Iowa State Cyclones at BYU Cougars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
AJ Dybantsa leads No. 23 BYU to 79-69 victory over No. 6 Iowa State
Kennard Davis, Jr. added 17 points, and Mihailo Boskovic had 13 for the Cougars (20-7, 8-6 Big 12). They outscored Iowa State 40-22 in the paint and had a 39-28 edge on the glass.
Tamin Lipsey led the Cyclones (23-4, 10-4) with 19 points. Jamarion Batemon added 14, and Joshua Jefferson had 13 points, eight rebounds and seven assists.
Iowa State was tabbed as a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament selection committee’s reveal of the Top 16 teams in the bracket earlier Saturday. The Cyclones were the fifth Top 10 team on the day to suffer a loss.
Iowa State whittled a double-digit deficit to a basket, drawing to 57-54 on Lipsey’s 3-pointer with 7:21 left.
Dybantsa and Davis scored back-to-back baskets at the rim to quell the rally. It marked the beginning of a 13-3 run that made it 70-57 with 3:33 remaining.
Rob Wright III bookended a 13-0 run with a pair of layups that put BYU up 37-25 in the final minute before halftime. The Cougars attacked the rim throughout the first half and outscored Iowa State 22-6 in the paint over the first 20 minutes.
BYU: Hosts UCF on Tuesday night.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 69 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Tamin Lipsey makes layup | 69 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:32 | Keba Keita makes 3-foot dunk (AJ Dybantsa assists) | 67 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:34 | AJ Dybantsa Defensive Rebound. | 67 - 77 |
Statistics
 ISU |
 BYU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-54 | FG | 29-58 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 8-24 | 3PT | 7-25 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 28 |
| 15-19 | FT | 14-20 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 13 | Assists | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 20 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 13 |
| 4 | Lead Changes | 4 |
| 11 | Percent Led | 85 |
Game Information
Location: Provo, UT
Attendance: 18,046 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 29-2 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 26-5 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 25-6 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 22-9 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 22-9 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 21-10 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 21-10 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 20-10 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 18-13 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 17-14 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-14 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 16-15 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 18-13 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 16-15 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-21 |