STOCKTON, California — Since joining the West Coast Conference seven years ago, BYU has fashioned a costly habit of dropping games to teams not named Gonzaga or Saint Mary’s, especially on the road.
It happened again Saturday at the Spanos Center, where Pacific tripped up the Cougars, 67-66, thanks in part to a 22-point outing by Tiger forward Jahlil Tripp.
Trailing by one with 14.3 seconds remaining, BYU had a shot to win the game, but guard Zac Seljaas’ successful 3-pointer came just after the final buzzer.
But the Cougars probably never should have been in that tenuous position against the Tigers, a lower-tier team in the league.