After a dramatic 78-76 win over Santa Clara in the WCC quarterfinals, BYU basketball will face No. 6 seed Portland in the semifinals Monday in the Orleans Arena at 8:30 p.m. PDT. 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 in the country in scoring at 83.8 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 22.2 points per game
- Haws is first on the BYU career scoring list and 26th all-time in NCAA history with 2,654 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
- BYU has advanced to the semifinals of the WCC Championships for the third time in four years.
BYU Cougars (24-8, 13-5 WCC)
- Head Coach: Dave Rose
- Alma Mater: Houston, 1983
- Career Record: 256-86 (10th)
- Record at BYU: Same
Portland Pilots (17-14, 7-11 WCC)
- Head Coach: Eric Reveno
- Alma Mater: Stanford, 1989
- Career Record: 128-156 (9th)
- Record at Portland: Same
Series Information
- Series Record: BYU leads 12-1
- Last Meeting: BYU won 82-69, 2/26/15
- H/A/N: 7-0/5-1/0-0
Game Information
- TV: ESPN2
- TV Talent: Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Stan Heath (analyst), Jeff Goodman (courtside)
- 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