Feb 16, 2026
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BYU Cougars vs Colorado Buffaloes NCAAM Game Prediction and Game Analysis from February 14, 2026 on ESPN.
Colorado Buffaloes @ BYU Cougars
Rob Wright scored a career-high 39 points to help No. 22 BYU beat Colorado in OT.
PROVO, Utah -- Rob Wright III scored a career-high 39 points and No. 22 BYU beat Colorado 90-86 in overtime on Saturday.
It was Wright's second straight 30-point-plus game after scoring 30 at Baylor on Tuesday night.AJ Dybantsa had 20 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists to help the Cougars (19-6, 7-5 Big 12) win without second-leading scorer Richie Saunders.
Saunders returned to the game 45 seconds later after suffering a calf injury on BYU's first possession.
Aleksey Kostic hit a 3-pointer with 1:21 left in overtime to put BIU up 85-82.Colorado missed six straight shots and made a basket in the final 3 1/2 minutes, allowing the Cougars to seal the victory at the free throw line.
Isaiah Johnson scored 27 points to lead Colorado (14-12, 4-9).Harrington Hargress chipped in 20 and Bangot Dak added 15.
Wright scored three baskets to fuel a 14-4 run that put BYU up 69-62 with 6:20 remaining.
Colorado tied the game at 78-78 with a Johnson layup with 18.4 seconds left.Dibantsa missed a game jumper just before the buzzer.
DiBanza scored three baskets in four minutes to help the Cougars go up 37-29 at the end of the first half.BYU came out slow after halftime, starting 0 for 5 from the field and making three 3-pointers.Colorado had 21 points off 13 BYU turnovers.
Colorado went up 45-39 after a 13-0 run, including a three-pointer by Dak.
T-shirt no.Former BYU guard Jimmer Fredette's 32 retired at halftime. Fredette played for the Cougars from 2007 to 2011. He was named the AP Player of the Year as a senior after averaging 28.9 points per game and leading BYU to the Sweet 16 of the 2011 NCAA Tournament.
Colorado: Hosts Oklahoma State on Saturday.
BYU: No. 1 ranked Arizona on Wednesday night.
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|Big 12 Big 12 Conference |CONF |GB |OVR |
|Houston |11-1 |- |23-2 |
|Arizona |10-2 |1 |23-2 |
|Iowa State |9-3 |2 |22-3 |
|Kansas |9-3 |2 |19-6 |
|Texas Tech |9-3 |2 |19-6 | 19-6
|BYU |7-5 |4 |19-6 |
|West Virginia |7-5 |4 |16-9 |
|UCF |6-6 |5 |17-7 |
|TCU |6-6 |5 |16-9 |
|Cincinnati |6-7 |5,5 |14-12 |
|Oklahoma State |4-8|7|16-9|
|Arizona State |4-8 |7 |13-12 |
|Colorado |4-9 |7.5 |14-12 |
|Baylor |3-9 |8 |13-12 |
|Kansas State |1-11 |10 |10-15 |
| Utah | 1-11 | 10 | 9-16 |
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