BYU Takes on No. 18 West Virginia After Quinerly’s Explosive 31-Point Performance

BYU Cougars (9-4, 0-2 Big 12) at West Virginia Mountaineers (11-2, 1-1 Big 12)

Morgantown, West Virginia; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST

KEY FACT: No. 18 West Virginia welcomes BYU after JJ Quinerly tallied 31 points in West Virginia’s 80-58 triumph over the UCF Knights.

The Mountaineers have maintained an unbeaten record of 8-0 in home matches. West Virginia ranks fifth in the Big 12, scoring 82.5 points while shooting 48.0% from the field.

The Cougars are currently 0-2 in conference contests. BYU is positioned ninth in the Big 12, conceding 60.8 points while limiting opponents to 37.5% shooting.

West Virginia has a mean of 7.7 3-pointers made per game, which is 1.4 more than the 6.3 made by BYU that they allow. Meanwhile, BYU has an average of 8.2 3-pointers made per game this season, exceeding West Virginia’s allowance of 4.5 per game by 3.7 made shots.

The confrontation on Saturday marks the initial contest of the season between these two teams in conference action.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kyah Watson is putting up an average of 6.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, and three steals for the Mountaineers.

Amari Whiting is contributing an average of 10.1 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.3 assists, and 2.2 steals for the Cougars.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mountaineers: 8-2, averaging 79.6 points, 32.6 rebounds, 14.8 assists, 13.3 steals and 1.5 blocks each game while shooting 49.5% from the field. Their adversaries have averaged 52.5 points per game.

Cougars: 6-4, averaging 67.8 points, 33.2 rebounds, 15.5 assists, 8.5 steals, and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 42.1% from the field. Their rivals have averaged 61.1 points.

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The Associated Press produced this story utilizing technology supplied by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.