PROVO, Utah -- Eric Mika scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds -- his sixth straight double-double -- to lead 13 BYU scorers as the Cougars walloped Pepperdine 99-70 on Thursday night, remaining just behind No. 4 Gonzaga and No. 23 Saint Mary's in the West Coast Conference standings.
BYU (14-6, 5-2 WCC) broke open a one-point game with a 10-0 run over a two-minute span of the first half and led 51-35 at the break.
Elijah Bryant added 15 points for BYU, Nick Emery and L.J. Rose each scored 10.