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LMU MEN’S BASKETBALL 2014-15 GAME NOTES GAME 16:
Jan. 8, 2015 - LMU at San Diego // 8:00 pm (PT)
SERIES HISTORY LMULIONS.COM GAMEDAY: GAME:............................... LMU (4-11, 0-3) at San Diego (8-8, 1-3) Overall: Tied 44-44 DATE/TIME:....................................Jan. 8, 2015 // 8:00 p.m. (PST) Streak: USD 1 win (2014) LOCATION:........................... Jenny Craig Pavilion // San Diego, CA At LMU: LMU 23-21 (LMU 1 win) WATCH:............................TWC-SN, CSN-CA, ROOT-NW // TheW.tv At USD: USD 21-19 (USD 2 wins) RADIO:.....................................................................KXLU 88.9 FM Neutral: USD leads 2-0 LIVE STATS:...............................................................StatBroadcast First Meeting: 1956 (n/a) RESOURCES:...................................................... 2014-15 Schedule LMU 62, San Diego 49 . ......................................................................Media Almanac Last Meeting: Jan. 9, 2014 . ........................................................................... Game Notes @ San Diego 74, LMU 67 . ............................................................. LMU Sports Network
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 W, 66-62 UC Irvine LMUSN L, 72-80 at USC Pac-12 L, 61-77 at Northern Arizona L, 69-71 at Stanford Pac-12 L, 58-67 at Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic
vs. #11 Wichita St. ESPNU L, 53-80 vs. Nebraska ESPNU L, 42-50 vs. DePaul ESPN3 W, 72-69 * Pepperdine TWCSN L, 56-69 * Pacific TheW.tv L, 63-77 * Saint Mary’s TWCSN L, 63-72 * 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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Conference Play Hits the Road
LMU hits the road for the first time in West Coast Conference play, heading south to take on San Diego on Thursday, Jan. 8 at 8 pm. The series between the two has been one of the most even in LMU’s history with both teams winning 45 games. The 91st meeting between the Toreros (8-8, 1-3) and the Lions (4-11, 0-3) can be seen on Time Warner Cable SportsNet, Comcast SportsNet-CA, ROOT Sports NW/Rocky Mountain and out of region on TheW.tv. All games can be heard on KXLU 88.9 FM. INSIDE THE LIONS • The Lions’ record sits at 4-11 after falling to Pacific (77-63) and Saint Mary’s (72-63) to start the new year. The homestand completed a gureling stretch of six games in 13 days. The Lions started the stretch with three games at the 2014 Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic on Dec. 22-25. The Lions fell to No. 11 Wichita State (80-53) and in overtime to Nebraska (50-42), and then ended the trip with a 72-69 win over DePaul. The Lions opened conference play on Monday with a set-back to rival Pepperdine before hosting the weekend set against the Tigers and Gaels. Sophomore Evan Payne scored 27 and 24 points, respectively, going on 16-for-31 from the field and 17-for-18 from the charity stripe. It was Payne’s 8th and 9th 20-point game this season, making it number 14 and 15 of his career. He entered the week ranked second in the WCC at 20.5 ppg, good for 10th nationally. • THE LIONS REAL QUICK... Sophomore Evan Payne entered the week second in the West Coast Conference and 10th nationally (as of Jan. 4) in scoring and sits with 20.5 ppg after averaging 25.5 last week. He has led the Lions in 14 of the 15 games this season, and had a career-best 32 against NAU. In going a perfect 17-for-18 from the free throw in two games, Payne is 88-for-107 on the season. His 88 made free throws is 6th nationally and second in the WCC. He ranks 8th nationally in attempts and 8th in the WCC in percentage at 82.2... Senior Ayodeji Egbeyemi had his three best games of the season in Hawaii, scoring 13 against Wichita State, leading the Lions with a then season-high 16 points against Nebraska and concluding with a career-equalling 20 points against DePaul. He hit 6-for-12 from the field, 8-for-9 from the charity stripe and is second on the team with 9.0 ppg. He is 9th in the WCC in free throw percentage at 82.1... The Lions continue to be tough around the rim, ranking third in the WCC in blocked shots. They have 56 blocks as a team and are now averaging 3.7 per game. Junior Marin Mornar equalled a career-high with five blocks against UC Riverside. He has 23 on the season, an average of 1.53 per game, ranking second in the WCC. Mornar now has 69 blocks in his career, good for 9th all-time. Wyking Jones (1991-95) is eighth with 72. Senior Godwin Okonji has 91 in his career, ranking 5th all-time and one behind Ime Oduok (1993-96)... The Lions 52.8 percent shooting in the opener was the best since hitting 55.4 percent against NAU on Nov. 17, 2013 and the 28.0 percent against Nebraska was the lowest since hitting 25 percent against seventh-ranked Gonzaga on Jan. 31, 2013... Okonji had his second career double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds against Boise State. He has played in 110 career games, while fellow senior Egbeyemi played in 106 - both in the top-30 all-time at LMU (16th and 29th). • Heading into the game against Saint Mary’s, the Lions had made rebounding a foundation while struggled with turnovers. In the four games prior to the Gaels, the Lions held a +10.1 rebound margin. Against Nebraska, the Lions outrebounded the Huskers 40-22, including a 16-2 edge on the offensive glass. In the win over DePaul, they had a 35-22 edge. To start WCC play, they held a 34-27 edge on Pepperdine and a 25-22 edge on Pacific. Saint Mary’s, who leads the WCC with a +9.9 rebound margin, held the 37-28 edge. In those four games, the Lions had a +41 edge on the glass, helping them to a 16-2 edge in second chance points against the Waves and a 10-5 advantage against the Tigers. SMC had a 21-6 edge on Saturday. As for turnovers, they have been LMU’s achilles heal. In the eight games prior to SMC, the Lions committed 131 turnovers to their opponent’s 84 (16.4 to 10.4 per game). On Saturday, the Lions committed a season-low six turnovers. Including that season low, the Lions have LMU Men’s Basketball • 2014-15 Game Notes • www.LMULions.com • #LMULions
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