3 keys in No. 17 BYU’s 81-64 win over Pepperdine

BYU guard TJ Haws (30) goes up to basket while defended by Pepperdine guard Sedrick Altman (0) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu) | AP

The 17th-ranked BYU Cougars finished their regular season Saturday with a dominant second half to beat the Pepperdine Waves 81-64 on the road.

Here are three takeaways from the game.

• Down 35-32 at halftime, the Cougars outscored the Waves 49-29 in the second half. Down 40-35 early in the second half, BYU went on an 11-3 run to take the lead and never relinquished it. Over the final 10 minutes, the Cougars outscored the Waves 27-14.
• Yoeli Childs was dominant throughout and finished with a career-high 38 points and added 14 rebounds and a steal. Pepperdine’s Kessler Edwards had 18 points through just over 14 minutes, but scored just six more the rest of the way.
• BYU shot 53 percent from the field while the Waves shot just 39 percent.

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