Utah Utes vs. BYU Cougars

Jan 24, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
UTAH	37	41	78
BYU	42	49	91

Game Recap

AJ Dybantsa scores 43 points to set a BYU freshman record as No. 13 Cougars beat Utah 91-78. AJ Dybantsa scored 43 points to break BYU's freshman scoring record, leading the No. 13 Cougars to a 91-78 victory over Utah on Saturday.

Player Stats

UTAH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Seydou Traore	28	3-11	1-7	0-0	6	2	0	0	1	2	7
8Keanu Dawes	33	7-10	4-5	5-5	6	1	0	0	2	3	23
32James Okonkwo	26	1-1	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	1	0	2	2
2Terrence Brown	32	7-14	4-4	4-4	1	4	0	0	0	2	22
3Don McHenry	32	7-14	2-3	0-0	2	4	2	0	0	1	16
13Kendyl Sanders	20	2-4	2-2	2-2	2	1	0	1	1	4	8
7Josh Hayes	14	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
21Obomate Abbey	14	0-3	0-0	0-0	0	4	2	0	2	3	0
9Jerry Huang	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0



TOTAL	-	27-5945.8%	13-2161.9%	11-11100%	22	17	4	2	6	19	78

BYU	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3AJ Dybantsa	36	15-24	4-5	9-10	6	3	0	1	3	0	43
13Keba Keita	21	3-3	0-0	0-1	7	1	0	1	0	0	6
30Kennard Davis Jr.	11	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	2	1	0	0	2	0
15Richie Saunders	31	4-13	1-5	3-4	3	2	1	0	1	3	12
1Robert Wright III	36	6-11	2-3	7-8	5	3	1	0	0	0	21
24Dominique Diomande	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0
7Khadim Mboup	21	0-0	0-0	0-0	6	1	1	2	0	1	0
5Mihailo Boškovic	15	1-2	1-2	0-0	3	2	1	0	0	1	3
2Tyler Mrus	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
34Abdullah Ahmed	17	3-3	0-0	0-0	3	3	0	1	1	0	6
6Aleksej Kostic	7	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
51Jared McGregor	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	32-6053.3%	8-1942.1%	19-2382.6%	35	17	5	5	8	13	91

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUTAHBYU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by BYU.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Utah.
(19:43) Richie Saunders misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:36) Don McHenry Defensive Rebound.
(19:18) Seydou Traore bad pass turnover.
(19:18) Kennard Davis Jr. Steal.
(19:16) Foul on Seydou Traore.
+2 (18:56) AJ Dybantsa makes 4-foot jumper.
02
(18:24) Seydou Traore misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(18:21) Richie Saunders Defensive Rebound.
(18:16) Richie Saunders misses driving layup.
(18:13) Keanu Dawes Defensive Rebound.
(18:04) Keanu Dawes misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:01) James Okonkwo Offensive Rebound.
(18:01) Foul on Kennard Davis Jr..
(17:40) Seydou Traore misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(17:38) AJ Dybantsa Defensive Rebound.
(17:30) AJ Dybantsa misses 11-foot jumper.
(17:28) James Okonkwo Defensive Rebound.
(17:18) Don McHenry misses 10-foot jumper.
(17:15) James Okonkwo Offensive Rebound.
(17:13) Terrence Brown misses 4-foot jumper.
(17:10) Keba Keita Defensive Rebound.
(17:06) AJ Dybantsa misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:01) Richie Saunders Offensive Rebound.
(16:59) Foul on Keanu Dawes.
+1 (16:59) AJ Dybantsa makes free throw 1 of 2.
03
(16:59) AJ Dybantsa misses free throw 2 of 2.
(16:58) Seydou Traore Defensive Rebound.
(16:37) Terrence Brown misses 12-foot jumper.
(16:37) AJ Dybantsa Block.
(16:34) Keba Keita Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:31) Robert Wright III makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kennard Davis Jr. assists).
06
(16:05) Seydou Traore misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:01) Kennard Davis Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(15:56) Kennard Davis Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(15:52) Seydou Traore Defensive Rebound.
(15:49) Foul on Kennard Davis Jr..
+1 (15:49) Terrence Brown makes free throw 1 of 2.
16
+1 (15:49) Terrence Brown makes free throw 2 of 2.
26
(15:35) Richie Saunders misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:31) Kendyl Sanders Defensive Rebound.
(15:05) Kendyl Sanders out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+2 (14:47) AJ Dybantsa makes layup.
28
(14:24) Foul on Aleksej Kostić.
+1 (14:24) Keanu Dawes makes free throw 1 of 2.
38
+1 (14:24) Keanu Dawes makes free throw 2 of 2.
48
(14:17) Foul on Josh Hayes.
(14:13) Foul on Obomate Abbey.
(14:01) Richie Saunders misses 4-foot jumper.
(14:01) Kendyl Sanders Block.
(13:57) Keanu Dawes Defensive Rebound.
(13:52) Foul on Richie Saunders.
(13:35) Obomate Abbey bad pass turnover.
(13:35) Khadim Mboup Steal.
(13:32) Foul on Kendyl Sanders.
+1 (13:32) Richie Saunders makes free throw 1 of 2.
49
(13:30) Richie Saunders misses free throw 2 of 2.
(13:29) Kendyl Sanders Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:06) Keanu Dawes makes 23-foot three point jumper (Don McHenry assists).
79
+2 (12:52) AJ Dybantsa makes 13-foot pullup jump shot.
711
+1 (12:52) AJ Dybantsa makes free throw 1 of 1.
712
(12:52) Foul on Josh Hayes.
+2 (12:43) Don McHenry makes 20-foot jumper (Kendyl Sanders assists).
912
(12:15) Robert Wright III misses 9-foot jumper.
(12:15) BYU Offensive Rebound.
(12:05) Richie Saunders misses 4-foot jumper.
(12:01) Abdullah Ahmed Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:01) Abdullah Ahmed makes 0-foot tip in layup.
914
(11:33) Terrence Brown misses 19-foot jumper.
(11:31) Robert Wright III Defensive Rebound.
(11:21) Richie Saunders bad pass turnover.
+3 (10:56) Terrence Brown makes 26-foot three point jumper (Don McHenry assists).
1214
+2 (10:40) Abdullah Ahmed makes layup (Robert Wright III assists).
1216
(10:26) Keanu Dawes misses 2-foot jumper.
(10:23) Mihailo Bošković Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:17) Robert Wright III makes 24-foot three point jumper.
1219
+2 (10:00) Terrence Brown makes 20-foot jumper (James Okonkwo assists).
1419
(9:44) Robert Wright III misses 10-foot jumper.
(9:42) Seydou Traore Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:35) James Okonkwo makes 1-foot dunk (Don McHenry assists).
1619
(9:21) AJ Dybantsa bad pass turnover.
(9:21) Don McHenry Steal.
+2 (9:14) Don McHenry makes driving layup.
1819
(9:06) Foul on Terrence Brown.
+1 (9:06) Robert Wright III makes free throw 1 of 2.
1820
+1 (9:06) Robert Wright III makes free throw 2 of 2.
1821
+3 (8:48) Don McHenry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Obomate Abbey assists).
2121
+2 (8:32) AJ Dybantsa makes 8-foot jumper.
2123
+3 (8:04) Don McHenry makes 26-foot three point jumper.
2423
(8:01) AJ Dybantsa misses 7-foot jumper.
(8:01) James Okonkwo Block.
(8:01) BYU Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:55) Keba Keita makes 3-foot dunk.
2425
(7:55) Foul on James Okonkwo.
(7:54) Keba Keita misses free throw 1 of 1.
(7:52) Seydou Traore Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:35) Keanu Dawes makes 12-foot jumper (Seydou Traore assists).
2625
(7:22) Foul on Obomate Abbey.
+1 (7:22) Robert Wright III makes free throw 1 of 2.
2626
(7:21) Robert Wright III misses free throw 2 of 2.
(7:19) James Okonkwo Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:56) Don McHenry makes 10-foot jumper.
2826
+2 (6:47) AJ Dybantsa makes driving layup.
2828
(6:14) Kendyl Sanders misses 9-foot jumper.
(6:11) Keba Keita Defensive Rebound.
(6:02) AJ Dybantsa misses 13-foot jumper.
(6:00) Keba Keita Offensive Rebound.
(5:50) Foul on Kendyl Sanders.
+1 (5:50) AJ Dybantsa makes free throw 1 of 2.
2829
+1 (5:50) AJ Dybantsa makes free throw 2 of 2.
2830
(5:26) Terrence Brown misses 17-foot step back jumpshot.
(5:25) BYU Defensive Rebound.
(5:09) Aleksej Kostić misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(5:04) Keanu Dawes Defensive Rebound.
(4:51) Foul on Aleksej Kostić.
+1 (4:51) Keanu Dawes makes free throw 1 of 2.
2930
+1 (4:51) Keanu Dawes makes free throw 2 of 2.
3030
+2 (4:36) Robert Wright III makes driving layup (Abdullah Ahmed assists).
3032
(4:07) Obomate Abbey misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(4:03) Abdullah Ahmed Defensive Rebound.
(3:54) Robert Wright III misses 8-foot jumper.
(3:52) Abdullah Ahmed Offensive Rebound.
(3:51) Abdullah Ahmed bad pass turnover.
(3:51) Obomate Abbey Steal.
+2 (3:45) Seydou Traore makes layup (Terrence Brown assists).
3232
(3:36) BYU Timeout.
+3 (3:27) Richie Saunders makes 24-foot three point jumper (Abdullah Ahmed assists).
3235
(3:02) Seydou Traore misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:59) Khadim Mboup Defensive Rebound.
(2:53) AJ Dybantsa misses 7-foot jumper.
(2:51) Keanu Dawes Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:40) Keanu Dawes makes layup.
3435
+3 (2:22) AJ Dybantsa makes 26-foot three point jumper (Khadim Mboup assists).
3438
(1:50) Terrence Brown misses 9-foot jumper.
(1:47) Khadim Mboup Defensive Rebound.
(1:42) Robert Wright III misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:37) Keanu Dawes Defensive Rebound.
(1:17) Don McHenry misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:17) Robert Wright III Defensive Rebound.
(1:17) Khadim Mboup Block.
(0:58) Foul on Don McHenry.
+1 (0:58) Robert Wright III makes free throw 1 of 2.
3439
+1 (0:58) Robert Wright III makes free throw 2 of 2.
3440
+3 (0:48) Kendyl Sanders makes 24-foot three point jumper (Keanu Dawes assists).
3740
+2 (0:13) AJ Dybantsa makes driving layup.
3742
(0:02) Josh Hayes misses 8-foot jumper.
(0:02) Khadim Mboup Block.
(0:02) Utah Offensive Rebound.
(0:02) Josh Hayes misses 11-foot jumper.
(0:01) BYU Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

UTAH

BYU

78Points91

27-59(45.8%)Field Goal(%)32-60(53.3%)

13-21(61.9%)3-Point(%)8-19(42.1%)

11-11(100.0%)Free Throw(%)19-23(82.6%)

24(6)Rebounds(Offensive)40(14)

17Assists17

4Steals5

2Blocks5

6Turnovers8

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

2Largest Lead21

Game Details

Saturday, January 24, 2026 · 5:30 PM

Marriott Center · Provo, UT

attendance: 18,224 (96.0%)

tv: FOX

spread: BYU -19.5

over/under: 168.5