Overview
- BYU fell 86-84 to UConn at TD Garden, with AJ Dybantsa posting a game-high 25 points on 8-for-14 shooting, six rebounds and two steals.
- Dybantsa went 1-for-6 for four points before halftime, then poured in 21 after the break as BYU erased most of a 20-point deficit.
- The Cougars had the ball down three in the final 20 seconds, but Rob Wright III lost the handle and the Huskies closed it out.
- UConn coach Dan Hurley lauded Dybantsa’s shot-making and maturity, calling his performance as good as you’ll see from a freshman and labeling him a potential No. 1 pick.
- The atmosphere skewed heavily pro-UConn, with boos and “overrated” chants even as family and Celtics star Jaylen Brown watched courtside, and BYU played short-handed with Kennard Davis out and Keba Keita limited.