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INSTANT REACTION: BYU Beats Colorado in OT | Career Game For Rob Wright | Richie Saunders Goes Down

February 15, 2026·56 min·5 clips

Church Ball reacts live to BYU's 90-86 overtime win over Colorado. The hosts sound relieved, but they are not exactly celebrating. Richie Saunders going down hangs over everything from the start, and they do not brush past it. Rob Wright becomes the clear bright spot, and the show treats his 39 points on 16 shots like the kind of night that kept BYU afloat. AJ also gets a real nod, because even without efficient scoring he gave them winning basketball in the other places. That praise does not last long. The conversation keeps circling back to the injury, the sloppiness, and how close this game felt to turning ugly. Colorado gets credit for showing fight. The hosts say the Buffs are one of the bottom three worst teams in the conference by far, but they still played with more urgency, more grit, and more edge than BYU at key moments. That matters to them. They dig into the offensive rebounding, the loose defensive stretches, and the repeated sense that BYU was letting a weaker team hang around. Five rebounds from the center is not enough, and they say that plainly. Beto's night becomes a mixed bag. There are signs of defensive improvement, including blocks and better effort, but the offense still feels like a project. The hosts are careful not to talk themselves into a leap that has not happened yet. They see potential, but they also see a long way to go. That leads into the bigger complaint. BYU still lacks the toughness and dog mentality that show up when a game gets messy. The hosts frame that as the season-long problem, not just a bad stretch. Even with the win, the episode feels like an alarm bell. The final stretch keeps the relief and the dread together instead of letting either one win out. BYU survives, Rob Wright keeps rolling, and the injury question remains the thing nobody can shake.

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An honest overtime win reaction shaped by Rob Wright's 39-point night and Richie Saunders' injury.

Church Ball reads as a relief-first overtime win for BYU, with Rob Wright's 39-point, 16-shot outburst carrying the night and AJ earning real credit for the winning play even without efficient scoring.

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For BYU's overtime win over Colorado, Rob Wright's 39-point night, and the Richie Saunders injury that darkens the whole story.

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