Jay Drew

AJ Dybantsa finishes with 35 points on 11 of 25 shooting; Went 1 of 7 from 3-point range. Texas' size was too much for BYU to overcome.

Final: Texas 79, BYU 71 BYU finishes season at 23-12

Jordan Pope hits a 3 from the corner to give Texas a 75-68 lead; Absolutely huge shot. Horns are 8 of 22 from deep, Cougars are 3 of 19.

AJ has 35, looks absolutely exhausted, and BYU has cut it to 70-64 with 3:56 remaining. Texas has made 1 of its last 10 shots.

Call stands, after review; Defensive goaltending on BYU.

BYU challenging that goaltending call (Bido blocked Vokie's shot inside); If the bucket stands, UT would be up 70-59 with 7:46 remaining. The Texas big guy has been the difference in this game.

Since the Texas timeout to stem the BYU tide, the Longhorns have scored on seven of nine possessions; UT up 63-51 on ice-cold Cougars. BYU is 5 of 13 in second half.

BYU misses its first 8 3-point attempts before Kennard Davis hits one; Then Texas' Tramon Mark nails one as the first half ends, Horns 5 of 11 from deep. Texas up 46-37 at the break.

Matas Vokietaitis has 15 and Texas leads BYU 43-34 with 31 seconds remaining 1H; AJ has 20, but he's getting no help.

Abdullah Ahmed told me yesterday that he's been called "Bido" since he was 4 years old by everyone he knows except his mother. She still calls him Abdullah.

Feels like AJ is going to have to touch it every time down the floor if BYU is going to pull this one out; Other Cougars are ice cold early, taking some ill-advised shots. Texas up 30-25 with 6:42 left 1H.

Defense has been a bit porous, but BYU's offense is clicking; Cougars have made 5 of last 7 shots, lead Texas 21-20 with 12:02 remaining 1H.

AJ is cooking early with six points, but so is Texas; Horns are 3 of 5 from deep, lead BYU 15-12 at first media timeout.

BYU starters the same as usual: AJ Dybantsa, Rob Wright III, Aleksej Kostic, Kennard Davis Jr. and Keba Keita. Wright and Dybantsa have started every game.

Officials for BYU vs. Texas in NCAA first-round game: James Breeding, Larry Scirotto, Verne Harris

Thanks Randy, I appreciate it.

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