IOWAST

BYU

Preview not available

No. 17 BYU sets Big 12 tourney record with 18 3s, rallies past No. 12 Iowa St 96-92 in quarterfinals

AP
Mar 13, 2025

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Richie Saunders scored 23 points, hitting a crucial 3-pointer with less than a minute to go, and No. 17 BYU overcame a big game from Curtis Jones in a 96-92 victory over No. 12 Iowa State in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament on Thursday.

Fousseyni Traore added 15 points and Trevin Knell had 14 for the fourth-seeded Cougars (24-8), who went 18 of 36 from beyond the arc to set a tournament record for made 3-pointers, and advanced to play No. 2 Houston or Colorado in the semifinals.

Jones hit seven 3s of his own and scored 31 points, and Milan Momcilovic had 18 for the short-handed Cyclones (24-9), who had won their last four games at the Big 12 tourney, including their run to the championship a year ago.

No. 5 seed Iowa State played without Keshon Gilbert, their second-leading scorer and top distributor, and point guard Tamin Lipsey, who had started all 101 games he had played in his career. Gilbert tried to play through a muscle strain against Cincinnati but went only 11 minutes, while Lipsey strained his groin in the closing minutes of the second-round win.

BYU was without Kanon Catchings, who missed his third consecutive game after hurting his knee against West Virginia.

The Cougars and Cyclones nevertheless picked up where they left off last week, when BYU ruined senior day at Iowa State in a double-overtime thriller. They raced up and down the floor, combined to hit 20 first-half 3-pointers, and Jones poured in 22 points - and hit eight straight shots at one point - to help the Cyclones to a 53-49 lead at the break.

The Cougars still trailed 72-64 with 12 1/2 minutes to go when they went on an 11-0 run, and Mihailo Boskovic's 3-pointer gave them a 75-72 lead. Iowa State tied the game again moments later but was never able to regain the lead.

BYU finished it off in the final minute from the foul line, where it was 18 of 21 for the game.

Iowa State was cautious with its two star guards in the hopes that they can be healthy for the NCAA Tournament. Gilbert was ruled out early and watched in street clothes while Lipsey tried to warm up but never entered the game.

BYU committed 29 turnovers when it beat Iowa State last week. It had only 10 in the quarterfinal rematch.

Saunders hit his third 3-pointer with 49.1 seconds left to give BYU a 92-88 lead. Momcilovic missed at the other end, and the Cougars were able to control the game the rest of the way.

The teams combined for 31 3-pointers, which also set a Big 12 Tournament record.

BYU plays Friday night for a spot in the championship game.

---

This story has been corrected to show the final score was 96-92.

---

Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 all season. Sign up here. AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball

1st Half
IAST
Cyclones
53
BYU
Cougars
49

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Dishon Jackson vs. Keba Keita (Cougars gains possession)
19:45	+3	Trevin Knell makes three point jump shot (Richie Saunders assists)	0-3
19:22		Keba Keita shooting foul (Dishon Jackson draws the foul)
19:22	+1	Dishon Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-3
19:22	+1	Dishon Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-3
19:02	+2	Richie Saunders makes two point jump shot	2-5
18:32	+3	Joshua Jefferson makes three point jump shot (Dishon Jackson assists)	5-5
18:14		Trevin Knell turnover (bad pass) (Curtis Jones steals)
18:08		Curtis Jones misses two point layup
18:06		Egor Demin defensive rebound
17:57	+3	Mawot Mag makes three point jump shot (Richie Saunders assists)	5-8
17:43		Joshua Jefferson misses three point jump shot
17:41		Keba Keita defensive rebound
17:33		Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot
17:31		Keba Keita offensive rebound
17:26		Keba Keita misses two point layup
17:24		Dishon Jackson defensive rebound
17:19	+2	Dishon Jackson makes two point layup (Curtis Jones assists)	7-8
16:51	+3	Mawot Mag makes three point jump shot (Trevin Knell assists)	7-11
16:33		Milan Momcilovic misses three point jump shot
16:31		Keba Keita defensive rebound
16:19		Egor Demin turnover (back court violation)
16:08		Richie Saunders shooting foul (Joshua Jefferson draws the foul)
16:08		Joshua Jefferson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:08	+1	Joshua Jefferson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-11
15:50		Joshua Jefferson personal foul
15:50		TV timeout
15:32	+3	Egor Demin makes three point jump shot (Richie Saunders assists)	8-14
15:01	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point layup	10-14
14:52	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup (Dallin Hall assists)	10-16
14:52		Brandton Chatfield shooting foul (Fousseyni Traore draws the foul)
14:52	+1	Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 1	10-17
14:42	+2	Brandton Chatfield makes two point jump shot (Cade Kelderman assists)	12-17
14:27	+3	Richie Saunders makes three point jump shot (Egor Demin assists)	12-20
14:11		Egor Demin blocks Nate Heise's two point dunk
14:09		Brandton Chatfield offensive rebound
14:05	+3	Cade Kelderman makes three point jump shot (Brandton Chatfield assists)	15-20
13:55		Egor Demin misses three point jump shot
13:53		Nate Heise defensive rebound
13:45		Joshua Jefferson turnover (lost ball) (Dallin Hall steals)
13:40		Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot
13:38		Nate Heise defensive rebound
13:23		Nate Heise misses three point jump shot
13:21		Mihailo Boskovic defensive rebound
13:05		Cade Kelderman personal foul
12:52	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point hook shot (Dallin Hall assists)	15-22
12:20		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
12:18		Mihailo Boskovic defensive rebound
12:03	+3	Dawson Baker makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)	15-25
11:46		Demarion Watson misses three point jump shot
11:44		Dawson Baker defensive rebound
11:42		Cade Kelderman personal foul
11:42		TV timeout
11:32		Dishon Jackson personal foul
11:23		Dishon Jackson blocks Dawson Baker's two point layup
11:21		Nate Heise defensive rebound
11:16	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point dunk (Nate Heise assists)	17-25
10:51		Dawson Baker misses three point jump shot
10:49		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
10:31	+2	Milan Momcilovic makes two point jump shot	19-25
10:13		Jump ball. Dallin Hall vs. Curtis Jones (Curtis Jones gains possession)
10:13		Dallin Hall turnover (lost ball) (Curtis Jones steals)
10:08	+2	Curtis Jones makes two point jump shot	21-25
9:54		Dawson Baker misses three point jump shot
9:52		Richie Saunders offensive rebound
9:47		Egor Demin turnover (bad pass) (Joshua Jefferson steals)
9:29		Richie Saunders personal foul
9:25		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
9:23		Egor Demin defensive rebound
9:13		Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot
9:11		Cyclones defensive rebound
8:54		Keba Keita blocks Milan Momcilovic's two point layup
8:52		Milan Momcilovic offensive rebound
8:42	+3	Curtis Jones makes three point jump shot (Joshua Jefferson assists)	24-25
8:29	+2	Keba Keita makes two point alley-oop layup (Trevin Knell assists)	24-27
8:19	+3	Curtis Jones makes three point jump shot	27-27
8:04	+3	Trevin Knell makes three point jump shot (Richie Saunders assists)	27-30
7:47	+2	Brandton Chatfield makes two point alley-oop layup (Joshua Jefferson assists)	29-30
7:34		Curtis Jones personal foul
7:34		TV timeout
7:22	+2	Richie Saunders makes two point jump shot	29-32
6:59	+3	Milan Momcilovic makes three point jump shot	32-32
6:43		Egor Demin turnover (bad pass)
6:26	+3	Curtis Jones makes three point jump shot (Joshua Jefferson assists)	35-32
6:19		Egor Demin turnover (bad pass) (Nate Heise steals)
6:13	+3	Curtis Jones makes three point jump shot	38-32
6:10		Cougars 30 second timeout
5:55		Jump ball. Mawot Mag vs. Dishon Jackson (Mawot Mag gains possession)
5:52		Curtis Jones shooting foul (Trevin Knell draws the foul)
5:52	+1	Trevin Knell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-33
5:52	+1	Trevin Knell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-34
5:39	+2	Curtis Jones makes two point layup	40-34
5:31		Dallin Hall misses three point jump shot
5:29		Keba Keita offensive rebound
5:26		Keba Keita misses two point layup
5:24		Nate Heise defensive rebound
5:19	+3	Curtis Jones makes three point jump shot	43-34
5:07	+3	Trevin Knell makes three point jump shot (Mihailo Boskovic assists)	43-37
4:46	+3	Curtis Jones makes three point jump shot (Joshua Jefferson assists)	46-37
4:35		Dallin Hall misses three point jump shot
4:33		Cougars offensive rebound
4:31		Mawot Mag misses three point jump shot
4:29		Nate Heise defensive rebound
4:27		Fousseyni Traore personal foul
4:18		Nate Heise misses two point layup
4:16		Mawot Mag defensive rebound
4:00		Mihailo Boskovic misses three point jump shot
3:58		Nate Heise defensive rebound
3:46		TV timeout
3:45		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
3:43		Joshua Jefferson offensive rebound
3:38		Joshua Jefferson turnover (bad pass) (Trey Stewart steals)
3:23		Brandton Chatfield personal foul
3:23	+1	Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-38
3:23	+1	Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-39
3:12		Mihailo Boskovic blocks Dishon Jackson's two point layup
3:10		Cyclones offensive rebound
3:08	+3	Milan Momcilovic makes three point jump shot (Curtis Jones assists)	49-39
2:55	+3	Mihailo Boskovic makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)	49-42
2:42		Curtis Jones turnover (lost ball) (Trey Stewart steals)
2:38	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point dunk (Trey Stewart assists)	49-44
2:33		Cyclones 30 second timeout
2:23		Dishon Jackson misses two point hook shot
2:21		Mihailo Boskovic defensive rebound
2:06		Joshua Jefferson blocks Mihailo Boskovic's three point jump shot
2:04		Curtis Jones defensive rebound
1:58		Milan Momcilovic turnover (bad pass) (Egor Demin steals)
1:51	+3	Trey Stewart makes three point jump shot (Egor Demin assists)	49-47
1:28		Mihailo Boskovic personal foul
1:15	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point jump shot	51-47
0:56		Joshua Jefferson shooting foul (Fousseyni Traore draws the foul)
0:56	+1	Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-48
0:56	+1	Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-49
0:34	+2	Milan Momcilovic makes two point jump shot	53-49
0:01		Demarion Watson blocks Keba Keita's two point layup
0:00		Keba Keita offensive rebound
0:00		Keba Keita misses two point layup
0:00		Mawot Mag offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
IAST
Cyclones
39
BYU
Cougars
47

Time		Play	Score
19:35	+2	Curtis Jones makes two point jump shot	55-49
19:18		Trevin Knell turnover (lost ball) (Joshua Jefferson steals)
18:54	+2	Dishon Jackson makes two point layup (Joshua Jefferson assists)	57-49
18:54		Keba Keita shooting foul (Dishon Jackson draws the foul)
18:54		Dishon Jackson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:54		Egor Demin defensive rebound
18:46	+3	Trevin Knell makes three point jump shot (Egor Demin assists)	57-52
18:26	+3	Curtis Jones makes three point jump shot (Dishon Jackson assists)	60-52
18:11		Egor Demin misses three point jump shot
18:09		Dishon Jackson defensive rebound
18:05		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
18:03		Keba Keita defensive rebound
17:56	+2	Richie Saunders makes two point hook shot	60-54
17:36	+2	Milan Momcilovic makes two point jump shot	62-54
17:23		Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot
17:21		Curtis Jones defensive rebound
17:08		Joshua Jefferson misses two point layup
17:06		Trevin Knell defensive rebound
16:45	+2	Keba Keita makes two point layup (Richie Saunders assists)	62-56
16:35		Curtis Jones turnover (bad pass) (Trevin Knell steals)
16:30		Trevin Knell offensive foul
16:30		Trevin Knell turnover (offensive foul)
16:13	+2	Brandton Chatfield makes two point layup (Joshua Jefferson assists)	64-56
15:57		TV timeout
15:45		Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot
15:43		Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound
15:40	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup	64-58
15:21		Joshua Jefferson turnover (bad pass) (Fousseyni Traore steals)
15:11		Richie Saunders misses two point layup
15:09		Dawson Baker offensive rebound
15:06		Dawson Baker misses two point layup
15:04		Milan Momcilovic defensive rebound
14:56	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point hook shot	66-58
14:30	+3	Dallin Hall makes three point jump shot (Dawson Baker assists)	66-61
14:10	+2	Milan Momcilovic makes two point jump shot	68-61
13:45		Nate Heise personal foul
13:29		Mihailo Boskovic turnover (lost ball) (Nate Heise steals)
13:22	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point layup	70-61
13:08	+3	Trey Stewart makes three point jump shot (Dawson Baker assists)	70-64
12:48	+2	Dishon Jackson makes two point layup (Cade Kelderman assists)	72-64
12:38	+3	Dallin Hall makes three point jump shot	72-67
12:18		Cade Kelderman misses three point jump shot
12:16		Dawson Baker defensive rebound
12:02	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)	72-69
11:46		Joshua Jefferson turnover (bad pass) (Trey Stewart steals)
11:44		Joshua Jefferson personal foul
11:44		TV timeout
11:22	+3	Mihailo Boskovic makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)	72-72
11:07		Nate Heise misses three point jump shot
11:05		Mihailo Boskovic defensive rebound
10:42		Dishon Jackson blocks Fousseyni Traore's two point layup
10:40		Nate Heise defensive rebound
10:33		Curtis Jones misses two point jump shot
10:31		Mihailo Boskovic defensive rebound
10:24		Trey Stewart misses three point jump shot
10:18		Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound
10:16		Nate Heise personal foul
10:09		Mihailo Boskovic misses three point jump shot
10:07		Milan Momcilovic defensive rebound
9:54		Dawson Baker personal foul
9:52		Joshua Jefferson turnover (bad pass) (Mihailo Boskovic steals)
9:45	+3	Mihailo Boskovic makes three point jump shot (Dawson Baker assists)	72-75
9:21	+3	Nate Heise makes three point jump shot (Curtis Jones assists)	75-75
9:18		Cyclones 30 second timeout
9:18		TV timeout
8:57		Mihailo Boskovic turnover (lost ball) (Nate Heise steals)
8:45		Joshua Jefferson misses two point layup
8:43		Joshua Jefferson offensive rebound
8:43		Dallin Hall personal foul
8:40		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
8:38		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
8:28	+3	Richie Saunders makes three point jump shot (Dawson Baker assists)	75-78
8:05		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
8:03		Dawson Baker defensive rebound
7:52		TV timeout
7:49		Nate Heise personal foul
7:44	+2	Keba Keita makes two point dunk (Trevin Knell assists)	75-80
7:23	+3	Nate Heise makes three point jump shot (Dishon Jackson assists)	78-80
7:04		Curtis Jones personal foul
6:52		Joshua Jefferson blocks Mihailo Boskovic's two point jump shot
6:50		Milan Momcilovic defensive rebound
6:21	+2	Milan Momcilovic makes two point jump shot	80-80
6:20		Dishon Jackson personal foul
6:08		Egor Demin misses two point layup
6:06		Keba Keita offensive rebound
6:03	+2	Keba Keita makes two point layup	80-82
5:51		Jump ball. Nate Heise vs. Richie Saunders (Nate Heise gains possession)
5:48		Milan Momcilovic misses three point jump shot
5:46		Keba Keita defensive rebound
5:23		Dishon Jackson personal foul
5:23	+1	Richie Saunders makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-83
5:23	+1	Richie Saunders makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-84
5:10		Cyclones 30 second timeout
4:58	+2	Curtis Jones makes two point jump shot	82-84
4:45		Nate Heise personal foul
4:45	+1	Richie Saunders makes regular free throw 1 of 2	82-85
4:45	+1	Richie Saunders makes regular free throw 2 of 2	82-86
4:23		Milan Momcilovic misses three point jump shot
4:21		Keba Keita defensive rebound
4:14		Milan Momcilovic personal foul
4:14	+1	Mihailo Boskovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	82-87
4:14		Mihailo Boskovic misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:14		Curtis Jones defensive rebound
3:56		Keba Keita personal foul
3:56		TV timeout
3:56		Dallin Hall personal foul
3:45		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
3:43		Dishon Jackson offensive rebound
3:41	+2	Dishon Jackson makes two point layup	84-87
3:17		Cougars 30 second timeout
3:09		Nate Heise shooting foul (Richie Saunders draws the foul)
3:09	+1	Richie Saunders makes regular free throw 1 of 2	84-88
3:09	+1	Richie Saunders makes regular free throw 2 of 2	84-89
2:44		Dishon Jackson misses two point hook shot
2:42		Keba Keita defensive rebound
2:20		Mihailo Boskovic misses three point jump shot
2:18		Cade Kelderman defensive rebound
2:00	+2	Milan Momcilovic makes two point layup	86-89
1:39		Trey Stewart misses three point jump shot
1:37		Milan Momcilovic defensive rebound
1:15		Dallin Hall shooting foul (Curtis Jones draws the foul)
1:15	+1	Curtis Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	87-89
1:15	+1	Curtis Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	88-89
0:50	+3	Richie Saunders makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)	88-92
0:48		Cyclones 60 second timeout
0:39		Richie Saunders blocks Milan Momcilovic's three point jump shot
0:37		Dallin Hall defensive rebound
0:30		Dishon Jackson shooting foul (Keba Keita draws the foul)
0:30		Keba Keita misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:30	+1	Keba Keita makes regular free throw 2 of 2	88-93
0:25		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
0:23		Cade Kelderman offensive rebound
0:18		Cade Kelderman turnover (bad pass)
0:17		Curtis Jones personal foul
0:17		Dallin Hall misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:17	+1	Dallin Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	88-94
0:10		Curtis Jones misses two point layup
0:08		Dishon Jackson offensive rebound
0:08	+2	Dishon Jackson makes two point layup	90-94
0:07		Cyclones 60 second timeout
0:07		Cade Kelderman personal foul
0:07	+1	Richie Saunders makes regular free throw 1 of 2	90-95
0:07	+1	Richie Saunders makes regular free throw 2 of 2	90-96
0:03		Cade Kelderman misses two point layup
0:01		Dishon Jackson offensive rebound
0:01	+2	Dishon Jackson makes two point layup	92-96
0:00		End of period

+ 2

Dishon Jackson makes two point layup