BYU played good defense and was about as good as can be once they stopped letting Gilder hit open threes. Here’s some data:

On average Gonzaga:
Scores 87.6 ppg
Shoots 51% from the field
Has 11.5 TOs
Gets 40.3 rpg
Has 17 apg
Shoots 68% from FT
Shoots 38.5% from 3
Petrusev leads the team in scoring with about 17.3 ppg with Tillie and Kispert as the secondary scorers averaging around 14 ppg

Vs BYU GU:
Scored 78 points (-9.6)
Shot 41% from field (-10%)
Had 14 (+2.5)
Got 39 rebounds (-1)
Had 15 assists (-2)
Shot 82% from FT (+14%)
Shot 20% from 3 (-18.5%)
Petrusev scored 14 points (-3) and had 4 (+1.8) turnovers. He wasn’t a big deal. Tillie scored (+4) 18 and was fairly good, but he certainly wasn’t killing it. Kispert was a non factor from 3 going 1/10. While he scored 16 he wasn’t efficient.

Overall, the game plan was to make them shoot free throws and tough shots in the paint as well as create turnovers to get fastbreak points (such as a wide open Seljaas three that gave us the lead for good). It worked. Gonzaga only kept it close because they shot 14% over their average from FT. Refs also helped them out plenty. Yes, they scored a lot but the pace was quick and they’re an elite (the best team in the nation) offensively. You have to give something up. BYU could’ve only really been better by having better measurables IMO.

Now, back to Harward. He will be great to have as a 6’11 to 7’0 paint guy to guard Petrusev. He will likely be a good glue guy that plays defense and has a offensive niche and may start. However, Dalton Nixon is a good glue guy, plays good defense and has an offensive niche and has started. That doesn’t make him all conference. The data is from a small sample size and the WAC. It’s far from a guarantee it translates. You don’t expect his post ups to continue to be more efficient than Zion’s do you? Will be a good role player and has a good shot at starting but to say the data shows he’ll be all conference is a huge stretch