Brigham Young University entered the Big 12 tournament game at 24-8, and Kansas State University arrived at 16-16, before the Cougars secured a 105-91 result at 7:00 PM EDT on ESPN+.
First half
The Cougs put up 50 points in the opening half while holding the Wildcats to 49.
The Y leaned on 50 points in the paint as a team statistic and paired it with 22 fast-break points to keep pressure on K-State’s transition defense.
BYU shot 55 percent on field goals and 71 percent on 2-point attempts, which matched a half in which the Cougars kept scoring possessions flowing with 16 assists.
Kansas State stayed attached behind 13 made 3-pointers on 56 percent from deep, and the Wildcats also posted 34 points in the paint as a counter.
The Cougars created extra chances with 14 offensive rebounds and turned those into 19 second-chance points, a team stat that helped offset K-State’s perimeter accuracy.
Second half
The Cougars scored 55 points after halftime while the Wildcats added 42, and BYU’s biggest lead reached 23.
BYU Cougars post-match stats show 18 points off turnovers alongside 9 steals, which aligned with the Cougars finishing with 11 total turnovers.
AJ Dybantsa’s previous-game line featured 40 points, 6 assists, and 9 rebounds, and BYU again played through a high-usage forward presence within a night built around interior scoring.
Robert Wright III previously produced 14 points with 6 assists, and the Cougars’ ball movement in this game finished at a 1.6 assist-to-turnover ratio.
Kennard Davis Jr. previously logged 15 points and 2 steals, and BYU’s team defense in this game added 5 blocks to limit some Wildcats attempts near the rim.
K-State’s second-half push leaned on 23 bench points for the game and 12 fast-break points, while the Wildcats finished with 13 turnovers that fed BYU’s transition game.
For post-game thoughts BYU Cougars, the box score pointed to 78 percent free-throw shooting and 40 total rebounds as stabilizers during Kansas State’s shooting stretches.
For what went wrong for BYU Cougars, the team number that kept the door open was Kansas State’s 51 percent field-goal shooting paired with 67 percent at the line.
BYU Cougars post-game interviews can focus on how 34 percent 3-point shooting still worked when the Cougars stacked 29 made 2-point field goals.
What’s next
The Cougars are scheduled to play the West Virginia Mountaineers on 03/11/2026 at 7:00 PM EDT at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
Fans can watch that broadcast on ESPNU, and share this article with other Cougs fans who follow every tournament recap and game recap update.
