The Cougars ended the half on a 10-0 run spearheaded by Richie Saunders, who would not be denied. His persistence in attacking the basket wore down West Virginia's defense and helped open up the offense for BYU and give his team a 25-19 advantage at halftime.

On Saturday night, the BYU basketball program hosted West Virginia in front of a sellout crowd. After an ugly first half in which BYU scored only 25 points, the

Cougars showed they aren't a 'one-trick pony,' in the words of coach Kevin Young, in taking the ball inside to power past visiting West Virginia on Saturday night