Provo • After star shooting guard Nick Emery suffered a knee injury in Saturday's 62-47 win over Pacific, BYU coach Dave Rose said he could only hope the Cougars dodged a major bullet.
Looks like he got his wish.
Emery practiced in spurts on Tuesday at the Marriott Center and could play Thursday when the Cougars travel back to the Bay Area to face surging Santa Clara.
"Nick has got a contusion [bruise] on his knee, but other than that it is stable," Rose said, noting there is no structural or soft tissue damage. "It is just pretty sore.