MENS BASKETBALL
Brigham Young 77, West Virginia 56
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PROVO, Utah - Fousseyni Traore scored 20 points and had 10 rebounds for his second double-double of the season off the bench, Egor Demin had 15 points and six rebounds and No. 25 BYU dominated West Virgina 77-56 on Saturday night.
Richie Saunders added 13 points for the Cougars (21-8, 12-6 Big 12), who have won six straight.
Javon Small scored 15 points for the Mountaineers (17-12, 8-10). Sencire Harris and Amani Hansberry each added seven points.
THE TAKEAWAY
West Virginia: The Mountaineers never got much going against BYU, shooting just 33% from the field and 30% from 3-point range.
BYU: The Cougars scored 52 points in the second half after having only 25 in the first half.
KEY MOMENT
Demin, Dallin Hall and Trey Stewart made consecutive 3-pointers to put the Cougars ahead 61-37 with 8:21 remaining in the second half.
KEY STAT
BYU shot 0 for 4 from 3-point range in the first half, but went 5 of 11 in the second half. The Cougars also consistently got the ball inside with 46 points in the paint.
March 1, 2025