BYU Basketball vs Central Arkansas || FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS || November 5, 2024

And this season is underway here in Provo. No Dalin Hall tonight, Trevonell up for three. And that's how the Cougars start the season. That's the way to start it right there. UIU 23 and 11. First round of the NCAA Tournament. 10 and 8. What a surprise to everybody. In the Big 12. There it is. Stenman hits his first three. That's what you want to see. I want to see if he's taking the shot that's open, right? They're going under on his screen. So he has to be prepared to shoot that shot. At this level and at the next level. So I wanted to see that. That's a good sign. In the exhibition game, he didn't score at all. 11 and 6. That's his natural instinct. To get people involved. Coming from Europe. Playing with Real. He was the point guard. He wanted to see that. Great shot right there. From the baseline. Tried to get one there. Tried to gamble and get one there. Tried to get an easy pass. These guys at this level, they pass the ball well. They know where these guys are coming from. So, you know, costly. Two points right there. Elias Cato out of Queensland, Australia. Saunders in off the glass. Rich's first bucket. The beauty of Saunders, he can knock down threes. If you push up on him, he can put the ball on the floor. Finish at the rim. He's a really good finisher at the rim. It kind of gives you everything. He can score from every level. That shot is good. Good pass, good shot. Right now, they're hedging ball screens. Cato is coming out and he is actually hedging. If they get around that hedge, it creates a two-on-one situation on the backside. That's what happened there. Deminance is right back with his three. You go under the screen. They're going to their veteran, Cato. He's a senior. He's been in the program. Average just under 12 points and six rebounds a game. He's been in big games. He's number one right there. Everyone is going to get a similar amount of shots. He's going to have the ball in his hands. Like I said, he is a pass-first guy. That's the reason why he came over here feeling that. There's the first BYU basket. 124-12 in high school. He's used to winning. He expects to win. He's playing a lot. You don't always get that as a freshman. You have that belief. You still think you can do what you did in high school. Saunders is in the lane for his fourth. Here comes Crawford. Mag down low. Swatton keeps the fight alive. Chase down. They're playing with great tenacity thus far. Saunders for three. They just got Yegor in the middle of the zone. Muscovich just cleared this week. Demond to Cato. His first two. Defense is coming from low. I'm going to get it to my post player. The help is coming from the outside. I'm going to kick it to the outside. Now he finishes. He just did a clinic. Pick and roll basketball. They teach it. They do it a lot in practice. They understand angles. They understand where the help is coming from. Off to a good opening night here at BYU. Saunders into the lane. It all opens up. Nine points. Largest lead for the Cougars at 14. Starting to heat up now. When they weren't making shots, they're doing little things. Seven points off of turnovers. Plus four and second chance points. They stayed in the game. The competition will certainly stiffen. Baker for three. Saunders. Muscovich off the glass and in. His first two has improved. That's a great question. Somebody's got to be able to do that. Demond on the steal. Hand off to Foose. Nice touch. Long and athletic. That's really some newness compared to years past. For sure. You don't see that as much here at BYU. You can see there the steal. Pass into the corner for an open three. Tapped out. Turner's got it. Those long arms frustrate him initially. He cleans it up and scores. Love the way he hung with it and battled. I love that the coach took a timeout just to bring his guys over to calm them down and say we're still here. We're still in this. This is a program that's trying to win. He's trying to teach these kids during game to understand situations. You're not always going to make every shot but keep playing hard. Muscovich now at four. Turner picked up by Traore. Back then he's got a deal with a point guard. Opposite him with 6'9". Catching is on the swat. Shooter's bounce. Kato's got the three. Dimmon with the long. Catches the finish. Freshman to freshman right there. Those guys are going to have a great connection all year. They're only going to continue to get better. And the possession arrow will stay to the Bears. That's a very European thing where you cut to the basket. The guy's not expecting. He's watching the ball. You lob it up and get an easy two. Taylor, step back three. Traore gets a piece of it. Now he gets the ball back right where he likes it. Loses it going up. Knocked out of bounds. 38-22. Two minutes to go here in the first half. Now for three. They worked on that play in practice for so long. He could be the leading rebounder on the team if he wanted to. He's a guy that can really get in there from the wing and crash. Dimmon for three. 13 here in the first half. Kids love playing for him. Yeah, absolutely. He's the type of player and coach that parents like as well. That's a big deal. Kids going to college. Nail on the miss. Slapped out by Saunders. Dimmon, the lob. That's it. The finish. I saw Cannon down there. All of a sudden he put his hands up. As soon as I saw that I was like, oh, it's going up. Great way to start the half. Nothing brings the house down more than a lob dunk. That basket will count. Freshman record for assists for Yegor in this one. Ryan Cuff, step aside. Yegor has come to town. I thought I had that, no? As a freshman in your debut. Just kidding. Top seven all time in assists at BYU. I had the ball so much. Tell them about the steals. You're famous for the points. Here's a three from Catchings. That little dunk makes it so you have more confidence. Tell him he doesn't need a car yet. I didn't have it until I was a junior, so he's good. You've got to walk around campus for a little while. Us upstate New York kids, our parents made us feel like, hey, you don't deserve this. Gets it back. Shot clock under 10. Now it's Cato on the drive. Fall away shot good. Traore back in for BYU. Cato falling away over Dimmons. I think they're going to be focused on that this year. Catchings. Dimmons for three. Knocks in another one. He's got 16. That's NBA range right there too. That's beyond NBA range. You see that he has it in him. It's awesome to see what he did. He's going to throw it off the backboard. He did it. Cannon was ready for it. Pick him up full court. Change the rhythm a little bit. Just to see what the BYU guys can do. I like his game. He's athletic. He can get into the paint. He's a little bit smaller, but he's able to get wherever he wants to on the floor. He's a good shooter. Dimmons off the glass. Followed by Traore. Does he get an assist on that or is that a miss? Dimmons, a rare miss. Traore on the follow. 30 point Cougar lead. You made the right decision. I did. I knew I wasn't going to play football. I just love playing in high school, but college you've got to be a different animal if you want to play football in college at the next level. Football down low with these big bodies. Family watching a game in the middle of the night. Me playing over in China and in Europe. My family was always watching the games and they were watching them at weird hours. I know that families love being able to do that. I had the guy that was off balance a little bit, so I'm driving in and then I elevate and they can't get to it even at their size. Mag up for three. Got it. His first bucket tonight. Out with it is Fagbimmi. There it is. Good shot. Got it before anyone could get out to Buggy. I was usually around 90%. I knew if I got there, I was going to make them. You could feel that confidence coming back if you make two in a row. It's a definite hack if you're not shooting the ball well. Try to get to the free throw line. I was like, you couldn't wait a few more years. I had that for like two years. You've got to be kidding me. Shot clock winding down. Up with it, knocking down the three-point shot is DJ Seixas. I should mention with Boscovich that some good news for him because there were some questions about eligibility for him as we watch him another big, long guy that can shoot three. That can shoot it for this BYU team. Here's catching Crawford Boscovich. Nice move. A little athleticism right there. Does he not feel at home? Kisses it off the glass from the backside. Very nice. The only difference was when Dr. J would never sit. So many times we meet heroes and they don't live up to it. I met Dr. J in the airport in Vegas. Dave, I was coming down to do a game with you. He was so gracious and so kind to me. Eight extra, eight fewer turnovers, nine more offensive boards, 17 extra possessions. That's what turns into a rout. Bank shot three. As a coach staff, I know Kevin, Coach Young said that as he gets into the game, if it's a little bit more out of hand, they want to see what they can do because they're going to have to use a lot of different things this season. Demond. Looking to get creative here. Kickback to Boscovich. Catchings. Another 16 for catching. I love how Coach Shulman is up and still coaching. He is out here getting his guys, urging his guys to continue to compete, continue to fight. He understands what's ahead. He's still getting them going. First two of the night for Elijah Crawford. That was spectacular. I loved it. He didn't tip it back in. He actually literally caught it. Completely caught it in the air while he was still in the air. Put it back up on the glass. He is a really good athlete. Great pass, great cut right there. Boscovich. Good entry pass by Mack. Good pass, good catch. 11 points for Boscovich in his American basketball debut. Coach is going to want Crawford to do that. Pick up full court and be a pest defensively because he's quick. He can move his feet. Like I said, he changes the game. Good shot. Cato is really playing well tonight. Early on, it was halfway through the first half. It was a one-point game. It's not that, but impressive night. John Shulman off to the Atlantic Sun. His first year as the