Nov 21, 2025; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; BYU Cougars forward AJ Dybantsa (3) moves the ball against Wisconsin Badgers guard Braeden Carrington (0) during the first half at Delta Center. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-Imagn Images Richie Saunders scored a game-high 26 points and AJ Dybantsa added 18 as No. 9 BYU rolled past No. 23 Wisconsin 98-70 on Friday in Salt Lake City.
BYU (4-1) shot 47.7% in the Bad Boy Mowers Series game while limiting Wisconsin to 37.7% from the floor.
Wisconsin (4-1) trailed by as many as 32 points in the second half, unable to overcome shooting struggles or sustain momentum after Dybantsa was whistled for his fourth foul with 17:50 to play.
The Badgers pulled to within seven points on a Nolan Winter tip-in with 13:22 remaining but the Cougars quickly regained control, responding with a 9-0 run that included five points from Saunders.
He punctuated the spurt with one of his five 3-pointers on nine attempts.
Nick Boyd scored 12 of his 16 points after halftime to lead Wisconsin. Winter notched a double-double of 14 points and 14 rebounds and John Blackwell and Braeden Carrington added 14 points as well.
Dawson Baker had 11 points for the Cougars. Robert Wright III added 10 points and 11 assists while grabbing seven rebounds to help BYU to a 44-39 edge on the glass.
While Kennard Davis Jr. (indefinite suspension) remained out of the lineup, Keba Keita returned at center. He sustained a blow to the head during a Nov. 15 loss to UConn and didn’t practice for much of this week.
Wisconsin endured a first half of woeful shooting, starting 5-for-22 from the floor — including 2-for-12 from deep — before finishing at 32.3% in the half. A pair of Blackwell free throws put the Badgers ahead 6-5 at the 17:21 mark of the first half. They never led after that.
Boyd, who entered play averaging a team-best 20 points per game, battled early foul trouble. He returned to the game with about six minutes left before the break and helped the Badgers trim the deficit to 45-33 at intermission.
Dybantsa (12 points) and Saunders (11) paced the Cougars before the break.
The schools played at the Delta Center, home of the Utah Jazz, competing on a specialty purple court ahead of Utah’s NBA Cup game against Oklahoma City later Friday.
BYU edged Wisconsin 91-89 in an NCAA Tournament second-round game in March to punch a ticket to the Sweet 16.
–Field Level Media
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