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LMU MEN’S BASKETBALL 2014-15 GAME NOTES GAME 05:
Nov. 26, 2014 - LMU vs. UC Riverside // 5 pm (PT)
Series History
Overall: UCR leads 4-3 Streak: LMU 1 win (2013) At LMU: LMU leads 2-1 Streak: UCR 1 win (2008) At UCR: UCR leads 3-1 Streak: LMU 1 win (2013) Neutral: n/a First Meeting: Nov. 29, 1977 at LMU 105, UC Riverside 81 Last Meeting: Dec. 2, 2013 LMU 73, at UC Riverside 69
2014-15 SCHEDULE & RESULTS N. 6 N. 14-15 N. 14 N. 15 N. 20 N. 23 N. 26 N. 29 D. 3 D. 13 D. 17 D. 22-25 D. 22 D. 23 D. 25 D. 29 J. 1 J. 3 J. 8 J. 10 J. 15 J. 17 J. 22 J. 24 J. 29 J. 31 F. 5 F. 7 F. 12 F. 13 F. 19 F. 21 F. 28 M. 5-10
UC San Diego ! LMUSN W, 68-67 LMU Classic presented by O.I.S.S. SE Missouri St. LMUSN W, 76-66 Boise St. LMUSN L, 69-77 at Arizona St. Pac-12 L, 44-68 SD Christian LMUSN W, 82-60 UC Riverside LMUSN 5:00 pm UC Irvine LMUSN 8:00 pm at USC Pac-12 7:00 pm at Northern Arizona 1:00 pm at Stanford Pac-12 6:00 pm at Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic
vs. Wichita State ESPNU 8:00 pm vs. Hawaii/Nebraska ESPN* TBA TBA ESPN* TBA * Pepperdine TWCSN 6:00 pm * Pacific TheW.tv 1:00 pm * Saint Mary’s TWCSN 1:00 pm * at San Diego TWCSN 8:00 pm * at BYU BYUtv 6:00 pm * Portland TheW.tv 7:00 pm * Gonzaga TWCSN 1:00 pm * at Santa Clara CSN/CA 8:00 pm * at San Francisco TheW.tv 7:00 pm * at Saint Mary’s CSN/CA 7:30 pm * at Pacific TWCSN 1:00 pm * San Diego TheW.tv 7:00 pm * BYU TWCSN 1:00 pm * at Gonzaga ROOT 6:00 pm * at Portland ROOT 7:00 pm * San Francisco TWCSN 8:00 pm * Santa Clara TheW.tv 3:00 pm * at Pepperdine TWCSN 3:00 pm at WCC Champsionships - Las Vegas, NV
Bold - Denotes Home Games. * - Denotes WCC Games.Visit the schedule on LMULions.com for complete broadcast listenings. All games on KXLU 88.9 FM
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LMULIONS.COM GAMEDAY: GAME:................................................ LMU (2-2) vs. UC Riverside (2-2) DATE/TIME:............................................ Nov. 26, 2014 // 5 p.m. (PST) LOCATION:.................................... Gersten Pavilion // Los Angeles, CA WATCH:............................................................... LMU Sports Network RADIO:............................................................... KXLU 88.9 FM (Jesse Kass) LIVE STATS:........................................... GameTracker // StatBroadcast RESOURCES:............................................................ 2014-15 Schedule ............................................................................. Media Almanac .................................................................................. Game Notes .....................................................................LMU Sports Network
Free Hoops as Lions Host Highlights The fourth annual LMU Holiday Classic at Gersten Pavilion will feature LMU taking on UC Riverside this Wednesday, Nov. 26 at 5 pm. The game is free to all and will present a key early season match-up for a pair of teams with identical paths to 2-2 records at the start of this 2014-15 season. The game will be aired live on KXLU 88.9 FM and streamed on the LMU Sports Network. INSIDE THE LIONS • BUSY HOLIDAY WEEK: The Lions have a busy stretch of five games in less than two weeks heading into finals week and it starts with three straight at home during Thanksgiving Week. The LMU Alumni Family Day at the Game was Sunday as the Lions returned from Arizona State to earn an 82-60 win over San Diego Christian. Up next is UC Riverside on Thankgiving Eve, Wednesday, Nov. 26 at 5 pm. The game is the FOURTH ANNUAL LMU HOLIDAY CLASSIC, which is FREE to all and includes $1 hotdogs sponsored by Sodexo. The week ends on Saturday when the Lions host UC Irvine on Saturday, Nov. 29 at 8 pm. That game is part of a tripleheader of basketball as the women’s program hosts the final day of the Doubletree LA Westside Thankgiving Classic at 1 and 3:30 pm that afternoon. Tickets to all the action can be found at LMULions.com/Tickets. • BLOCK PARTY: Bring your friends and neighbors to the LMU men’s basketball game on Saturday, November 29th at 8:00 pm against UC Irvine for your chance to win a block party for your block! Whichever residential block turns out the largest crowd (minimum of 10 people, including guests of your home) will win a block party courtesy of LMU. We’ll work with you and neighbors to organize an afternoon of fun. Tickets are discounted: Adults $5 / Children $1. If you purchase your tickets online using discount code BLOCKPARTY14, you’ll receive an additional $2 discount on each adult ticket. That’s just $3! Click HERE to buy your tickets. For more information, visit community.lmu.edu • The Lions evened their record to 2-2 on the season after the 22-point home win over San Diego Christian. Even Payne (28) and Patson Siame (16) had career-highs in points and Chase Flint equalled a career-best with eight assists. The Lions finished with a season-best 24 assists on 32 field goals, earning seven blocks and seven steals in the process. • Both UC Riverside and the Lions enter the game at 2-2, taking similar paths to get to this point. They both have played three home games, going 2-1 in those contests. The Highlanders opened with a win over UC San Diego, 75-52, then fell to Sacramento State, 70-69. They then earned a 102-49 win on Sunday over a Non-Division I opponent, Saint Katherine. Like the Lions, their one road loss was to a Pac-12 opponent, falling at Utah on Friday, Nov. 21, 88-42. • Real quick... Godwin Okonji played in his 100th career game against San Diego Christian... Patson Siame had his best game as a Lion, going 8-for-12 from the field for 16 points and six rebounds against San Diego Christian... freshman Simon Krajcovic made his collegiate debut on Thursday against Arizona State, coming off the bench to score nine points with three rebounds, two assists and three steals. He added six assists and two steals on Sunday... The Lions 52.8 percent shooting in the opener was the best since hiting 55.4 percent against Northern Arizona on Nov. 17, 2013 and the 28.1 percent against ASU was the lowest since hitting 25 percent against seventh-ranked Gonzaga on Jan. 31, 2013... Evan Payne is the first player to score 22 or more in the first two games of the season since Jeff Fryer did it in November of 1989 with 23 against UNLV and 26 against Nevada. He had 23 and 22 in the first two contests. He had his ninth career 20-point game with a career-best 28 against SDC. He has 22 or more in three of the first four games this season and leads the Lions with 20.5 ppg ... Godwin Okonji had his second career double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds against Boise State... WIth four blocks LMU Men’s Basketball • 2014-15 Game Notes • www.LMULions.com • #LMULions
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