BYU Cougars at West Virginia Mountaineers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Huff, Lorient lead West Virginia past No. 19 BYU, 79-71
DJ Thomas added 13 points and Jasper Floyd and Chance Moore had 11 apiece for the Mountaineers (17-12, 8-8 Big 12).
Robert Wright III scored 23 points and AJ Dybantsa added 20 for BYU (20-9, 8-8), which couldn’t make up a double-digit halftime deficit for the second straight game. The Cougars have lost two straight and eight of 12.
Keba Keita’s steal and layup brought BYU to 74-71 with 1:11 left. But the Cougars didn’t score again. BYU had two chances to tie it following steals, but turned the ball over on consecutive possessions.
West Virginia made 5 of 6 free throws the final 26 seconds. The Mountaineers broke a three-game losing streak and improved to 2-4 against AP Top 25 opponents.
West Virginia forced nine BYU turnovers in the first half and used a 20-5 run, including 11 points from Moore, to take a 40-26 halftime lead.
Dybantsa, who could be the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA draft, was limited to four points on 1-of-4 shooting in the first half. He bounced back to make 6 of 11 shots after halftime. He scored 11 points over a five-minute stretch midway through the second half, but BYU had trouble corralling rebounds and trailed over the final 27 minutes of the game.
West Virginia: At Kansas State on Tuesday night.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 71 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:00 | West Virginia Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Aleksej Kostic misses 28-foot three point jumper | 71 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:05 | BYU Timeout | 71 - 79 |
Statistics
 BYU |
 WVU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-51 | FG | 27-62 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 9-24 | 3PT | 8-25 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 14-19 | FT | 17-22 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 10 | Assists | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 18 | Fouls | 15 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 14 |
| 4 | Lead Changes | 4 |
| 14 | Percent Led | 79 |
Game Information
Location: Morgantown, WV
Attendance: 13,799 | 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 |