National Basketball Association
Loyola Marymount 75, St. Mary's 60
When: 10:30 PM ET, Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Where: McKeon Pavilion, Moraga, California
Officials:
# Kevin Brill, # Milt Stowe, # Tom Wood
Attendance:
3500
By SportsDirect Inc.
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 75, SAINT MARY’S 60: Drew Viney and Anthony Ireland combined for 33 points as the Lions held on to stun the No. 16 Gaels and snap their 16-game home winning streak.
Viney finished with 17 points and Ireland added 16 as Loyola Marymount (16-11, 10-4 WCC) improved to 7-1 on the road in conference play and ended Saint Mary’s 11-game winning streak in the series.
The Lions controlled the action for most of the game and took the lead for good when Ashley Hamilton hit a layup with 16:51 left to give them a 36-35 advantage.
Although Rob Jones ended a 6-0 run with a tip-in two minutes later, Loyola Marymount started pulling away with another seven unanswered points. After that surge, the Gaels (23-4, 12-2) would get no closer than five as the Lions closed the game with a 23-13 run.
Jones posted his 16th double-double of the season with 25 points and 15 rebounds as the Gaels have dropped two of three and face a difficult challenge on Saturday at No. 14 Murray State.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Saint Mary’s 29 first-half points marked only the fifth time this season the team scored less than 30 points before the break.… The Lions secured their third win over a Top 25 team this season. ... The Gaels, who entered the game as the top-shooting and second-highest scoring team in the conference, shot only 38.6 percent and was held to 60 points or less for just the sixth time this season.
Top Game Performances
Loyola Marymount |
|
St. Mary's |
Drew Viney 17 |
Scoring |
Rob Jones 25 |
Anthony Ireland 7 |
Assists |
Matthew Dellavedova 6 |
Jarred DuBois 5 |
Rebounds |
Rob Jones 15 |
Anthony Ireland 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Matthew Dellavedova 4 |
Drew Viney 3 |
Steals |
Jorden Page 1 |
LaRon Armstead 1 |
Blocks |
Rob Jones 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Loyola Marymount
|
75 |
47.2 |
7-15 |
18-27 |
15 |
29 |
1 |
8 |
|
St. Mary's
|
60 |
38.6 |
6-28 |
10-16 |
16 |
37 |
5 |
3 |
|