It was yet another display of brilliance from Delaney Gibb.
The BYU women's basketball team picked up a 76-61 win against the Stanford Cardinal Thursday night at the Marriott Center to propel the Cougars to a WBIT semifinal matchup against Big 12 rival Kansas on Monday in Wichita, Kansas.
Stanford kept the game close through three quarters, but when the lights were brightest, in the fourth quarter, Gibb took over.
“That’s who she is, and she lives for the moment,” coach Lee Cummard said. “She’s never going to stop being aggressive, she just gives that little buffer.”
Gibb scored 27 points while shooting 9 of 21 from the floor, hitting all the ones the Cougars needed. She knocked down the 3 that ended up opening the door for BYU to win this game.
“I got wide open, so I shot it, and it happened to go in,” Gibb said. “After that, the momentum of the crowd was really what helped me with my next one.”
Gibb was coming off a 29-point game against the Missouri Tigers, in which she was electric, scoring the ball and controlling the game from start to finish.
THERE SHE GOES AGAIN
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The Cougars led 50-49 at the end of three, before Gibb and freshman Olivia Hamlin led BYU on a 17-2 run to create some separation in the fourth quarter.
It was a true display of team basketball, with the Cougars playing hard and finishing the game with 17 offensive rebounds.
BYU senior Lara Rohkohl made a huge impact on the game, diving for lose balls and crashing the glass, battling against a physical Cardinal team.
The Cardinal just couldn't seem to create any distance, with their leading scorer, Nunu Agara struggling.
Stanford Junior Courtney Ogden had an impressive night, scoring 26 points, but ultimately wasn't enough.
Even though Cummard would have preferred his team in the NCAA tournament, he is making the most of this special WBIT tournament run.
“Okay, we didn’t do enough to make it in the tournament,” Cummard said. “We have a chance to go out and prove them right, or we can go out and prove them wrong.”
Cummard seems to be doing the latter, showing just how well this BYU team can play.
Familiar faces in the building
After the disappointing end to the BYU men's basketball season, BYU star freshman AJ Dybantsa encouraged the Cougar faithful to support the BYU women's team.
if u in provo slide 7pm girls last home game , we finna be lit ! need the roc there to 💙
— AJ Dybantsa (@AJ_Dybantsa) March 26, 2026
Dybantsa and almost all of the BYU men's basketball team was in attendance to cheer on the Cougars.
Stanford coach Kate Paye was impressed with the atmosphere of the Marriott Center.
“I’d like to compliment and congratulate BYU,” Paye said. “Great environment here, [and a ] very well coached [team].”
What's next for the Cougars
It was an electric environment Thursday, helping give the Cougars momentum heading into their WBIT semifinal matchup with the Kansas Jayhawks.
The Cougars are looking for revenge after losing to the Jayhawks earlier this season.
“We didn’t play our best that night, that’s how we feel,” Cummard said. “They’re a tremendous team.”
Although it's only been two months, this Cougar team seems to be playing much better than it did the last time these teams matched up.
"I feel like that game we didn't play as a team," senior Lara Rohkohl said. "I feel like we [have] gotten together and we play our best team basketball [now]."
BYU seems to be catching its stride at the perfect time, playing the best basketball of its season.