BYU Cougars at UCF Knights
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Saunders hits 6 3-pointers, scores 22 points and BYU beats UCF 81-75 for fourth straight win
Mawot Mag added 18 points and matched a career-best with five assists for BYU (15-6, 6-4 Big 12). Trevin Knell chipped in with 15 points. Keba Keita scored 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds.
Keyshawn Hall scored 20 points for UCF (13-8, 4-6). Moustapha Thiam scored 17 points, Darius Johnson added 16 and Jordan Ivy-Curry had 14.
Mag scored six points and Keita's dunk ended an 8-0 surge to open the second half and BYU led 46-40. Consecutive 3s by Ivy-Curry and Hall gave UCF its only lead of the half, 58-55, with 8:42 remaining.
It was tied three more times before Saunders hit a 3 for a 68-65 advantage with 4:04 remaining and the Cougars led the rest of the way.
Johnson scored 12 points and Thiam had 10 to help UCF build a 40-38 halftime advantage. Knell scored 13 first-half points and Saunders added 11 to pace BYU.
BYU hosts Arizona on Tuesday.
UCF plays at home against Cincinnati on Wednesday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 81 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 81 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Richie Saunders Defensive Rebound. | 81 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Keba Keita Block. | 81 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Darius Johnson missed Layup. | 81 - 75 |
Statistics
 BYU |
 UCF |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-58 | FG | 23-62 |
| 48.3 | Field Goal % | 37.1 |
| 14-32 | 3PT | 8-26 |
| 43.8 | Three Point % | 30.8 |
| 11-19 | FT | 21-25 |
| 57.9 | Free Throw % | 84.0 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 34 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 22 | Assists | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 22 | Fouls | 17 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Orlando, FL
Attendance: 9,152 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 19-1 | - | 35-5 |
| Texas Tech | 15-5 | 4 | 28-9 |
| BYU | 14-6 | 5 | 26-10 |
| Arizona | 14-6 | 5 | 24-13 |
| Iowa State | 13-7 | 6 | 25-10 |
| Kansas | 11-9 | 8 | 21-13 |
| West Virginia | 10-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| Baylor | 10-10 | 9 | 20-15 |
| TCU | 9-11 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Kansas State | 9-11 | 10 | 16-17 |
| Utah | 8-12 | 11 | 16-17 |
| Cincinnati | 7-13 | 12 | 19-16 |
| UCF | 7-13 | 12 | 20-17 |
| Oklahoma State | 7-13 | 12 | 17-18 |
| Arizona State | 4-16 | 15 | 13-20 |
| Colorado | 3-17 | 16 | 14-21 |