Despite a monster effort from Eric Mika, the BYU Cougars fell 81-68 to the No. 19 Saint Mary's Gaels Thursday night in Moraga, California.
Mika ended the night with 28 points on 12-of-17 shooting from the floor to go along with 10 rebounds, but the Cougars (11-5, 2-1) had no answer for the Gaels' well-executed offense.
Jock Landale led Saint Mary's with 26 points on 11-of-13 shooting from the field with nine rebounds and six assists, while Emmett Naar managed 17 points on the strength of a 3-of-4 shooting night from beyond the arc while adding four rebounds and four assists.