PROVO, Utah – BYU basketball welcomed Arizona State to the Big 12 with a blowout victory.
The Cougars cruised past ASU 76-56 in the Sun Devils’ first-ever Big 12 game in front of a crowd of 16,926 on New Year’s Eve inside the Marriott Center.
BYU defeats Arizona State to open Big 12 play
In his first game since December 14 after suffering a concussion, BYU junior Richie Saunders scored a career-high 30 points in the victory.
Saunders is the first BYU player since Alex Barcello in 2022 against Pepperdine to reach the 30-point threshold. Barcello scored 33 on February 12, 2022…