The two games that made up the third round of the West Coast Conference tournament were played in Las Vegas on Friday.
In the opener, Anthony Ireland scored two of his 23 points on the go-ahead basket with 5.3 seconds remaining as Loyola Marymount (11-22) knocked off Santa Clara (21-11) 60-58. The Lions, who went through a miserable regular season but who have now won three straight conference tournament contests, will face top-seeded (and top-ranked in both the Associated Press and USA Today/Coaches polls) Gonzaga in semifinal-round action on Saturday.
In the nightcap, San Diego (16-17) shocked BYU (21-11) 72-69, perhaps delivering a crippling, if not fatal, blow to the Cougars' NCAA Tournament chances. The Toreros will get second-seeded (and #23-ranked in the Coaches' poll) St. Mary's on Saturday.
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