PROVO — AJ Dybantsa showed NBA scouts why he is every bit of an NBA draft lottery pick Saturday night against No. 8 Houston.
The visiting Cougars have one of those, too.
Kingston Flemings totaled 19 points, five rebounds and five assists as No. 8 Houston handed No. 16 BYU its fourth straight loss, 77-66, in front of a sellout crowd at the Marriott Center.
Emanuel Sharpe added 12 points, four rebounds and four assists for the visiting Cougars (21-2, 8-1 Big 12), who improved to 9-3 all-time against BYU, including 4-1 in Provo.
Dybantsa finished with 28 points, five rebounds and four assists; and Robert Wright III scored 17 for BYU (17-6, 5-5 Big 12).
But Chris Cenac Jr. had 16 points with five rebounds, and Houston converted 50% from the field in the second half while BYU shot 11-of-19 from the free-throw line after the break and 16-of-28 overall.
CORNER THREEEEEEEEE 🔥
— BYU Men's Basketball (@BYUMBB) February 8, 2026
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Cenac had 12 points, including a pair of 3-pointers, and Flemings added 8 points and three assists as Houston led for more than 18 minutes en route to a 37-31 halftime lead.
Dybantsa had 13 first-half points to lead BYU, including a fastbreak 3-pointer to pull the host Cougars within 33-29 with 1:12 remaining.
But Houston held BYU without a field goal for the rest of the half after leading by as much as 10 before the break.
Wright doubled his 8 first-half points less than eight minutes into the second half, all eight during an 11-2 run before Dybantsa gave BYU a 52-50 edge with 12:49 left to play.
But Flemings responded to the game of horse, scoring 11 points on 5-of-9 shooting in the second half to go with three rebounds, two assists and just one turnover in 19 minutes after halftime.
KINGSTON FLEMINGS WITH THE JUMPER AND ONE 😱#Big12MBB | 📺 ESPN pic.twitter.com/nYHrD8LO05
— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) February 8, 2026
The four-star freshman only took one 3-point attempt, pulling up off the dribble and getting to the rim as Houston outscored BYU 30-24 in the paint.
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