It wasn’t difficult for BYU basketball coach Dave Rose to figure out where the Cougars lost their second-straight game on Wednesday night: at the free-throw line.
Illinois State missed just one free throw, going 17 of 18 from the line, while the Cougars missed 11 free throws on 36 attempts.
The Redbirds took a 92-89 win in overtime at Redbird Arena in Normal, Ill., dropping BYU’s record to 5-3. ISU improved to 6-2 and got some revenge for BYU’s blowout win in Provo last year.
“It was a game that was right there for us to win, and we should have got it,” Rose told the BYU radio network.