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Robinson scores 23 points, BYU lights it up in second half to defeat NC State 95-86
LAS VEGAS (AP) Jaxson Robinson scored 23 points off the bench, BYU scored 57 points in a blistering second half, and the Cougars defeated North Carolina State 95-86 in the championship game of the Vegas Showdown on Friday.
BYU played without Atiki Ally Atiki, who was suspended for throwing a punch at an Arizona State player late in Thursday’s game.
The Cougars shot 70% in the second half, including 9 of 15 3-pointers, and made all six of their free throws.
After trailing for nearly 28 minutes, BYU took a 66-64 lead when Spencer Johnson and Trey Stewart hit back-to-back 3s midway through the second half. An 11-0 BYU run made it 85-72 with 2:40 left.
Noah Waterman scored 15 points for BYU (6-0), Trevin Knell and Dallin Hall had 13 each and Johnson finished with 11.
Casey Morsell scored 28 points, Jayden Taylor 17, DJ Burns 16 and DJ Horne 14 for the Wolfpack (4-1).
NC State spotted the Cougars a 3 to open the game, then the Wolfpack went on a 16-2 run to lead 16-5 five minutes in. BYU still trailed by 10 with about three minutes left in the half before Robinson hit a 3 and followed with a dunk to help get BYU within 43-38 at intermission.
BYU, the national leader in 3-pointers per game at 12.8, made 14 in 34 attempts and shot 56.7%.
NC State plays at Mississippi on Tuesday and BYU hosts Fresno State on Friday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Mohamed Diarra vs. Fousseyni Traore (Cougars gains possession) | ||
| 19:48 | | Dallin Hall misses two point layup | ||
| 19:46 |  | Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound | ||
| 19:21 | | DJ Horne misses two point layup | ||
| 19:19 | | Noah Waterman defensive rebound | ||
| 19:02 | | +3 | Noah Waterman makes three point jump shot (Trevin Knell assists) | 0-3 |
| 18:33 | | +2 | Casey Morsell makes two point jump shot | 2-3 |
| 18:24 | | Dallin Hall turnover (bad pass) (DJ Horne steals) | ||
| 18:20 | | Trevin Knell personal foul | ||
| 18:15 | | +2 | D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point jump shot | 4-3 |
| 17:55 | | Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:53 | | D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 17:43 | | Mohamed Diarra turnover (traveling) | ||
| 17:39 | | Jayden Taylor personal foul (Cougars draws the foul) | ||
| 17:20 | | Noah Waterman misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:18 | | Jayden Taylor defensive rebound | ||
| 17:18 | | Fousseyni Traore personal foul (Wolfpack draws the foul) | ||
| 17:09 | | +3 | Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot (D.J. Burns Jr. assists) | 7-3 |
| 17:00 | | Spencer Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Taylor steals) | ||
| 16:45 | | +2 | Jayden Taylor makes two point layup | 9-3 |
| 16:41 | | Dallin Hall turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 16:33 | | Casey Morsell personal foul | ||
| 16:33 | | Casey Morsell turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 16:33 | | +1 | Trevin Knell makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2 | 9-4 |
| 16:33 | | +1 | Trevin Knell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-5 |
| 16:24 | | DJ Horne personal foul (Cougars draws the foul) | ||
| 16:14 | | Spencer Johnson turnover (bad pass) (DJ Horne steals) | ||
| 16:04 | | +3 | DJ Horne makes three point jump shot | 12-5 |
| 15:52 | | Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:50 | | Casey Morsell defensive rebound | ||
| 15:31 | | +2 | D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point jump shot | 14-5 |
| 15:06 | | Noah Waterman turnover (lost ball) (D.J. Burns Jr. steals) | ||
| 15:00 | | +2 | DJ Horne makes two point layup (D.J. Burns Jr. assists) | 16-5 |
| 15:00 | | Cougars 30 second timeout | ||
| 15:00 | | TV timeout | ||
| 14:45 | | Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:43 | | Trey Stewart offensive rebound | ||
| 14:26 | | Trey Stewart turnover (lost ball) (Ben Middlebrooks steals) | ||
| 14:26 | | Ben Middlebrooks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:24 | | Trey Stewart defensive rebound | ||
| 14:07 | | +2 | Fousseyni Traore makes two point hook shot | 16-7 |
| 13:51 | | Jayden Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Fousseyni Traore steals) | ||
| 13:51 | | Dennis Parker Jr. personal foul (Fousseyni Traore draws the foul) | ||
| 13:41 | | Michael O'Connell personal foul (Trey Stewart draws the foul) | ||
| 13:31 | | Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:29 | | Jayden Taylor defensive rebound | ||
| 13:20 | | Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:18 | | Jaxson Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 13:11 | | Jaxson Robinson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 13:09 | | Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound | ||
| 12:57 | | Trey Stewart personal foul (Casey Morsell draws the foul) | ||
| 12:48 | | +2 | Casey Morsell makes two point jump shot (Ben Middlebrooks assists) | 18-7 |
| 12:38 | | +2 | Noah Waterman makes two point layup (Trey Stewart assists) | 18-9 |
| 12:15 | | Ben Middlebrooks misses two point layup | ||
| 12:14 | | Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound | ||
| 12:13 | | Richie Saunders shooting foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul) | ||
| 12:13 | | +1 | Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-9 |
| 12:13 | | +1 | Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-9 |
| 11:57 | | Dennis Parker Jr. personal foul (Trevin Knell draws the foul) | ||
| 11:57 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:56 | | Trevin Knell turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 11:38 | | Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:36 | | Trey Stewart defensive rebound | ||
| 11:31 | | +3 | Richie Saunders makes three point jump shot (Trey Stewart assists) | 20-12 |
| 11:13 | | D.J. Burns Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:11 | | Cougars defensive rebound | ||
| 11:04 | | Trey Stewart turnover (bad pass) (DJ Horne steals) | ||
| 10:48 | | Trey Stewart shooting foul (Michael O'Connell draws the foul) | ||
| 10:48 | | +1 | Michael O'Connell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-12 |
| 10:48 | | +1 | Michael O'Connell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-12 |
| 10:36 | | Dallin Hall turnover (lost ball) (DJ Horne steals) | ||
| 10:27 | | DJ Horne misses two point layup | ||
| 10:25 | | Trevin Knell defensive rebound | ||
| 10:17 | | +3 | Richie Saunders makes three point jump shot (Trevin Knell assists) | 22-15 |
| 9:54 | | +3 | DJ Horne makes three point jump shot (D.J. Burns Jr. assists) | 25-15 |
| 9:40 | | Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:38 | | Jayden Taylor defensive rebound | ||
| 9:31 | | Trevin Knell shooting foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul) | ||
| 9:31 | | +1 | Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-15 |
| 9:31 | | +1 | Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-15 |
| 9:14 | | Mohamed Diarra personal foul | ||
| 9:14 | | Dallin Hall misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 9:14 | | D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:44 | | Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:42 | | Aly Khalifa defensive rebound | ||
| 8:27 | | +3 | Jaxson Robinson makes three point jump shot (Richie Saunders assists) | 27-18 |
| 7:55 | | Michael O'Connell misses two point layup | ||
| 7:53 | | Dallin Hall defensive rebound | ||
| 7:44 | | Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:42 | | Spencer Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 7:41 | | +2 | Spencer Johnson makes two point layup | 27-20 |
| 7:41 | | DJ Horne shooting foul (Spencer Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 7:41 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:41 | | Spencer Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 7:41 | | D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:26 | | DJ Horne misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:24 | | Noah Waterman defensive rebound | ||
| 7:12 | | +2 | Spencer Johnson makes two point layup | 27-22 |
| 6:54 | | +3 | DJ Horne makes three point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists) | 30-22 |
| 6:40 | | Noah Waterman misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:38 | | Richie Saunders offensive rebound | ||
| 6:25 | | +2 | Noah Waterman makes two point layup (Spencer Johnson assists) | 30-24 |
| 6:07 | | D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point layup | ||
| 6:05 | | D.J. Burns Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 6:00 | | +2 | D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point layup | 32-24 |
| 5:53 | | Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:51 | | D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:46 | | +3 | Casey Morsell makes three point jump shot (Jayden Taylor assists) | 35-24 |
| 5:23 | | +2 | Dallin Hall makes two point layup | 35-26 |
| 5:23 | | Michael O'Connell shooting foul (Dallin Hall draws the foul) | ||
| 5:23 | | +1 | Dallin Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 35-27 |
| 5:08 | | DJ Horne misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:06 | | Dallin Hall defensive rebound | ||
| 4:54 | | Casey Morsell shooting foul (Noah Waterman draws the foul) | ||
| 4:54 | | Noah Waterman misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | ||
| 4:54 | | +1 | Noah Waterman makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 35-28 |
| 4:54 | | Noah Waterman misses regular free throw 3 of 3 | ||
| 4:54 | | Breon Pass defensive rebound | ||
| 4:45 | | Noah Waterman shooting foul (Casey Morsell draws the foul) | ||
| 4:45 | | +1 | Casey Morsell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-28 |
| 4:45 | | +1 | Casey Morsell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-28 |
| 4:35 | | Aly Khalifa misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:33 | | Spencer Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 4:27 | | +2 | Spencer Johnson makes two point layup | 37-30 |
| 4:12 | | D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:10 | | Aly Khalifa defensive rebound | ||
| 3:58 | | Jaxson Robinson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:56 | | Aly Khalifa offensive rebound | ||
| 3:55 | | D.J. Burns Jr. shooting foul (Aly Khalifa draws the foul) | ||
| 3:55 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:55 | | +1 | Aly Khalifa makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-31 |
| 3:55 | | Aly Khalifa misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:55 | | D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:29 | | +2 | Casey Morsell makes two point layup | 39-31 |
| 3:19 | | Townsend Tripple misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:17 | | Jayden Taylor defensive rebound | ||
| 3:08 | | +2 | Jayden Taylor makes two point layup | 41-31 |
| 2:40 | | Aly Khalifa misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:38 | | Cougars offensive rebound | ||
| 2:38 | | Ben Middlebrooks personal foul (Townsend Tripple draws the foul) | ||
| 2:38 | | +1 | Townsend Tripple makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-32 |
| 2:38 | | +1 | Townsend Tripple makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-33 |
| 2:21 | | Breon Pass misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:19 | | Jaxson Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:07 | | +3 | Jaxson Robinson makes three point jump shot (Spencer Johnson assists) | 41-36 |
| 1:54 | | Dallin Hall personal foul (Breon Pass draws the foul) | ||
| 1:54 | | +1 | Breon Pass makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 42-36 |
| 1:54 | | Breon Pass misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:54 | | Noah Waterman defensive rebound | ||
| 1:44 | | Spencer Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:42 | | Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound | ||
| 1:34 | | Jaxson Robinson blocks Jayden Taylor's three point jump shot | ||
| 1:32 | | Jaxson Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:27 | | +2 | Jaxson Robinson makes two point dunk | 42-38 |
| 1:32 | | Jaxson Robinson technical foul | ||
| 1:27 | | +1 | Casey Morsell makes technical free throw 1 of 2 | 43-38 |
| 1:27 | | Casey Morsell misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:11 | | Casey Morsell misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:09 | | Aly Khalifa defensive rebound | ||
| 1:09 | | Ben Middlebrooks personal foul (Aly Khalifa draws the foul) | ||
| 1:09 | | Aly Khalifa misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:09 | | Aly Khalifa misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:09 | | Jayden Taylor defensive rebound | ||
| 0:41 | | D.J. Burns Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Aly Khalifa steals) | ||
| 0:30 | | Spencer Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:28 | | D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:21 | | Wolfpack 30 second timeout | ||
| 0:01 | | DJ Horne misses two point layup | ||
| 0:00 | | Casey Morsell offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Casey Morsell misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Wolfpack offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |