BYU basketball closed out the preseason with a win.

The No. 8 Cougars hung on late to defeat No. 25 North Carolina 78-76 Friday night at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City to finish 1-1 in their pair of exhibition contests.

3 takeaways

Dybantsa and Keita shined. Just like last week at Nebraska, AJ Dybantsa was excellent on Friday for BYU.

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The freshman phenom scored a team-high 18 points on 6 of 13 shooting, and he added eight rebounds, three blocks and three steals.

Keba Keita was a beast down low, posting a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds — with eight boards coming on the offensive glass.

Additionally, Keita went

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