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2021 Schedule
2021 Schedule
13-9, 3rd in WCC
- 11/25W 85-83
- 11/28L 88-73
- 11/30L 67-64
- 12/4W 85-61
- 12/7L 69-58
- 12/9CANC
- 12/12W 81-76
- 12/17W 51-48
- 12/19W 76-52
- 12/21CANC
- CANC
- PPD
- 1/9PPD
- 1/10W 68-60
- PPD
- 1/16L 58-49
- 1/19W 72-69
- 1/21L 65-61
- 1/23L 72-69
- 1/25W 75-50
- 1/30CANC
- 2/6CANC
- 2/11CANC
- 2/13W 80-76
- 2/16W 76-73
- 2/18W 68-63
- 2/20L 88-71
- 2/25W 81-74
- 2/271L 86-69
- 3/5W 70-66
- 3/6L 52-47
- Full Schedule
Saint Mary's (Calif.) defeats Loyola Marymount 52-47 in WCC
— Logan Johnson had 25 points as Saint Mary's narrowly beat Loyola Marymount 52-47 in the quarterfinals of the West Coast Conference tournament on Saturday night.
Scott lifts LMU over San Francisco 70-66 in WCC tourney
— Eli Scott had 24 points and 14 rebounds as fifth-seeded Loyola Marymount edged No. 8 seed San Francisco 70-66 in the West Coast Conference tournament second round on Friday night.
Perfect Zags: No. 1 Gonzaga stays unbeaten, tops LMU 86-69
— Corey Kispert made six 3-pointers and finished with 24 points, and No. 1 Gonzaga remained the only unbeaten in the country with a 86-69 win over Loyola Marymount on Saturday night.
Leaupepe leads Loyola Marymount over Pepperdine 81-74
— Keli Leaupepe had 17 points as Loyola Marymount defeated Pepperdine 81-74 on Thursday night. Jalin Anderson added 16 points for the Lions, while Mattias Markusson chipped in 15.
Haarms scores 21 to carry BYU over Loyola Marymount 88-71
— Matt Haarms had 21 points as BYU beat Loyola Marymount 88-71 on Saturday.
Markusson leads Loyola Marymount past San Francisco 68-63
— Mattias Markusson recorded 11 points and 15 rebounds and Loyola Marymount scored the last seven points, all from the foul line in the last 66 seconds to beat San Francisco 68-63 on Thursday night.
Scott scores 37, leads LMU past Santa Clara 76-73
— Eli Scott had a career-high 37 points as Loyola Marymount beat Santa Clara 76-73 on Tuesday night.
Scott leads Loyola Marymount over Pacific 80-76
— Eli Scott had 24 points as Loyola Marymount narrowly beat Pacific 80-76 on Saturday.
Markusson lifts Loyola Marymount over Portland 75-50
— Mattias Markusson had a career-high 25 points plus 13 rebounds as Loyola Marymount rolled past Portland 75-50 on Monday.
Vrankic lifts Santa Clara past Loyola Marymount 72-69
— Josip Vrankic had 24 points and 12 rebounds as Santa Clara edged past Loyola Marymount 72-69 on Saturday.
Scott, Quintana lead LMU past San Diego 72-69 in OT
— Eli Scott had 20 points, Joe Quintana scored six of his 15 points in overtime, and Loyola Marymount extended its home win streak to seven games, edging past San Diego 72-69 on Tuesday night.
Jenkins lifts Pacific past Loyola Marymount 58-49
— Daniss Jenkins posted 18 points as Pacific defeated Loyola Marymount 58-49 on Saturday.
Scott carries Loyola Marymount past San Francisco 68-60
— Eli Scott had 20 points and 10 rebounds as Loyola Marymount beat San Francisco 68-60 on Sunday.
Douglas, Scott carry Loyola Marymount over Cal Poly 76-52
— Dameane Douglas posted 16 points and eight rebounds as Loyola Marymount easily beat Cal Poly 76-52 on Saturday night.
Douglas, Scott carry Loyola Marymount past UC Irvine 51-48
— Dameane Douglas posted 18 points and Loyola Marymount edged UC Irvine 51-48 on Thursday night.
Douglas leads Loyola Marymount over UC Santa Barbara 81-76
— Dameane Douglas scored a career-high 23 points as Loyola Marymount edged past UC Santa Barbara 81-76 on Saturday. Joe Quintana added 22 points for the Lions.
Norris lifts UC Santa Barbara over Loyola Marymount 69-58
— Miles Norris had 10 points and four blocks as UC Santa Barbara got past Loyola Marymount 69-58 on Monday night.
Quintana leads Loyola Marymount over Long Beach St. 85-61
— Joe Quintana had a career-high 20 points as Loyola Marymount easily defeated Long Beach State 85-61 on Friday night.
Carr drains 3, Minnesota trips LMU 67-64
— Marcus Carr scored 26 points, including the game-winning 3-pointer with 2.7 seconds left, and Minnesota beat Loyola Marymount 67-64 on Monday night.
Marcus Carr scores 28 points, leads Minnesota over LMU 88-73
— Marcus Carr scored 22 of his 28 points in the first half and Minnesota beat Loyola Marymount 88-73 on Saturday night.
Markusson carries Loyola Marymount over S. Utah 85-83
Freshman Jalin Anderson hit a short baseline jumper as time expired and Loyola Marymount gave new coach Stan Johnson a first win to remember, edging Southern Utah 85-83 in the season opener on Wednesday night.
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2020-21 WCC Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 15-0 | - | 31-1 |
| BYU | 10-3 | 4 | 20-7 |
| Loyola Marymount | 7-5 | 6.5 | 13-9 |
| Pepperdine | 7-6 | 7 | 15-12 |
| Pacific | 6-7 | 8 | 9-9 |
| Santa Clara | 4-5 | 8 | 12-8 |
| Saint Mary's | 4-6 | 8.5 | 14-10 |
| San Francisco | 4-9 | 10 | 11-14 |
| San Diego | 2-7 | 10 | 3-11 |
| Portland | 0-11 | 13 | 6-15 |
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Top Performers 2020-21
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- Defense
Team Stats
Points Per Game69.5Tied-248th
Rebounds Per Game35.1203rd
Assists Per Game12.7236th
Points Allowed68.0
Tournament History
| Final Fours | 0 |
| Tournament Record | 5-5 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 5 |