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BYU falls to Gonzaga 88-84 in WCC tourney semifinals
Kyle Collinsworth dunks the ball in BYU's 88-84 semifinal loss to Gonzaga in the WCC tournament. (BYU Photo)
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Cougars can't keep up with Zags in tournament championship loss
BYU's Skyler Halford, Jake Toolson, and Corbin Kaufusi scramble for the ball with Gonzaga's Byron Wesley in the West Coast Conference Tournament championship game. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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WCC championship primer: 2 BYU vs. 1 Gonzaga
Kyle Collinsworth drives past Gonzaga's Byron Wesley in the Cougars' upset in Spokane on Feb. 28. The teams meet again in the WCC tournament final Tuesday night. (Bryan Pearson)
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#WCCMascotMadness quarterfinals
LAS VEGAS — The tearful exits of bottom seeds Gael Force One and Wally Pilot marked the end of the opening round, and now we're on to day two of the WCC Mascot Madness. Play-in winners Iggy the Lion and Spike the Bulldog now go up against the top-seeded mascots in the conference: Willie the Wave and Diego Torero. The other contests feature Cosmo the Cougar against Don Francisco and Powercat vs. Bucky the Bronco.
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#WCCMascotMadness first round results
LAS VEGAS — The results are in for day one of #WCCMascotMadess, and so far it's all chalk. Gonzaga's Spike the Bulldog easily moved on to the next round with an overwhelming 76 percent, while Iggy the LMU Lion scraped by Gael Force One by receiving 56 percent of the vote. Spike now faces #2 Diego Torero of USD, and Iggy will go up against top-seeded Willie the Wave, from Pepperdine. Round two starts Saturday at 7:00 p.m. (PST) and will run until 5:00 p.m. (PDT) on Sunday.
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BYU ends season with greatest upset since 1981
SPOKANE — The Cougars upset the No. 2 Gonzaga Bulldogs 73-70 Saturday night in front of a sold-out crowd in the McCarthey Athletic Center, snapping the Bulldogs' 41-game home winning streak.
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Gonzaga's 'Tent City' anticipates big game against BYU
'We waited three hours to get our tickets last Sunday and have been waiting in line over here since we didn't make it into Tent City,' said Kelsey Simonson, a student from Seattle. 'BYU is a pretty big game.'
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BYU basketball downed by Gonzaga for second straight loss
The Gonzaga Bulldogs continued their dominance against the WCC, winning their 22nd straight at home in 'the kennel', pulling away in the second half to beat the BYU men's basketball team Jan. 25 in Spokane, 84–69.
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Men's basketball sets sights on sixth straight win
BYU's current stretch of five straight wins has earned it sole possession of second place in conference play, one game out of first behind Gonzaga. The Cougars have a chance to seize first place in the WCC with a win at Portland Jan. 23, and a win at Spokane Jan 25., against the Bulldogs.
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BYU basketball battles in a hard-fought loss
The BYU men's basketball team erased an 11-point deficit in the second half, but never took the lead against the No. 2 Gonzaga Bulldogs on Thursday night and lost 65–70.
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BYU to host No. 2 Gonzaga in last home game
Following a heartbreaking loss to the St. Mary's Gaels, the BYU men's basketball team will have to make necessary adjustments as they prepare to take on No. 2 Gonzaga.
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BYU to play Gonzaga for first time since 2011 tournament win
The last time the BYU men's basketball team played Gonzaga, Jimmer Fredette led the Cougars to a resounding blowout win in the second round of the NCAA tournament last March. On Thursday, the Cougars will have to use the strength of their inside game and hope for the return of their perimeter play to pull out a much-needed win.
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