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Provo • Kyle Collinsworth and Chase Fischer missed BYU's first exhibition game last week while nursing some minor injuries, but returned in a big way Saturday night to lead the Cougars past Alaska Fairbanks 77-64 at the Marriott Center.
Collinsworth scored 14 points and grabbed six rebounds, including 10 and five in the first half, and Fischer added 18 points to lead all scorers as BYU improved to 2-0 in exhibition games. The Cougars will start their regular season on Friday at home against Utah Valley University.
Jakob Hartsock and Nick Emery added 11 points apiece for the Cougars, while Braiden Shaw had nine points and seven rebounds. Emery had eight rebounds.
The Cougars played without center Bronson Kaufusi (hamstring), forwards Kyle Davis (ankle) and Jamal Aytes (ankle) and guard Jordan Chatman (ankle) and went to a smaller lineup against the team from the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
BYU led 39-25 at halftime after shooting 38 percent in the first half and holding the Nanooks to 28 percent shooting.
Alaska put together an 8-0 run early in the second half to pull within seven, but could get no closer.
Still, the visitors would not go away and BYU could get no larger than an 18-point lead before settling for the 13-point win.
Emery and Fischer had eight apiece in the first half.
The Cougars hoisted 31 3-pointers, making 10.
Alaska Fairbanks lost 84-53 to Nevada on Friday night in Reno.