The Loyola Marymount Lions got a three-pointer from Jarred DuBois with 18 seconds remaining in the game Saturday night, giving the Lions a 62-59 home win over the Portland Pilots at Gersten Pavilion in Los Angeles. The win for the Lions, combined with the Saint Mary's Gaels getting a road win in Provo over the BYU Cougars, moved LMU into a tie for third place in the West Coast Conference standings.
| West Coast Conference Basketball Standings | ||||
| Team | Conf. | Overall | This Week | Next Week |
| Saint Mary's | 10-0 | 21-2 | 2-0 | USD |
| Gonzaga | 7-1 | 17-3 | 1-0 | at BYU, at Pepperdine |
| Loyola Marymount | 6-3 | 13-9 | 2-1 | Pepperdine, USF |
| BYU | 6-3 | 18-6 | 1-1 | Gonzaga, at Portland |
| San Francisco | 5-5 | 15-9 | 2-0 | at LMU |
| San Diego | 3-6 | 8-13 | 1-1 | at St. Mary's, Santa Clara |
| Portland | 2-7 | 5-17 | 0-2 | at Santa Clara, BYU |
| Pepperdine | 2-8 | 8-13 | 1-1 | at LMU, Gonzaga |
| Santa Clara | 0-8 | 8-13 | 0-3 | Portland, at San Diego |
| Through games of January 28 | ||||
The Pepperdine Waves snapped an eight-game losing streak Saturday night with a 74-62 home win over the Santa Clara Broncos, dropping the Broncos to 0-8 in WCC play. The Waves host the Gonzaga Bulldogs next Saturday night at Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu.