BYU Men’s Basketball Visits Pepperdine Thursday

BYU Men’s Basketball Visits Pepperdine Thursday

MALIBU, Calif.-Thursday, BYU men’s basketball visits Pepperdine, fresh off of two consecutive victories in West Coast Conference play over Portland and Santa Clara.

The Cougars come in at 11-8 and 3-1 in conference play while junior forward Yoeli Childs is the reigning WCC player of the week.

In wins over the Pilots and Broncos, Childs averaged 27.5 points and 9 rebounds per game while shooting 60 percent from the field, 55.6 percent behind the arc and 82.4 percent at the foul line.

The Cougars score 83.3 points per game and give up 78.3 points per contest.

Childs is averaging 22.3 points and 10.2 rebounds per game for the Cougars as well.

The Waves score 77.9 points per game and give up 73.6 points per contest while sporting a 9-9 record and 2-2 in WCC play.

Sophomore guard Colbey Ross posts 19 points per game and redshirt junior forward Kameron Edwards averages 16.1 points and 6.5 rebounds per game for the Waves.

The Cougars lead the Waves 13-9 all-time as well.