Jimmer Fredette Scores 52 Points, BYU Tops New Mexico In MWC Semifinal

Jimmer Fredette was on fire in BYU’s Mountain West Tournament semifinals, pouring in 52 points to singlehandily carry BYU to a 87-76 win over New Mexico. Fredette hit 22-37 from the field and 7-14 from three-point range, breaking Danny Ainge’s career BYU scoring record in the process.

Fredette needed to put in that kind of transcendent performance to allow BYU to hold off a strong New Mexico team. The Lobos defeated BYU, 82-64, 10 days ago, in BYU’s first game without big man Brandon Davies, and also topped them back on January 29. Those were BYU’s only losses in Mountain West play, and Ferdette made sure it would not happen again.

Will it be the outstanding efforts of Fredette or the team effort of New Mexico that prevails in the MWC semifinals. Stay with our StoryStream for updates from the game and Fredette’s torrid scoring pace.

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