BYU Basketball Film Study: Liberty Ballscreen Coverage

It’s been a while since BYU knocked off Liberty to secure a winning record in the Diamondhead Classic but with their game against Portland postponed, the Cougar’s victory over the Flames remains the last game against a D1 opponent. While it ended up being a narrow five-point victory, Trevin Knell’s bucket with 1:13 left in the game to go up five and help BYU have enough space to pull out the W was a culmination of a chess match the entire game between BYU’s ballscreen heavy offense and Liberty’s hard hedging ballscreen defense. Watching the game again showed how a series of tactical moves and Te’jon Lucas’ talent as a distributor eventually led to BYU building a nine point lead and eventually coming away victorious. Here’s how it all happened.

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