Provo • It came against three of the most offensively challenged teams in the West Coast Conference, but BYU basketball coach Dave Rose and his staff aren’t giving it back.
The Cougars, not known for their defense in the coach’s 14-year tenure, have held three-straight opponents to 60 points or fewer, the first time they’ve done that since February 2011.
“For us, that’s a pretty good formula to win,” Rose said Saturday night after a 69-59 win over Pacific that gave the Cougars (8-3, 16-10) sole possession of second place in the WCC standings, a game and a half over San Francisco and Saint Mary’s, which are tied for third with 6-4 league marks.