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Jim Williamson scored 18 points and had seven assists to lead a balanced Loyola Marymount attack Wednesday night as the Lions broke a three-game losing streak by beating Pepperdine, 80-69.

Loyola Marymount (2-3 West Coast Conference, 10-7 overall) took the lead for good by scoring 11 straight points after falling behind 8-4.

Monte Marcaccini led Pepperdine (2-3, 6-11) with 20 points and nine rebounds. Gerald Brown added 18 points.

Loyola Marymount 80, Pepperdine 69 PEPPERDINE (6-11)

Merrill 0-0 0-0 0, Marcaccini 8-16 1-3 20, Vanderputten 3-8 0-2 6, Ramirez 2-4 0-0 5, Brown 7-19 4-6 18, James 3-4 1-2 7, Powell 1-10 0-0 3, Hervey 3-6 0-0 6, O’Brien 1-1 2-2 4, Holcomb 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-68 8-15 69.

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT (10-7)

O’Quinn 4-10 4-7 15, Jones 7-9 2-2 16, Oduok 5-7 3-6 13, Kirksey 4-7 4-6 13, Williamson 6-11 3-4 18, Henderson 0-1 1-2 1, McElroy 0-0 0-0 0, Mulry 0-0 0-0 0, Anthony 1-4 0-1 2, Ammerman 0-0 0-0 0, Hotopp 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 28-51 17-28 80.

Halftime-Loyola Marymount 45, Pepperdine 35. 3-Point goals- Pepperdine 5-14 (Marcaccini 3-6, Ramirez 1-2, Powell 1-5, Brown 0-1), Loyola Marymount 7-13 (Williamson 3-4, O’Quinn 3-5, Kirksey 1-3, Anthony 0-1). Fouled out-Vanderputten, James. Rebounds-Pepperdine 38 (Marcaccini 9), Loyola Marymount 37 (Oduok 13). Assists-Pepperdine 14 (Hervey 6), Loyola Marymount 21 (Williamson 7). Total fouls-Pepperdine 25, Loyola Marymount 17. A-2,299.