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The BYU men's basketball team gets its season officially under way with a big-time game against Villanova in Las Vegas on Monday night.

The much-hyped BYU freshman started his college basketball career with a 71-66 victory over Villanova in Monday's season opener in Las Vegas. The eighth-ranked Cougars had their backs against the wall when Bryce Lindsay's three-pointer gave the Wildcats a two-point lead with fewer than seven minutes remaining but closed on a 14-7 run.

Freshman phenom AJ Dybantsa and Baylor transfer Robert Wright III shined in their BYU debuts, but it was the Cougars' defense late that prevented a collapse in Las Vegas

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Monday night in Las Vegas was the opening scene to the most anticipated season in BYU men's basketball history.

Freshman AJ Dybantsa had 21 points and six rebounds and eighth-ranked BYU defeated Villanova 71-66 Monday night in the Hall of Fame Series and season-opener for both teams.

The Cougars open against Villanova in Las Vegas on Monday night. Why did BYU head coach Kevin Young build a gauntlet of a non-conference schedule? Look at last year, he says.

The hyped freshman scored 21 points, but struggled from the free throw line and took only one three-pointer to open his one-and-done college season.

BYU’s AJ Dybantsa already had a pretty good idea of the energy basketball fans in Las Vegas provide as he prepared for his collegiate debut.

Broadcast details were released for November 15 college football games and BYU-TCU will kickoff at 8:15 MT on ESPN in Provo. BYU-UConn basketball tips off the same day in Boston at 5:00 MT on FOX, which ensures that the two games will not overlap.