UC Riverside Highlanders at BYU Cougars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Dybantsa scores 26 as No. 10 BYU beats UC Riverside 100-53 for 6th straight win
Richie Saunders added 19 points to help the Cougars (9-1) gettheir sixth straight win. Alexsej Kostic made five 3-pointers and scored a career-high 15 points. Khadim Mboup added a career highs of 12 points and 10 rebounds.
BYU scored 20 points off 18 turnovers and outscored UC Riverside 29-6 in fastbreak points. The Cougars also outscored the Highlanders 56-24 in the paint and shot 59% from the field.
Andrew Henderson led UC Riverside (5-6) with 14 points and BJ Kolly added 12.
Saunders bounced back from his worst shooting performance of the season with a dominant first half.
The senior guard scored five points and made just two baskets in a 67-64 win over Clemson on Tuesday. He had 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting before halftime against Riverside. Saunders made four baskets in the first four minutes to help BYU jump out to a 15-5 lead.
Freshman guard Alexsej Kostic made three 3-pointers to help the Cougars extend their lead to 37-18 before halftime. Kostic scored just 13 points and made four baskets over his first six games with BYU.
The Cougars made baskets on 13 straight possessions to spark a 30-5 run and extend their lead to 83-42 with 9:07 left. Dybantsa made five baskets and assisted four others to fuel the run.
BYU hosts Pacific on Tuesday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 53 - 100 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 53 - 100 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Tyler Mrus Defensive Rebound. | 53 - 100 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Tyler Jones missed Jumper. | 53 - 100 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Dylan Godfrey Defensive Rebound. | 53 - 100 |
Statistics
 UCR |
 BYU |
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|---|---|---|
| 22-62 | FG | 39-66 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 59 |
| 8-25 | 3PT | 9-19 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 47 |
| 1-5 | FT | 13-26 |
| 20 | Free Throw % | 50 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 12 | Assists | 22 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 3 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 29 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 54 |
| 20 | Fouls | 7 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 48 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Lead Percentage | 96 |
Game Information
Location: Provo, UT
Attendance: 17,982 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawai'i | 2-0 | - | 10-2 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 2-0 | - | 8-3 |
| UC Irvine | 2-0 | - | 7-4 |
| UC San Diego | 1-0 | 0.5 | 9-1 |
| Cal State Northridge | 1-1 | 1 | 6-5 |
| UC Riverside | 1-1 | 1 | 5-6 |
| Cal Poly | 1-1 | 1 | 5-6 |
| UC Davis | 0-1 | 1.5 | 5-4 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 0-2 | 2 | 5-7 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 0-2 | 2 | 4-8 |
| Long Beach State | 0-2 | 2 | 2-9 |
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa State | 0-0 | - | 11-0 |
| Arizona | 0-0 | - | 9-0 |
| Houston | 0-0 | - | 10-1 |
| BYU | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| Colorado | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| Oklahoma State | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| UCF | 0-0 | - | 8-1 |
| Arizona State | 0-0 | - | 9-2 |
| Baylor | 0-0 | - | 7-2 |
| Kansas | 0-0 | - | 8-3 |
| Texas Tech | 0-0 | - | 7-3 |
| West Virginia | 0-0 | - | 8-4 |
| TCU | 0-0 | - | 6-3 |
| Kansas State | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |
| Utah | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |
| Cincinnati | 0-0 | - | 6-4 |