On Friday afternoon, Kevin Young and the BYU basketball program defeated NC State in convincing fashion. After losing to Ole Miss in overtime on Thursday, the Cougars bounced back to defeat an NC State program that made the Final Four last season. The final score was 72-61, but honestly the final score was misleading. The Cougars dominated this game.

BYU got off to a fast start from three and never looked back. At the U16 timeout in the first half, BYU had a 14-6 lead. The Cougars extended their lead to double digits later in the first half and maintained that double digit lead for most of the game.

The Cougars dominated this game with a balanced scoring attack. Veteran Richie Saunders led BYU with 13 points. The only other player in double figures for BYU was Fousseyni Traore with 10 points. In total, nine BYU players scored a goal on Friday.

BYU dominated the court in this game, defeating NC State 45-32. Egor Demin and Keba Keita led BYU in rebounds with 11 and 9 rebounds, respectively. Demin also led BYU with +/- at +16. He has the ability to impact the game in so many ways and it showed on Friday.

BYU will have a few days off before facing Providence next Tuesday. This is the biggest non-conference test remaining for Kevin Young and the Cougars.