BYU staged a second half comeback and withstood a missed San Francisco three at the buzzer to beat the Dons 71-69 in the Bay area Saturday night.
Alex Barcello led BYU with 18 points and senior backcourt mate Te’Jon Lucas chipped in 12. Fousseyni Traore more than held his own versus USF’s tall frontline, finishing with 9 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Freshman Atiki Ally Atiki also gave valuable minutes off the bench with 4 points and 2 blocks.
BYU went into the half down one, but San Francisco opened up a 10-point lead behind star guard Jamaree Bouyea.