PROVO — The word "patience" isn't one usually associated with BYU basketball, given coach Dave Rose's preference for an up-tempo offensive system. Yet when talking about the progress of his team, Rose uses the word constantly and did so on Thursday, following BYU's 89-59 rout of Santa Clara in the Cougars' West Coast Conference opener.
The Cougars used balanced scoring, stingy defense and, yes, a lot of patience on the offensive end to put up a somewhat surprising high point total, despite the somewhat slowed-down pace.
“I liked the feel of our team tonight,” Rose said.