Seattle U Redhawks (18-12, 7-10 WCC) at Loyola Marymount Lions (15-15, 6-11 WCC)
Los Angeles; Saturday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Loyola Marymount faces Seattle U after Myron Amey Jr. scored 31 points in Loyola Marymount’s 67-66 victory over the Washington State Cougars.
The Lions have gone 10-7 at home. Loyola Marymount is sixth in the WCC with 23.1 defensive rebounds per game led by Jalen Shelley averaging 5.6.
The Redhawks are 7-10 in WCC play. Seattle U has a 3-5 record in games decided by less than 4 points.
Loyola Marymount averages 8.3 made 3-pointers per game, 1.6 more made shots than the 6.7 per game Seattle U gives up. Seattle U averages 72.9 points per game, 0.6 more than the 72.3 Loyola Marymount gives up.
The teams play for the second time this season in WCC play. Seattle U won the last matchup 69-59 on Jan. 22. Brayden Maldonado scored 14 points to help lead the Redhawks to the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Amey is shooting 42.5% and averaging 15.1 points for the Lions. Rodney Brown Jr. is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Maldonado averages 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Redhawks, scoring 14.2 points while shooting 36.7% from beyond the arc. Junseok Yeo is averaging 11.8 points over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lions: 4-6, averaging 71.8 points, 28.4 rebounds, 12.3 assists, 6.1 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 45.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.0 points per game.
Redhawks: 5-5, averaging 67.7 points, 28.4 rebounds, 11.9 assists, 7.5 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 41.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.5 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.