PROVO — Rob Wright III made plenty of good memories at Foster Pavilion, where he averaged 11.5 points, 2.1 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game en route to Big 12 All-Freshman honors last year for the Bears.
He made a few more Tuesday night.
Wright scored a career-high 30 points with four rebounds and three assists; and freshman teammate AJ Dybantsa poured in 36 points, five rebounds and seven assists as No. 22 BYU snapped a four-game losing skid with a 99-94 win over the Bears at Foster Pavilion in Waco, Texas.
It's the first time BYU has had two players with 30 points in the same game since Jan. 14, 1984, when Devin Durrant and Brett Applegate combined for 66 in a 113-105 win over Utah.
Richie Saunders added 15 points and nine rebounds for the Cougars (18-6, 6-5 Big 12).
Tounde Yessoufou totaled a game-high 37 points, six rebounds and three assists to lead Baylor (13-11, 3-9 Big 12), which cooled off after shooting 75% from the field in the early minutes of the game.
Cameron Carr added 24 points and eight rebounds for the Bears, and Caden Powell supplied 13 points and five rebounds against a BYU team that outscored the hosts 64-40 in the paint and scored 24 points off 13 turnovers.
Eventually, the Cougars' 11th-ranked adjusted offense in KenPom found its rhythm. But first, BYU's 49th-rated adjusted defense traveled to central Texas.
Tounde Yessoufou had 18 points, and Baylor connected on five of its first six 3-pointer attempts and 6-of-10 in the first half to lead by as much as 12 with 8:32 remaining.
But Dybantsa totaled 18 points and three assists before the break, and Wright added 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting in the Baylor transfer guard's return to Waco to end the half on a 20-8 run and tie the game at 41-41.
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Dybantsa dropped the hammer to open the half, and BYU used a 13-2 run to take a 56-50 lead less than six minutes after the locker-room break. The Cougars led by as much as 17 when Dybantsa drained a pair of free throws with 4:18 remaining.
Yessoufou pulled up for his fifth 3-pointer of the game to cap a 10-2 run and pull Baylor back within single digits with 1:44 left to play. Williams' jumper cut the deficit as low as five with 49 seconds remaining.
But BYU held on for its first win since Jan. 26.
This story will be updated.
