Richie Saunders scores 25, BYU beats Colorado 83-67
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) Richie Saunders scored 25 points on 10-of-15 shooting and Trevin Knell added 14 points, including four 3-pointers, to help BYU beat Colorado 83-67 on Tuesday night.
Mawot Mag scored 11 points for BYU (12-6, 3-4 Big 12). Egor Demin made 4 of 7 from the field and finished with eight points, seven assists, four steals and two blocks.
BYU scored 23 of the first 25 second-half points, including three 3s by Trevin Knell, to take a 61-38 lead when Demin stole a pass and went for a dunk less than six minutes into the period. Neither team scored again until Trevor Baskin made a layup almost two minutes later to snap a string of 16 consecutive missed field-goal attempts by the Buffaloes over a span of 13 minutes, 34 seconds.
Colorado (9-9) is 0-7 in conference play for the first time since the 2016-17 season, when the Buffaloes lost their first seven Pac-12 Conference games.
Julian Hammond III, who finished with 17 points, hit 3-pointers 51 seconds apart in a 14-0 run that gave Colorado a 10-point lead when Diop made two free throws with 5:44 left in the first half. Saunders scored the next seven points to spark a 16-4 run that gave the Cougars a 38-36 lead at halftime.
BYU shot 58% (31 of 53) from the field and made 11 of 24 (47%) from 3-point range.
BYU returns home to play Saturday against Cincinnati. Colorado heads south to play Arizona on Saturday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Keba Keita vs. Bangot Dak (Buffaloes gains possession) | Â | |
19:29 | Â | Egor Demin blocks Andrej Jakimovski's three point jump shot | Â | |
19:26 | Â | Keba Keita defensive rebound | Â | |
19:20 | +2 | Richie Saunders makes two point jump shot | 2-0 | |
18:54 | +2 | Julian Hammond III makes two point layup | 2-2 | |
18:34 | +2 | Egor Demin makes two point layup | 4-2 | |
18:10 | Â | Assane Diop turnover (lost ball) (Mawot Mag steals) | Â | |
18:02 | Â | Egor Demin misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:00 | Â | Assane Diop defensive rebound | Â | |
18:00 | Â | Mawot Mag personal foul | Â | |
17:34 | +2 | Andrej Jakimovski makes two point jump shot | 4-4 | |
17:30 | Â | Egor Demin personal foul | Â | |
17:20 | +2 | Julian Hammond III makes two point jump shot | 4-6 | |
17:08 | Â | Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:06 | Â | Bangot Dak defensive rebound | Â | |
16:34 | Â | Assane Diop misses two point layup | Â | |
16:32 | Â | Assane Diop offensive rebound | Â | |
16:31 | Â | Assane Diop turnover (lost ball) (Keba Keita steals) | Â | |
16:24 | Â | Mawot Mag misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:22 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound | Â | |
16:11 | Â | Bangot Dak turnover (lost ball) (Egor Demin steals) | Â | |
16:01 | Â | RJ Smith personal foul | Â | |
15:54 | Â | Bangot Dak blocks Richie Saunders's two point layup | Â | |
15:52 | Â | Richie Saunders offensive rebound | Â | |
15:51 | Â | Kanon Catchings misses two point layup | Â | |
15:49 | Â | RJ Smith defensive rebound | Â | |
15:38 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:38 | Â | Keba Keita personal foul | Â | |
15:38 | Â | Bangot Dak technical foul | Â | |
15:38 | Â | Bangot Dak turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
15:38 | Â | Trevin Knell misses technical free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
15:38 | +1 | Trevin Knell makes technical free throw 2 of 2 | 5-6 | |
15:13 | +2 | Egor Demin makes two point layup | 7-6 | |
14:46 | Â | Trevor Baskin turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
14:26 | +3 | Trevin Knell makes three point jump shot (Kanon Catchings assists) | 10-6 | |
13:58 | +2 | Andrej Jakimovski makes two point layup | 10-8 | |
13:35 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski shooting foul (Kanon Catchings draws the foul) | Â | |
13:35 | +1 | Kanon Catchings makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 11-8 | |
13:35 | +1 | Kanon Catchings makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 12-8 | |
13:35 | Â | Kanon Catchings misses regular free throw 3 of 3 | Â | |
13:35 | Â | Trevor Baskin defensive rebound | Â | |
13:23 | +3 | Javon Ruffin makes three point jump shot | 12-11 | |
12:59 | Â | Kanon Catchings misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:57 | Â | Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound | Â | |
12:52 | +2 | Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup | 14-11 | |
12:44 | +2 | Trevor Baskin makes two point layup (Javon Ruffin assists) | 14-13 | |
12:35 | +3 | Richie Saunders makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists) | 17-13 | |
12:25 | Â | Kanon Catchings personal foul | Â | |
12:25 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
12:09 | +3 | Javon Ruffin makes three point jump shot (RJ Smith assists) | 17-16 | |
11:59 | +2 | Richie Saunders makes two point layup (Dawson Baker assists) | 19-16 | |
11:27 | +2 | Sebastian Rancik makes two point layup | 19-18 | |
11:07 | Â | Mawot Mag misses two point layup | Â | |
11:05 | Â | Trevor Baskin defensive rebound | Â | |
10:55 | Â | Mawot Mag personal foul | Â | |
10:39 | Â | Javon Ruffin turnover (Egor Demin steals) | Â | |
10:11 | Â | Egor Demin misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:09 | Â | Trevor Baskin defensive rebound | Â | |
10:03 | Â | Javon Ruffin turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
9:52 | +3 | Dawson Baker makes three point jump shot | 22-18 | |
9:23 | Â | Egor Demin shooting foul (Andrej Jakimovski draws the foul) | Â | |
9:23 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
9:23 | +1 | Andrej Jakimovski makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-19 | |
9:05 | Â | Elijah Malone blocks Egor Demin's two point layup | Â | |
9:03 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound | Â | |
8:51 | Â | Dallin Hall shooting foul (Elijah Malone draws the foul) | Â | |
8:51 | +1 | Elijah Malone makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-20 | |
8:51 | +1 | Elijah Malone makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-21 | |
8:26 | Â | Fousseyni Traore turnover (traveling) | Â | |
8:07 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:05 | Â | Bangot Dak offensive rebound | Â | |
7:54 | +2 | Andrej Jakimovski makes two point layup | 22-23 | |
7:45 | Â | Trevin Knell turnover (Harrison Carrington steals) | Â | |
7:45 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:16 | Â | Harrison Carrington misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:14 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski offensive rebound | Â | |
7:03 | +3 | Julian Hammond III makes three point jump shot | 22-26 | |
6:31 | Â | Trevin Knell turnover (Javon Ruffin steals) | Â | |
6:31 | Â | Trevin Knell technical foul | Â | |
6:31 | Â | Julian Hammond III misses technical free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
6:31 | +1 | Julian Hammond III makes technical free throw 2 of 2 | 22-27 | |
6:13 | +3 | Julian Hammond III makes three point jump shot (Javon Ruffin assists) | 22-30 | |
5:54 | Â | Bangot Dak personal foul (Keba Keita draws the foul) | Â | |
5:43 | Â | Richie Saunders misses two point layup | Â | |
5:41 | Â | Assane Diop defensive rebound | Â | |
5:41 | Â | Keba Keita shooting foul (Assane Diop draws the foul) | Â | |
5:41 | +1 | Assane Diop makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-31 | |
5:41 | +1 | Assane Diop makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-32 | |
5:23 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski personal foul | Â | |
5:20 | +3 | Richie Saunders makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists) | 25-32 | |
5:01 | Â | Javon Ruffin misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:59 | Â | Richie Saunders defensive rebound | Â | |
4:39 | Â | Julian Hammond III shooting foul (Richie Saunders draws the foul) | Â | |
4:39 | +1 | Richie Saunders makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 26-32 | |
4:39 | Â | Richie Saunders misses regular free throw 2 of 3 | Â | |
4:39 | +1 | Richie Saunders makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 27-32 | |
4:26 | Â | Richie Saunders blocks Julian Hammond III's two point layup | Â | |
4:24 | Â | Buffaloes offensive rebound | Â | |
4:24 | Â | Assane Diop turnover (Richie Saunders steals) | Â | |
4:17 | +2 | Richie Saunders makes two point layup | 29-32 | |
3:57 | Â | Javon Ruffin misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:55 | Â | Mawot Mag defensive rebound | Â | |
3:36 | Â | Dallin Hall misses two point layup | Â | |
3:34 | Â | Mihailo Boskovic offensive rebound | Â | |
3:34 | Â | Trevor Baskin shooting foul (Mihailo Boskovic draws the foul) | Â | |
3:34 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:34 | +1 | Mihailo Boskovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-32 | |
3:34 | Â | Mihailo Boskovic misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
3:34 | Â | Elijah Malone defensive rebound | Â | |
3:10 | Â | Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:08 | Â | Mawot Mag defensive rebound | Â | |
3:02 | +2 | Mawot Mag makes two point layup | 32-32 | |
3:02 | Â | Javon Ruffin shooting foul (Mawot Mag draws the foul) | Â | |
3:02 | +1 | Mawot Mag makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 33-32 | |
2:34 | Â | Julian Hammond III misses two point jump shot | Â | |
2:32 | Â | Mawot Mag defensive rebound | Â | |
2:23 | Â | Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:21 | Â | Trevor Baskin defensive rebound | Â | |
2:13 | Â | Mihailo Boskovic shooting foul (Sebastian Rancik draws the foul) | Â | |
2:13 | Â | Sebastian Rancik misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
2:13 | +1 | Sebastian Rancik makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-33 | |
1:57 | Â | Dallin Hall turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
1:47 | Â | Dallin Hall shooting foul (Trevor Baskin draws the foul) | Â | |
1:47 | +1 | Trevor Baskin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-34 | |
1:47 | +1 | Trevor Baskin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-35 | |
1:34 | +3 | Dawson Baker makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists) | 36-35 | |
1:19 | Â | Mihailo Boskovic shooting foul (Sebastian Rancik draws the foul) | Â | |
1:19 | Â | Sebastian Rancik misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
1:19 | +1 | Sebastian Rancik makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-36 | |
1:03 | Â | Fousseyni Traore turnover (Trevor Baskin steals) | Â | |
0:52 | Â | Trevor Baskin misses two point layup | Â | |
0:50 | Â | Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound | Â | |
0:45 | Â | Assane Diop shooting foul (Fousseyni Traore draws the foul) | Â | |
0:45 | +1 | Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-36 | |
0:45 | +1 | Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 38-36 | |
0:41 | Â | Buffaloes 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:32 | Â | Assane Diop misses two point layup | Â | |
0:30 | Â | Mihailo Boskovic defensive rebound | Â | |
0:26 | Â | Cougars 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:02 | Â | Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Julian Hammond III defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |