BYU Cougars vs. Dayton Flyers

Nov 28, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
BYU	30	53	83
DAY	36	43	79

Game Recap

Saunders, Wright help No. 9 BYU edge Dayton 83-79 to win ESPN Events Invitational. Richie Saunders had a season-high 29 points, Robert Wright III scored 23 and No. 9 BYU beat Dayton 83-79 to win the Magic bracket of the ESPN Events Invitational on Friday night.

Player Stats

BYU	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3AJ Dybantsa	34	7-12	1-1	3-4	4	3	0	0	3	2	18
13Keba Keita	23	2-3	0-0	4-5	6	0	3	1	1	2	8
30Kennard Davis Jr.	32	2-7	1-4	0-1	4	0	3	0	1	2	5
15Richie Saunders	38	9-15	6-10	5-5	8	2	3	0	2	1	29
1Robert Wright III	35	9-16	2-4	3-3	3	6	2	0	3	2	23
24Dominique Diomande	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
7Khadim Mboup	17	0-0	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	1	3	2	0
2Tyler Mrus	11	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
6Aleksej Kostic	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
TOTAL	-	29-5651.8%	10-2245.5%	15-1883.3%	32	11	11	2	14	13	83

DAYTON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
29Amaël L'Etang	31	5-13	2-7	1-2	6	2	0	2	1	1	13
7Keonte Jones	32	4-8	0-1	0-2	4	4	2	1	0	3	8
2De'Shayne Montgomery	29	4-11	2-5	1-1	8	4	1	1	4	4	11
4Jordan Derkack	22	2-3	1-2	2-7	4	0	1	0	4	0	7
0Javon Bennett	34	7-16	6-11	2-2	2	3	0	0	3	2	22
3Jaiun Simon	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24Jacob Conner	17	1-4	0-2	0-0	2	0	1	1	0	0	2
1Malcolm Thomas	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	2	2	0
10Bryce Heard	23	6-7	4-5	0-0	3	1	1	0	0	4	16
TOTAL	-	29-6246.8%	15-3345.5%	6-1442.9%	30	14	7	5	14	16	79

Play-by-Play

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1st halfBYUDAY

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Dayton.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by BYU.
+2 (19:44) Keonte Jones made Layup. Assisted by Amaël L'Etang.
02
(19:34) AJ Dybantsa missed Jumper.
(19:31) Jordan Derkack Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:22) De'Shayne Montgomery made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Javon Bennett.
05
+3 (19:01) Kennard Davis Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Robert Wright III.
35
(18:46) De'Shayne Montgomery missed Layup.
(18:44) Keba Keita Defensive Rebound.
(18:40) Kennard Davis Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:37) Jordan Derkack Defensive Rebound.
(18:20) Amaël L'Etang missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:17) De'Shayne Montgomery Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:14) Amaël L'Etang made Layup. Assisted by De'Shayne Montgomery.
37
(17:49) Kennard Davis Jr. missed Jumper.
(17:46) Jordan Derkack Defensive Rebound.
(17:39) De'Shayne Montgomery Turnover.
(17:39) Kennard Davis Jr. Steal.
(17:31) Robert Wright III missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:27) Jordan Derkack Defensive Rebound.
(17:17) Javon Bennett missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:14) AJ Dybantsa Defensive Rebound.
(17:07) AJ Dybantsa Turnover.
(17:07) De'Shayne Montgomery Steal.
+2 (16:51) Amaël L'Etang made Dunk.
39
(16:27) Foul on Keonte Jones.
(16:27) Keba Keita missed Free Throw.
(16:27) BYU Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (16:27) Keba Keita made Free Throw.
49
+3 (16:02) Jordan Derkack made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by De'Shayne Montgomery.
412
(15:44) Richie Saunders missed Layup.
(15:44) Amaël L'Etang Block.
(15:42) Amaël L'Etang Defensive Rebound.
(15:28) Keonte Jones missed Jumper.
(15:28) Keba Keita Block.
(15:24) Kennard Davis Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:55) Robert Wright III made Jumper.
612
+3 (14:42) Javon Bennett made Three Point Jumper.
615
+2 (14:29) Robert Wright III made Layup.
815
(14:29) Foul on Javon Bennett.
+1 (14:29) Robert Wright III made Free Throw.
915
(14:11) Bryce Heard missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:07) Khadim Mboup Defensive Rebound.
(14:00) Tyler Mrus Turnover.
(14:00) Jordan Derkack Steal.
(13:57) Jordan Derkack Turnover.
+3 (13:45) Richie Saunders made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Robert Wright III.
1215
(13:22) Jordan Derkack missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:19) AJ Dybantsa Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:15) Richie Saunders made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Robert Wright III.
1515
(13:00) Jordan Derkack Turnover.
(13:00) Richie Saunders Steal.
(12:55) Richie Saunders Turnover.
(12:55) Malcolm Thomas Steal.
(12:38) Malcolm Thomas Turnover.
(12:22) Richie Saunders missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:17) Amaël L'Etang Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:02) Javon Bennett made Three Point Jumper.
1518
(11:46) Khadim Mboup Turnover.
(11:40) Javon Bennett missed Jumper.
(11:38) Tyler Mrus Defensive Rebound.
(11:32) Khadim Mboup Turnover.
(11:21) Javon Bennett Turnover.
(10:54) Kennard Davis Jr. Turnover.
(10:54) Jacob Conner Steal.
+3 (10:43) Javon Bennett made Three Point Jumper.
1521
(10:27) Foul on Amaël L'Etang.
+1 (10:27) AJ Dybantsa made Free Throw.
1621
(10:26) AJ Dybantsa missed Free Throw.
(10:25) Keonte Jones Defensive Rebound.
(10:11) Keonte Jones missed Layup.
(10:08) AJ Dybantsa Defensive Rebound.
(10:08) AJ Dybantsa Turnover.
(9:58) De'Shayne Montgomery missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:55) Khadim Mboup Defensive Rebound.
(9:45) Foul on De'Shayne Montgomery.
+1 (9:45) AJ Dybantsa made Free Throw.
1721
+1 (9:45) AJ Dybantsa made Free Throw.
1821
(9:11) Foul on Robert Wright III.
(9:11) Keonte Jones missed Free Throw.
(9:11) Dayton Deadball Team Rebound.
(9:10) Keonte Jones missed Free Throw.
(9:09) De'Shayne Montgomery Offensive Rebound.
(8:54) Foul on Keba Keita.
(8:53) Jordan Derkack missed Free Throw.
(8:53) Dayton Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:53) Jordan Derkack missed Free Throw.
(8:53) Dayton Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:53) Jordan Derkack missed Free Throw.
(8:52) Bryce Heard Offensive Rebound.
(8:40) Jordan Derkack Turnover.
(8:40) Keba Keita Steal.
(8:23) Robert Wright III missed Layup.
(8:20) Keonte Jones Defensive Rebound.
(7:58) Foul on Dominique Diomande.
+1 (7:58) Jordan Derkack made Free Throw.
1822
(7:57) Jordan Derkack missed Free Throw.
(7:56) Richie Saunders Defensive Rebound.
(7:47) Robert Wright III missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:44) Keba Keita Offensive Rebound.
(7:44) Foul on Bryce Heard.
+1 (7:44) Keba Keita made Free Throw.
1922
+1 (7:44) Keba Keita made Free Throw.
2022
(7:30) Jacob Conner missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:27) Robert Wright III Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:19) AJ Dybantsa made Jumper.
2222
+2 (7:06) Javon Bennett made Jumper.
2224
(6:55) Tyler Mrus missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:52) Bryce Heard Defensive Rebound.
(6:46) Jordan Derkack Turnover.
(6:46) Keba Keita Steal.
(6:39) AJ Dybantsa missed Jumper.
(6:36) Malcolm Thomas Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:31) Bryce Heard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Javon Bennett.
2227
+2 (6:09) Robert Wright III made Jumper.
2427
+3 (5:53) Javon Bennett made Three Point Jumper.
2430
(5:40) Robert Wright III Turnover.
(5:40) Bryce Heard Steal.
(5:27) Amaël L'Etang Turnover.
(5:27) Robert Wright III Steal.
(5:04) Aleksej Kostić missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:00) De'Shayne Montgomery Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:51) Javon Bennett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by De'Shayne Montgomery.
2433
(4:30) Richie Saunders missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:28) De'Shayne Montgomery Defensive Rebound.
(4:19) De'Shayne Montgomery Turnover.
(4:19) Richie Saunders Steal.
(4:07) Richie Saunders missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:04) Javon Bennett Defensive Rebound.
(3:54) Amaël L'Etang missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:50) Keba Keita Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:41) Robert Wright III made Jumper.
2633
(3:19) Amaël L'Etang missed Jumper.
(3:15) Richie Saunders Defensive Rebound.
(3:10) Robert Wright III missed Layup.
(3:08) De'Shayne Montgomery Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:03) De'Shayne Montgomery made Layup.
2635
(3:03) Foul on Aleksej Kostić.
+1 (3:03) De'Shayne Montgomery made Free Throw.
2636
(2:33) BYU Turnover.
(2:26) Javon Bennett missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:24) Richie Saunders Defensive Rebound.
(2:24) Foul on Keonte Jones.
(2:19) Foul on De'Shayne Montgomery.
+1 (2:19) Robert Wright III made Free Throw.
2736
+1 (2:19) Robert Wright III made Free Throw.
2836
(1:59) De'Shayne Montgomery missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:56) Khadim Mboup Defensive Rebound.
(1:41) Robert Wright III missed Layup.
(1:41) Amaël L'Etang Block.
(1:40) BYU Offensive Rebound.
(1:28) Foul on Richie Saunders.
(1:28) Richie Saunders Turnover.
(0:59) Javon Bennett missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:56) Richie Saunders Defensive Rebound.
(0:49) Foul on Bryce Heard.
+1 (0:49) Richie Saunders made Free Throw.
2936
+1 (0:49) Richie Saunders made Free Throw.
3036
(0:24) Amaël L'Etang missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:21) Kennard Davis Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(0:01) Kennard Davis Jr. missed Jumper.
(0:01) Jacob Conner Block.
(0:00) Jacob Conner Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

BYU

DAY

83Points79

29-56(51.8%)Field Goal(%)29-62(46.8%)

10-22(45.5%)3-Point(%)15-33(45.5%)

15-18(83.3%)Free Throw(%)6-14(42.9%)

35(5)Rebounds(Offensive)32(8)

11Assists14

11Steals7

2Blocks5

15Turnovers14

13(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

13Largest Lead10

Game Details

Friday, November 28, 2025 · 9:30 PM

UD Arena · Dayton, OH

attendance: 4,135 (30.8%)

tv: ESPN

spread: BYU -9.5

over/under: 150.5