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Mar 10, 2026; Kansas City, MO, USA; BYU Cougars forward AJ Dybantsa (3) shoots the ball over Kansas State Wildcats guard C.J. Jones (3) during the second half at T-Mobile Center. Mandatory Credit: William Purnell-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\nAJ Dybantsa exploded for 40 points, Kennard Davis Jr. heated up in the second half with 15 points, and BYU pulled away for a 105-91 victory over Kansas State in the first round of the Big 12 tournament on Tuesday night in Kansas City, Mo.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Dybantsa also pulled down nine rebounds and dished out six assists. Robert Wright III added 14 points — all in the first half. The 10th-seeded Cougars (22-10) will face seventh-seed West Virginia in the second round on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Kansas State (12-20), the 15th seed, was led by P.J. Haggerty’s 27 points. Nate Johnson finished with 19 points, including 14 in the first half, and Khamari McGriff added 13 points.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Cougars closed the first half on a 7-0 run, highlighted by consecutive fastbreak dunks by Dybantsa, to take a 50-49 lead into the locker room. BYU opened the second half with consecutive treys by Aleksej Kostic and Davis to quickly extend its lead to 56-49, and the Cougars never trailed the rest of the way.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Arizona State 83, Baylor 79<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Anthony “Pig” Johnson racked up 19 points off the bench as the 12th-seeded Sun Devils downed the 13th-seeded Bears.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Sun Devils (17-15) advance to play fifth-seeded Iowa State, which is ranked No. 7 nationally, on Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Andrija Grbovic added 14 points for Arizona State, with Santiago Trouet hitting for 13 points and taking nine rebounds. Cameron Carr led Baylor (16-16) with 25 points and seven rebounds. Isaac Williams IV added 15 points, and Tounde Yessoufou hit for 14.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n Cincinnati 73, Utah 66<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Jalen Celestine scored 19 points and Baba Miller added 11 points, 14 rebounds and six assists as the ninth-seeded Bearcats beat the 16th-seeded Utes.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Bearcats advance to face eighth-seeded UCF in the second round on Wednesday afternoon. Cincinnati (18-14) is still fighting for a spot in the NCAA Tournament and took a step toward that goal, with the latest win its seventh in the past nine games. Moustapha Thiam tallied 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Bearcats.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Terrence Brown led all scorers with 22 points as Utah (10-22) finished its season with six straight losses. Keanu Dawes added 15 points and 12 rebounds. The Utes’ 10 wins are their fewest in a campaign since they went 6-25 in 2011-12.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Oklahoma State 92, Colorado 83<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Anthony Roy poured in 24 points, Christian Coleman tallied 17 points and 14 rebounds and the 14th-seeded Cowboys went on to beat the 11th-seeded Buffaloes.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Oklahoma State (19-13) advances to face sixth-seeded TCU on Wednesday night. Jaylen Curry added 15 points and five rebounds for the Cowboys, who won the rebounding battle 44-34 and outscored Colorado 40-30 in points in the paint.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Buffaloes (17-15) were led by Bangot Dak, who had 22 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Barrington Hargress finished with 18 points and nine assists.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n –Field Level Media<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n