Dayton Flyers vs BYU Cougars

Terry's Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational - Magic Bracket - Championship

6-1

Final

	1	2	T
BYU BYU	30	53	83
Dayton DAY	36	43	79

Dayton FlyersDaytonDAY

6-2

Saunders, Wright help No. 9 BYU edge Dayton 83-79 to win ESPN Events Invitational

— Richie Saunders had a season-high 29 points, Robert Wright III scored 23 and No. 9 BYU beat Dayton 83-79 to win the Magic bracket of the ESPN Events Invitational on Friday night.

Nov 29, 2025, 12:34 am - AP

100%

--BYU

--DAY

According to ESPN Analytics

Keonte Jones made Layup. Assisted by Amaël L'Etang.
AJ Dybantsa missed Jumper.
De'Shayne Montgomery made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Javon Bennett.
Kennard Davis Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Robert Wright III.
De'Shayne Montgomery missed Layup.
Kennard Davis Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Amaël L'Etang missed Three Point Jumper.
Amaël L'Etang made Layup. Assisted by De'Shayne Montgomery.
Kennard Davis Jr. missed Jumper.
Robert Wright III missed Three Point Jumper.
Javon Bennett missed Three Point Jumper.
Amaël L'Etang made Dunk.
Keba Keita missed Free Throw.
Keba Keita made Free Throw.
Jordan Derkack made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by De'Shayne Montgomery.
Richie Saunders missed Layup.
Keonte Jones missed Jumper.
Robert Wright III made Jumper.
Javon Bennett made Three Point Jumper.
Robert Wright III made Layup.
Robert Wright III made Free Throw.
Bryce Heard missed Three Point Jumper.
Richie Saunders made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Robert Wright III.
Jordan Derkack missed Three Point Jumper.
Richie Saunders made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Robert Wright III.
Richie Saunders missed Three Point Jumper.
Javon Bennett made Three Point Jumper.
Javon Bennett missed Jumper.
Javon Bennett made Three Point Jumper.
AJ Dybantsa made Free Throw.
AJ Dybantsa missed Free Throw.
Keonte Jones missed Layup.
De'Shayne Montgomery missed Three Point Jumper.
AJ Dybantsa made Free Throw.
AJ Dybantsa made Free Throw.
Keonte Jones missed Free Throw.
Keonte Jones missed Free Throw.
Jordan Derkack missed Free Throw.
Jordan Derkack missed Free Throw.
Jordan Derkack missed Free Throw.
Robert Wright III missed Layup.
Jordan Derkack made Free Throw.
Jordan Derkack missed Free Throw.
Robert Wright III missed Three Point Jumper.
Keba Keita made Free Throw.
Keba Keita made Free Throw.
Jacob Conner missed Three Point Jumper.
AJ Dybantsa made Jumper.
Javon Bennett made Jumper.
Tyler Mrus missed Three Point Jumper.
AJ Dybantsa missed Jumper.
Bryce Heard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Javon Bennett.
Robert Wright III made Jumper.
Javon Bennett made Three Point Jumper.
Aleksej Kostić missed Three Point Jumper.
Javon Bennett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by De'Shayne Montgomery.
Richie Saunders missed Three Point Jumper.
Richie Saunders missed Three Point Jumper.
Amaël L'Etang missed Three Point Jumper.
Robert Wright III made Jumper.
Amaël L'Etang missed Jumper.
Robert Wright III missed Layup.
De'Shayne Montgomery made Layup.
De'Shayne Montgomery made Free Throw.
Javon Bennett missed Three Point Jumper.
Robert Wright III made Free Throw.
Robert Wright III made Free Throw.
De'Shayne Montgomery missed Three Point Jumper.
Robert Wright III missed Layup.
Javon Bennett missed Three Point Jumper.
Richie Saunders made Free Throw.
Richie Saunders made Free Throw.
Amaël L'Etang missed Three Point Jumper.
Kennard Davis Jr. missed Jumper.
De'Shayne Montgomery made Three Point Jumper.
Richie Saunders made Layup.
Amaël L'Etang missed Layup.
AJ Dybantsa made Layup.
Javon Bennett missed Jumper.
Robert Wright III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by AJ Dybantsa.
De'Shayne Montgomery missed Three Point Jumper.
AJ Dybantsa missed Layup.
Javon Bennett missed Three Point Jumper.
Keba Keita missed Layup.
Keba Keita made Two Point Tip Shot.
AJ Dybantsa made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Richie Saunders.
Keba Keita made Layup.
Keba Keita made Free Throw.
De'Shayne Montgomery missed Jumper.
De'Shayne Montgomery made Jumper.
Keonte Jones missed Layup.
Kennard Davis Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Kennard Davis Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Richie Saunders.
Richie Saunders made Layup. Assisted by Robert Wright III.
Javon Bennett missed Three Point Jumper.
Richie Saunders made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Robert Wright III.
Keonte Jones made Layup.
Robert Wright III made Layup.
Jacob Conner missed Three Point Jumper.
Robert Wright III made Layup.
Richie Saunders missed Dunk.
Keonte Jones made Layup.
Richie Saunders missed Three Point Jumper.
Amaël L'Etang made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryce Heard.
Dominique Diomande missed Three Point Jumper.
Bryce Heard made Layup. Assisted by Keonte Jones.
Richie Saunders made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Robert Wright III.
Jacob Conner missed Layup.
Jacob Conner made Two Point Tip Shot.
AJ Dybantsa made Dunk.
Bryce Heard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keonte Jones.
AJ Dybantsa made Layup.
Amaël L'Etang made Layup. Assisted by Keonte Jones.
AJ Dybantsa missed Jumper.
Jordan Derkack made Free Throw.
Jordan Derkack missed Free Throw.
Robert Wright III made Layup.
Jordan Derkack made Layup.
Richie Saunders made Layup.
Amaël L'Etang missed Three Point Jumper.
Robert Wright III missed Jumper.
Amaël L'Etang missed Dunk.
Keonte Jones made Layup.
Javon Bennett missed Jumper.
AJ Dybantsa missed Jumper.
Javon Bennett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keonte Jones.
Robert Wright III missed Layup.
Bryce Heard made Layup.
Kennard Davis Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Robert Wright III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by AJ Dybantsa.
Bryce Heard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Javon Bennett.
Richie Saunders made Three Point Jumper.
Richie Saunders made Free Throw.
Keonte Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
Amaël L'Etang made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by De'Shayne Montgomery.
Richie Saunders made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by AJ Dybantsa.
Amaël L'Etang missed Three Point Jumper.
AJ Dybantsa made Jumper.
Javon Bennett missed Jumper.
Bryce Heard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amaël L'Etang.
De'Shayne Montgomery missed Layup.
De'Shayne Montgomery missed Layup.
AJ Dybantsa made Layup.
Javon Bennett made Free Throw.
Javon Bennett made Free Throw.
Kennard Davis Jr. missed Free Throw.
Amaël L'Etang made Free Throw.
Amaël L'Etang missed Free Throw.
Richie Saunders made Free Throw.
Richie Saunders made Free Throw.

Shot Made

Shot Missed

Shot Made

Shot Missed

OpenSpreadTotalML

BYU CougarsBYUBYU

(6-1)

(6-1, 0-0 Away)

-10.5

-105

(6-2)

(6-2, 4-0 Home)

u150.5

-105

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NCAA Division I

Big 12 Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Arizona	16-2	-	36-3
Houston	14-4	2	30-7
Iowa State	12-6	4	29-8
Kansas	12-6	4	24-11
Texas Tech	12-6	4	23-11
TCU	11-7	5	23-12
BYU	9-9	7	23-12
UCF	9-9	7	21-12
West Virginia	9-9	7	21-14
Cincinnati	9-9	7	18-15
Colorado	7-11	9	17-16
Arizona State	7-11	9	17-16
Oklahoma State	6-12	10	20-15
Baylor	6-12	10	17-17
Kansas State	3-15	13	12-20
Utah	2-16	14	10-22

Atlantic 10 Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Saint Louis	15-3	-	29-6
VCU	15-3	-	28-8
Saint Joseph's	13-5	2	24-12
Dayton	12-6	3	25-12
George Mason	11-7	4	23-10
Davidson	10-8	5	20-14
Duquesne	9-9	6	18-15
George Washington	8-10	7	19-16
Fordham	8-10	7	17-15
Rhode Island	7-11	8	16-16
Richmond	5-13	10	15-17
La Salle	5-13	10	9-23
St. Bonaventure	4-14	11	17-17
Loyola Chicago	4-14	11	9-24

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