With five wins in their last seven games, the Loyola Marymount Lions have moved into a tie for third place in the West Coast Conference standings. LMU (13-9, 6-3) is tied with the BYU Cougars (18-6, 6-3), and each team is looking up at the two conference powers, the Saint Mary's Gaels (21-2, 10-0) and the Gonzaga Bulldogs (17-3, 7-1).

Loyola Marymount has a chance to continue their rise in the WCC, as they host a pair of games this week, against the Pepperdine Waves and San Francisco Dons, both of whom they have beaten on the road this season. Here is a look at the upcoming schedule this week for the WCC, which is highlighted by BYU and Gonzaga battling Thursday night on ESPN2:

Thursday, February 2

7 p.m. - San Diego at Saint Mary's

7 p.m. -Portland at Santa Clara

7:30 p.m. - Pepperdine at Loyola Marymount (Prime Ticket)

8 p.m. - Gonzaga at BYU (ESPN)

Saturday, February 4

4 p.m. - Santa Clara at San Diego (Channel 4 SD)

7 p.m. - BYU at Portland (BYUtv)

7 p.m. - Gonzaga at Pepperdine (Root Northwest)

7 p.m. - San Francisco at Loyola Marymount