AJ Dybantsa leads No. 23 BYU to 79-69 win over No. 6 Iowa State

PROVO, Utah (AP) — AJ Dybantsa scored 29 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists to help No. 23 BYU beat No. 6 Iowa State 79-69 on Saturday night for its first win over a Top 10 opponent this season.

Kennard Davis, Jr. added 17 points and Mihailo Boskovic scored 13 for the Cougars (20-7, 8-6 Big 12). They outscored Iowa State 40-22 in the paint and had a 39-28 edge on the glass.

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Tamin Lipsey led the Cyclones (23-4, 10-4) with 19 points. Jamarion Batemon added 14 and Joshua Jefferson had 13 points, eight rebounds and seven assists.

Iowa State was ranked as the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament selection committee’s reveal of the top 16 teams in the bracket last Saturday. The Cyclones were the fifth Top 10 team of the day to suffer a loss.

Iowa State cut a double-digit deficit on field goals, drawing within 57-54 on Lipsey’s 3-pointer with 7:21 left.

Dybantsa and Davis scored consecutive baskets at the rim to break up the rally. It marked the start of a 13-3 run that made it 70-57 with 3:33 left.

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Rob Wright III capped a 13-0 run with a pair of layups to put BYU up 37-25 in the final minute before halftime. The Cougars attacked the rim throughout the first half and outscored Iowa State 22-6 at the rim in the first 20 minutes.

Next

Iowa State: At Utah Tuesday night.

BYU: Hosts UCF Tuesday night.

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