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LMU MEN’S BASKETBALL 2013-14 GAME NOTES
GAME #30 Mar. 1, 2014: LMU vs. San Francisco • 7:00 pm (PT)
2013-14 SCHEDULE & RESULTS N. 2
Cal Lutheran !
Nov. 8-9
at San Diego Classic (hosted by USD)
LMUSN
W, 96-64
N. 8
vs. Grand Canyon
N. 9
vs. South Dakota St.
N. 14
at Long Beach St.
W, 74-73
N. 17
Northern Arizona
W, 90-78
Cox7
W, 78-75 W, 98-89
LMUSN
Nov. 22-25 at Ezybonds Virgin Islands Paradise Jam N. 22
vs. Northern Iowa
L, 90-81
N. 23
vs. Marist
W, 76-70
N. 25
vs. Vanderbilt
L, 77-68
D. 2
at UC Riverside
W, 73-69
D. 6
at Pittsburgh
D. 14
at Valparaiso
L, 80-73
D. 17
Cal Poly
W, 79-59
D. 21
La Sierra
LMUSN
W, 100-83
D. 28
BYU *
TWCSN
W, 87-76
D. 30
San Diego *
LMUSN
W, 65-62
J. 2
at San Francisco *
TheW.tv
L, 75-61
J. 4
at Santa Clara *
TWCSN
L, 86-81 (ot)
J. 9
at San Diego *
TWCSN
L, 74-67
J. 11
at BYU *
BYUtv
L, 91-68
J. 16
Portland *
TheW.tv
L, 71-57
J. 18
Gonzaga *
TWCSN
L, 82-72
J. 23
at Pacific *
TheW.tv
W, 92-81
J. 25
at Saint Mary’s *
TWCSN
L, 89-61
F. 1
at Pepperdine *
TWCSN
L, 80-69
F. 6
Saint Mary’s *
TWCSN
L, 77-58
F. 8
Pacific *
TheW.tv
L, 82-72
F. 13
at Portland *
TheW.tv
L, 71-64
F. 15
at Gonzaga *
TWCSN
L, 86-67
F. 20
Pepperdine *
ESPNU
L, 71-68
F. 27
Santa Clara *
TWCSN
W, 75-71
M. 1
San Francisco *
TheW.tv
7 pm
M. 6-11
at WCC Champsionships - Las Vegas, NV
ESPN3
L, 85-68
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2013-14 RECORD AT A GLANCE Overall: Home:
12-17 6-5
WCC: Away:
2013-14 QUICK FACTS
4-13 3-10
Neutral:
3-2
Location:.......................... Los Angeles, CA Founded/Enrollment:...... 1911/9,369 Nickname/Colors:............ Lions/Crimson & Navy Affiliation/Conference:.... NCAA-I/West Coast Home Court/Capacity:..... Gersten Pavilion/4,156 Head Coach:..................... Max Good (Sixth Season) Record at LMU:............ 76-115/27-64 (WCC) Overall Record:............. 318-337 (22nd Season) Assistants:........................ Myke Scholl, Tom Abatemarco, ...................................... Senque Carey Basketball SID:................. John Shaffer • (310) 338-7643
Ireland, Osborne Wrap-up Gersten Careers
Combined seniors Anthony Ireland and Alex Osborne have played 251 games as LMU Lions, on Saturday they will add the final two from Gersten Pavilion as the Lions host San Francisco in the home finale. The duo have played more games than any players in LMU history and they will say farewell to Gersten Pavilion on Senior Day with tip-off set at 7 pm. The game will be aired live on TheW.tv and can be heard live on KXLU 88.9 FM. LMULIONS.COM GAMEDAY: GAME:.. LMU (12-17, 4-13) vs. San Francisco (19-10, 12-5) DATE/TIME:............................Mar. 1, 2014 // 7 p.m. (PST) LOCATION:.................. Gersten Pavilion // Los Angeles, CA WATCH:.................................................................. TheW.tv RADIO:..................................KXLU 88.9 FM (Jesse Kass, Drew Rossi) WEBCAST:.............................................................. TheW.tv LIVE STATS:.........................GameTracker // StatBroadcast RESOURCES:................................................... LMU Tickets . ............................... Media Almanac • Game Notes in PDF . .......................................................• LMU Sports Network
Series History
Overall: USF leads 108-39 Streak: USF 1 win (2014) At LMU: USF leads 47-20 Streak: USF 1 win (2013) At USF: USF leads 51-16 Streak: USF 2 wins (2013) Neutral: USF leads 6-2 First Meeting: 1924 at USF at USF 32, LMU 8 Last Meeting: Jan. 2, 2014 @ USF 75, LMU 6)
INSIDE THE LIONS • The 2013-14 regular season will come to a close on Saturday as the Lions take on the Dons. All 10 teams are in action within the WCC and the LMU-USF match-up and Gonzaga-Saint Mary’s will close the season as the final games of the day. The Lions began the finale homestand of the season with a 75-71 win over Santa Clara. Freshman Evan Payne set a freshman record with his sixth 20-point game of the season, tying his career-high with 27 points on 11-for-17 shooting. It is the fourth-best scoring game by a freshman. Senior Anthony Ireland had his 43rd 20-point game, going for 20 for the fifth straight game against Santa Clara. He played all 40 minutes and he has played 123 straight minutes, last coming out of a game against Portland on Feb. 13. He has played all 40 minutes the last three games. • It’s the final home game in the stellar career of Anthony Ireland, who is ranked in the top-10 all-time in LMU history in 14 of the 23 career statistical categories. Come celebrate one of the best players in LMU history with a special “2,000 and Counting” T-Shirt giveaway for students. It is also Young Alum “Return to the Student Section” Night. Special $5 tickets are available for alums within the last 10 years. For more information, visit LMULions.com/Tickets. • Senior Anthony Ireland continues to pace the Lions in all areas of the floor, putting the final marks on his record-setting career and cementing himself even more in the LMU record book. He has not missed a game in his career, playing in his school record 129th against Santa Clara while earning his 122nd start, also a record. With the limited roster, Ireland has played the full 40 minute they last three games Ireland is the only Lion in LMU history with at least 2,000 career points, 500 ca- IRELAND CLIMBING UP: Career Points: reer rebounds, 500 career assists and 150 career steals. 1. 2490 Hank Gathers (89 games) - 1987-90 He is the only active player in the NCAA to have hit 2. 2201 Terrell Lowery (119) - 1988-92 those milestones and there are only three active play- 3. 2123 Anthony Ireland (128g) - 2010-14 ers in Division I basketball (Kendall Williams - New Mex- 4. 2060 Forrest McKenzie (110) - 1981-86 ico; Chaz Williams - UMass; Shabazz Napier - UConn) to 5. 2010 Bo Kimble (76 games) - 1987-90 have 1,500 points, 500 assists and 150 steals. As of Feb. Career Assists: 27 he is second in the league at 18.9 ppg (58th nation- 1. 689 Terrell Lowery - 1988-92 ally), second in assists at 5.34 (41st nationally) and sec- 2. 594 Keith Smith - 1982-86 ond in steals at 1.66. With 547 points (ranked 39th in 3. 539 Anthony Ireland - 2010-14 the NCAA as of Feb. 27), 155 assists (ranked 33rd) and 4. 506 Jim Williamson - 1993-97 48 steals (ranked 83rd) in 2013-14, Ireland now ranks Career Steals: third in points with 2,123, third in assists with 539 and 1. 231 Terrell Lowery - 1988-92 second in steals at 195. 2. 195 Anthony Ireland - 2010-14 3. 189
Mike Yoest - 1984-88
• Freshman Evan Payne scored 27 points for the sec- See page 4 for the entire list of his career records ond time in his rookie campaign, adding to his all-time freshman scoring record with 450 points. It was his 23rd double-digit scoring game of the season, also a freshman record, and his sixth 20-point game, equalling a record shared by three players. The 27 points he scored Thursday and in the first meeting against BYU is tied for the fourth best by a freshman in LMU History and his 25 is tied for ninth. The BYU game was the first of conference, making the point total the most ever by an LMU freshman in his first WCC game and the third-most by an LMU player in his conferLMU Men’s Basketball • 2013-14 Game Notes • www.LMULions.com • #LMULions
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