PROVO, Utah (AP) AJ Dybantsa scored 17 of his 25 points in the second half as No. 11 BYU Cougars surged past TCU Horned Frogs for a 76-70 victory Wednesday night.
Richie Saunders had 18 points and Robert Wright III added 15 points, six rebounds and six assists to help the Cougars (16-1, 4-0 Big 12) win their 13th consecutive game.
Xavier Edmonds led the Horned Frogs (11-6, 1-3) with 19 points and eight rebounds. Micah Robinson had 10 points and six boards off the bench.
TCU lost its third straight and dropped to 1-4 against Top 25 opponents.
BYU struggled on offense in the first half and didn’t make a 3-pointer until Wright connected with 5:18 left. The Cougars went 1 of 11 from long distance before halftime and trailed 36-30 at the break.
The game began to turn in BYU’s favor during a 9-0 run midway through the second. The spurt featured two finishes through contact by Dybantsa and a 3-pointer from Mihailo Boskovic.
Saunders, who went 1 for 6 from beyond the arc, hit his only 3 with 2:14 remaining to give the Cougars a 70-63 lead. Keba Keita had a block with 1:11 left to seal the win and finished with 10 rebounds.
TCU plays at Utah on Saturday.
BYU visits No. 15 Texas Tech on Saturday.
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| TOP SCORERS | |||||
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24
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X. Edmonds F | 19PTS | 8REB | 2AST | |
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3
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A. Dybantsa F | 25PTS | 6REB | 1AST | |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| X. Edmonds | 19 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
| B. Harding | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| D. Punch | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| L. Lelevicius | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Pierre | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| M. Robinson | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| J. Posey | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| T. Toolson | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| K. Edwards | – | – | – | – |
| T. Stuart | – | – | – | – |
| R. Jones | – | – | – | – |
| A. Simmons | – | – | – | – |
| A. Stewart | – | – | – | – |
| V. Salatchoum | – | – | – | – |
| M. Diallo | – | – | – | – |
| D. McElroy | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 70 | 29 | 16 | 22 |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| A. Dybantsa | 25 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| R. Saunders | 18 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| R. Wright III | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| K. Keita | 7 | 10 | 2 | 4 |
| K. Davis Jr. | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| M. Boskovic | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| K. Mboup | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| T. Mrus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| A. Kostic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J. McGregor | – | – | – | – |
| N. Pickens | – | – | – | – |
| B. Kozlowski | – | – | – | – |
| D. Diomande | – | – | – | – |
| D. Baker | – | – | – | – |
| X. Staton | – | – | – | – |
| A. Ahmed | – | – | – | – |
| K. Perry | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 76 | 47 | 11 | 19 |