Traore leads No. 25 BYU to a 77-56 rout of West Virginia
BYU center Fousseyni Traore shoots and scores during the first half of an NCAA basketball game against West Virginia, Saturday, March 1, 2025, in Provo, UT. Credit: AP/Tyler Tate
PROVO, Utah — Fousseyni Traore scored 20 points and had 10 rebounds for his second double-double of the season off the bench, Egor Demin had 15 points and six rebounds and No. 25 BYU dominated West Virgina 77-56 on Saturday night.
Richie Saunders added 13 points for the Cougars (21-8, 12-6 Big 12), who have won six straight.
Javon Small scored 15 points for the Mountaineers (17-12, 8-10). Sencire Harris and Amani Hansberry each added seven points.
Takeaways
West Virginia: The Mountaineers never got much going against BYU, shooting just 33% from the field and 30% from 3-point range.
BYU: The Cougars scored 52 points in the second half after having only 25 in the first half.
Key moment
Demin, Dallin Hall and Trey Stewart made consecutive 3-pointers to put the Cougars ahead 61-37 with 8:21 remaining in the second half.
Key stat
BYU shot 0 for 4 from 3-point range in the first half, but went 5 of 11 in the second half. The Cougars also consistently got the ball inside with 46 points in the paint.
BYU guard Egor Demin (3) shoots the basketball defended by West Virginia guard Javon Small (7) during the first half of an NCAA basketball game, Saturday, March 1, 2025, in Provo, UT. Credit: AP/Tyler Tate
Up next
BYU will go on the road to take on Iowa State on Tuesday. West Virginia plays at Utah on Wednesday.
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