UCF Knights (19-7, 8-6 Big 12) at BYU Cougars (20-7, 8-6 Big 12)<\/p>\n
Provo, Utah; Tuesday, 11 p.m. EST<\/p>\n
BOTTOM LINE: No. 23 BYU plays UCF after AJ Dybantsa scored 29 points in BYU’s 79-69 win over the Iowa State Cyclones.<\/p>\n
The Cougars are 11-2 in home games. BYU has a 1-2 record in games decided by less than 4 points.<\/p>\n
The Knights are 8-6 against Big 12 opponents. UCF has a 3-0 record in one-possession games.<\/p>\n
BYU’s average of 8.9 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.9 more made shots on average than the 8.0 per game UCF allows. UCF has shot at a 47.4% rate from the field this season, 4.0 percentage points higher than the 43.4% shooting opponents of BYU have averaged.<\/p>\n
The Cougars and Knights meet Tuesday for the first time in Big 12 play this season.<\/p>\n
TOP PERFORMERS: Richie Saunders averages 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Cougars, scoring 18.1 points while shooting 37.6% from beyond the arc. Dybantsa is averaging 24.9 points, 6.7 rebounds and four assists over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n
Themus Fulks is scoring 14.0 points per game and averaging 3.0 rebounds for the Knights. Jordan Burks is averaging 14.1 points and 4.7 rebounds over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n
LAST 10 GAMES: Cougars: 4-6, averaging 82.1 points, 33.3 rebounds, 12.2 assists, 5.3 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 46.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 83.8 points per game.<\/p>\n
Knights: 5-5, averaging 74.5 points, 29.4 rebounds, 14.4 assists, 5.5 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 44.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 80.0 points.<\/p>\n
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n