NCAAB

Saint Mary's Gaels at Loyola Marymount Lions

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Saint Mary's Gaels
26-4, 9-1 Away
Final
58 - 55
Loyola Marymount Lions
16-14, 11-6 Home

No. 23 Saint Mary's beats Loyola Marymount 58-55 behind Murauskas

The Gaels, making their first appearance in the AP Top 25 this season, took the lead for good on a putback by Murauskas with 6:08 to play in the first half amid a 16-2 run that made it 24-17 when Mikey Lewis hit a 3 about five minutes later.

Saint Mary's (26-4, 16-1 West Coast Conference) clinched its second consecutive outright regular-season conference title with a 74-67 win at Gonzaga last time out.

Caleb Stone-Carrawell led Loyola Marymount (16-14, 8-10) with 17 points, and Will Johnston scored 12.

Mitchell Saxen played his program-record 151st career game for the Gaels, breaking the mark set by Alex Ducas (2019-24). Saxen fouled out with about five minutes left and finished with seven rebounds.

Harry Wessels, a 7-foot-1 junior, had nine points, eight rebounds and two blocks for Saint Mary’s.

Takeaways Saint Mary's: The Gaels showed grit and resilience, grinding out a win despite sporadic shooting (38% overall, 4 of 15 from 3-point range) and Saxen's foul trouble.

Loyola Marymount: LMU showed it can play with the top team in the league and will be a tough out in the conference tournament.

Key moment Murauskas, a 31% shooter from 3-point range, hit a corner 3 as the shot clock expired that gave the Gaels a 57-51 lead.

Key stat Saint Mary's outrebounded the Lions 43-26, including 12-2 on the offensive glass, and outscored Loyola Marymount 10-2 in second-chance points.

Up next Saint Mary's returns home to wrap up its regular season against Oregon State on Saturday. Loyola Marymount awaits the conference tournament, which begins March 6 in Paradise, Nevada.

This story corrects Loyola Marymount's overall and conference records.

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Matchup Prediction

Loyola Marymount: 10.9%
Saint Mary's: 89.0%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 58 - 55
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 58 - 55
2nd 0:01 Myron Amey Jr. Defensive Rebound. 58 - 55
2nd 0:02 Harry Wessels subbing out for Saint Mary's 58 - 55
2nd 0:02 Jordan Ross subbing in for Saint Mary's 58 - 55

Statistics

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21-56 FG 21-54
37.5 Field Goal % 38.9
4-15 3PT 4-12
26.7 Three Point % 33.3
12-18 FT 9-12
66.7 Free Throw % 75.0
43 Rebounds 26
12 Offensive Rebounds 2
31 Defensive Rebounds 24
13 Assists 8
2 Steals 4
4 Blocks 4
8 Turnovers 3
1 Team Turnovers 0
8 Total Turnovers 3
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
4 Points Off Turnovers 6
5 Fast Break Points 4
24 Points in Paint 30
17 Fouls 16
12 Largest Lead 7

Game Information

Venue: Gersten Pavilion

Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 1,609 | Capacity:

2024-25 West Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Saint Mary's 16-1 - 26-4
San Francisco 13-4 3 23-7
Gonzaga 13-4 3 22-8
Santa Clara 11-6 5 19-11
Oregon State 10-7 6 20-10
Loyola Marymount 8-10 8.5 16-14
Washington State 7-10 9 17-13
Portland 7-10 9 12-18
Pepperdine 4-13 12 10-20
Pacific 4-13 12 9-22
San Diego 1-16 15 4-26
Full Standings