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For BYU veterans Saunders and Traore, ‘it means so much’ to end the Cougars’ NCAA Tournament losing skid

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BYU defeated VCU 80-71 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Denver .

The Cougars advance to the Round of 32 with a date with 3 seed Wisconsin on Saturday .

Fousseyni Traore scored 13 points and nine rebounds in BYU 's win over VCU .

Richie Saunders said Traore 's performance was crucial for the Cougars .

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