No. 1 Gonzaga beats LMU 66-48 to reach WCC final
Loyola Marymount kept it close in a tightly-contested first half before top-ranked Gonzaga caught fire.
Anthony Ireland led the Lions with 19 points, but the Bulldogs picked it up in the second half and advanced to Monday's West Coast Conference championship with a 66-48 win Saturday night.
The Lions (8-23, 1-16 WCC) trailed 27-26 at the end of a hard-fought first half. With...
Loyola Marymount 60, Santa Clara 58
Loyola Marymount continued its surprising run through the West Coast Conference tournament as Anthony Ireland hit the go-ahead basket with 5.2 seconds remaining Friday night in a 60-58 victory over Santa Clara.
The Lions (11-22) came into the nine-team tournament as the lowest seed after finishing conference play 1-15 and dropping their final 14 games. But they have already tripled...
Loyola Marymount 61, San Francisco 60
Anthony Ireland scored 16 points, including two big free throws late in overtime, and Loyola Marymount continued its surprising West Coast Conference tournament run with a 61-60 win over San Francisco on Thursday night.
Ireland scored all four LMU points in the extra session before Taylor Walker's free throw gave the Lions (10-22) a 61-57 lead with 9 seconds left. San Francisco...
Loyola Marymount 65, Portland 54
Ashley Hamilton scored 21 points, Anthony Ireland added 12 and Loyola Marymount ended a 14-game losing streak with a 65-54 win over Portland in first round action of the West Coast Conference tournament Wednesday night.
The Pilots made it a two possession game after Bryce Pressley hit two free throws to make it 60-54 with 28 seconds left but Portland committed three turnovers in...
BYU 73, Loyola Marymount 70
Tyler Haws scored 24 points and Brandon Davies and Matt Carlino added 11 each as BYU defeated Loyola Marymount 73-70 on Saturday night.
Haws shot just 4 of 12 from the floor but made all 14 free-throw attempts for the Cougars (21-10, 10-6 West Coast), who never trailed after 8:18 remained in the first half.
Haws' last two free throws made the score 73-67, and Anthony Ireland...
Santa Clara 79, Loyola Marymount 56
Marc Trasolini scored 26 points in his final home game, and Santa Clara rolled to a 79-56 victory Thursday night over free-falling Loyola Marymount.
Trasolini was 9 of 12 from the floor. Fellow seniors Kevin Foster and Raymond Cowels scored 17 and 12, respectively, for the Broncos (21-9, 9-6 West Coast), and all five of Santa Clara's seniors were honored before the game.
Santa...
No. 6 Gonzaga beats Loyola-Marymount 74-55
Kevin Pangos and Kelly Olynyk each scored 20 points as No. 6 Gonzaga beat Loyola Marymount 74-55 on Saturday, a victory which left the Zags poised to break into the top five on Monday.
Elias Harris added 16 points and 10 rebounds for Gonzaga (23-2, 10-0 West Coast), which should benefit from losses by No. 1 Indiana, No. 3 Michigan and No. 5 Kansas this week.
Anthony Ireland tied...
No. 6 Gonzaga 74, Loyola Marymount 55
Gonzaga coach Mark Few is aware of the slew of losses that befell the teams ranked above No. 6 Gonzaga this week. Still, he refused to speculate if his team would break into the top five on Monday.
"My 10-year-old follows that pretty close," Few joked Saturday, after Gonzaga beat Loyola Marymount 74-55 for its sixth straight win.
Few is more concerned with the quality...
Loyola Marymount-Gonzaga Preview
With a favorable matchup preceding a pair of potentially challenging conference road contests next week, Gonzaga is not about to take anything for granted.
The sixth-ranked Bulldogs look to remain undefeated in the West Coast Conference and pick up a 23rd straight home victory over reeling Loyola Marymount on Saturday.
After surviving a scare to win 65-63 at San Diego last Saturday...
USD's Christopher Anderson's circus shot downs LMU in OT
The University of San Diego trailed Loyola Marymount 68-67 with 5 seconds to go in OT, LMU's 80 percent free throw shooter Anthony Ireland on the line for a 1-and-1. After Ireland missed, Chris...
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San Diego 69, Loyola Marymount 68
Chris Anderson's layup with two-tenths of a second left in overtime gave San Diego a 69-68 victory over Loyola Marymount Monday night.
Anderson, who had 13 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for the Toreros (12-12, 5-4 West Coast), drove the length of the floor after the Lions' Anthony Ireland missed the front end of a one-and-one.
Johnny Dee led San Diego with 15...
Gonzaga-San Diego Preview
Gonzaga has had little trouble rolling over its West Coast Conference opponents in the last two weeks.
Based on the way San Diego has played of late, that dominance could continue.
The seventh-ranked Bulldogs look to remain undefeated in conference play when they try for a ninth consecutive victory over the struggling Toreros on Saturday night in San Diego.
Off to the school&...
Loyola Marymount is no contest for No. 7 Gonzaga
Loyola Marymount's season of struggle hit another low against No. 7 Gonzaga.
The Lions were blown out 88-43 on Thursday night, their sixth straight loss to the Zags and their fifth in a row overall.
''They're a well-oiled machine,'' said Anthony Ireland, who made five 3-pointers while scoring 19 points to lead the Lions (8-13, 1-7 West Coast). ''...
No. 7 Gonzaga crushes LMU
Gary Bell Jr. scored 15 points, including five of Gonzaga's season-high 13 3-pointers, and the seventh-ranked Zags routed Loyola Marymount 88-43 on Thursday night for their sixth straight win over the Lions.
Kelly Olynyk added 15 points, and Sam Dower and Drew Barham had 13 each for the Zags (20-2, 7-0 West Coast), ensuring coach Mark Few his 14th consecutive season with at...
San Francisco 62, Loyola Marymount 53
Cole Dickerson scored 18 points Saturday to help San Francisco get its first West Coast Conference win of the season, 62-53 over Loyola Marymount.
Avry Holmes added 11 points for the Dons (8-11, 1-5), who won despite shooting 33 percent from the field - slightly better than the 32 percent they shot Thursday in a loss to Santa Clara. San Francisco avoided becoming the first Dons...
San Diego 78, Loyola Marymount 70
Johnny Dee scored 15 points and Chris Anderson added 14 to lead San Diego to a 78-70 victory against Loyola Marymount on Wednesday night.
John Sinis had 12 points and Cameron Miles 11 for the Toreros (11-8, 4-0 West Coast).
Anthony Ireland scored 19 points and Ashley Hamilton added 15 points and eight rebounds for the Lions (8-10, 1-4), who led 30-25 before going almost 10 minutes...
Portland 68, Loyola Marymount 64
Ryan Nicholas had 17 points and 13 rebounds to lead Portland over Loyola Marymount 68-64 Saturday night.
Anthony Ireland led Loyola Marymount with 22 points and four rebounds.
Kevin Bailey scored 14 points for Portland, returning to the lineup after surgery on a broken nose. Thomas van der Mars had 11 points, and Derrick Rodgers had 10 points and nine assists for Portland (8-10...
Loyola Marymount 84, Santa Clara 80
Anthony Ireland scored 29 points and Loyola Marymount rallied from a 9-point halftime deficit for an 84-80 victory over Santa Clara on Thursday night.
Ireland also dished out eight assists for Loyola Marymount (8-8, 1-2 West Coast). Ashley Hamilton scored 17 points, including three 3-pointers, and Ayodeji Egbeyemi scored 13. Godwin Okonji grabbed nine rebounds and blocked four shots...
Saint Mary's (Cal) 74, Loyola Marymount 61
Matthew Dellavedova scored 17 points, dished out eight assists and grabbed five rebounds to lead Saint Mary's past Loyola Marymount 74-61 on Saturday afternoon.
James Walker III had 12 points and five rebounds, Beau Levesque chipped in 11 points and the Gaels shot an even 50 percent from the field, making 26 of 52 attempts.
Saint Mary's (12-3, 1-0 WCC) led 33-30 at halftime...
Loyola Marymount 73, CS Bakersfield 66
Anthony Ireland didn't come off the floor Saturday night for Loyola Marymount, playing the full 40 minutes and scored 27 points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished out four assists to lead the Lions past Cal State Bakersfield 73-66.
Ireland missed only two shots all night, going 8 for 9 from the field including a perfect 3 for 3 from beyond the arc, and was 8 for 9 from the free...
Loyola Marymount 79, Morgan St. 62
Anthony Ireland scored 27 points and Ashley Hamilton added 20 points to lead Loyola Marymount to a 79-62 win over Morgan State Thursday night.
Chase Flint and Ayodeji Egbeyemi grabbed 10 rebounds apiece as the Lions (6-6) held a 56-33 edge on the boards.
Justin Black led Morgan State (3-6) with 15 points. Anthony Hubbard added 14 points, and DeWayne Jackson and Ian Chiles scored...
Billikens cruise to win over Loyola-Marymount
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Mike McCall Jr. hit four 3-pointers and finished with 14 points to lead Saint Louis to a 65-44 victory over Loyola Marymount on Saturday.
Jordair Jett and Jake Barnett each scored 11 points for the Billikens (8-3), and Dwayne Evans contributed 10 points and nine rebounds.
Anthony Ireland led Loyola Marymount (5-6) with 16 points and eight rebounds. Alex Osborne...
Mississippi 73, Loyola Marymount 70
Marshall Henderson scored 18 points and Mississippi held on to beat Loyola Marymount 73-70 Wednesday night.
Murphy Holloway had 16 points and 14 rebounds for the Rebels (8-1), who won for the first time on the road this season. Nick Williams had 13 points and Jarvis Summers scored 12 for Mississippi.
Anthony Ireland led the Lions (5-5) with 17 points, but missed a 3-pointer in...
Mississippi 73, Loyola Marymount 70
Marshall Henderson scored 18 points and Mississippi held on to beat Loyola Marymount 73-70 Wednesday night.
Murphy Holloway had 16 points and 14 rebounds for the Rebels (8-1), who won for the first time on the road this season. Nick Williams had 13 points and Jarvis Summers scored 12 for Mississippi.
Anthony Ireland led the Lions (5-5) with 17 points, but missed a 3-pointer in...
Loyola Marymount 92, N. Arizona 86
Loyola Marymount scored the first five points of overtime, C.J. Blackwell made a key 3-pointer, and the Lions protected their lead at the free-throw line for a 92-86 victory against Northern Arizona on Wednesday night.
Anthony Ireland had 28 points and Ashley Hamilton 24 for Loyola Marymount (5-4), and both had baskets during the run to start the extra period. After the Lumberjacks...
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