Robert Wright III and Richie Saunders each scored 26 points to lead No. 7 BYU past Delaware 85-68 on Tuesday night.
Wright was just shy of a triple-double with nine assists and nine rebounds, while Saunders added 10 rebounds and went 6-of-11 from 3-point range.
A solid night from the field all around as AJ Dybantsa chipped in 18 points and seven boards for the Cougars, who caught fire after halftime to erase a double-digit deficit.
Christian Bliss and Macon Emory led Delaware with 18 points apiece.
The Blue Hens jumped to a 17-4 lead behind Emory and Jameel Brown, and BYU missed its first 11 shots from beyond the arc before Wright hit the Cougars’ first 3-pointer late in the half.
BYU turned the game around with a barrage of outside shooting in the second half. The Cougars first lead came at 51-48, then Dybantsa and Saunders powered a 20-5 run that pushed the margin to 73-57 with 7:19 remaining.
Overall, BYU shot 11-of-20 from 3-point range in the second half and outscored Delaware 54-29 after intermission.
The Cougars face a key matchup with No. 3 UConn on Saturday in Boston.
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