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Traore's dominating run in second half leads BYU over Idaho 95-71

AP
Nov 16, 2024

PROVO, Utah (AP) Fousseyni Traore had a career-high 29 points off the bench, including a personal 16-8 run, Richie Saunders added his career high of 26 points and BYU defeated Idaho 95-71 on Saturday.

Traore, who averaged 7.7 ppg in BYU's first three games, made 11 of 12 field goals and all seven of his free throws. He scored 20 points in the second half as BYU scored 54 points to turn a three-point halftime lead into a rout.

Saunders, too, had a big second half, scoring 17 points. He was averaging 11.7 ppg coming in.

After trailing 41-38 at halftime, the Vandals were within 46-45 after Tyler Mrus hit a 3-pointer with about 17 minutes remaining. BYU then went on a 10-0 run capped by a layup and 3-pointer by Saunders.

A few minutes later Traore went on a tear with five field goals and six free throws in about six minutes of action. He outscored Idaho 9-0 at the end of the run.

Egor Demin added 16 points and seven assists for the Cougars (4-0). Traore had a team-high nine rebounds. The Cougars shot 56% and had only six turnovers.

Mrus scored 17 points and Julius Mims 14 for the Vandals (1-3). Idaho had 19 turnovers.

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1st Half
IDHO
Vandals
38
BYU
Cougars
41

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Jojo Anderson vs. Keba Keita (Julius Mims gains possession)
19:34	+3	Tyler Mrus makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Brickner assists)	3-0
19:16		Kanon Catchings misses three point jump shot
19:14		Keba Keita offensive rebound
19:09		Keba Keita turnover (bad pass) (Julius Mims steals)
18:56		Kolton Mitchell turnover (lost ball) (Kanon Catchings steals)
18:54		Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot
18:52		Cougars offensive rebound
18:52		Julius Mims personal foul
18:47		Kanon Catchings turnover (out of bounds)
18:33	+2	Julius Mims makes two point jump shot (Isaiah Brickner assists)	5-0
18:16		Isaiah Brickner shooting foul (Kanon Catchings draws the foul)
18:16		Kanon Catchings misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:16		Kanon Catchings misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:16		Keba Keita offensive rebound
18:03	+2	Keba Keita makes two point jump shot (Egor Demin assists)	5-2
17:47	+3	Julius Mims makes three point jump shot (Jack Payne assists)	8-2
17:30		Egor Demin misses three point jump shot
17:28		Julius Mims defensive rebound
17:20		Isaiah Brickner offensive foul (Kanon Catchings draws the foul)
17:16		Isaiah Brickner turnover (offensive foul)
17:16		Kanon Catchings misses three point jump shot
17:14		Keba Keita offensive rebound
17:05		Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot
17:03		Julius Mims defensive rebound
16:51		Kolton Mitchell turnover (bad pass) (Egor Demin steals)
16:42	+2	Richie Saunders makes two point jump shot	8-4
16:19		Kristian Gonzalez misses two point jump shot
16:17		Trevin Knell defensive rebound
16:11		Trevin Knell turnover (bad pass) (Jack Payne steals)
16:11		Trevin Knell personal foul (Jack Payne draws the foul)
15:51		Tyler Mrus misses three point jump shot
15:49		Keba Keita defensive rebound
15:40		Jack Payne shooting foul (Keba Keita draws the foul)
15:40		TV timeout
15:40		Keba Keita misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:40		Keba Keita misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:40		Tyler Mrus defensive rebound
15:20		Egor Demin blocks Kristian Gonzalez's two point layup
15:18		Vandals offensive rebound
15:08		Vandals turnover (shot clock violation)
14:57		Jack Payne shooting foul (Kanon Catchings draws the foul)
14:57		Kanon Catchings misses regular free throw 1 of 3
14:57	+1	Kanon Catchings makes regular free throw 2 of 3	8-5
14:57	+1	Kanon Catchings makes regular free throw 3 of 3	8-6
14:48		Kanon Catchings personal foul (Jojo Anderson draws the foul)
14:37		Mawot Mag shooting foul (Tyler Mrus draws the foul)
14:37	+1	Tyler Mrus makes regular free throw 1 of 3	9-6
14:37	+1	Tyler Mrus makes regular free throw 2 of 3	10-6
14:37		Tyler Mrus misses regular free throw 3 of 3
14:37		Kristian Gonzalez offensive rebound
14:31	+3	Kristian Gonzalez makes three point jump shot	13-6
14:07	+3	Kanon Catchings makes three point jump shot	13-9
13:48		Egor Demin blocks Kristian Gonzalez's two point jump shot
13:46		Kristian Gonzalez offensive rebound
13:39	+2	Kristian Gonzalez makes two point layup	15-9
13:28	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup (Egor Demin assists)	15-11
13:11		Kristian Gonzalez misses two point jump shot
13:09		Dawson Baker defensive rebound
13:02	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup (Dawson Baker assists)	15-13
13:02		Jojo Anderson shooting foul (Fousseyni Traore draws the foul)
13:02	+1	Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 1	15-14
12:43		Julius Mims misses two point jump shot
12:41		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
12:35		Kristian Gonzalez personal foul (Mawot Mag draws the foul)
12:35	+1	Mawot Mag makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-15
12:35	+1	Mawot Mag makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-16
12:13	+2	Julius Mims makes two point dunk (Kolton Mitchell assists)	17-16
12:00		Dawson Baker misses three point jump shot
11:58		Kristian Gonzalez defensive rebound
11:34	+2	Miles Klapper makes two point layup	19-16
11:23	+3	Egor Demin makes three point jump shot (Dawson Baker assists)	19-19
11:01	+2	Kristian Gonzalez makes two point jump shot	21-19
10:45	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup (Mihailo Boskovic assists)	21-21
10:28	+2	Kolton Mitchell makes two point layup	23-21
10:12		Kristian Gonzalez personal foul (Mawot Mag draws the foul)
10:12		TV timeout
10:12		Mawot Mag misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:12		Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound
10:09		Jump ball. Fousseyni Traore vs. Jojo Anderson (Fousseyni Traore gains possession)
9:50	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point jump shot	23-23
9:30	+3	Kyson Rose makes three point jump shot (Kolton Mitchell assists)	26-23
9:09	+2	Dawson Baker makes two point layup	26-25
8:55		Kolton Mitchell turnover (lost ball) (Richie Saunders steals)
8:46		Mihailo Boskovic misses three point jump shot
8:44		Kolton Mitchell defensive rebound
8:32	+3	Jojo Anderson makes three point jump shot (Miles Klapper assists)	29-25
8:07	+3	Richie Saunders makes three point jump shot (Dawson Baker assists)	29-28
7:46		Kyson Rose turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Crawford steals)
7:45		Kyson Rose personal foul (Elijah Crawford draws the foul)
7:45		TV timeout
7:45		Elijah Crawford misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:45		Julius Mims defensive rebound
7:28		Julius Mims misses three point jump shot
7:26		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
7:00		Elijah Crawford misses three point jump shot
6:58		Julius Mims defensive rebound
6:48		Keba Keita shooting foul (Tyler Mrus draws the foul)
6:48		Tyler Mrus misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:48	+1	Tyler Mrus makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-28
6:28	+2	Richie Saunders makes two point layup (Mihailo Boskovic assists)	30-30
6:08		Jojo Anderson misses two point layup
6:06		Keba Keita defensive rebound
5:55		Keba Keita misses two point layup
5:53		Miles Klapper defensive rebound
5:32		Kolton Mitchell misses two point jump shot
5:30		Keba Keita defensive rebound
5:26		Kolton Mitchell shooting foul (Kanon Catchings draws the foul)
5:26		Kanon Catchings misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:26	+1	Kanon Catchings makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-31
5:12		Isaiah Brickner misses two point jump shot
5:10		Keba Keita defensive rebound
5:01	+2	Keba Keita makes two point jump shot (Egor Demin assists)	30-33
4:59		Vandals 30 second timeout
4:23		Tyler Mrus misses three point jump shot
4:21		Egor Demin defensive rebound
4:04		Kyson Rose shooting foul (Keba Keita draws the foul)
4:04		Keba Keita misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:04		Keba Keita misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:04		Tyler Mrus defensive rebound
3:44		Richie Saunders blocks Tyler Mrus's two point layup
3:42		Trevin Knell defensive rebound
3:34	+3	Egor Demin makes three point jump shot (Richie Saunders assists)	30-36
3:18		Richie Saunders blocks Tyler Mrus's two point layup
3:16		Egor Demin defensive rebound
3:10		Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot
3:10		Vandals defensive rebound
3:10		Trevin Knell offensive foul
3:10		TV timeout
2:49	+3	Tyler Mrus makes three point jump shot (Jack Payne assists)	33-36
2:32		Kanon Catchings misses three point jump shot
2:30		Vandals defensive rebound
2:09	+2	Julius Mims makes two point layup	35-36
1:55		Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot
1:53		Miles Klapper defensive rebound
1:44		Miles Klapper turnover (lost ball) (Richie Saunders steals)
1:30	+2	Richie Saunders makes two point layup	35-38
1:13	+3	Jack Payne makes three point jump shot	38-38
0:37	+3	Trevin Knell makes three point jump shot (Egor Demin assists)	38-41
0:36		Vandals 30 second timeout
0:08		Egor Demin blocks Jack Payne's two point layup
0:06		Jack Payne offensive rebound
0:06		Vandals turnover (shot clock violation)
0:00		Kanon Catchings misses three point jump shot
0:00		Cougars offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
IDHO
Vandals
33
BYU
Cougars
54

Time		Play	Score
0:00		—
19:41		Keba Keita shooting foul (Julius Mims draws the foul)
19:41	+1	Julius Mims makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-41
19:41	+1	Julius Mims makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-41
19:27		Richie Saunders misses two point layup
19:25		Jack Payne defensive rebound
18:58		Kanon Catchings blocks Tyler Mrus's two point layup
18:56		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
18:48		Egor Demin misses two point jump shot
18:46		Vandals defensive rebound
18:46		Keba Keita personal foul
18:18		Isaiah Brickner misses two point jump shot
18:16		Kanon Catchings defensive rebound
18:07	+2	Egor Demin makes two point layup	40-43
17:57	+2	Kolton Mitchell makes two point layup	42-43
17:46	+3	Trevin Knell makes three point jump shot (Richie Saunders assists)	42-46
17:32		Kolton Mitchell turnover (bad pass) (Egor Demin steals)
17:24		Egor Demin misses two point layup
17:22		Kolton Mitchell defensive rebound
17:17	+3	Tyler Mrus makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Brickner assists)	45-46
17:06		Isaiah Brickner shooting foul (Egor Demin draws the foul)
17:06	+1	Egor Demin makes regular free throw 1 of 3	45-47
17:06	+1	Egor Demin makes regular free throw 2 of 3	45-48
17:06	+1	Egor Demin makes regular free throw 3 of 3	45-49
16:39		Miles Klapper misses two point jump shot
16:37		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
16:32	+2	Kanon Catchings makes two point dunk (Trevin Knell assists)	45-51
16:00		Kristian Gonzalez misses three point jump shot
15:58		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
15:48	+2	Richie Saunders makes two point layup	45-53
15:48		Kolton Mitchell shooting foul (Richie Saunders draws the foul)
15:48		TV timeout
15:48		Richie Saunders misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:48		Miles Klapper defensive rebound
15:27		Kyson Rose turnover (lost ball)
15:21	+3	Richie Saunders makes three point jump shot (Fousseyni Traore assists)	45-56
15:06	+3	Kyson Rose makes three point jump shot (Jojo Anderson assists)	48-56
14:45	+2	Egor Demin makes two point jump shot (Fousseyni Traore assists)	48-58
14:12		Vandals 60 second timeout
14:12		TV timeout
14:06		Richie Saunders blocks Jack Payne's three point jump shot
14:04		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
14:02	+2	Richie Saunders makes two point dunk	48-60
13:53		Fousseyni Traore personal foul (Jojo Anderson draws the foul)
13:43		Tyler Mrus misses three point jump shot
13:41		Kanon Catchings defensive rebound
13:20		Egor Demin turnover (bad pass)
13:01		Miles Klapper turnover (traveling)
12:46		Trevin Knell misses two point jump shot
12:44		Julius Mims defensive rebound
12:37		Richie Saunders shooting foul (Julius Mims draws the foul)
12:37	+1	Julius Mims makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-60
12:37		Julius Mims misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:37		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
12:19		Julius Mims shooting foul (Fousseyni Traore draws the foul)
12:19	+1	Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-61
12:19	+1	Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-62
11:52	+3	Kolton Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Miles Klapper assists)	52-62
11:33	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup (Dawson Baker assists)	52-64
11:33		Kolton Mitchell shooting foul (Fousseyni Traore draws the foul)
11:33		TV timeout
11:33	+1	Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 1	52-65
11:09		Isaiah Brickner misses three point jump shot
11:07		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
10:52		Dawson Baker misses three point jump shot
10:50		Mawot Mag offensive rebound
10:40	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point hook shot (Egor Demin assists)	52-67
10:25	+2	Isaiah Brickner makes two point jump shot	54-67
10:25		Mihailo Boskovic shooting foul (Isaiah Brickner draws the foul)
10:25	+1	Isaiah Brickner makes regular free throw 1 of 1	55-67
10:08		Mihailo Boskovic misses three point jump shot
10:06		Vandals defensive rebound
9:46		Fousseyni Traore blocks Isaiah Brickner's two point layup
9:44		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
9:38		Mihailo Boskovic turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Brickner steals)
9:30	+2	Isaiah Brickner makes two point layup	57-67
9:14	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point hook shot	57-69
9:04		Isaiah Brickner turnover (lost ball) (Dawson Baker steals)
8:48		Isaiah Brickner blocks Mawot Mag's two point layup
8:46		Isaiah Brickner defensive rebound
8:46		Elijah Crawford personal foul
8:38		Isaiah Brickner misses two point jump shot
8:36		Mihailo Boskovic defensive rebound
8:15	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup	57-71
8:15		Jack Payne shooting foul (Fousseyni Traore draws the foul)
8:15	+1	Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 1	57-72
8:11		Kolton Mitchell turnover (bad pass)
7:47		Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot
7:45		Jack Payne defensive rebound
7:40		Tyler Mrus turnover (lost ball) (Mihailo Boskovic steals)
7:22	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point jump shot	57-74
7:04		Julius Mims offensive foul (Dawson Baker draws the foul)
7:04		Julius Mims turnover (offensive foul)
7:04		TV timeout
6:57		Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot
6:55		Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound
6:55		Jojo Anderson personal foul (Fousseyni Traore draws the foul)
6:54	+1	Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-75
6:54	+1	Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-76
6:38	+2	Miles Klapper makes two point layup (Julius Mims assists)	59-76
6:10		Fousseyni Traore misses two point jump shot
6:08		Julius Mims defensive rebound
6:01	+3	Miles Klapper makes three point jump shot (Jojo Anderson assists)	62-76
5:38	+3	Richie Saunders makes three point jump shot (Elijah Crawford assists)	62-79
5:25		Elijah Crawford personal foul (Julius Mims draws the foul)
5:25		Julius Mims misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:25		Keba Keita defensive rebound
4:59		Kanon Catchings misses two point jump shot
4:57		Jojo Anderson defensive rebound
4:49	+2	Julius Mims makes two point jump shot (Jojo Anderson assists)	64-79
4:28		Dawson Baker misses two point layup
4:26		Miles Klapper defensive rebound
4:15		Isaiah Brickner turnover (lost ball) (Richie Saunders steals)
4:10	+2	Richie Saunders makes two point layup	64-81
3:53	+3	Tyler Mrus makes three point jump shot	67-81
3:34	+3	Egor Demin makes three point jump shot (Kanon Catchings assists)	67-84
3:00		Isaiah Brickner turnover (bad pass) (Keba Keita steals)
2:50		Dawson Baker misses two point layup
2:48		Jojo Anderson defensive rebound
2:48	+2	Tyler Mrus makes two point layup (Jojo Anderson assists)	69-84
2:48		TV timeout
2:34	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup (Richie Saunders assists)	69-86
2:19		Jojo Anderson misses three point jump shot
2:17		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
2:15		Miles Klapper personal foul (Richie Saunders draws the foul)
2:15	+1	Richie Saunders makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-87
2:15	+1	Richie Saunders makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-88
2:03		Tyler Mrus turnover (lost ball) (Egor Demin steals)
1:57	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup (Egor Demin assists)	69-90
1:47		Tyler Mrus turnover (lost ball) (Richie Saunders steals)
1:44	+3	Richie Saunders makes three point jump shot (Egor Demin assists)	69-93
1:34		Vandals 30 second timeout
1:21		Tyler Mrus misses three point jump shot
1:19		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
1:00		Kyson Rose shooting foul (Trevin Knell draws the foul)
1:00	+1	Trevin Knell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-94
0:56	+1	Trevin Knell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-95
0:40		Titus Yearout misses two point jump shot
0:38		Brody Kozlowski defensive rebound
0:29		Mihailo Boskovic turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Brickner steals)
0:22	+2	Ewan Steele makes two point layup (Miles Klapper assists)	71-95
0:00		End of period

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Ewan Steele makes two point layup (Miles Klapper assists)