Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
Brigham Young Cougars head coach Dave Rose and his team wait for a referee's call during a West Coast Conference men's quarterfinal game against the Loyola Marymount Lions at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 04, 2017.
Behind the strong inside play of Eric Mika and the hot outside shooting of Nick Emery, the BYU Cougars held off the Loyola Marymount Lions 89-81 on Saturday to advance to the WCC Tournament semifinals.
Mika finished with a game-high 25 points to go along with eight rebounds and four assists while Emery totaled 21 points on 4 for 6 shooting from 3-point range and 7 for 7 from the foul line.