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LMU MEN’S BASKETBALL 2015-16 GAME NOTES GAME 17:
SERIES HISTORY Overall: USF leads 110-40 Streak: USF 1 win (2015) At LMU: USF 48-20 (USF 3 wins) At USF: USF 51-17 (LMU 1 win) Neutral: USF leads 6-2 First Meeting: 1924 at USF at USF 32, LMU 8 Last Meeting: Feb. 19, 2015 USF 72, @ LMU 45
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
Jan. 14, 2016 - LMU vs. SAN FRANCISCO // 7:00 pm (PT)
CS Dominguez Hills ! W, 92-58 CS Fullerton LMUSN W, 79-74 at UC Irvine KDOC-TV L, 53-77 at Colorado St. MW-Net L, 75-83 Antelope Valley LMUSN W, 86-62 CSUN LMUSN W, 82-80 (OT) at SEMO W, 73-60 at Oregon St. Pac-12 L, 70-79 UC Riverside LMUSN W, 77-76 at Boise St. L, 66-67 at CS Fullerton W, 82-70 Jacksonville St. LMUSN W, 77-60 at Portland ROOT L, 60-87 at Gonzaga ROOT L, 62-85 at Pepperdine TWCSN L, 66-68 (OT) Saint Mary’s TheW.tv L, 48-73 Pacific TWCSN L, 58-60 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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LMULIONS.COM GAMEDAY: GAME:........................... LMU (7-9, 0-5) at San Francisco (9-7, 3-3) DATE/TIME:..................................Jan. 14, 2016 // 7:00 p.m. (PST) LOCATION:....... War Memorial at the Sobrato Center // San Francisco, CA WATCH/LISTEN:.................................... TheW.tv // KXLU 88.9 FM LIVE STATS:........................................................ STATBROADCAST RESOURCES:............ http://www.lmulions.com/sports/m-baskbl/ SCHEDULE:............................... sched/loyo-m-baskbl-sched.html MEDIA GUIDE:.................................. spec-rel/media-guide.html GAME NOTES:............................. spec-rel/Game-Coverage.html LMU SPORTS NETWORK:.http://www.lmulions.com/allaccess/
Battle of Tempo to Open Road Swing After a brief two-game stay at home, LMU men’s basketball is back on the road in West Coast Conference action. They will begin the road swing with San Francisco on Thursday, Jan. 14 at 7 pm. It will be a high-tempo offense, the Dons (9-7, 3-3) are third in WCC games averaging 84.5 ppg, against a tough defense, LMU (7-9, 0-5) is third in WCC games allowing just 74.6 ppg. The game can be seen on TheW. tv and heard on KXLU 88.9 FM. THE MATCH-UP • It will be all about tempo in the 151st all-time meeting between LMU and San Francisco. Through three weeks in West Coast Conference action, offense has carried the Dons while defense has been solid for the Lions. The Dons enter the week ranked third in the conference, scoring 84.5 ppg in WCC match-ups. Conversely, the Lions enter the week ranked third in the WCC, allowing just 74.6 ppg against conference foes. On the flip side, both are last in the other statistical category. The Lions have averaged just 58.6 ppg while USF has allowed 85.7 ppg in conference play... The teams split last seasons series, with both winning on the road, including the Lions winning on a buzzer beater in San Francisco. In fact, the series has been a close one of late with seven of the last 12 match-ups coming down to the final seconds, two going into overtime. RECENT DRAMA - LMU-USF SERIES Jan. 27, 2011 • USF - 60-61 USF hit three-pointer with a minute left to erase 17-point second half deficit. Feb. 26, 2011 • at USF - 75-77 Cody Doolin only shot of game on 3 with :49 left; Lions miss 3 shots in final seconds Dec. 31, 2011 • LMU - 77-76 (OT) Ireland hits a runner with 1.6 left in overtime for win as Dons erase 19-pt deficit to send it to OT. Feb. 4, 2012 • at LMU - 90-88 Lions hit 10 three’s in 2nd half to erase 16-pt deficit in 7:30 as Drew Viney hits runner in final min. Feb. 21, 2013 • at LMU - 59-61 Lions erase 20-point deficit, take 3-point lead late, USF ties with 3-ptr, then wins it with 0.5 left. Mar. 7, 2013 • LMU - 61-60 (OT) A quarterfinal match-up in WCC’s is 3rd in 4 years. Cole Dickerson hits tip-in with 9 seconds left to send to OT, but Ireland scores first 4 pts of OT to advance Lions to WCC semifinals. Jan. 24, 2015 • at USF - 70-69 Lions erase 17-point second half deficit and Lions hit putback at the buzzer to win it.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS • LMU continues to lead the league in turnover margin at +3.5, forcing a league high 15.3 turnovers a game by their opponent while turning the ball over just 11.8 times per game, second in the WCC. The Lions are also tops in the league in offensive rebounds at 12.8 per game and second in the league in steals at 7.3. • Adom Jacko had his fifth 20-point game on Thursday, going for 21 points and eight rebounds. He was the only Lion in double figures against the Gaels, going 9-for-11 (81.8 percent) from the field. The rest of the Lions went 9-for-38 (23.6 percent). Jacko is 11th in the WCC in scoring at 14.3 ppg, 9th in rebounds at 6.5 rpg and 9th in field goal percentage at 53.4. • Brandon Brown led the Lions against Pacific with 15 points and seven assists. He has had seven or more assists in eight games this season and is fifth with 5.7 assists per game. He is also 15th in scoring at 13.3, eighth in free throw shooting at 78.6 percent and 9th in steals at 1.1 spg. • For the first time all season the Lions had more turnovers than their opponent as Saint Mary’s finished with just eight, the lowest by an opponent on the season against the Lions. LMU had 14 and were outscored 18-3 in points off turnovers. They turned it around against Pacific, forcing 18 turnovers while