PROVO — It didn't take Nick Emery long to pick up right where he left off during BYU's 95-80 win over Utah State on Wednesday.
It took just short of 10 seconds, to be exact.
With 13:45 left in the first half, Emery entered his first Cougar basketball since March 2017 to big applause from the Marriott Center crowd. Instead of working his way to settle in a bit the junior Lone Peak product sized up a 3-pointer on his first touch, rose up and knocked it down as if he'd never taken his well-publicized leave of absence.