TCU Horned Frogs @ BYU Cougars
Traore scores 22, Knell adds 20 to help BYU erase 17-point deficit and beat TCU 87-75
PROVO, Utah -- — Fousseyni Traore scored 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting, Trevin Knell added 20 points, including four 3-pointers, and BYU erased a 17-point halftime deficit to beat TCU 87-75 Saturday night.
Dallin Hall scored 12 points, Richie Saunders 11 and Spencer Johnson 10 for BYU (21-8, 9-7 Big 12).
Saunders hit a jumper and followed 15 seconds later with a 3-pointer that gave the Cougars the lead for good at 65-62 with 7:32 left amid a 12-0 spurt, capped about a minute later when Traore made a layup. Jameer Nelson Jr. answered with a jumper that ended a 3-minute scoring drought for the Horned Frogs, but BYU scored 12 of the next 15 points to push the lead into double figures for good.
Emanuel Miller led TCU (19-10, 8-8) with 15 points. Nelson scored 14 and Trevian Tennyson 12.
The Cougars made 12 of 30 (40%) from the field, hit 1 of 13 from 3-point range and committed eight of their 11 turnovers in the first half as TCU closed on a 23-7 run to take a 46-29 lead into intermission. Knell hit two 3s and Traore scored five points in a 15-0 run that made it a one-point game with 12:53 to play.
BYU was 20-of-31 (64.5%) shooting, including 8 of 15 from behind the arc, and scored 58 points in the second half.
TCU plays Wednesday at West Virginia. BYU visits No. 8 Iowa State on Wednesday.
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Game Information
Provo, UT
Referee:Kipp Kissinger
Referee:Chris Merlo
Referee:Chance Moore
2025-26 Standings
| Big 12 ConferenceBig 12 Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 11-2 | - | 24-2 |
| Houston | 11-2 | - | 23-3 |
| Iowa State | 10-3 | 1 | 23-3 |
| Kansas | 10-3 | 1 | 20-6 |
| Texas Tech | 9-4 | 2 | 19-7 |
| BYU | 7-6 | 4 | 19-7 |
| UCF | 7-6 | 4 | 18-7 |
| West Virginia | 7-6 | 4 | 16-10 |
| TCU | 6-7 | 5 | 16-10 |
| Cincinnati | 6-7 | 5 | 14-12 |
| Arizona State | 5-8 | 6 | 14-12 |
| Oklahoma State | 4-9 | 7 | 16-10 |
| Colorado | 4-9 | 7 | 14-12 |
| Baylor | 3-10 | 8 | 13-13 |
| Kansas State | 2-11 | 9 | 11-15 |
| Utah | 2-11 | 9 | 10-16 |
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