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BYU survives physical battle to beat LMU 89-81, advances to semifinals

Spenser Heaps, Deseret News

Brigham Young Cougars head coach Dave Rose motions toward the stands after his team's win over the Loyola Marymount Lions in a West Coast Conference men's quarterfinal game at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 04, 2017.

They kept coming back at us. We were able to respond every time, and that's a sign of a team that's playing really tight together as a group, executing well.

LAS VEGAS — Saturday’s West Coast Conference quarterfinal game between BYU and Loyola Marymount was a physical affair, evidenced by the thick claw marks on Cougar forward Eric Mika’s right arm.