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No. 4 Arizona Turns Back No. 23 BYU 75-68 as Bench Lifts Wildcats

The win moved the Wildcats into a tie with Houston for first place in the Big 12.

Overview

  • Senior reserve Anthony Dell'Orso delivered a career-high 22 points off the bench, with Jaden Bradley posting 12 points and 10 assists and Ivan Kharchenkov adding 18.
  • BYU freshman AJ Dybantsa scored 35 points and was recognized as the program’s all-time freshman scoring leader.
  • Arizona played short-handed without Koa Peat (leg strain) and Dwayne Aristode (illness), while BYU was in its first game since Richie Saunders’ season-ending ACL tear.
  • Arizona went 9-for-21 from three and, for the first time this season, scored more from beyond the arc than in the paint; BYU shot 5-for-19 from deep.
  • Arizona improved to 24-2 (11-2 Big 12) and BYU fell to 19-7 (7-6), with the Wildcats’ depth outpacing a Cougars bench that managed six points.