National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Brigham Young 77, South Florida 75
When: 6:00 PM ET, Friday, November 26, 2010
Where: South Padre Island Convention Center, South Padre Island, Texas
Officials: # Matt Potter, # Brian Shey, # Freddie William
Attendance: 1100

Noah Hartsock’s buzzer-beating jumper lifted Brigham Young to a 77-75 double-overtime victory over South Florida on Friday and put the Cougars into Saturday’s championship game of the South Padre Island Invitational at South Padre Island, Texas. Hartsock made just 3-of-11 shots but hit the decisive 12-footer after receiving a pass from Jimmer Fredette to help BYU improve to 5-0.

Fredette scored a game-high 32 points for the Cougars, who face either Saint Mary’s or Texas Tech in Saturday’s championship tilt. Jackson Emery added 20 points and hit five 3-point baskets for BYU. Augustus Gilchrist scored 14 points for South Florida (3-3).

The Bulls took a 61-58 lead with 44.6 seconds left in regulation time on a 3-pointer by Jawanza Poland. But BYU’s Charles Abouo forced overtime by hitting a 3-pointer with 31.1 seconds left.

South Florida took a four-point lead early in the first overtime but Fredette tied the score with a short jumper and then gave BYU a 69-66 lead with a 3-pointer with 59 seconds left.

Poland knotted the score at 69 with a 3 with 27.8 seconds left in the first overtime.

Poland scored 12 points and Toarlyn Fitzpatrick added 10 points and 11 rebounds.

BYU won despite shooting just 31.6 percent from the field and 50 percent from the free-throw line. The Cougars were outrebounded 46-32.
Top Game Performances
 
Brigham Young   South Florida
Jimmer Fredette 32 Scoring Augustus Gilchrist 14
Jimmer Fredette 4 Assists Mike Burwell 4
Charles Abouo 8 Rebounds Ron Anderson 13
Jimmer Fredette 8 Free Throws Made Mike Burwell 5
Jimmer Fredette 5 Steals Shedrick Haynes 1
Noah Hartsock 2 Blocks Ron Anderson 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Brigham Young 77 32.1 10-26 17-34 15 32 4 12
South Florida 75 44.4 7-19 20-26 10 46 9 3