Overview
- Freshman AJ Dybantsa scored 36 points on 14-of-20 shooting with seven assists as Robert Wright III posted a career-high 30 in his return, making them BYU’s first 30-point duo since 1984.
- BYU punished Baylor inside with 64 points in the paint and turned 13 Bears turnovers into 24 points despite going 3-for-19 from three and shooting 56% overall.
- Wright was booed throughout by Baylor fans who chanted “traitor,” responding with 12-of-21 shooting plus four rebounds, three assists and four steals.
- The Cougars erased a 12-point first-half deficit to reach a 41-41 break, built a lead as large as 17 after halftime and held off a late surge that cut the margin to four in the final seconds.
- Baylor fell to 13-11 (3-9 Big 12) and 1-5 at home in league play as Tounde Yessoufou scored a season-high 37 and Cameron Carr added 24 in the loss.