National Basketball Association
Loyola Marymount 68, Gonzaga 67
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 19, 2023
Where: McCarthey Athletic Center, Spokane, Washington
Officials:
# Rick Batsell, # Shawn Lehigh, # Verne Harris
Attendance:
6000
By Field Level Media
Cameron Shelton scored a game-high 27 points, including a go-ahead bank shot with 14 seconds remaining, as Loyola Marymount snapped No. 6 Gonzaga's 75-game home winning streak with a 68-67 decision Thursday night in Spokane, Wash.
The Lions' Keli Leaupepe blocked Drew Timme's driving layup in the final seconds and Julian Strawther's off-balance 3-point attempt at the final buzzer came up short.
Jalin Anderson added 15 points and Leaupepe scored 11 for the Lions (14-7 overall, 4-3 West Coast Conference), who snapped a 25-game losing streak to the Bulldogs dating to Feb. 18, 2010.
Timme led Gonzaga (16-4, 5-1) with 17 points, scoring 15 in the second half. Nolan Hickman added 12 points and Rasir Bolton scored 10.
The Zags' home winning streak was the longest in Division I men's basketball since the NCAA Tournament expanded in 1985. Gonzaga also had won 93 in a row against unranked opponents, and it was riding an 11-game winning streak.
Gonzaga led 27-19 with 6:44 left before the intermission.
The Lions stayed close, though, with Justin Ahrens banking in a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to pull Loyola Marymount within 33-32 at the half.
The Lions led 53-44 with 11:05 remaining.
Loyola Marymount took a 66-59 lead on Shelton's step-back 3-pointer with 2:55 left.
But the Zags came back.
Timme made a put-back with 2:35 left, Hickman drained a 3-pointer with 1:58 remaining, and a steal and dunk by Anton Watson capped a 7-0 run to tie it at 66 with 1:27 to go.
Timme made one of two free throws with 43 seconds remaining, setting the stage for Shelton.
The Zags, who led Division I in both scoring (86.9 points per game) and shooting percentage (51.7), were limited to 44.4 percent. The Lions made 47.4 percent of their field-goal attempts.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Loyola Marymount |
|
Gonzaga |
|
Cam Shelton 27 |
Scoring |
Drew Timme 17 |
|
Keli Leaupepe 3 |
Assists |
Nolan Hickman 6 |
|
Michael Graham 10 |
Rebounds |
Drew Timme 7 |
|
Michael Graham 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Drew Timme 7 |
|
Justin Ahrens 2 |
Steals |
Nolan Hickman 3 |
|
Michael Graham 3 |
Blocks |
Drew Timme 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Loyola Marymount
|
68 |
47.4 |
7-19 |
7-12 |
12 |
32 |
7 |
4 |
16 |
| Gonzaga
|
67 |
44.4 |
4-14 |
15-23 |
13 |
28 |
3 |
8 |
8 |
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