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BYU pulls away early behind Demin, Saunders to beat Central Arkansas 88-50

AP
Nov 05, 2024

PROVO, Utah (AP) Egor Demin scored 18 points and had 11 assists and BYU rolled to an 88-50 victory over Central Arkansas on Tuesday night in the season opener for both teams.

Kanon Catchings scored 12 of his 17 points in the second half for BYU. Richie Saunders finished with 16 points and eight rebounds and Keba Keita grabbed 10 boards to go with six points.

The Cougars scored 24 points off 18 Central Arkansas turnovers.

Elias Cato scored 21 points to lead Central Arkansas.

BYU never trailed and closed the first half on a 28-8 surge for a 46-23 halftime advantage. Demin ended the half with a dunk and 3-pointer and finished with 13 points while Saunders scored 10.

It was BYU coach Kevin Young's first game with the Cougars. Young was named BYU's 19th head coach in April. The former associate head coach for the Phoenix Suns returns to the college game for the first time since working with Dick Hunsaker at Utah Valley during the 2005-06 season.

Central Arkansas also has a new head coach. John Shulman takes over for the Bears after spending last season as head coach at Alabama-Huntsville.

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1st Half
CARK
Bears
23
BYU
Cougars
46

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Cougars gains possession)
19:56	+3	Trevin Knell makes three point jump shot	0-3
19:35		Layne Taylor misses three point jump shot
19:33		Trevin Knell defensive rebound
19:24		Keba Keita turnover (bad pass)
19:13		Keba Keita personal foul
18:51		Brayden Fagbemi turnover (lost ball)
18:42		Kanon Catchings misses three point jump shot
18:40		Elias Cato defensive rebound
18:30		Elias Cato misses three point jump shot
18:28		Trevin Knell defensive rebound
18:20	+3	Egor Demin makes three point jump shot (Trevin Knell assists)	0-6
17:55	+3	Brayden Fagbemi makes three point jump shot (Diogo Seixas assists)	3-6
17:42		Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot
17:40		Ubongabasi Etim defensive rebound
17:28		Layne Taylor turnover (bad pass)
17:18		Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot
17:16		Diogo Seixas defensive rebound
17:03		Kanon Catchings blocks Elias Cato's two point jump shot
17:01		Keba Keita defensive rebound
16:49		Layne Taylor personal foul
16:43		Kanon Catchings misses three point jump shot
16:41		Keba Keita offensive rebound
16:37		Kanon Catchings misses three point jump shot
16:37		Keba Keita offensive rebound
16:37		Keba Keita turnover (bad pass) (Layne Taylor steals)
16:22	+2	Elias Cato makes two point jump shot (Diogo Seixas assists)	5-6
16:05	+2	Richie Saunders makes two point layup	5-8
15:48	+3	Elias Cato makes three point jump shot (Brayden Fagbemi assists)	8-8
15:35	+3	Egor Demin makes three point jump shot	8-11
15:18		Layne Taylor misses two point jump shot
15:16		Trevin Knell defensive rebound
15:08		Egor Demin misses three point jump shot
15:06		Elias Cato defensive rebound
14:52	+2	Elias Cato makes two point jump shot (Diogo Seixas assists)	10-11
14:32		Ubongabasi Etim shooting foul (Trevin Knell draws the foul)
14:32		TV timeout
14:32	+1	Trevin Knell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-12
14:32	+1	Trevin Knell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-13
14:22	+2	Cole McCormick makes two point dunk (Nehemiah Turner assists)	12-13
14:08	+3	Kanon Catchings makes three point jump shot (Egor Demin assists)	12-16
13:32		Bears turnover (shot clock violation)
13:25		Kanon Catchings misses three point jump shot
13:23		Michael Evbagharu defensive rebound
12:56		Mawot Mag shooting foul (Michael Evbagharu draws the foul)
12:56	+1	Michael Evbagharu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-16
12:56	+1	Michael Evbagharu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-16
12:43		Elijah Crawford turnover (out of bounds)
12:32		Brayden Fagbemi turnover (lost ball)
12:22		Dawson Baker misses two point jump shot
12:20		Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound
12:00		Dawson Baker misses three point jump shot
11:58		Nehemiah Turner defensive rebound
11:45		Cole McCormick turnover (bad pass) (Mawot Mag steals)
11:39		Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot
11:37		Elijah Crawford offensive rebound
11:22		Elijah Crawford misses two point jump shot
11:20		Nehemiah Turner defensive rebound
11:14		Michael Evbagharu turnover (lost ball)
11:14		TV timeout
10:48		Elijah Crawford misses three point jump shot
10:46		Elijah Crawford offensive rebound
10:40		Ubongabasi Etim personal foul
10:30	+2	Richie Saunders makes two point jump shot	14-18
10:11		Elijah Crawford shooting foul (Nehemiah Turner draws the foul)
10:11	+1	Nehemiah Turner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-18
10:11		Nehemiah Turner misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:11		Layne Taylor offensive rebound
10:06		Layne Taylor misses two point jump shot
10:04		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
9:47		Elijah Crawford misses three point jump shot
9:45		Elias Cato defensive rebound
9:37		Ty Robinson misses three point jump shot
9:35		Elijah Crawford defensive rebound
9:28		Elias Cato blocks Mawot Mag's two point layup
9:16		Mawot Mag offensive rebound
9:16		Mawot Mag misses two point layup
9:16		Ty Robinson defensive rebound
9:16		Nehemiah Turner misses three point jump shot
9:14		Nehemiah Turner offensive rebound
9:11		Nehemiah Turner turnover (lost ball)
9:02	+3	Richie Saunders makes three point jump shot (Egor Demin assists)	15-21
8:42		Brayden Fagbemi turnover (bad pass) (Keba Keita steals)
8:32	+2	Keba Keita makes two point layup (Egor Demin assists)	15-23
8:12		Elias Cato turnover (out of bounds)
8:04	+2	Egor Demin makes two point layup	15-25
8:03		Jabari West Jr. shooting foul (Egor Demin draws the foul)
8:02		Egor Demin misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:02		Keba Keita offensive rebound
8:01	+2	Keba Keita makes two point dunk	15-27
7:51		Elias Cato misses three point jump shot
7:49		Cougars defensive rebound
7:48		TV timeout
7:32	+2	Richie Saunders makes two point layup (Mihailo Boskovic assists)	15-29
7:20	+2	Layne Taylor makes two point jump shot	17-29
7:05		Mihailo Boskovic misses three point jump shot
7:03		Bears defensive rebound
6:59		Keba Keita personal foul
6:46		Michael Evbagharu misses three point jump shot
6:44		Egor Demin defensive rebound
6:39		Dawson Baker misses three point jump shot
6:37		Richie Saunders offensive rebound
6:25	+2	Mihailo Boskovic makes two point layup (Richie Saunders assists)	17-31
6:17		Cole McCormick misses three point jump shot
6:15		Keba Keita defensive rebound
6:10		Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot
6:08		Ubongabasi Etim defensive rebound
5:59		Layne Taylor misses three point jump shot
5:57		Bears offensive rebound
5:56		Keba Keita personal foul
5:51		Brayden Fagbemi turnover (bad pass) (Egor Demin steals)
5:45	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup (Egor Demin assists)	17-33
5:29		Bears 30 second timeout
5:14		Michael Evbagharu misses three point jump shot
5:12		Nehemiah Turner offensive rebound
5:07		Mihailo Boskovic blocks Nehemiah Turner's two point layup
5:05		Nehemiah Turner offensive rebound
5:02	+2	Nehemiah Turner makes two point layup	19-33
4:50	+2	Mihailo Boskovic makes two point jump shot	19-35
4:27	+3	Elias Cato makes three point jump shot (Brayden Fagbemi assists)	22-35
4:02		Egor Demin misses three point jump shot
4:00		Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound
3:52		Nehemiah Turner shooting foul (Richie Saunders draws the foul)
3:52		TV timeout
3:52		Richie Saunders misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:52	+1	Richie Saunders makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-36
3:41		Fousseyni Traore personal foul
3:36		Diogo Seixas misses two point jump shot
3:34		Egor Demin defensive rebound
3:27		Fousseyni Traore misses two point layup
3:25		Nehemiah Turner defensive rebound
3:19		Layne Taylor misses three point jump shot
3:17		Ty Robinson offensive rebound
3:03		Ty Robinson turnover (bad pass) (Trevin Knell steals)
2:46	+2	Kanon Catchings makes two point dunk (Egor Demin assists)	22-38
2:26		Diogo Seixas misses three point jump shot
2:24		Ty Robinson offensive rebound
2:20		Jump ball. (Ty Robinson gains possession)
2:09		Fousseyni Traore blocks Layne Taylor's three point jump shot
2:07		Egor Demin defensive rebound
2:00		Nehemiah Turner blocks Fousseyni Traore's two point layup
2:00		Cougars offensive rebound
1:59	+3	Trevin Knell makes three point jump shot (Egor Demin assists)	22-41
1:39		Trevin Knell shooting foul (Ben Fox draws the foul)
1:39	+1	Ben Fox makes regular free throw 1 of 3	23-41
1:39		Ben Fox misses regular free throw 2 of 3
1:39		Ben Fox misses regular free throw 3 of 3
1:39		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
1:29	+2	Egor Demin makes two point dunk	23-43
1:18		Ty Robinson misses two point layup
1:16		Kanon Catchings defensive rebound
1:10		Brayden Fagbemi personal foul
1:01		Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot
0:59		Nehemiah Turner defensive rebound
0:51		Brayden Fagbemi misses three point jump shot
0:49		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
0:37	+3	Egor Demin makes three point jump shot (Richie Saunders assists)	23-46
0:03		Ty Robinson misses three point jump shot
0:01		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
CARK
Bears
27
BYU
Cougars
42

Time		Play	Score
19:52		Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot
19:50		Richie Saunders offensive rebound
19:44	+2	Kanon Catchings makes two point dunk (Egor Demin assists)	23-48
19:30	+2	Brayden Fagbemi makes two point layup	25-48
19:11	+3	Kanon Catchings makes three point jump shot (Egor Demin assists)	25-51
18:46		Brayden Fagbemi misses three point jump shot
18:44		Keba Keita defensive rebound
18:35		Egor Demin misses two point jump shot
18:33		Keba Keita offensive rebound
18:22	+3	Richie Saunders makes three point jump shot (Egor Demin assists)	25-54
17:51	+2	Elias Cato makes two point jump shot	27-54
17:37		Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot
17:35		Brayden Fagbemi defensive rebound
17:19		Trevin Knell personal foul
17:11	+2	Elias Cato makes two point jump shot (Brayden Fagbemi assists)	29-54
17:00		Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot
16:58		Richie Saunders offensive rebound
16:54		Richie Saunders misses two point layup
16:52		Cougars offensive rebound
16:48	+3	Egor Demin makes three point jump shot (Kanon Catchings assists)	29-57
16:37		Elias Cato turnover (lost ball) (Egor Demin steals)
16:31	+2	Egor Demin makes two point dunk	29-59
16:30		Bears 60 second timeout
16:04	+2	Brayden Fagbemi makes two point jump shot	31-59
15:50		Egor Demin misses two point layup
15:48		Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound
15:42	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point dunk	31-61
15:23		Brayden Fagbemi misses three point jump shot
15:21		Kanon Catchings defensive rebound
15:16		Kanon Catchings turnover (bad pass)
15:16		TV timeout
15:01		Fousseyni Traore blocks Nehemiah Turner's two point layup
14:59		Nehemiah Turner offensive rebound
14:55		Mawot Mag shooting foul (Nehemiah Turner draws the foul)
14:55		Nehemiah Turner misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:55		Nehemiah Turner misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:55		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
14:44		Dawson Baker misses three point jump shot
14:42		Cougars offensive rebound
14:38		Kanon Catchings misses three point jump shot
14:36		Mawot Mag offensive rebound
14:32		Mawot Mag turnover (lost ball) (Nehemiah Turner steals)
14:08		Bears 30 second timeout
14:04		Brayden Fagbemi misses two point jump shot
14:02		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
13:52	+3	Richie Saunders makes three point jump shot (Egor Demin assists)	31-64
13:38		Fousseyni Traore personal foul
13:22	+2	Elias Cato makes two point dunk (Brayden Fagbemi assists)	33-64
13:07	+3	Mawot Mag makes three point jump shot (Egor Demin assists)	33-67
12:51		Layne Taylor misses three point jump shot
12:49		Ubongabasi Etim offensive rebound
12:45		Ubongabasi Etim misses two point layup
12:43		Egor Demin defensive rebound
12:32		Dawson Baker misses three point jump shot
12:32		Layne Taylor defensive rebound
12:32		Keba Keita blocks Ty Robinson's two point layup
12:30		Keba Keita defensive rebound
12:24		Dawson Baker misses three point jump shot
12:22		Brayden Fagbemi defensive rebound
12:16	+3	Layne Taylor makes three point jump shot (Brayden Fagbemi assists)	36-67
11:59		Mawot Mag misses three point jump shot
11:57		Brayden Fagbemi defensive rebound
11:39		Ty Robinson misses three point jump shot
11:37		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
11:31		Elias Cato shooting foul (Dawson Baker draws the foul)
11:31		TV timeout
11:31		Dawson Baker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:31	+1	Dawson Baker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-68
11:17	+2	Nehemiah Turner makes two point layup (Diogo Seixas assists)	38-68
10:42		Cougars turnover (shot clock violation)
10:18	+3	Diogo Seixas makes three point jump shot (Elias Cato assists)	41-68
10:00		Dawson Baker misses three point jump shot
9:58		Nehemiah Turner defensive rebound
9:41		Elias Cato turnover (lost ball) (Richie Saunders steals)
9:36		Diogo Seixas personal foul
9:26	+3	Mihailo Boskovic makes three point jump shot (Elijah Crawford assists)	41-71
8:59		Nehemiah Turner turnover (lost ball) (Mihailo Boskovic steals)
8:52		Mihailo Boskovic misses three point jump shot
8:50		Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound
8:47		Cougars 30 second timeout
8:46		Mihailo Boskovic turnover (lost ball) (Layne Taylor steals)
8:39		Elias Cato turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Crawford steals)
8:29	+2	Mihailo Boskovic makes two point layup	41-73
8:21		Elijah Crawford personal foul
8:11		Brayden Fagbemi misses three point jump shot
8:09		Mihailo Boskovic defensive rebound
7:55	+3	Kanon Catchings makes three point jump shot (Dawson Baker assists)	41-76
7:34		Elias Cato misses three point jump shot
7:32		Cougars defensive rebound
7:32		TV timeout
7:22		Mihailo Boskovic turnover (bad pass)
7:09	+3	Michael Evbagharu makes three point jump shot (Nehemiah Turner assists)	44-76
6:44		Kanon Catchings misses three point jump shot
6:42		Nehemiah Turner defensive rebound
6:35		Ty Robinson misses two point layup
6:33		Kanon Catchings defensive rebound
6:19	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup (Elijah Crawford assists)	44-78
6:03		Elijah Crawford shooting foul (Nehemiah Turner draws the foul)
6:02		Nehemiah Turner misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:02		Nehemiah Turner misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:02		Keba Keita defensive rebound
5:47		Nehemiah Turner shooting foul (Keba Keita draws the foul)
5:46	+1	Keba Keita makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-79
5:46	+1	Keba Keita makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-80
5:41		Brayden Fagbemi turnover (lost ball) (Kanon Catchings steals)
5:16	+3	Kanon Catchings makes three point jump shot (Mihailo Boskovic assists)	44-83
4:56		Layne Taylor misses three point jump shot
4:53		Jump ball. (Bears gains possession)
4:22		Diogo Seixas turnover (Egor Demin steals)
4:22		Kanon Catchings misses three point jump shot
4:20		Mihailo Boskovic offensive rebound
4:15		Cole McCormick shooting foul (Kanon Catchings draws the foul)
4:15	+1	Kanon Catchings makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-84
4:15		Kanon Catchings misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:15		Ubongabasi Etim defensive rebound
4:02		Ben Fox misses three point jump shot
4:00		Keba Keita defensive rebound
3:46		Kanon Catchings turnover (lost ball)
3:46		TV timeout
3:09		Kanon Catchings blocks Nehemiah Turner's two point layup
3:09		Trevin Knell defensive rebound
3:09		Egor Demin turnover (bad pass) (Layne Taylor steals)
2:28		Brayden Fagbemi turnover (Egor Demin steals)
2:28		Egor Demin shooting foul (Brayden Fagbemi draws the foul)
2:27		Brayden Fagbemi misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:27	+1	Brayden Fagbemi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-84
2:03		Egor Demin misses three point jump shot
2:01		Elijah Crawford offensive rebound
1:56	+2	Elijah Crawford makes two point tip layup	45-86
1:44	+2	Elias Cato makes two point layup (Brayden Fagbemi assists)	47-86
1:22	+2	Mihailo Boskovic makes two point layup (Mawot Mag assists)	47-88
1:03	+3	Elias Cato makes three point jump shot (Brayden Fagbemi assists)	50-88
0:49		Egor Demin misses two point jump shot
0:47		Nehemiah Turner defensive rebound
0:35		Mihailo Boskovic blocks Brayden Fagbemi's three point jump shot
0:33		Bears offensive rebound
0:28		Diogo Seixas misses three point jump shot
0:26		Mihailo Boskovic defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Mihailo Boskovic defensive rebound