BYU Cougars vs. Kansas Jayhawks

Jan 31, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
BYU	33	49	82
KU	53	37	90

Game Recap

BYU Cougars vs Kansas Jayhawks game highlights

Bryson Tiller scores 21, Darryn Peterson adds 20; No. 14 Kansas beats No. 13 BYU 90-82. Darryn Peterson scored 18 points in 20 minutes and No. 14 Kansas beat No. 13 BYU 90-82 on Saturday in the 1,000th game played at historic Allen Fieldhouse.

Player Stats

BYU	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3AJ Dybantsa	34	6-12	2-4	3-4	1	1	0	0	2	1	17
13Keba Keita	26	4-6	0-0	1-3	7	0	1	2	1	3	9
30Kennard Davis Jr.	14	1-6	0-4	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	3	2
15Richie Saunders	39	11-19	6-14	5-6	10	2	2	1	2	1	33
1Robert Wright III	35	7-16	2-5	2-4	1	6	0	0	1	3	18
7Khadim Mboup	11	1-2	1-1	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	2	3
5Mihailo Boskovic	15	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	2	0	0	1	3	0
34Abdullah Ahmed	14	0-1	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	1	0	1	0
6Aleksej Kostic	12	0-3	0-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
TOTAL	-	30-6645.5%	11-3234.4%	11-1764.7%	32	13	3	4	7	18	82

KANSAS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
40Flory Bidunga	33	5-7	0-0	6-11	6	4	0	2	0	2	16
15Bryson Tiller	38	8-13	3-5	2-4	7	0	0	1	0	3	21
14Melvin Council Jr.	37	7-16	1-4	0-0	6	6	1	0	1	1	15
3Tre White	37	4-6	2-3	2-3	6	3	1	0	5	3	12
22Darryn Peterson	20	6-8	3-5	3-4	3	1	3	0	0	2	18
1Jayden Dawson	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
11Jamari McDowell	26	2-5	2-4	2-2	3	2	0	0	0	2	8
13Elmarko Jackson	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0

TOTAL	-	32-5657.1%	11-2250.0%	15-2462.5%	32	17	5	3	6	15	90

Play-by-Play

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1st halfBYUKU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Kansas.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by BYU.
(19:47) Melvin Council Jr. bad pass turnover.
(19:47) Richie Saunders Steal.
(19:30) Robert Wright III misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(19:28) Bryson Tiller Defensive Rebound.
(19:05) Flory Bidunga misses 3-foot hook shot.
(19:05) Keba Keita Block.
(19:04) BYU Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:40) Richie Saunders makes 25-foot three point jumper (Robert Wright III assists).
30
(18:08) Bryson Tiller misses layup.
(18:03) Flory Bidunga Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:03) Flory Bidunga makes 0-foot tip in layup.
32
(17:59) Kennard Davis Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:56) Tre White Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:49) Tre White makes 27-foot three point jumper (Flory Bidunga assists).
35
(17:33) Richie Saunders bad pass turnover.
(17:33) Darryn Peterson Steal.
(17:31) Foul on Kennard Davis Jr..
+1 (17:31) Darryn Peterson makes free throw 1 of 2.
36
+1 (17:31) Darryn Peterson makes free throw 2 of 2.
37
+2 (17:19) Kennard Davis Jr. makes layup.
57
+2 (17:00) Darryn Peterson makes layup.
59
+2 (16:53) Richie Saunders makes layup (AJ Dybantsa assists).
79
(16:39) Tre White bad pass turnover.
(16:22) Richie Saunders misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(16:19) Bryson Tiller Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:15) Darryn Peterson makes 26-foot three pointer.
712
(16:06) Kennard Davis Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:03) Tre White Defensive Rebound.
(15:56) Foul on Kennard Davis Jr..
(15:38) Melvin Council Jr. misses 15-foot jumper.
(15:36) Flory Bidunga Offensive Rebound.
(15:35) Foul on Mihailo Bošković.
+1 (15:35) Bryson Tiller makes free throw 1 of 2.
713
(15:34) Bryson Tiller misses free throw 2 of 2.
(15:33) Richie Saunders Defensive Rebound.
(15:17) Mihailo Bošković bad pass turnover.
(15:17) Darryn Peterson Steal.
+2 (15:09) Darryn Peterson makes 19-foot jumper.
715
+2 (14:48) Keba Keita makes 4-foot jumper (Richie Saunders assists).
915
(14:48) Foul on Flory Bidunga.
+1 (14:48) Keba Keita makes free throw 1 of 1.
1015
+2 (14:34) Melvin Council Jr. makes 11-foot pullup jump shot.
1017
+2 (14:21) Robert Wright III makes driving layup.
1217
(14:06) Elmarko Jackson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:03) Richie Saunders Defensive Rebound.
(13:49) Robert Wright III misses 7-foot jumper.
(13:47) Bryson Tiller Defensive Rebound.
(13:41) Tre White misses layup.
(13:41) Abdullah Ahmed Block.
(13:39) Robert Wright III Defensive Rebound.
(13:15) Foul on Robert Wright III.
(13:15) Robert Wright III turnover.
+3 (13:02) Bryson Tiller makes 25-foot three point jumper (Melvin Council Jr. assists).
1220
(12:50) Aleksej Kostić misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(12:46) Richie Saunders Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:45) Richie Saunders makes layup.
1420
+2 (12:29) Melvin Council Jr. makes 9-foot floating jump shot.
1422
(12:16) Foul on Jamari McDowell.
(12:04) Aleksej Kostić misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(12:01) Elmarko Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(11:56) Melvin Council Jr. misses layup.
(11:53) Abdullah Ahmed Defensive Rebound.
(11:47) Foul on Elmarko Jackson.
(11:41) Richie Saunders misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:38) Mihailo Bošković Offensive Rebound.
(11:24) AJ Dybantsa misses 13-foot step back jumpshot.
(11:20) Tre White Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:12) Tre White makes 8-foot jumper.
1424
(11:12) Foul on Aleksej Kostić.
+1 (11:12) Tre White makes free throw 1 of 1.
1425
(10:59) AJ Dybantsa misses 12-foot jumper.
(10:56) Melvin Council Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(10:43) Foul on Abdullah Ahmed.
(10:43) Flory Bidunga misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:43) Kansas Deadball Team Rebound.
(10:43) Flory Bidunga misses free throw 2 of 2.
(10:41) Abdullah Ahmed Defensive Rebound.
(10:27) Foul on Elmarko Jackson.
(10:23) AJ Dybantsa traveling turnover.
+3 (10:03) Darryn Peterson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Melvin Council Jr. assists).
1428
(9:48) Robert Wright III misses 8-foot jumper.
(9:46) Darryn Peterson Defensive Rebound.
(9:40) Foul on Mihailo Bošković.
+1 (9:40) Flory Bidunga makes free throw 1 of 2.
1429
(9:40) Flory Bidunga misses free throw 2 of 2.
(9:39) AJ Dybantsa Defensive Rebound.
(9:28) Richie Saunders misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:25) Darryn Peterson Defensive Rebound.
(9:03) Darryn Peterson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:59) Keba Keita Defensive Rebound.
(8:47) Foul on Jamari McDowell.
(8:35) Robert Wright III misses 5-foot jumper.
(8:35) Flory Bidunga Block.
(8:31) Jamari McDowell Defensive Rebound.
(8:29) Foul on Keba Keita.
+1 (8:29) Flory Bidunga makes free throw 1 of 2.
1430
(8:28) Flory Bidunga misses free throw 2 of 2.
(8:28) Richie Saunders Defensive Rebound.
(8:06) Kennard Davis Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:04) BYU Offensive Rebound.
(7:50) Keba Keita bad pass turnover.
(7:50) Darryn Peterson Steal.
+3 (7:40) Tre White makes 22-foot three point jumper (Darryn Peterson assists).
1433
+3 (7:22) AJ Dybantsa makes 24-foot three point jumper (Robert Wright III assists).
1733
(7:13) Foul on Kennard Davis Jr..
(7:13) Darryn Peterson misses free throw 1 of 2.
(7:13) Kansas Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (7:13) Darryn Peterson makes free throw 2 of 2.
1734
(7:01) Richie Saunders misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:59) Richie Saunders Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:56) Richie Saunders makes layup.
1934
(6:34) Jamari McDowell misses 11-foot floating jump shot.
(6:32) Abdullah Ahmed Defensive Rebound.
(6:19) AJ Dybantsa misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:17) Bryson Tiller Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:00) Darryn Peterson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tre White assists).
1937
+3 (5:47) Robert Wright III makes 27-foot three point jumper (Khadim Mboup assists).
2237
(5:14) Bryson Tiller misses 7-foot jumper.
(5:11) Khadim Mboup Defensive Rebound.
(5:05) Foul on Darryn Peterson.
(5:05) Robert Wright III misses free throw 1 of 2.
(5:05) BYU Deadball Team Rebound.
(5:04) Robert Wright III misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:04) Bryson Tiller Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:43) Melvin Council Jr. makes 8-foot floating jump shot.
2239
+2 (4:23) Robert Wright III makes 9-foot jumper.
2439
+3 (4:05) Bryson Tiller makes 23-foot three point jumper (Melvin Council Jr. assists).
2442
(3:48) Khadim Mboup misses 8-foot jumper.
(3:44) Flory Bidunga Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:31) Bryson Tiller makes 23-foot three point jumper (Flory Bidunga assists).
2445
(3:15) AJ Dybantsa bad pass turnover.
(3:15) Tre White Steal.
(3:11) Tre White bad pass turnover.
(3:11) Richie Saunders Steal.
+2 (2:59) AJ Dybantsa makes 0-foot dunk.
2645
+2 (2:43) Darryn Peterson makes 1-foot dunk.
2647
+3 (2:25) Robert Wright III makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mihailo Bošković assists).
2947
+3 (2:02) Jamari McDowell makes 22-foot three point jumper (Melvin Council Jr. assists).
2950
+2 (1:44) AJ Dybantsa makes 12-foot jumper.
3150
(1:30) Foul on Robert Wright III.
(1:30) Tre White misses free throw 1 of 2.
(1:30) Kansas Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (1:30) Tre White makes free throw 2 of 2.
3151
(1:04) Robert Wright III misses 11-foot floating jump shot.
(1:01) Keba Keita Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:01) Keba Keita makes layup.
3351
+2 (0:39) Flory Bidunga makes 2-foot dunk.
3353
(0:08) Robert Wright III misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:05) Melvin Council Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Melvin Council Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Keba Keita Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

BYU

82Points90

30-66(45.5%)Field Goal(%)32-56(57.1%)

11-32(34.4%)3-Point(%)11-22(50.0%)

11-17(64.7%)Free Throw(%)15-24(62.5%)

37(12)Rebounds(Offensive)32(4)

13Assists17

3Steals5

4Blocks3

7Turnovers6

18(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

3Largest Lead21

Game Details

Saturday, January 31, 2026 · 4:30 PM

Allen Fieldhouse · Lawrence, KS

attendance: 16,300 (100%)

spread: KU -2.5

over/under: 159.5