Cloudy skies early, then off and on rain showers overnight. Low 54F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 60%..
Cloudy skies early, then off and on rain showers overnight. Low 54F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 60%.
Updated: December 16, 2025 @ 9:16 pm
PROVO, Utah (AP) — AJ Dybantsa had 23 points and 10 rebounds, Richie Saunders led No 10 BYU with 24 points, and the Cougars beat Pacific 93-57 on Tuesday night.
Robert Wright III added 22 points for BYU (10-1). Saunders and Wright each had five steals.
Kajus Kublickas scored 14 points for Pacific (8-4). Elias Ralph added 12 points, seven rebounds and four assists.
Wright, Dybantsa and Kennard Davis Jr. each scored in the paint to make it 6-0 and the Cougars led throughout. The Tigers missed their first eight field-goal attempts, went 0 for 11 from 3-point range in the first half and trailed 41-20at the intermission.
Kublickas went 3-4 on 3-pointers and helped Pacific open the second half with a 20-8 spurt that trimmed its deficit to 49-40 with 14 minutes left in the game, but Dybantsa answered with a 3-pointer that sparked an 18-0 run.
Wright scored 16 second-half points.
BYU shot 47% from the field, hit 11 3-pointers and made 24 of 27 from the free-throw line. Pacific missed each of its three free-throw attempts.
Pacific plays at home against Nicholls State on Sunday.
BYU continues its homestand against Abilene Christian on Friday.
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