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Robinson scores 19, Traore adds 17 to help BYU beat Morgan State 93-50

AP
Nov 18, 2023

PROVO (AP) Jaxson Robinson scored 19 points and Fousseyni Traore added 17 on 8-of-11 shooting and BYU beat Morgan State Bears 93-50 Saturday night.

Noah Waterman made 7 of 8 from the free-throw line and finished with 15 points and eight rebounds for BYU (4-0). Richie Saunders had 12 points, four assists and three steals.

Robinson made a jumper and then threw down a dunk 26 seconds later to cap a 13-2 run that gave the Cougars a 14-point lead midway through the first half. Wynston Tabbs made a layup that trimmed Morgan State's deficit to 36-27 with 2:16 until the break. But Traore answered with a jumper nine seconds later and BYU led by double figures the remainder.

Traore scored the first nine points in an 11-0 run to open the second half and BYU scored 20 consecutive points - as the Bears went scoreless for 7-plus minutes - to take a 75-36 lead when Dallin Hall hit a 3-pointer with 8:58 left.

Will Thomas led Morgan State (2-3) with 10 points and nine rebounds. Tabbs added nine points.

BYU plays Arizona State at the Vegas Classic on Thanksgiving. Morgan State plays Tuesday against Radford at the Cancun Challenge.

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1st Half
MORG
Bears
29
BYU
Cougars
42

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Bears gains possession)
19:39		Christian Oliver turnover (lost ball) (Spencer Johnson steals)
19:24		Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot
19:22		Will Thomas defensive rebound
19:01		Kamron Hobbs misses two point jump shot
18:59		Christian Oliver offensive rebound
18:45		Christian Oliver misses two point layup
18:45		Noah Waterman defensive rebound
18:45		Christian Oliver personal foul (Cougars draws the foul)
18:26	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup	0-2
18:16		Kamron Hobbs turnover (bad pass) (Trey Stewart steals)
18:06	+3	Noah Waterman makes three point jump shot (Trevin Knell assists)	0-5
17:45		Myles Thompson misses three point jump shot
17:43		Will Thomas offensive rebound
17:32	+2	Will Thomas makes two point layup	2-5
17:21		Fousseyni Traore turnover (bad pass) (Kamron Hobbs steals)
17:05		Will Thomas misses two point jump shot
17:03		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
17:00		Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot
16:58		Will Thomas defensive rebound
16:57		Wynston Tabbs misses two point layup
16:55		Bears offensive rebound
16:44		Spencer Johnson shooting foul (Kiran Oliver draws the foul)
16:43		Kiran Oliver misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:43	+1	Kiran Oliver makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-5
16:37		Noah Waterman misses three point jump shot
16:35		Cougars offensive rebound
16:30		Spencer Johnson misses three point jump shot
16:28		Spencer Johnson offensive rebound
16:16	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point dunk (Spencer Johnson assists)	3-7
15:52		Wynston Tabbs turnover (double dribble)
15:52		TV timeout
15:48		Spencer Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Will Thomas steals)
15:36	+2	Will Thomas makes two point layup	5-7
15:13		Spencer Johnson misses three point jump shot
15:11		Noah Waterman offensive rebound
15:07		Cougars turnover (shot clock violation)
14:52		Myles Thompson turnover (back court violation)
14:42	+3	Spencer Johnson makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)	5-10
14:23		Myles Thompson turnover (bad pass) (Dallin Hall steals)
14:13		Fousseyni Traore misses two point hook shot
14:11		Kiran Oliver defensive rebound
14:00	+2	Kiran Oliver makes two point driving floating jump shot	7-10
13:36	+2	Trevin Knell makes two point cutting layup (Dallin Hall assists)	7-12
13:36		Kiran Oliver shooting foul (Trevin Knell draws the foul)
13:36	+1	Trevin Knell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	7-13
13:16		Christian Oliver misses two point jump shot
13:14		Jaxson Robinson defensive rebound
13:08		Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
13:06		Will Thomas defensive rebound
12:40		Kamron Hobbs misses three point jump shot
12:38		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
12:30		Richie Saunders turnover (bad pass) (Kamron Hobbs steals)
12:24		Ahmarie Simpkins turnover (lost ball) (Jaxson Robinson steals)
12:09		Spencer Johnson misses three point jump shot
12:07		Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound
11:54	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point hook shot (Spencer Johnson assists)	7-15
11:25	+2	Kamron Hobbs makes two point layup (Ahmarie Simpkins assists)	9-15
11:05	+2	Dallin Hall makes two point driving layup	9-17
10:40		Will Thomas misses two point jump shot
10:38		Christian Oliver offensive rebound
10:30		Christian Oliver misses two point jump shot
10:28		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
10:20	+2	Spencer Johnson makes two point layup (Richie Saunders assists)	9-19
10:08		Kamron Hobbs misses two point jump shot
10:06		Spencer Johnson defensive rebound
9:56	+2	Jaxson Robinson makes two point pullup jump shot (Spencer Johnson assists)	9-21
9:42		Ahmarie Simpkins turnover (lost ball) (Richie Saunders steals)
9:36	+2	Jaxson Robinson makes two point dunk (Richie Saunders assists)	9-23
9:36		Bears 30 second timeout
9:36		TV timeout
9:23	+2	Will Thomas makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	11-23
9:05		Kevon Wiggins shooting foul (Richie Saunders draws the foul)
9:05	+1	Richie Saunders makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-24
9:05	+1	Richie Saunders makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-25
8:55		Richie Saunders personal foul (Allen Udemadu draws the foul)
8:38	+2	Will Thomas makes two point hook shot (Kevon Wiggins assists)	13-25
8:21	+3	Richie Saunders makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)	13-28
7:59		Will Thomas misses two point jump shot
7:57		Jaxson Robinson defensive rebound
7:42		Dallin Hall misses two point layup
7:41		Bears defensive rebound
7:41		Atiki Ally Atiki personal foul
7:41		TV timeout
7:22	+3	Kevon Wiggins makes three point jump shot (Will Thomas assists)	16-28
7:10		Will Thomas personal foul (Dallin Hall draws the foul)
7:05	+3	Trevin Knell makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)	16-31
6:44		Kiran Oliver misses two point jump shot
6:42		Dallin Hall defensive rebound
6:33		Myles Thompson personal foul (Trevin Knell draws the foul)
6:15	+2	Atiki Ally Atiki makes two point layup (Trevin Knell assists)	16-33
5:58	+2	Will Thomas makes two point pullup jump shot	18-33
5:42	+2	Trevin Knell makes two point jump shot	18-35
5:23	+3	Ahmarie Simpkins makes three point jump shot (Kevon Wiggins assists)	21-35
5:09		Dallin Hall turnover (bad pass) (Kevon Wiggins steals)
5:07		Atiki Ally Atiki personal foul (Kevon Wiggins draws the foul)
4:52		Kevon Wiggins misses two point jump shot
4:50		Spencer Johnson defensive rebound
4:47		Trevin Knell turnover (bad pass)
4:39		Will Thomas misses two point jump shot
4:37		Allen Udemadu offensive rebound
4:31	+2	Allen Udemadu makes two point putback layup	23-35
4:13		Allen Udemadu blocks Fousseyni Traore's two point dunk
4:11		Cougars offensive rebound
4:06		Spencer Johnson offensive foul (Ahmarie Simpkins draws the foul)
4:06		Spencer Johnson turnover (offensive foul)
3:56		Myles Thompson misses three point jump shot
3:54		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
3:39		Fousseyni Traore turnover (lost ball) (Wynston Tabbs steals)
3:08		Ahmarie Simpkins misses three point jump shot
3:03		Bears offensive rebound
3:03		TV timeout
2:50		Noah Waterman blocks Kamron Hobbs's two point layup
2:48		Wynston Tabbs offensive rebound
2:43	+2	Kamron Hobbs makes two point layup (Wynston Tabbs assists)	25-35
2:30		Noah Waterman misses three point jump shot
2:28		Cougars offensive rebound
2:28		Christian Oliver shooting foul (Noah Waterman draws the foul)
2:28		Noah Waterman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:28	+1	Noah Waterman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-36
2:18	+2	Wynston Tabbs makes two point driving layup	27-36
2:09	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point alley-oop layup (Jaxson Robinson assists)	27-38
1:51		Wynston Tabbs turnover (bad pass) (Fousseyni Traore steals)
1:42	+2	Jaxson Robinson makes two point driving reverse layup	27-40
1:20		Fousseyni Traore blocks Ahmarie Simpkins's two point dunk
1:18		Bears offensive rebound
1:09		Kamron Hobbs misses two point jump shot
1:07		Jaxson Robinson defensive rebound
1:01	+2	Trey Stewart makes two point dunk (Jaxson Robinson assists)	27-42
0:41		Trevin Knell shooting foul (Ahmarie Simpkins draws the foul)
0:41	+1	Ahmarie Simpkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-42
0:41	+1	Ahmarie Simpkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-42
0:25		Trey Stewart turnover (bad pass) (Wynston Tabbs steals)
0:20		Noah Waterman blocks Will Thomas's two point layup
0:18		Bears offensive rebound
0:00		Trevin Knell blocks Myles Thompson's three point jump shot
0:00		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MORG
Bears
21
BYU
Cougars
51

Time		Play	Score
19:47	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup (Trevin Knell assists)	29-44
19:29		Christian Oliver offensive foul (Spencer Johnson draws the foul)
19:29		Christian Oliver turnover (offensive foul)
19:16	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point dunk (Spencer Johnson assists)	29-46
18:58		Noah Waterman personal foul
18:51		Wynston Tabbs misses two point jump shot
18:49		Trevin Knell defensive rebound
18:38	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point dunk (Spencer Johnson assists)	29-48
18:31		Bears 30 second timeout
18:31		TV timeout
18:19		Will Thomas misses two point jump shot
18:17		Trevin Knell defensive rebound
18:04	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup (Spencer Johnson assists)	29-50
18:04		Daniel Akitoby shooting foul (Fousseyni Traore draws the foul)
18:04	+1	Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 1	29-51
17:50		Myles Thompson misses two point jump shot
17:48		Trey Stewart defensive rebound
17:40		Spencer Johnson misses three point jump shot
17:38		Trey Stewart offensive rebound
17:38		Kamron Hobbs shooting foul (Spencer Johnson draws the foul)
17:38	+1	Spencer Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-52
17:38	+1	Spencer Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-53
17:12	+2	Wynston Tabbs makes two point driving layup	31-53
17:04		Ahmarie Simpkins shooting foul (Noah Waterman draws the foul)
17:04	+1	Noah Waterman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-54
17:04	+1	Noah Waterman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-55
16:53	+3	Wynston Tabbs makes three point jump shot (Kamron Hobbs assists)	34-55
16:22		Trey Stewart offensive foul (Kamron Hobbs draws the foul)
16:22		Trey Stewart turnover (offensive foul)
16:11		Kiran Oliver misses three point jump shot
16:09		Kamron Hobbs offensive rebound
16:09		Kamron Hobbs misses two point layup
16:07		Bears offensive rebound
15:59	+2	Wynston Tabbs makes two point stepback jump shot	36-55
15:48		Kiran Oliver shooting foul (Noah Waterman draws the foul)
15:48		TV timeout
15:48	+1	Noah Waterman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-56
15:48	+1	Noah Waterman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-57
15:37		Ahmarie Simpkins misses two point layup
15:35		Trevin Knell defensive rebound
15:30		Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
15:28		Will Thomas defensive rebound
15:13		Ahmarie Simpkins misses two point jump shot
15:11		Dallin Hall defensive rebound
14:57		Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
14:55		Will Thomas defensive rebound
14:35		Noah Waterman personal foul (Demajion Topps draws the foul)
14:25		Will Thomas turnover (lost ball)
14:11		Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
14:09		Noah Waterman offensive rebound
14:08		Noah Waterman misses two point layup
14:07		Noah Waterman offensive rebound
14:07		Allen Udemadu shooting foul (Noah Waterman draws the foul)
14:07	+1	Noah Waterman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-58
14:07	+1	Noah Waterman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-59
13:40		Demajion Topps misses three point jump shot
13:38		Jaxson Robinson defensive rebound
13:32		Dallin Hall misses three point jump shot
13:30		Jaxson Robinson offensive rebound
13:26		Jaxson Robinson misses two point tip layup
13:24		Allen Udemadu defensive rebound
13:24		Trevin Knell personal foul
13:14		Wynston Tabbs misses two point jump shot
13:12		Trevin Knell defensive rebound
12:58	+3	Dallin Hall makes three point jump shot (Richie Saunders assists)	36-62
12:25		Allen Udemadu turnover (bad pass) (Richie Saunders steals)
12:21	+2	Jaxson Robinson makes two point layup (Richie Saunders assists)	36-64
12:21		Wynston Tabbs shooting foul (Jaxson Robinson draws the foul)
12:21	+1	Jaxson Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	36-65
11:55		Wynston Tabbs misses two point driving layup
11:53		Atiki Ally Atiki defensive rebound
11:48	+3	Richie Saunders makes three point jump shot (Spencer Johnson assists)	36-68
11:27		Bears 30 second timeout
11:27		TV timeout
11:13		Bears turnover (shot clock violation)
10:47		Atiki Ally Atiki misses two point hook shot
10:45		Kamron Hobbs defensive rebound
10:38		Myles Thompson misses two point jump shot
10:36		Spencer Johnson defensive rebound
10:31	+2	Jaxson Robinson makes two point driving layup (Spencer Johnson assists)	36-70
10:12		Kevon Wiggins turnover (bad pass) (Richie Saunders steals)
10:05	+2	Richie Saunders makes two point dunk	36-72
9:45		Kevon Wiggins misses two point jump shot
9:43		Dallin Hall defensive rebound
9:34		Spencer Johnson misses three point jump shot
9:32		Christian Oliver defensive rebound
9:32		Atiki Ally Atiki personal foul (Christian Oliver draws the foul)
9:17		Richie Saunders personal foul (Wynston Tabbs draws the foul)
9:07		Will Thomas turnover (bad pass)
8:57	+3	Dallin Hall makes three point jump shot	36-75
8:29		Christian Oliver misses two point jump shot
8:27		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
8:17		Spencer Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Wynston Tabbs steals)
8:11	+2	Kiran Oliver makes two point dunk	38-75
7:55		Kiran Oliver blocks Dallin Hall's three point jump shot
7:53		Will Thomas defensive rebound
7:38	+2	Christian Oliver makes two point cutting dunk (Kiran Oliver assists)	40-75
7:18		Kiran Oliver shooting foul (Atiki Ally Atiki draws the foul)
7:18		TV timeout
7:18		Atiki Ally Atiki misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:18	+1	Atiki Ally Atiki makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-76
7:08		Wynston Tabbs misses two point jump shot
7:06		Kiran Oliver offensive rebound
7:05	+2	Kiran Oliver makes two point tip dunk	42-76
6:38		Dallin Hall misses three point jump shot
6:36		Will Thomas defensive rebound
6:21		Kiran Oliver misses three point jump shot
6:19		Jaxson Robinson defensive rebound
6:14		Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
6:12		Noah Waterman offensive rebound
6:06	+3	Noah Waterman makes three point jump shot	42-79
5:48		Will Thomas misses two point layup
5:46		Kiran Oliver offensive rebound
5:34		Kiran Oliver misses three point jump shot
5:32		Noah Waterman defensive rebound
5:32	+3	Jaxson Robinson makes three point jump shot (Trevin Knell assists)	42-82
5:17		Wynston Tabbs misses three point jump shot
5:15		Noah Waterman defensive rebound
4:50		Fousseyni Traore misses two point jump shot
4:48		Will Thomas defensive rebound
4:25	+2	Allen Udemadu makes two point hook shot	44-82
4:07	+3	Jaxson Robinson makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)	44-85
3:41	+2	Allen Udemadu makes two point hook shot	46-85
3:24		Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot
3:22		Noah Waterman offensive rebound
3:17	+2	Noah Waterman makes two point jump shot	46-87
2:48		Jaxson Robinson blocks Wynston Tabbs's three point jump shot
2:46		Trevin Knell defensive rebound
2:41		Kamron Hobbs shooting foul (Jaxson Robinson draws the foul)
2:41		TV timeout
2:41	+1	Jaxson Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-88
2:41	+1	Jaxson Robinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-89
2:22	+2	Christian Oliver makes two point layup (Demajion Topps assists)	48-89
2:00	+2	Richie Saunders makes two point driving floating jump shot	48-91
1:58		Cougars 30 second timeout
1:40	+2	Demajion Topps makes two point pullup jump shot	50-91
1:10	+2	Atiki Ally Atiki makes two point cutting dunk (Jared McGregor assists)	50-93
0:47		Trent Edwards misses two point jump shot
0:45		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
0:17		Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot
0:15		Bears defensive rebound
0:04		Jared McGregor personal foul (Demajion Topps draws the foul)
0:04		Demajion Topps misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:04		Atiki Ally Atiki defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Atiki Ally Atiki defensive rebound