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01/03 03:43 CST No. 10 BYU visits Kansas State after Dybantsa's 33-point game
No. 10 BYU visits Kansas State after Dybantsa's 33-point game
By The Associated Press
BYU Cougars (12-1) at Kansas State Wildcats (9-4)
New York; Saturday, 1:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cougars -7.5; over/under is 172.5
BOTTOM LINE: No. 10 BYU visits Kansas State after AJ Dybantsa scored 33 points
in BYU's 109-81 win over the Eastern Washington Eagles.
The Wildcats have gone 7-2 at home. Kansas State is first in the Big 12 with
19.6 assists per game led by PJ Haggerty averaging 4.5.
The Cougars play their first true road game after going 12-1 with a 6-1 record
in neutral-site games to start the season. BYU has a 9-1 record against
opponents over .500.
Kansas State averages 10.8 made 3-pointers per game, 2.8 more made shots than
the 8.0 per game BYU gives up. BYU has shot at a 50.3% rate from the field this
season, 6.9 percentage points higher than the 43.4% shooting opponents of
Kansas State have averaged.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Abdi Bashir Jr. averages 3.8 made 3-pointers per game for the
Wildcats, scoring 12.8 points while shooting 48.0% from beyond the arc.
Haggerty is averaging 22.9 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.5 assists over the last
10 games.
Dybantsa is averaging 23.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists for the
Cougars. Richie Saunders is averaging 18.3 points and 2.3 steals over the past
10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Wildcats: 6-4, averaging 86.0 points, 35.4 rebounds, 18.8
assists, 6.7 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 46.9% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 77.8 points per game.
Cougars: 9-1, averaging 88.2 points, 35.6 rebounds, 15.8 assists, 10.2 steals
and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 50.7% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 67.9 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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