BYU's Aly Khalifa heads into March Madness without food or water while observing Ramadan

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Rob was like, ‘I got you.’” They had a dry run last week during the Big 12 Tournament, where the Cougars won a second-round game against UCF before losing in the quarterfinals to Texas Tech. “The built-in part of faith is that you kind of press forward with your acts of devotion,” Pope said, "and it's inherent in that you have faith that God's will is going to be done. “One of the beautiful things about acts of devotion, which all of our guys on our team are incredibly familiar with, is that you kind of put your offering on the altar, so to speak — the figurative altar — and then you trust that God's will is going to be done.” ___ AP March Madness bracket: https://apnews.com/hub/ncaa-mens-bracket and coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/march-madness