AJ Dybantsa Named Big 12 Freshman of the Year
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Monday, BYU star freshman guard/forward A.J. Dybantsa was named as the Big 12 freshman of the year. Dybantsa averaged 24.7 points and 6.7 rebounds per game for the Cougars this season while shooting 51.2 percent from the floor. Additionally, Arizona men’s basketball head coach Tommy Lloyd was named as the Big 12 Coach […]
SUU Men’s Basketball’s Elijah Duval Wins WAC Newcomer of the Week Award
CEDAR CITY, Utah-Monday, Southern Utah men’s basketball freshman guard Elijah Duval earned the WAC Newcomer Week of the Award for his performance in the Thunderbirds’ losses to Utah Valley and California Baptist. In the games against the Wolverines and Lancers, Duval, a native of Wilmington, Del., averaged 25 points and shot 66 percent from the […]
Wright scores 23 in 2nd half as BYU rallies for 82-76 win over No. 10 Texas Tech
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Robert Wright III scored 23 of his 27 points in the second half, rallying BYU to an 82-76 victory over No. 10 Texas Tech on Saturday night. Wright made his first seven shots after halftime to help the Cougars (21-10, 9-9 Big 12) snap a three-game losing streak and beat a […]
Utah Valley outlasts Utah Tech 104-101 in 2OT to win WAC regular-season title
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Sherman Weatherspoon IV had 27 points, Jackson Holcombe scored 23 and Trevan Leonhardt added 21 to help Utah Valley outlast Utah Tech 104-101 in double overtime on Saturday night and win the Western Athletic Conference regular-season title. Weatherspoon shot 9 for 12 (6 for 7 from 3-point range) and 3 […]
Rookies Sergi Solans, Aiden Hezarkhani spark Real Salt Lake to 3-2 victory over Atlanta United
ATLANTA (AP) — Rookies Sergi Solans and teenager Aiden Hezarkhani scored four minutes apart in the first half and Real Salt Lake went on to spoil Atlanta United’s home opener with a 3-2 victory Saturday night. Solans scored his first goal in the 23rd minute of his first start with an assist from first-year forward […]
Daniels Jr.’s 32 points lead Cal Baptist past Southern Utah 82-75
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — Dominique Daniels Jr.’s 32 points led Cal Baptist over Southern Utah 82-75 on Saturday. Daniels shot 12 of 20 from the field, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 7 for 11 from the line for the Lancers (23-8, 13-5 Western Athletic Conference). Martel Williams scored 14 points […]
Antetokounmpo scores 27 as Bucks beat Jazz 113-99 to snap four-game skid
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 27 points, nine rebounds and eight assists as the Milwaukee Bucks snapped a four-game skid by beating the Utah Jazz 113-99 on Saturday night. Antetokounmpo did all that while playing just 27 minutes as the Bucks continue to monitor the two-time MVP’s workload in his return from injury. Milwaukee was playing […]
Cooley scores in OT to lift the Mammoth past the Blue Jackets, 5-4
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Logan Cooley scored his second goal of the game at 2:08 of overtime and the Utah Mammoth overcame Columbus’ tying third-period burst to beat the Blue Jackets 5-4 on Saturday night for their third straight victory. Clayton Keller broke free on the right side in the 3-on-3 overtime, slipping a cross-ice […]
Baylor coach Scott Drew gets 500th win in Bears’ 101-75 rout over Utah
WACO, Texas (AP) — Tounde Yessoufou scored 26 points, and Baylor coach Scott Drew collected his 500th career win with the Bears’ 101-75 rout over Utah on Saturday in a Big 12 Conference regular-season finale. Drew, in his 23rd season at the helm with the Bears, is one of 25 active Division-I coaches with at […]
Collins helps Utah State beat New Mexico 94-90 to win Mountain West regular-season title
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Michael Collins Jr. had 27 points to guide Utah State to a 94-90 victory over New Mexico on Saturday, helping the Aggies clinch first place in the Mountain West Conference in the final game of the regular season. Collins also had six rebounds for the Aggies (25-6, 15-5). Karson Templin totaled […]