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LMU MEN’S BASKETBALL 2015-16 GAME NOTES GAME 1:
SERIES HISTORY LMULIONS.COM GAMEDAY: GAME:.................................LMU (0-0) vs. Cal State Fullerton (0-0) Overall: CSUF leads 13-11 DATE/TIME:.................................Nov. 13, 2015 // 7:00 p.m. (PST) Streak: LMU 3 wins (2002) LOCATION:..............................Gersten Pavilion // Los Angeles, CA At LMU: Tied 5-5 WATCH/LISTEN:................................ LMUSN/TheW.tv // KXLU 88.9 FM At CSF: CSF leads 6-5 LIVE STATS:.....................................GameTracker // StatBroadcast Neutral: CSF leads 2-1 RESOURCES:............ http://www.lmulions.com/sports/m-baskbl/ First Meeting: 1/22/1972 SCHEDULE:............................... sched/loyo-m-baskbl-sched.html LMU 99, CSUF 87 MEDIA GUIDE:.................................. spec-rel/media-guide.html Last Meeting: 3/14/2012 GAME NOTES:............................. spec-rel/Game-Coverage.html @ LMU 88, CSUF 79 LMU SPORTS NETWORK:.http://www.lmulions.com/allaccess/
2015-16 SCHEDULE & RESULTS N. 8 N. 13 N. 15 N. 19 N. 22 N. 25 N. 28 D. 2 D. 6 D. 9 D. 12 D. 18 D. 21 D. 23 J. 2 J. 7 J. 9 J. 14 J. 16 J. 21 J. 23 J. 28 J. 30 F. 4 F. 6 F. 11 F. 13 F. 18 F. 20 F. 27 M.3-8
Nov. 13, 2015 - LMU vs. Cal State Fullerton // 7:00 pm (PT)
CS Dominguez Hills ! W, 92-58 CS Fullerton LMUSN 7 pm at UC Irvine KDOC-TV 5 pm at Colorado St. MW-Net 6 pm Antelope Valley LMUSN 3 pm CSUN LMUSN 6 pm at SEMO 12 pm at Oregon St. Pac-12 7 pm UC Riverside LMUSN 3 pm at Boise St. 6 pm at CS Fullerton 6 pm Jacksonville St. LMUSN 6 pm at Portland ROOT 6 pm at Gonzaga ROOT 6 pm at Pepperdine TWCSN 5 pm Saint Mary’s TheW.tv 7 pm Pacific TWCSN 3 pm at San Francisco TheW.tv 7 pm at Santa Clara CSNBA 8 pm BYU TWCSN 8 pm San Diego TWCSN 3 pm at BYU ESPNU 8 pm at San Diego TWCSN 1 pm Gonzaga ROOT 7 pm Portland TheW.tv 3 pm at Pacific TheW.tv 7 pm at Saint Mary’s CSNBA 8 pm Santa Clara TheW.tv 7 pm San Francisco TWCSN 1 pm Pepperdine TWCSN 1 pm at WCC Tournament - Las Vegas
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Big West Weekend Begins With Tip-off at Home The 2015-16 LMU men’s basketball season will begin with a pair of showdowns with local Big West rivals over the weekend and it all starts with The Tip-Off at Gersten Pavilion on Friday, Nov. 13 against Cal State Fullerton. Tip-off is set for 7 pm with the Tip-Off Pregame Tailgate on Hannon Field at 5 pm. THE MATCH-UP • LMU will open the 2015-16 season at home against Cal State Fullerton. The Lions last faced the Titans in the CIT Postseason Tournament on Mar. 14, 2012 at Gersten Pavilion. The Lions earned an 88-79 win to advance. The victory was the Lions’ 20th that season as Anthony Ireland had 26 points to lead five players in double figures... The Lions have won the last three meetings but trail the series, 13-11. The series is even at LMU, 5-5... Cal State Fullerton is led by third-year Head Coach Dedrique Taylor, who was an assistant for Steve Aggers at LMU in 2001-02. The Titans were 9-22 overall and went 1-15 in the Big West... In their exhibition contest they had five scorers in double-figures as the Titans dominated Bethesda, 106-66, in an exhibition game Friday night at Titan Gym. The Titans were led offensively by redshirt junior guard Tre’ Coggins who tallied 18 points to set the tone for Fullerton. Following suit were Malcom Brooks (17 points), Lanerryl Johnson (14 points), Kyle Allman, Jr. (14 points) and Khalil Ahmad (13 points). GAMEDAY • The season opener begins with The Tip-Off Tailgate at 5 pm on Hannon Field. Sodexo will provide a special tailgate BBQ for those with an LMU OneCard and Susie Cakes will provide free cupcakes. Party Works games will include a zipline, mechanical shark, free throw contest, photo booth, face painting, and more. AMP Radio will be on hand and the tailgate will include a raffle for two Coachella tickets that will be given away at the game. Single game tickets are available for Friday’s game for $20 (adult/ senior/students) anywhere in the arena and $15 for children. For tickets, visit LMULions.com/Tickets INSIDE THE LIONS • The Lions played a single exhibition game in the preseason, defeating Cal State Dominguez Hills, 92-58, on Nov. 8 at Gersten Pavilion. The Lions started four new players - Brandon Brown, Munis Tutu, Shamar Johnson and Steven Haney along with returning sophomore Petr Herman. The exhibition was about extra opportunities. They held a 32 to seven edge in points off turnovers, grabbing 10 steals and forcing the Toros into 22 turnovers. The Lions finished outrebounding CSUDH 40 to 27 and had 16 more shot attempts. • The Lions opened a new season with a win for the fourth straight season in 2014-15. The Lions are 39-21 in season openers since they joined the West Coast Conference in 1955-56. The Lions are 14-36 in the first road game of the season since 1959-60. They continue the Big West weekend on the road with 2015 NCAA Tournament qualifier UC Irvine on Sunday, Nov. 15 at 5 pm. The game will be broadcast on KDOC-TV. The all-time series with the Anteaters is tied at 11-11. UCI earned a 80-72 win at Gersten Pavilion on Nov. 29, 2014. • As the season begins, the Lions will feature a 15-man roster, and nine of them were not in an LMU uniform in 2014-15, eight newcomers and Steven Haney, Jr., who sat due to transfer rules last season.