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Richie Saunders scores 25, BYU beats Colorado 83-67

AP
Jan 22, 2025

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) Richie Saunders scored 25 points on 10-of-15 shooting and Trevin Knell added 14 points, including four 3-pointers, to help BYU Cougars beat Colorado Buffaloes 83-67 on Tuesday night.

Mawot Mag scored 11 points for BYU (12-6, 3-4 Big 12). Egor Demin made 4 of 7 from the field and finished with eight points, seven assists, four steals and two blocks.

BYU scored 23 of the first 25 second-half points, including three 3s by Trevin Knell, to take a 61-38 lead when Demin stole a pass and went for a dunk less than six minutes into the period. Neither team scored again until Trevor Baskin made a layup almost two minutes later to snap a string of 16 consecutive missed field-goal attempts by the Buffaloes over a span of 13 minutes, 34 seconds.

Colorado (9-9) is 0-7 in conference play for the first time since the 2016-17 season, when the Buffaloes lost their first seven Pac-12 Conference games.

Julian Hammond III, who finished with 17 points, hit 3-pointers 51 seconds apart in a 14-0 run that gave Colorado a 10-point lead when Diop made two free throws with 5:44 left in the first half. Saunders scored the next seven points to spark a 16-4 run that gave the Cougars a 38-36 lead at halftime.

BYU shot 58% (31 of 53) from the field and made 11 of 24 (47%) from 3-point range.

BYU returns home to play Saturday against Cincinnati. Colorado heads south to play Arizona on Saturday.

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1st Half
BYU
Cougars
38
COLO
Buffaloes
36

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Keba Keita vs. Bangot Dak (Buffaloes gains possession)
19:29		Egor Demin blocks Andrej Jakimovski's three point jump shot
19:26		Keba Keita defensive rebound
19:20	+2	Richie Saunders makes two point jump shot	2-0
18:54	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point layup	2-2
18:34	+2	Egor Demin makes two point layup	4-2
18:10		Assane Diop turnover (lost ball) (Mawot Mag steals)
18:02		Egor Demin misses three point jump shot
18:00		Assane Diop defensive rebound
18:00		Mawot Mag personal foul
17:34	+2	Andrej Jakimovski makes two point jump shot	4-4
17:30		Egor Demin personal foul
17:20	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point jump shot	4-6
17:08		Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot
17:06		Bangot Dak defensive rebound
16:34		Assane Diop misses two point layup
16:32		Assane Diop offensive rebound
16:31		Assane Diop turnover (lost ball) (Keba Keita steals)
16:24		Mawot Mag misses three point jump shot
16:22		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
16:11		Bangot Dak turnover (lost ball) (Egor Demin steals)
16:01		RJ Smith personal foul
15:54		Bangot Dak blocks Richie Saunders's two point layup
15:52		Richie Saunders offensive rebound
15:51		Kanon Catchings misses two point layup
15:49		RJ Smith defensive rebound
15:38		TV timeout
15:38		Keba Keita personal foul
15:38		Bangot Dak technical foul
15:38		Bangot Dak turnover (offensive foul)
15:38		Trevin Knell misses technical free throw 1 of 2
15:38	+1	Trevin Knell makes technical free throw 2 of 2	5-6
15:13	+2	Egor Demin makes two point layup	7-6
14:46		Trevor Baskin turnover (bad pass)
14:26	+3	Trevin Knell makes three point jump shot (Kanon Catchings assists)	10-6
13:58	+2	Andrej Jakimovski makes two point layup	10-8
13:35		Andrej Jakimovski shooting foul (Kanon Catchings draws the foul)
13:35	+1	Kanon Catchings makes regular free throw 1 of 1	11-8
13:35	+1	Kanon Catchings makes regular free throw 2 of 3	12-8
13:35		Kanon Catchings misses regular free throw 3 of 3
13:35		Trevor Baskin defensive rebound
13:23	+3	Javon Ruffin makes three point jump shot	12-11
12:59		Kanon Catchings misses three point jump shot
12:57		Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound
12:52	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup	14-11
12:44	+2	Trevor Baskin makes two point layup (Javon Ruffin assists)	14-13
12:35	+3	Richie Saunders makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)	17-13
12:25		Kanon Catchings personal foul
12:25		TV timeout
12:09	+3	Javon Ruffin makes three point jump shot (RJ Smith assists)	17-16
11:59	+2	Richie Saunders makes two point layup (Dawson Baker assists)	19-16
11:27	+2	Sebastian Rancik makes two point layup	19-18
11:07		Mawot Mag misses two point layup
11:05		Trevor Baskin defensive rebound
10:55		Mawot Mag personal foul
10:39		Javon Ruffin turnover (Egor Demin steals)
10:11		Egor Demin misses three point jump shot
10:09		Trevor Baskin defensive rebound
10:03		Javon Ruffin turnover (out of bounds)
9:52	+3	Dawson Baker makes three point jump shot	22-18
9:23		Egor Demin shooting foul (Andrej Jakimovski draws the foul)
9:23		Andrej Jakimovski misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:23	+1	Andrej Jakimovski makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-19
9:05		Elijah Malone blocks Egor Demin's two point layup
9:03		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
8:51		Dallin Hall shooting foul (Elijah Malone draws the foul)
8:51	+1	Elijah Malone makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-20
8:51	+1	Elijah Malone makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-21
8:26		Fousseyni Traore turnover (traveling)
8:07		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
8:05		Bangot Dak offensive rebound
7:54	+2	Andrej Jakimovski makes two point layup	22-23
7:45		Trevin Knell turnover (Harrison Carrington steals)
7:45		TV timeout
7:16		Harrison Carrington misses three point jump shot
7:14		Andrej Jakimovski offensive rebound
7:03	+3	Julian Hammond III makes three point jump shot	22-26
6:31		Trevin Knell turnover (Javon Ruffin steals)
6:31		Trevin Knell technical foul
6:31		Julian Hammond III misses technical free throw 1 of 2
6:31	+1	Julian Hammond III makes technical free throw 2 of 2	22-27
6:13	+3	Julian Hammond III makes three point jump shot (Javon Ruffin assists)	22-30
5:54		Bangot Dak personal foul (Keba Keita draws the foul)
5:43		Richie Saunders misses two point layup
5:41		Assane Diop defensive rebound
5:41		Keba Keita shooting foul (Assane Diop draws the foul)
5:41	+1	Assane Diop makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-31
5:41	+1	Assane Diop makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-32
5:23		Andrej Jakimovski personal foul
5:20	+3	Richie Saunders makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)	25-32
5:01		Javon Ruffin misses three point jump shot
4:59		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
4:39		Julian Hammond III shooting foul (Richie Saunders draws the foul)
4:39	+1	Richie Saunders makes regular free throw 1 of 3	26-32
4:39		Richie Saunders misses regular free throw 2 of 3
4:39	+1	Richie Saunders makes regular free throw 3 of 3	27-32
4:26		Richie Saunders blocks Julian Hammond III's two point layup
4:24		Buffaloes offensive rebound
4:24		Assane Diop turnover (Richie Saunders steals)
4:17	+2	Richie Saunders makes two point layup	29-32
3:57		Javon Ruffin misses two point jump shot
3:55		Mawot Mag defensive rebound
3:36		Dallin Hall misses two point layup
3:34		Mihailo Boskovic offensive rebound
3:34		Trevor Baskin shooting foul (Mihailo Boskovic draws the foul)
3:34		TV timeout
3:34	+1	Mihailo Boskovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-32
3:34		Mihailo Boskovic misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:34		Elijah Malone defensive rebound
3:10		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
3:08		Mawot Mag defensive rebound
3:02	+2	Mawot Mag makes two point layup	32-32
3:02		Javon Ruffin shooting foul (Mawot Mag draws the foul)
3:02	+1	Mawot Mag makes regular free throw 1 of 1	33-32
2:34		Julian Hammond III misses two point jump shot
2:32		Mawot Mag defensive rebound
2:23		Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot
2:21		Trevor Baskin defensive rebound
2:13		Mihailo Boskovic shooting foul (Sebastian Rancik draws the foul)
2:13		Sebastian Rancik misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:13	+1	Sebastian Rancik makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-33
1:57		Dallin Hall turnover (bad pass)
1:47		Dallin Hall shooting foul (Trevor Baskin draws the foul)
1:47	+1	Trevor Baskin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-34
1:47	+1	Trevor Baskin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-35
1:34	+3	Dawson Baker makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)	36-35
1:19		Mihailo Boskovic shooting foul (Sebastian Rancik draws the foul)
1:19		Sebastian Rancik misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:19	+1	Sebastian Rancik makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-36
1:03		Fousseyni Traore turnover (Trevor Baskin steals)
0:52		Trevor Baskin misses two point layup
0:50		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
0:45		Assane Diop shooting foul (Fousseyni Traore draws the foul)
0:45	+1	Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-36
0:45	+1	Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-36
0:41		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
0:32		Assane Diop misses two point layup
0:30		Mihailo Boskovic defensive rebound
0:26		Cougars 30 second timeout
0:02		Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot
0:00		Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
BYU
Cougars
45
COLO
Buffaloes
31

Time		Play	Score
19:49		Keba Keita misses two point dunk
19:47		Keba Keita offensive rebound
19:43		Assane Diop shooting foul (Trevin Knell draws the foul)
19:43		Trevin Knell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:43	+1	Trevin Knell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-36
19:11		Trevin Knell shooting foul (Assane Diop draws the foul)
19:11		Assane Diop misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:11	+1	Assane Diop makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-37
19:04	+2	Mawot Mag makes two point layup (Egor Demin assists)	41-37
18:43		Trevin Knell personal foul (Andrej Jakimovski draws the foul)
18:34		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
18:32		Mawot Mag defensive rebound
18:27	+3	Richie Saunders makes three point jump shot (Egor Demin assists)	44-37
18:09		Egor Demin blocks Assane Diop's two point layup
18:07		Buffaloes offensive rebound
17:55		RJ Smith misses three point jump shot
17:53		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
17:42	+3	Trevin Knell makes three point jump shot (Egor Demin assists)	47-37
17:41		Buffaloes 60 second timeout
17:41		TV timeout
17:18		Mawot Mag shooting foul (Elijah Malone draws the foul)
17:18	+1	Elijah Malone makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-38
17:18		Elijah Malone misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:18		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
17:02	+3	Trevin Knell makes three point jump shot (Egor Demin assists)	50-38
16:43		Sebastian Rancik misses three point jump shot
16:41		Egor Demin defensive rebound
16:35	+2	Mawot Mag makes two point layup (Egor Demin assists)	52-38
16:23		Trevor Baskin misses three point jump shot
16:21		Cougars defensive rebound
16:08	+2	Richie Saunders makes two point layup	54-38
15:44		Richie Saunders personal foul
15:44		TV timeout
15:32		Elijah Malone misses two point jump shot
15:30		Mawot Mag defensive rebound
15:21		Keba Keita misses two point layup
15:19		Keba Keita offensive rebound
15:17	+2	Keba Keita makes two point dunk (Trevin Knell assists)	56-38
14:53		Andrej Jakimovski misses two point jump shot
14:51		Trevor Baskin offensive rebound
14:47		Trevor Baskin misses two point layup
14:45		Keba Keita defensive rebound
14:23	+3	Trevin Knell makes three point jump shot (Egor Demin assists)	59-38
14:10		Trevor Baskin turnover (bad pass) (Egor Demin steals)
14:04	+2	Egor Demin makes two point dunk	61-38
13:58		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
13:40		Bangot Dak misses two point layup
13:38		Keba Keita defensive rebound
13:12		Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot
13:10		Keba Keita offensive rebound
12:59		Keba Keita offensive foul (Javon Ruffin draws the foul)
12:59		Keba Keita turnover (offensive foul)
12:39	+2	Trevor Baskin makes two point layup	61-40
12:23		Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot
12:21		Bangot Dak defensive rebound
12:14	+3	Bangot Dak makes three point jump shot (Harrison Carrington assists)	61-43
11:44	+2	Egor Demin makes two point layup	63-43
11:36		Javon Ruffin misses two point layup
11:34		Cougars defensive rebound
11:33		TV timeout
11:16	+2	Richie Saunders makes two point jump shot	65-43
10:54		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
10:52		Trevor Baskin offensive rebound
10:51		Dallin Hall personal foul
10:41		Bangot Dak turnover (Mihailo Boskovic steals)
10:21		Kanon Catchings misses three point jump shot
10:19		Harrison Carrington defensive rebound
10:12	+2	Bangot Dak makes two point layup (Julian Hammond III assists)	65-45
9:42		Fousseyni Traore turnover (RJ Smith steals)
9:33	+3	Harrison Carrington makes three point jump shot (Julian Hammond III assists)	65-48
9:19	+3	Dawson Baker makes three point jump shot (Mihailo Boskovic assists)	68-48
8:53	+3	Julian Hammond III makes three point jump shot	68-51
8:34	+3	Kanon Catchings makes three point jump shot	71-51
8:15		Julian Hammond III misses two point jump shot
8:13		Mihailo Boskovic defensive rebound
8:05		Fousseyni Traore turnover (traveling)
7:50		Julian Hammond III turnover (Mihailo Boskovic steals)
7:27		Dawson Baker misses two point layup
7:25		Kanon Catchings technical foul
7:25		Kanon Catchings turnover
7:25		TV timeout
7:25	+1	Julian Hammond III makes technical free throw 1 of 1	71-52
7:07	+2	Assane Diop makes two point layup (Harrison Carrington assists)	71-54
6:49		Dallin Hall turnover (bad pass) (Elijah Malone steals)
6:42		Dallin Hall shooting foul (Assane Diop draws the foul)
6:42	+1	Assane Diop makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-55
6:42		Assane Diop misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:42		Harrison Carrington offensive rebound
6:40		Harrison Carrington turnover (Trevin Knell steals)
6:34		Mawot Mag turnover (Julian Hammond III steals)
6:30		Elijah Malone turnover (Keba Keita steals)
6:11	+2	Richie Saunders makes two point jump shot	73-55
5:57		Javon Ruffin misses three point jump shot
5:55		Assane Diop offensive rebound
5:54	+2	Harrison Carrington makes two point layup (Elijah Malone assists)	73-57
5:32		Mawot Mag misses three point jump shot
5:30		Harrison Carrington defensive rebound
5:22		Javon Ruffin turnover (bad pass)
5:05	+2	Keba Keita makes two point jump shot (Richie Saunders assists)	75-57
4:53		Egor Demin shooting foul (Harrison Carrington draws the foul)
4:53	+1	Harrison Carrington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-58
4:53	+1	Harrison Carrington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-59
4:48		Mawot Mag turnover (bad pass)
4:32	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point jump shot	75-61
4:17	+2	Mawot Mag makes two point layup (Egor Demin assists)	77-61
4:06		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
4:04		Egor Demin defensive rebound
3:54		Egor Demin turnover (Javon Ruffin steals)
3:52		Javon Ruffin turnover (out of bounds)
3:52		TV timeout
3:40		RJ Smith personal foul
3:23	+2	Richie Saunders makes two point jump shot	79-61
2:53	+2	RJ Smith makes two point layup	79-63
2:22		Mawot Mag misses three point jump shot
2:20		Keba Keita offensive rebound
2:04	+2	Mawot Mag makes two point jump shot	81-63
1:36		Egor Demin shooting foul (Andrej Jakimovski draws the foul)
1:36	+1	Andrej Jakimovski makes regular free throw 1 of 2	81-64
1:36	+1	Andrej Jakimovski makes regular free throw 2 of 2	81-65
1:31	+2	Keba Keita makes two point dunk (Mawot Mag assists)	83-65
1:05		Harrison Carrington turnover (bad pass) (Egor Demin steals)
0:46		Egor Demin turnover (Felix Kossaras steals)
0:41	+2	Felix Kossaras makes two point dunk	83-67
0:41		Harrison Carrington personal foul
0:17		Dallin Hall misses three point jump shot
0:15		Richie Saunders offensive rebound
0:15		Keba Keita shooting foul (Trevor Baskin draws the foul)
0:15		Trevor Baskin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:15		Trevor Baskin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:15		Keba Keita defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Keba Keita defensive rebound