Fousseyni Traore and Richie Saunders have been playing basketball together for years, but Saturday may have been their most impressive joint showing as teammates. The pair of BYU Cougar veterans and former Wasatch Academy standouts each posted career highs in scoring, leading BYU past a pesky Idaho squad 95-71 at the Marriott Center.

Fousseyni Traore tallied a career-best 29 points and nine rebounds as the Cougars pulled away from Idaho 95-71 Saturday afternoon at the Marriott Center.

Unselfish. If you watched BYU’s first regular season game, that was one of the biggest takeaways from the Cougars’ win. Teamwork, and hustle were also on full d

After four games, BYU is still struggling to make free throws and hasn’t shown a lot of interest in playing great perimeter defense. However, the Cougars do have Fousseyni Traore and Richie Saunders,

Fouss Traore tallied a career-high 29 points along with nine rebounds to lift BYU to a 95-71 home win over Idaho on Saturday afternoon in Provo, Utah. Richie Saunders also played a pivotal role for BYU (4-0),

Fousseyni Traore had a career-high 29 points off the bench, including a personal 16-8 run, Richie Saunders added his career high of 26 points and BYU defeated I

BYU’s defense needs to improve. The Cougars kept getting cooked from the perimeter, allowing Idaho to shoot 57.1% from behind the arc as well as 50% from the field. Additionally, BYU struggled at times with the Vandals’ physicality, only winning the rebounding battle by a 33-28 margin.