BYU Basketball Moves Up Game Against Pacific For Saturday At Marriott Center

PROVO, Utah – BYU basketball won’t have to sit too long on a loss. Instead of waiting a week for their next opponent, BYU will be back in action on Saturday against Pacific at the Marriott Center at 4 p.m. (MT).

The game will be televised on CBS Sports Network and air on KSL NewsRadio.

BREAKING: @BYUbasketball will play the @PacificTigers on Saturday at 4 p.m. in the Marriott Center on CBS Sports Network and @kslnewsradio. #BYUHoops #BYU #GoCougs

— KSL Sports (@kslsports) January 28, 2021

BYU was originally scheduled to play the San Francisco Dons, but USF had to pause with team activities due to positive COVID-19 tests within the Dons program.

Head Coach Mark Pope said on Wednesday after BYU’s loss to Pepperdine; he would look at options for his team to play a game on Saturday on the plane ride home. The plane ride was effective as he reconfigured the schedule to move up a contest with Pacific.

Pacific was supposed to travel to Provo on January 7th, but the Tigers were experiencing issues with COVID-19 on their roster. So the game was rescheduled for February 8th. Now it moves up to this Saturday after the Tigers game against Saint Mary’s this weekend was postponed due to COVID-19 problems on the Gaels roster.

The game between BYU and Pacific scheduled for Feb. 8 has been moved up to Saturday at the Marriott Center.

BYU was originally scheduled to face USF on Saturday, but the Dons announced they are pausing team activities due to COVID-19.

BYU & Pacific will tip at 4pm MT on CBSSN. pic.twitter.com/ruAXteBX5L

— BYU Basketball (@BYUbasketball) January 28, 2021

BYU is 13-4 overall this season, and 4-2 in West Coast Conference play. Pacific, led by head coach Damon Stoudamire, is 5-3 and 2-2 in conference games. Last season, Pacific won 23 games and was tied for third place in the WCC standings with Saint Mary’s.

BYU Basketball Upcoming Schedule

As of January 27th, 2021

PPD – SAN FRANCISCO

Jan. 30 – PACIFIC, 4 p.m., CBS Sports Network

Feb. 2 – at San Diego, 7 p.m., Stadium

Feb. 4 – at Portland, 5 p.m., Stadium

Feb. 11 – SAINT MARY’S, 9 p.m., ESPN Networks

Feb. 13 – SAN DIEGO, TBA

Feb. 18 – at Pacific, TBA, CBS Sports Network

Feb. 20 – at Loyola Marymount, TBA, CBS Sports Network

Feb. 25 – SANTA CLARA, TBA, CBS Sports Network

Feb. 27 – GONZAGA, 8 p.m., ESPN Networks

Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for KSLsports.com and host of the Cougar Tracks Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and Cougar Sports Saturday (Saturday from 12–3 p.m., KSL Newsradio). Follow him on Twitter: @Mitch_Harper and the KSL Sports app.