West Coast Conference Tournament Opening Round: No. 5 San Diego opened the West Coast Conference Tournament with a 95-82 against No. 8 Pepperdine. Ross DeRogatis led the Toreros with 22 points to guide San Diego to the quarterfinals and a date with No. 4 San Francisco Saturday. San Diego led Pepperdine by double digits for most of the game as the Waves never seriously challenged the Toreros.
In the other opening round game, No. 7 Portland upset No. 6 Loyola Marymount 55-41 to advance to the quarterfinals against No. 3 St. Mary’s. The Pilots won their first West Coast Conference Tournament game since 1996 by stifling the Lions’ offense. Loyola Marymount shot only 27.8 percent from the field. Taishi Ito led the Pilots with 16 points. [3/02/07]
