BYU keeps focus on court, takes on slumping Fresno State

Though BYU signing No. 1 recruit AJ Dybantsa is the buzz around campus, this season’s iteration of the Cougars will return to action against Fresno State on Wednesday night in Provo, Utah.The matchup against the Bulldogs (3-6) will be the first game for BYU (6-2) since an 83-64 loss against host Providence last Tuesday in the Big 12-Big East Battle.”Disappointed, obviously, with the outcome,” Cougars coach Kevin Young told BYU Radio. “The stats were some things I’ve never really seen before — just a really inefficient night for us on the offensive end. And then we couldn’t guard a lot of guys.”The Cougars, who have two highly rated freshmen in Egor Demin (13.3 points per game, 5.8 assists per game) and Kanon Catchings (10.5 ppg), shot only 33 percent from the field. Demin and Catchings combined for just nine points on 1-for-18 shooting. Reserve Dawson Baker scored 16 points, but it wasn’t enough to prevent BYU’s second loss in six days.BYU’s starting five combined to go 9-for-41 from the field. Meanwhile, the Friars shot 59.5 percent overall, including 12-of-22 from 3-point range.”We’ll definitely watch film as a staff and we’ll watch it individually with the guys,” Young said. “We’ve got to get the guys in and help them learn from this, but I’ve got a staff that can work really hard at that. We’ve got plenty of stuff to get better at.”