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11/10 22:25 CST Robert Wright III scores 21, BYU hits 17 3s in 98-82 win over
Queens
Robert Wright III scores 21, BYU hits 17 3s in 98-82 win over Queens
PROVO, Utah (AP) --- Robert Wright III had 21 points and six assists, No. 23
BYU drained 17 3-pointers and the Cougars beat Queens 98-82 on Tuesday night.
Bruce Branch III added 15 points and six rebounds for BYU (3-0). Jaxon Kohler
and Nate Pickens also scored 15 apiece and Collin Chandler added 12 points and
a career-high four blocks. Five Cougars have scored in double figures in three
straight games for the first time in 13 years.
Wright made 8 of 18 from the field and 2 of 6 from the 3-point range. The
junior guard scored 11 points with five assists in the first half, and BYU hit
12 first-half 3s to take a 54-42 lead at the break.
Queens got 19 points from its bench in the first half and used an 18-2 run
bridging the first and second halves to trim a 22-point deficit as low as six.
Reserve Caleb Jones scored 15 of his 18 points in the first half and Rickey
Ballard also had 18 points for the Royals (2-2). Avantae Parker had 16 points
and eight rebounds and Nasir Mann added 14 points and seven assists.
Kohler scored nine points in the second half, hitting three 3-pointers to go
with eight rebounds, two assists and two blocks as the Cougars outscored the
Royals 36-24 in the paint to pull away.
Up Next
Queens: Hosts Wofford on Saturday.
BYU: Hosts Montana State on Thursday.
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