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LMU MEN’S BASKETBALL 2014-15 GAME NOTES GAME 19:
Jan. 17, 2015 - LMU vs. #3 Gonzaga // 1:00 pm (PT)
SERIES HISTORY LMULIONS.COM GAMEDAY: GAME:......................... LMU (5-13, 1-5) vs. #3 Gonzaga (17-1, 6-0) Overall: GON leads 63-21 DATE/TIME:..................................Jan. 17, 2015 // 1:00 p.m. (PST) Streak: GON 10 wins (2010) LOCATION:..............................Gersten Pavilion // Los Angeles, CA At LMU: GON 24-13 (GON 4 wins) WATCH/LISTEN:.. TWC-SN, CSN-CA, ROOT, TheW.tv // KXLU 88.9 FM At GON: GON 35-6 (GON 25 wins) LIVE STATS:.....................................GameTracker // StatBroadcast Neutral: GON leads 4-2 RESOURCES:............ http://www.lmulions.com/sports/m-baskbl/ First Meeting: 1953 SCHEDULE:............................... sched/loyo-m-baskbl-sched.html @ Gonzaga 75, LMU 71 MEDIA GUIDE:.................................. spec-rel/media-guide.html Last Meeting: Feb. 15, 2014 GAME NOTES:............................. spec-rel/Game-Coverage.html @ Gonzaga 86, LMU 67 LMU SPORTS NETWORK:.http://www.lmulions.com/allaccess/
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 L, 50-59 * at BYU BYUtv L, 72-85 * Portland TheW.tv W, 80-68 * #3 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
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Lions Face No. 3 Zags on Upswing
Gaining momenteum the last several weeks and coming off a win on Thursday, LMU men’s basketball will welcome the highest ranked team to ever play in Gersten Pavilion for the 2015 Homecoming Game on Saturday, Jan. 17. The Lions (5-13, 1-5) will face off against No. 3 Gonzaga (17-1, 6-0) for the WCC Game of the Week, which will start with the LMU Alumni Association Taligate Party at 11 am, followed by live coverage on Time Warner Cable SportsNet, Comcast SportsNet-California and ROOT Sports NW/RM with This Week in the WCC at 12:30 pm and then tip-off at 1 pm. The game will be streamed out-of-market on TheW.tv and can be heard world-wide on KXLU 88.9 FM. HOMECOMING The Lions, who wore black uniforms for the first time in program history on their road trip last weekend, will wear the black uniforms for the homecoming game on Saturday, Jan. 17 against the thirdranked Gonzaga. The giveaway for the game will be a Replica Black Jersey, sponsored by the LMU Alumni Association. The jersey is available to the first 1,000 students, season ticket holders and those who purchased advanced tickets to the Alumni Association Tailgate Party. Tickets for the game are going fast and are limited, visit LMULions.com/tickets. INSIDE THE LIONS The Lions’ record sits at 5-13 and 1-5 in the WCC after an 80-68 win over Portland. The Lions have found some rhythm on offense, going for 35 assists in the last two games, more than six per game more than their average. Against the Pilots, they had 17 assists on the night, including another eight from senior Chase Flint, who has 27 in the last four games with just five turnovers. Senior Ayodeji Egbeyemi scored a career-high 22 points and junior Marin Mornar went for a career-best doubledouble, finishing with 21 points and 10 rebounds. The Lions held the Pilots to 39.4 percent shooting, the fifth time this season an opponent has been under 40 percent. The Lions’ defense hasn’t done that since the 2011-12 season (14 times). Against, BYU, the Lions had five players in double figures for the first time in over a year and finished with a season-best 18 assists (against D-I opponent). The finished shooting 7-for-14 from three against the Cougars, which was a season best until the Lions hit 8-for-12 against the Pilots (66.7 percent). It is the best percentage since hitting 10-for-15 in the win over No. 17 UCLA on Nov. 11, 2011. THE LIONS REAL QUICK Senior Chase Flint has a career 2.6 assist-to-turnover ratio and has done nothing but increase that in the last four games. He re-entered the starting line-up on Jan. 8 and he has posted 27 of his 51 assists this season in the last four games, including a career-equalling eight against BYU and Portland. He has just 19 turnovers on the season, good for a 2.68 assist-to-turnover average entering the game Saturday... The Lions’ 18 assists was second only to the 24 they had against San Diego Christian. The Lions, who have struggled with turnovers on the season, had its best assist-to-turnover ratio the last two games since going for 15 assists with just nine turnovers against UC Irvine on Nov. 29. The Lions’ 80 points Thursday was the most against a D-I opponent this season... The Lions continue to be tough around the rim, ranking third in the WCC in blocked shots. They have 63 blocks as a team and are now averaging 3.78 per game. Junior Marin Mornar equalled a career-high with five blocks against UC Riverside and added three more on Thursday. He has 30 on the season, an average of 1.67 per game, ranking second in the WCC. Mornar now has 76 blocks in his career, good for 7th all-time. 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 seventhranked Gonzaga on Jan. 31, 2013... Mornar had his first career double-double with the 21 and 10 on Thursday, while Okonji had his second career double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds against LMU Men’s Basketball • 2014-15 Game Notes • www.LMULions.com • #LMULions
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