BYU Cougars at Loyola Marymount Lions
· NCAA Women's Basketball
58 - 61
Jones' 3-point play lifts LMU over No. 25 BYU women
The Lions (12-10, 5-5) led by 14 with four minutes to go before BYU went on a 17-0 run to lead 57-54, shooting 6 of 8 while LMU committed four turnovers.
Chelsey Gipson ended LMU's drought with two free throws and BYU's Paisley Johnson countered with one with 17 seconds left. Josie Buckingham made a steal in BYU's end and got the ball to Jones, who scored on a layup and completed the 3-point play for a 59-58 lead. BYU's Shaylee Gonzales drove the floor but Buckingham blocked her layup and Andee Velasco finished the scoring with two free throws with 0.7 left.
Bree Alford had 16 points and 13 rebounds for her sixth double-double this season and Cierra Belvin added 11 points with four 3-pointers for the Lions. Buckingham's heroics came in just five minutes of floor time.
Johnson scored 16 points and Jasmine Moody 13 for BYU (17-4, 9-1), which was ranked in The AP Top 25 this week for the first time since the 2011-12 season. Gonzales, a freshman who had scored in double figures in every game this season and was averaging 17.3, finished with just five points on 2-of-11 shooting. BYU was 2 of 15 from the arc.
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Recent Plays
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End of Game | 58 - 59 |
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Josie Buckingham Block. | 58 - 59 |
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Shaylee Gonzales missed Layup. | 58 - 59 |
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Andee Velasco made Free Throw. | 58 - 61 |
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Andee Velasco made Free Throw. | 58 - 60 |
Statistics
 BYU |
LMU |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-54 | FG | 23-62 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 2-15 | 3PT | 6-20 |
| 13 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 8-12 | FT | 9-12 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 13 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 246 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCU | 15-3 | - | 32-6 |
| West Virginia | 14-4 | 1 | 28-7 |
| Baylor | 13-5 | 2 | 25-9 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 3 | 26-8 |
| Oklahoma State | 12-6 | 3 | 24-10 |
| Colorado | 11-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Iowa State | 10-8 | 5 | 22-10 |
| Utah | 10-8 | 5 | 19-13 |
| Arizona State | 9-9 | 6 | 24-11 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 6 | 26-12 |
| Kansas | 8-10 | 7 | 22-14 |
| Kansas State | 8-10 | 7 | 19-18 |
| Cincinnati | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| Arizona | 3-15 | 12 | 12-18 |
| UCF | 3-15 | 12 | 11-19 |
| Houston | 1-17 | 14 | 7-23 |
2025-26 West Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola Marymount | 15-3 | - | 21-10 |
| Gonzaga | 14-4 | 1 | 24-10 |
| Santa Clara | 13-5 | 2 | 24-10 |
| Oregon State | 13-5 | 2 | 23-12 |
| Portland | 11-7 | 4 | 20-15 |
| Pepperdine | 10-8 | 5 | 21-13 |
| San Francisco | 9-9 | 6 | 19-15 |
| Saint Mary's | 6-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Pacific | 6-12 | 9 | 11-19 |
| Washington State | 6-12 | 9 | 9-25 |
| San Diego | 4-14 | 11 | 11-22 |
| Seattle U | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |