Richie Saunders scored a game-high 26 points and AJ Dybantsa added 18 as No. 9 BYU rolled past No. 23 Wisconsin 98-70 on Friday in Salt Lake City.

BYU (4-1) shot 47.7% in the Bad Boy Mowers Series game while limiting Wisconsin to 37.7% from the floor.

Wisconsin (4-1) trailed by as many as 32 points in the second half, unable to overcome shooting struggles or sustain momentum after Dybantsa was whistled for his fourth foul with 17:50 to play.

The Badgers pulled to within seven points on a Nolan Winter tip-in with 13:22 remaining but the Cougars quickly regained control, responding with a 9-0 run that included five points from Saunders.

He punctuated the spurt with one of his five 3-pointers on nine attempts.

Nick Boyd scored 12 of his 16 points after halftime to lead Wisconsin. Winter

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