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BYU continues winning ways against non-conference foes beating N.C. State 72-61
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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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | (Cougars gains possession) | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:00 | | Â | Richie Saunders defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:51 | | Â | Trey Parker personal foul | Â |
| 17:41 | | Â | Kanon Catchings misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:39 | | Â | Keba Keita offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:33 | | +3 | Dallin Hall makes three point jump shot (Keba Keita assists) | 5-11 |
| 17:13 | | Â | Trey Parker misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:11 | | Â | Keba Keita defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:05 | | Â | Michael O'Connell personal foul | Â |
| 17:02 | | +3 | Richie Saunders makes three point jump shot (Keba Keita assists) | 5-14 |
| 16:35 | | Â | Kanon Catchings shooting foul | Â |
| 16:35 | | Â | Jayden Taylor misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 16:35 | | +1 | Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-14 |
| 16:21 | | Â | Richie Saunders misses two point layup | Â |
| 16:19 | | Â | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:06 | | Â | Keba Keita blocks Brandon Huntley-Hatfield's two point layup | Â |
| 16:04 | | Â | Egor Demin defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:04 | | Â | Kanon Catchings turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Hill steals) | Â |
| 16:01 | | Â | Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:59 | | Â | Egor Demin defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:54 | | Â | Egor Demin misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:52 | | Â | Jayden Taylor defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:28 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:10 | | Â | Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:08 | | Â | Dallin Hall defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:59 | | Â | Dontrez Styles personal foul | Â |
| 14:51 | | Â | Richie Saunders misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 14:49 | | Â | Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:28 | | Â | Marcus Hill misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:26 | | Â | Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:19 | | +2 | Egor Demin makes two point dunk | 6-16 |
| 14:02 | | Â | Egor Demin blocks Marcus Hill's two point layup | Â |
| 14:00 | | Â | Egor Demin defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:49 | | Â | Fousseyni Traore turnover (lost ball) (Ben Middlebrooks steals) | Â |
| 13:45 | | Â | Jayden Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Richie Saunders steals) | Â |
| 13:41 | | Â | Egor Demin offensive foul | Â |
| 13:41 | | Â | Egor Demin turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 13:25 | | Â | Dennis Parker Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:23 | | Â | Breon Pass offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:11 | | Â | Fousseyni Traore shooting foul | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:49 | | Â | Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:43 | | +3 | Trevin Knell makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists) | 8-19 |
| 12:21 | | Â | Michael O'Connell misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:19 | | Â | Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:16 | | +3 | Breon Pass makes three point jump shot (Ben Middlebrooks assists) | 11-19 |
| 11:54 | | Â | Mihailo Boskovic offensive foul | Â |
| 11:54 | | Â | Mihailo Boskovic turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 11:54 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:31 | | Â | Ben Middlebrooks offensive foul | Â |
| 11:31 | | Â | Ben Middlebrooks turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 11:11 | | Â | Mihailo Boskovic misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:09 | | Â | Wolfpack defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:43 | | +3 | Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot (Breon Pass assists) | 14-19 |
| 10:26 | | Â | Mihailo Boskovic turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 10:11 | | Â | Ben Middlebrooks misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:09 | | Â | Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:09 | | Â | Ben Middlebrooks personal foul | Â |
| 9:57 | | Â | Dawson Baker turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Taylor steals) | Â |
| 9:54 | | Â | Jayden Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Trevin Knell steals) | Â |
| 9:51 | | +2 | Trevin Knell makes two point layup | 14-21 |
| 9:32 | | Â | Jayden Taylor misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:30 | | Â | Trevin Knell defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:23 | | +2 | Fousseyni Traore makes two point dunk (Dawson Baker assists) | 14-23 |
| 9:22 | | Â | Wolfpack 30 second timeout | Â |
| 9:07 | | Â | Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:05 | | Â | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:58 | | Â | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:56 | | Â | Cougars defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:56 | | Â | Dontrez Styles personal foul | Â |
| 8:43 | | Â | Breon Pass personal foul | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Trey Stewart personal foul | Â |
| 8:17 | | Â | Breon Pass misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:15 | | Â | Dallin Hall defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:04 | | Â | Dallin Hall misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:02 | | Â | Trey Stewart offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:49 | | Â | Egor Demin turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 7:49 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:34 | | +2 | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes two point jump shot | 16-25 |
| 6:59 | | Â | Dallin Hall turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 6:47 | |  | Ismaël Diouf misses two point dunk |  |
| 6:45 | | Â | Keba Keita defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:35 | | Â | Keba Keita misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 6:33 | | Â | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:13 | | Â | Jayden Taylor turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Keba Keita personal foul | Â |
| 4:39 | | Â | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 4:08 | | +2 | Dawson Baker makes two point layup | 18-31 |
| 3:56 | | Â | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:54 | | Â | Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:40 | | +2 | Dawson Baker makes two point layup (Fousseyni Traore assists) | 18-33 |
| 3:39 | | Â | Wolfpack 30 second timeout | Â |
| 3:39 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:21 | | +3 | Michael O'Connell makes three point jump shot (Marcus Hill assists) | 21-33 |
| 3:03 | | Â | Egor Demin misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:01 | | Â | Jayden Taylor defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:51 | | +2 | Marcus Hill makes two point layup | 23-33 |
| 2:51 | | Â | Fousseyni Traore shooting foul (Marcus Hill draws the foul) | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Dennis Parker Jr. misses two point layup | Â |
| 2:14 | | Â | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:12 | | Â | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses two point layup | Â |
| 2:10 | | Â | Keba Keita defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:02 | | Â | Richie Saunders misses two point layup | Â |
| 2:00 | | Â | Jayden Taylor defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:54 | | Â | Egor Demin shooting foul (Marcus Hill draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:54 | | +1 | Marcus Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-36 |
| 1:54 | | Â | Marcus Hill misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 1:54 | | Â | Richie Saunders defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:22 | | +2 | Dallin Hall makes two point hook shot | 25-38 |
| 1:12 | | Â | Michael O'Connell misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:10 | | Â | Dawson Baker defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:58 | | Â | Dawson Baker turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Taylor steals) | Â |
| 0:58 | | Â | Dawson Baker personal foul | Â |
| 0:58 | | Â | Jayden Taylor misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 0:58 | | Â | Keba Keita defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:39 | | Â | Dallin Hall misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 0:37 | | Â | Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:24 | | Â | Richie Saunders shooting foul | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Cougars 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:02 | | Â | Dawson Baker misses two point layup | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Breon Pass defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |