No. 7 BYU rallies after halftime to beat Delaware 85-68

No. 7 BYU rallies after halftime to beat Delaware 85-68

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Robert Wright III and Richie Saunders each scored 26 factors to lead No. 7 BYU to an 85-68 victory over Delaware on Tuesday evening.

Wright also had 9 assists and 9 rebounds. Saunders added 10 rebounds and went 6 of 11 from 3-point vary. AJ Dybantsa chipped in with 18 factors and 7 boards for the Cougars (3-0).

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BYU trailed by 13 in the first half before lighting up Delaware (0-3) from the perimeter after halftime. The Cougars went 11 of 20 from lengthy distance in the second half.

(*7*) Bliss and Macon Emory led the Blue Hens with 18 factors apiece.

After trailing the whole first half, BYU lastly went in entrance when the outdoors pictures began falling. Saunders and Wright made back-to-back 3s to put the Cougars up 51-48.

Then back-to-back dunks from Dybantsa and three 3-pointers from Saunders highlighted a 20-5 run that prolonged BYU’s lead to 73-57 with 7:19 left.

Delaware scored 10 straight factors to open the game and raced out to a 17-4 lead. Emory and Jameel Brown ignited the fast start by scoring back-to-back baskets at the rim in the first 19 seconds.

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BYU chipped away at the deficit and initially minimize it to 4 on consecutive layups from Dybantsa and Wright. The Blue Hens answered with an 8-0 run bookended by 3-pointers from Tyler Houser and Bliss to lengthen their lead to 27-15.

BYU began 0 of 11 from 3-point vary however bought its first outdoors basket from Wright with 2:50 left before halftime.

Up next

Delaware hosts Saint Peter’s next Tuesday.

BYU performs No. 3 UConn in Boston on Saturday.

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