Arizona State Sun Devils vs. BYU Cougars

Jan 7, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
ASU	30	46	76
BYU	45	59	104

Game Recap

Saunders scores career-high 31 points as No. 9 BYU routs Arizona State 104-76. Richie Saunders scored a career-high 31 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead No. 9 BYU to a 104-76 victory over Arizona State on Wednesday night.

Player Stats

ARIZONA STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Santiago Trouet	16	2-6	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	3	4
23Allen Mukeba	20	2-6	0-0	0-1	4	1	1	0	1	4	4
35Massamba Diop	36	8-13	0-0	6-8	9	2	1	0	4	1	22
2Anthony Johnson	37	7-21	3-9	7-9	4	4	1	1	4	1	24
5Maurice Odum	34	4-11	2-6	0-0	2	6	1	0	0	3	10
14Andrija Grbovic	26	4-8	2-4	0-0	4	1	1	0	1	4	10
15Noah Meeusen	26	1-8	0-5	0-0	4	4	4	0	3	3	2
12Trevor Best	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0


TOTAL	-	28-7437.8%	7-2528.0%	13-1872.2%	30	18	10	1	14	19	76

BYU	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3AJ Dybantsa	30	7-13	2-5	7-11	7	5	2	1	5	2	23
30Kennard Davis Jr.	24	2-5	1-4	0-0	1	3	0	1	1	2	5
34Abdullah Ahmed	17	1-1	0-0	1-1	5	0	1	5	0	1	3
15Richie Saunders	32	10-13	6-8	5-5	8	3	2	0	4	5	31
1Robert Wright III	37	9-15	3-6	6-6	3	4	0	0	1	3	27
24Dominique Diomande	8	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2
7Khadim Mboup	14	1-3	0-1	0-0	4	0	1	1	0	5	2
5Mihailo Boškovic	16	1-4	0-2	1-2	8	2	0	2	4	3	3
2Tyler Mrus	17	3-5	2-4	0-0	0	2	3	0	0	0	8
6Aleksej Kostic	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0
TOTAL	-	35-6157.4%	14-3145.2%	20-2580.0%	37	19	11	10	16	21	104

Play-by-Play

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1st halfASUBYU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Arizona State.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by BYU.
+3 (19:45) Maurice Odum makes 25-foot three point jumper (Massamba Diop assists).
30
+3 (19:24) AJ Dybantsa makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kennard Davis Jr. assists).
33
(19:01) Massamba Diop misses 18-foot jumper.
(18:59) Arizona State Offensive Rebound.
+3 (18:48) Anthony Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Maurice Odum assists).
63
(18:42) Kennard Davis Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:39) Massamba Diop Defensive Rebound.
(18:25) Anthony Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:20) Santiago Trouet Offensive Rebound.
(18:18) Maurice Odum misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(18:14) AJ Dybantsa Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:12) Robert Wright III makes 23-foot three point jumper (AJ Dybantsa assists).
66
(17:54) Massamba Diop misses 13-foot jumper.
(17:51) AJ Dybantsa Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:46) Richie Saunders makes 23-foot three point jumper (AJ Dybantsa assists).
69
(17:17) Allen Mukeba misses 5-foot jumper.
(17:17) AJ Dybantsa Block.
(17:14) Arizona State Offensive Rebound.
(17:13) Maurice Odum misses 18-foot jumper.
(17:10) AJ Dybantsa Defensive Rebound.
(17:00) Richie Saunders misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:55) Maurice Odum Defensive Rebound.
(16:49) Anthony Johnson misses 15-foot jumper.
(16:46) AJ Dybantsa Defensive Rebound.
(16:43) Foul on Allen Mukeba.
+2 (16:27) AJ Dybantsa makes 4-foot jumper.
611
(16:14) Andrija Grbović misses 6-foot jumper.
(16:14) Abdullah Ahmed Block.
(16:10) Andrija Grbović Offensive Rebound.
(16:10) Andrija Grbović traveling turnover.
+2 (16:00) AJ Dybantsa makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
613
(15:45) Anthony Johnson misses driving layup.
(15:45) Kennard Davis Jr. Block.
(15:38) Abdullah Ahmed Defensive Rebound.
(15:36) Foul on Noah Meeusen.
+1 (15:36) AJ Dybantsa makes free throw 1 of 3.
614
+1 (15:36) AJ Dybantsa makes free throw 2 of 3.
615
+1 (15:36) AJ Dybantsa makes free throw 3 of 3.
616
(15:25) Andrija Grbović misses 2-foot jumper.
(15:25) Abdullah Ahmed Block.
(15:23) Arizona State Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:16) Massamba Diop makes driving layup (Andrija Grbović assists).
816
(14:51) Richie Saunders bad pass turnover.
(14:51) Maurice Odum Steal.
+3 (14:45) Maurice Odum makes 25-foot three point jumper (Noah Meeusen assists).
1116
(14:42) Foul on Andrija Grbović.
(14:35) AJ Dybantsa bad pass turnover.
(14:35) Andrija Grbović Steal.
(14:21) Noah Meeusen misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:17) Khadim Mboup Defensive Rebound.
(14:06) AJ Dybantsa misses driving layup.
(14:02) Santiago Trouet Defensive Rebound.
(13:58) Santiago Trouet misses layup.
(13:55) Khadim Mboup Defensive Rebound.
(13:52) Foul on Noah Meeusen.
+2 (13:46) Richie Saunders makes driving layup.
1118
(13:46) Foul on Maurice Odum.
+1 (13:46) Richie Saunders makes free throw 1 of 1.
1119
+2 (13:32) Andrija Grbović makes layup (Massamba Diop assists).
1319
(13:17) Foul on Robert Wright III.
(13:17) Robert Wright III turnover.
(13:06) Andrija Grbović misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(13:02) AJ Dybantsa Defensive Rebound.
(12:57) Robert Wright III misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:54) Richie Saunders Offensive Rebound.
(12:52) Tyler Mrus misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(12:44) Khadim Mboup Offensive Rebound.
(12:44) Khadim Mboup misses tip in layup.
(12:44) Allen Mukeba Defensive Rebound.
(12:42) Allen Mukeba bad pass turnover.
(12:42) AJ Dybantsa Steal.
(12:13) Tyler Mrus misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:13) Anthony Johnson Block.
(12:09) Massamba Diop Defensive Rebound.
(12:06) Maurice Odum misses 7-foot floating jump shot.
(12:02) Massamba Diop Offensive Rebound.
(12:00) Massamba Diop misses 14-foot jumper.
(11:58) Richie Saunders Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:55) Tyler Mrus makes 22-foot three point jumper (Richie Saunders assists).
1322
(11:30) Allen Mukeba misses 4-foot jumper.
(11:26) Allen Mukeba Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:26) Allen Mukeba makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1522
+2 (11:15) Robert Wright III makes 7-foot floating jump shot.
1524
(10:46) Anthony Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:41) Khadim Mboup Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:36) Robert Wright III makes driving layup.
1526
(10:27) Foul on Khadim Mboup.
+1 (10:27) Massamba Diop makes free throw 1 of 2.
1626
+1 (10:27) Massamba Diop makes free throw 2 of 2.
1726
(10:23) Mihailo Bošković bad pass turnover.
(10:23) Noah Meeusen Steal.
+2 (10:17) Santiago Trouet makes 2-foot jumper (Noah Meeusen assists).
1926
(9:59) Kennard Davis Jr. bad pass turnover.
(9:42) Massamba Diop bad pass turnover.
(9:42) Richie Saunders Steal.
+2 (9:37) Richie Saunders makes layup.
1928
(9:30) Anthony Johnson misses 7-foot jumper.
(9:30) Abdullah Ahmed Block.
(9:26) Noah Meeusen Offensive Rebound.
(9:14) Anthony Johnson misses 19-foot jumper.
(9:11) Abdullah Ahmed Defensive Rebound.
(8:56) Robert Wright III misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:52) Noah Meeusen Defensive Rebound.
(8:32) Anthony Johnson misses 7-foot floating jump shot.
(8:29) Mihailo Bošković Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:22) Kennard Davis Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mihailo Bošković assists).
1931
(8:09) Foul on Richie Saunders.
(7:57) Maurice Odum misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(7:54) Mihailo Bošković Defensive Rebound.
(7:46) Mihailo Bošković misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:42) Allen Mukeba Defensive Rebound.
(7:38) Trevor Best misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:34) Mihailo Bošković Defensive Rebound.
(7:31) Mihailo Bošković bad pass turnover.
(7:31) Trevor Best Steal.
(7:27) Trevor Best bad pass turnover.
(7:27) Abdullah Ahmed Steal.
+2 (7:23) Robert Wright III makes 4-foot jumper.
1933
(7:03) Noah Meeusen misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:55) Abdullah Ahmed Defensive Rebound.
(6:49) Mihailo Bošković traveling turnover.
(6:31) Noah Meeusen bad pass turnover.
(6:31) Dominique Diomande Steal.
(6:22) Richie Saunders bad pass turnover.
(6:22) Anthony Johnson Steal.
+2 (6:13) Anthony Johnson makes 1-foot dunk.
2133
+2 (5:57) Richie Saunders makes driving layup.
2135
(5:45) team turnover.
(5:28) AJ Dybantsa misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:25) Anthony Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:20) Maurice Odum makes layup.
2335
+2 (5:08) AJ Dybantsa makes driving layup.
2337
+2 (4:52) Maurice Odum makes 10-foot jumper.
2537
(4:37) Robert Wright III misses 3-foot jumper.
(4:34) Andrija Grbović Defensive Rebound.
(4:22) Anthony Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:19) Richie Saunders Defensive Rebound.
(4:08) AJ Dybantsa bad pass turnover.
(3:49) Foul on Richie Saunders.
+1 (3:49) Anthony Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2637
+1 (3:49) Anthony Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2.
2737
(3:23) Foul on Allen Mukeba.
(3:23) AJ Dybantsa misses free throw 1 of 2.
(3:23) BYU Deadball Team Rebound.
(3:22) AJ Dybantsa misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:21) Abdullah Ahmed Offensive Rebound.
+3 (3:11) Richie Saunders makes 22-foot three point step back jumpshot.
2740
(2:59) Foul on AJ Dybantsa.
(2:41) Anthony Johnson misses 11-foot jumper.
(2:39) Anthony Johnson Offensive Rebound.
(2:36) Noah Meeusen misses 12-foot jumper.
(2:34) Noah Meeusen Offensive Rebound.
(2:33) Foul on Kennard Davis Jr..
(2:24) Santiago Trouet misses 5-foot jumper.
(2:24) Abdullah Ahmed Block.
(2:20) Massamba Diop Offensive Rebound.
(2:19) Massamba Diop bad pass turnover.
(2:19) Khadim Mboup Steal.
(2:02) Khadim Mboup misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:57) Kennard Davis Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(1:53) AJ Dybantsa misses driving layup.
(1:53) Arizona State Defensive Rebound.
(1:39) Massamba Diop misses 16-foot jumper.
(1:35) AJ Dybantsa Defensive Rebound.
(1:19) Foul on Maurice Odum.
+1 (1:19) Robert Wright III makes free throw 1 of 2.
2741
+1 (1:19) Robert Wright III makes free throw 2 of 2.
2742
(1:07) Foul on Khadim Mboup.
(1:06) Allen Mukeba misses free throw 1 of 1.
(1:05) Richie Saunders Defensive Rebound.
(0:44) AJ Dybantsa misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:42) Allen Mukeba Defensive Rebound.
(0:32) Anthony Johnson misses 10-foot jumper.
(0:27) Anthony Johnson Offensive Rebound.
+3 (0:25) Andrija Grbović makes 24-foot three point jumper (Noah Meeusen assists).
3042
+3 (0:05) Robert Wright III makes 24-foot three point jumper.
3045

2nd half

Team Stats

ASU

BYU

76Points104

28-74(37.8%)Field Goal(%)35-61(57.4%)

7-25(28.0%)3-Point(%)14-31(45.2%)

13-18(72.2%)Free Throw(%)20-25(80.0%)

38(20)Rebounds(Offensive)40(11)

18Assists19

10Steals11

1Blocks10

15Turnovers16

19(0)Fouls(Technical)21(0)

3Largest Lead38

Game Details

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 · 9:00 PM

Marriott Center · Provo, UT

attendance: 18,009 (94.8%)

tv: Peacock

spread: BYU -17.5

over/under: 168.5