Jimmer Fredette and BYU survived a thrilling reminder that March Madness is back.

Fredette scored 37 points, including two 3-pointers in double overtime, to seal the Cougars’ 99-92 win over 10th-seeded Florida on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
Fredette, the nation’s 12th-leading scorer, made a 3 from the top of the key to put seventh-seeded BYU (30-5) ahead 90-83 with 2:42 left, then added another deep shot with just over a minute remaining to put the game away.
Michael Loyd Jr. added a career-high 26 points, pushing BYU to a lead it would hold until a late second-half rally by Florida. Loyd scored all the Cougars’ points in the first overtime.
Kenny Boynton scored 27 points for Florida (21-13), helping to rally the Gators from a 13-point second-half deficit in their first NCAA tournament game since back-to-back national championships in 2006 and 2007.

Click here to read the full article – By Associated Press of ESPN.com

Brigham Young senior quarterback Max Hall was careful not to criticize UNLV’s defense after watching videotape of the Rebels’ 63-28 loss at UNR last weekend.

He pointed out the football game got away late and wasn’t indicative of what he expects to face when the No. 18 Cougars play UNLV at 7 p.m. Saturday at Sam Boyd Stadium.

But …

“… but (UNR) did expose some things defensively that (the Rebels) either had mistakes on or don’t do well,” Hall said. “But one thing I’ve noticed is that every single team we’ve played, other than Oklahoma, has played it differently than what we thought.

“You have to kind of prepare for everything, but there are a few things I think we’re going to take advantage of and that we’ll want in the game plan.”

This looks like a dream matchup for Hall, who leads the Mountain West Conference in average yards passing per game, at 280.6. The Rebels, who largely play zone, have allowed 7.9 yards per attempt, second worst in the MWC.

Click here to read the full article – By MARK ANDERSON of LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

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