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West Virginia Mountaineers at BYU Cougars

· NCAA Men's Basketball
West Virginia Mountaineers
17-12, 3-7 Away
Final
56 - 77
BYU Cougars
21-8, 14-2 Home

Traore leads No. 25 BYU to a 77-56 rout of West Virginia

West Virginia Mountaineers vs. BYU Cougars: Game Highlights

Richie Saunders added 13 points for the Cougars (21-8, 12-6 Big 12), who have won six straight.

Javon Small scored 15 points for the Mountaineers (17-12, 8-10). Sencire Harris and Amani Hansberry each added seven points.

Takeaways West Virginia: The Mountaineers never got much going against BYU, shooting just 33% from the field and 30% from 3-point range.

BYU: The Cougars scored 52 points in the second half after having only 25 in the first half.

Key moment Demin, Dallin Hall and Trey Stewart made consecutive 3-pointers to put the Cougars ahead 61-37 with 8:21 remaining in the second half.

Key stat BYU shot 0 for 4 from 3-point range in the first half, but went 5 of 11 in the second half. The Cougars also consistently got the ball inside with 46 points in the paint.

Up next BYU will go on the road to take on Iowa State on Tuesday. West Virginia plays at Utah on Wednesday.

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  • TV Channel: West Virginia at BYU 2021 College Basketball, week 17, is broadcasted on ESPN2.
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Matchup Prediction

BYU: 75.2%
West Virginia: 24.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 56 - 77
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 56 - 77
2nd 0:00 Toby Okani made Three Point Jumper. 56 - 77
2nd 0:03 Haris Elezovic Defensive Rebound. 53 - 77
2nd 0:08 Mihailo Boskovic missed Three Point Jumper. 53 - 77

Statistics

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21-63 FG 29-55
33.3 Field Goal % 52.7
8-27 3PT 5-15
29.6 Three Point % 33.3
6-10 FT 14-22
60.0 Free Throw % 63.6
32 Rebounds 43
9 Offensive Rebounds 8
23 Defensive Rebounds 35
9 Assists 16
6 Steals 1
1 Blocks 2
4 Turnovers 7
0 Team Turnovers 1
4 Total Turnovers 7
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
10 Points Off Turnovers 6
8 Fast Break Points 11
22 Points in Paint 46
22 Fouls 12
4 Largest Lead 30

Game Information

Venue: Marriott Center

Location: Provo, UT
Attendance: 17,978 | Capacity:

2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Houston 18-1 - 26-4
Texas Tech 13-5 4.5 22-7
Arizona 13-5 4.5 19-10
Iowa State 12-6 5.5 22-7
BYU 12-6 5.5 21-8
Kansas 10-9 8 19-11
Baylor 9-9 8.5 17-12
TCU 9-9 8.5 16-13
West Virginia 8-10 9.5 17-12
Utah 8-10 9.5 16-13
Kansas State 8-10 9.5 14-15
Cincinnati 7-11 10.5 17-12
UCF 6-12 11.5 15-14
Oklahoma State 6-12 11.5 14-15
Arizona State 4-14 13.5 13-16
Colorado 2-16 15.5 11-18
Full Standings