Kansas City – Curtis Jones of the state of Iowa was “cooking”, as children say.
After scoring 22 points in five minutes, 23 seconds in the first half against Byu in a quarter-final match of the Big 12 of the tournament on Thursday, the 6-foot 4 inch goalkeeper of Minnesota resumed where he stopped in the second period.
The transfer of Buffalo opened the second half with a stepback jumper and another 3-point pointer to push the cyclones leading to 60-52 with 18:24 to play.
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Enter Trey Stewart de Byu, one of the best defensive cougars players – with the starter Mawot Mag – and as a hard nose of a guy that coach Kevin Young has in his arsenal.
“You are still brother?” Jones said Stewart was rushing against him a few moments after his return to the ground.
Jones did not know how prophetic these words would be.
Jones would only mark at 4:57 a.m., mainly due to the defense of Stewart and Mag and some timely swallow swallin Hall, Egor Demin and Dawson Baker.
This bucket reduced byu’s advance to 84-82 and some Jones’ free throws with 1:15 on the left reduced the deficit to 89-88, but that was all and the cougars won a 96-92 victory despite 31 points from Jones, the sixth man of the year of Big 12.
After reaching 8 out of 12 in the first half, including 6 out of 9 from the 3-point beach, Jones was only 3 out of 10 in the second period, making a single 3 point pointer.
Stewart said he “knew the mission” and was more than ready to give him a gunshot.
“Ky said at the start of the season, our ceiling was going to be the way we play in defense,” said Stewart. “Jones cooked. I can’t lie. It was fun to watch. He’s a good guy. It was fun to play against him, especially. I love this defensive challenge.
Stewart, who pulled the anger of the Utah fans after the victory of 85-74 byu to Provo last Saturday by saying that he hates Utah “with a burning passion”, also reduced six points with a pair of 3 points on the offensive side.
“I said” fun to watch “(Jones) in terms of pleasure to watch this battle occur, not fun to see him get along against us,” said Stewart. “But really (it was roughly) being pride. We are entering the game trying to play harder than the guy in front of us, and I have the impression that we were really proud of the second half and have executed our defense. »»
“You are still brother?”
– Curtis Jones in Trey Stewart in the second half of Byu’s victory against Iowa State
The Iowa State played Tamin Lipsey and Keshon Gilbert – who combined 28 points and placed nine assists during the 88-85 byu overtime in double extension in the Ames nine days ago – and Jones compensated for the Slack on Tamin Lipsey.
But at the end, the upper depth of Byu won the day. Byu’s bench scored 41 points, while Isu had only nine.
“They had guys and they had guys who intervene,” said the young man from Byu. “The show that Curtis Jones organized in the first half was remarkable. I felt like no matter what we did, he was going to make a shot. »»
Some of these blows were 10 out of 10 on the difficulty scale, including more than 3 points in the logo. The 31 points combined with 3 points binds the record for most of the 3 points combined in any Big 12 game.
“Our guys have done a good job to insert the storm and have done enough on both sides of the ball to give us the head,” said Young. “Trey entered and gave us a good defense; Richie (Saunders) made huge games for us all year round, made huge games, huge free throws on the section, which we are counting on. »»
In Ames, Saunders was 13 out of 13 of the charity band; Thursday, he was 8 years old for 8 years. It is 21 consecutive brands when the two buildings – Hilton Coliseum and T -Mobile Center – were so noisy that his dribbles could not be heard before his free throws.
“Jones was a one -man demolition team. He caught fire, and as Trey said, it was certainly not fun to watch from our seat, “said Young. “But I am sure of Y’All’s headquarters which was quite spectacular. So give him great individual performance. »»
And in Stewart for having suddenly arrested him.
Cougars in the air
N ° 17 byu (24-8) against n ° 2 Houston (28-4)
Friday, 5 p.m.
In the T-Mobile Center
Kansas City, Missouri
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