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The Central Arkansas Bears struggled on the road to begin the 2024-25 college basketball season as they lost to the BYU Cougars 88-50. These teams are nowhere close to one another in terms of talent or production and that was evident from the jump. Center Keba Keita dominated defensively with 10 rebounds, one steal, and one block while also tallying six points.
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The Bears (0-1) will look to bounce back after this game while the Cougars (1-0) used this game ahead of their tougher matchup against the UC Riverside Anteaters on Friday. Let’s take a deeper dive into the box scores to discuss how this game played out.
Central Arkansas vs. BYU box score
Central Arkansas vs. BYU box score
Team
First Half
Second Half
Final Score
Central Arkansas
23
27
50
BYU
46
42
88
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Central Arkansas box score
Name
POS
FGM-A
3PM-A
FTM-A
OREB
REB
AST
STL
BLK
TO
PF
PTS
Diogo Seixas
F
1-4
1-3
0-0
0
1
4
0
0
1
1
3
Ubongabasi Etim
F
0-1
0-0
0-0
1
4
0
0
0
0
2
0
Elias Cato
F
9-13
3-6
0-0
0
3
0
0
1
4
1
21
Layne Taylor
G
2-10
1-7
0-0
1
2
0
3
0
1
1
5
Brayden Fagbemi
G
3-9
1-2
0-0
0
0
2
0
0
4
1
8
Ben Fox
G
0-1
0-1
1-3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Michael Ebbagharu
G
1-3
1-3
2-2
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
5
Cole McCormick
F
1-2
0-1
0-0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
Nehemiah Turner
F
2-6
0-1
1-6
4
11
2
1
1
2
2
5
Jabari West Jr.
F
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Ty Robinson
G
0-6
0-3
0-0
2
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
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BYU box score
Name
POS
FGM-A
3PM-A
FTM-A
OREB
REB
AST
STL
BLK
TO
PF
PTS
Kanon Catchings
F
6-613
4-11
1-2
0
3
1
1
2
2
0
17
Richie Saunders
F
6-11
3-7
1-2
3
8
2
1
0
0
0
16
Keba Keita
C
2-2
0-0
2-2
4
10
0
1
1
2
3
6
Egor Demin
G
7-13
4-7
0-1
0
4
11
4
0
1
1
18
Trevin Knell
G
2-6
0-0
2-2
0
4
1
1
0
0
0
8
Mihailo Boskovic
F
5-7
0-0
0-0
1
3
2
1
2
2
0
11
Mawot Mag
F
1-4
1-2
0-0
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
3
Fousseyni Traore
C
3-5
0-0
0-0
4
6
0
0
2
0
2
6
Elijah Crawford
G
1-4
0-2
0-0
3
4
2
1
0
1
3
2
Dawson Baker
G
0-7
0-6
1-2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
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Central Arkansas vs BYU Game Summary
This game was not remotely close as the Central Arkansas Bears were completely outmatched in this game. One of the major issues for the Bears was the inability to connect on 7-of-31 from beyond the arc.
The BYU Cougars were able to do well with four players (Catchings, Saunders, Denim, Boskovic) each scoring 10+ points in this game to lead the way. They were able to shoot the ball at a better rate as they made 45.8% of their shots as a team and only had to use a 10-man rotation.
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