16:06		Spencer Johnson misses two point turnaround jump shot
16:04		Pierce Bazil defensive rebound
15:54	+2	Pierce Bazil makes two point driving layup	28-69
15:40	+2	Trey Stewart makes two point jump shot	28-71
15:22		Jay Alvarez misses two point jump shot
15:20		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
15:13	+3	Trevin Knell makes three point jump shot (Trey Stewart assists)	28-74
14:50	+2	Michael Imariagbe makes two point jump shot	30-74
14:50		Trevin Knell shooting foul (Michael Imariagbe draws the foul)
14:50		TV timeout
14:50		Michael Imariagbe misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:50		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
14:31	+3	Noah Waterman makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)	30-77
14:15	+2	Jay Alvarez makes two point layup (Marcus Greene assists)	32-77
13:54		Richie Saunders misses two point jump shot
13:52		Richie Saunders offensive rebound
13:47		Jaxson Robinson misses two point jump shot
13:45		Pierce Bazil defensive rebound
13:36	+2	Pierce Bazil makes two point driving layup	34-77
13:25		Fousseyni Traore misses three point jump shot
13:23		Pierce Bazil defensive rebound
13:06		Marcus Greene misses two point jump shot
13:04		Noah Waterman defensive rebound
13:01		Dallin Hall offensive foul (Marcus Greene draws the foul)
13:01		Dallin Hall turnover (offensive foul)
12:54		Tristan Moore turnover (traveling)
12:33		Dallin Hall misses three point jump shot
12:31		Aly Khalifa offensive rebound
12:24	+2	Jaxson Robinson makes two point dunk (Aly Khalifa assists)	34-79
12:06		Dallin Hall personal foul (Jay Alvarez draws the foul)
11:58	+2	Michael Imariagbe makes two point layup	36-79
11:52	+3	Jaxson Robinson makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)	36-82
11:37		Dallin Hall personal foul (Jay Alvarez draws the foul)
11:37		TV timeout
11:33	+2	Jay Alvarez makes two point layup	38-82
11:19	+2	Dallin Hall makes two point driving layup	38-84
11:03	+3	Michael Imariagbe makes three point jump shot (Pierce Bazil assists)	41-84
10:52		Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
10:50		Jay Alvarez defensive rebound
10:38		Porter Bazil misses three point jump shot
10:36		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
10:27		Spencer Johnson misses three point jump shot
10:25		Jay Alvarez defensive rebound
10:15	+2	Marcus Greene makes two point jump shot	43-84
10:03	+3	Aly Khalifa makes three point jump shot (Spencer Johnson assists)	43-87
9:48	+3	Marcus Greene makes three point jump shot (Jay Alvarez assists)	46-87
9:28		Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
9:25		Cougars offensive rebound
9:19	+2	Dallin Hall makes two point driving layup	46-89
9:04	+2	Jay Alvarez makes two point driving layup	48-89
8:45	+2	Spencer Johnson makes two point driving layup	48-91
8:30	+2	Jay Alvarez makes two point layup (Pierce Bazil assists)	50-91
8:17	+2	Spencer Johnson makes two point driving layup	50-93
8:06		Jaxson Robinson personal foul (Marcus Greene draws the foul)
8:03		Marcus Greene misses three point jump shot
8:01		Spencer Johnson defensive rebound
7:38	+2	Spencer Johnson makes two point driving layup	50-95
7:29	+2	Porter Bazil makes two point jump shot	52-95
7:14	+2	Noah Waterman makes two point layup (Spencer Johnson assists)	52-97
7:00	+2	Pierce Bazil makes two point driving layup	54-97
7:00		Atiki Ally Atiki shooting foul (Pierce Bazil draws the foul)
7:00		TV timeout
7:00		Pierce Bazil misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:00		Atiki Ally Atiki defensive rebound
6:36	+2	Atiki Ally Atiki makes two point layup (Noah Waterman assists)	54-99
6:20		Atiki Ally Atiki shooting foul (Pierce Bazil draws the foul)
6:20	+1	Pierce Bazil makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-99
6:20		Pierce Bazil misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:20		Atiki Ally Atiki defensive rebound
6:10		Spencer Johnson misses three point jump shot
6:08		Pierce Bazil defensive rebound
6:01		Pierce Bazil misses two point floating jump shot
5:59		Atiki Ally Atiki defensive rebound
5:54		Porter Bazil blocks Noah Waterman's two point layup
5:52		Bruce Carpenter defensive rebound
5:42		Trevin Knell personal foul (Bonke Maring draws the foul)
5:42	+1	Bonke Maring makes regular free throw 1 of 1	56-99
5:42	+1	Bonke Maring makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-99
5:24		Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot
5:22		Noah Waterman offensive rebound
5:21		Bonke Maring shooting foul (Noah Waterman draws the foul)
5:21		Noah Waterman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:21	+1	Noah Waterman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-100
5:11		Michael Imariagbe misses two point jump shot
5:09		Spencer Johnson defensive rebound
5:04	+2	Trey Stewart makes two point dunk (Spencer Johnson assists)	57-102
4:48		Bonke Maring misses two point jump shot
4:46		Trey Stewart defensive rebound
4:32		Trey Stewart misses two point layup
4:30		Atiki Ally Atiki offensive rebound
4:28		Atiki Ally Atiki misses two point dunk
4:28		Atiki Ally Atiki offensive rebound
4:28		Bonke Maring shooting foul (Atiki Ally Atiki draws the foul)
4:28	+1	Atiki Ally Atiki makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-103
4:28	+1	Atiki Ally Atiki makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-104
4:15	+2	Bonke Maring makes two point layup (Pierce Bazil assists)	59-104
3:53		Trey Stewart turnover (bad pass) (Bruce Carpenter steals)
3:29		Pierce Bazil misses three point jump shot
3:27		Townsend Tripple defensive rebound
3:14		Trevin Knell misses two point jump shot
3:12		Cougars offensive rebound
3:12		Bonke Maring personal foul (Atiki Ally Atiki draws the foul)
3:12		TV timeout
3:08	+2	Trey Stewart makes two point jump shot	59-106
2:52	+2	Michael Imariagbe makes two point layup (Pierce Bazil assists)	61-106
2:37		Tanner Hayhurst misses two point layup
2:35		Tanner Hayhurst offensive rebound
2:30		Tanner Hayhurst turnover (bad pass) (Bruce Carpenter steals)
2:27		Trey Stewart shooting foul (Bruce Carpenter draws the foul)
2:27		Bruce Carpenter misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:27	+1	Bruce Carpenter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-106
2:00		Richie Saunders misses two point jump shot
1:58		Atiki Ally Atiki offensive rebound
1:54	+2	Atiki Ally Atiki makes two point layup	62-108
1:29		Marcus Greene misses two point jump shot
1:27		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
1:21		Tanner Hayhurst offensive foul (Jake Arnold draws the foul)
1:21		Tanner Hayhurst turnover (offensive foul)
1:08		Jump ball. Bruce Carpenter vs. Atiki Ally Atiki (Cougars gains possession)
1:08		Bruce Carpenter turnover (lost ball) (Atiki Ally Atiki steals)
0:57		Richie Saunders misses two point jump shot
0:55		Bruce Carpenter defensive rebound
0:46		Marques Gates misses two point jump shot
0:44		Atiki Ally Atiki defensive rebound
0:39		Tanner Hayhurst misses three point jump shot
0:37		Townsend Tripple offensive rebound
0:36		Bruce Carpenter shooting foul (Townsend Tripple draws the foul)
0:36	+1	Townsend Tripple makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-109
0:36	+1	Townsend Tripple makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-110
0:27		Bruce Carpenter turnover (bad pass) (Townsend Tripple steals)
0:19		Atiki Ally Atiki misses three point jump shot
0:17		Jake Arnold defensive rebound
0:10		Tanner Hayhurst shooting foul (Jake Arnold draws the foul)
0:10		Jake Arnold misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:10	+1	Jake Arnold makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-110
0:00		End of period

+ 1

Jake Arnold makes regular free throw 2 of 2