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BYU dismantles Portland as Emery gets 1st start of the season

Deseret News

FILE: Brigham Young Cougars guard Nick Emery (4) taks a jump shot while guarded by Loyola Marymount Lions guard Dameane Douglas (13) during the second half of the game at the Marriott Center in Provo on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019.

PORTLAND — With less than one month remaining in the regular season, BYU coach Dave Rose continues to tinker with his starting lineup.

Still, against a beleaguered Portland team Thursday night at the Chiles Center, it may not have mattered who started for the Cougars.

BYU dominated from beginning to end, cruising to a resounding 83-48 victory over the Pilots, who sit in the West Coast Conference cellar with a winless record in league play.