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Kanon Catchings scores 23, Richie Saunders adds 17 to lead BYU over Baylor, 93-89 in OT

AP
Jan 29, 2025

PROVO, Utah (AP) Kanon Catchings finished with 23 points, Richie Saunders scored six of his 17 points in overtime and BYU beat Baylor 93-89 on Tuesday night.

BYU opened the extra period on a 9-3 surge for an 87-81 lead. Robert Wright made a pair of free throws and VJ Edgecombe hit a 3-pointer to cut Baylor's deficit to 87-86, but the Cougars made 6 of 6 from the free-throw line from there to seal it. Saunders shot 2 of 2 from the field and made both free-throw attempts in overtime.

Catchings didn't miss a shot, making four 3-pointers and shooting 8 of 8 from the floor and 3 of 3 from the foul line. Egor Demin added 15 points and Trevin Knell had 11 for BYU (14-6, 5-4 Big 12).

Edgecombe led Baylor with 28 points and Wright finished with 22. The pair combined for 11 of the Bears' 18 assists.

Baylor (13-7, 5-4) trailed since the 16:36 mark in the first half and by as many as 11 points early in the second. Wright scored all nine points in a 9-3 surge to get the Bears within 78-76 with 49 second to play. Demin missed a 3 on the next possession and then Wright tied it 78-all at the free-throw line with five seconds remaining to force overtime.

BYU leads the series 7-6, with each of its wins coming at home.

In Saturday games, Baylor hosts No. 11 Kansas and BYU travels to face UCF.

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1st Half
BAYL
Bears
36
BYU
Cougars
44

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Norchad Omier vs. Keba Keita (Cougars gains possession)
19:44	+3	Trevin Knell makes three point jump shot (Egor Demin assists)	0-3
19:17		Norchad Omier misses three point jump shot
19:15		Josh Ojianwuna offensive rebound
19:14		Egor Demin personal foul (VJ Edgecombe draws the foul)
19:04	+3	VJ Edgecombe makes three point jump shot (Jayden Nunn assists)	3-3
18:53		Richie Saunders misses two point layup
18:51		Josh Ojianwuna defensive rebound
18:42		Jayden Nunn misses two point jump shot
18:40		Keba Keita defensive rebound
18:23		Norchad Omier personal foul (Egor Demin draws the foul)
18:18		Egor Demin turnover (bad pass) (Josh Ojianwuna steals)
18:18		Trevin Knell flagrant 1 (Josh Ojianwuna draws the foul)
18:18		Josh Ojianwuna misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
18:18	+1	Josh Ojianwuna makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	4-3
18:06		Norchad Omier misses two point jump shot
18:04		Josh Ojianwuna offensive rebound
18:00	+2	Josh Ojianwuna makes two point dunk	6-3
17:49		Mawot Mag misses three point jump shot
17:47		Cougars offensive rebound
17:46		Robert O. Wright III personal foul
17:40		Richie Saunders misses two point jump shot
17:38		Richie Saunders offensive rebound
17:33		Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot
17:31		Mawot Mag offensive rebound
17:27		Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot
17:25		Egor Demin offensive rebound
17:20	+2	Egor Demin makes two point layup	6-5
16:55		Robert O. Wright III misses three point jump shot
16:53		Robert O. Wright III offensive rebound
16:39		Robert O. Wright III turnover (bad pass) (Egor Demin steals)
16:35		VJ Edgecombe shooting foul (Richie Saunders draws the foul)
16:35	+1	Richie Saunders makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-6
16:35	+1	Richie Saunders makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-7
16:20		Norchad Omier offensive foul
16:20		Norchad Omier turnover (offensive foul)
16:08		Mawot Mag misses two point dunk
16:06		Cougars offensive rebound
16:03	+2	Keba Keita makes two point dunk (Richie Saunders assists)	6-9
15:44		VJ Edgecombe misses three point jump shot
15:42		Jalen Celestine offensive rebound
15:39		Jalen Celestine misses two point layup
15:37		Egor Demin defensive rebound
15:29		Jason Asemota personal foul (Mawot Mag draws the foul)
15:29		TV timeout
15:19	+2	Egor Demin makes two point layup	6-11
14:50		Jalen Celestine turnover (bad pass)
14:33		Egor Demin turnover (bad pass) (Norchad Omier steals)
14:28		VJ Edgecombe misses two point layup
14:26		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
14:19	+2	Trevin Knell makes two point layup (Egor Demin assists)	6-13
13:48	+3	VJ Edgecombe makes three point jump shot (Norchad Omier assists)	9-13
13:33	+3	Kanon Catchings makes three point jump shot (Egor Demin assists)	9-16
13:07	+2	Norchad Omier makes two point layup (VJ Edgecombe assists)	11-16
12:47		Egor Demin misses three point jump shot
12:45		Trevin Knell offensive rebound
12:38	+3	Kanon Catchings makes three point jump shot (Egor Demin assists)	11-19
12:29		Bears 30 second timeout
12:29		TV timeout
12:20	+3	Jalen Celestine makes three point jump shot (Robert O. Wright III assists)	14-19
11:59	+2	Dawson Baker makes two point jump shot	14-21
11:22		Bears turnover (shot clock violation)
10:59	+3	Kanon Catchings makes three point jump shot (Richie Saunders assists)	14-24
10:31		Jayden Nunn misses three point jump shot
10:29		Kanon Catchings defensive rebound
10:20		Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot
10:18		Jalen Celestine defensive rebound
10:11		Jalen Celestine misses three point jump shot
10:09		Josh Ojianwuna offensive rebound
9:58	+3	Jalen Celestine makes three point jump shot (Robert O. Wright III assists)	17-24
9:26	+2	Dawson Baker makes two point jump shot	17-26
9:06	+2	Robert O. Wright III makes two point layup	19-26
8:39	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup (Dallin Hall assists)	19-28
8:03		Dallin Hall personal foul (Robert O. Wright III draws the foul)
7:53		Jalen Celestine misses two point jump shot
7:51		Bears offensive rebound
7:51		TV timeout
7:44		Robert O. Wright III misses three point jump shot
7:42		Cougars defensive rebound
7:42		Jalen Celestine personal foul (Dawson Baker draws the foul)
7:22	+1	Dawson Baker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-29
7:22	+1	Dawson Baker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-30
7:10		VJ Edgecombe turnover (bad pass) (Keba Keita steals)
7:04		Dawson Baker turnover (traveling)
6:44	+2	Norchad Omier makes two point dunk (VJ Edgecombe assists)	21-30
6:23		Richie Saunders misses two point jump shot
6:21		Josh Ojianwuna defensive rebound
6:05		Jayden Nunn misses three point jump shot
6:03		Keba Keita defensive rebound
5:45		Richie Saunders misses two point layup
5:43		Jayden Nunn defensive rebound
5:37		Egor Demin personal foul
5:29		Jalen Celestine misses three point jump shot
5:27		Trevin Knell defensive rebound
5:21	+2	Richie Saunders makes two point layup (Trevin Knell assists)	21-32
4:52		VJ Edgecombe misses two point jump shot
4:51		Cougars defensive rebound
4:51		Josh Ojianwuna personal foul (Kanon Catchings draws the foul)
4:51	+1	Kanon Catchings makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-33
4:51	+1	Kanon Catchings makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-34
4:35	+3	Norchad Omier makes three point jump shot (VJ Edgecombe assists)	24-34
4:03	+2	Dallin Hall makes two point layup	24-36
3:47	+2	VJ Edgecombe makes two point layup	26-36
3:37		Keba Keita offensive foul (VJ Edgecombe draws the foul)
3:37		Keba Keita turnover (offensive foul)
3:37		TV timeout
3:18	+3	Jayden Nunn makes three point jump shot (Norchad Omier assists)	29-36
2:51		Keba Keita turnover (3-second violation)
2:36		VJ Edgecombe misses three point jump shot
2:34		Jalen Celestine offensive rebound
2:29		Richie Saunders shooting foul (Jalen Celestine draws the foul)
2:29		Jalen Celestine misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:29	+1	Jalen Celestine makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-36
2:10	+2	Richie Saunders makes two point layup	30-38
1:55		Robert O. Wright III turnover (bad pass) (Trevin Knell steals)
1:50		Dallin Hall turnover (lost ball) (Robert O. Wright III steals)
1:23	+2	Josh Ojianwuna makes two point jump shot	32-38
1:23		Norchad Omier personal foul (Trevin Knell draws the foul)
1:23	+1	Trevin Knell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-39
1:23		Trevin Knell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:23		VJ Edgecombe defensive rebound
1:23		Richie Saunders personal foul (VJ Edgecombe draws the foul)
1:21	+1	VJ Edgecombe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-39
1:21	+1	VJ Edgecombe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-39
0:55	+2	Kanon Catchings makes two point jump shot	34-41
0:34		VJ Edgecombe misses two point layup
0:33		Mawot Mag defensive rebound
0:33		Josh Ojianwuna personal foul (Dallin Hall draws the foul)
0:33		Bears technical foul
0:33		Trevin Knell misses technical free throw 1 of 2
0:33	+1	Trevin Knell makes technical free throw 2 of 2	34-42
0:33	+1	Dallin Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-43
0:33	+1	Dallin Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-44
0:04	+2	Robert O. Wright III makes two point layup	36-44
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
BAYL
Bears
42
BYU
Cougars
34

Time		Play	Score
19:40		Norchad Omier misses three point jump shot
19:38		VJ Edgecombe offensive rebound
19:31	+2	Norchad Omier makes two point layup (Robert O. Wright III assists)	38-44
19:02	+2	Trevin Knell makes two point jump shot	38-46
18:32		Robert O. Wright III misses two point jump shot
18:30		Norchad Omier offensive rebound
18:26	+2	Norchad Omier makes two point dunk	40-46
18:20	+2	Richie Saunders makes two point layup	40-48
18:10		Norchad Omier turnover (Richie Saunders steals)
18:01	+3	Egor Demin makes three point jump shot	40-51
17:57		Bears 30 second timeout
17:57		TV timeout
17:47		Keba Keita blocks Josh Ojianwuna's two point layup
17:45		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
17:36		Egor Demin misses three point jump shot
17:34		VJ Edgecombe defensive rebound
17:29		Norchad Omier turnover (lost ball) (Trevin Knell steals)
17:24		Robert O. Wright III personal foul
17:08		Jayden Nunn personal foul (Egor Demin draws the foul)
16:51		Egor Demin turnover (traveling)
16:22	+3	Jayden Nunn makes three point jump shot (Robert O. Wright III assists)	43-51
16:09		Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot
16:07		Josh Ojianwuna defensive rebound
15:59	+2	VJ Edgecombe makes two point layup	45-51
15:59		Keba Keita shooting foul (VJ Edgecombe draws the foul)
15:59		TV timeout
15:59	+1	VJ Edgecombe makes regular free throw 1 of 1	46-51
15:38		Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot
15:38		Jayden Nunn defensive rebound
15:38		Keba Keita personal foul
15:23	+2	Josh Ojianwuna makes two point dunk (VJ Edgecombe assists)	48-51
14:57	+2	Kanon Catchings makes two point jump shot	48-53
14:29		Jalen Celestine misses three point jump shot
14:27		Jayden Nunn offensive rebound
14:20	+3	VJ Edgecombe makes three point jump shot (Jayden Nunn assists)	51-53
14:00		Egor Demin misses two point jump shot
13:58		Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound
13:53		Dawson Baker misses three point jump shot
13:51		Mawot Mag offensive rebound
13:51		Jalen Celestine personal foul
13:38		Jason Asemota personal foul (Fousseyni Traore draws the foul)
13:31	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point jump shot	51-55
13:04		Jason Asemota turnover (lost ball) (Dawson Baker steals)
12:56		VJ Edgecombe personal foul (Mawot Mag draws the foul)
12:49	+3	Kanon Catchings makes three point jump shot (Dawson Baker assists)	51-58
12:20	+2	VJ Edgecombe makes two point jump shot	53-58
12:04		Fousseyni Traore misses two point layup
12:02		Robert O. Wright III defensive rebound
11:54		Norchad Omier misses two point layup
11:54		Cougars defensive rebound
11:54		TV timeout
11:33		Fousseyni Traore misses two point jump shot
11:31		Norchad Omier defensive rebound
11:08		Robert O. Wright III misses two point jump shot
11:06		Norchad Omier offensive rebound
11:01		Kanon Catchings blocks Jalen Celestine's three point jump shot
10:59		Cougars defensive rebound
10:59		Dawson Baker misses two point jump shot
10:57		Robert O. Wright III defensive rebound
10:33		Norchad Omier turnover (lost ball) (Richie Saunders steals)
10:21		Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot
10:19		Josh Ojianwuna defensive rebound
10:03	+2	Josh Ojianwuna makes two point dunk (Robert O. Wright III assists)	55-58
10:02		Cougars 60 second timeout
9:49		Jayden Nunn shooting foul (Fousseyni Traore draws the foul)
9:49		Fousseyni Traore misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:49	+1	Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-59
9:24	+3	VJ Edgecombe makes three point jump shot (Jayden Nunn assists)	58-59
9:02		Dawson Baker misses three point jump shot
9:00		Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound
8:56	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup	58-61
8:35	+2	Jayden Nunn makes two point jump shot	60-61
8:14	+2	Kanon Catchings makes two point jump shot	60-63
7:53		Norchad Omier misses three point jump shot
7:51		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
7:40		Fousseyni Traore misses two point jump shot
7:38		Norchad Omier defensive rebound
7:33		Bears 60 second timeout
7:33		TV timeout
7:24		VJ Edgecombe turnover (bad pass) (Keba Keita steals)
7:22		VJ Edgecombe personal foul (Mawot Mag draws the foul)
7:22		Mawot Mag misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:22		Norchad Omier defensive rebound
7:00		Robert O. Wright III misses two point jump shot
6:58		Norchad Omier offensive rebound
6:57		Trevin Knell shooting foul (Norchad Omier draws the foul)
6:57	+1	Norchad Omier makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-63
6:57		Norchad Omier misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:57		Keba Keita defensive rebound
6:36		Norchad Omier personal foul (Egor Demin draws the foul)
6:36	+1	Egor Demin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-64
6:36	+1	Egor Demin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-65
6:11		Jayden Nunn misses three point jump shot
6:09		Keba Keita defensive rebound
6:01		Egor Demin turnover (bad pass) (Josh Ojianwuna steals)
5:58	+2	Jayden Nunn makes two point layup (Josh Ojianwuna assists)	63-65
5:58		Keba Keita shooting foul (Jayden Nunn draws the foul)
5:58	+1	Jayden Nunn makes regular free throw 1 of 1	64-65
5:41	+2	Kanon Catchings makes two point layup (Egor Demin assists)	64-67
5:41		VJ Edgecombe shooting foul (Kanon Catchings draws the foul)
5:41	+1	Kanon Catchings makes regular free throw 1 of 1	64-68
5:14	+3	Robert O. Wright III makes three point jump shot (VJ Edgecombe assists)	67-68
4:48		Egor Demin misses three point jump shot
4:46		Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound
4:25		Josh Ojianwuna blocks Trevin Knell's two point jump shot
4:23		Jalen Celestine defensive rebound
4:03		VJ Edgecombe misses two point jump shot
4:01		Trevin Knell defensive rebound
3:55	+2	Egor Demin makes two point layup	67-70
3:44		Bears 60 second timeout
3:44		TV timeout
3:31		Norchad Omier misses two point layup
3:29		Norchad Omier offensive rebound
3:28		Richie Saunders shooting foul (Norchad Omier draws the foul)
3:28		Norchad Omier misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:28		Norchad Omier misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:28		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
3:13		Richie Saunders misses two point layup
3:11		Richie Saunders offensive rebound
3:10	+2	Richie Saunders makes two point layup	67-72
3:10		Robert O. Wright III shooting foul (Richie Saunders draws the foul)
3:10	+1	Richie Saunders makes regular free throw 1 of 1	67-73
2:51		Dallin Hall personal foul (VJ Edgecombe draws the foul)
2:48	+3	Robert O. Wright III makes three point jump shot (Jayden Nunn assists)	70-73
2:18	+3	Mawot Mag makes three point jump shot (Egor Demin assists)	70-76
2:01		Fousseyni Traore personal foul (Robert O. Wright III draws the foul)
2:01	+1	Robert O. Wright III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-76
2:01	+1	Robert O. Wright III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-76
1:51	+2	Egor Demin makes two point jump shot	72-78
1:33	+2	Robert O. Wright III makes two point jump shot	74-78
0:59		Richie Saunders turnover (traveling)
0:51	+2	Robert O. Wright III makes two point layup	76-78
0:40		Cougars 30 second timeout
0:19		Egor Demin misses three point jump shot
0:17		VJ Edgecombe defensive rebound
0:04		Mawot Mag shooting foul (Robert O. Wright III draws the foul)
0:04	+1	Robert O. Wright III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-78
0:04	+1	Robert O. Wright III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-78
0:04		Cougars 30 second timeout
0:00		End of period

OT
BAYL
Bears
11
BYU
Cougars
15

Time		Play	Score
5:00		Norchad Omier vs. Keba Keita (Cougars gains possession)
4:45	+2	Trevin Knell makes two point layup (Keba Keita assists)	78-80
4:26		Robert O. Wright III misses two point jump shot
4:24		Norchad Omier offensive rebound
4:20		Jayden Nunn turnover (lost ball) (Dallin Hall steals)
4:04	+3	Dallin Hall makes three point jump shot	78-83
3:45	+3	VJ Edgecombe makes three point jump shot	81-83
3:28	+2	Richie Saunders makes two point layup	81-85
3:05		Trevin Knell personal foul (Jayden Nunn draws the foul)
3:05		Jayden Nunn misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:05		Jayden Nunn misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:05		Cougars defensive rebound
2:47	+2	Richie Saunders makes two point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)	81-87
2:32		Richie Saunders shooting foul (Robert O. Wright III draws the foul)
2:32	+1	Robert O. Wright III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	82-87
2:32	+1	Robert O. Wright III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	83-87
2:28		Dallin Hall turnover (out of bounds)
2:14	+3	VJ Edgecombe makes three point jump shot (Robert O. Wright III assists)	86-87
1:58		Jayden Nunn personal foul (Richie Saunders draws the foul)
1:58	+1	Richie Saunders makes regular free throw 1 of 2	86-88
1:58	+1	Richie Saunders makes regular free throw 2 of 2	86-89
1:43		Norchad Omier misses three point jump shot
1:41		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
1:09		Norchad Omier shooting foul (Egor Demin draws the foul)
1:09		Egor Demin misses regular free throw 1 of 3
1:09	+1	Egor Demin makes regular free throw 2 of 3	86-90
1:09	+1	Egor Demin makes regular free throw 3 of 3	86-91
0:53		Richie Saunders shooting foul (Robert O. Wright III draws the foul)
0:53	+1	Robert O. Wright III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	87-91
0:53	+1	Robert O. Wright III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	88-91
0:26		VJ Edgecombe blocks Dallin Hall's two point jump shot
0:24		Robert O. Wright III defensive rebound
0:11		Dallin Hall personal foul (VJ Edgecombe draws the foul)
0:11	+1	VJ Edgecombe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	89-91
0:11		VJ Edgecombe misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:11		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
0:10		Cougars 30 second timeout
0:06		Josh Ojianwuna personal foul (Dawson Baker draws the foul)
0:06	+1	Dawson Baker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	89-92
0:06	+1	Dawson Baker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	89-93
0:05		Josh Ojianwuna turnover (bad pass)
0:00		End of period

Josh Ojianwuna turnover (bad pass)