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BYU basketball: Cougars open tournament in Las Vegas against Saint Louis

The BYU-Saint Louis winner will play the Alabama-Valparaiso winner on Wednesday at 10 p.m. MT on ESPN2 for the championship; Losers will play a consolation game Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. MT.

Instead of a traditional gold trophy, the champion of the heavyweight bracket will receive a championship belt like those usually awarded after boxing or mixed martial arts matches.

These are the first of four neutral-site games for BYU in November and December. The Cougars will also play USC in the Basketball Hall of Fame's 2016 Hoophall Classic in Los Angeles on Dec. 3 and vs. Illinois in the State Farm Chicago Legends event at the United Center on Dec.