BYU basketball player Richie Saunders exploded for a career-high 30 points, leading the Cougars to a convincing 76-56 victory over Arizona State in their Big 12 Conference opener.
Richie Saunders scored a career-high 30 points and BYU cruised to a 76-56 victory over Arizona State on Tuesday in a Big 12 Conference opener. Saunders made 11 of 18 shots with a career-best six 3-pointers and 2 of 3 free throws for the Cougars (10-2), who have won four in a row. He is the first BYU player to score 30 since Alex Barcello had 33 nearly three years ago. Kanon Catchings buried three from 3-point range and scored 11 for BYU. Keba Keita had nine points and 10 rebounds.
Saunders made three 3-pointers and scored 13 to help BYU take a 31-26 advantage into halftime. He scored eight as the Cougars jumped out to an 11-2 lead and his 3-pointer off a fast break gave them an 18-4 advantage in the first 8:19. Arizona State shot just 32.3% and missed 13 of 15 from 3-point range in falling behind at the intermission. Saunders hit a 3-pointer and Keita had baskets at both ends of a 9-0 run as BYU upped its lead to 12 in the first three minutes of the second half. The Cougars led by double digits from there
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