A pair of programs that call both the Golden State and the West Coast Conference home do battle on the parquet floor looking to earn a victory. The Loyola Marymount Lions are on the road as they make the in-state trek to take on the Pepperdine Waves Saturday night. Loyola Marymount was on the road against San Francisco Thursday night and suffered a 90-74 loss, failing to cover the line as a 10-point underdog. Pepperdine was drubbed 86-61 at home by Gonzaga in their previous contest Thursday night, failing to cover the line as a 12.5-point underdog. In the all-time series between the schools, the Waves own an 84-64 advantage but the Lions have won the last four meetings, including a 75-67 road triumph in the most recent meeting on February 25, 2023.
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Loyola Marymount was on the road against San Francisco Thursday night and came up on the wrong end of a 16-point decision. The Lions enter this game 8-10 overall and stand seventh in the WCC with a 1-3 mark in conference play as they try to right the ship somewhat. Against San Francisco, Loyola Marymount never led, having given up the first six points of the contest. The Lions were within three with 12:24 to play in the first half before giving up an 8-0 run to go down 25-14 and that told the tale. Loyola Marymount trailed by 12 at the half and couldn’t get closer than nine in the second half as the Dons had an answer each time the Lions made a small push. The Lions shot 43.5% from the floor, including 10 of 26 from three-point range, but allowed San Francisco to hit 59.4% from the floor in the loss. Dominick Harris had 22 points to lead the Lions in a losing effort.
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The Lions are averaging 73.4 points per contest on the year, putting them 227th in the nation in scoring offense. Loyola Marymount collects 36.7 rebounds per contest and dish out an average of 11.6 assists per contest. The Lions have been above average defensively, allowing an average of 70.2 points per contest, which is 141st in the nation. Dominick Harris leads the team with 14.8 points and 3.8 rebounds a night this season. He is one of five players averaging in double figures this season. Justin Wright (11.2 points), Alex Merkviladze (10.5 points, 6.4 rebounds), Will Johnston (10.3 points) and Justice Hill (10 points) provide secondary scoring options. Keli Leaupepe, Lars Thiemann, Michael Graham, Lamaj Lewis and Aaron McBride are key contributors in the rotation for the Lions this season. The Lions shoot 43.9% from the field as a team this season. Loyola Marymount averages 8.1 three-pointers a night while knocking down 34.7% from bey ond the arc. The Lions are sinking 72.9% of their attempts at the charity stripe this season.
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