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Collinsworth had 19 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds in his
latest stellar effort for the second-seeded Cougars (24-10).
Freshman guard Nick Emery added 22 points for BYU, which made 13
of 32 3-point attempts while improving to 14-2 at home.
Senior guard Robert Brown scored 27 of his career-high 29 points
in the second half for the seventh-seeded Blazers (26-7).
Sophomore guard Chris Cokley added 13 points and junior guard
Dirk Williams added 10.
BYU will host third-seeded Virginia Tech on Friday.
The Cougars jumped out to an 11-2 lead and continued the assault
throughout the entire first half. Emery scored on a layup
shortly after the midway point of the half to make it a 15-point
margin and he finished a 17-point half with a 3-pointer with six
seconds to go as BYU held a 51-30 lead at the break.
Brown started scoring at will in the second half with 20 points
over the first eight-plus minutes of the half. His layup capped
a 23-8 burst that pulled the Blazers within 65-61 with 11:48
remaining.
The margin was again four before the Cougars used a 12-2 burst
to open up an 82-68 advantage with 7:33 left. A short time
later, Fischer connected on back-to-back 3-pointers and Emery
converted a three-point play to make it a 21-point lead with
4:54 remaining and BYU's lead topped out at 22 points.
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