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BYU freshman AJ Dybantsa led all scorers with 25 points. The 6-foot-8 wing is now averaging 20.3 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists per contest through four games while shooting 57.4% from the field and 40.0% from 3-point range.
No. 1 UConn has averaged 16 steals a game in running its record to 3-0 to start the season. They host Ohio State Sunday.
Sarah Strong had 29 points, 13 rebounds, seven assists, five steals and three blocked shots and Azzi Fudd added 19 points and seven assists as top-ranked UConn defeated Ohio State 100-68.
UConn has college basketball’s deepest roster, using an artillery of top talent that will be hard for anyone to match. Sarah Strong is a do-it-all National Player of the Year front-runner, a sophomore with magnetic hands, a deft touch around the rim, and poise that few other 19-year-olds have ever possessed on a basketball court.
UConn’s Alex Karaban and BYU’s A.J. Dybantsa put on a show for their hometown crowds in a thrilling top-10 matchup at Boston’s TD Garden Saturday night.
The UConn Huskies walked into Boston ready for their first real gut check of the season, and they got one. The Huskies went up against No. 7 BYU and controlled
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Silas Demary Jr. scores 21 to help No. 3 UConn hold off AJ Dybantsa and No. 7 BYU 86-84 in Boston
Silas Demary Jr. scored 21 points and made a crucial steal to help third-ranked UConn hold off a late rally by No. 7 BYU for an 86-84 victory.