STANFORD, Calif. — BYU forward Payton Dastrup emerged from the locker room after an 86-83 National Invitation Tournament loss to Stanford sporting a large bandage on his chin.
“Twelve stitches,” he said.
Then he opened his mouth and revealed where he had bit through his tongue.
"We knew it was going to be physical," Dastrup said of the game.
Dastrup played 23 minutes and scored nine points against the Cardinal. He saw extended playing time in part because forward Dalton Nixon was unavailable.
Nixon suffered a shoulder injury against Gonzaga in the West Coast Conference title game.