BYU Cougars vs Liberty Flames
Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic
Traore scores 19 to carry BYU past Liberty 80-75
HONOLULU -- — Fousseyni Traore scored 19 points as BYU narrowly beat Liberty 80-75 in the Diamond Head Classic on Saturday.
Trevin Knell added 15 points and Te’Jon Lucas had 11 for BYU (11-3).
Darius McGhee had 29 points for the Flames (8-6). Shiloh Robinson added 11 points.
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Game Information
Honolulu, HI
Referee:Todd Apo
Referee:Michael Greenstein
Referee:Marques Pettigrew
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Conference USA | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 16-3 | - | 24-6 |
| Sam Houston | 13-6 | 3 | 21-9 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-8 | 5 | 18-12 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-9 | 6 | 18-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 10-9 | 6 | 17-13 |
| Middle Tennessee | 10-9 | 6 | 16-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 9-10 | 7 | 14-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-11 | 8 | 14-16 |
| New Mexico State | 7-12 | 9 | 14-15 |
| Florida International | 7-12 | 9 | 14-16 |
| UTEP | 7-12 | 9 | 11-19 |
| Delaware | 6-13 | 10 | 10-20 |
NCAA Division I
| Big 12 Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 15-2 | - | 28-2 |
| Houston | 13-4 | 2 | 25-5 |
| Texas Tech | 12-5 | 3 | 22-8 |
| Iowa State | 11-6 | 4 | 24-6 |
| Kansas | 11-6 | 4 | 21-9 |
| TCU | 10-7 | 5 | 20-10 |
| UCF | 9-8 | 6 | 20-9 |
| Cincinnati | 9-8 | 6 | 17-13 |
| BYU | 8-9 | 7 | 20-10 |
| West Virginia | 8-9 | 7 | 17-13 |
| Colorado | 7-10 | 8 | 17-13 |
| Arizona State | 7-10 | 8 | 16-14 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-11 | 9 | 18-12 |
| Baylor | 5-12 | 10 | 15-15 |
| Kansas State | 3-14 | 12 | 12-18 |
| Utah | 2-15 | 13 | 10-20 |
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