BYU Cougars vs. Kansas State Wildcats

Jan 3, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
BYU	45	38	83
KSU	35	38	73

Player Stats

BYU	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3AJ Dybantsa	33	8-15	1-2	7-10	8	3	3	0	7	3	24
13Keba Keita	27	4-4	0-0	3-6	16	0	0	2	2	2	11
30Kennard Davis Jr.	35	1-5	1-5	1-2	6	3	3	1	2	2	4
15Richie Saunders	35	4-15	3-11	2-2	3	3	2	0	2	0	13
1Robert Wright III	37	6-15	2-2	4-6	4	5	0	0	4	0	18
5Mihailo Boškovic	17	3-5	2-3	1-1	3	1	1	0	1	5	9
2Tyler Mrus	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
34Abdullah Ahmed	12	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	3	0	3	4

TOTAL	-	28-6344.4%	9-2437.5%	18-2766.7%	42	17	9	6	18	16	83

KANSAS STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
15Taj Manning	18	2-4	0-1	0-0	6	1	0	1	1	3	4
21Khamari McGriff	25	5-7	0-1	2-2	8	2	1	1	0	4	12
1Abdi Bashir Jr.	30	5-13	3-8	3-3	4	2	0	0	1	0	16
4P.J. Haggerty	36	8-16	0-2	8-10	7	6	4	0	3	4	24
34Nate Johnson	31	0-5	0-3	0-0	3	1	3	0	4	3	0
22Dorin Buca	15	0-2	0-0	0-2	1	3	1	0	1	3	0
14Mobi Ikegwuruka	14	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	2	0	1	1	2
3C.J. Jones	4	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2
10David Castillo	27	6-14	0-5	1-2	2	0	0	0	1	3	13
TOTAL	-	28-6741.8%	3-2114.3%	14-1973.7%	32	15	12	2	12	22	73

Play-by-Play

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1st halfBYUKSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by BYU.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Kansas State.
(19:45) Richie Saunders misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:41) Taj Manning Defensive Rebound.
(19:36) Nate Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(19:33) BYU Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:17) Robert Wright III makes driving layup (Kennard Davis Jr. assists).
20
(19:04) Taj Manning bad pass turnover.
(19:04) Richie Saunders Steal.
(19:01) AJ Dybantsa bad pass turnover.
(19:01) P.J. Haggerty Steal.
+2 (18:57) P.J. Haggerty makes driving layup.
22
(18:40) AJ Dybantsa misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:37) BYU Offensive Rebound.
(18:19) Kennard Davis Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(18:16) Taj Manning Defensive Rebound.
(17:59) Nate Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:56) Robert Wright III Defensive Rebound.
(17:50) AJ Dybantsa misses 13-foot pullup jump shot.
(17:47) Abdi Bashir Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:30) Khamari McGriff makes layup (P.J. Haggerty assists).
24
+3 (17:17) Robert Wright III makes 25-foot three point jumper (AJ Dybantsa assists).
54
(16:59) Dorin Buca misses layup.
(16:57) Keba Keita Defensive Rebound.
(16:49) Robert Wright III bad pass turnover.
(16:49) Nate Johnson Steal.
+3 (16:38) Abdi Bashir Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dorin Buca assists).
57
(16:26) Richie Saunders bad pass turnover.
(16:26) Mobi Ikegwuruka Steal.
+2 (16:22) P.J. Haggerty makes layup (Abdi Bashir Jr. assists).
59
(16:10) Kennard Davis Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(16:07) BYU Offensive Rebound.
(16:00) Foul on Dorin Buca.
+1 (16:00) AJ Dybantsa makes free throw 1 of 2.
69
+1 (16:00) AJ Dybantsa makes free throw 2 of 2.
79
(15:38) Abdi Bashir Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(15:34) P.J. Haggerty Offensive Rebound.
(15:29) Foul on Mihailo Bošković.
+3 (15:24) Abdi Bashir Jr. makes 25-foot three pointer (Dorin Buca assists).
712
+2 (15:13) AJ Dybantsa makes driving layup.
912
(14:58) Mobi Ikegwuruka misses driving layup.
(14:56) P.J. Haggerty Offensive Rebound.
(14:56) Foul on AJ Dybantsa.
+1 (14:56) P.J. Haggerty makes free throw 1 of 2.
913
+1 (14:56) P.J. Haggerty makes free throw 2 of 2.
914
+2 (14:38) AJ Dybantsa makes 13-foot pullup jump shot.
1114
(14:21) P.J. Haggerty bad pass turnover.
(14:21) Kennard Davis Jr. Steal.
+3 (14:15) Richie Saunders makes 23-foot three point jumper (AJ Dybantsa assists).
1414
+2 (13:59) Abdi Bashir Jr. makes driving layup.
1416
(13:49) Richie Saunders misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(13:45) Khamari McGriff Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:35) David Castillo makes driving layup (Khamari McGriff assists).
1418
(13:26) AJ Dybantsa bad pass turnover.
(13:26) P.J. Haggerty Steal.
(13:21) P.J. Haggerty misses driving layup.
(13:21) Abdullah Ahmed Block.
(13:18) Abdi Bashir Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(13:17) David Castillo misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(13:17) Kennard Davis Jr. Block.
+2 (13:15) Mihailo Bošković makes driving layup (Abdullah Ahmed assists).
1618
(13:15) Foul on David Castillo.
+1 (13:15) Mihailo Bošković makes free throw 1 of 1.
1718
(13:14) Abdullah Ahmed Defensive Rebound.
(13:07) Nate Johnson misses 7-foot jumper.
(13:04) Robert Wright III Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:01) AJ Dybantsa makes driving layup.
1918
(13:01) Foul on Taj Manning.
+1 (13:01) AJ Dybantsa makes free throw 1 of 1.
2018
(12:50) David Castillo misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(12:46) Keba Keita Defensive Rebound.
(12:40) Richie Saunders misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:37) Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(12:28) Taj Manning misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:25) Kansas State Offensive Rebound.
(12:23) C.J. Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:20) Richie Saunders Defensive Rebound.
(12:08) Mihailo Bošković bad pass turnover.
(12:08) C.J. Jones Steal.
(12:02) C.J. Jones misses driving layup.
(12:02) Keba Keita Block.
(11:57) Mihailo Bošković Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:55) AJ Dybantsa makes 25-foot three pointer (Robert Wright III assists).
2318
+2 (11:26) David Castillo makes driving layup.
2320
(11:13) Robert Wright III misses driving layup.
(11:08) Keba Keita Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:08) Keba Keita makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
2520
(10:59) Foul on Keba Keita.
(10:42) Mobi Ikegwuruka misses 7-foot floating jump shot.
(10:40) Keba Keita Defensive Rebound.
(10:25) Richie Saunders misses 7-foot floating jump shot.
(10:25) Kansas State Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:11) P.J. Haggerty makes driving layup.
2522
(9:56) Robert Wright III misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(9:54) P.J. Haggerty Defensive Rebound.
(9:50) Foul on Tyler Mrus.
+1 (9:50) P.J. Haggerty makes free throw 1 of 2.
2523
+1 (9:50) P.J. Haggerty makes free throw 2 of 2.
2524
(9:33) AJ Dybantsa bad pass turnover.
(9:33) Mobi Ikegwuruka Steal.
(9:27) Abdi Bashir Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:25) BYU Defensive Rebound.
(9:11) Tyler Mrus misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:09) P.J. Haggerty Defensive Rebound.
(9:01) Nate Johnson misses 7-foot floating jump shot.
(8:57) AJ Dybantsa Defensive Rebound.
(8:48) Foul on P.J. Haggerty.
(8:48) AJ Dybantsa misses free throw 1 of 2.
(8:48) BYU Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:48) AJ Dybantsa misses free throw 2 of 2.
(8:47) David Castillo Defensive Rebound.
(8:36) David Castillo bad pass turnover.
(8:36) Kennard Davis Jr. Steal.
+2 (8:26) Robert Wright III makes 16-foot pullup jump shot.
2724
(8:13) P.J. Haggerty bad pass turnover.
(8:13) AJ Dybantsa Steal.
(8:09) Robert Wright III misses driving layup.
(8:09) Taj Manning Block.
(8:05) Abdi Bashir Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(8:03) P.J. Haggerty misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:59) Keba Keita Defensive Rebound.
(7:52) Robert Wright III bad pass turnover.
(7:52) P.J. Haggerty Steal.
(7:46) Abdi Bashir Jr. misses driving layup.
(7:44) AJ Dybantsa Defensive Rebound.
(7:39) AJ Dybantsa misses driving layup.
(7:38) Taj Manning Defensive Rebound.
(7:07) David Castillo misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:02) P.J. Haggerty Offensive Rebound.
(7:02) P.J. Haggerty misses tip in layup.
(7:00) Mihailo Bošković Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:44) AJ Dybantsa makes 8-foot pullup jump shot (Robert Wright III assists).
2924
(6:27) Foul on AJ Dybantsa.
+1 (6:27) Abdi Bashir Jr. makes free throw 1 of 3.
2925
+1 (6:27) Abdi Bashir Jr. makes free throw 2 of 3.
2926
+1 (6:27) Abdi Bashir Jr. makes free throw 3 of 3.
2927
(6:06) Richie Saunders misses driving layup.
(6:04) Abdi Bashir Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(5:58) Abdi Bashir Jr. misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(5:56) BYU Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:42) Richie Saunders makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mihailo Bošković assists).
3227
(5:30) Foul on Abdullah Ahmed.
+1 (5:30) P.J. Haggerty makes free throw 1 of 2.
3228
(5:30) P.J. Haggerty misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:30) Richie Saunders Defensive Rebound.
(5:30) Foul on Taj Manning.
(5:19) Richie Saunders bad pass turnover.
(5:00) Abdi Bashir Jr. bad pass turnover.
(4:38) Kennard Davis Jr. bad pass turnover.
(4:38) Khamari McGriff Steal.
(4:26) Abdi Bashir Jr. misses driving layup.
(4:26) Abdullah Ahmed Block.
(4:25) Robert Wright III Defensive Rebound.
(4:25) Foul on Mobi Ikegwuruka.
(4:10) Robert Wright III misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(4:06) Kennard Davis Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+3 (3:59) Mihailo Bošković makes 24-foot three point jumper (Richie Saunders assists).
3528
(3:49) Nate Johnson bad pass turnover.
(3:49) Richie Saunders Steal.
(3:39) Mihailo Bošković misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:35) Mobi Ikegwuruka Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:29) P.J. Haggerty makes 7-foot floating jump shot.
3530
+3 (3:14) Kennard Davis Jr. makes 29-foot three point jumper (Abdullah Ahmed assists).
3830
(3:02) Foul on Kennard Davis Jr..
(3:02) P.J. Haggerty misses free throw 1 of 2.
(3:02) Kansas State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (3:02) P.J. Haggerty makes free throw 2 of 2.
3831
(2:32) Robert Wright III misses 21-foot pullup jump shot.
(2:31) BYU Deadball Team Rebound.
(2:31) team shot clock turnover .
(2:10) Nate Johnson bad pass turnover.
(2:10) AJ Dybantsa Steal.
(2:03) AJ Dybantsa bad pass turnover.
(2:03) Dorin Buca Steal.
+2 (1:54) Mobi Ikegwuruka makes layup (P.J. Haggerty assists).
3833
(1:40) Foul on P.J. Haggerty.
+1 (1:40) Richie Saunders makes free throw 1 of 2.
3933
+1 (1:40) Richie Saunders makes free throw 2 of 2.
4033
(1:20) P.J. Haggerty misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(1:17) Robert Wright III Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:11) Richie Saunders makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kennard Davis Jr. assists).
4333
+2 (0:55) David Castillo makes driving layup.
4335
(0:45) Richie Saunders misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(0:42) Keba Keita Offensive Rebound.
(0:38) Kennard Davis Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:34) AJ Dybantsa Offensive Rebound.
(0:29) Richie Saunders misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:24) Keba Keita Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:24) Keba Keita makes 0-foot tip in layup.
4535
(0:18) Nate Johnson bad pass turnover.
(0:18) Mihailo Bošković Steal.
(0:00) Robert Wright III bad pass turnover.
(0:00) P.J. Haggerty Steal.

2nd half

Team Stats

BYU

KSU

83Points73

28-63(44.4%)Field Goal(%)28-67(41.8%)

9-24(37.5%)3-Point(%)3-21(14.3%)

18-27(66.7%)Free Throw(%)14-19(73.7%)

47(16)Rebounds(Offensive)35(11)

17Assists15

9Steals12

6Blocks2

19Turnovers12

16(0)Fouls(Technical)22(0)

12Largest Lead5

Game Details

Saturday, January 3, 2026 · 1:30 PM

Bramlage Coliseum · Manhattan, KS

attendance: 11,010 (87.9%)

tv: CBS

spread: BYU -7.5

over/under: 174.5