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BYU Beats Pepperdine in Slugfest, Draws Gonzaga in WCC Finals

If you stayed awake for all of that, you deserve a medal.

BYU took down Pepperdine 82-77 Monday night/Tuesday morning to advance to the WCC finals. To be honest, this might have been the ugliest basketball game I’ve ever watched but, hey, BYU got the win.

BYU had 21 turnovers and both teams combined for 49 total fouls in a game that BYU fans may soon want to forget. Despite the sloppiness, BYU responded with some clutch plays late to come away with the win. Colbey Ross hit a buzzer beater in regulation to send the game to OT, but a late Spencer Johnson steal in OT sealed the game for BYU.