On Wednesday, January 7, 2026, the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah, the No. 9 BYU Cougars overpowered the Arizona State Sun Devils to a 10476 Big 12 win. The loss highlighted several key issues that contributed to Arizona State’s struggles in the game.
Elite Scoring BYU Big Three.
The phenomenal offensive performance of BYU's best scorers was one of the main factors that led to Arizona State's lag in the early years, after which it could not restore its position. The BYU trio of Richie Saunders, AJ Dybantsa, and Robert Wright III scored 81 out of the 104 points of the team, and they had better scores than the entire Sun Devils team.