BYU Cougars at UCF Knights
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Saunders hits 6 3-pointers, scores 22 points and BYU beats UCF 81-75 for fourth straight win
Mawot Mag added 18 points and matched a career-best with five assists for BYU (15-6, 6-4 Big 12). Trevin Knell chipped in with 15 points. Keba Keita scored 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds.
Keyshawn Hall scored 20 points for UCF (13-8, 4-6). Moustapha Thiam scored 17 points, Darius Johnson added 16 and Jordan Ivy-Curry had 14.
Mag scored six points and Keita's dunk ended an 8-0 surge to open the second half and BYU led 46-40. Consecutive 3s by Ivy-Curry and Hall gave UCF its only lead of the half, 58-55, with 8:42 remaining.
It was tied three more times before Saunders hit a 3 for a 68-65 advantage with 4:04 remaining and the Cougars led the rest of the way.
Johnson scored 12 points and Thiam had 10 to help UCF build a 40-38 halftime advantage. Knell scored 13 first-half points and Saunders added 11 to pace BYU.
BYU hosts Arizona on Tuesday.
UCF plays at home against Cincinnati on Wednesday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 81 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 81 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Richie Saunders Defensive Rebound. | 81 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Keba Keita Block. | 81 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Darius Johnson missed Layup. | 81 - 75 |
Statistics
 BYU |
 UCF |
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|---|---|---|
| 28-58 | FG | 23-62 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 14-32 | 3PT | 8-26 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 11-19 | FT | 21-25 |
| 58 | Free Throw % | 84 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 34 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 22 | Assists | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 22 | Fouls | 17 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Orlando, FL
Attendance: 9,152 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 0-0 | - | 12-0 |
| Iowa State | 0-0 | - | 12-0 |
| BYU | 0-0 | - | 12-1 |
| Houston | 0-0 | - | 11-1 |
| Oklahoma State | 0-0 | - | 11-1 |
| UCF | 0-0 | - | 11-1 |
| Colorado | 0-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Baylor | 0-0 | - | 9-2 |
| Kansas | 0-0 | - | 10-3 |
| TCU | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Texas Tech | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Arizona State | 0-0 | - | 9-4 |
| West Virginia | 0-0 | - | 9-4 |
| Kansas State | 0-0 | - | 8-4 |
| Utah | 0-0 | - | 8-4 |
| Cincinnati | 0-0 | - | 7-5 |