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Richie Saunders helps BYU top UCF

Richie Saunders scored 22 points while Mawot Mag added 19 along with five assists to help BYU beat UCF 81-75 in Orlando on Saturday. Trevin Knell added 15 points to help the Cougars win their fourth straight game. Keba Keita added 10 points and seven rebounds. BYU (15-6, 6-4 Big 12) improved to 4-0 all-time against the Knights after going 14 of 32 from 3-point range. Keyshawn Hall led UCF with 20 points. Moustapha Thiam added 17 points, Darius Johnson had 16 and Jordan Ivy-Curry tallied 14. The Knights (13-8, 4-6) came up short despite forcing 17 turnovers and scoring 18 points off those takeaways.