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BYU Cougars
13-6
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BYU Cougars beat the Cincinnati Bearcats
Game Details
Marriott Center
(Provo)
· 17,483 fans
· ESPN2
Highlights
Richie Saunders hits 5 3s, scores 21 as BYU beats Cincinnati 80-52
Richie Saunders hit 5 of 6 from 3-point range and scored 16 of his 21 points in the second half on Saturday night to help BYU beat Cincinnati 80-52.
Recap via ESPN
Clips play on ESPN
Line Score
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 23 | 29 | 52 |
| BYU | 28 | 52 | 80 |
Game Flow
CIN
BYU
H1H2
7-0Biggest Run8-0
2Largest Lead28
7 lead changes · tied 3 times
Win Probability · BYU Cougars
tip-offnow: 100%
Game Leaders
Cincinnati Bearcats-
Simas Lukosius · 14Points
-
Jizzle James · 5Assists
-
Dillon Mitchell · 5Rebounds
BYU Cougars-
Richie Saunders · 21Points
- ED Egor Demin · 7Assists
-
Keba Keita · 7Rebounds
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| Team | GB |
|---|---|
| Arizona | - |
| Houston | 2 |
| Iowa State | 4 |
| Kansas | 4 |
| Texas Tech | 4 |
| TCU | 5 |
| BYU | 7 |
| UCF | 7 |
| West Virginia | 7 |
| Cincinnati | 7 |
| Colorado | 9 |
| Arizona State | 9 |
| Oklahoma State | 10 |
| Baylor | 10 |
| Kansas State | 13 |
| Utah | 14 |
Team Stats
Cincinnati BearcatsBYU Cougars
Shooting
23-61, 38%
Field Goals
28-49, 57%
5-28, 18%
3-Pointers
15-24, 63%
1-4, 25%
Free Throws
9-11, 82%
Possessions
28
Rebounds
34
13
Offensive Rebounds
7
11
Assists
18
6
Steals
7
3
Blocks
1
9
Turnovers
14
15
Fouls
8
Scoring
28
Points in Paint
22
10
Fast Break Points
3
2
Largest Lead
28
Box Score
Cincinnati Bearcats
▾
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. BandaogoF | 4 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| D. MitchellF | 4 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| S. LukosiusG | 14 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 5-11 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| J. JamesG | 6 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 3-13 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| D. Skillings Jr.G | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Bench | |||||||||||||
| A. PageF | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| T. BetseyF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| J. ReedF | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| R. GriffithF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. ThomasG | 5 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ Fredrick Jr.G | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T. McKinleyF | DNP: Did not play | ||||||||||||
| H. DzellatC | DNP: Did not play | ||||||||||||
| JJ RembertG | DNP: Did not play | ||||||||||||
| C. HickmanG | DNP: Did not play | ||||||||||||
| CJ AnthonyG | DNP: Did not play | ||||||||||||
| Team | 52 | 28 | 11 | 23-61 | 5-28 | 1-4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 15 | |
BYU Cougars
▾
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. KeitaF | 4 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| M. MagF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| E. DeminG | 15 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 6-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| R. SaundersG | 21 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 7-15 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| T. KnellG | 8 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bench | |||||||||||||
| B. KozlowskiF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. CatchingsF | 9 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| M. BoskovicF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. BakerF | 11 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| F. TraoreC | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| D. HallG | 0 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| E. CrawfordG | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. StewartG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. MboupF | DNP: Did not play | ||||||||||||
| M. TriplettF | DNP: Did not play | ||||||||||||
| T. TrippleF | DNP: Did not play | ||||||||||||
| J. McGregorG | DNP: Did not play | ||||||||||||
| Team | 80 | 34 | 18 | 28-49 | 15-24 | 9-11 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 8 | |
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