Mika's career-high 31 PTs sends BYU past San Francisco 85-75 (Jan 12, 2017)

By AP
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PROVO, Utah (AP) Eric Mika had a career-high 31 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, and Nick Emery added 22 points and BYU beat San Francisco 85-75 on Thursday night.

Mika shot 12 for 17 from the floor, marking the second time this season he's had those exact numbers. Emery finished 7 for 10 from the field.

BYU (13-5, 4-1 West Coast Conference) shot 29 for 52 from the floor (55.8 percent) to 29 for 68 (42.6) for the Dons. San Francisco (11-7, 1-4) committed 24 personal fouls and the Cougars capitalized shooting 22 for 29 from the free-throw line.

Charles Minlend's dunk with 11:39 left brought the Dons within 56-50 but they couldn't get closer.

The Cougars have won six of their last seven and San Francisco has lost four straight.

Remu Raitanen scored a career-high 16 points to lead the Dons. Jimbo Lull had a career-high 12 points, and Chase Foster and Nate Renfro each finished with 10.