Overview
- BYU improved to 4-1 with a decisive Top 25 victory, handing Wisconsin its first loss and checking the Badgers’ early-season scoring surge.
- Richie Saunders scored 26 points with five 3-pointers, freshman AJ Dybantsa added 18 points and six rebounds, and Rob Wright III posted 10 points with 11 assists.
- The Cougars shot 47.7% overall and 41% from three (14-for-34) while holding Wisconsin to 37.7% from the field and just 7-for-29 from deep during prolonged droughts.
- Keba Keita returned after a head blow suffered against UConn, and junior guard Kennard Davis Jr. remained out on an indefinite suspension following a recent DUI and marijuana possession case.
- The matchup was a rematch of BYU’s 91-89 NCAA Tournament win in March; next up, BYU plays Miami at the ESPN Events Invitational and Wisconsin faces Providence in San Diego on Thanksgiving.