BYU Cougars vs. Utah Utes

Jan 10, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
BYU	45	44	89
UTAH	43	41	84

Game Recap

Saunders has 24 points and 14 rebounds to lead No. 9 BYU past rival Utah 89-84. Richie Saunders scored 17 of his 24 points in the second half and No. 9 BYU outlasted Utah 89-84 on Saturday night.

Player Stats

BYU	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3AJ Dybantsa	37	6-11	0-3	8-12	6	4	1	1	3	1	20
13Keba Keita	21	5-6	0-0	1-1	7	0	1	1	0	4	11
30Kennard Davis Jr.	33	2-7	2-7	2-2	3	1	0	0	1	2	8
15Richie Saunders	35	9-16	2-7	4-7	14	3	1	0	2	2	24
1Robert Wright III	38	9-19	2-6	3-4	1	6	0	0	1	1	23
7Khadim Mboup	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5Mihailo Boškovic	9	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	1	2
2Tyler Mrus	7	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0
34Abdullah Ahmed	17	0-1	0-0	1-3	6	0	1	2	2	3	1
TOTAL	-	32-6450.0%	6-2623.1%	19-2965.5%	38	16	4	4	11	15	89

UTAH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Seydou Traore	22	3-7	0-3	3-4	2	1	3	0	2	2	9
8Keanu Dawes	26	2-6	0-1	3-4	5	1	0	0	1	5	7
32James Okonkwo	29	2-2	0-0	0-0	13	2	1	1	0	3	4
2Terrence Brown	35	10-21	0-2	5-5	3	5	0	2	3	2	25
3Don McHenry	33	6-17	2-8	7-8	2	2	1	0	0	3	21
13Kendyl Sanders	24	3-4	3-4	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	3	9
7Josh Hayes	12	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	3	2
11Lucas Langarita	5	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
21Obomate Abbey	14	2-5	0-2	0-0	1	2	1	0	0	0	4
TOTAL	-	30-6546.2%	6-2227.3%	18-2185.7%	30	14	6	3	7	22	84

Play-by-Play

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1st halfBYUUTAH

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by Utah.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by BYU.
+2 (19:43) Terrence Brown makes 15-foot pullup jump shot.
02
(19:29) AJ Dybantsa bad pass turnover.
(19:29) James Okonkwo Steal.
(19:23) Don McHenry misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:18) Richie Saunders Defensive Rebound.
(19:14) Keba Keita misses dunk.
(19:11) Keanu Dawes Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:07) James Okonkwo makes 1-foot dunk (Terrence Brown assists).
04
(18:55) Kennard Davis Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:53) Keanu Dawes Defensive Rebound.
(18:35) Terrence Brown misses 4-foot jumper.
(18:32) James Okonkwo Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:32) Terrence Brown makes layup (James Okonkwo assists).
06
(18:32) Foul on Keba Keita.
+1 (18:32) Terrence Brown makes free throw 1 of 1.
07
+3 (18:14) Robert Wright III makes 24-foot three point jumper (AJ Dybantsa assists).
37
(17:55) Foul on Kennard Davis Jr..
+1 (17:55) Terrence Brown makes free throw 1 of 2.
38
+1 (17:55) Terrence Brown makes free throw 2 of 2.
39
(17:41) Kennard Davis Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:39) Keanu Dawes Defensive Rebound.
(17:19) Terrence Brown misses 7-foot jumper.
(17:15) Keba Keita Defensive Rebound.
(17:10) Robert Wright III misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:07) Richie Saunders Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:59) Keba Keita makes layup (AJ Dybantsa assists).
59
(16:59) Foul on Don McHenry.
+1 (16:59) Keba Keita makes free throw 1 of 1.
69
(16:53) Don McHenry misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:50) Richie Saunders Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:40) Robert Wright III makes 4-foot jumper.
89
(16:20) Don McHenry misses 6-foot jumper.
(16:20) AJ Dybantsa Block.
(16:16) Richie Saunders Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:14) Richie Saunders makes layup.
109
(15:47) Don McHenry misses layup.
(15:43) AJ Dybantsa Defensive Rebound.
(15:41) AJ Dybantsa misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:37) Don McHenry Defensive Rebound.
(15:27) Terrence Brown misses 7-foot jumper.
(15:25) Keba Keita Defensive Rebound.
(15:11) Richie Saunders misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:09) James Okonkwo Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:53) Terrence Brown makes layup (Don McHenry assists).
1011
(14:41) Foul on Kendyl Sanders.
+2 (14:31) Richie Saunders makes layup (Robert Wright III assists).
1211
(14:10) Kendyl Sanders misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:07) Abdullah Ahmed Defensive Rebound.
(14:03) Richie Saunders bad pass turnover.
(13:41) Terrence Brown misses driving layup.
(13:41) Abdullah Ahmed Block.
(13:36) Abdullah Ahmed Defensive Rebound.
(13:31) Foul on Lucas Langarita.
(13:28) Foul on Kendyl Sanders.
(13:28) AJ Dybantsa misses free throw 1 of 2.
(13:28) BYU Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (13:28) AJ Dybantsa makes free throw 2 of 2.
1311
(13:28) team 5 sec inbound turnover.
(13:24) Foul on Keanu Dawes.
(13:12) Mihailo Bošković bad pass turnover.
+3 (13:04) Lucas Langarita makes 25-foot three point jumper (Obomate Abbey assists).
1314
+2 (12:52) Mihailo Bošković makes layup (Richie Saunders assists).
1514
(12:28) Keanu Dawes misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:24) Richie Saunders Defensive Rebound.
(12:19) Richie Saunders misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:17) Abdullah Ahmed Offensive Rebound.
(12:17) Foul on Josh Hayes.
(12:09) Foul on Terrence Brown.
+1 (12:09) Robert Wright III makes free throw 1 of 2.
1614
(12:09) Robert Wright III misses free throw 2 of 2.
(12:08) Abdullah Ahmed lane violation turnover.
(12:06) BYU Offensive Rebound.
(11:52) Foul on Abdullah Ahmed.
(11:52) Keanu Dawes misses free throw 1 of 2.
(11:52) Utah Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (11:52) Keanu Dawes makes free throw 2 of 2.
1615
(11:38) Richie Saunders misses driving layup.
(11:36) Terrence Brown Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:31) Seydou Traore makes driving layup.
1617
(11:24) Richie Saunders misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:22) James Okonkwo Defensive Rebound.
(11:22) Foul on Keba Keita.
(11:09) Keanu Dawes misses layup.
(11:06) James Okonkwo Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:57) Seydou Traore makes 8-foot jumper.
1619
+2 (10:46) Robert Wright III makes 7-foot jumper.
1819
(10:30) Foul on Robert Wright III.
+1 (10:30) Don McHenry makes free throw 1 of 3.
1820
+1 (10:30) Don McHenry makes free throw 2 of 3.
1821
+1 (10:30) Don McHenry makes free throw 3 of 3.
1822
+2 (10:15) Robert Wright III makes layup.
2022
(10:00) Terrence Brown misses layup.
(10:00) Abdullah Ahmed Block.
(10:00) Utah Offensive Rebound.
(9:48) Terrence Brown misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(9:45) Kennard Davis Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(9:36) Tyler Mrus bad pass turnover.
(9:36) Seydou Traore Steal.
+2 (9:29) Keanu Dawes makes 1-foot dunk (Seydou Traore assists).
2024
+1 (9:18) AJ Dybantsa makes free throw 1 of 2.
2124
+1 (9:18) AJ Dybantsa makes free throw 2 of 2.
2224
(9:18) Foul on Keanu Dawes.
(9:07) Don McHenry misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(9:02) AJ Dybantsa Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:59) AJ Dybantsa makes driving layup.
2424
(8:37) Terrence Brown misses 13-foot jumper.
(8:33) James Okonkwo Offensive Rebound.
(8:33) Don McHenry misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:29) AJ Dybantsa Defensive Rebound.
(8:26) AJ Dybantsa misses dunk.
(8:26) James Okonkwo Block.
(8:20) Seydou Traore Defensive Rebound.
(8:18) Terrence Brown bad pass turnover.
(8:18) Abdullah Ahmed Steal.
(8:08) Robert Wright III misses layup.
(8:05) James Okonkwo Defensive Rebound.
(8:01) Seydou Traore misses layup.
(7:59) AJ Dybantsa Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:55) AJ Dybantsa makes 1-foot dunk (Robert Wright III assists).
2624
(7:30) Obomate Abbey misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:27) Richie Saunders Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:16) Robert Wright III makes 25-foot three point jumper (AJ Dybantsa assists).
2924
(7:00) Lucas Langarita misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(6:57) AJ Dybantsa Defensive Rebound.
(6:42) Richie Saunders misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(6:37) James Okonkwo Defensive Rebound.
(6:32) Foul on Abdullah Ahmed.
(6:24) Obomate Abbey misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:20) AJ Dybantsa Defensive Rebound.
(6:11) Robert Wright III misses layup.
(6:11) Terrence Brown Block.
(6:11) BYU Offensive Rebound.
(6:07) AJ Dybantsa misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:03) James Okonkwo Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:55) James Okonkwo makes 1-foot dunk (Terrence Brown assists).
2926
(5:41) Richie Saunders misses layup.
(5:39) Robert Wright III Offensive Rebound.
+3 (5:36) Kennard Davis Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Robert Wright III assists).
3226
+3 (5:16) Don McHenry makes 24-foot three point jumper (Terrence Brown assists).
3229
(4:56) Foul on James Okonkwo.
+1 (4:56) AJ Dybantsa makes free throw 1 of 2.
3329
+1 (4:56) AJ Dybantsa makes free throw 2 of 2.
3429
+2 (4:27) Don McHenry makes 6-foot floating jump shot.
3431
+3 (4:17) Richie Saunders makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kennard Davis Jr. assists).
3731
(3:50) Keanu Dawes misses layup.
(3:47) Josh Hayes Offensive Rebound.
+3 (3:46) Don McHenry makes 26-foot three point jumper (Josh Hayes assists).
3734
+3 (3:29) Kennard Davis Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mihailo Bošković assists).
4034
+3 (3:03) Kendyl Sanders makes 23-foot three point jumper (Keanu Dawes assists).
4037
(2:52) Robert Wright III out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(2:36) Terrence Brown misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(2:33) Keba Keita Defensive Rebound.
(2:19) Foul on Richie Saunders.
(2:19) Richie Saunders turnover.
(1:59) Don McHenry misses 20-foot pullup jump shot.
(1:56) Josh Hayes Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:50) Terrence Brown makes 16-foot pullup jump shot.
4039
(1:31) Robert Wright III misses 24-foot three point jumper.
+1 (1:29) Abdullah Ahmed makes free throw 1 of 2.
4139
(1:29) Abdullah Ahmed Offensive Rebound.
(1:29) Foul on Josh Hayes.
(1:29) Abdullah Ahmed misses free throw 2 of 2.
(1:27) Kendyl Sanders Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:14) Seydou Traore makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (James Okonkwo assists).
4141
(0:46) Kennard Davis Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:43) Richie Saunders Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:41) Robert Wright III makes layup (Richie Saunders assists).
4341
+2 (0:22) Terrence Brown makes driving layup.
4343
(0:00) Foul on Terrence Brown.
+1 (0:00) AJ Dybantsa makes free throw 1 of 3.
4443
+1 (0:00) AJ Dybantsa makes free throw 2 of 3.
4543
(0:00) AJ Dybantsa misses free throw 3 of 3.
(0:00) Obomate Abbey Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

BYU

UTAH

89Points84

32-64(50.0%)Field Goal(%)30-65(46.2%)

6-26(23.1%)3-Point(%)6-22(27.3%)

19-29(65.5%)Free Throw(%)18-21(85.7%)

41(16)Rebounds(Offensive)33(10)

16Assists14

4Steals6

4Blocks3

11Turnovers9

15(0)Fouls(Technical)22(0)

13Largest Lead7

Game Details

Saturday, January 10, 2026 · 10:10 PM

Jon M. Huntsman Center · Salt Lake City, UT

attendance: 15,558 (103.7%)

tv: ESPN

spread: BYU -14.5

over/under: 168.5