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Big 12 Tournament - Recap - BYU Defeats Iowa State 96-92

BYU grabbed a 96-92 win over Iowa State on Thursday, behind a 23-point effort from Richie Saunders at T-Mobile Center.

BYU was an underdog by +2.5 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors.

BYU got 15 points from Fousseyni Traore and another 14 points from Trevin Knell. Dallin Hall contributed 7 assists, while Keba Keita cleaned the glass with 10 rebounds.

Iowa State got 31 points from Curtis Jones in a losing cause and another 18 points from Milan Momcilovic. Joshua Jefferson contributed 6 assists for them, while Nate Heise had 7 rebounds.

First-half bettors who backed Iowa State were victorious, as the score was 53-50 at the break.

The rebound battle favored BYU as they grabbed 30 boards, while Iowa State only had 26