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01/03 14:56 CST A.J. Dybantsa scores 24, No. 10 BYU extends winning streak to
10 with 83-73 win over Kansas State
A.J. Dybantsa scores 24, No. 10 BYU extends winning streak to 10 with 83-73 win
over Kansas State
By DAVE SKRETTA
AP Sports Writer
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) --- A.J. Dybantsa had 24 points to offset seven turnovers
in his Big 12 Conference debut, Robert Wright III added 18 points and No. 10
BYU held off Kansas State 83-73 on Saturday to extend the Cougars' longest
winning streak since 2010.
Richie Saunders had 13 points and Keba Keita pulled down 16 rebounds for the
Cougars (13-1, 1-0), whose 10th win since a two-point loss to fourth-ranked
UConn in late November is their best unbeaten stretch since Jimmer Fredette's
senior season.
P.J. Haggerty led the Wildcats (9-5, 0-1) with 24 points, seven rebounds and
six assists. Abdi Bashir Jr. added 16 points, David Castillo scored 13 and
Khamari McGriff finished with 12 points and eight boards.
Not only was the game a rare matchup of BYU and Kansas State --- just the 11th
time the schools met --- it was a showdown between Dybantsa, the nation's
second-leading scorer at 23.1 points per game, and Haggerty, who came in third
at 22.9 per game.
The two stars, one a freshman and the other a fourth-year junior, lived up to
the billing.
Dybantsa scored 14 of his points in the first half, mostly on the kind of
midrange jumpers that could soon make him a fortune in the NBA. Haggerty
answered with 14 of his own, most of those coming on physical drives to the
basket.
The Cougars had the better supporting cast, though, and built a 45-35 lead by
halftime.
Kansas State tried to mount a comeback in the second half, and Bashir had an
open 3-point look to cut the lead to three with about 14 minutes to go. But
after his shot rimmed out, Wright drilled a 3 at the other end for BYU --- a
six-point swing in a matter of seconds.
The Cougars never allowed the Wildcats to make another run over the final 10
minutes.
Up next
BYU plays Arizona State on Wednesday night.
Kansas State visits No. 1 Arizona the same night.
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