No. 9 BYU Cougars and the Cal Baptist Lancers square off in Salt Lake City, Utah

Cal Baptist Lancers (7-1) vs. BYU Cougars (6-1)

Salt Lake City; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Cal Baptist and No. 9 BYU square off in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The Cougars have a 6-1 record in non-conference games. BYU ranks eighth in the Big 12 at limiting opponent scoring, giving up 69.1 points while holding opponents to 41.5% shooting.

The Lancers are 7-1 in non-conference play. Cal Baptist ranks fourth in the WAC shooting 31.5% from 3-point range.

BYU averages 84.4 points, 19.5 more per game than the 64.9 Cal Baptist allows. Cal Baptist averages 5.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.6 fewer made shots on average than the 8.4 per game BYU allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Richie Saunders averages 3.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Cougars, scoring 20.1 points while shooting 43.1% from beyond the arc. AJ Dybantsa is shooting 52.3% and averaging 19.0 points.

Dominique Daniels Jr. is shooting 28.6% from beyond the arc with 1.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Lancers, while averaging 18.9 points and four assists. Martel Williams is averaging 15.8 points and 5.5 rebounds.

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