Needing a win to keep a one and a half game lead in the WCC for second place, BYU Basketball found themselves down by twelve with 2:28 left in the first half to the LMU Lions. Despite shooting 55% in the first half and dishing out ten assists on twelve baskets, ten turnovers and 50% free throw shooting had the Cougars down a dozen early.
BYU would finish out the half strong and close the gap to make it 36-30 with almost all of the production coming Gavin Baxter and TJ Haws. But the second half proved to be a different story again for the Cougars and in the first five minutes of the second half closed the gap to 42-40 after a McKay Cannon three pointer.