Mississippi Valley State at BYU<br>Tipoff • Saturday, 7 p.m.<br>TV • BYUtv<br>Radio • 1160 AM, 102.7 FM, Sirius XM 143<br>Records • Season opener for both teams.<br>Series history • BYU leads, 2-0.<br>Last meeting • BYU 75, MVSU 68 (Nov. 25, 2016).<br>About the Delta Devils • Coach Andre Payne is in his 4th season and has a 21-78 record at the school located in Leflore County, Miss. … They play13 straight road games to open the season, and will also play at Utahon Monday and Utah State on Wednesday. … Jordan Evans and Jeffery Lewis scored 17 points apiece in their 74-66 exhibition win over Rust College on Thursday and Emmanuel Ejeh and Jamal Watson had nine rebounds apiece.<br>About the Cougars • They are 11-1 in home openers and 9-3 in season openers under coach Dave Rose, who enters his 13th season with a 305-111career record. … They are projected to start two juniors — guard Elijah Bryant and forward Luke Worthington — and three sophomores — guards TJ Haws and Zac Seljaas and forward Yoeli Childs. … They have won 20 games or more in 12 straight seasons and made 12 straight trips to the postseason. … Junior G Nick Emery will not play as the school awaits a ruling from the NCAA on his eligibility.
BYU-Mississippi Valley State men's basketball preview
Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune Brigham Young Cougars guard TJ Haws (30) is defended by Weber State Wildcats guard Jeremy Senglin (30) as BYU hosts Weber State, NCAA basketball at the Marriott Center in Provo, Wednesday December 7, 2016.
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