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Richie Saunders has 17 and 14 rebounds, BYU beats Kansas State 80-65

AP
Feb 15, 2025

PROVO, Utah (AP) Richie Saunders scored 17 points and grabbed 14 rebounds on Saturday night to help BYU Cougars beat Kansas State Wildcats 80-65 and snap the Wildcats' six-game win streak.

Dallin Hall scored 16 points and Fousseyni Traore 11 for BYU (17-8, 8-6 Big 12). Keba Keita added nine points, 11 rebounds and five blocks.

Egor Demin threw down a dunk that gave BYU the lead for good less than five minutes into the game and sparked a 17-4 run that made it 26-12 about four minutes later. The Cougars led by at least eight point the rest of the way.

CJ Jones made layup for the Wildcats with 7:43 left in the first and half and neither team scored again until Hall's layup with 2:56 to go until halftime that gave BYU a 14-point lead.

Kansas State, which made four of its first 16 shots and at one point missed 10 consecutive field-goal attempts, shot 27% (9 of 33) in the first half.

Dug McDaniel led Kansas State (13-12, 7-7) with 22 points on 9-of-16 shooting, 3 of 7 from 3-point range. Brendan Hausen added 12 points, including three 3s.

The Wildcats lost for the first time since a 70-62 loss at Baylor on Jan. 22, the last in a six-game skid.

Hall hit a 3-pointer to give the Cougars a 22-point lead - their biggest of the game - less than four minutes into the second half. Kansas State responded with an 18-4 run to trim its deficit to 53-45. Saunders answered with a layup and BYU led by double figures for the final 10-plus minutes.

Kansas State plays Monday at Utah. BYU plays host to No. 17 Kansas on Tuesday.

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1st Half
KSU
Wildcats
22
BYU
Cougars
40

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Wildcats gains possession)
19:39		Coleman Hawkins misses two point jump shot
19:37		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
19:32	+2	Keba Keita makes two point jump shot	0-2
19:14	+3	Dug McDaniel makes three point jump shot	3-2
18:51	+3	Richie Saunders makes three point jump shot (Mawot Mag assists)	3-5
18:41		Keba Keita blocks Coleman Hawkins's two point jump shot
18:39		Wildcats offensive rebound
18:17		Keba Keita blocks David N'Guessan's two point jump shot
18:15		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
18:09	+2	Trevin Knell makes two point layup (Egor Demin assists)	3-7
17:53		Coleman Hawkins misses two point jump shot
17:51		Coleman Hawkins offensive rebound
17:51		Coleman Hawkins misses two point tip layup
17:49		Keba Keita defensive rebound
17:41	+2	Trevin Knell makes two point layup (Egor Demin assists)	3-9
17:24		Trevin Knell personal foul
17:22		Mawot Mag personal foul
17:13	+3	Brendan Hausen makes three point jump shot (David N'Guessan assists)	6-9
17:01		Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot
16:59		David N'Guessan defensive rebound
16:50		Max Jones misses two point jump shot
16:48		Keba Keita defensive rebound
16:30		Egor Demin misses three point jump shot
16:28		Brendan Hausen defensive rebound
16:14	+3	Brendan Hausen makes three point jump shot (David N'Guessan assists)	9-9
15:46		Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot
15:44		Brendan Hausen defensive rebound
15:29		Dug McDaniel misses three point jump shot
15:27		Trevin Knell defensive rebound
15:21	+2	Egor Demin makes two point dunk (Trevin Knell assists)	9-11
15:04		Brendan Hausen misses two point jump shot
15:02		Keba Keita defensive rebound
14:58		Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot
14:56		Coleman Hawkins defensive rebound
14:46		Max Jones misses three point jump shot
14:44		David N'Guessan offensive rebound
14:43		Egor Demin personal foul
14:43		TV timeout
14:43	+1	Coleman Hawkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-11
14:43		Coleman Hawkins misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:43		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
14:27		Brendan Hausen personal foul
14:27	+1	Keba Keita makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-12
14:27		Keba Keita misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:27		Keba Keita offensive rebound
14:25		Keba Keita misses two point layup
14:23		Keba Keita offensive rebound
14:20	+2	Keba Keita makes two point layup	10-14
14:06		Coleman Hawkins turnover (Dallin Hall steals)
13:41	+3	Dawson Baker makes three point jump shot (Richie Saunders assists)	10-17
13:14		Coleman Hawkins turnover (Richie Saunders steals)
13:08	+2	Richie Saunders makes two point layup (Egor Demin assists)	10-19
12:52	+2	Dug McDaniel makes two point jump shot	12-19
12:41	+3	Richie Saunders makes three point jump shot (Egor Demin assists)	12-22
12:28		Brendan Hausen misses three point jump shot
12:26		Egor Demin defensive rebound
12:16		Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot
12:14		Dallin Hall offensive rebound
12:10		Dallin Hall misses two point layup
12:08		Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound
12:08	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point tip layup	12-24
12:07		Wildcats 30 second timeout
12:07		TV timeout
11:39		Max Jones misses two point jump shot
11:37		Cougars defensive rebound
11:16		Ugonna Onyenso personal foul
11:16	+1	Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-25
11:16	+1	Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-26
11:04		C.J. Jones misses two point jump shot
11:02		Kanon Catchings defensive rebound
10:52		C.J. Jones personal foul
10:41		Dallin Hall turnover (Dug McDaniel steals)
10:35	+2	Dug McDaniel makes two point layup	14-26
10:18		Kanon Catchings misses three point jump shot
10:16		Dug McDaniel defensive rebound
10:01		David N'Guessan misses two point jump shot
9:59		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
9:38	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)	14-28
9:12	+2	C.J. Jones makes two point jump shot	16-28
8:48		C.J. Jones personal foul
8:48		Dawson Baker misses regular free throw 1 of 3
8:48	+1	Dawson Baker makes regular free throw 2 of 3	16-29
8:48	+1	Dawson Baker makes regular free throw 3 of 3	16-30
8:29	+2	Max Jones makes two point layup	18-30
8:06	+2	Keba Keita makes two point jump shot (Egor Demin assists)	18-32
7:45	+2	C.J. Jones makes two point layup	20-32
7:15		Mihailo Boskovic misses two point jump shot
7:13		Coleman Hawkins defensive rebound
7:03		Coleman Hawkins misses two point jump shot
7:01		David N'Guessan offensive rebound
6:53		Brendan Hausen turnover (Keba Keita steals)
6:39		Trevin Knell turnover (David N'Guessan steals)
6:36		Egor Demin personal foul
6:36		TV timeout
6:13		David N'Guessan misses three point jump shot
6:11		Keba Keita defensive rebound
6:03		Richie Saunders turnover
5:43		Dug McDaniel misses three point jump shot
5:41		Keba Keita defensive rebound
5:28		Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot
5:26		Cougars offensive rebound
5:26		Dug McDaniel personal foul
5:17		Richie Saunders misses two point jump shot
5:15		Coleman Hawkins defensive rebound
5:11		Brendan Hausen misses three point jump shot
5:09		David N'Guessan offensive rebound
5:05		Keba Keita blocks Max Jones's two point jump shot
5:03		Keba Keita defensive rebound
4:39		Richie Saunders turnover
4:23		Coleman Hawkins misses three point jump shot
4:21		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
4:15		Dawson Baker offensive foul
4:15		Dawson Baker turnover (offensive foul)
3:55		Dug McDaniel misses two point jump shot
3:53		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
3:44		Dallin Hall misses three point jump shot
3:42		Wildcats defensive rebound
3:42		Dawson Baker personal foul
3:42		TV timeout
3:14		Fousseyni Traore blocks Max Jones's two point jump shot
3:12		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
2:58	+2	Dallin Hall makes two point layup	20-34
2:40		Coleman Hawkins turnover (Dallin Hall steals)
2:37		Max Jones personal foul
2:34		Dawson Baker misses three point jump shot
2:32		Mawot Mag offensive rebound
2:28		Dawson Baker misses two point jump shot
2:26		Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound
2:26		David N'Guessan personal foul
2:26	+1	Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-35
2:26	+1	Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-36
2:12		Brendan Hausen misses two point jump shot
2:10		Mobi Ikegwuruka offensive rebound
2:05		Max Jones turnover
1:48		Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot
1:46		Trey Stewart offensive rebound
1:42	+2	Richie Saunders makes two point dunk (Trey Stewart assists)	20-38
1:19		Brendan Hausen misses three point jump shot
1:17		David N'Guessan offensive rebound
1:12	+2	David N'Guessan makes two point jump shot	22-38
0:45		Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot
0:43		Mobi Ikegwuruka defensive rebound
0:38		David N'Guessan turnover
0:38		Cougars 30 second timeout
0:11	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point dunk (Dallin Hall assists)	22-40
0:02		Kanon Catchings blocks Max Jones's three point jump shot
0:00		Mobi Ikegwuruka offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
KSU
Wildcats
43
BYU
Cougars
40

Time		Play	Score
19:46		Egor Demin turnover (Max Jones steals)
19:44		Trevin Knell personal foul
19:33	+2	Dug McDaniel makes two point jump shot	24-40
19:01		Egor Demin misses two point jump shot
18:59		Richie Saunders offensive rebound
18:56		Richie Saunders misses two point jump shot
18:54		Coleman Hawkins defensive rebound
18:44	+3	Dug McDaniel makes three point jump shot	27-40
18:32		Richie Saunders misses two point layup
18:30		Coleman Hawkins defensive rebound
18:26		Keba Keita personal foul
18:21		Richie Saunders personal foul
18:06		Dug McDaniel turnover (Mawot Mag steals)
17:58	+2	Mawot Mag makes two point layup	27-42
17:48		Dug McDaniel turnover
17:19		Coleman Hawkins personal foul
17:19	+1	Richie Saunders makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-43
17:19	+1	Richie Saunders makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-44
16:49		Max Jones misses two point jump shot
16:47		Keba Keita defensive rebound
16:32	+2	Keba Keita makes two point dunk (Dallin Hall assists)	27-46
16:16		C.J. Jones misses three point jump shot
16:14		Keba Keita defensive rebound
16:07	+3	Dallin Hall makes three point jump shot	27-49
15:45	+2	Dug McDaniel makes two point jump shot	29-49
15:34		Richie Saunders misses two point layup
15:32		Richie Saunders offensive rebound
15:29		Dallin Hall misses three point jump shot
15:27		C.J. Jones defensive rebound
15:20		Keba Keita blocks Dug McDaniel's two point jump shot
15:20		Wildcats offensive rebound
15:20		TV timeout
15:20		Jerome Tang technical foul
15:20		Wildcats turnover
15:20		Richie Saunders misses technical free throw 1 of 2
15:20	+1	Richie Saunders makes technical free throw 2 of 2	29-50
15:15		Trevin Knell personal foul
15:06		Dug McDaniel misses three point jump shot
15:04		Keba Keita defensive rebound
14:46		Richie Saunders turnover (C.J. Jones steals)
14:42		Richie Saunders personal foul
14:42	+1	Brendan Hausen makes regular free throw 1 of 3	30-50
14:42	+1	Brendan Hausen makes regular free throw 2 of 3	31-50
14:42	+1	Brendan Hausen makes regular free throw 3 of 3	32-50
14:24		Kanon Catchings turnover
14:06	+2	David N'Guessan makes two point layup (Dug McDaniel assists)	34-50
13:43		David N'Guessan personal foul
13:43	+1	Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-51
13:43		Fousseyni Traore misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:43		Coleman Hawkins defensive rebound
13:22	+2	Coleman Hawkins makes two point jump shot	36-51
13:07	+2	Dallin Hall makes two point layup	36-53
13:03	+2	David N'Guessan makes two point dunk (Brendan Hausen assists)	38-53
12:32		Kanon Catchings misses three point jump shot
12:30		C.J. Jones defensive rebound
12:23		Dawson Baker personal foul
12:19		Mawot Mag personal foul
12:19		Dug McDaniel misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:19	+1	Dug McDaniel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-53
12:00		Egor Demin turnover (Dug McDaniel steals)
11:53		Dug McDaniel misses three point jump shot
11:51		Max Jones offensive rebound
11:42		C.J. Jones misses two point jump shot
11:40		Mobi Ikegwuruka offensive rebound
11:40		Mawot Mag personal foul
11:40		TV timeout
11:40	+1	Mobi Ikegwuruka makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-53
11:40		Mobi Ikegwuruka misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:40		Coleman Hawkins offensive rebound
11:25	+2	C.J. Jones makes two point jump shot	42-53
10:58		Dawson Baker misses two point jump shot
10:56		Mobi Ikegwuruka defensive rebound
10:46	+2	C.J. Jones makes two point jump shot	44-53
10:46		Mihailo Boskovic personal foul
10:46	+1	C.J. Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-53
10:30		Max Jones personal foul
10:17	+2	Richie Saunders makes two point layup (Egor Demin assists)	45-55
10:10		C.J. Jones turnover (Richie Saunders steals)
10:03		Dallin Hall misses three point jump shot
10:01		Mobi Ikegwuruka defensive rebound
9:44		Coleman Hawkins turnover
9:25	+2	Dawson Baker makes two point layup (Egor Demin assists)	45-57
9:09		Dug McDaniel misses two point jump shot
9:07		Dallin Hall defensive rebound
8:51		Mihailo Boskovic misses three point jump shot
8:49		Richie Saunders offensive rebound
8:43		Coleman Hawkins personal foul
8:43		Dallin Hall misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:43	+1	Dallin Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-58
8:24		Brendan Hausen misses three point jump shot
8:22		Wildcats offensive rebound
8:14	+2	Max Jones makes two point jump shot	47-58
8:04		David N'Guessan personal foul
8:04	+1	Dallin Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-59
8:04	+1	Dallin Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-60
7:49		Brendan Hausen misses three point jump shot
7:47		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
7:41	+3	Trey Stewart makes three point jump shot (Egor Demin assists)	47-63
7:25		Mihailo Boskovic personal foul
7:25		TV timeout
7:25		Coleman Hawkins misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:25	+1	Coleman Hawkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-63
6:58		Trey Stewart misses three point jump shot
6:56		Mobi Ikegwuruka defensive rebound
6:33		Coleman Hawkins misses two point jump shot
6:31		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
6:16	+2	Dawson Baker makes two point jump shot (Mihailo Boskovic assists)	48-65
5:57		Egor Demin personal foul
5:57	+1	Mobi Ikegwuruka makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-65
5:57		Mobi Ikegwuruka misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:57		Mihailo Boskovic defensive rebound
5:34	+2	Dallin Hall makes two point jump shot	49-67
5:14	+2	Mobi Ikegwuruka makes two point jump shot	51-67
5:14		Dallin Hall personal foul
5:14		Mobi Ikegwuruka misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:14		David N'Guessan offensive rebound
5:12		Dallin Hall personal foul
5:12		David N'Guessan misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:12		David N'Guessan misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:12		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
4:58	+2	Mihailo Boskovic makes two point jump shot	51-69
4:46	+2	Coleman Hawkins makes two point jump shot	53-69
4:26		Max Jones personal foul
4:26	+1	Richie Saunders makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-70
4:26	+1	Richie Saunders makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-71
4:08		Keba Keita blocks David N'Guessan's two point jump shot
4:06		Cougars defensive rebound
3:56		Cougars 30 second timeout
3:56		TV timeout
3:48	+2	Mawot Mag makes two point jump shot (Richie Saunders assists)	53-73
3:34	+3	Dug McDaniel makes three point jump shot (David N'Guessan assists)	56-73
3:32		Wildcats 30 second timeout
3:32		TV timeout
3:04		Mihailo Boskovic misses three point jump shot
3:02		Richie Saunders offensive rebound
2:37		Cougars turnover
2:26	+2	Dug McDaniel makes two point jump shot	58-73
2:19		Cougars 30 second timeout
1:50		Dawson Baker misses two point jump shot
1:48		Dallin Hall offensive rebound
1:39		Richie Saunders turnover
1:32	+2	Dug McDaniel makes two point jump shot	60-73
1:30		Wildcats 30 second timeout
1:30		C.J. Jones personal foul
1:30		Dallin Hall misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:30		Richie Saunders offensive rebound
1:16		Cougars 30 second timeout
1:09		Dug McDaniel personal foul
1:09	+1	Dallin Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-74
1:09	+1	Dallin Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-75
1:03	+3	Brendan Hausen makes three point jump shot (Dug McDaniel assists)	63-75
1:00		Wildcats 30 second timeout
0:50		Cougars turnover
0:40	+2	Max Jones makes two point layup	65-75
0:38		Brendan Hausen personal foul
0:38	+1	Dallin Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-76
0:38	+1	Dallin Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-77
0:34		David N'Guessan turnover
0:06	+3	Egor Demin makes three point jump shot (Dawson Baker assists)	65-80
0:02		C.J. Jones misses three point jump shot
0:00		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Richie Saunders defensive rebound