Abilene Christian Wildcats vs. BYU Cougars

Dec 19, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
ACU	36	31	67
BYU	43	42	85

Game Recap

Dybantsa scores season-high 35 points for No. 10 BYU in 85-67 win over Abilene Christian. AJ Dybantsa scored a season-high 35 points to lead No. 10 BYU to an 85-67 victory over Abilene Christian on Friday night.

Player Stats

ABILENE CHRISTIAN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
10Joseph Scott	16	1-1	0-0	2-2	3	1	0	2	5	4
15Bradyn Hubbard	26	3-10	0-3	6-6	1	3	1	2	4	12
4Rich Smith	31	2-12	1-1	0-0	2	6	1	2	4	5
5Cbo Newton	37	10-16	3-5	0-0	1	1	4	1	2	23
23Joseph Venzant	32	2-4	1-2	4-4	6	1	1	1	3	9
11Ma'Shy Hill	7	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	2	2
21Cade Hornecker	13	3-5	0-1	2-3	2	1	0	2	3	8
24Isaac Dye	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0
20Isaiah Carrillo	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3Tylan Lewis	10	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	2	3	0
0Zy Wright	12	1-3	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	3	2	2
7Christian Alston	9	1-6	0-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	2
TOTAL	-	24-5940.7%	5-1631.3%	14-1593.3%	21	14	7	15	30	67

BYU	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7Khadim Mboup	20	2-2	0-0	2-3	10	1	1	3	3	3	6
3AJ Dybantsa	36	9-12	0-2	17-20	6	4	2	1	4	0	35
30Kennard Davis Jr.	32	1-3	1-3	0-0	1	4	2	0	2	1	3
15Richie Saunders	31	6-10	2-5	7-8	3	3	3	1	3	1	21
1Robert Wright III	32	4-10	1-2	1-5	2	2	1	0	1	0	10
24Dominique Diomande	4	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1
5Mihailo Boškovic	19	2-2	1-1	0-0	2	1	1	3	1	4	5
2Tyler Mrus	16	1-2	1-2	1-2	3	0	0	0	1	1	4
33Xavion Staton	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
6Aleksej Kostic	9	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	2	1	0


TOTAL	-	25-4259.5%	6-1637.5%	29-4072.5%	29	15	12	9	17	11	85

Play-by-Play

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1st halfACUBYU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by BYU.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Abilene Christian.
(19:45) Kennard Davis Jr. bad pass turnover.
(19:21) Rich Smith misses 16-foot jumper.
(19:18) Khadim Mboup Defensive Rebound.
(19:09) AJ Dybantsa misses 9-foot jumper.
(19:04) Joseph Venzant Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:41) Cbo Newton makes 19-foot jumper (Bradyn Hubbard assists).
20
(18:22) Foul on Rich Smith.
(18:14) AJ Dybantsa bad pass turnover.
(18:07) Rich Smith bad pass turnover.
(18:07) Richie Saunders Steal.
(18:02) Kennard Davis Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:59) Joseph Venzant Defensive Rebound.
(17:47) Bradyn Hubbard misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:45) Cbo Newton Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:43) Cbo Newton makes 3-foot jumper.
40
(17:31) AJ Dybantsa misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(17:29) AJ Dybantsa Offensive Rebound.
+3 (17:24) Richie Saunders makes 22-foot three point jumper (AJ Dybantsa assists).
43
(17:01) Foul on Kennard Davis Jr..
+1 (17:01) Joseph Scott makes free throw 1 of 2.
53
+1 (17:01) Joseph Scott makes free throw 2 of 2.
63
(16:49) Foul on Joseph Scott.
+1 (16:49) Richie Saunders makes free throw 1 of 2.
64
+1 (16:49) Richie Saunders makes free throw 2 of 2.
65
(16:22) Rich Smith misses 4-foot jumper.
(16:22) Khadim Mboup Block.
(16:17) Khadim Mboup Defensive Rebound.
(16:15) Richie Saunders misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:09) Joseph Scott Defensive Rebound.
(15:57) Foul on Khadim Mboup.
+1 (15:57) Bradyn Hubbard makes free throw 1 of 2.
75
+1 (15:57) Bradyn Hubbard makes free throw 2 of 2.
85
(15:42) Aleksej Kostić bad pass turnover.
(15:15) Bradyn Hubbard bad pass turnover.
(15:15) Richie Saunders Steal.
(15:10) Foul on Bradyn Hubbard.
(14:54) Aleksej Kostić bad pass turnover.
(14:44) Tylan Lewis bad pass turnover.
(14:44) Aleksej Kostić Steal.
+2 (14:35) Richie Saunders makes layup (Mihailo Bošković assists).
87
+2 (14:06) Christian Alston makes driving layup.
107
(13:54) Foul on Bradyn Hubbard.
+1 (13:54) AJ Dybantsa makes free throw 1 of 2.
108
+1 (13:54) AJ Dybantsa makes free throw 2 of 2.
109
(13:37) Cade Hornecker bad pass turnover.
(13:37) Mihailo Bošković Steal.
(13:32) AJ Dybantsa bad pass turnover.
(13:32) Cbo Newton Steal.
+2 (13:27) Cbo Newton makes layup.
129
(13:17) Mihailo Bošković bad pass turnover.
(12:51) Christian Alston misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:51) AJ Dybantsa Block.
(12:51) Abilene Christian Offensive Rebound.
(12:46) Rich Smith misses 11-foot jumper.
(12:46) Aleksej Kostić Defensive Rebound.
(12:46) Foul on Cade Hornecker.
(12:28) Aleksej Kostić misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:23) Joseph Venzant Defensive Rebound.
(12:14) Rich Smith misses 17-foot jumper.
(12:11) AJ Dybantsa Defensive Rebound.
(12:04) Foul on Joseph Scott.
(11:59) AJ Dybantsa bad pass turnover.
(11:59) Joseph Venzant Steal.
(11:42) Cbo Newton misses layup.
(11:37) Khadim Mboup Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:25) Robert Wright III makes 9-foot jumper (Kennard Davis Jr. assists).
1211
(11:11) Foul on Mihailo Bošković.
+1 (11:11) Joseph Venzant makes free throw 1 of 2.
1311
+1 (11:11) Joseph Venzant makes free throw 2 of 2.
1411
(10:54) Robert Wright III misses driving layup.
(10:51) Ma'Shy Hill Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:41) Joseph Venzant makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rich Smith assists).
1711
(10:25) Robert Wright III misses driving layup.
(10:21) Ma'Shy Hill Defensive Rebound.
(10:19) Zy Wright misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:16) Khadim Mboup Defensive Rebound.
(10:05) Foul on Cbo Newton.
(10:05) Robert Wright III misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:05) BYU Deadball Team Rebound.
(10:05) Robert Wright III misses free throw 2 of 2.
(10:05) Ma'Shy Hill Defensive Rebound.
(10:05) Cbo Newton bad pass turnover.
(10:05) AJ Dybantsa Steal.
(10:01) Foul on Ma'Shy Hill.
+1 (10:01) AJ Dybantsa makes free throw 1 of 2.
1712
+1 (10:01) AJ Dybantsa makes free throw 2 of 2.
1713
(9:49) Rich Smith bad pass turnover.
+2 (9:34) AJ Dybantsa makes layup.
1715
(9:34) Foul on Cade Hornecker.
+1 (9:34) AJ Dybantsa makes free throw 1 of 1.
1716
(9:08) Joseph Venzant misses 5-foot jumper.
(9:08) Khadim Mboup Block.
(9:04) Khadim Mboup Defensive Rebound.
(8:52) Foul on Khadim Mboup.
(8:52) Khadim Mboup turnover.
(8:27) Cbo Newton misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:23) Khadim Mboup Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:15) Robert Wright III makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kennard Davis Jr. assists).
1719
+2 (7:53) Ma'Shy Hill makes 3-foot jumper.
1919
(7:47) Khadim Mboup bad pass turnover.
+2 (7:28) Cbo Newton makes 2-foot dunk.
2119
(7:15) Foul on Ma'Shy Hill.
+1 (7:15) Richie Saunders makes free throw 1 of 3.
2120
+1 (7:15) Richie Saunders makes free throw 2 of 3.
2121
+1 (7:15) Richie Saunders makes free throw 3 of 3.
2122
(6:54) Zy Wright misses 3-foot jumper.
(6:52) Tyler Mrus Defensive Rebound.
(6:47) Richie Saunders bad pass turnover.
(6:47) Bradyn Hubbard Steal.
+2 (6:42) Bradyn Hubbard makes 1-foot dunk.
2322
+2 (6:25) Robert Wright III makes driving layup.
2324
(6:07) Bradyn Hubbard misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(6:01) Joseph Venzant Offensive Rebound.
+3 (6:00) Cbo Newton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Joseph Venzant assists).
2624
+3 (5:44) Richie Saunders makes 23-foot three point jumper (Robert Wright III assists).
2627
(5:36) Foul on Richie Saunders.
+1 (5:36) Joseph Venzant makes free throw 1 of 2.
2727
+1 (5:36) Joseph Venzant makes free throw 2 of 2.
2827
+3 (5:29) Tyler Mrus makes 23-foot three point jumper (Richie Saunders assists).
2830
(5:07) Rich Smith misses 10-foot jumper.
(5:07) AJ Dybantsa Defensive Rebound.
(5:07) Foul on Rich Smith.
(5:07) Richie Saunders Block.
(5:07) AJ Dybantsa misses free throw 1 of 2.
(5:07) BYU Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:07) AJ Dybantsa makes free throw 2 of 2.
2831
(4:49) Christian Alston misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:44) Zy Wright Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:44) Zy Wright makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3031
(4:35) Foul on Joseph Venzant.
+1 (4:35) AJ Dybantsa makes free throw 1 of 2.
3032
+1 (4:35) AJ Dybantsa makes free throw 2 of 2.
3033
(4:20) Zy Wright bad pass turnover.
(4:20) Kennard Davis Jr. Steal.
(4:16) Kennard Davis Jr. bad pass turnover.
+3 (3:55) Cbo Newton makes 25-foot three point jumper.
3333
(3:41) Tyler Mrus misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:35) Mihailo Bošković Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:35) Mihailo Bošković makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3335
(3:26) Cbo Newton misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:22) Tyler Mrus Defensive Rebound.
(3:20) Tyler Mrus bad pass turnover.
(3:20) Cbo Newton Steal.
(3:01) Zy Wright bad pass turnover.
(3:01) AJ Dybantsa Steal.
(3:01) Foul on Zy Wright.
(3:01) AJ Dybantsa misses free throw 1 of 2.
(3:01) BYU Deadball Team Rebound.
(3:01) AJ Dybantsa misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:01) Christian Alston Defensive Rebound.
(2:35) team shot clock turnover .
+2 (2:30) AJ Dybantsa makes 5-foot jumper.
3337
(2:05) Tylan Lewis misses 4-foot jumper.
(2:05) Mihailo Bošković Block.
(2:00) AJ Dybantsa Defensive Rebound.
(1:55) Robert Wright III misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:47) AJ Dybantsa Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:47) AJ Dybantsa makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
3339
(1:32) Foul on Mihailo Bošković.
(1:28) Tylan Lewis bad pass turnover.
(1:28) Richie Saunders Steal.
(1:23) Foul on Tylan Lewis.
(1:23) Tyler Mrus misses free throw 1 of 2.
(1:23) BYU Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (1:23) Tyler Mrus makes free throw 2 of 2.
3340
+2 (1:01) Cade Hornecker makes 18-foot jumper (Rich Smith assists).
3540
(0:50) Robert Wright III misses 6-foot jumper.
(0:45) Cade Hornecker Defensive Rebound.
(0:44) Foul on Tyler Mrus.
+1 (0:44) Cade Hornecker makes free throw 1 of 2.
3640
(0:42) Cade Hornecker misses free throw 2 of 2.
(0:41) Richie Saunders Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:03) Mihailo Bošković makes 24-foot three point jumper (AJ Dybantsa assists).
3643

2nd half

Team Stats

ACU

BYU

67Points85

24-59(40.7%)Field Goal(%)25-42(59.5%)

5-16(31.3%)3-Point(%)6-16(37.5%)

14-15(93.3%)Free Throw(%)29-40(72.5%)

26(12)Rebounds(Offensive)30(6)

14Assists15

7Steals12

0Blocks9

16Turnovers18

30(0)Fouls(Technical)12(0)

6Largest Lead18

Game Details

Friday, December 19, 2025 · 9:30 PM

Marriott Center · Provo, UT

attendance: 17,958 (94.6%)

tv: TNT

spread: BYU -33.5

over/under: 146.5