NCST

BYU

BYU continues winning ways against non-conference foes beating N.C. State 72-61

AP
Nov 29, 2024

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (AP) Richie Saunders scored 13 points and reserve Fousseyni Traore scored 10 points and BYU beat North Carolina State 72-61 in the third-pace game of the Rady Children's Invitational on Friday.

Egor Denim grabbed 11 rebounds for the Cougars (6-1) who never trailed. BYU ran its nation leading streak of wins against non-conference opponents to 20 games.

Michael O'Connell and Jayden Taylor scored 16 points apiece for North Carolina State (5-2).

BYU led 38-27 at intermission and outscored the Wolfpack 14-5 over the first four-and-a-half minutes of the second half for its first 20-plus point lead of the day (52-32).

The final margin was the closest North Carolina State got in the second half.

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1st Half
NCST
Wolfpack
27
BYU
Cougars
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Cougars gains possession)
19:42	+3	Dallin Hall makes three point jump shot (Egor Demin assists)	0-3
19:25	+3	Michael O'Connell makes three point jump shot (Trey Parker assists)	3-3
18:56	+2	Keba Keita makes two point layup (Richie Saunders assists)	3-5
18:37	+2	Michael O'Connell makes two point jump shot	5-5
18:19	+3	Richie Saunders makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)	5-8
18:02		Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot
18:00		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
17:51		Trey Parker personal foul
17:41		Kanon Catchings misses two point jump shot
17:39		Keba Keita offensive rebound
17:33	+3	Dallin Hall makes three point jump shot (Keba Keita assists)	5-11
17:13		Trey Parker misses two point jump shot
17:11		Keba Keita defensive rebound
17:05		Michael O'Connell personal foul
17:02	+3	Richie Saunders makes three point jump shot (Keba Keita assists)	5-14
16:35		Kanon Catchings shooting foul
16:35		Jayden Taylor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:35	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-14
16:21		Richie Saunders misses two point layup
16:19		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound
16:06		Keba Keita blocks Brandon Huntley-Hatfield's two point layup
16:04		Egor Demin defensive rebound
16:04		Kanon Catchings turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Hill steals)
16:01		Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot
15:59		Egor Demin defensive rebound
15:54		Egor Demin misses three point jump shot
15:52		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
15:28		TV timeout
15:10		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
15:08		Dallin Hall defensive rebound
14:59		Dontrez Styles personal foul
14:51		Richie Saunders misses two point jump shot
14:49		Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound
14:28		Marcus Hill misses three point jump shot
14:26		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
14:19	+2	Egor Demin makes two point dunk	6-16
14:02		Egor Demin blocks Marcus Hill's two point layup
14:00		Egor Demin defensive rebound
13:49		Fousseyni Traore turnover (lost ball) (Ben Middlebrooks steals)
13:45		Jayden Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Richie Saunders steals)
13:41		Egor Demin offensive foul
13:41		Egor Demin turnover (offensive foul)
13:25		Dennis Parker Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:23		Breon Pass offensive rebound
13:11		Fousseyni Traore shooting foul
13:11	+1	Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-16
13:11	+1	Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-16
12:51		Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot
12:49		Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound
12:43	+3	Trevin Knell makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)	8-19
12:21		Michael O'Connell misses two point jump shot
12:19		Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound
12:16	+3	Breon Pass makes three point jump shot (Ben Middlebrooks assists)	11-19
11:54		Mihailo Boskovic offensive foul
11:54		Mihailo Boskovic turnover (offensive foul)
11:54		TV timeout
11:31		Ben Middlebrooks offensive foul
11:31		Ben Middlebrooks turnover (offensive foul)
11:11		Mihailo Boskovic misses two point jump shot
11:09		Wolfpack defensive rebound
10:43	+3	Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot (Breon Pass assists)	14-19
10:26		Mihailo Boskovic turnover (bad pass)
10:11		Ben Middlebrooks misses two point jump shot
10:09		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
10:09		Ben Middlebrooks personal foul
9:57		Dawson Baker turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Taylor steals)
9:54		Jayden Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Trevin Knell steals)
9:51	+2	Trevin Knell makes two point layup	14-21
9:32		Jayden Taylor misses two point jump shot
9:30		Trevin Knell defensive rebound
9:23	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point dunk (Dawson Baker assists)	14-23
9:22		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
9:07		Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot
9:05		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield offensive rebound
8:58		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses three point jump shot
8:56		Cougars defensive rebound
8:56		Dontrez Styles personal foul
8:43		Breon Pass personal foul
8:43	+1	Egor Demin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-24
8:43	+1	Egor Demin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-25
8:26		Trey Stewart personal foul
8:17		Breon Pass misses three point jump shot
8:15		Dallin Hall defensive rebound
8:04		Dallin Hall misses three point jump shot
8:02		Trey Stewart offensive rebound
7:49		Egor Demin turnover (bad pass)
7:49		TV timeout
7:34	+2	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes two point jump shot	16-25
6:59		Dallin Hall turnover (bad pass)
6:47		Ismaël Diouf misses two point dunk
6:45		Keba Keita defensive rebound
6:35		Keba Keita misses two point hook shot
6:33		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound
6:13		Jayden Taylor turnover (traveling)
5:51		Ismaël Diouf shooting foul
5:51	+1	Trevin Knell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-26
5:51	+1	Trevin Knell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-27
5:30	+2	Michael O'Connell makes two point jump shot (Breon Pass assists)	18-27
5:05	+2	Keba Keita makes two point dunk (Trevin Knell assists)	18-29
4:42		Keba Keita personal foul
4:39		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield turnover (traveling)
4:08	+2	Dawson Baker makes two point layup	18-31
3:56		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses three point jump shot
3:54		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
3:40	+2	Dawson Baker makes two point layup (Fousseyni Traore assists)	18-33
3:39		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
3:39		TV timeout
3:21	+3	Michael O'Connell makes three point jump shot (Marcus Hill assists)	21-33
3:03		Egor Demin misses three point jump shot
3:01		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
2:51	+2	Marcus Hill makes two point layup	23-33
2:51		Fousseyni Traore shooting foul (Marcus Hill draws the foul)
2:51	+1	Marcus Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 1	24-33
2:34	+3	Dawson Baker makes three point jump shot (Egor Demin assists)	24-36
2:16		Dennis Parker Jr. misses two point layup
2:14		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield offensive rebound
2:12		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses two point layup
2:10		Keba Keita defensive rebound
2:02		Richie Saunders misses two point layup
2:00		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
1:54		Egor Demin shooting foul (Marcus Hill draws the foul)
1:54	+1	Marcus Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-36
1:54		Marcus Hill misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:54		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
1:22	+2	Dallin Hall makes two point hook shot	25-38
1:12		Michael O'Connell misses two point jump shot
1:10		Dawson Baker defensive rebound
0:58		Dawson Baker turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Taylor steals)
0:58		Dawson Baker personal foul
0:58		Jayden Taylor misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:58		Keba Keita defensive rebound
0:39		Dallin Hall misses two point hook shot
0:37		Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound
0:24		Richie Saunders shooting foul
0:24	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-38
0:24	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-38
0:15		Cougars 30 second timeout
0:02		Dawson Baker misses two point layup
0:00		Breon Pass defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NCST
Wolfpack
34
BYU
Cougars
34

Time		Play	Score
19:46		Jayden Taylor blocks Kanon Catchings's two point jump shot
19:44		Wolfpack defensive rebound
19:30	+3	Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot (Marcus Hill assists)	30-38
19:08		Dallin Hall misses three point jump shot
19:06		Egor Demin offensive rebound
19:01		Egor Demin misses two point layup
18:59		Egor Demin offensive rebound
18:58	+2	Egor Demin makes two point layup	30-40
18:43		Dontrez Styles misses two point jump shot
18:41		Keba Keita defensive rebound
18:23	+3	Kanon Catchings makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)	30-43
18:01		Jayden Taylor misses two point jump shot
17:59		Egor Demin defensive rebound
17:55		Dallin Hall misses three point jump shot
17:53		Wolfpack defensive rebound
17:53		Kanon Catchings personal foul
17:33		Marcus Hill misses two point hook shot
17:31		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield offensive rebound
17:27		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield turnover (bad pass)
17:16		Dontrez Styles shooting foul
17:16	+1	Keba Keita makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-44
17:16		Keba Keita misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:16		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
17:00	+2	Dontrez Styles makes two point jump shot	32-44
16:47		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield blocks Keba Keita's two point layup
16:45		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound
16:37		Jayden Taylor turnover (lost ball) (Dallin Hall steals)
16:34	+2	Egor Demin makes two point layup (Kanon Catchings assists)	32-46
16:24		Marcus Hill turnover (traveling)
16:01	+3	Kanon Catchings makes three point jump shot (Egor Demin assists)	32-49
15:42		Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot
15:40		Keba Keita defensive rebound
15:27	+3	Richie Saunders makes three point jump shot (Kanon Catchings assists)	32-52
14:56		Keba Keita personal foul
14:56		TV timeout
14:37		Dontrez Styles misses two point layup
14:35		Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound
14:33	+2	Ben Middlebrooks makes two point layup	34-52
14:21		Dallin Hall turnover (out of bounds)
14:08		Trevin Knell personal foul
14:06		Marcus Hill misses two point jump shot
14:04		Cougars defensive rebound
14:04		Dontrez Styles personal foul
13:55	+2	Richie Saunders makes two point layup	34-54
13:41	+2	Michael O'Connell makes two point jump shot (Ben Middlebrooks assists)	36-54
13:29		Ben Middlebrooks shooting foul (Kanon Catchings draws the foul)
13:29	+1	Kanon Catchings makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-55
13:29		Kanon Catchings misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:29		Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound
13:19		Kanon Catchings shooting foul
13:19	+1	Michael O'Connell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-55
13:19	+1	Michael O'Connell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-55
13:01	+3	Mihailo Boskovic makes three point jump shot (Trevin Knell assists)	38-58
12:38		Ben Middlebrooks misses two point layup
12:36		Wolfpack offensive rebound
12:36		Egor Demin personal foul
12:28		Trey Parker misses two point layup
12:26		Egor Demin defensive rebound
12:21		Mihailo Boskovic turnover (traveling)
12:06		Trevin Knell personal foul
12:00		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
11:58		Trevin Knell defensive rebound
11:40		Cougars 30 second timeout
11:40		TV timeout
11:35		Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot
11:33		Mihailo Boskovic offensive rebound
11:29		Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot
11:27		Dallin Hall offensive rebound
11:23	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup (Dawson Baker assists)	38-60
11:03	+3	Trey Parker makes three point jump shot (Jayden Taylor assists)	41-60
10:32	+2	Dawson Baker makes two point layup	41-62
10:10		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses two point jump shot
10:08		Dallin Hall defensive rebound
10:00		Mihailo Boskovic misses two point jump shot
9:58		Mihailo Boskovic offensive rebound
9:58		Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot
9:56		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound
9:38		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield turnover (traveling)
9:38		TV timeout
9:18		Ben Middlebrooks personal foul
9:10		Fousseyni Traore misses two point hook shot
9:08		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound
8:56		Jayden Taylor misses two point jump shot
8:54		Dallin Hall defensive rebound
8:47		Dawson Baker misses three point jump shot
8:45		Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound
8:43	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup	41-64
8:43		Dontrez Styles shooting foul (Fousseyni Traore draws the foul)
8:43	+1	Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 1	41-65
8:21	+3	Dennis Parker Jr. makes three point jump shot (Brandon Huntley-Hatfield assists)	44-65
8:03		Dallin Hall misses three point jump shot
8:01		Trey Parker defensive rebound
7:57	+2	Trey Parker makes two point layup	46-65
7:57		Cougars 30 second timeout
7:57		TV timeout
7:55		Dennis Parker Jr. personal foul
7:45		Trey Stewart misses three point jump shot
7:43		Keba Keita offensive rebound
7:40		Keba Keita misses two point layup
7:38		Kanon Catchings offensive rebound
7:36		Dawson Baker misses three point jump shot
7:34		Wolfpack defensive rebound
7:00		Keba Keita blocks Michael O'Connell's two point layup
6:58		Egor Demin defensive rebound
6:41		Dawson Baker misses three point jump shot
6:39		Dawson Baker offensive rebound
6:39		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield blocks Dawson Baker's two point layup
6:37		Trey Parker defensive rebound
6:33		Trey Parker misses three point jump shot
6:31		Egor Demin defensive rebound
6:23		Dawson Baker turnover (traveling)
5:41		Egor Demin shooting foul
5:41	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-65
5:41		Jayden Taylor misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:41		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield offensive rebound
5:31	+3	Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot	50-65
5:18		Kanon Catchings misses three point jump shot
5:16		Cougars offensive rebound
5:16		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield personal foul (Keba Keita draws the foul)
5:16	+1	Keba Keita makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-66
5:16		Keba Keita misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:16		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
5:03		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses two point jump shot
5:01		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
4:49		Dallin Hall turnover (bad pass)
4:42	+2	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes two point dunk (Michael O'Connell assists)	52-66
4:25		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield personal foul
4:25	+1	Dallin Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-67
4:25		Dallin Hall misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:25		Wolfpack defensive rebound
4:06		Trey Parker misses three point jump shot
4:04		Keba Keita defensive rebound
3:37		Jayden Taylor personal foul
3:37		TV timeout
3:37	+1	Richie Saunders makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-68
3:37	+1	Richie Saunders makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-69
3:17	+3	Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot	55-69
2:47		Dawson Baker misses three point jump shot
2:45		Egor Demin offensive rebound
2:23		Dawson Baker misses two point layup
2:21		Trey Parker defensive rebound
2:08		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
2:06		Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound
2:04		Ben Middlebrooks misses two point layup
2:02		Dawson Baker defensive rebound
1:53	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup (Egor Demin assists)	55-71
1:53		Trey Parker shooting foul (Fousseyni Traore draws the foul)
1:53	+1	Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 1	55-72
1:33	+2	Trey Parker makes two point jump shot	57-72
1:04		Fousseyni Traore misses two point hook shot
1:02		Egor Demin offensive rebound
0:58		Egor Demin misses two point jump shot
0:56		Bryce Heard defensive rebound
0:49	+2	Trey Parker makes two point layup	59-72
0:19		Cougars turnover (shot clock violation)
0:07	+2	Michael O'Connell makes two point layup	61-72
0:00		End of period

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Michael O'Connell makes two point layup