West Virginia vs. No. 19 BYU Preview & Game Thread

The West Virginia Mountaineers (16-12, 7-8) host the No. 19 BYU Cougars (20-8, 8-7) Saturday evening at Hope Coliseum. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m. EST and the action will be televised on FOX.

West Virginia has lost three-straight, albeit two of the games were in on the road, but the Mountaineers have also dropped their last three home games. Despite the setbacks, their defense remains near the top of the Big 12 in defensive scoring, allowing 68.3 points per game.

Senior guard Honor Huff leads the team in scoring, averaging 15.5 ppg, behind a team-high 96 made threes. Brenen Lorient has been consistent on both ends of the floor for West Virginia. The senior forward averages 11.2 points and 5.0 rebounds per game. Senior forward Treysen Eaglestaff is third on the team in scoring at 10.1 ppg and averages a career-best 4.6 rebounds per games, and rounding out the quartet of Mountaineers averaging double figures is senior forward Chance Moor, who comes off the bench to average 10.0 ppg and a team-best 5.2 rebounds per game.

BYU has dropped two of their last three games in the absence of Richie Saunders and will be without the senior guard for the remainder of the season due to a season-ending injury. The Cougars are one of the best offensive teams in the league, ranking second averaging 83.9 ppg,

Leading the Cougars is freshman guard, and potential No. 1 overall draft pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, AJ Dybantsa. He’s leading the team in scoring 25.1 ppg and averages a team-high 6.8 rebounds per game. Sophomore guard Robert Wright averages 18.1 ppg and leads the team in assists at 4.9 per game.

BYU leads the all-time series 4-1.

GAME THREAD

U16 Timeout: West Virginia holds an early 7-4 lead. Senior guard Jasper Floyd has ignited the Mountaineers early with a bucket in the paint and a three to lead all scores with five points.

U12 Timeout: BYU contructed a 9-0 run, but Floyd ended it with a pump fake and floater in the paint. Cougars lead 11-9.

U8 Timeout: BYU leads 21-17. Wright leads all scorers with 11points, while Floyd paces the Mountaineers with seven.

U4 Timeout: WVU is on an 11-1 and has regained the lead, 28-22. Huff has consecutive buckets and leads the Mountaineers with eight points.

HALFTIME: West Virginia put together an 18-2 run and take a 40-26 lead into the break. WVU freshman DJ Thomas is a perfect 4-4 from the field, including a pair of threes to pace the Mountaieners with 11 points. Wright leads all scorers with 14 points.

U16 Timeout: BYU opened the second half with a 7-0 run, forcing a WVU timeout. Out of the break, Eaglestaff buries a three as the Mountaineers are keeping the Cougars at arms length, 45-36.

U12 Timeout: WVU and BYU are trading buckets as the Mountaineers have maintainded the nine-point advantage, 52-43.

U8 Timeout: West Virginia his hold its ground, depsite BYU throwing its weight around. Mountaineers lead 60-51.

U4 Timeout: BYU has made seven straight buckets, but the Mountaineers keep answering and lead 70-63. WVU ball out of the break.

BYU Timeout: The Cougars are within five and will have the ball out of the break. WVU leads 71-66 with 2:19 remaining.

WVU Timeout: Dybansta buries a three and the Cougars have the WVU lead three, 72-69. Hodge calls timeout with 1:43 remaining.

FINAL: West Virginia 79, BYU 71

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