PROVO, Utah (AP) — Skyler Halford scored 28 points Saturday night and BYU handily earned its first West Coast Conference win of the season 87-53 over San Diego.
BYU (9-7, 1-2) shot 53.4 percent from the field (31 of 58) and Tyler Haws scored 17, Eric Mika, 13, and Kyle Collinsworth, 12.
The lead changed hands five times before Halford broke a 17-17 tie with a 3-pointer, sparking a 12-2 BYU run, and BYU led 41-23 at halftime. San Diego shot just 32.1 percent from the field (9 of 28) in the half to BYU’s 58.6 percent (17 of 29).
BYU opened the second half with a 10-2 run and rolled, leading by 37 with 6:38 to play.
