Richie Saunders hits 5 3s, scores 21 as BYU beats Cincinnati 80-52
PROVO, Utah (AP) Richie Saunders hit 5 of 6 from 3-point range and scored 16 of his 21 points in the second half on Saturday night to help BYU beat Cincinnati 80-52.
Egor Demin finished with 15 points, seven assists and five rebounds for BYU (13-6, 4-4 Big 12) and Dawson Baker added 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting.
Simas Lukosius hit a 3-pointer that cut Cincinnati's deficit to five points less than a minute into the second half but Saunders answered with a 3 12 seconds later and added another before Trevin Knell hit from behind the arc to cap a 14-2 run that made it 45-28 and BYU led by double figures for the final 18-plus minutes.
Lukosius led Cincinnati (12-7, 2-6) with 14 points on 5-of-11 shooting. The rest of the Bearcats players made 18 of 50 (36%) from the field.
Lukosius made a 3-pointer that tied it at 23-all with 1:04 left in the first half but Demin answered with two free throws to give BYU the lead for good before his 3-pointer made it 28-23 at halftime.
The Cougars shot 73.4% (17 of 23) from the field and hit 11 of their 15 3-pointers in the second half. BYU made 28 of 49 (57%) overall and hit 63% from behind the arc.
Cincinnati plays at Utah on Tuesday. BYU also plays Tuesday, when the Cougars play host to Baylor.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | (Bearcats gains possession) | Â | |
19:36 | +2 | Aziz Bandaogo makes two point jump shot (Dan Skillings Jr. assists) | 2-0 | |
19:13 | Â | Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:11 | Â | Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound | Â | |
19:00 | Â | Jizzle James misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:58 | Â | Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound | Â | |
18:50 |  | Simas Lukošius misses two point jump shot |  | |
18:48 | Â | Egor Demin defensive rebound | Â | |
18:35 | +3 | Trevin Knell makes three point jump shot (Egor Demin assists) | 2-3 | |
18:12 | Â | Jizzle James misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:10 |  | Simas Lukošius offensive rebound |  | |
18:06 | +3 | Simas Lukošius makes three point jump shot | 5-3 | |
17:34 | +2 | Keba Keita makes two point layup (Trevin Knell assists) | 5-5 | |
17:15 | Â | Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:13 | Â | Egor Demin defensive rebound | Â | |
17:01 | Â | Richie Saunders misses two point jump shot | Â | |
16:59 | Â | Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound | Â | |
16:47 | Â | Dillon Mitchell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:45 | Â | Dan Skillings Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
16:36 | Â | Egor Demin personal foul | Â | |
16:26 | Â | Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:24 | Â | Bearcats offensive rebound | Â | |
16:13 |  | Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot |  | |
16:13 | Â | Keba Keita defensive rebound | Â | |
16:13 | Â | Dillon Mitchell personal foul (Keba Keita draws the foul) | Â | |
16:13 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:57 | +2 | Richie Saunders makes two point layup (Egor Demin assists) | 5-7 | |
15:37 |  | Simas Lukošius turnover (lost ball) (Mawot Mag steals) |  | |
15:26 | Â | Egor Demin turnover (Day Day Thomas steals) | Â | |
15:18 | +3 | Day Day Thomas makes three point jump shot (Simas Lukošius assists) | 8-7 | |
15:00 | +2 | Trevin Knell makes two point jump shot | 8-9 | |
14:39 | Â | Jizzle James misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:37 | Â | Keba Keita defensive rebound | Â | |
14:19 | Â | Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:17 | Â | Jizzle James defensive rebound | Â | |
14:11 |  | Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot |  | |
14:09 |  | Simas Lukošius offensive rebound |  | |
13:52 | Â | Dillon Mitchell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:50 | Â | Richie Saunders defensive rebound | Â | |
13:45 |  | Simas Lukošius personal foul |  | |
13:44 | Â | Richie Saunders turnover | Â | |
13:27 | Â | Arrinten Page turnover (lost ball) (Richie Saunders steals) | Â | |
13:27 | Â | Dallin Hall misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:25 | Â | CJ Fredrick Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
13:13 | +2 | Day Day Thomas makes two point layup | 10-9 | |
12:44 | Â | Dallin Hall misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:44 | Â | Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound | Â | |
12:44 | Â | Jump ball. (Cougars gains possession) | Â | |
12:36 | Â | Dillon Mitchell blocks Richie Saunders's two point layup | Â | |
12:34 | Â | Bearcats defensive rebound | Â | |
12:18 | Â | Arrinten Page misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:16 | Â | Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound | Â | |
12:08 | Â | Dillon Mitchell personal foul | Â | |
11:51 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:47 | +3 | Richie Saunders makes three point jump shot (Dawson Baker assists) | 10-12 | |
11:29 | +2 | Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point layup (Day Day Thomas assists) | 12-12 | |
11:13 | +2 | Dawson Baker makes two point jump shot | 12-14 | |
10:53 | Â | Dan Skillings Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Kanon Catchings steals) | Â | |
10:50 | Â | Josh Reed blocks Kanon Catchings's two point layup | Â | |
10:48 | Â | Cougars offensive rebound | Â | |
10:45 | +2 | Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup | 12-16 | |
10:22 |  | Simas Lukošius misses two point layup |  | |
10:20 | Â | Dallin Hall defensive rebound | Â | |
9:56 | Â | Fousseyni Traore misses two point hook shot | Â | |
9:54 | Â | Josh Reed defensive rebound | Â | |
9:45 | +2 | Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point layup | 14-16 | |
9:45 | Â | Official timeout | Â | |
9:20 | +2 | Dawson Baker makes two point jump shot | 14-18 | |
8:56 | Â | Jizzle James misses two point layup | Â | |
8:54 | Â | Egor Demin defensive rebound | Â | |
8:28 | Â | Dawson Baker misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:26 |  | Simas Lukošius defensive rebound |  | |
8:23 |  | Dawson Baker personal foul (Simas Lukošius draws the foul) |  | |
8:03 | Â | Tyler Betsey turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
7:40 | +3 | Kanon Catchings makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists) | 14-21 | |
7:17 | Â | Aziz Bandaogo turnover (offensive goaltending) | Â | |
7:17 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:08 | Â | Kanon Catchings misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:06 | Â | Richie Saunders offensive rebound | Â | |
6:57 | Â | Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:55 | Â | Tyler Betsey defensive rebound | Â | |
6:46 | Â | Jizzle James misses two point layup | Â | |
6:44 | Â | Aziz Bandaogo offensive rebound | Â | |
6:44 | Â | Aziz Bandaogo misses two point layup | Â | |
6:42 | Â | Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound | Â | |
6:34 | +2 | Jizzle James makes two point jump shot | 16-21 | |
6:11 | Â | Josh Reed blocks Richie Saunders's two point layup | Â | |
6:09 | Â | Richie Saunders offensive rebound | Â | |
6:05 | Â | Egor Demin misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:03 | Â | Keba Keita offensive rebound | Â | |
5:51 | +2 | Dawson Baker makes two point jump shot (Egor Demin assists) | 16-23 | |
5:21 | Â | Jizzle James misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:19 | Â | Richie Saunders defensive rebound | Â | |
5:15 | Â | Richie Saunders misses two point layup | Â | |
5:13 | Â | Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound | Â | |
5:02 | Â | Jizzle James misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:00 | Â | Cougars defensive rebound | Â | |
4:32 | Â | Richie Saunders misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:30 | Â | Bearcats defensive rebound | Â | |
4:09 | Â | Josh Reed misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:07 | Â | Keba Keita defensive rebound | Â | |
4:01 | Â | Egor Demin turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
3:47 | Â | Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:45 | Â | Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound | Â | |
3:44 | Â | Dillon Mitchell misses two point layup | Â | |
3:42 | Â | Josh Reed offensive rebound | Â | |
3:25 | +2 | Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point jump shot | 18-23 | |
3:17 | Â | Cougars 30 second timeout | Â | |
3:17 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:00 | Â | Trevin Knell turnover (bad pass) (Day Day Thomas steals) | Â | |
2:44 | Â | Trevin Knell blocks Dan Skillings Jr.'s two point jump shot | Â | |
2:42 | Â | Bearcats offensive rebound | Â | |
2:29 | Â | Dan Skillings Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Trevin Knell steals) | Â | |
2:18 | Â | Josh Reed personal foul | Â | |
1:57 | Â | Jump ball. Fousseyni Traore vs. Arrinten Page (Bearcats gains possession) | Â | |
1:57 | Â | Fousseyni Traore turnover (lost ball) (Arrinten Page steals) | Â | |
1:42 | +2 | Aziz Bandaogo makes two point dunk (Jizzle James assists) | 20-23 | |
1:19 | Â | Mawot Mag offensive foul | Â | |
1:19 | Â | Mawot Mag turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
1:03 | +3 | Simas Lukošius makes three point jump shot (Day Day Thomas assists) | 23-23 | |
0:45 | Â | Jizzle James shooting foul (Egor Demin draws the foul) | Â | |
0:45 | +1 | Egor Demin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-24 | |
0:45 | +1 | Egor Demin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-25 | |
0:45 | Â | Bearcats 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:33 | Â | Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:31 | Â | Mawot Mag defensive rebound | Â | |
0:16 |  | Simas Lukošius personal foul (Egor Demin draws the foul) |  | |
0:05 | +3 | Egor Demin makes three point jump shot | 23-28 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |