SAN DIEGO — BYU has suffered a lot of tough losses here at Jenny Craig Pavilion.
But the Cougars avoided a heartbreaker on Valentine’s Day by rallying from a 14-point second-half deficit and earning a dramatic 88-82 overtime victory over San Diego Thursday night.
It marked BYU’s biggest comeback of the season and its first overtime victory of the year.
“It’s incredible, especially in this place against these guys. I hadn’t beaten them here yet so that was huge for us,” said forward Yoeli Childs, who scored 27 points and pulled down 12 rebounds. “Just the resolve we had was unbelievable.