PROVO — BYU coach Dave Rose has been around long enough to know that exhibition games usually take unexpected turns.
For example, in the Cougars’ 72-43 victory over Westminster Tuesday night at the Marriott Center, BYU missed its first eight 3-pointers. Then in the second half, the Cougars had to play on a rim that was bent during halftime warm-ups.
“We shot better on the broken rim than we did on the good rim,” Rose said. “I’ve had some strange stuff happen over the years. This was pretty easy. We’ve all played on bent rims. We’ve played on the playground or in a gym when someone’s dunked it and bent the rim.