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

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.

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,

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.

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.