Johnny Juzang scored 19 first-half points en route to 27 on 10-of-16 shooting overall to lead No. 11 UCLA to a 73-62 wire-to-wire win over No. 6 BYU in the first round of the Division I NCAA men's college basketball tournament on Saturday.
Juzang accounted for half of UCLA's points en route to a 38-27 lead at the halftime break:
Jules Bernard added 16 points, and Jaime Jaquez Jr. poured in 13 more for the Bruins, who advanced into the first round after an 86-80 overtime win over Michigan State in the First Four on Thursday.
Juzang scored 23 points in that matchup, and his follow-up performance Saturday put him in elite company, per ESPN Stats & Info:
ESPN Stats & InfoJohnny Juzang is the 3rd player in UCLA history to score at least 20 points in each of his first 2 career NCAA Tournament games.