BYU basketball opened the 2025-26 season with a victory over the Villanova Wildcats, 71-66, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Freshman AJ Dybantsa had his debut performance at BYU, finishing with 21 points in the win.

KSL Sports BYU Insider Mitch Harper was at the game and he shared his takeaways from BYU's win and what's next for the Cougars.

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