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12/03 22:21 CST AJ Dybantsa and Keba Keita each score 22 points to lead No. 9
BYU past California Baptist 91-60
AJ Dybantsa and Keba Keita each score 22 points to lead No. 9 BYU past
California Baptist 91-60
By JOHN COON
Associated Press
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) --- AJ Dybantsa and Keba Keita each scored 22 points to
lead No. 9 BYU to a 91-60 victory over California Baptist on Wednesday night.
Keita added 14 rebounds to help the Cougars (7-1) win their fourth straight
neutral-site game --- though this one was played in their home state about 45
miles from campus. Robert Wright III had 15 points and 11 assists.
BYU shot 55% from the field and forced 14 turnovers. The Cougars totaled 15
points off turnovers and outscored Cal Baptist 48-28 in the paint.
Martel Williams led the Lancers with 12 points, five rebounds and five assists.
Cal Baptist (7-2) lost to a Big 12 team for the second time in three days.
Slowing down Dybantsa and Keita quickly became a problem for the Lancers. The
two combined for 13 field goals and 28 points by halftime. Their baskets
sparked a pair of huge runs that put BYU in control early.
Back-to-back buckets from Keita and Dybantsa ignited a 10-0 spurt that put the
Cougars up 14-5. Cal Baptist drew within five on a 3-pointer from Jordan
Mueller, but the Lancers were unable to trim the deficit any further before BYU
heated up again.
Dybantsa and Keita combined for five baskets during a 19-5 run that extended
the lead to 40-21 with 2:12 left before halftime. The Cougars held Cal Baptist
to two baskets over a nine-minute stretch while forcing six turnovers.
BYU made 10 straight shots, culminating in consecutive baskets from Dybantsa,
to expand its advantage to 70-39 with 11:57 remaining.
Up next
California Baptist plays at Utah on Saturday.
BYU faces Clemson in the Jimmy V Classic in New York City next Tuesday night.
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