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 |
| 37.8 | Field Goal % | 53.4 |
| 2-10 | 3PT | 11-32 |
| 20.0 | Three Point % | 34.4 |
| 7-10 | FT | 14-19 |
| 70.0 | Free Throw % | 73.7 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grambling | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Prairie View A&M | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
| Alabama A&M | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
| Alabama State | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
| Bethune-Cookman | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
| Southern | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 0-0 | - | 1-3 |
| Jackson State | 0-0 | - | 0-2 |
| Florida A&M | 0-0 | - | 0-3 |
| Texas Southern | 0-0 | - | 0-3 |
| Alcorn State | 0-0 | - | 0-4 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 0-0 | - | 0-4 |
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
| Arizona | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| BYU | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Cincinnati | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Houston | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Iowa State | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Oklahoma State | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Utah | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Arizona State | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Baylor | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Colorado | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Kansas State | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Kansas | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| TCU | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Texas Tech | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| UCF | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |


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