Kansas State Wildcats vs. BYU Cougars

Mar 10, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
KSU	49	42	91
BYU	50	55	105

Game Recap

AJ Dybantsa scores 40 as No. 10 seed BYU beats Kansas State 105-91 in the Big 12 Tournament. AJ Dybantsa had 40 points, nine rebounds and six assists, and No. 10 seed BYU use a big second-half run to break open a close game with No. 15 seed Kansas State and roll to a 105-91 victory in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament on Tuesday night.

Player Stats

KANSAS STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
15Taj Manning	30	2-4	1-1	0-0	7	0	0	1	1	4	5
21Khamari McGriff	15	6-7	0-0	1-4	5	0	1	0	2	1	13
4P.J. Haggerty	37	8-20	2-4	9-11	5	2	2	0	3	3	27
34Nate Johnson	35	6-13	5-8	2-2	3	3	1	1	3	4	19
10David Castillo	30	1-3	0-1	2-2	0	2	0	0	2	1	4
47Andrej Kostic	16	1-4	0-2	0-0	0	2	1	0	1	3	2
0Elias Rapieque	4	1-1	0-0	0-2	4	1	2	0	0	1	2
6Marcus Johnson	5	3-4	3-4	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9
3C.J. Jones	28	4-7	2-3	0-0	2	3	0	1	1	1	10

TOTAL	-	32-6350.8%	13-2356.5%	14-2166.7%	27	13	7	3	13	18	91

BYU	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3AJ Dybantsa	37	15-21	2-6	8-9	9	6	3	0	6	0	40
13Keba Keita	24	3-4	0-0	0-0	7	0	0	1	0	3	6
30Kennard Davis Jr.	36	5-12	4-9	1-2	3	3	2	0	0	2	15
6Aleksej Kostic	20	3-7	3-7	2-2	0	1	0	0	1	4	11
1Robert Wright III	28	5-12	1-3	3-3	2	6	0	0	1	0	14
24Dominique Diomande	16	3-6	0-3	0-0	4	0	3	1	0	2	6
7Khadim Mboup	23	4-5	0-0	0-2	14	0	0	2	0	1	8
5Mihailo Boškovic	12	2-3	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	1	1	2	5
2Tyler Mrus	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
51Jared McGregor	1	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	40-7354.8%	11-3234.4%	14-1877.8%	40	16	9	5	10	15	105

Play-by-Play

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1st halfKSUBYU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Kansas State.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by BYU.
(19:33) Khamari McGriff bad pass turnover.
(19:18) Robert Wright III misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(19:14) Taj Manning Defensive Rebound.
(18:57) P.J. Haggerty bad pass turnover.
(18:49) Foul on Taj Manning.
(18:37) Keba Keita misses layup.
(18:34) Keba Keita Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:34) Keba Keita makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
02
(18:25) Foul on Keba Keita.
(18:25) Khamari McGriff misses free throw 1 of 2.
(18:25) Kansas State Deadball Team Rebound.
(18:24) Khamari McGriff misses free throw 2 of 2.
(18:23) AJ Dybantsa Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:02) AJ Dybantsa makes 14-foot jumper.
04
(17:46) Nate Johnson bad pass turnover.
(17:46) AJ Dybantsa Steal.
(17:41) Aleksej Kostic misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:36) AJ Dybantsa Offensive Rebound.
(17:35) Kennard Davis Jr. misses layup.
(17:35) Nate Johnson Block.
(17:32) Khamari McGriff Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:24) P.J. Haggerty makes 8-foot floating jump shot.
24
(17:12) Robert Wright III bad pass turnover.
(16:57) Nate Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:54) Taj Manning Offensive Rebound.
+3 (16:46) Nate Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (P.J. Haggerty assists).
54
(16:28) Foul on P.J. Haggerty.
(16:18) AJ Dybantsa misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:13) Taj Manning Defensive Rebound.
(16:06) Andrej Kostic misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:05) Taj Manning Offensive Rebound.
(16:05) Foul on Aleksej Kostic.
(15:56) Foul on Aleksej Kostic.
+1 (15:56) David Castillo makes free throw 1 of 2.
64
+1 (15:56) David Castillo makes free throw 2 of 2.
74
(15:43) Kennard Davis Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:39) Khadim Mboup Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:39) Khadim Mboup makes layup.
76
+3 (15:10) Nate Johnson makes 29-foot three point jumper (Andrej Kostic assists).
106
(14:54) Foul on Andrej Kostic.
+2 (14:47) Robert Wright III makes driving layup.
108
+2 (14:40) P.J. Haggerty makes 10-foot jumper.
128
+2 (14:14) Robert Wright III makes driving layup.
1210
+3 (13:59) Nate Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper.
1510
(13:42) AJ Dybantsa misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(13:39) Kennard Davis Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+3 (13:37) AJ Dybantsa makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kennard Davis Jr. assists).
1513
(13:11) P.J. Haggerty misses 11-foot jumper.
(13:08) Khadim Mboup Defensive Rebound.
(13:03) Foul on C.J. Jones.
+1 (13:03) Robert Wright III makes free throw 1 of 2.
1514
+1 (13:03) Robert Wright III makes free throw 2 of 2.
1515
(12:47) David Castillo bad pass turnover.
(12:47) Kennard Davis Jr. Steal.
+3 (12:38) Mihailo Boškovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Robert Wright III assists).
1518
+3 (12:20) Nate Johnson makes 27-foot three point jumper (C.J. Jones assists).
1818
+2 (12:06) Mihailo Boškovic makes 9-foot floating jump shot.
1820
(11:53) P.J. Haggerty misses 12-foot jumper.
(11:53) Mihailo Boškovic Block.
(11:50) Khadim Mboup Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:45) AJ Dybantsa makes 23-foot three point jumper (Robert Wright III assists).
1823
(11:27) P.J. Haggerty bad pass turnover.
+2 (11:17) AJ Dybantsa makes 14-foot jumper.
1825
(11:05) Nate Johnson misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(11:02) Khamari McGriff Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:01) Khamari McGriff makes 7-foot hook shot.
2025
+2 (10:50) Robert Wright III makes 6-foot jumper.
2027
+2 (10:44) P.J. Haggerty makes 5-foot jumper.
2227
(10:44) Foul on Khadim Mboup.
(10:44) P.J. Haggerty misses free throw 1 of 1.
(10:41) AJ Dybantsa Defensive Rebound.
(10:28) Robert Wright III misses 6-foot jumper.
(10:25) Khamari McGriff Defensive Rebound.
(10:20) P.J. Haggerty misses 9-foot jumper.
(10:17) P.J. Haggerty Offensive Rebound.
(10:17) P.J. Haggerty misses tip in layup.
(10:16) Mihailo Boškovic Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:08) AJ Dybantsa makes 10-foot jumper.
2229
(9:55) Nate Johnson bad pass turnover.
(9:55) Dominique Diomande Steal.
+2 (9:50) Dominique Diomande makes layup.
2231
(9:46) Khamari McGriff bad pass turnover.
(9:46) AJ Dybantsa Steal.
(9:44) AJ Dybantsa traveling turnover.
(9:27) Khamari McGriff misses 7-foot hook shot.
(9:22) AJ Dybantsa Defensive Rebound.
(9:08) Robert Wright III misses 9-foot jumper.
(9:04) P.J. Haggerty Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:47) Khamari McGriff makes 1-foot dunk (P.J. Haggerty assists).
2431
+2 (8:33) AJ Dybantsa makes 1-foot dunk.
2433
+2 (8:19) Khamari McGriff makes layup.
2633
+3 (8:10) Robert Wright III makes 24-foot three pointer.
2636
(7:55) Foul on Dominique Diomande.
+3 (7:45) P.J. Haggerty makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nate Johnson assists).
2936
(7:19) Aleksej Kostic misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:16) Kansas State Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:01) P.J. Haggerty makes 26-foot three point jumper.
3236
(6:41) AJ Dybantsa misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:37) Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(6:24) P.J. Haggerty misses 9-foot jumper.
(6:22) Khadim Mboup Defensive Rebound.
(6:17) Foul on Nate Johnson.
(6:01) Kennard Davis Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:58) Kansas State Defensive Rebound.
(5:47) Foul on Mihailo Boškovic.
+1 (5:47) P.J. Haggerty makes free throw 1 of 2.
3336
+1 (5:47) P.J. Haggerty makes free throw 2 of 2.
3436
(5:30) Dominique Diomande misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(5:27) C.J. Jones Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:22) C.J. Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper.
3736
(5:08) Foul on Khamari McGriff.
+1 (5:08) AJ Dybantsa makes free throw 1 of 2.
3737
(5:08) AJ Dybantsa misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:07) Khamari McGriff Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:46) Khamari McGriff makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot (Nate Johnson assists).
3937
(4:31) AJ Dybantsa bad pass turnover.
(4:31) Khamari McGriff Steal.
(4:25) C.J. Jones misses layup.
(4:22) Khamari McGriff Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:22) Khamari McGriff makes 0-foot tip in layup.
4137
+2 (4:05) AJ Dybantsa makes 16-foot pullup jump shot.
4139
+2 (3:45) P.J. Haggerty makes 11-foot jumper.
4339
(3:23) Mihailo Boškovic misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:20) Keba Keita Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:19) Keba Keita makes layup.
4341
(2:57) Foul on Kennard Davis Jr..
+1 (2:57) Nate Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2.
4441
+1 (2:57) Nate Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2.
4541
+2 (2:30) Khadim Mboup makes 0-foot dunk (AJ Dybantsa assists).
4543
(2:16) Taj Manning bad pass turnover.
(2:16) Kennard Davis Jr. Steal.
(2:06) Robert Wright III misses 5-foot jumper.
(2:06) C.J. Jones Block.
(2:02) C.J. Jones Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:01) C.J. Jones makes layup.
4743
(1:33) AJ Dybantsa bad pass turnover.
(1:33) P.J. Haggerty Steal.
+2 (1:28) P.J. Haggerty makes layup.
4943
(1:13) Kennard Davis Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:09) Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(0:54) Nate Johnson bad pass turnover.
+2 (0:47) Robert Wright III makes layup.
4945
(0:47) Foul on P.J. Haggerty.
+1 (0:47) Robert Wright III makes free throw 1 of 1.
4946
(0:38) David Castillo misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:35) Kennard Davis Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:30) AJ Dybantsa makes 1-foot dunk.
4948
(0:05) C.J. Jones bad pass turnover.
(0:05) AJ Dybantsa Steal.
+2 (0:02) AJ Dybantsa makes 1-foot dunk (Robert Wright III assists).
4950

2nd half

Team Stats

KSU

BYU

91Points105

32-63(50.8%)Field Goal(%)40-73(54.8%)

13-23(56.5%)3-Point(%)11-32(34.4%)

14-21(66.7%)Free Throw(%)14-18(77.8%)

29(9)Rebounds(Offensive)40(14)

13Assists16

7Steals9

3Blocks5

13Turnovers11

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

6Largest Lead23

Game Details

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 · 7:00 PM

T-Mobile Center · Kansas City, MOS

attendance: 12,542 (66.1%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: BYU -11.5

over/under: 168.5