Portland Pilots at BYU Cougars
· West Coast Conference Tournament - 2nd Round
BYU knocks off Portland 82-71 in second round of WCC tourney
BYU, seeded fifth, advances to the No. 4 seed, Loyola Marymount, in Saturday's quarterfinal round.
Saunders also contributed seven rebounds for the Cougars (17-14). Fousseyni Traore added 14 points while finishing 6 of 7 from the floor, and they also had nine rebounds. Jaxson Robinson recorded 14 points and shot 5 for 10, including 3 for 7 from beyond the arc.
Tyler Robertson led the Pilots (13-18) in scoring, finishing with 31 points, six assists and two steals. Kristian Sjolund added 14 points for Portland. In addition, Moses Wood had seven points and six rebounds.
Saunders scored 12 points in the first half and BYU went into halftime trailing 43-30. BYU used an 18-2 second-half run to come back from a 13-point deficit and take the lead at 48-45 with 15:24 left in the half before finishing off the victory. Robinson scored 14 second-half points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Fousseyni Traore Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Mike Meadows missed Three Point Jumper. | 71 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:38 | Spencer Johnson made Free Throw. | 71 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:38 | Spencer Johnson made Free Throw. | 71 - 81 |
Statistics
 PORT |
 BYU |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-62 | FG | 27-61 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 9-30 | 3PT | 11-33 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 12-14 | FT | 17-25 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 23 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 14 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 12 | Assists | 19 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 24 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 20 | Fouls | 18 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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2025-26 West Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 16-2 | - | 31-4 |
| Saint Mary's | 16-2 | - | 27-6 |
| Santa Clara | 15-3 | 1 | 26-9 |
| Oregon State | 9-9 | 7 | 17-16 |
| Seattle U | 8-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Pacific | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| San Francisco | 8-10 | 8 | 17-16 |
| Washington State | 7-11 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Loyola Marymount | 6-12 | 10 | 15-17 |
| Portland | 6-12 | 10 | 15-19 |
| San Diego | 5-13 | 11 | 12-21 |
| Pepperdine | 4-14 | 12 | 9-23 |
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-2 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-15 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |