Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils at BYU Cougars
· NCAA Men's BasketballBYU jumps out early, cruises past Mississippi Valley State 87-43 to move to 5-0
Kanon Catchings added 14 points for BYU (5-0), which shot 31 of 58 (53%) from the field and 11 of 32 (34%) from long range. Trevin Knell scored 12 points and Dallin Hall and Dawson Baker each had 10. Hall made three 3-pointers while five other Cougars made at least one.
Traore shot 5 of 8 from the field and has scored in double digits in his last three games. He also entered with 700 career rebounds — five away from passing Jay Cheesman (1973-77) for 18th all-time at BYU.
The Cougars opened on a 32-13 run and led 55-27 at the break. Catchings scored 12 first-half points. Traore added nine points and four rebounds.
Donovan Sanders scored 14 points to lead Mississippi Valley State (1-5). Arthur Tate added 12 points and Walter Hamilton chipped in 10.
BYU, which completed a five-game home stand, will play Mississippi in the Rady Children’s Invitational at UC San Diego on Thursday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 43 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 43 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:46 | Foul on Antonio Sisk. | 43 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:46 | Max Triplett Defensive Rebound. | 43 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:47 | Donovan Sanders missed Jumper. | 43 - 87 |
Statistics
MVSU |
BYU |
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|---|---|---|
| 17-45 | FG | 31-58 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 2-10 | 3PT | 11-32 |
| 20 | Three Point % | 34 |
| 7-10 | FT | 14-19 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 23 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 8 | Assists | 21 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 24 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 15 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 44 |
Game Information
Location: Provo, UT
Attendance: 16,954 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman | 14-4 | - | 17-15 |
| Southern | 11-7 | 3 | 17-17 |
| Florida A&M | 11-7 | 3 | 15-16 |
| Alabama A&M | 10-8 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 10-8 | 4 | 13-19 |
| Texas Southern | 10-8 | 4 | 12-18 |
| Jackson State | 10-8 | 4 | 12-21 |
| Prairie View A&M | 9-9 | 5 | 19-18 |
| Grambling | 7-11 | 7 | 14-19 |
| Alabama State | 7-11 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Alcorn State | 7-11 | 7 | 9-23 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 2-16 | 12 | 3-30 |
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-2 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-15 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |


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