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Today’s edition · Thurs., Nov. 12

BYU hits 17 threes to beat Queens, 98-82, in Provo

Plus, BYU students help families of missing service members find answers.

The Daily Orem team2 stories14 sources5 min read

BYU BasketballTop story

No. 23 BYU beat Queens 98-⁠82 with 17 3-pointers at the Marriott Center

BYU outscored Queens in points, threes and the paint

98Points82
173-pointers made14
46%3-point shooting41%
36Points in the paint24

Sources: Deseret News, Standard-Examiner

If you like 3-pointers, Tuesday night was your kind of game. The Cougars beat Queens 98-82 at the to start 3-0, and the two teams combined for 31 made threes. BYU hit 17 of 37, which fell two shy of the program's single-game record.

Robert Wright III led BYU with 21 points and six assists, and Bruce Branch III, Jaxon Kohler and Nate Pickens each scored 15. BYU led 54-42 at halftime after 12 first-half 3s, and Queens trimmed a 22-point deficit to as low as six before the Cougars pulled away.

  • Streak: five Cougars in double figures three straight games, a first in 13 years
  • Collin Chandler: 12 points and a career-high four blocks
  • Three-point shooting: exactly 46% in all three games this season

“I still feel a little frustration where I think we're leaving money on the table.”

BYU head coach Kevin Young

BYU improved to 3-⁠0 with a 16-point win

  • Queens82
    BYU98
    FinalTuesday, Nov. 10, at the Marriott Center. Queens is now 2-2.

Sources: Deseret News, Standard-Examiner

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BYU students are helping track down families of service members lost in war

If you have a relative who never came home from war, some BYU students may be able to help. They research cases sent by the , and they search census, birth, death and marriage records and obituaries to find living relatives. The agency may then ask those relatives for DNA samples to compare with unidentified remains.

7service members returned to their families after BYU worked on their cases

That's over nearly 10 years of research, BYU's Suzanne Adams said.

Source: KUTV

  • Focus: mostly World War II, plus some Korean and Vietnam war cases
  • Students research family lines; they don't identify remains
  • To register as next of kin: dpaa.mil

Jim Chipman, a Marine A-6 pilot, was killed on a mission over North Vietnam in December 1972. His remains were returned in 2023 to his family in American Fork.

“So they're not giving up; there's always hope.”

Scot Chipman, son of Jim Chipman

The program has returned service members lost in Vietnam and Germany

Service memberWhere lostStatus
Jim ChipmanNorth Vietnam, December 1972Returned in 2023
Lts. Blaine Wilcox and Edgar W. NevoisPolitz, GermanyMost recent return

Source: KSL Sports

Adams has a personal stake. Her great-uncle Richard was lost aboard the Shinyo Maru, and she's a DNA donor in the effort to identify him.

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News Notes

Baker returns

Dawson Baker, sidelined by injury since Thanksgiving of last year, is "good to go" for Thursday's game against Montana State, BYUtv's Dave McCann shared. Young told reporters after BYU's win over Queens Tuesday night, "He's going to be a little limited." Deseret News

Vesper

The resubmitted proposal in Provo Canyon closely resembles the April application, with changes to highway access, parking and the zoning process. City staff said the new application asks for a New Regional Entertainment Zone instead of an Sc3 Regional Shopping Center designation and caps total parking stalls at 6,000. Daily Herald

Ironton

Clyde Companies broke ground Nov. 9 on Ironton, a mixed-use development spanning the Provo-Springville border. The groundbreaking lands in the firm's centennial year. Utah Business

Clyde Companies has grown from a road-building firm to seven subsidiaries

1926
year Wilford W. Clyde founded the company in Springville
7
subsidiaries
6,000+
employees
$3 billion
in roughly annual revenue

Source: Utah Business

Evermore

Utah author Brandon Sanderson, who bought the former site in Pleasant Grove, let former employees say one last goodbye as demolition is about to begin. The fantasy park closed abruptly two years ago, less than six years after it opened. The Salt Lake Tribune

Christmas Village

Utah City in Vineyard is launching its first Christmas Village this December on the Greenline Promenade, with the county's only outdoor ice rink and ice bumper cars. A tree-lighting and rink opening is Fri., Dec. 4, from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. ABC4 Utah

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Home

Tackling a fall project? You already know you’ll find the tools, storage, outdoor essentials, and supplies you need at The Home Depot — but have you browsed Black Friday savings? Check out The Home Depot’s current deals and see what you can cross off your project list.

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Around Utah

Safe sleep

Utah averages about 27 SUID deaths every year, according to the Utah Department of Health and Human Services, and there were 137 from 2019 to 2023. About 93% of them were in an unsafe sleep environment. KSL Sports

Unsafe sleep conditions showed up in most of Utah's 137 SUID deaths

Source: KSL Sports

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Value
Soft bedding or items in sleep space99
Surface not made for sleep87
Found on stomach42

Girls hoops

The Deseret News preseason coaches rankings start Lone Peak (6A) and Pleasant Grove (5A) at No. 1. The season tips off Tue., Nov. 17. Deseret News

Mule deer

New research led by BYU with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources found that raising the ratio of male mule deer is associated with lower nutritional condition in females. That lowers population growth rates. KSL Sports

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— Jesus, Mark 3:25

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Disney songs, live, with a cast of amazing vocalists: that's the plan for A Night of Broadway: Salute to Disney at SCERA Center for the Arts on Friday, Nov. 13. The showtunes spectacular is one of SCERA's most popular annual events and features favorite songs from Disney movies and musicals. Let it go, Orem.

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  1. Wed., Nov. 11BYU stands behind Bear Bachmeier before Saturday's Baylor game
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  3. Mon., Nov. 9Skyridge beats American Fork 28-21 and heads to Rice-Eccles
  4. Sun., Nov. 8Orem rallies past Pleasant Grove in the 5A quarterfinals
  5. Sat., Nov. 7Utah and BYU kick off at 10 a.m. today with the whole country watching
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BYU hits 17 threes to beat Queens, 98-82, in Provo

Plus, BYU students help families of missing service members find answers.

The TLDR

  1. No. 23 BYU beats Queens 98-82 with 17 3-pointers
  2. BYU students help families of lost service members
  3. Dawson Baker is set to return to BYU tonight
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