Baxter, Emery lead BYU's 67-49 rout of Loyola Marymount
PROVO, Utah -- Gavin Baxter had career highs with 25 points and 10 rebounds to help BYU rout Loyola Marymount 67-49 on Saturday night.
LMU had a 26-23 halftime lead. It was tied at 30 early in the second half before BYU's 25-5 run made it 55-35 with about eight minutes to go.
BYU (14-10, 6-3 West Coast Conference) has won two of four but that includes double-digit losses to San Francisco and No. 4 Gonzaga. The Cougars are 14-3 against LMU (16-7, 4-5) since joining the WCC and have won the last seven at home against the Lions.
Baxter scored 17 points in the second half, finished 10-of-14 shooting and made a pair of 3-pointers. Nick Emery added 14 of his 17 points in the second half and made all five of his 3-point shots for BYU. The pair made all seven of the Cougars' 3-pointers and all eight of their free throws.
Dameane Douglas scored 10 points to lead LMU.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Ronald Brokenbrough
- Jeff Wooten
- David Hall
2023-24 West Coast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Saint Mary's | 15-1 | - | 26-8 |
Gonzaga | 14-2 | 1 | 27-8 |
Dayton | 14-4 | 1 | 25-8 |
San Francisco | 11-5 | 4 | 23-11 |
Santa Clara | 10-6 | 5 | 20-13 |
San Diego | 7-9 | 8 | 18-15 |
Pepperdine | 5-11 | 10 | 13-20 |
Loyola Marymount | 5-11 | 10 | 12-19 |
Portland | 5-11 | 10 | 12-21 |
Pacific | 0-16 | 15 | 6-26 |
2023-24 Big 12 Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Houston | 15-3 | - | 32-5 |
Iowa State | 13-5 | 2 | 29-8 |
Baylor | 11-7 | 4 | 24-11 |
Texas Tech | 11-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
BYU | 10-8 | 5 | 23-11 |
Kansas | 10-8 | 5 | 23-11 |
Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 21-13 |
TCU | 9-9 | 6 | 21-13 |
Oklahoma | 8-10 | 7 | 20-12 |
Kansas State | 8-10 | 7 | 19-15 |
Cincinnati | 7-11 | 8 | 22-15 |
UCF | 7-11 | 8 | 17-16 |
Oklahoma State | 4-14 | 11 | 12-20 |
West Virginia | 4-14 | 11 | 9-23 |