Moraga, Calif. • Despite blowing a 21-point lead from the first half and needing Pacific to miss some last-minute free throws, the BYU Cougars were feeling pretty good about themselves after knocking off the Tigers 90-87 Thursday night at Spanos Center.
Then Saturday happened at their usual House of Horrors — tiny but raucous McKeon Pavilion on the campus of Saint Mary’s College. And now the Cougars (9-8) are once again just fighting to stay above .500 as they return to the Marriott Center on Thursday for their first home game in nearly a month.