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Traore scores 22, Knell adds 20 to help BYU erase 17-point deficit and beat TCU 87-75

AP
Mar 02, 2024

PROVO, Utah (AP) Fousseyni Traore scored 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting, Trevin Knell added 20 points, including four 3-pointers, and BYU erased a 17-point halftime deficit to beat TCU 87-75 Saturday night.

Dallin Hall scored 12 points, Richie Saunders 11 and Spencer Johnson 10 for BYU (21-8, 9-7 Big 12).

Saunders hit a jumper and followed 15 seconds later with a 3-pointer that gave the Cougars the lead for good at 65-62 with 7:32 left amid a 12-0 spurt, capped about a minute later when Traore made a layup. Jameer Nelson Jr. answered with a jumper that ended a 3-minute scoring drought for the Horned Frogs, but BYU scored 12 of the next 15 points to push the lead into double figures for good.

Emanuel Miller led TCU (19-10, 8-8) with 15 points. Nelson scored 14 and Trevian Tennyson 12.

The Cougars made 12 of 30 (40%) from the field, hit 1 of 13 from 3-point range and committed eight of their 11 turnovers in the first half as TCU closed on a 23-7 run to take a 46-29 lead into intermission. Knell hit two 3s and Traore scored five points in a 15-0 run that made it a one-point game with 12:53 to play.

BYU was 20-of-31 (64.5%) shooting, including 8 of 15 from behind the arc, and scored 58 points in the second half.

TCU plays Wednesday at West Virginia. BYU visits No. 8 Iowa State on Wednesday.

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1st Half
TCU
Horned Frogs
46
BYU
Cougars
29

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Xavier Cork vs. Noah Waterman (Cougars gains possession)
19:38	+2	Dallin Hall makes two point driving layup	0-2
19:10		Micah Peavy turnover (out of bounds)
18:59	+2	Trevin Knell makes two point cutting layup (Aly Khalifa assists)	0-4
18:34	+3	Micah Peavy makes three point stepback jump shot	3-4
18:20	+2	Spencer Johnson makes two point driving layup	3-6
17:59		Micah Peavy misses two point layup
17:57		Noah Waterman defensive rebound
17:44		Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot
17:42		Avery Anderson III defensive rebound
17:34	+2	Jameer Nelson Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot	5-6
17:22		Spencer Johnson misses two point layup
17:20		Jameer Nelson Jr. defensive rebound
17:14	+3	Avery Anderson III makes three point jump shot (Emanuel Miller assists)	8-6
16:56	+2	Noah Waterman makes two point cutting layup (Aly Khalifa assists)	8-8
16:56		Jameer Nelson Jr. shooting foul (Noah Waterman draws the foul)
16:56		Noah Waterman misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:56		Noah Waterman offensive rebound
16:53		Noah Waterman turnover (lost ball) (Avery Anderson III steals)
16:44		Aly Khalifa shooting foul (Emanuel Miller draws the foul)
16:44	+1	Emanuel Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-8
16:44	+1	Emanuel Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-8
16:30		Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot
16:28		Emanuel Miller defensive rebound
16:23		Emanuel Miller misses two point jump shot
16:21		Aly Khalifa defensive rebound
16:15		Spencer Johnson misses two point jump shot
16:13		Jameer Nelson Jr. defensive rebound
16:07		Micah Peavy turnover (traveling)
15:49	+3	Dallin Hall makes three point jump shot (Aly Khalifa assists)	10-11
15:33	+3	Emanuel Miller makes three point jump shot (Jameer Nelson Jr. assists)	13-11
15:20		Essam Mostafa personal foul (Aly Khalifa draws the foul)
15:20		TV timeout
15:15	+2	Trevin Knell makes two point floating jump shot (Aly Khalifa assists)	13-13
15:00		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. misses two point layup
14:58		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
14:51		Trevian Tennyson personal foul
14:41		JaKobe Coles shooting foul (Trevin Knell draws the foul)
14:41	+1	Trevin Knell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-14
14:41	+1	Trevin Knell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-15
14:34	+2	Chuck O'Bannon Jr. makes two point layup (Avery Anderson III assists)	15-15
14:07		Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
14:05		JaKobe Coles defensive rebound
14:01		Micah Peavy misses two point layup
13:59		Trevin Knell defensive rebound
13:49		Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot
13:47		Avery Anderson III defensive rebound
13:41	+3	Trevian Tennyson makes three point jump shot (Avery Anderson III assists)	18-15
13:18		JaKobe Coles shooting foul (Fousseyni Traore draws the foul)
13:18		Fousseyni Traore misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:18	+1	Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-16
12:56	+3	Trevian Tennyson makes three point jump shot (Micah Peavy assists)	21-16
12:37		Spencer Johnson misses three point jump shot
12:35		Richie Saunders offensive rebound
12:31		Richie Saunders misses two point layup
12:29		Xavier Cork defensive rebound
12:23	+2	Emanuel Miller makes two point driving floating bank jump shot	23-16
12:05	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point hook shot	23-18
11:44		Trevian Tennyson misses three point jump shot
11:42		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
11:34		TV timeout
11:25	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup	23-20
11:11		Trevian Tennyson misses two point jump shot
11:09		Essam Mostafa offensive rebound
11:08		Spencer Johnson personal foul
10:55		Trey Stewart personal foul
10:43		Jameer Nelson Jr. misses two point jump shot
10:41		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
10:37		Richie Saunders turnover (bad pass) (Avery Anderson III steals)
10:34		Micah Peavy misses two point layup
10:32		Spencer Johnson defensive rebound
10:32		Micah Peavy personal foul
10:19		Fousseyni Traore misses two point hook shot
10:17		Emanuel Miller defensive rebound
10:11		Avery Anderson III misses two point layup
10:09		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
9:54	+2	Jaxson Robinson makes two point driving layup	23-22
9:29		Jameer Nelson Jr. misses two point jump shot
9:27		Essam Mostafa offensive rebound
9:18		Spencer Johnson personal foul
9:18		Dallin Hall personal foul
9:09		Jump ball. Chuck O'Bannon Jr. vs. Richie Saunders (Chuck O'Bannon Jr. gains possession)
8:57		Jaxson Robinson blocks Avery Anderson III's two point layup
8:57		Horned Frogs offensive rebound
8:57		Horned Frogs turnover (shot clock violation)
8:30		Noah Waterman turnover (traveling)
8:17		Avery Anderson III turnover (bad pass)
8:08		Dallin Hall misses three point jump shot
8:06		Noah Waterman offensive rebound
8:03		Noah Waterman turnover (bad pass) (Jameer Nelson Jr. steals)
7:58	+2	Emanuel Miller makes two point layup (Jameer Nelson Jr. assists)	25-22
7:46		Aly Khalifa misses three point jump shot
7:44		Dallin Hall offensive rebound
7:41		Dallin Hall misses two point layup
7:39		Trevian Tennyson defensive rebound
7:32	+3	Chuck O'Bannon Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jameer Nelson Jr. assists)	28-22
7:12		TV timeout
6:58		Xavier Cork shooting foul (Fousseyni Traore draws the foul)
6:58		Fousseyni Traore misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:58	+1	Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-23
6:44		Jaxson Robinson blocks Xavier Cork's two point layup
6:42		Xavier Cork offensive rebound
6:38	+2	Xavier Cork makes two point layup	30-23
6:29		Trevin Knell offensive foul
6:29		Trevin Knell turnover (offensive foul)
6:17	+3	Trevian Tennyson makes three point jump shot (Chuck O'Bannon Jr. assists)	33-23
6:02	+2	Trevin Knell makes two point driving layup (Dallin Hall assists)	33-25
5:44	+2	Jameer Nelson Jr. makes two point driving layup	35-25
5:23		Fousseyni Traore turnover (lost ball) (Chuck O'Bannon Jr. steals)
5:02		Trevin Knell personal foul (Jameer Nelson Jr. draws the foul)
5:02	+1	Jameer Nelson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-25
5:02	+1	Jameer Nelson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-25
4:44		Jaxson Robinson misses two point jump shot
4:42		Avery Anderson III defensive rebound
4:30		Essam Mostafa misses two point layup
4:28		Essam Mostafa offensive rebound
4:27		Essam Mostafa misses two point layup
4:25		Dallin Hall defensive rebound
4:20		Noah Waterman misses three point jump shot
4:18		Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound
4:17		Trevian Tennyson personal foul (Fousseyni Traore draws the foul)
4:17		Fousseyni Traore misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:17		Emanuel Miller defensive rebound
4:02		Trey Stewart personal foul (Jameer Nelson Jr. draws the foul)
4:02		Jameer Nelson Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:02		Emanuel Miller offensive rebound
4:00	+2	Emanuel Miller makes two point layup	39-25
3:59		TV timeout
3:45		Dallin Hall turnover (bad pass) (Micah Peavy steals)
3:40	+2	Micah Peavy makes two point running dunk	41-25
3:21	+2	Richie Saunders makes two point jump shot	41-27
2:59		Horned Frogs 30 second timeout
2:56		Emanuel Miller misses three point jump shot
2:54		Aly Khalifa defensive rebound
2:42		Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
2:40		Micah Peavy defensive rebound
2:30		Avery Anderson III misses three point jump shot
2:28		Dallin Hall defensive rebound
2:14		Aly Khalifa misses three point jump shot
2:12		Avery Anderson III defensive rebound
2:12		Richie Saunders personal foul (Avery Anderson III draws the foul)
2:12	+1	Avery Anderson III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-27
2:12	+1	Avery Anderson III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-27
1:55		Spencer Johnson turnover (lost ball)
1:39		Emanuel Miller turnover (traveling)
1:17		Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
1:15		Xavier Cork defensive rebound
1:06		Micah Peavy turnover (lost ball) (Dallin Hall steals)
1:00	+2	Spencer Johnson makes two point driving layup (Dallin Hall assists)	43-29
0:36		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. misses two point jump shot
0:34		Xavier Cork offensive rebound
0:28		Xavier Cork misses two point layup
0:26		Micah Peavy offensive rebound
0:24	+2	Micah Peavy makes two point layup	45-29
0:15		Cougars 30 second timeout
0:10		Jameer Nelson Jr. personal foul (Dallin Hall draws the foul)
0:10		Dallin Hall misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:10		Avery Anderson III defensive rebound
0:05		Richie Saunders shooting foul (Avery Anderson III draws the foul)
0:05		Avery Anderson III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:05	+1	Avery Anderson III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-29
0:03		Dallin Hall misses three point jump shot
0:01		Emanuel Miller defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
TCU
Horned Frogs
29
BYU
Cougars
58

Time		Play	Score
19:44	+3	Trevin Knell makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)	46-32
19:21		Aly Khalifa personal foul
19:08		Emanuel Miller misses two point layup
19:06		Dallin Hall defensive rebound
18:53		Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot
18:51		Avery Anderson III defensive rebound
18:44		Noah Waterman blocks Xavier Cork's two point layup
18:42		Xavier Cork offensive rebound
18:31		Noah Waterman blocks Xavier Cork's two point layup
18:29		Aly Khalifa defensive rebound
18:29		Spencer Johnson misses three point jump shot
18:29		Trevin Knell offensive rebound
18:29		Jameer Nelson Jr. personal foul
18:21	+2	Spencer Johnson makes two point layup (Aly Khalifa assists)	46-34
18:20		Micah Peavy shooting foul (Spencer Johnson draws the foul)
18:20		Spencer Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:20		Emanuel Miller defensive rebound
17:58		Xavier Cork turnover (3-second violation)
17:39		Noah Waterman misses three point jump shot
17:37		Horned Frogs defensive rebound
17:21		Avery Anderson III misses three point jump shot
17:19		Xavier Cork offensive rebound
17:15	+2	Xavier Cork makes two point layup	48-34
17:04		Aly Khalifa misses three point jump shot
17:02		Trevian Tennyson defensive rebound
16:56	+2	Emanuel Miller makes two point dunk (Trevian Tennyson assists)	50-34
16:32	+2	Noah Waterman makes two point layup (Trevin Knell assists)	50-36
16:17		Avery Anderson III misses two point jump shot
16:15		Noah Waterman defensive rebound
16:04		Avery Anderson III blocks Trevin Knell's three point jump shot
16:03		Cougars offensive rebound
16:03		TV timeout
15:58	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup	50-38
15:57		Essam Mostafa shooting foul (Fousseyni Traore draws the foul)
15:57	+1	Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 1	50-39
15:31		Micah Peavy misses three point jump shot
15:29		Cougars defensive rebound
15:14	+3	Trevin Knell makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)	50-42
14:47		Avery Anderson III misses two point layup
14:45		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
14:38		Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot
14:36		Richie Saunders offensive rebound
14:30	+2	Richie Saunders makes two point layup	50-44
14:28		Horned Frogs 30 second timeout
14:28		TV timeout
14:18		Xavier Cork misses two point jump shot
14:16		Cougars defensive rebound
13:56	+3	Trevin Knell makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)	50-47
13:31		Jump ball. (Horned Frogs gains possession)
13:27		Trevian Tennyson misses two point layup
13:25		Spencer Johnson defensive rebound
13:06		JaKobe Coles blocks Fousseyni Traore's two point hook shot
13:04		Cougars offensive rebound
12:59	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup (Jaxson Robinson assists)	50-49
12:49		Horned Frogs 30 second timeout
12:41	+3	JaKobe Coles makes three point jump shot (Jameer Nelson Jr. assists)	53-49
12:26		Jaxson Robinson turnover (JaKobe Coles steals)
12:17	+2	JaKobe Coles makes two point layup	55-49
12:03		Fousseyni Traore misses two point layup
12:01		JaKobe Coles defensive rebound
11:51	+2	Jameer Nelson Jr. makes two point layup	57-49
11:43		Cougars 30 second timeout
11:43		TV timeout
11:33	+3	Trevin Knell makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)	57-52
11:00	+2	JaKobe Coles makes two point layup	59-52
10:53		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. personal foul
10:38	+3	Dallin Hall makes three point jump shot (Spencer Johnson assists)	59-55
10:17		Aly Khalifa blocks Micah Peavy's two point layup
10:15		Cougars defensive rebound
9:59		JaKobe Coles blocks Noah Waterman's two point layup
9:57		Horned Frogs defensive rebound
9:35	+2	Trevian Tennyson makes two point jump shot (Emanuel Miller assists)	61-55
9:35		Dallin Hall shooting foul (Trevian Tennyson draws the foul)
9:35	+1	Trevian Tennyson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	62-55
9:24		Avery Anderson III personal foul
9:10	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup (Dallin Hall assists)	62-57
8:48		Avery Anderson III misses two point jump shot
8:46		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
8:36	+3	Jaxson Robinson makes three point jump shot (Richie Saunders assists)	62-60
8:05		Micah Peavy misses two point layup
8:03		Jaxson Robinson defensive rebound
7:53	+2	Richie Saunders makes two point layup	62-62
7:50		Horned Frogs 60 second timeout
7:50		TV timeout
7:39		Spencer Johnson personal foul
7:36		Emanuel Miller misses two point layup
7:34		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
7:29	+3	Richie Saunders makes three point jump shot (Spencer Johnson assists)	62-65
7:19		Horned Frogs turnover
7:13	+2	Jameer Nelson Jr. makes two point layup	64-65
6:41	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup	64-67
6:09	+2	Spencer Johnson makes two point layup	64-69
5:55		Trevian Tennyson turnover (Fousseyni Traore steals)
5:49		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. shooting foul (Jaxson Robinson draws the foul)
5:49	+1	Jaxson Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-70
5:49	+1	Jaxson Robinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-71
5:41		JaKobe Coles misses three point jump shot
5:39		Spencer Johnson defensive rebound
5:31		Jaxson Robinson misses two point layup
5:29		JaKobe Coles defensive rebound
5:24		Emanuel Miller misses two point layup
5:22		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
5:15		Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
5:13		Richie Saunders offensive rebound
5:12		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. personal foul (Richie Saunders draws the foul)
5:12	+1	Richie Saunders makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-72
5:12	+1	Richie Saunders makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-73
5:02		Richie Saunders personal foul (Chuck O'Bannon Jr. draws the foul)
4:53		Jameer Nelson Jr. misses two point layup
4:51		Emanuel Miller offensive rebound
4:47		Emanuel Miller misses two point dunk
4:45		Dallin Hall defensive rebound
4:39	+2	Jaxson Robinson makes two point jump shot	64-75
4:28		Fousseyni Traore blocks Trevian Tennyson's two point jump shot
4:26		Trevian Tennyson offensive rebound
4:20	+2	Chuck O'Bannon Jr. makes two point layup (Trevian Tennyson assists)	66-75
4:19		Richie Saunders shooting foul (Chuck O'Bannon Jr. draws the foul)
4:19	+1	Chuck O'Bannon Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	67-75
3:49		Micah Peavy shooting foul (Spencer Johnson draws the foul)
3:49		TV timeout
3:49	+1	Spencer Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-76
3:49	+1	Spencer Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-77
3:42		Emanuel Miller misses two point layup
3:40		JaKobe Coles offensive rebound
3:33		JaKobe Coles misses two point layup
3:32		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
3:32		Jump ball. (Cougars gains possession)
3:23	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point dunk (Richie Saunders assists)	67-79
3:05	+2	Jameer Nelson Jr. makes two point layup	69-79
2:34	+3	Dallin Hall makes three point jump shot (Spencer Johnson assists)	69-82
2:23		Spencer Johnson personal foul (Jameer Nelson Jr. draws the foul)
2:19	+2	JaKobe Coles makes two point layup (Jameer Nelson Jr. assists)	71-82
2:12		Jameer Nelson Jr. personal foul (Dallin Hall draws the foul)
2:12	+1	Dallin Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-83
2:12		Dallin Hall misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:12		Emanuel Miller defensive rebound
2:04		Trevian Tennyson misses two point layup
2:02		Emanuel Miller offensive rebound
1:52	+2	Emanuel Miller makes two point layup	73-83
1:50		Cougars 30 second timeout
1:48		Spencer Johnson turnover (bad pass)
1:41		Trevian Tennyson misses three point jump shot
1:39		Spencer Johnson defensive rebound
1:28	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup	73-85
1:15		Jameer Nelson Jr. misses two point layup
1:13		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
0:50		JaKobe Coles personal foul (Fousseyni Traore draws the foul)
0:50	+1	Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-86
0:50	+1	Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-87
0:44		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:42		Dallin Hall defensive rebound
0:08		Cougars turnover (shot clock violation)
0:02	+2	Jameer Nelson Jr. makes two point layup	75-87
0:00		End of period

+ 2

Jameer Nelson Jr. makes two point layup