Davies, BYU dominate San Diego
PROVO, Utah -- Brandon Davies scored 21 points and grabbed a career-high 22 rebounds Saturday to lift Brigham Young over San Diego 88-52 in the Cougars' West Coast Conference home opener.
Noah Hartsock and Charles Abouo scored 15 points apiece for BYU (12-4, 1-1), which opened the game on a 13-1 run and led 34-24 at halftime.
Ken Rancifer scored 12 points and Dennis Kramer 11 to lead the Toreros (5-8, 0-1), who shot 23 percent and made only 5 of 27 3-point attempts.
The Cougars had a 52-33 edge in rebounds. San Diego barely outrebounded Davies -- 18-14 -- in the first half.
The Cougars had won six conference titles as members of the Mountain West Conference from 1999 to 2011, with a 126-54 record. But they jumped to the WCC this season only to lose their debut 98-82 at Saint Mary's on Wednesday.
San Diego, picked to finish last in the conference with three freshmen in its lineup, started the season 4-1 but has lost four straight and seven of eight.
