West Virginia vs. BYU Preview and Game Thread

Getting you set and remaining up to date with the Mountaineers' Big 12 tournament second round matchup against the Cougars

Mar 6, 2026; Morgantown, West Virginia, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers forward Brenen Lorient (0) celebrates with West Virginia Mountaineers guard Honor Huff (3) during the second half against the UCF Knights at Hope Coliseum. | Ben Queen-Imagn Images

The West Virginia Mountaineers (18-13) take on the BYU Cougars (22-10) in the second round of the Big 12 tournament in Kansas City (MO) at T-Mobile Center. Wednesday night. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m. EST and the action will broadcast on ESPN2.

The Mountaineers ended the regular season with a win over UCF in the home finale, while the Cougars wrapped up the season slate taking down a top-ten Texas Tech squad.

West Virginia won the first meeting between with a 79-71 win in Morgantown (WV). Five Mountaineers hit double figures with WVU senior guard Honor Huff paced the Mountaineers with 19 points, while senior forward Brenen Lorient was a rebound shy of a double double with 18 points and nine rebounds.

BYU sophomore guard Robert Wright led the Cougars with 23 points and potential No. 1 2026 NBA draft pick, freshman AJ Dybansta, put in 20 points.

Huff leads the Mountaineers in scoring with 15.8 points per game, while Lorient is second on the team in scoring at 11.6 ppg and senior forward Chance Moore comes off the bench to average a team-high 5.3 rebounds and 10.5 ppg.

Dybansta leads the Cougars in scoring (25.2 ppg) and rebounding (6.8 rpg), while Wright is second on the team in scoring at 18.5 ppg. BYU is without senior guard Richie Saunders due to a season-ending injury he suffered in mid-February.

BYU leads the all-time series 4-2.

GAME THREAD

U16 Timeout: Huff has hit a pair of threes and has the Mountaineers up three, 8-5.

U12 Timeout: Dybansta is on the board with a pair of buckets to give the Cougars the lead, 11-10.

U8 Timeout: The Cougars are on a 12-1 run behind eight points from Dybansta and stemming from 10 WVU turnovers. BYU leads 17-11.

U4 Timeout: WVU trails 25-17.

HALFTIME: BYU leads 31-23. Dybansta leads all scorers with 17 points and Huff is pacing the Mountaineers with 11 points. WVU was 8-22 from the field, while BYU shot 14-33. WVU had 14 first half turnovers.

U16 Timeout: WVU, BYU trading buckets early. Cougars lead 36-29.

U12 Timeout: The Mountaineers pulled within four, but a Bernard Davis putback has BYU up six, 41-35.

U8 Timeout: West Virginia cut the deficit to three, but the Cougars continue to stay arms length and lead 49-42.

U4 Timeout: BYU has taken over the game and is currently on a 14-2 run. Cougars lead 57-42.

FINAL: BYU 68, West Virgnia 48. Dybansta led all scorers with 27 points, while Huff led the Mountaineers with 17.