BYU Cougars vs. Houston Cougars

Mar 14, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
BYU	20	34	54
HOU	41	33	74

Game Recap

No. 2 Houston shuts down No. 17 BYU for a 74-54 victory in Big 12 Tournament semifinals. Emanuel Sharpe scored 26 points, LJ Cryer had 20 and second-ranked Houston stifled No. 17 BYU in a 74-54 victory Friday night that moved the Cougars into the Big 12 Tournament championship game for the second consecutive season.

Player Stats

BYU	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Keba Keita	22	6-9	0-0	2-2	12	0	0	2	1	2	14
0Mawot Mag	23	0-3	0-2	0-0	4	0	0	1	2	0	0
15Richie Saunders	29	3-9	2-5	2-2	6	1	1	0	2	4	10
3Egor Demin	25	2-9	1-7	1-1	3	4	2	0	5	2	6
21Trevin Knell	19	1-5	0-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
5Mihailo Boškovic	5	0-3	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
45Fousseyni Traore	14	2-5	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	2	4
30Dallin Hall	23	0-3	0-2	2-2	0	4	1	0	1	3	2
2Elijah Crawford	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Trey Stewart	15	1-5	1-4	2-2	0	1	1	0	0	3	5
25Dawson Baker	23	4-9	2-3	1-1	1	2	2	0	1	1	11
TOTAL	-	19-6031.7%	6-2821.4%	10-10100%	30	12	7	3	13	19	54

HOUSTON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Joseph Tugler	24	1-4	0-1	1-2	5	0	3	2	1	3	3
7Milos Uzan	36	4-9	1-3	5-6	3	5	0	0	0	0	14
23Terrance Arceneaux	22	1-5	0-3	0-1	1	0	3	0	2	1	2
21Emanuel Sharp	34	7-13	5-7	7-7	4	0	1	0	1	4	26
4LJ Cryer	33	6-16	4-11	4-5	2	0	1	0	0	0	20
5Ja'Vier Francis	14	2-2	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	3	2	2	4
2Cedric Lath	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
0Kordel Jefferson	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25Mercy Miller	5	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
8Mylik Wilson	29	2-4	0-0	1-2	13	3	1	2	1	1	5

TOTAL	-	23-5541.8%	10-2638.5%	18-2378.3%	34	8	9	7	8	13	74

Play-by-Play

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1st halfBYUHOU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:56) Jump Ball won by Houston.
(19:56) Jump Ball lost by BYU.
(19:43) Emanuel Sharp missed Jumper.
(19:42) BYU Defensive Rebound.
(19:31) Trevin Knell missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:28) Joseph Tugler Defensive Rebound.
(19:21) Joseph Tugler missed Jumper.
(19:18) Keba Keita Defensive Rebound.
(18:56) Richie Saunders missed Jumper.
(18:52) Joseph Tugler Defensive Rebound.
(18:33) L.J. Cryer missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:29) Richie Saunders Defensive Rebound.
(18:24) Mawot Mag Turnover.
(18:24) Emanuel Sharp Steal.
(18:24) Foul on Egor Demin.
+2 (18:07) L.J. Cryer made Jumper.
02
(17:49) Egor Demin Turnover.
(17:49) Terrance Arceneaux Steal.
(17:43) Emanuel Sharp missed Layup.
(17:43) Keba Keita Block.
(17:39) L.J. Cryer Offensive Rebound.
+3 (17:38) L.J. Cryer made Three Point Jumper.
05
(17:25) Mawot Mag missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:24) BYU Deadball Team Rebound.
(17:12) Trevin Knell missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:10) Houston Deadball Team Rebound.
+2 (16:51) Milos Uzan made Jumper.
07
(16:32) Egor Demin missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:29) Mawot Mag Offensive Rebound.
(16:17) Egor Demin Turnover.
+2 (15:53) Milos Uzan made Jumper.
09
(15:28) Mawot Mag missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:25) Mylik Wilson Defensive Rebound.
(15:06) L.J. Cryer missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:05) Fousseyni Traore Defensive Rebound.
(15:05) Foul on Ja'Vier Francis.
(14:43) Richie Saunders Turnover.
(14:43) Terrance Arceneaux Steal.
(14:38) Terrance Arceneaux Turnover.
(14:38) Dawson Baker Steal.
(14:33) Dallin Hall missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:32) Houston Defensive Rebound.
(14:18) Terrance Arceneaux missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:16) Ja'Vier Francis Offensive Rebound.
(14:16) Foul on Fousseyni Traore.
(14:13) Mylik Wilson Turnover.
(14:13) Richie Saunders Steal.
(14:05) Richie Saunders missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:03) Mylik Wilson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:55) Mylik Wilson made Dunk.
011
(13:46) Dallin Hall missed Layup.
(13:44) Mylik Wilson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:41) Emanuel Sharp made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Milos Uzan.
014
(13:40) Foul on Mihailo Boskovic.
+1 (13:40) Emanuel Sharp made Free Throw.
015
+2 (13:16) Dawson Baker made Jumper.
215
(13:16) Foul on Terrance Arceneaux.
+1 (13:16) Dawson Baker made Free Throw.
315
+2 (12:53) Joseph Tugler made Dunk. Assisted by Milos Uzan.
317
(12:24) Egor Demin missed Jumper.
(12:21) Mylik Wilson Defensive Rebound.
(12:16) Milos Uzan missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:13) Joseph Tugler Offensive Rebound.
(12:09) Joseph Tugler Turnover.
(12:09) Dawson Baker Steal.
+3 (12:04) Trey Stewart made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Egor Demin.
617
(12:02) Technical Foul on Trey Stewart.
+1 (12:02) L.J. Cryer made Free Throw.
618
+1 (12:02) L.J. Cryer made Free Throw.
619
(11:44) Mylik Wilson missed Jumper.
(11:42) Egor Demin Defensive Rebound.
(11:34) Mihailo Boskovic missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:34) Ja'Vier Francis Block.
(11:29) Mihailo Boskovic Offensive Rebound.
(11:15) Mihailo Boskovic missed Jumper.
(11:12) Emanuel Sharp Defensive Rebound.
(11:02) Ja'Vier Francis Turnover.
(11:02) Trey Stewart Steal.
(10:58) Trey Stewart missed Layup.
(10:58) Mylik Wilson Block.
(10:58) BYU Offensive Rebound.
+3 (10:56) Richie Saunders made Three Point Jumper.
919
(10:24) Ja'Vier Francis Turnover.
(10:24) Egor Demin Steal.
(10:11) Keba Keita missed Jumper.
(10:09) Mylik Wilson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:47) L.J. Cryer made Jumper.
921
(9:36) Trey Stewart missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:32) Dawson Baker Offensive Rebound.
(9:32) Dawson Baker missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(9:31) Ja'Vier Francis Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:22) Ja'Vier Francis made Dunk. Assisted by Mylik Wilson.
923
(9:15) Foul on Ja'Vier Francis.
+1 (9:15) Trey Stewart made Free Throw.
1023
+1 (9:15) Trey Stewart made Free Throw.
1123
(8:49) Joseph Tugler missed Jumper.
(8:47) Richie Saunders Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:44) Richie Saunders made Three Point Jumper.
1423
(8:21) Milos Uzan missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:19) Terrance Arceneaux Offensive Rebound.
(8:15) Emanuel Sharp missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:12) BYU Defensive Rebound.
(7:46) Keba Keita Turnover.
(7:22) L.J. Cryer missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:19) Keba Keita Defensive Rebound.
(7:04) Richie Saunders missed Layup.
(7:04) Joseph Tugler Block.
(7:01) Milos Uzan Defensive Rebound.
(6:55) L.J. Cryer missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:54) BYU Defensive Rebound.
(6:32) Foul on Joseph Tugler.
+1 (6:32) Richie Saunders made Free Throw.
1523
+1 (6:32) Richie Saunders made Free Throw.
1623
+3 (6:13) Emanuel Sharp made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Milos Uzan.
1626
(6:02) Egor Demin Turnover.
(5:42) Mercy Miller missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:39) Fousseyni Traore Defensive Rebound.
(5:16) Trevin Knell missed Layup.
(5:16) Mylik Wilson Block.
(5:15) BYU Offensive Rebound.
(5:08) Egor Demin missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:03) Emanuel Sharp Defensive Rebound.
(4:40) Joseph Tugler missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:36) Egor Demin Defensive Rebound.
(4:35) Foul on Mercy Miller.
(4:15) Egor Demin missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:11) Mylik Wilson Defensive Rebound.
(4:05) Foul on Fousseyni Traore.
+1 (4:05) Emanuel Sharp made Free Throw.
1627
+1 (4:05) Emanuel Sharp made Free Throw.
1628
+2 (3:49) Dawson Baker made Jumper.
1828
+3 (3:29) Milos Uzan made Three Point Jumper.
1831
(3:11) Richie Saunders Turnover.
(2:55) L.J. Cryer missed Jumper.
(2:52) Ja'Vier Francis Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:51) Ja'Vier Francis made Jumper.
1833
(2:36) Dawson Baker missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:34) BYU Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:24) Fousseyni Traore made Layup. Assisted by Dawson Baker.
2033
(1:58) Foul on Dawson Baker.
+1 (1:58) Emanuel Sharp made Free Throw.
2034
+1 (1:58) Emanuel Sharp made Free Throw.
2035
(1:43) Dawson Baker Turnover.
(1:43) Joseph Tugler Steal.
+2 (1:37) Emanuel Sharp made Layup.
2037
(1:12) Fousseyni Traore missed Jumper.
(1:09) Joseph Tugler Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:59) L.J. Cryer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Milos Uzan.
2040
(0:34) Fousseyni Traore missed Layup.
(0:34) Joseph Tugler Block.
(0:34) BYU Offensive Rebound.
(0:32) Richie Saunders missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:29) Milos Uzan Defensive Rebound.
(0:26) Foul on Mihailo Boskovic.
+1 (0:26) Joseph Tugler made Free Throw.
2041
(0:25) Joseph Tugler missed Free Throw.
(0:24) Richie Saunders Defensive Rebound.
(0:14) Egor Demin Turnover.
(0:14) Joseph Tugler Steal.
(0:01) L.J. Cryer missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Richie Saunders Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

BYU

HOU

54Points74

19-60(31.7%)Field Goal(%)23-55(41.8%)

6-28(21.4%)3-Point(%)10-26(38.5%)

10-10(100.0%)Free Throw(%)18-23(78.3%)

39(14)Rebounds(Offensive)37(12)

12Assists8

7Steals9

3Blocks7

13Turnovers9

19(1)Fouls(Technical)13(0)

0Largest Lead22

Game Details

Friday, March 14, 2025 · 7:00 PM

T-Mobile Center · Kansas City, MOS

capacity: 18,972

tv: ESPN2