Final week of regular season starts with Portland at home

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BYU vs. Portland Game Notes

With seeding for the West Coast Conference Basketball Championships still at stake, BYU basketball will host Portland Thursday at 9 p.m. MST in the Marriott Center in the second to last game of the regular season for both teams.

Thursday's game will be televised live on ESPNU and broadcast live on the Cougar IMG Sports Network, KSL NewsRadio 102.7 FM/1160 AM and BYU Radio – Sirius XM 143. Live video streaming will be available on WatchESPN.com.

BYU Storylines

  • BYU remains in the hunt for the WCC title and the No. 1 seed in the WCC tournament entering the final week. At one game behind Gonzaga and Saint Mary’s, BYU (12-4) hosts Portland and Gonzaga. Saint Mary’s (13-3) hosts Santa Clara and plays at San Francisco, and Gonzaga (13-3) plays at San Diego and at BYU.
  • Saturday’s 91-33 win against San Diego is one of the most dominant games in program history. The 33 points allowed by the Cougars is tied for the fewest points allowed since the shot clock was introduced in 1985-86. The 58-point margin of victory is BYU’s second largest all-time and largest against a Division I team.
  • Senior Chase Fischer is on pace to become the fourth Cougar to reach 1,000 points in their only two years at BYU (Bernie Fryer, Terrell Lyday, John Fairchild). Fischer currently has 971 points in his two years at BYU.

BYU Cougars (21-8, 12-4 WCC)

  • Head Coach: Dave Rose
  • Alma Mater: Houston, 1983
  • Division I Career Record: 278-96 (11th)
  • Record at BYU: Same

Portland Pilots (12-17, 6-10 WCC)

  • Head Coach: Eric Reveno
  • Alma Mater: Stanford, 1989
  • Career Record: 140-175 (10th)
  • Record at Portland: Same

Game Information

  • TV: ESPNU
  • TV Talent: Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play), Corey Williams (analyst)
  • Live Video: WatchESPN.com
  • Radio: Cougar IMG Sports Network, KSL 102.7 FM / 1160 AM
  • Radio Talent: Greg Wrubell (play-by-play), Mark Durrant (analyst)
  • Live Stats: BYUcougars.com

Series Information

  • Series Record: BYU leads 13-2
  • Last Meeting: Portland won 84-81, 1/16/16
  • H/A/N: 7-0/5-2/1-0