BYU Cougars vs. Arizona Wildcats

Feb 18, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
BYU	35	33	68
ARIZ	42	33	75

Game Recap

No. 4 Arizona bounces back from first 2 losses of the season, beats No. 23 BYU 75-68. Anthony Dell'Orso scored a season-high 22 points after coming off the bench, Ivan Kharchenkov added 18 and No. 4 Arizona bounced back from its first two losses of the season by beating No. 23 BYU 75-68 on Wednesday night.

Player Stats

BYU	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Mihailo Boškovic	11	0-3	0-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
3AJ Dybantsa	39	13-28	2-6	7-8	7	2	0	0	3	2	35
13Keba Keita	30	2-3	0-0	0-0	9	0	1	4	2	2	4
30Kennard Davis Jr.	25	2-4	1-3	5-5	2	2	2	1	0	4	10
1Robert Wright III	38	5-13	2-5	1-2	4	3	0	0	2	2	13
24Dominique Diomande	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7Khadim Mboup	21	2-2	0-0	0-1	2	0	1	0	0	1	4
2Tyler Mrus	7	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
34Abdullah Ahmed	12	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
6Aleksej Kostic	13	1-3	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	2	1	2
TOTAL	-	25-5843.1%	5-1926.3%	13-1681.3%	29	7	4	5	9	14	68

ARIZONA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Ivan Kharchenkov	35	7-12	2-5	2-2	7	2	1	0	1	0	18
30Tobe Awaka	32	1-5	0-1	1-2	6	0	2	1	0	2	3
13Motiejus Krivas	25	2-5	0-0	1-2	7	1	1	2	1	3	5
5Brayden Burries	30	4-13	3-7	0-1	2	2	2	0	1	2	11
0Jaden Bradley	38	5-11	0-0	2-2	4	10	0	0	3	1	12
15Sidi Gueye	10	2-3	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	3	4
3Anthony Dell'Orso	26	8-15	4-8	2-3	4	0	1	0	2	1	22
21Evan Nelson	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0


TOTAL	-	29-6445.3%	9-2142.9%	8-1266.7%	35	16	8	3	8	12	75

Play-by-Play

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1st halfBYUARIZ

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Arizona.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by BYU.
(19:37) Brayden Burries misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(19:33) Robert Wright III Defensive Rebound.
(19:25) Foul on Jaden Bradley.
(19:14) Mihailo Bošković misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:10) Tobe Awaka Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:55) Brayden Burries makes 23-foot jumper.
02
(18:42) AJ Dybantsa misses 12-foot floating jump shot.
(18:38) Motiejus Krivas Defensive Rebound.
(18:22) Ivan Kharchenkov misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:18) AJ Dybantsa Defensive Rebound.
(18:09) AJ Dybantsa misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:05) Tobe Awaka Defensive Rebound.
(17:54) Jaden Bradley misses dunk.
(17:54) Keba Keita Block.
(17:49) AJ Dybantsa Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:45) Robert Wright III makes layup (AJ Dybantsa assists).
22
(17:22) Motiejus Krivas misses layup.
(17:20) Mihailo Bošković Defensive Rebound.
(17:15) Mihailo Bošković misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:12) Motiejus Krivas Defensive Rebound.
(16:53) Brayden Burries misses 17-foot jumper.
(16:51) Keba Keita Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:34) AJ Dybantsa makes 14-foot jumper.
42
(16:06) Foul on Kennard Davis Jr..
(16:06) Motiejus Krivas misses free throw 1 of 2.
(16:06) Arizona Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (16:06) Motiejus Krivas makes free throw 2 of 2.
43
+2 (15:51) Robert Wright III makes 16-foot turnaround jump shot.
63
+3 (15:34) Anthony Dell'Orso makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brayden Burries assists).
66
+2 (15:21) AJ Dybantsa makes 13-foot jumper.
86
(14:55) Tobe Awaka misses 11-foot jumper.
(14:51) Sidi Gueye Offensive Rebound.
(14:50) Sidi Gueye misses layup.
(14:48) AJ Dybantsa Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:42) AJ Dybantsa makes 15-foot turnaround jump shot.
106
+2 (14:16) Jaden Bradley makes 14-foot pullup jump shot.
108
(13:59) Robert Wright III misses 10-foot jumper.
(13:55) Keba Keita Offensive Rebound.
(13:54) AJ Dybantsa bad pass turnover.
(13:54) Anthony Dell'Orso Steal.
+2 (13:49) Anthony Dell'Orso makes layup.
1010
+2 (13:19) Aleksej Kostić makes 8-foot floating jump shot.
1210
(13:08) Jaden Bradley bad pass turnover.
(13:08) Khadim Mboup Steal.
+2 (13:04) Khadim Mboup makes 2-foot dunk.
1410
(12:50) Foul on Aleksej Kostić.
+1 (12:50) Ivan Kharchenkov makes free throw 1 of 2.
1411
+1 (12:50) Ivan Kharchenkov makes free throw 2 of 2.
1412
(12:35) AJ Dybantsa misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:32) Abdullah Ahmed Offensive Rebound.
(12:31) Abdullah Ahmed misses layup.
(12:28) Jaden Bradley Defensive Rebound.
(12:06) Anthony Dell'Orso misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:01) Ivan Kharchenkov Offensive Rebound.
(11:46) Foul on Abdullah Ahmed.
+1 (11:46) Anthony Dell'Orso makes free throw 1 of 2.
1413
+1 (11:46) Anthony Dell'Orso makes free throw 2 of 2.
1414
(11:26) AJ Dybantsa misses 14-foot jumper.
(11:22) Evan Nelson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:03) Anthony Dell'Orso makes 15-foot jumper (Brayden Burries assists).
1416
(10:41) Robert Wright III bad pass turnover.
(10:41) Evan Nelson Steal.
(10:35) Brayden Burries misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:31) Ivan Kharchenkov Offensive Rebound.
(10:23) Anthony Dell'Orso misses layup.
(10:21) Motiejus Krivas Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:21) Motiejus Krivas makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
1418
(10:10) AJ Dybantsa bad pass turnover.
(10:10) Brayden Burries Steal.
(10:05) Brayden Burries misses layup.
(10:03) Anthony Dell'Orso Offensive Rebound.
(9:46) Anthony Dell'Orso misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:46) Kennard Davis Jr. Block.
(9:45) Arizona Deadball Team Rebound.
(9:42) team shot clock turnover .
(9:30) Foul on Brayden Burries.
+1 (9:30) AJ Dybantsa makes free throw 1 of 2.
1518
+1 (9:30) AJ Dybantsa makes free throw 2 of 2.
1618
(9:12) Foul on Kennard Davis Jr..
(9:12) Tobe Awaka misses free throw 1 of 2.
(9:12) Arizona Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (9:12) Tobe Awaka makes free throw 2 of 2.
1619
+2 (8:59) Khadim Mboup makes 2-foot dunk (Kennard Davis Jr. assists).
1819
(8:59) Foul on Motiejus Krivas.
(8:59) Khadim Mboup misses free throw 1 of 1.
(8:57) Motiejus Krivas Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:45) Jaden Bradley makes 15-foot jumper.
1821
(8:32) AJ Dybantsa misses 13-foot floating jump shot.
(8:28) Tobe Awaka Defensive Rebound.
(8:18) Brayden Burries misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:14) Abdullah Ahmed Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:07) Robert Wright III makes 25-foot three point jumper (AJ Dybantsa assists).
2121
+2 (7:41) Motiejus Krivas makes 5-foot hook shot (Jaden Bradley assists).
2123
+2 (7:25) AJ Dybantsa makes 9-foot floating jump shot.
2323
(7:05) Ivan Kharchenkov misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:02) Abdullah Ahmed Defensive Rebound.
(6:43) Foul on Tobe Awaka.
+1 (6:43) Robert Wright III makes free throw 1 of 2.
2423
(6:43) Robert Wright III misses free throw 2 of 2.
(6:41) Sidi Gueye Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:26) Ivan Kharchenkov makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Jaden Bradley assists).
2425
+2 (5:58) AJ Dybantsa makes 16-foot turnaround jump shot.
2625
+3 (5:33) Ivan Kharchenkov makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jaden Bradley assists).
2628
(5:17) AJ Dybantsa misses layup.
(5:17) Tobe Awaka Block.
(5:17) Arizona Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:01) Brayden Burries makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jaden Bradley assists).
2631
+3 (4:35) Robert Wright III makes 25-foot three point jumper.
2931
(4:10) Brayden Burries bad pass turnover.
(3:50) Foul on Sidi Gueye.
(3:44) Robert Wright III misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:41) Tobe Awaka Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:23) Brayden Burries makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jaden Bradley assists).
2934
(3:09) AJ Dybantsa misses 4-foot jumper.
(3:09) Motiejus Krivas Block.
(3:08) Brayden Burries Defensive Rebound.
(3:08) Foul on Keba Keita.
(2:47) Anthony Dell'Orso misses 4-foot floating jump shot.
(2:42) Keba Keita Defensive Rebound.
(2:39) Aleksej Kostić misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:34) Khadim Mboup Offensive Rebound.
(2:31) AJ Dybantsa misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:28) Jaden Bradley Defensive Rebound.
(2:11) Jaden Bradley misses 16-foot jumper.
(2:09) Foul on Motiejus Krivas.
(2:08) Aleksej Kostić Defensive Rebound.
(1:57) Robert Wright III misses 13-foot jumper.
(1:54) BYU Offensive Rebound.
(1:47) Aleksej Kostić misses 12-foot jumper.
(1:41) Keba Keita Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:41) Keba Keita makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
3134
(1:18) Brayden Burries misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:15) Khadim Mboup Defensive Rebound.
(1:10) Foul on Anthony Dell'Orso.
+1 (1:10) AJ Dybantsa makes free throw 1 of 2.
3234
+1 (1:10) AJ Dybantsa makes free throw 2 of 2.
3334
+3 (0:57) Anthony Dell'Orso makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jaden Bradley assists).
3337
(0:45) Keba Keita bad pass turnover.
(0:45) Tobe Awaka Steal.
+2 (0:42) Jaden Bradley makes layup.
3339
(0:30) Foul on Sidi Gueye.
+1 (0:30) AJ Dybantsa makes free throw 1 of 2.
3439
+1 (0:30) AJ Dybantsa makes free throw 2 of 2.
3539
(0:06) Foul on AJ Dybantsa.
(0:00) Jaden Bradley misses layup.
(0:00) Arizona Offensive Rebound.
+3 (0:00) Anthony Dell'Orso makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jaden Bradley assists).
3542

2nd half

Team Stats

BYU

ARIZ

68Points75

25-58(43.1%)Field Goal(%)29-64(45.3%)

5-19(26.3%)3-Point(%)9-21(42.9%)

13-16(81.3%)Free Throw(%)8-12(66.7%)

32(9)Rebounds(Offensive)39(12)

7Assists16

4Steals8

5Blocks3

9Turnovers9

14(0)Fouls(Technical)12(0)

4Largest Lead16

Game Details

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 · 9:00 PM

McKale Center · Tucson, AZ

attendance: 14,688 (100.3%)

tv: ESPN

spread: ARIZ -11.5

over/under: 165.5