PROVO, Utah — No. 9 BYU returns to the Beehive State on Friday, Nov. 21, when the Cougars face No. 23 Wisconsin in a rematch of last season's NCAA Tournament Round of 32 matchup. Tip for The Bad Boy Mowers Series is scheduled for 2 p.m. MT at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City.
WHERE TO WATCH
Friday's game will be broadcast on Peacock with James Westling and Mike O'Donnell on the call.
LET'S RUN IT BACK
Friday will be the fourth all-time meeting between the two schools as the Cougars are 1-2 against the Badgers with their lone win coming last season in the Round of 32 of the NCAA Tournament in Denver, Colo. Three of their four matchups will have been at neutral sites.
In the 91-89 victory over the Badgers, Richie Saunders was one of four Cougars to score in double figures as the All-Big 12 First Team selection finished with 25 points and seven rebounds, six of those coming on the offensive glass. Keba Keita added 10 points, six rebounds, three blocks and two steals.
SURROUND YOURSELF WITH GREATNESS
AJ Dybantsa is one of four players in Big 12 history to averaged at least 20.0 points and 50.0 percent from the field through the first four college games.
| Player, School | PPG | FG% |
| AJ Dybantsa, BYU | 20.3 | 57.4 |
| Michael Beasley, K-State | 30.0 | 62.7 |
| James Anderson, Oklahoma State | 21.0 | 50.0 |
| D.J. Harrison, Colorado | 20.5 | 54.9 |
Kansas Stateís Michael Beasley is in the only player on the list to maintain those averages through five games. The only other Big 12 players who averaged 20.0 points in their first four games but didnít shoot 50.0 percent from the field were Texasí Kevin Durant and Okahomaís Trae Young.
HOME AWAY FROM HOME
The Cougars enter Friday's matinee against No. 23 Wisconsin having won 19 of their last 20 games played at the Delta Center. They are 24-5 all-time at the home of the NBA's Utah Jazz.
The showdown against the Badgers will be their first matchup against a school from the Big 10 since a 68-61 setback to Michigan State on Dec. 8, 2007.
STARTER'S KIT
With Mihailo Boskovic getting his first career start on Saturday against No. 3 UConn, BYU has now had nine different starting lineups under Young including three in four games this season. The only mainstay for the Cougars is that at least one freshman has started in every game during Young's tenure in Provo (40 games).
WHAT's TRENDING
During the Kevin Young era, BYU is 13-2 when Richie Saunders scores at least 20 points. That's the sixth-best record in NCAA I Division I menís basketball among active players (min. 10 games) and second-best among Power 5 players behind Purdue's Braden Smith (13-1).
