BYU Cougars at Arizona Wildcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
No. 4 Arizona bounces back from first 2 losses of the season, beats No. 23 BYU 75-68
Arizona (24-2, 11-2 Big 12) started the season with 23 consecutive wins, spending nine straight weeks as the nation's No. 1 team before losing back-to-back games to No. 9 Kansas and No. 16 Texas Tech.
Dell'Orso — a 6-foot-6 Australian — helped the Wildcats get back in the win column after shooting 8 of 15 from the field, including 4 of 8 on 3-pointers.
BYU (19-7, 7-6) was led by freshman star AJ Dybantsa, who finished with 35 points on 13-of-28 shooting. The 6-foot-9 forward topped 30 points for the sixth time this season.
The Cougars were playing their first game without starting guard Richie Saunders, who tore his ACL in a 90-86 overtime victory against Colorado on Saturday. He’s out for the rest of the season.
Arizona never trailed in the second half and slowly pulled away, taking a 66-50 lead on Dell'Orso's 3-pointer with 6:40 left. BYU cut the deficit 73-68 with 1:05 remaining but couldn't get any closer.
Dell'Orso made a corner 3 at the halftime buzzer to give Arizona a 42-35 advantage.
Arizona played without starting forward Koa Peat and backup guard Dwayne Aristode. The school said Peat will also miss Saturday's game against No. 2 Houston because of a muscle strain in his lower leg area. He'll be re-evaluated next week.
Aristode missed his second straight game with an illness.
Arizona plays at No. 2 Houston on Saturday.
This story corrects Dybantsa’s point total.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 68 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Ivan Kharchenkov Defensive Rebound. | 68 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Robert Wright III misses 24-foot three point jumper | 68 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:12 | AJ Dybantsa Defensive Rebound. | 68 - 75 |
Statistics
 BYU |
 ARIZ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-58 | FG | 29-64 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 5-19 | 3PT | 9-21 |
| 26 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 13-16 | FT | 8-12 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 7 | Assists | 16 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 14 | Fouls | 12 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 16 |
| 6 | Lead Changes | 6 |
| 12 | Percent Led | 76 |
Game Information
Location: Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 14,688 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 15-2 | - | 28-2 |
| Houston | 13-4 | 2 | 25-5 |
| Texas Tech | 12-5 | 3 | 22-8 |
| Iowa State | 11-6 | 4 | 24-6 |
| Kansas | 11-6 | 4 | 21-9 |
| TCU | 10-7 | 5 | 20-10 |
| UCF | 9-8 | 6 | 20-9 |
| Cincinnati | 9-8 | 6 | 17-13 |
| BYU | 8-9 | 7 | 20-10 |
| West Virginia | 8-9 | 7 | 17-13 |
| Colorado | 7-10 | 8 | 17-13 |
| Arizona State | 7-10 | 8 | 16-14 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-11 | 9 | 18-12 |
| Baylor | 5-12 | 10 | 15-15 |
| Kansas State | 3-14 | 12 | 12-18 |
| Utah | 2-15 | 13 | 10-20 |