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LMU MEN’S BASKETBALL 2015-16 GAME NOTES GAME 18:
SERIES HISTORY Overall: SCU leads 88-57 Streak: SCU 3 win (2015) At LMU: SCU 40-27 (SCU 1 win) At SCU: SCU 41-26 (SCU 3 wins) Neutral: SCU leads 6-2 First Meeting: 1937 (N/A) Santa Clara 28, LMU 26 Last Meeting: Mar. 6, 2015 SCU 85, LMU 54
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. 16, 2016 - LMU at SANTA CLARA // 8:00 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 W, 87-83 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 (8-9, 1-5) at Santa Clara (7-12, 3-4) DATE/TIME:..................................Jan. 16, 2016 // 8:00 p.m. (PST) LOCATION:.................................. Leavey Center // Santa Clara, CA WATCH/LISTEN:..................................... CSN-BA // 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/
Santa Clara Up Next in Bay Area Road Swing The Lions’ two-game road swing of the Bay Area turns it’s attention to the location of Super Bowl 50. LMU men’s basketball (8-9, 1-5) heads to Santa Clara to take on the Broncos (7-12, 3-4) on Saturday, Jan. 16 at 8 pm. Both WCC rivals are coming off big wins, with the Lions starting the road trip with an 87-83 win over USF and the Broncos claiming a 62-60 win over Pepperdine. The game will be broadcast by Comcast SportsNet-Bay Area and can be heard on KXLU 88.9 FM. THE MATCH-UP • This will be the 146th all-time meeting between LMU and Santa Clara. Tempo will once again be featured in this Bay Area match-up. However, unlike Thursday’s tilt, this one will feature teams will similar motives this season. The two are right next to each other in the conference rankings in terms of scoring offense and scoring defense. The Lions average 70.6 ppg while the Broncos 65.6. On the defensive side, the Broncos hold teams to 69.8 ppg while the Lions 73.2 ppg. In addition, they both like to take care of the ball. Santa Clara had only three turnovers in the win over Pepperdine and average just 12.1 per game on the season. The Lions, who continue to lead the league with a turnover margin of +3.1, average 11.9 turnovers per game. They rank third and fourth, respectively, in the WCC. The Broncos swept the series a year ago, including a win in the opening round of the WCC tournament. The game will be broadcast on Comcast SportsNet-Bay Area and will also be aired on ROOT Sports Northwest, ROOT Sports Rocky Mountain and out-of-market on TheW.tv. INSIDE THE NUMBERS • LMU continues to lead the league in turnover margin at +3.1, ranking second in the WCC in creating 15.1 turnovers a game by their opponent while turning the ball over just 11.9 times per game, third in the WCC. The Lions are also tops in the league in offensive rebounds at 12.5 per game, second in free throw shooting at 72.7 percent and second in the league in steals at 7.1. • Senior David Humphries posted a career-best 20 points on Thursday, hitting 6-for-11 from the field, going 6-for-10 from three. He is the third Lion on the season to hit at least six three-pointers in a game. Prior to this season, three Lions had done it in 20 years. Sophomore Joshua Spiers erupted for a careerbest 24 points, hitting 6-of-10 three-pointers, to lead the Lions in overtime against CSUN. His six threepointers against CSUN on Nov. 25 was tied for the most in the last 20 years. That lasted less than a month. Sophomore Steven Haney Jr. knocked down 7-for-12 in scoring a career-high 26 points in the win over Cal State Fullerton. Prior to this season, Junior Matt Hayes hit six three-pointers a year ago against Santa Clara (Feb. 21, 2015), going for his career-best 20. Adoyah Miller also hit six three pointers in a double-overtime win against Boise State on Dec. 19, 2006. As a freshman, Spiers had 25 points and six three-pointers for the season. • The Lions improved to 8-1 on the season when scoring more than 70 points with the 87-83 win on Thursday. LMU entered the game averaging just 58.6 points in the first five conference games. The 87 total points is a season-high, as was the Lions’ 48 points in the second half against the Dons. The Lions shot 50 percent in the half (15-for-30) and finished the game hitting 12-for-27 from three. In nonconference, the Lions went six straight games with at least eight three-pointers, the best such stretch in program history. They improved to 6-2 on the season when hitting at least eight in a game.