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

BYU went to Colorado for just the third time in the last 69 years and came away with a season-first. Richie Saunders poured in 25 points to go with five rebounds, a block and a steal as the Cougars pulled past Colorado 83-67 to earn their first true road win of the season Tuesday at the CU Events Center.