National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Brigham Young 76, Air Force 66
When: 3:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 8, 2011
Where: Marriott Center, Provo, Utah
Officials: # Rick Batsell, # Glenn Mayberry, # Tony Padilla
Attendance: 22700
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Star guard Jimmer Fredette scored a game-high 22 points to lead No. 14 BYU to its sixth straight win, 77-66, over Air Force Saturday in Provo, Utah.

BYU (16-1, 2-0 MWC) led 37-30 at halftime, then used a 23-12 run in the first 6:51 of the second half to take control at 60-42. Air Force (10-5, 1-1) would not get closer than eight points the rest of the game, and that came with only 2:08 remaining.

Fredette, the nation’s second leading scorer at 25.1 points, scored 13 of his 22 in the second half. He was joined in double figures by Noah Hartsock, who notched a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Brandon Davies’ 10 points.

Mike Fitzgerald led Air Force with 13 while Michael Lyons added 12.
Top Game Performances
 
Air Force   Brigham Young
Michael Lyons 14 Scoring Jimmer Fredette 22
Evan Washington 3 Assists Jackson Emery 5
Evan Washington 6 Rebounds Noah Hartsock 11
Mike Fitzgerald 4 Free Throws Made Jimmer Fredette 7
Todd Fletcher 3 Steals Charles Abouo 1
Zach Bohannon 1 Blocks Kyle Collinsworth 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Air Force 66 45.8 6-17 16-23 10 23 1 8
Brigham Young 76 42.1 9-30 19-22 15 36 1 4