No. 23 BYU Beats No. 6 Iowa State — Here’s The Reactions

BYU finally got its signature win.

Playing in front of another sellout crowd, the Cougars rebounded from Wednesday's 75-68 loss on the road to No. 4 Arizona and got revenge in another Top 10 matchup as the Cougars rolled to a 79-69 victory over No. 6 Iowa State Saturday night inside the Marriott Center.

AJ Dybantsa — the projected No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft — had the game of his life and set the tone early. After blocking a shot attempt From Iowa State's Milan Momcilovic — arguably the best shooter in college basketball on the first play of the game — the freshman sensation then came down the court and threw an alley-oop to Keba Keita.

Yes, it was that kind of night for BYU and Dybantsa.

The Cougars led from start to finish and kept their foot on the pedal and never let up.

For a team always starts slow and gets down big early, the fast start was something the Cougars needed against a talented Cyclone team that had just beaten No. 2 Houston earlier in the week.

Welcome to life in the Big 12.

Dybantsa led the way with a game-high 29 points and 10 rebounds, and just missed out on a triple-double as he was just one assist (9) short. The freshman joined some elite company as he's one of just six players in program history with 20 or more 20-point games in a single season.

Kennard Davis and Mihailo Boskovi had their best games of the season as the duo combined for 30 points, nine rebounds and five 3-pointers. Freshman Khadim Mboup also had a game-high 10 rebounds, despite only playing 17 minutes.

It was BYU's second win over a ranked opponent after taking down then-No. 23 Wisconsin in the fifth game of the season. The Cougars came into Saturday's contest with just a 1-6 overall record against ranked opponents, and hadn't beat a ranked Big 12 team all season until Saturday night.

The win was also BYU's first AP Top-10 win at the Marriott Center since defeating No. 2 Gonzaga in 2020.

Tamin Lipsey led the Cyclones (23-4, 10-4) with 19 points. Jamarion Batemon added 14, and Joshua Jefferson had 13 points, eight rebounds and seven assists.

Iowa State was tabbed as a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament selection committee’s reveal of the Top 16 teams in the bracket earlier Saturday. The Cyclones were the fifth Top 10 team on the day to suffer a loss.

Here's all the reactions from BYU's win over Iowa State on Saturday.

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