The rematch is Saturday night at JCP, where the Toreros (8-9, 1-4 WCC) are 5-5 this season and obviously a much better team than they showed Feb. 20, 2016. Tipoff is at 8 p.m. MST, and BYU coach Dave Rose is worried about the residual effects of last year's debacle.
"And also, you throw one other thing in there," Rose said Thursday night while looking ahead to Saturday's game after the Cougars knocked off San Francisco 85-75. "The game got away from them last year in here, and kids remember stuff. All their guys are back, and so hopefully we will be ready for that part of the emotion of this game.