PROVO, Utah – No. 19 BYU will go for the regular season sweep of UCF on Tuesday, Feb. 13, when the Cougars welcome the Knights to the Marriott Center for the first time. Tip is scheduled for 7 p.m. MT.
Tuesday’s contest will be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ with Pete Sousa and Tim Welsh on the call. It will also be broadcast live on BYU Radio Sirius XM 143, KSL 102.7/1160 AM and BYURadio.org/BYU Radio app with Greg Wrubell and Mark Durrant.
No. 19 BYU Cougars (17-6, 5-5 Big 12)
· BYU has won two straight home games following the Cougars' 72-66 victory over K-State on Saturday where five players scored in double figures.
· BYU ranks second in the nation in assists per game and third in assist-to-turnover ratio. The Cougars are on pace to become the third team in program history to average 19.0 assists per game.
· Fousseyni Traore is averaging 18.8 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game over BYU’s past four games where he is shooting 63.8 percent from the floor and 71.4 percent from the free throw line.
Head Coach – Mark Pope
· Alma Mater: Kentucky, 1996
· Division I Career Record: 181-103 (9th Season)
· Record at BYU: 104-47 (5th Season)
UCF Knights (13-9, 4-6 Big 12)
· UCF makes the trek to Provo at 13-9 overall and 4-6 in Big 12 play following a 66-59 setback to Texas Tech on Saturday in Lubbock.
· The Knights rank first in the Big 12 and 13th in the nation in blocks per game with 5.4 rejections per game. Ibrahima Diallo leads the conference in blocks and blocks per game.
· Jaylin Sellers is the leading scorer for the Knights as the junior is averaging 17.0 points per game, shooting 42.3 percent from the floor, 31.2 percent from three and 86.0 percent from the free throw line.
Head Coach – Johnny Dawkins
· Alma Mater: Duke, 1986
· Division I Career Record: 300-211 (16th Season)
· Record at UCF: 144-96 (8th Season)
Series Information
· Series Record: BYU leads 1-0
· Last Meeting: BYU won, 63-58, 1/13/2024
· H/A/N: 0-0/1-0/0-0
