BYU to play in WCC quarterfinals Saturday

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Game Notes: WCC Quarterfinals

No. 2 seed BYU basketball will play the winner of No. 7 seed Santa Clara and No. 10 seed Loyola Marymount Saturday at 8 p.m. PST in the quarterfinals of the West Coast Conference Championships in the Orleans Arena. The game will be televised live on ESPN2 and broadcast live on the Cougar IMG Sports Network on KSL Newsradio 102.7 FM and 1160 AM.

Storylines

  • BYU is second country in scoring at 84.0 points per game
  • Guard Tyler Haws, named to the Wooden Award Late Season Top 20, the Naismith Midseason Top 30, a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award and a Jerry West Award candidate, is third in the country in scoring at 21.9 points per game
  • Haws is first on the BYU career scoring list and 29th all-time in NCAA history with 2,624 points
  • Guard Kyle Collinsworth, a Bob Cousy Award candidate, has recorded an NCAA single-season record five triple-doubles and is one away from tying the career record
  • Senior guard Skyler Halford has been playing his best basketball as a Cougar over the last 13 games, averaging 13.0 points while shooting 55.0 percent from the field and 52.7 percent from three

No. 2 seed BYU Cougars (23-8, 13-5 WCC)

  • Head Coach: Dave Rose
  • Alma Mater: Houston, 1983
  • Career Record: 255-86 (10th)
  • Record at BYU: Same

No. 7 seed Santa Clara Broncos (13-17, 7-11 WCC)

  • Head Coach: Kerry Keating
  • Alma Mater: Seton Hall, 1993
  • Career Record: 127-138 (8th)
  • Record at Santa Clara: Same

No. 10 seed Loyola Marymount Lions (8-22, 4-14 WCC)

  • Head Coach: Mike Dunlap
  • Alma Mater: LMU, 1980
  • Career Record: 336-127 (15th)
  • Record at LMU: 8-22 (1st)

Game Information

  • TV: ESPN2
  • TV Talent: Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Stan Heath (analyst)
  • Live Video: WatchESPN.com
  • Radio: Cougar IMG Sports Network, KSL 102.7 FM / 1160 AM, BYU Radio - Sirius XM 143
  • Radio Talent: Greg Wrubell (play-by-play), Mark Durrant (analyst)
  • Live Audio/Stats: BYUcougars.com