Moraga, Calif. • One of the most startling facts about BYU’s eight-year existence in the West Coast Conference is that the Cougars have had less success at Saint Mary’s than anywhere else in the league, including nationally prominent Gonzaga.
That run of futility continued Saturday night at McKeon Pavilion, as the middling Gaels walloped the also-mediocre Cougars 88-66 in the usual early-season conference matchup of teams that always seem to be looking up at the Zags in the league standings.
The Cougars dropped to 1-1 in WCC play, 9-8 overall, while Saint Mary’s improved to 1-1 and 10-7.