BYU bounced back after the Vanderbilt loss to beat Liberty 80-75 Christmas afternoon in the Diamond Head Classic Third Place game.
BYU was cold from outside, but dominated the paint and the rebounding battle. Fousseyni Traore got the start and responded with a career high 19 points and grabbed 13 boards. Trevin Knell added 15 points and Te’Jon Lucas scored 11.
BYU shot just 3-19 from three, but grabbed 10 offensive boards and won the rebounding battle 34-23. Foul shooting partially offset a poor outside shooting night, as BYU was 29-35 from the foul line.