BYU coach Dave Rose shouts to his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against St. Mary's on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, in Provo, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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BYU coach Dave Rose shouts to his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against St. Mary's on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, in Provo, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
BYU 97, Portland 78
PORTLAND — BYU’s crisis of confidence, inflicted by Saint Mary’s last Saturday, all but disappeared Thursday night at the Chiles Center.
Guard Elijah Bryant poured in a career-high 39 points as the once-discouraged Cougars emerged from their malaise, jumped on Portland early and never let up in a dominating 97-78 victory.