Jimmer Fredette scored a school-record 49 points as BYU routed host Arizona 99-69 on Monday. Bob Skousen had set the school mark of 47 against UCLA in 1961. Fredette also broke the McKale Center record of 45 points by Providence’s Eric Murdock on Dec. 23, 1990. The Cougars (13-1) swept the Pac-10’s Arizona schools by a combined 43 points.
Derrick Williams scored 17 points for Arizona (6-6), which has dropped two December home games for the first time since 1983, when the Wildcats opened 1-6 under first-year coach Lute Olson. After Fredette broke the school record with a 3-pointer with 2:55 to play, coach Dave Rose called time and removed him from the game. He shot 16-of-23 from the floor, including 9-of-13 from 3-point range. The 6-foot-2 guard also had nine assists and seven rebounds.
“It’s an amazing feeling, unlike any other,” he said.
Burying Arizona in a hail of 3-pointers, the Cougars took command with a 16-0 run and led 39-16 with 9:25 left in the first half. At one point, BYU had more 3-pointers (eight) than Arizona had field goals (seven).
San Jose State 78, UC Irvine 68: Adrian Oliver had 29 points and seven rebounds, leading the host Spartans (7-5) over the Anteaters (6-6). San Jose State opened the second half with an 8-1 run to build a 49-36 lead and pushed its advantage to 59-44 on Robert Owens’ 3-pointer with 12:47 left. Irvine later put together a 7-0 run to pull within.
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