Traore scores 22, Knell adds 20 to help BYU erase 17-point deficit and beat TCU 87-75
AP
Mar 02, 2024
PROVO, Utah (AP) Fousseyni Traore scored 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting, Trevin Knell added 20 points, including four 3-pointers, and BYU erased a 17-point halftime deficit to beat TCU Horned Frogs 87-75 Saturday night.
Dallin Hall scored 12 points, Richie Saunders 11 and Spencer Johnson 10 for BYU (21-8, 9-7 Big 12).
Saunders hit a jumper and followed 15 seconds later with a 3-pointer that gave the Cougars the lead for good at 65-62 with 7:32 left amid a 12-0 spurt, capped about a minute later when Traore made a layup. Jameer Nelson Jr. answered with a jumper that ended a 3-minute scoring drought for the Horned Frogs, but BYU scored 12 of the next 15 points to push the lead into double figures for good.
Emanuel Miller led TCU (19-10, 8-8) with 15 points. Nelson scored 14 and Trevian Tennyson 12.
The Cougars made 12 of 30 (40%) from the field, hit 1 of 13 from 3-point range and committed eight of their 11 turnovers in the first half as TCU closed on a 23-7 run to take a 46-29 lead into intermission. Knell hit two 3s and Traore scored five points in a 15-0 run that made it a one-point game with 12:53 to play.
BYU was 20-of-31 (64.5%) shooting, including 8 of 15 from behind the arc, and scored 58 points in the second half.
TCU plays Wednesday at West Virginia. BYU visits No. 8 Iowa State on Wednesday.
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1st Half
TCU
Horned Frogs
46
BYU
Cougars
29
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Xavier Cork vs. Noah Waterman (Cougars gains possession)
19:38
+2
Dallin Hall makes two point driving layup
0-2
19:10
Micah Peavy turnover (out of bounds)
18:59
+2
Trevin Knell makes two point cutting layup (Aly Khalifa assists)
0-4
18:34
+3
Micah Peavy makes three point stepback jump shot
3-4
18:20
+2
Spencer Johnson makes two point driving layup
3-6
17:59
Micah Peavy misses two point layup
17:57
Noah Waterman defensive rebound
17:44
Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot
17:42
Avery Anderson III defensive rebound
17:34
+2
Jameer Nelson Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot
5-6
17:22
Spencer Johnson misses two point layup
17:20
Jameer Nelson Jr. defensive rebound
17:14
+3
Avery Anderson III makes three point jump shot (Emanuel Miller assists)
8-6
16:56
+2
Noah Waterman makes two point cutting layup (Aly Khalifa assists)
8-8
16:56
Jameer Nelson Jr. shooting foul (Noah Waterman draws the foul)
16:56
Noah Waterman misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:56
Noah Waterman offensive rebound
16:53
Noah Waterman turnover (lost ball) (Avery Anderson III steals)
16:44
Aly Khalifa shooting foul (Emanuel Miller draws the foul)
16:44
+1
Emanuel Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2
9-8
16:44
+1
Emanuel Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2
10-8
16:30
Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot
16:28
Emanuel Miller defensive rebound
16:23
Emanuel Miller misses two point jump shot
16:21
Aly Khalifa defensive rebound
16:15
Spencer Johnson misses two point jump shot
16:13
Jameer Nelson Jr. defensive rebound
16:07
Micah Peavy turnover (traveling)
15:49
+3
Dallin Hall makes three point jump shot (Aly Khalifa assists)
10-11
15:33
+3
Emanuel Miller makes three point jump shot (Jameer Nelson Jr. assists)
13-11
15:20
Essam Mostafa personal foul (Aly Khalifa draws the foul)
15:20
TV timeout
15:15
+2
Trevin Knell makes two point floating jump shot (Aly Khalifa assists)
13-13
15:00
Chuck O'Bannon Jr. misses two point layup
14:58
Richie Saunders defensive rebound
14:51
Trevian Tennyson personal foul
14:41
JaKobe Coles shooting foul (Trevin Knell draws the foul)
14:41
+1
Trevin Knell makes regular free throw 1 of 2
13-14
14:41
+1
Trevin Knell makes regular free throw 2 of 2
13-15
14:34
+2
Chuck O'Bannon Jr. makes two point layup (Avery Anderson III assists)
15-15
14:07
Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
14:05
JaKobe Coles defensive rebound
14:01
Micah Peavy misses two point layup
13:59
Trevin Knell defensive rebound
13:49
Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot
13:47
Avery Anderson III defensive rebound
13:41
+3
Trevian Tennyson makes three point jump shot (Avery Anderson III assists)
18-15
13:18
JaKobe Coles shooting foul (Fousseyni Traore draws the foul)
13:18
Fousseyni Traore misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:18
+1
Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 2 of 2
18-16
12:56
+3
Trevian Tennyson makes three point jump shot (Micah Peavy assists)
21-16
12:37
Spencer Johnson misses three point jump shot
12:35
Richie Saunders offensive rebound
12:31
Richie Saunders misses two point layup
12:29
Xavier Cork defensive rebound
12:23
+2
Emanuel Miller makes two point driving floating bank jump shot
23-16
12:05
+2
Fousseyni Traore makes two point hook shot
23-18
11:44
Trevian Tennyson misses three point jump shot
11:42
Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
11:34
TV timeout
11:25
+2
Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup
23-20
11:11
Trevian Tennyson misses two point jump shot
11:09
Essam Mostafa offensive rebound
11:08
Spencer Johnson personal foul
10:55
Trey Stewart personal foul
10:43
Jameer Nelson Jr. misses two point jump shot
10:41
Richie Saunders defensive rebound
10:37
Richie Saunders turnover (bad pass) (Avery Anderson III steals)
10:34
Micah Peavy misses two point layup
10:32
Spencer Johnson defensive rebound
10:32
Micah Peavy personal foul
10:19
Fousseyni Traore misses two point hook shot
10:17
Emanuel Miller defensive rebound
10:11
Avery Anderson III misses two point layup
10:09
Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
9:54
+2
Jaxson Robinson makes two point driving layup
23-22
9:29
Jameer Nelson Jr. misses two point jump shot
9:27
Essam Mostafa offensive rebound
9:18
Spencer Johnson personal foul
9:18
Dallin Hall personal foul
9:09
Jump ball. Chuck O'Bannon Jr. vs. Richie Saunders (Chuck O'Bannon Jr. gains possession)
8:57
Jaxson Robinson blocks Avery Anderson III's two point layup
8:57
Horned Frogs offensive rebound
8:57
Horned Frogs turnover (shot clock violation)
8:30
Noah Waterman turnover (traveling)
8:17
Avery Anderson III turnover (bad pass)
8:08
Dallin Hall misses three point jump shot
8:06
Noah Waterman offensive rebound
8:03
Noah Waterman turnover (bad pass) (Jameer Nelson Jr. steals)
7:58
+2
Emanuel Miller makes two point layup (Jameer Nelson Jr. assists)
25-22
7:46
Aly Khalifa misses three point jump shot
7:44
Dallin Hall offensive rebound
7:41
Dallin Hall misses two point layup
7:39
Trevian Tennyson defensive rebound
7:32
+3
Chuck O'Bannon Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jameer Nelson Jr. assists)
28-22
7:12
TV timeout
6:58
Xavier Cork shooting foul (Fousseyni Traore draws the foul)
6:58
Fousseyni Traore misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:58
+1
Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 2 of 2
28-23
6:44
Jaxson Robinson blocks Xavier Cork's two point layup
6:42
Xavier Cork offensive rebound
6:38
+2
Xavier Cork makes two point layup
30-23
6:29
Trevin Knell offensive foul
6:29
Trevin Knell turnover (offensive foul)
6:17
+3
Trevian Tennyson makes three point jump shot (Chuck O'Bannon Jr. assists)
33-23
6:02
+2
Trevin Knell makes two point driving layup (Dallin Hall assists)
33-25
5:44
+2
Jameer Nelson Jr. makes two point driving layup
35-25
5:23
Fousseyni Traore turnover (lost ball) (Chuck O'Bannon Jr. steals)
5:02
Trevin Knell personal foul (Jameer Nelson Jr. draws the foul)
5:02
+1
Jameer Nelson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
36-25
5:02
+1
Jameer Nelson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
37-25
4:44
Jaxson Robinson misses two point jump shot
4:42
Avery Anderson III defensive rebound
4:30
Essam Mostafa misses two point layup
4:28
Essam Mostafa offensive rebound
4:27
Essam Mostafa misses two point layup
4:25
Dallin Hall defensive rebound
4:20
Noah Waterman misses three point jump shot
4:18
Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound
4:17
Trevian Tennyson personal foul (Fousseyni Traore draws the foul)
4:17
Fousseyni Traore misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:17
Emanuel Miller defensive rebound
4:02
Trey Stewart personal foul (Jameer Nelson Jr. draws the foul)
4:02
Jameer Nelson Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:02
Emanuel Miller offensive rebound
4:00
+2
Emanuel Miller makes two point layup
39-25
3:59
TV timeout
3:45
Dallin Hall turnover (bad pass) (Micah Peavy steals)
3:40
+2
Micah Peavy makes two point running dunk
41-25
3:21
+2
Richie Saunders makes two point jump shot
41-27
2:59
Horned Frogs 30 second timeout
2:56
Emanuel Miller misses three point jump shot
2:54
Aly Khalifa defensive rebound
2:42
Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
2:40
Micah Peavy defensive rebound
2:30
Avery Anderson III misses three point jump shot
2:28
Dallin Hall defensive rebound
2:14
Aly Khalifa misses three point jump shot
2:12
Avery Anderson III defensive rebound
2:12
Richie Saunders personal foul (Avery Anderson III draws the foul)
2:12
+1
Avery Anderson III makes regular free throw 1 of 2
42-27
2:12
+1
Avery Anderson III makes regular free throw 2 of 2
43-27
1:55
Spencer Johnson turnover (lost ball)
1:39
Emanuel Miller turnover (traveling)
1:17
Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
1:15
Xavier Cork defensive rebound
1:06
Micah Peavy turnover (lost ball) (Dallin Hall steals)
1:00
+2
Spencer Johnson makes two point driving layup (Dallin Hall assists)
43-29
0:36
Chuck O'Bannon Jr. misses two point jump shot
0:34
Xavier Cork offensive rebound
0:28
Xavier Cork misses two point layup
0:26
Micah Peavy offensive rebound
0:24
+2
Micah Peavy makes two point layup
45-29
0:15
Cougars 30 second timeout
0:10
Jameer Nelson Jr. personal foul (Dallin Hall draws the foul)
0:10
Dallin Hall misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:10
Avery Anderson III defensive rebound
0:05
Richie Saunders shooting foul (Avery Anderson III draws the foul)
0:05
Avery Anderson III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:05
+1
Avery Anderson III makes regular free throw 2 of 2
46-29
0:03
Dallin Hall misses three point jump shot
0:01
Emanuel Miller defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
TCU
Horned Frogs
29
BYU
Cougars
58
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:44
+3
Trevin Knell makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)
46-32
19:21
Aly Khalifa personal foul
19:08
Emanuel Miller misses two point layup
19:06
Dallin Hall defensive rebound
18:53
Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot
18:51
Avery Anderson III defensive rebound
18:44
Noah Waterman blocks Xavier Cork's two point layup
18:42
Xavier Cork offensive rebound
18:31
Noah Waterman blocks Xavier Cork's two point layup
18:29
Aly Khalifa defensive rebound
18:29
Spencer Johnson misses three point jump shot
18:29
Trevin Knell offensive rebound
18:29
Jameer Nelson Jr. personal foul
18:21
+2
Spencer Johnson makes two point layup (Aly Khalifa assists)
46-34
18:20
Micah Peavy shooting foul (Spencer Johnson draws the foul)
18:20
Spencer Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:20
Emanuel Miller defensive rebound
17:58
Xavier Cork turnover (3-second violation)
17:39
Noah Waterman misses three point jump shot
17:37
Horned Frogs defensive rebound
17:21
Avery Anderson III misses three point jump shot
17:19
Xavier Cork offensive rebound
17:15
+2
Xavier Cork makes two point layup
48-34
17:04
Aly Khalifa misses three point jump shot
17:02
Trevian Tennyson defensive rebound
16:56
+2
Emanuel Miller makes two point dunk (Trevian Tennyson assists)
50-34
16:32
+2
Noah Waterman makes two point layup (Trevin Knell assists)
50-36
16:17
Avery Anderson III misses two point jump shot
16:15
Noah Waterman defensive rebound
16:04
Avery Anderson III blocks Trevin Knell's three point jump shot
16:03
Cougars offensive rebound
16:03
TV timeout
15:58
+2
Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup
50-38
15:57
Essam Mostafa shooting foul (Fousseyni Traore draws the foul)
15:57
+1
Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 1
50-39
15:31
Micah Peavy misses three point jump shot
15:29
Cougars defensive rebound
15:14
+3
Trevin Knell makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)
50-42
14:47
Avery Anderson III misses two point layup
14:45
Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
14:38
Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot
14:36
Richie Saunders offensive rebound
14:30
+2
Richie Saunders makes two point layup
50-44
14:28
Horned Frogs 30 second timeout
14:28
TV timeout
14:18
Xavier Cork misses two point jump shot
14:16
Cougars defensive rebound
13:56
+3
Trevin Knell makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)
50-47
13:31
Jump ball. (Horned Frogs gains possession)
13:27
Trevian Tennyson misses two point layup
13:25
Spencer Johnson defensive rebound
13:06
JaKobe Coles blocks Fousseyni Traore's two point hook shot
13:04
Cougars offensive rebound
12:59
+2
Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup (Jaxson Robinson assists)
50-49
12:49
Horned Frogs 30 second timeout
12:41
+3
JaKobe Coles makes three point jump shot (Jameer Nelson Jr. assists)
53-49
12:26
Jaxson Robinson turnover (JaKobe Coles steals)
12:17
+2
JaKobe Coles makes two point layup
55-49
12:03
Fousseyni Traore misses two point layup
12:01
JaKobe Coles defensive rebound
11:51
+2
Jameer Nelson Jr. makes two point layup
57-49
11:43
Cougars 30 second timeout
11:43
TV timeout
11:33
+3
Trevin Knell makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)
57-52
11:00
+2
JaKobe Coles makes two point layup
59-52
10:53
Chuck O'Bannon Jr. personal foul
10:38
+3
Dallin Hall makes three point jump shot (Spencer Johnson assists)
59-55
10:17
Aly Khalifa blocks Micah Peavy's two point layup
10:15
Cougars defensive rebound
9:59
JaKobe Coles blocks Noah Waterman's two point layup
9:57
Horned Frogs defensive rebound
9:35
+2
Trevian Tennyson makes two point jump shot (Emanuel Miller assists)
61-55
9:35
Dallin Hall shooting foul (Trevian Tennyson draws the foul)
9:35
+1
Trevian Tennyson makes regular free throw 1 of 1
62-55
9:24
Avery Anderson III personal foul
9:10
+2
Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup (Dallin Hall assists)
62-57
8:48
Avery Anderson III misses two point jump shot
8:46
Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
8:36
+3
Jaxson Robinson makes three point jump shot (Richie Saunders assists)
62-60
8:05
Micah Peavy misses two point layup
8:03
Jaxson Robinson defensive rebound
7:53
+2
Richie Saunders makes two point layup
62-62
7:50
Horned Frogs 60 second timeout
7:50
TV timeout
7:39
Spencer Johnson personal foul
7:36
Emanuel Miller misses two point layup
7:34
Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
7:29
+3
Richie Saunders makes three point jump shot (Spencer Johnson assists)
