SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Yoeli Childs had 22 points, 13 rebounds and a career-high eight assists on Saturday night to help BYU beat Santa Clara 84-50.
Childs had 16 points, six rebounds and six assists in the first half when the Cougars built a 46-28 lead by shooting 19 of 24 (79 percent) from the field and outrebounding the Broncos 19-2.
BYU (15-4, 4-2 West Coast Conference) took the lead for good with an 8-0 run that ended at 19-11 near the 12-minute mark of the first half. The Cougars extended the lead with an 11-0 run later in the half, and took advantage of Santa Clara's cold shooting in the second half (16 straight misses) to lead by as many as 38 before the conclusion.