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Pacific Tigers (13-15) vs. Loyola Marymount Lions (17-11)
Week 15 of the 2022-23 NCAA men’s basketball season is in full swing on Saturday, February 18, 2023, as the Pacific Tigers take on the Loyola Marymount Lions in this West Coast Conference clash at the Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.
These teams met on New Year’s Eve, a 78-72 victory by the Tigers. They were the underdog at +4.5 in that contest and the total was set at 145.0. No total or spread was set for this contest at the time this analysis was written.
The Pacific Tigers (13-15, 12-14-0 ATS) game against San Francisco was like de-ja-vu all over again as the team was outscored 38-34 in both halves, falling 76-68. The loss was the third in the last four and sixth in the last nine. Pacific is 1-4 ATS in their last five but has been a very good road team, going 7-5. The Tigers are 6-7 in the conference.
The Tigers shot well in this game, hitting 46.8% of their shots, but the free-throw line was the difference in this game as San Francisco hit 23 free throws while Pacific hit 15. Keylan Boone led the way with 18 points. The starting five struggled on the glass, grabbing just six rebounds in 127 combined minutes.
Just get out of Key lan's way#WCChoops | @PacificMensBB pic.twitter.com/r6KJZQXJcQ
— WCC Basketball (@WCChoops) February 17, 2023
Pacific is ranked 201st in the KenPom rankings. They are averaging 107.4 points per 100 possessions (128th) while giving up 109.2 points per 100 possessions (273rd). The Tigers are 73rd in the nation in points per game (76.2) thanks to their outstanding outside shooting, hitting 39.3% of three-point attempts, seventh overall. They have continued that into the conference, averaging 77.0 points per game. They have continued to drain the three in the WCC, hitting 39.3% of their three points shots.
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