TUCSON, Ariz. -- Jimmer Fredette scored a school-record 49 points as Brigham Young routed Arizona 99-69 on Monday night.
Fredette also set a McKale Center single-game record. Fredette topped the BYU record of 47 points, set by Bob Skousen against UCLA in 1961.
"He's (Fredette) playing with a lot of confidence," BYU coach Dave Rose said. "He has a little better understanding of things that he struggled with earlier. He just has a lot of confidence and thinks everything he is putting up is going in."
Fredette shot 16-of-23 from the field, 9-of-13 from 3, and 8-of-9 from the free-throw line while adding nine assists, six rebounds and two steals before Rose sat his point guard down to a standing ovation from the Arizona crowd.
"It was an amazing night. I have never experienced a night like that at the college level," Fredette said.
The Cougars (13-1) swept the Pac-10's Arizona schools by a combined 43 points.
Derrick Williams scored 17 points for Arizona (6-6), which has dropped two December home games for the first time since 1983.
"Jimmer played a great game," Arizona coach Sean Miller said. "Did we have something to do with that? Yes. We struggled to defend the other team's best perimeter player."
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