Brigham Young Cougars forward Fousseyni Traore (45) blocks Westminster Griffins guard Taylor Miller (3) as BYU and Westminster play at the Marriott Center in Provo on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
BYU shot only 43% overall from the floor but hit 14 of 31 3-pointers.
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Brigham Young Cougars guard Hunter Erickson (0) dunks over Westminster Griffins guard Taylor Miller (3) as BYU and Westminister play at the Marriott Center in Provo on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. BYU won 65-53. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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Brigham Young Cougars forward Gideon George (5) reacts after being fouled by Westminster Griffins forward Lewis Johnson (21) as BYU and Westminster play at the Marriott Center in Provo on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. BYU won 65-53. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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Brigham Young Cougars forward Caleb Lohner (33) battles Westminster Griffins forward Brayden Johnson (13) for the ball as BYU and Westminster play at the Marriott Center in Provo on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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Brigham Young Cougars forward Gideon George (5) puts in a 3-point shot as BYU and Westminster play at the Marriott Center in Provo on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. BYU won 65-53. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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Brigham Young Cougars forward Fousseyni Traore (45) blocks Westminster Griffins guard Taylor Miller (3) as BYU and Westminister play at the Marriott Center in Provo on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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Brigham Young Cougars guard Hunter Erickson (0) defends Westminster Griffins guard Drake Middleton (33) as BYU and Westminister play at the Marriott Center in Provo on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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Brigham Young Cougars forward Fousseyni Traore (45) defends Westminster Griffins forward Ryan Bell (35) as BYU and Westminister play at the Marriott Center in Provo on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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Brigham Young Cougars forward Caleb Lohner (33) grabs a defensive rebound over Westminster Griffins forward Brayden Johnson (13) as BYU and Westminister play at the Marriott Center in Provo on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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Westminster Griffins guard Matt Kitzman (2) works to stay with Brigham Young Cougars guard Alex Barcello (13) as BYU and Westminister play at the Marriott Center in Provo on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. BYU won 65-53. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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Brigham Young Cougars forward Atiki Ally Atiki (4) dunks the ball as BYU and Westminister play at the Marriott Center in Provo on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. BYU won 65-53. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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BYU’s head coach Mark Pope yells to his players as BYU and Westminster play at the Marriott Center in Provo on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. BYU won 65-53. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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Brigham Young Cougars guard Te'Jon Lucas (3) wrestles with Westminster Griffins guard Reme Torbert (11) for the Ball as BYU and Westminster play at the Marriott Center in Provo on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. BYU won 65-53. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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Brigham Young Cougars guard Hunter Erickson (0) knocks the ball away from Westminster Griffins guard Reme Torbert (11) as BYU and Westminster play at the Marriott Center in Provo on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. BYU won 65-53. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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Westminster Griffins guard Taylor Miller (3) is called for an offensive foul as he crashes into Brigham Young Cougars forward Gideon George (5) and is also blocked by Brigham Young Cougars forward Atiki Ally Atiki (4) as BYU and Westminster play at the Marriott Center in Provo on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. BYU won 65-53. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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Brigham Young Cougars guard Alex Barcello (13) and Westminster Griffins guard Brantzen Blackner (24) chase after a loose ball as BYU and Westminster play at the Marriott Center in Provo on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. BYU won 65-53. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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Young BYU fans try to get the attention of the Jumbotron cameras as BYU and Westminster play at the Marriott Center in Provo on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. BYU won 65-53. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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Brigham Young Cougars guard Alex Barcello (13) is whistled for a foul on Westminster Griffins guard Matt Kitzman (2) as he tries to get around the screen of Westminster Griffins forward Brayden Johnson (13) as BYU and Westminster play at the Marriott Center in Provo on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. BYU won 65-53. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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Westminster Griffins forward Brayden Johnson (13) grabs a rebound with Brigham Young Cougars forward Fousseyni Traore (45) and Brigham Young Cougars forward Caleb Lohner (33) defending as BYU and Westminster play at the Marriott Center in Provo on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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Brigham Young Cougars forward Gideon George (5) defends Westminster Griffins guard Taylor Miller (3) as BYU and Westminster play at the Marriott Center in Provo on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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Brigham Young Cougars guard Alex Barcello (13) runs down a loose ball as BYU and Westminster play at the Marriott Center in Provo on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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Westminster Griffins forward Brayden Johnson (13) spins toward the basket as Brigham Young Cougars forward Caleb Lohner (33) tries to defend as BYU and Westminster play at the Marriott Center in Provo on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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Brigham Young Cougars forward Gideon George (5) works to defend Westminster Griffins guard Taylor Miller (3) as BYU and Westminster play at the Marriott Center in Provo on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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Brigham Young Cougars forward Fousseyni Traore (45) catches the referee in the face as he and Westminster Griffins forward Lewis Johnson (21) tip off the game as BYU and Westminster play at the Marriott Center in Provo on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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Westminster Griffins guard Donaval Avila (10) splits Brigham Young Cougars guard Trevin Knell (21) and Brigham Young Cougars guard Alex Barcello (13) as BYU and Westminster play at the Marriott Center in Provo on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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Westminster head coach Norm Parrish yells out to his players as BYU and Westminster play at the Marriott Center in Provo on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. BYU won 65-53. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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Brigham Young Cougars forward Fousseyni Traore (45) grabs a rebound ahead of Westminster Griffins forward Brayden Johnson (13) as BYU and Westminster play at the Marriott Center in Provo on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. BYU won 65-53. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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Brigham Young Cougars forward Fousseyni Traore (45) takes the ball back up as BYU and Westminster play at the Marriott Center in Provo on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. BYU won 65-53. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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Brigham Young Cougars guard Alex Barcello (13) take the ball to the hoop BYU and Westminster play at the Marriott Center in Provo on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. BYU won 65-53. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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Brigham Young Cougars guard Hunter Erickson (0) goes to the hoop with Westminster Griffins forward Ryan Bell (35) defending as BYU and Westminster play at the Marriott Center in Provo on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. BYU won 65-53. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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Brigham Young Cougars forward Atiki Ally Atiki (4) outruns Westminster Griffins guard/forward Dylan Sullivan (32) and Westminster Griffins guard Taylor Miller (3) to the ball as BYU and Westminster play at the Marriott Center in Provo on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. BYU won 65-53. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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Westminster Griffins guard Joe Heath (25) and Brigham Young Cougars forward Atiki Ally Atiki (4) battle for the ball as BYU and Westminster play at the Marriott Center in Provo on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. BYU won 65-53. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
Gideon George scored a game-high 17 points, including 5 of 8 from 3, and he grabbed a game-high eight rebounds. Hunter Erickson scored a career-high 10 points while Trevin Knell added 11, Te’Jon Lucas chipped in 10 and Alex Barcello had 9.
The Cougars went through a six-minute scoring drought in the first half but ended up leading by as many as 21 (63-42) in the second half.
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