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I feel like now we know a little bit about ourselves.”</p><div class="action-box"><div class="action-box__image mb-3 mb-md-0 me-md-3"><img src="https://www.deseret.com/resizer/v2/UHKGP77IT5E3JLPDLCGEIU5ZBI.jpg?auth=d58d6a687825dbcea900eae34347fd2f8912acd79ed453d1c152648d070b624a&width=300"/></div><div class="action-box__content"><div class="action-box__title">Special Collector's Issue: "1984: The Year BYU was Second to None"</div><div class="action-box__description">Get an inclusive look inside BYU Football's 1984 National Championship season.</div></div><div class="action-box__cta ms-md-auto"><a class="action-box__button" href="/1984" target="_blank">Buy Now</a></div></div><p class="c-paragraph">The Cougars (6-1) led 65-41 with 8:42 remaining after Traore made a 3-point play, then made only one more field goal the rest of the way as they got sloppy with the ball and suddenly went cold from beyond the arc.</p><p class="c-paragraph">It hardly mattered, though, as North Carolina State (5-2) shot a season-low 37% from the field and could never get on track offensively against a combination of BYU defenses.</p><p class="c-paragraph">“I am just proud of them. The guys were locked in. I loved their attention to detail on a game plan with such a quick turnaround,” BYU coach Kevin Young said.</p><p class="c-paragraph">“But it is definitely all about the players. I think this was as beneficial for me just to learn about our team and learn about what I need to do better as a coach and put our guys in a better position to succeed. We will take a lot of things from this, for sure. Glad we came.”</p><p class="c-paragraph">BYU was clearly the superior team against a Wolfpack crew that fell 71-61 to No. 13 Purdue on Thursday, and it would have been intriguing to see how the Cougars dealt with the Boilermakers.</p><p class="c-paragraph">Settling for an 11-point win when it could have been in the 20s was mildly disappointing, and could matter in March when NCAA tournament bids are handed out.</p><p class="c-paragraph">But so much for style points — even though they do matter, even in late November. The Cougars needed to show they could beat a good team on their schedule after going 5-0 against an array of cupcakes before this two-day tournament.</p><p class="c-paragraph">They also showed some nice resiliency after an emotional letdown was expected due to the way they blew a shot at knocking off a nationally ranked, undefeated team on Thursday.</p><p class="c-paragraph">“Glad to see our guys bounce back,” Young said. “I thought our effort across the board on a lot of levels was really good.”</p><p class="c-paragraph">Another huge key to the win was unselfishness. The Cougars assisted on 17 of 25 field goals, moving the ball around well to find the open man.</p><p class="c-paragraph">Nine Cougars scored, led by Richie Saunders with 13 and Traore with 10. Freshman Egor Demin again stuffed the stat sheet with eight points, 11 rebounds, four assists and a blocked shot in 28 minutes.</p><p class="c-paragraph">“We’ve got a lot of guys who can make baskets,” Young said. “When we’re sharing the ball, we are really hard to stop.”</p><p class="c-paragraph">Jayden Taylor and Michael O’Connell had 16 points apiece for NC State to lead all scorers. However, the Wolfpack was out-rebounded 45-32 and gave up 15 offensive rebounds that the Cougars turned into 12 second-chance points.</p><p class="c-paragraph">“Demin affects the game so many ways. I think you forget, because he plays as a guard, you forget how long he is,” Young said. “Even some of the blocks he has had, not just in this game, but the whole year, is a product of his length.”</p><p class="c-paragraph">BYU made its first four 3-point attempts — Saunders and Dallin Hall hit two apiece — and jumped out to a quick 14-5 lead, serving notice that it had shrugged off Thursday’s overtime loss to Ole Miss.</p><p class="c-paragraph">The Cougars maintained a lead of five points or more throughout the first half, and led by 15, 33-18, with less than four minutes remaining until halftime.</p><p class="c-paragraph">North Carolina State started to figure out BYU’s defense and made a little surge at the end of the first half, with Stanford transfer O’Connell heating up for 10 first-half points.</p><p class="c-paragraph">BYU struggled to take care of the ball in the first half, after posting 17 turnovers less than 24 hours previously. Only BYU’s nine first-half giveaways kept the Cougars from having a sizable halftime lead.</p><p class="c-paragraph">As it were, BYU was up 38-27 and in firm control, as seven Cougars scored in the first half, led by Hall with eight.</p><p class="c-paragraph">Offensive highlights in the first half included Demin’s driving left-handed dunk over Ben Middlebrooks, a lob to Keba Keita for an easy dunk and Demin’s cross-court pass to Dawson Baker for an open 3-pointer.</p><p class="c-paragraph">Baker had nine points off the bench as BYU’s reserves outscored NC State’s 29-14.</p><div class="dn-article-body__related-story"><div class="dn-article-body__related-story-title">Related</div><div class="dn-article-body__related-story-item"><a href="https://www.deseret.com/sports/2024/11/29/3-takeaways-byu-basketball-win-over-nc-state/">3 takeaways from BYU's 72-61 win over North Carolina State on Friday afternoon</a></div></div><div class="dn-article-body__related-story dn-article-body__related-story-last"><div class="dn-article-body__related-story-item"><a href="https://www.deseret.com/sports/2024/11/28/byu-basketball-overtime-loss-to-ole-miss/">Ole Miss races past BYU basketball in San Diego</a></div></div><div class="comments-bubble-container"><div class="comments-bubble">16</div><div class="comments-text false">Comments</div></div><p class="c-paragraph">BYU finished with 10 3-pointers, and has made 10 triples or more in five straight games.</p><p class="c-paragraph">North Carolina State came in averaging 25 fast break points per game, tops in the nation, but had zero in the first half and finished with just five.</p><p class="c-paragraph">“Obviously it feels a lot better getting the split (on the trip),” Young said. “Started with a tough game that we should have got against Ole Miss. … We really enjoy being on the road. 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