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Are BYU basketball's NCAA tournament dreams already dead?

After playing nine of their last 11 games away from Provo, the BYU men's basketball team is finally heading home for a long overdue homestand.

But even as they do, one question persists in the hearts and minds of the Cougar faithful: Is there even anything left for the team to play for until the West Coast Conference tournament? Or has this seemingly endless road trip resulted in the premature death of the boys in blue's hopes for an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament?

Coming off a tough loss to Pepperdine on Saturday night (their second defeat in three games), the answer is becoming increasingly clear: While the Cougars' tournament dreams are technically still on life support, and will be until they're officially extinguished in Las Vegas next month, the doctor's hand is very much on the plug.