AJ Dibantsa stat sums up the takeover against Clemson
There are reasons why No.10 Freshman BIU basketball star AJ Dibanca is expected to be among the picks early in the 2026 NBA Draft. He showed everyone why again on Tuesday night as he led the Cougars to a a thrilling 67-64 victory at a neutral site during the Jimmy V Classic presented by Modelo game at Madison Square Garden in New York via the Clemson Tigers.
Sophomore guard Robert Wright III delivered the game-winning bucket at the buzzer for the Cougars, but BIU wouldn’t have been in the position to win without a big play, especially in the second half, by Dibants.
Dibanca finished the contest with 28 points to lead all scorers, while shooting 9-for-17 from the floor and 9-for-10 from the free throw line. He added nine rebounds and six assists in 34 minutes of action.
Dibanca got down to business in the second half and didn’t give up. His 22 points, five assists and 7-for-11 shooting from the field in the game’s final 20 minutes were better than Clemson’s respective numbers. published in the same periodaccording to ESPN Research (via ESPN’s Jeff Borzel)
“Wild stat via ESPN Research: AJ Dibantsa had more points AND more assists than Clemson in the second half.”
Points: 22-21
Assists: 5-3
Shooting 7-11 vs. 7-27”
The win over Clemson was the fifth in a row for Dibanca and the Cougars, whose only loss to date in the 2025-26 college basketball season came against then-No. 3 UConn Huskies Nov. 15
8-1 BIU will return home to take on the UC Riverside Highlanders at the Marriott Center in Provo on Saturday.
2025-12-10 05:00:00
