#1 Gonzaga plays like, then beats, 222nd-best team
Loyola Marymount was on its way toward coordinating, like, the largest upset of all time.
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT LIONS
Last Game
| Final - 3.9.2013 | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola Marymount Lions | 26 | 22 | 48 |
| Gonzaga Bulldogs | 27 | 39 | 66 |
Stories
Quarters: LMU continues march, defeats Santa Clara
#9 seed Loyola Marymount takes out #4 seed Santa Clara as the Lions continue to march through the WCC bracket.
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Video
Video: LMU knocks out USF in WCC quarterfinals
The shorthanded San Francisco Dons finally ran out of gas yesterday and fell to the Loyola Marymount Lions 75-53.
2nd Round: LMU upsets San Francisco in OT
The 9th-seeded Lions are making noise in Las Vegas.
West Coast Conference Standings
(updated 1.18.2013 at 2:54 AM EST)
| Conf | Overall | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | W | L | |
Gonzaga Bulldogs
|
4 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| San Diego Toreros | 4 | 0 | 11 | 8 |
|
BYU Cougars
|
4 | 1 | 14 | 5 |
| St. Mary's, Calif. Gaels | 3 | 1 | 14 | 4 |
| Santa Clara Broncos | 2 | 3 | 13 | 6 |
| Pepperdine Waves | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 |
| Portland Pilots | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Loyola Marymount Lions | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 |
| San Francisco Dons | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 |
1st Round: LMU takes down Portland, 65-54
The third time's a charm for LMU as they take down Portland 65-54 after only winning one game during the WCC regular season.
Gonzaga stays unbeaten in conference
Kevin Pangos and Kelly Olynyk each scored 20 points as the Gonzaga Bulldogs had no problem taking care of Loyola Marymount, 74-55, Saturday night.
LMU Preview: Zags Look To Avoid The Upset
Mark Few's club has been the class of the West Coast Conference this season so far, can they keep it going on the road in Los Angeles?
Saint Mary's tops Loyola Marymount
Loyola Marymount couldn't contain Saint Mary's ball movement, leading to a 74-61 loss on the road for the Lions.
Cougars maul Lions in Provo
BYU beats Loyola Marymount by 41 points in their WCC opener, 92-51.
Big West Conference games start on Saturday
Loyola Marymount is getting in on the fun with their final non-conference game.
LMU comes up just short in lose to Ole Miss
Loyola Marymount rallied back, but came up just short in a 73-70 loss to Mississippi.
LMU blows lead, but wins in overtime
Loyala Marymount lost an 18-point second-half lead but the Lions were still able to come away with a victory.
Schedule
2012 Schedule
| November | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacifica | Friday, November 09 2012 | win 108 - 49 | coverage |
| @ SMU Mustangs | Sunday, November 11 2012 | loss 58 - 73 | coverage |
| @ Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners | Saturday, November 17 2012 | win 76 - 73 | coverage |
| @ Oral Roberts Golden Eagles | Thursday, November 22 2012 | loss 66 - 75 | coverage |
| @ Texas State Bobcats | Friday, November 23 2012 | win 78 - 63 | coverage |
| @ Alaska-Anchorage Seawolfs | Saturday, November 24 2012 | loss 77 - 83 | coverage |
| Long Beach St. 49ers | Thursday, November 29 2012 | loss 70 - 73 | coverage |
| December | |||
| Portland St. Vikings | Saturday, December 01 2012 | win 66 - 56 | coverage |
| @ Northern Arizona Lumberjacks | Wednesday, December 05 2012 | win 92 - 86 | coverage |
| Mississippi Rebels | Wednesday, December 19 2012 | loss 70 - 73 | coverage |
| @ Saint Louis Billikens | Saturday, December 22 2012 | loss 44 - 65 | coverage |
| Morgan St. Bears | Thursday, December 27 2012 | win 79 - 62 | coverage |
| Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners | Saturday, December 29 2012 | win 73 - 66 | coverage |
| January | |||
| @ BYU Cougars | Thursday, January 03 2013 | loss 51 - 92 | coverage |
| @ St. Mary's, Calif. Gaels | Saturday, January 05 2013 | loss 61 - 74 | coverage |
| Santa Clara Broncos | Thursday, January 10 2013 | win 84 - 80 | coverage |
| Portland Pilots | Saturday, January 12 2013 | loss 64 - 68 | coverage |
| @ San Diego Toreros | Wednesday, January 16 2013 | loss 70 - 78 | coverage |
| @ San Francisco Dons | Saturday, January 19 2013 | loss 53 - 62 | coverage |
| Pepperdine Waves | Thursday, January 24 2013 | loss 57 - 60 | coverage |
| Gonzaga Bulldogs | Thursday, January 31 2013 | loss 43 - 88 | coverage |
| February | |||
| San Diego Toreros | Monday, February 04 2013 | loss 68 - 69 | coverage |
| @ Portland Pilots | Thursday, February 07 2013 | loss 60 - 69 | coverage |
| @ Gonzaga Bulldogs | Saturday, February 09 2013 | loss 55 - 74 | coverage |
| @ Pepperdine Waves | Thursday, February 14 2013 | loss 50 - 52 | coverage |
| St. Mary's, Calif. Gaels | Saturday, February 16 2013 | loss 50 - 61 | coverage |
| San Francisco Dons | Thursday, February 21 2013 | loss 59 - 61 | coverage |
| @ Cal Poly-SLO Mustangs | Saturday, February 23 2013 | loss 60 - 63 | coverage |
| @ Santa Clara Broncos | Thursday, February 28 2013 | loss 56 - 79 | coverage |
| March | |||
| BYU Cougars | Saturday, March 02 2013 | loss 70 - 73 | coverage |
| @ Portland Pilots | Wednesday, March 06 2013 | win 65 - 54 | coverage |
| @ San Francisco Dons | Thursday, March 07 2013 | win 61 - 60 | coverage |
| @ Santa Clara Broncos | Friday, March 08 2013 | win 60 - 58 | coverage |
| @ Gonzaga Bulldogs | Saturday, March 09 2013 | loss 48 - 66 | coverage |
Roster
Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball Roster
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taj Adams | 10 | FORWARD | 180 | 6-7 | freshman | |
| C.J. Blackwell | 2 | FORWARD | 240 | 6-5 | sophomore | |
| Ben Dickinson | 13 | FORWARD | 230 | 6-9 | sophomore | |
| Adam Drexler | 21 | FORWARD | 185 | 6-5 | freshman | |
| Ayodeji Egbeyemi | 24 | GUARD | 205 | 6-4 | junior | |
| Bruce English | 1 | GUARD | 190 | 6-1 | sophomore | |
| Chase Flint | 23 | GUARD | 180 | 6-1 | sophomore | |
| Ashley Hamilton | 5 | FORWARD | 210 | 6-7 | senior | |
| Anthony Ireland | 3 | GUARD | 175 | 5-10 | junior | |
| Marin Mornar | 42 | FORWARD | 185 | 6-9 | freshman | |
| Godwin Okonji | 22 | FORWARD | 220 | 6-8 | junior | |
| Alex Osborne | 15 | FORWARD | 240 | 6-7 | junior | |
| Nick Stover | 11 | FORWARD | 200 | 6-6 | freshman | |
| Taylor Walker | 0 | GUARD | 180 | 6-1 | senior |
Stats
Loyola Marymount Lions Stats
| FG | 3PT | FT | Rebounds | Misc | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | M | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | TO | Stl | Blk | PF | PPG | |
| Anthony Ireland | 34 | 37.5 | 6.7 | 16.2 | 41.3 | 1.9 | 5.1 | 37.6 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 82.3 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 20.2 |
| Ashley Hamilton | 34 | 32.3 | 4.2 | 10.8 | 38.7 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 34.1 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 73.3 | 2.2 | 4.9 | 7.1 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 12.9 |
| Ayodeji Egbeyemi | 25 | 33.6 | 3.8 | 9.2 | 41.6 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 34.3 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 61.7 | 1.3 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 10.6 |
| C.J. Blackwell | 7 | 15.4 | 2.6 | 6.6 | 39.1 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 40.9 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 16.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 6.6 |
| Alex Osborne | 34 | 22.6 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 50.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 50.0 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 5.3 |
| Godwin Okonji | 32 | 21.2 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 57.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 67.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 4.9 |
| Chase Flint | 23 | 28.5 | 1.7 | 5.0 | 34.8 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 26.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 70.0 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.6 |
| Taylor Walker | 21 | 16.8 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 35.8 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 31.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 68.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 3.9 |
| Nick Stover | 30 | 13.4 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 32.1 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 31.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 66.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 3.7 |
| Bruce English | 24 | 17.4 | 1.3 | 4.5 | 27.5 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 20.0 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 51.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 3.5 |
| Marin Mornar | 22 | 8.8 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 34.9 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 45.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 66.7 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
| Taj Adams | 1 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 |
| Adam Drexler | 13 | 6.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 75.0 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
