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PROVO, Utah (AP) -- Trent Plaisted scored 19 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to lead BYU to an 80-61 win over Southern Utah Friday night.
Plaisted scored 10 of the Cougars first 12 points in a 23-6 BYU run to begin the game. BYU (3-1) never trailed and led by as many as 21 points in the first half when Lee Cummard hit two free throws with 1:13 in the period.
The first half was full of turnovers -- SUU had 15 and BYU 14.
The Cougars out-rebounded SUU 22-8 by halftime and finished the game with a 39-24 rebounding advantage, including 17 on the offensive boards, which led to 24 second chance points for the Cougars.
The Cougars extended their lead in the second half with a 15-0 run over a 6:25 span thanks largely to 8 consecutive points by Keena Young. The run ended with BYU holding a 61-30 lead with 12:15 remaining.
The Thunderbirds did cut the lead to 19 at 74-55 with 3:38 remaining on a shot by David Marek, but couldn't pull any closer down the stretch.
Young finished with 16 points for the Cougars and was joined in double figures by Austin Ainge with 11. Nurudeen Adepoju and Steve Barnes each had 11 points for the Thunderbirds (3-2).
(Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APTV-11-24-06 2233MST
