March 10, 2026; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; BYU Cougars forward AJ Divancha (3) shoots the ball toward Kansas State Wildcats guard CJ Jones (3) in the second half at T-Mobile Center. Mandatory Credit: William Purnell-Imagn Image AJ Dybantsa scored 40 points, Kennard Davis Jr. had 15 in the second half and BYU rolled to a 105-91 victory over Kansas State in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament on Tuesday night in Kansas City, Missouri.
Dybantsa also grabbed nine rebounds and dished out six assists. Robert Wright III added 14 points in the first half. The 10th-seeded Cougars (22-10) face seventh-seeded West Virginia in the second round Wednesday night.
No. 15 seed Kansas State (12-20) was led by PJ Haggerty’s 27 points. Nate Johnson finished with 19 points, including 14 in the first half, and Kamari McGriff added 13 points.
The Cougars closed the first half on a 7-0 run highlighted by back-to-back fastbreak dunks by Dybantsa to take a 50-49 lead into the locker room. BYU started the second half with back-to-back treys from Aleksej Kostic and Davis, quickly extending the lead to 56-49, and the Cougars never trailed the rest of the way.
Arizona State 83, Baylor 79
Anthony “Pig” Johnson had 19 points off the bench as the 12th-seeded Sun Devils downed the 13th-seeded Bears.
The Sun Devils (17-15) will play No. 5 seed Iowa State, ranked No. 7 in the nation, on the afternoon of the 17th.
Andrija Grbovic added 14 points for Arizona State, and Santiago Trouet had 13 points and nine rebounds. Cameron Carr led Baylor (16-16) with 25 points and seven rebounds. Isaac Williams IV added 15 points and Tounde Yessoufou had 14 points.
Cincinnati 73, Utah 66
Jalen Celestine scored 19 points and Baba Miller added 11 points, 14 rebounds and six assists as the ninth-seeded Bearcats beat the 16th-seeded Utes.
The Bearcats will face No. 8 seed UCF in the second round Wednesday afternoon. Cincinnati (18-14) is still fighting for an NCAA Tournament berth and took a step toward that goal with its seventh win of its last nine games. Moustapha Thiam had 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Bearcats.
Terrence Brown led all scorers with 22 points as Utah (10-22) ended the season with its sixth straight loss. Keanu Doss added 15 points and 12 rebounds. The Utes’ 10 wins are their fewest in a campaign since they went 6-25 in 2011-12.
Oklahoma State 92, Colorado 83
Anthony Roy scored 24 points, Christian Coleman had 17 points and 14 rebounds, and the 14th-seeded Cowboys beat the 11th-seeded Buffaloes.
Oklahoma State (19-13) will face sixth-seeded TCU on Wednesday night. Jaylen Curry added 15 points and five rebounds for the Cowboys, who won the rebounding battle 44-34 and outscored Colorado 40-30 in points in the paint.
The Buffaloes (17-15) were led by Bangot Dak, who had 22 points and eight rebounds. Barrington Hargress finished with 18 points and nine assists.
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