No. 1 seed BYU (26-11) vs. No. 4 seed Columbia (24-8)

  • Tip: Wednesday, 5 p.m. MDT
  • Venue: Charles Koch Arena, Wichita, Kansas
  • TV: ESPN2
  • Radio: 107.9 FM
  • Series: BYU leads 1-0 (most recent meeting: 1995)

The trends

For BYU: 8-9 record in Quad 1/2 games, No. 56 in NET, averaging 70.8 points scored and 64.0 points allowed per game

Most recent game: 70-67 win over Kansas in WBIT semifinal

For Columbia: 5-4 record in Quad 1/2 games, No. 59 in NET, averaging 71.5 points scored and 58.5 points allowed per game

Most recent game: 67-50 win over Wisconsin in WBIT semifinal

Players to watch

BYU point guard Delaney Gibb: First Team All-Big 12 selection, averaging 18.1 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game

Columbia guard Riley Weiss: Ivy League Player of the Year, averaging 20.1 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game

Pregame prep

Here are a few stories to help get you ready for the WBIT championship matchup between BYU and Columbia:

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