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Demin scores 20, Keita adds double-double and BYU outlasts UC Riverside 86-80

AP
Nov 08, 2024

PROVO, Utah (AP) Egor Demin scored 20 points, Keba Keita added 14 points and 10 rebounds, and BYU held off UC Riverside 86-80 on Friday night.

BYU led by seven points at halftime and pushed the lead to 56-39 on a dunk by Kanon Catchings with 13 1/2 minutes remaining.

The Cougars led by 16 with 8 minutes left, then the Highlanders went on a 9-2 run to get within 71-62 near the 6-minute mark.

UCR got within seven points several times before the final minute, including two free throws by Nate Pickens that made it 81-74 with 1:07 remaining.

BYU went up by eight when Richie Saunders made 1 of 2 from the line with 15 seconds left, then Kaleb Smith hit a 3 for UCR to make it 84-79 with seven seconds left but the Cougars got two free throws from Mihailo Boskovic to deny the comeback.

Fousseyni Traore had 13 points and Richie Saunders 12 for the Cougars (2-0). BYU shot 53% from the field but made only 6 of 22 3-pointers and 14 of 26 free throws.

Smith led UCR (0-2) with 20 points and Pickens added 18. Barrington Hargress and Isaiah Moses scored 16 each.

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1st Half
UCRV
Highlanders
33
BYU
Cougars
40

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Cougars gains possession)
19:47		Egor Demin misses three point jump shot
19:45		Keba Keita offensive rebound
19:44		Rikus Schulte shooting foul (Keba Keita draws the foul)
19:44	+1	Keba Keita makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-1
19:44	+1	Keba Keita makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-2
19:34		Niyi Olabode misses two point jump shot
19:32		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
19:25	+2	Egor Demin makes two point driving layup	0-4
19:04		Kaleb Smith misses three point jump shot
19:02		Keba Keita defensive rebound
18:52		Keba Keita misses two point layup
18:50		Nate Pickens defensive rebound
18:37		Barrington Hargress misses three point jump shot
18:35		Trevin Knell defensive rebound
18:27		Richie Saunders misses two point jump shot
18:25		Keba Keita offensive rebound
18:20	+2	Keba Keita makes two point tip layup	0-6
18:04	+3	Barrington Hargress makes three point jump shot	3-6
17:50		Niyi Olabode personal foul
17:48	+3	Trevin Knell makes three point jump shot (Egor Demin assists)	3-9
17:24		Kanon Catchings blocks Niyi Olabode's two point layup
17:22		Joel Armotrading offensive rebound
17:17		Joel Armotrading turnover (lost ball)
17:07	+2	Richie Saunders makes two point floating jump shot	3-11
16:49		Kaleb Smith misses three point jump shot
16:47		Egor Demin defensive rebound
16:42		Kanon Catchings misses three point jump shot
16:40		Joel Armotrading defensive rebound
16:20		Barrington Hargress misses two point jump shot
16:18		Keba Keita defensive rebound
16:10		Richie Saunders misses two point floating jump shot
16:08		Niyi Olabode defensive rebound
15:45		Kaleb Smith turnover (out of bounds)
15:45		TV timeout
15:25		Kanon Catchings misses three point jump shot
15:23		Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound
15:20	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup	3-13
15:20		Joel Armotrading shooting foul (Fousseyni Traore draws the foul)
15:20	+1	Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 1	3-14
14:55		Fousseyni Traore blocks Barrington Hargress's two point jump shot
14:53		Trevin Knell defensive rebound
14:48	+2	Egor Demin makes two point layup	3-16
14:34	+3	Nate Pickens makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Moses assists)	6-16
14:18		Trevin Knell misses two point floating jump shot
14:16		Jack Whitbourn defensive rebound
14:16		Trevin Knell personal foul
13:59		Luke Turner misses three point jump shot
13:57		Kanon Catchings defensive rebound
13:51	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point jump shot (Dawson Baker assists)	6-18
13:30		Luke Turner misses three point jump shot
13:28		Jack Whitbourn offensive rebound
13:28		Mihailo Boskovic personal foul
13:14	+2	Isaiah Moses makes two point jump shot	8-18
13:04		Elijah Crawford turnover (lost ball)
12:45	+2	Nate Pickens makes two point driving layup	10-18
12:31		Fousseyni Traore misses three point jump shot
12:29		Joel Armotrading defensive rebound
12:08	+2	Nate Pickens makes two point layup	12-18
11:54		Elijah Crawford turnover (bad pass)
11:54		TV timeout
11:35		Nate Pickens turnover (bad pass) (Richie Saunders steals)
11:29		Nate Pickens blocks Elijah Crawford's two point layup
11:27		Nate Pickens defensive rebound
11:26		Richie Saunders personal foul
11:09	+3	Isaiah Moses makes three point jump shot (Gavin Davis assists)	15-18
10:46		Gavin Davis personal foul
10:44	+2	Mawot Mag makes two point layup (Richie Saunders assists)	15-20
10:28	+3	Isaiah Moses makes three point jump shot (Barrington Hargress assists)	18-20
10:14		Richie Saunders misses two point jump shot
10:12		Cougars offensive rebound
10:06		Egor Demin misses three point jump shot
10:04		Egor Demin offensive rebound
9:52		Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot
9:50		Joel Armotrading defensive rebound
9:39	+2	Kaleb Smith makes two point jump shot	20-20
9:14		Parker Strauss personal foul
9:08	+3	Egor Demin makes three point jump shot (Keba Keita assists)	20-23
8:35		Keba Keita shooting foul (Kaleb Smith draws the foul)
8:35	+1	Kaleb Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-23
8:35		Kaleb Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:35		Egor Demin defensive rebound
8:25	+2	Richie Saunders makes two point floating jump shot (Egor Demin assists)	21-25
8:05		Barrington Hargress misses two point jump shot
8:03		Keba Keita defensive rebound
7:39		Egor Demin misses three point jump shot
7:37		Parker Strauss defensive rebound
7:16		Kanon Catchings shooting foul (Kaleb Smith draws the foul)
7:16		TV timeout
7:16	+1	Kaleb Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-25
7:16	+1	Kaleb Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-25
7:05		Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot
7:03		Richie Saunders offensive rebound
6:57	+2	Keba Keita makes two point dunk (Egor Demin assists)	23-27
6:34		Barrington Hargress misses two point jump shot
6:32		Keba Keita defensive rebound
6:25		Barrington Hargress personal foul
6:08	+2	Keba Keita makes two point hook shot	23-29
5:50	+3	Kaleb Smith makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Moses assists)	26-29
5:32		Jack Whitbourn shooting foul (Keba Keita draws the foul)
5:32		Keba Keita misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:32		Keba Keita misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:32		Kaleb Smith defensive rebound
5:19		Keba Keita blocks Barrington Hargress's two point layup
5:17		Keba Keita defensive rebound
5:06		Egor Demin turnover (bad pass) (Niyi Olabode steals)
5:01		Kaleb Smith turnover (bad pass) (Trevin Knell steals)
4:53		Barrington Hargress personal foul
4:53		Egor Demin misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:53		Niyi Olabode defensive rebound
4:30		Keba Keita personal foul
4:25	+3	Kaleb Smith makes three point jump shot (Niyi Olabode assists)	29-29
4:11		Kanon Catchings misses three point jump shot
4:09		Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound
4:05	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup	29-31
3:46		Kaleb Smith misses three point jump shot
3:44		Cougars defensive rebound
3:42		TV timeout
3:29		Gavin Davis shooting foul (Egor Demin draws the foul)
3:29		Egor Demin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:29	+1	Egor Demin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-32
3:17		Isaiah Moses misses three point jump shot
3:15		Kanon Catchings defensive rebound
2:56		Niyi Olabode shooting foul (Dawson Baker draws the foul)
2:56		Dawson Baker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:56	+1	Dawson Baker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-33
2:56		Jump ball. Gavin Davis vs. Trevin Knell (Cougars gains possession)
2:56		Gavin Davis turnover (lost ball) (Trevin Knell steals)
2:25	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point dunk (Egor Demin assists)	29-35
2:24		Highlanders 30 second timeout
2:06		Gavin Davis turnover (lost ball)
1:49		Fousseyni Traore turnover (lost ball) (Joel Armotrading steals)
1:34		Fousseyni Traore personal foul
1:34	+1	Isaiah Moses makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-35
1:34	+1	Isaiah Moses makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-35
1:23		Nate Pickens personal foul
1:23	+1	Trevin Knell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-36
1:23		Trevin Knell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:23		Kaleb Smith defensive rebound
1:08		Mihailo Boskovic shooting foul (Kaleb Smith draws the foul)
1:08	+1	Kaleb Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-36
1:08	+1	Kaleb Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-36
0:57	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point hook shot (Egor Demin assists)	33-38
0:33		Nate Pickens misses two point driving layup
0:31		Egor Demin defensive rebound
0:17		Cougars 30 second timeout
0:03	+2	Egor Demin makes two point driving dunk	33-40
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UCRV
Highlanders
47
BYU
Cougars
46

Time		Play	Score
19:46		Kanon Catchings personal foul
19:44		Nate Pickens misses two point layup
19:42		Keba Keita defensive rebound
19:36		Nate Pickens personal foul
19:22	+2	Egor Demin makes two point jump shot	33-42
19:00		Isaiah Moses misses three point jump shot
18:58		Keba Keita defensive rebound
18:41	+3	Egor Demin makes three point jump shot	33-45
18:17		Kaleb Smith misses three point jump shot
18:15		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
18:07		Richie Saunders misses two point hook shot
18:05		Kanon Catchings offensive rebound
17:55	+2	Kanon Catchings makes two point layup	33-47
17:47		Kanon Catchings blocks Kaleb Smith's two point layup
17:45		Kanon Catchings defensive rebound
17:39		Joel Armotrading shooting foul (Keba Keita draws the foul)
17:39		Keba Keita misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:39		Keba Keita misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:39		Niyi Olabode defensive rebound
17:28		Barrington Hargress misses three point jump shot
17:26		Joel Armotrading offensive rebound
17:25		Keba Keita personal foul
17:21	+2	Isaiah Moses makes two point pullup jump shot	35-47
17:12		Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot
17:10		Niyi Olabode defensive rebound
17:02		Barrington Hargress misses three point jump shot
17:00		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
16:53	+3	Kanon Catchings makes three point jump shot (Richie Saunders assists)	35-50
16:53		Highlanders 30 second timeout
16:53		TV timeout
16:34	+2	Barrington Hargress makes two point pullup jump shot	37-50
16:17		Kanon Catchings misses two point jump shot
16:15		Rikus Schulte defensive rebound
16:02		Barrington Hargress misses three point stepback jump shot
16:00		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
15:53		Kanon Catchings turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Moses steals)
15:41	+2	Barrington Hargress makes two point layup (Rikus Schulte assists)	39-50
15:21		Kanon Catchings misses two point driving layup
15:19		Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound
15:15		Fousseyni Traore misses two point hook shot
15:13		Jack Whitbourn defensive rebound
15:06		Fousseyni Traore blocks Isaiah Moses's two point layup
15:04		Kanon Catchings defensive rebound
15:02		Isaiah Moses shooting foul (Egor Demin draws the foul)
15:02		Egor Demin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:02	+1	Egor Demin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-51
14:51		Barrington Hargress misses two point jump shot
14:49		Cougars defensive rebound
14:35	+3	Richie Saunders makes three point jump shot (Fousseyni Traore assists)	39-54
14:18		Niyi Olabode misses three point jump shot
14:16		Highlanders offensive rebound
14:16		Richie Saunders personal foul
14:01		Nate Pickens misses three point jump shot
13:59		Egor Demin defensive rebound
13:49		Richie Saunders misses two point cutting layup
13:47		Joel Armotrading defensive rebound
13:42		Joel Armotrading turnover (bad pass) (Dawson Baker steals)
13:39	+2	Kanon Catchings makes two point dunk (Dawson Baker assists)	39-56
13:18	+3	Barrington Hargress makes three point jump shot (Kaleb Smith assists)	42-56
12:54		Dawson Baker turnover (lost ball) (Nate Pickens steals)
12:50		Richie Saunders blocks Nate Pickens's two point layup
12:48		Highlanders offensive rebound
12:36	+2	Isaiah Moses makes two point jump shot	44-56
12:08		Mihailo Boskovic misses three point jump shot
12:06		Isaiah Moses defensive rebound
12:04		Dawson Baker personal foul
11:48		Egor Demin shooting foul (Kaleb Smith draws the foul)
11:48		TV timeout
11:48	+1	Kaleb Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-56
11:48	+1	Kaleb Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-56
11:38	+3	Dawson Baker makes three point jump shot	46-59
11:20		Parker Strauss turnover (out of bounds)
11:10	+2	Kanon Catchings makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	46-61
10:47	+3	Nate Pickens makes three point jump shot	49-61
10:27		Kanon Catchings misses three point jump shot
10:25		Kaleb Smith defensive rebound
10:10		Joel Armotrading misses two point layup
10:08		Elijah Crawford defensive rebound
10:00		Elijah Crawford misses two point floating jump shot
9:58		Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound
9:53	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup	49-63
9:48	+3	Nate Pickens makes three point jump shot (Barrington Hargress assists)	52-63
9:34		Barrington Hargress personal foul
9:26	+2	Richie Saunders makes two point layup	52-65
9:11		Isaiah Moses turnover (lost ball) (Keba Keita steals)
9:03	+2	Mihailo Boskovic makes two point layup (Keba Keita assists)	52-67
8:59		TV timeout
8:46	+3	Niyi Olabode makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Moses assists)	55-67
8:35		Niyi Olabode personal foul
8:30	+2	Dawson Baker makes two point jump shot	55-69
8:24		Kaleb Smith turnover (out of bounds)
8:14		Rikus Schulte shooting foul (Keba Keita draws the foul)
8:14	+1	Keba Keita makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-70
8:14	+1	Keba Keita makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-71
7:56		Barrington Hargress misses two point layup
7:54		Highlanders offensive rebound
7:53		Richie Saunders personal foul
7:53		TV timeout
7:44		Elijah Crawford shooting foul (Jack Whitbourn draws the foul)
7:44		Jack Whitbourn misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:44	+1	Jack Whitbourn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-71
7:30		Keba Keita turnover (lost ball) (Barrington Hargress steals)
7:24	+2	Rikus Schulte makes two point dunk (Barrington Hargress assists)	58-71
7:06		Dawson Baker misses two point jump shot
7:04		Barrington Hargress defensive rebound
6:52	+2	Isaiah Moses makes two point driving layup	60-71
6:39		Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot
6:37		Highlanders defensive rebound
6:21	+2	Nate Pickens makes two point driving layup	62-71
6:15		Egor Demin turnover (Nate Pickens steals)
6:04		Isaiah Moses misses three point jump shot
6:02		Mihailo Boskovic defensive rebound
5:58	+2	Egor Demin makes two point driving dunk	62-73
5:42	+2	Barrington Hargress makes two point stepback jump shot	64-73
5:27	+2	Keba Keita makes two point cutting layup (Egor Demin assists)	64-75
5:09		Mihailo Boskovic blocks Jack Whitbourn's two point layup
5:07		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
5:03		Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot
5:01		Highlanders defensive rebound
4:48		Nate Pickens turnover (lost ball) (Mihailo Boskovic steals)
4:43		Mihailo Boskovic turnover (lost ball) (Joel Armotrading steals)
4:22		Mihailo Boskovic shooting foul (Joel Armotrading draws the foul)
4:22	+1	Joel Armotrading makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-75
4:22	+1	Joel Armotrading makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-75
4:14		Kanon Catchings misses three point jump shot
4:12		Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound
4:05	+2	Richie Saunders makes two point cutting layup (Fousseyni Traore assists)	66-77
3:42		TV timeout
3:33	+2	Barrington Hargress makes two point jump shot	68-77
3:11		Joel Armotrading personal foul
3:11		Fousseyni Traore misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:11		Joel Armotrading defensive rebound
2:52		Fousseyni Traore shooting foul (Kaleb Smith draws the foul)
2:52	+1	Kaleb Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-77
2:52	+1	Kaleb Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-77
2:33	+2	Egor Demin makes two point driving layup	70-79
2:16	+2	Joel Armotrading makes two point dunk (Barrington Hargress assists)	72-79
2:15		Cougars 60 second timeout
2:01		Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot
1:59		Isaiah Moses defensive rebound
1:51		Barrington Hargress misses three point jump shot
1:49		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
1:20	+2	Keba Keita makes two point dunk (Egor Demin assists)	72-81
1:06		Richie Saunders personal foul
1:06	+1	Nate Pickens makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-81
1:06	+1	Nate Pickens makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-81
1:00		Barrington Hargress personal foul
1:00	+1	Dawson Baker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-82
1:00	+1	Dawson Baker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-83
0:55		Mawot Mag shooting foul (Barrington Hargress draws the foul)
0:55	+1	Barrington Hargress makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-83
0:55	+1	Barrington Hargress makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-83
0:46		Richie Saunders turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Moses steals)
0:33		Gavin Davis turnover (lost ball) (Kanon Catchings steals)
0:28		Gavin Davis personal foul
0:28		Egor Demin misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:21		Kaleb Smith defensive rebound
0:21		Barrington Hargress misses three point jump shot
0:19		Keba Keita defensive rebound
0:16		Joel Armotrading personal foul
0:16		Highlanders 60 second timeout
0:16	+1	Richie Saunders makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-84
0:16		Richie Saunders misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:16		Joel Armotrading defensive rebound
0:08	+3	Kaleb Smith makes three point jump shot (Barrington Hargress assists)	79-84
0:05		Nate Pickens personal foul
0:05	+1	Mihailo Boskovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-85
0:05	+1	Mihailo Boskovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-86
0:01		Mihailo Boskovic shooting foul (Nate Pickens draws the foul)
0:01		Nate Pickens misses regular free throw 1 of 3
0:01		Nate Pickens misses regular free throw 2 of 3
0:01	+1	Nate Pickens makes regular free throw 3 of 3	80-86
0:00		End of period

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Nate Pickens makes regular free throw 3 of 3