An explosive second half pushed the Cougars past Colorado Tuesday night for the team’s first true road win of the campaign. BYU’s post-halftime showing should inspire more confidence for Kevin Young’s squad going forward, and the advanced metrics definitely agree.

On Tuesday night, the BYU basketball program dominated Colorado 83-67 to notch their first road win of the season. This was a must-win game for BYU's NCAA Tourn

There would be no shortage of help for Saunders against Colorado. While BYU came into Tuesday averaging just 70.3 points per game against Big 12 foes, the Cougars scored 83 against the Buffaloes, with 25 coming from Saunders and eight players adding another 58.