Mar 12, 2026
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — AJ Dybantsa scored 27 points in another Big 12 Tournament performance, Kennard Davis Jr. added 20 points and No.10 BYU defeated West Virginia 68-48 on Wednesday night to advance to the quarterfinals.
AJ Dybantsa led BYU to a 68-48 win over West Virginia, setting up a Big 12 semifinal with No. 5 Houston.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.(AP) - AJ Dybantsa scored 27 points in one of the Big 12's all-star games as Kennard Davis Jr. added 20 points, and No.10 seed BYU defeated West Virginia 68-48 on Wednesday night to advance to the round.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - AJ Divanza scored 27 points and Kennard Davis Jr. added 20 points in another Big 12 Tournament performance as No. 10 BYU defeated West Virginia 68-48 on Wednesday night to advance to the quarterfinals.
Robert Wright III had 11 points before a crowd that included BYU alum and head coach Andy Reid and his quarterback Patrick Mahomes — Texas Tech plays seventh-ranked Iowa State in the first quarter on Thursday.
The second win in as many days moves the Cougars (23-10) into the quarterfinals against fifth-seeded Houston.
Honor Huff had 17 points for West Virginia (18-14), which beat BYU a few weeks ago.Brenen Lorient finished with 11.
Dybantsa immediately dominated the Cougars' first-round win over Kansas State on Tuesday night, scoring 40 points — three shy of the Big 12 tournament record set by Texas Tech's Mike Singletary — to go with nine rebounds and six assists.
Compared to climbers, nothing has changed.
Dibanca gave BIU the lead for good with his bucket with 9:36 left in the first half and that was just the beginning of the best results.He scored on countless Euro step-ups, pull-ups and dunks.The most exciting play came in the last minute of the half, when he stole the ball from Laurent and dunked with a foul.
The three-point play gave the Cougars a 31-23 lead at halftime.
West Virginia was still within 47-42 after Chance Moore's layup with 8:02 left.But Wright scored on the other end for BYU and started a 10-0 run over the next five minutes to send the Cougars to the quarterfinals.
BYU lost to No. 2 Houston in their only meeting on Feb. 7 in Provo, Utah.
The Mountaineers look forward to their NCAA Tournament final on Selection Sunday.
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