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Loyola-Marymount Pulls Off Stunner In Opener

Associated Press

WCC Tournament

Ime Oduok’s 22 points led Loyola Marymount to an 87-83 upset over top-seeded Santa Clara at Toso Pavilion in a first-round West Coast Conference tournament game Saturday.

Trailing 39-31 at halftime, the eighth-seeded Lions (13-15) staged a steady secondhalf comeback despite Oduok picking up his fourth personal foul with 13:44 remaining and the Lions still behind 51-46.

Loyola took its first lead of the second half on Oduok’s three-point play with 9:20 left.

For Loyola, which plays second-seeded Portland in today’s semifinals, Robin Kirksey and Mike O’Quinn contributed 19 points each. Wyking Jones added 14.

Nash led Santa Clara (21-6) with 20 points.

Loyola Mary. 87, Santa Clara 83

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT (13-15)

Kirksey 7-14 3-3 19, Jones 6-6 2-2 14, Oduok 8-10 6-8 22, 5-8 9-12 19,Williamson 0-7 1-2 1, Ammerman 2-2 3-4 7, McElroy 2-2 0-0 5, Hotopp 0-1 0-0 0, Anthony 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 30-52 24-31 87.

SANTA CLARA (21-6)

Sedlock 5-7 3-5 15, Dunne 4-8 0-0 8, Zurek 3-8 2-2 9, Nash 7-13 3-4 20, Garnett 5-9 0-0 15, Von Buchwaldt 0-1 3-4 3, Graves 2-3 1-2 5, Pierce 2-4 4-6 8, Anderson 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 28-55 16-23 83.

Halftime-Santa Clara 39, Loyola Marymount 31. 3-Point goals-Loyola Marymount 3-11 (Kirksey 2-6, O’Quinn 0-1, Williamson 0-3, McElroy 1-1), Santa Clara 11-23 (Sedlock 2-3, Dunne 0-1, Zurek 1-3, Nash 3-5, Garnett 5-9, Anderson 0-2). Fouled out-Jones, Oduok, Dunne, Graves. Rebounds-Loyola Marymount 31 (O’Quinn and Anthony 6), Santa Clara 22 (Sedlock 5). Assists-Loyola Marymount 16 (Williamson 7), Santa Clara 16 (Nash 9). Total fouls-Loyola Marymount 21, Santa Clara 25. A-4,890.

St. Mary’s 72, San Francisco 41

Chris Johnson scored 18 points and the Gaels held the Dons to 16 second-half points.

Jumoke Horton added 14 points and eight rebounds for third-seeded St. Mary’s (18-9), which won for the 12th time in its past 13 games and advanced to the second round for the first time in four years. The Gaels are scheduled to play today in the semifinals against Gonzaga.

SAN FRANCISCO (10-19)

Paul 2-6 0-0 4, Duggan 3-8 4-8 11, Wallace 1-3 2-5 4, Brovelli 0-5 2-2 2, Walker 5-15 2-4 12, Fong 0-0 1-2 1, Galloway 1-1 1-2 3, Boyd 0-0 0-0 0, Brass 0-0 0-0 0, Washington 2-7 0-0 4. Totals 14-45 12-23 41.

ST. MARY’S, CALIF. (18-9)

Farris 3-5 1-3 7, Gilmore 1-3 0-0 3, Horton 6-8 2-4 14, Sufi 3-5 0-0 9, Unruh 1-3 1-2 4, Johnson 6-10 3-4 18, Joseph 1-3 0-0 3, Marshall 0-0 0-0 0, Peek 2-2 1-2 5, Rollins 3-4 1-2 7, Steele 0-1 0-0 0, Driscoll 0-2 0-0 0, Dodic 1-2 0-2 2. Totals 27-48 9-19 72.

Halftime-St. Mary’s 38, San Francisco 25. 3-Point goals-San Francisco 1-17 (Duggan 1-3, Walker 0-5, Paul 0-3, Washington 0-3, Brovelli 0-2, Wallace 0-1,), St. Mary’s, Calif. 9-20 (Johnson 3-5, Sufi 3-4, Unruh 1-2, Joseph 1-2, Gilmore 1-3, Driscoll 0-2, Farris 0-1, Dodic 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-San Francisco 26 (Paul 8), St. Mary’s, Calif. 38 (Horton 8). Assists-San Francisco 6 (Paul 4), St. Mary’s, Calif. 17 (Unruh 4). Total fouls-San Francisco 20, St. Mary’s, Calif. 22.

Portland 62, Pepperdine 52

Curt Ranta’s 21 points led the Pilots over the Waves.

The second-seeded Pilots (20-7) led 28-23 after a seesaw first half.

In the second half, the seventh-seeded Waves (8-19) used a 15-7 run to tie the game 46-46 at 6:45 on Joey Ramirez’s 3-pointer, but could score only one field goal after that.

PEPPERDINE (8-19)

James 5-6 2-3 12, Marcaccini 1-5 0-0 2, Vanderputten 0-2 2-4 2, Hervey 1-2 1-2 3, Brown 4-14 9-10 18, Merrill 0-3 0-0 0, O’Brien 1-2 5-6 7, Powell 1-4 0-2 2, Ramirez 2-4 0-0 6. Totals 15-42 19-27 52.

PORTLAND (20-7)

Daniels 6-8 1-2 8 13, Chatman 1-10 2-5 4, Ranta 5-9 11-13 21, Ross 3-8 1-4 7, Holton 3-6 1-2 7, Flicker 2-6 1-2 7, Harris 0-0 0-0 0, Metoyer 0-2 0-0 0, Brainard 0-1 0-0 0, Anderson 1-2 1-2 3. Totals 21-52 18-30 62.

Halftime-Portland 28, Pepperdine 23. 3-Point goals-Pepperdine 3-10 (Maraccini 0-3, Brown 1-2, Powell 0-2, Ramirez 2-3), Portland 2-10 (Ross 0-1, Flicker 2-6, Metoyer 0-2 Brainard 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Pepperdine 30 (O’Brien 7), Portland 43 (Ranta 9). Assists-Pepperdine 8 (James, Brown and Ramirez 2), Portland 12 (Daniels, Chatman, Ross, Flicker and Metoyer 2). Total fouls-Pepperdine 20, Portland 22.