PROVO, Utah (AP) — AJ Dybantsa had 26 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists, and No. 10 BYU beat UC Riverside 100-53 on Saturday night.
Richie Saunders added 19 points to help the Cougars (9-1) gettheir sixth straight win. Alexsej Kostic made five 3-pointers and scored a career-high 15 points. Khadim Mboup added a career highs of 12 points and 10 rebounds.
BYU scored 20 points off 18 turnovers and outscored UC Riverside 29-6 in fastbreak points. The Cougars also outscored the Highlanders 56-24 in the paint and shot 59% from the field.
Andrew Henderson led UC Riverside (5-6) with 14 points and BJ Kolly added 12.
Saunders bounced back from his worst shooting performance of the season with a dominant first half.
The senior guard scored five points and made just two baskets in a 67-64 win over Clemson on Tuesday. He had 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting before halftime against Riverside. Saunders made four baskets in the first four minutes to help BYU jump out to a 15-5 lead.
Freshman guard Alexsej Kostic made three 3-pointers to help the Cougars extend their lead to 37-18 before halftime. Kostic scored just 13 points and made four baskets over his first six games with BYU.
The Cougars made baskets on 13 straight possessions to spark a 30-5 run and extend their lead to 83-42 with 9:07 left. Dybantsa made five baskets and assisted four others to fuel the run.
UC Riverside hosts Stanton on Tuesday.
BYU hosts Pacific on Tuesday.
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