That sound you heard coming from the shores of Malibu wasn’t the bursting of BYU’s NCAA Tournament bubble late.
It was Alex Barcello waking up from his slumber.
Just a few hours after Shaylee Gonzales posted a career-high 35 points in a road win over Saint Mary’s, Barcello dropped a career-high of his own with 33 points, including nine 3-pointers — just one shy of Chase Fischer’s school record — to help the Cougars hold off Pepperdine 91-85 late Saturday night at Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu, California.
