"TUCSON, Ariz. -- Anthony Dell'Orso scored a season-high 22 points after coming off the bench, Ivan Kharchenkov added 18 and No. 4 Arizona bounced back from its first two losses of the season by beating No. 23 BYU 75-68 on Wednesday night. Arizona (24-2, 11-2 Big 12) started the season with 23 consecutive wins, spending nine straight weeks as the nation's No. 1 team before losing back-to-back games to No. 9 Kansas and No. 16 Texas Tech."
"Dell'Orso, a 6-foot-6 Australian, helped the Wildcats get back in the win column after shooting 8-of-15 from the field, including 4-of-8 on 3-pointers. BYU (19-7, 7-6) was led by freshman star AJ Dybantsa, who finished with 35 points on 13-of-28 shooting. The 6-foot-9 forward topped 30 points for the sixth time this season. The Cougars were playing their first game without starting guard Richie Saunders, who tore his ACL in a 90-86 overtime victory against Colorado on Saturday."
"Arizona never trailed in the second half and slowly pulled away, taking a 66-50 lead on Dell'Orso's 3-pointer with 6:40 left. BYU cut the deficit 73-68 with 1:05 remaining but couldn't get any closer. Dell'Orso made a corner 3 at the halftime buzzer to give Arizona a 42-35 advantage. Arizona played without starting forward Koa Peat and backup guard Dwayne Aristode."
Arizona improved to 24-2 (11-2 Big 12) with a 75-68 victory over BYU, snapping a two-game losing streak. Anthony Dell'Orso scored a season-high 22 points off the bench, shooting 8-of-15 including 4-of-8 from three. Ivan Kharchenkov contributed 18 points. BYU's freshman AJ Dybantsa scored 35 points on 13-of-28 shooting. BYU played without starting guard Richie Saunders after he tore his ACL and will miss the season. Arizona never trailed in the second half and pulled away to take a 66-50 lead on Dell'Orso's 3-pointer with 6:40 remaining. Arizona also missed Koa Peat with a lower-leg muscle strain and Dwayne Aristode with an illness.
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