LAS VEGAS — Since BYU joined the West Coast Conference five years ago, there’s only one team in the league that it has never lost to — Santa Clara.
The Cougars are 11-0 against the Broncos during that stretch and many of those games have been blowouts.
One of the exceptions was last year’s WCC tournament quarterfinals when BYU edged Santa Clara 78-76. Bronco guard Jared Brownridge scored 29 points while Cougar guard Tyler Haws poured in 30 and knocked down the game-winning jumper with 2.5 seconds remaining.
For the second straight season, No. 3 seed BYU faces No.