Richie Saunders scores 25, BYU beats Colorado 83-67
Trevin Knell buries trey against Colorado Buffaloes
Trevin Knell buries trey against Colorado Buffaloes
BOULDER, Colo. -- — 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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Game Information
- Referees:
- Don Daily
- Brooks Wells
- Chris Pacsi
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Houston | 12-1 | - | 20-4 |
Arizona | 11-2 | 1 | 17-7 |
Texas Tech | 10-3 | 2 | 19-5 |
Iowa State | 9-4 | 3 | 19-5 |
Kansas | 8-5 | 4 | 17-7 |
BYU | 7-6 | 5 | 16-8 |
Baylor | 7-6 | 5 | 15-9 |
Kansas State | 7-6 | 5 | 13-11 |
West Virginia | 6-7 | 6 | 15-9 |
TCU | 6-7 | 6 | 13-11 |
Cincinnati | 5-8 | 7 | 15-9 |
Utah | 5-8 | 7 | 13-11 |
UCF | 4-9 | 8 | 13-11 |
Oklahoma State | 4-9 | 8 | 12-12 |
Arizona State | 3-10 | 9 | 12-12 |
Colorado | 0-13 | 12 | 9-15 |