PROVO, Utah (AP) Spencer Johnson scored 14 points as BYU beat Loyola Marymount Lions 89-61 on Thursday.
Johnson was 6 of 10 shooting (2 for 4 from distance) for the Cougars (15-10, 5-5 West Coast Conference). Rudi Williams scored 13 points, going 4 of 7 and 4 of 4 from the free throw line. Jaxson Robinson recorded 13 points and shot 5 for 9, including 3 for 4 from beyond the arc.
The Lions (16-8, 6-4) were led in scoring by Jalin Anderson, who finished with 19 points. Cameron Shelton added 15 points for Loyola Marymount. In addition, Keli Leaupepe had 11 points and six rebounds.
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Both teams next play Saturday. BYU hosts Pacific while Loyola Marymount visits San Diego.
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1st Half
LMU
Lions
27
BYU
Cougars
45
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Michael Graham vs. Fousseyni Traore (Cam Shelton gains possession)
19:39
Keli Leaupepe misses two point jump shot
19:34
Lions offensive rebound
19:23
Lamaj Lewis turnover (bad pass) (Spencer Johnson steals)
19:01
+2
Fousseyni Traore makes two point dunk (Dallin Hall assists)
0-2
18:31
Michael Graham misses two point jump shot
18:29
Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
18:16
Michael Graham shooting foul (Noah Waterman draws the foul)
18:16
Noah Waterman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:16
+1
Noah Waterman makes regular free throw 2 of 2
0-3
18:05
+2
Keli Leaupepe makes two point jump shot
2-3
17:51
+2
Gideon George makes two point jump shot
2-5
17:28
Jump ball. Keli Leaupepe vs. Noah Waterman (Noah Waterman gains possession)
17:28
Keli Leaupepe turnover (lost ball) (Noah Waterman steals)
17:17
Fousseyni Traore misses two point layup
17:15
Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound
17:12
Fousseyni Traore misses two point layup
17:10
Keli Leaupepe defensive rebound
17:05
Justin Ahrens misses three point jump shot
17:03
Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
16:40
Spencer Johnson misses two point layup
16:38
Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound
16:35
+2
Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup
2-7
16:35
Justin Ahrens shooting foul (Fousseyni Traore draws the foul)
16:35
Fousseyni Traore misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:35
Keli Leaupepe defensive rebound
16:26
Noah Waterman shooting foul (Cam Shelton draws the foul)
16:26
Cam Shelton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:26
+1
Cam Shelton makes regular free throw 2 of 2
3-7
16:16
Dallin Hall misses three point jump shot
16:14
Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound
16:06
Chance Stephens misses three point jump shot
16:04
Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
15:49
+2
Spencer Johnson makes two point jump shot
3-9
15:40
Alex Merkviladze misses three point jump shot
15:38
Cougars defensive rebound
15:37
TV timeout
15:17
+2
Spencer Johnson makes two point jump shot
3-11
15:02
Keli Leaupepe misses three point jump shot
15:00
Spencer Johnson defensive rebound
14:34
Spencer Johnson misses three point jump shot
14:31
Lions defensive rebound
14:18
+2
Alex Merkviladze makes two point jump shot
5-11
13:53
Noah Waterman misses three point jump shot
13:51
Lions defensive rebound
13:51
Atiki Ally Atiki personal foul (Michael Graham draws the foul)
13:28
Kwane Marble misses two point layup
13:26
Noah Waterman defensive rebound
13:15
Richie Saunders offensive foul (Cam Shelton draws the foul)
13:15
Richie Saunders turnover (offensive foul)
13:05
Jalin Anderson turnover (lost ball) (Atiki Ally Atiki steals)
13:01
Jalin Anderson personal foul (Rudi Williams draws the foul)
12:51
+2
Atiki Ally Atiki makes two point layup (Rudi Williams assists)
5-13
12:24
Jalin Anderson misses two point jump shot
12:22
Rudi Williams defensive rebound
12:19
+3
Jaxson Robinson makes three point jump shot (Rudi Williams assists)
5-16
12:14
Lions 30 second timeout
12:14
TV timeout
12:04
Michael Graham offensive foul (Spencer Johnson draws the foul)
12:04
Michael Graham turnover (offensive foul)
11:48
+2
Richie Saunders makes two point layup
5-18
11:36
Atiki Ally Atiki blocks Lamaj Lewis's two point layup
11:34
Rudi Williams defensive rebound
11:29
+2
Jaxson Robinson makes two point layup (Rudi Williams assists)
5-20
11:18
+2
Alex Merkviladze makes two point layup (Keli Leaupepe assists)
7-20
10:59
+2
Jaxson Robinson makes two point jump shot
7-22
10:50
+2
Jalin Anderson makes two point layup
9-22
10:37
+3
Richie Saunders makes three point jump shot (Atiki Ally Atiki assists)
9-25
10:14
Spencer Johnson personal foul (Keli Leaupepe draws the foul)
9:54
Chance Stephens misses three point jump shot
9:52
Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
9:24
Jaxson Robinson misses two point jump shot
9:22
Chance Stephens defensive rebound
9:14
Alex Merkviladze misses three point jump shot
9:12
Spencer Johnson defensive rebound
9:06
+2
Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup (Spencer Johnson assists)
9-27
9:04
Lions 30 second timeout
8:42
+3
Chance Stephens makes three point jump shot (Lamaj Lewis assists)
12-27
8:29
Fousseyni Traore misses two point layup
8:27
Cam Shelton defensive rebound
8:16
Noah Waterman personal foul (Cam Shelton draws the foul)
7:58
Keli Leaupepe misses two point jump shot
7:56
Cougars defensive rebound
7:55
TV timeout
7:32
+3
Jaxson Robinson makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)
12-30
7:11
Fousseyni Traore shooting foul (Cam Shelton draws the foul)
7:11
+1
Cam Shelton makes regular free throw 1 of 2
13-30
7:11
Cam Shelton misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:11
Jaxson Robinson defensive rebound
6:58
+3
Dallin Hall makes three point jump shot
13-33
6:48
Cam Shelton offensive foul (Spencer Johnson draws the foul)
6:48
Cam Shelton turnover (offensive foul)
6:30
Spencer Johnson turnover (double dribble)
6:16
Dallin Hall shooting foul (Keli Leaupepe draws the foul)
6:16
+1
Keli Leaupepe makes regular free throw 1 of 2
14-33
6:16
Keli Leaupepe misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:16
Jaxson Robinson defensive rebound
5:49
Jump ball. Fousseyni Traore vs. Lamaj Lewis (Lamaj Lewis gains possession)
5:49
Fousseyni Traore turnover (lost ball) (Lamaj Lewis steals)
5:28
+2
Cam Shelton makes two point jump shot
16-33
5:28
Keli Leaupepe personal foul (Spencer Johnson draws the foul)
5:28
Official timeout
5:12
Lamaj Lewis personal foul (Atiki Ally Atiki draws the foul)
5:12
Noah Waterman turnover
4:44
Jalin Anderson misses three point jump shot
4:42
Gideon George defensive rebound
4:35
Noah Waterman misses two point layup
4:33
Cam Shelton defensive rebound
4:26
Cam Shelton offensive foul (Atiki Ally Atiki draws the foul)
4:26
Cam Shelton turnover (offensive foul)
4:13
Rudi Williams misses two point jump shot
4:11
Atiki Ally Atiki offensive rebound
4:08
Atiki Ally Atiki misses two point layup
4:06
Keli Leaupepe defensive rebound
4:02
Richie Saunders personal foul (Lamaj Lewis draws the foul)
4:02
+1
Lamaj Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 2
17-33
4:02
Lamaj Lewis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:02
Gideon George defensive rebound
3:46
Gideon George misses two point jump shot
3:44
Lamaj Lewis defensive rebound
3:33
+3
Jalin Anderson makes three point jump shot (Lamaj Lewis assists)
20-33
3:18
Spencer Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Jalin Anderson steals)
3:12
+3
Jalin Anderson makes three point jump shot
23-33
3:08
Cougars 30 second timeout
3:08
TV timeout
2:56
Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
2:54
Justin Ahrens defensive rebound
2:38
Jalin Anderson misses two point jump shot
2:36
Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
2:21
Spencer Johnson misses two point layup
2:19
Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound
2:18
+2
Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup
23-35
2:18
Keli Leaupepe shooting foul (Fousseyni Traore draws the foul)
2:18
+1
Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 1
23-36
2:01
+2
Jalin Anderson makes two point dunk (Keli Leaupepe assists)
25-36
1:46
+2
Gideon George makes two point jump shot (Fousseyni Traore assists)
25-38
1:24
Alex Merkviladze misses three point jump shot
1:22
Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
1:08
+2
Fousseyni Traore makes two point jump shot (Jaxson Robinson assists)
25-40
1:08
Cam Shelton turnover (lost ball)
0:41
+3
Gideon George makes three point jump shot (Spencer Johnson assists)
25-43
0:11
+2
Cam Shelton makes two point layup
27-43
0:01
+2
Rudi Williams makes two point jump shot
27-45
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
LMU
Lions
34
BYU
Cougars
44
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:40
Gideon George turnover (bad pass) (Michael Graham steals)
19:29
Noah Waterman blocks Cam Shelton's two point jump shot
19:27
Lamaj Lewis offensive rebound
19:09
Cam Shelton misses two point jump shot
19:07
Dallin Hall defensive rebound
18:51
+3
Dallin Hall makes three point jump shot (Fousseyni Traore assists)
27-48
18:39
Lamaj Lewis turnover (bad pass) (Spencer Johnson steals)
18:35
+2
Spencer Johnson makes two point layup
27-50
18:04
Cam Shelton misses two point jump shot
18:02
Lions offensive rebound
17:52
+2
Keli Leaupepe makes two point layup (Jalin Anderson assists)
29-50
17:52
Noah Waterman shooting foul (Keli Leaupepe draws the foul)
17:52
+1
Keli Leaupepe makes regular free throw 1 of 1
30-50
17:42
+2
Dallin Hall makes two point layup
30-52
17:35
Spencer Johnson personal foul (Michael Graham draws the foul)
17:31
+3
Jalin Anderson makes three point jump shot (Cam Shelton assists)
33-52
17:18
+2
Gideon George makes two point jump shot (Fousseyni Traore assists)
33-54
17:04
Keli Leaupepe turnover (lost ball) (Noah Waterman steals)
16:59
Noah Waterman misses three point jump shot
16:57
Keli Leaupepe defensive rebound
16:48
Keli Leaupepe misses three point jump shot
16:46
Gideon George defensive rebound
16:26
Noah Waterman misses three point jump shot
16:24
Cougars offensive rebound
16:23
Jalin Anderson personal foul (Gideon George draws the foul)
16:09
Noah Waterman misses three point jump shot
16:07
Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound
15:48
Michael Graham turnover (lost ball) (Gideon George steals)
15:38
+2
Noah Waterman makes two point jump shot (Spencer Johnson assists)
33-56
15:33
Cam Shelton misses three point jump shot
15:19
Gideon George defensive rebound
15:10
+2
Noah Waterman makes two point jump shot (Gideon George assists)
33-58
14:57
+3
Jalin Anderson makes three point jump shot
36-58
14:40
Michael Graham shooting foul (Dallin Hall draws the foul)
14:40
TV timeout
14:40
Dallin Hall misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:40
+1
Dallin Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2
36-59
14:19
Jalin Anderson misses three point jump shot
14:15
Lions offensive rebound
13:59
Alex Merkviladze misses two point jump shot
13:57
Gideon George defensive rebound
13:52
+3
Spencer Johnson makes three point jump shot (Rudi Williams assists)
36-62
13:36
Lamaj Lewis misses two point layup
13:34
Lamaj Lewis offensive rebound
13:34
Gideon George personal foul (Lamaj Lewis draws the foul)
13:14
Keli Leaupepe misses two point jump shot
13:12
Atiki Ally Atiki defensive rebound
12:57
Rudi Williams misses two point layup
12:55
Jalin Anderson defensive rebound
12:46
Jalin Anderson misses two point layup
12:44
Gideon George defensive rebound
12:42
Lamaj Lewis personal foul (Gideon George draws the foul)
12:24
Richie Saunders turnover (lost ball) (Lamaj Lewis steals)
12:16
Kwane Marble misses three point jump shot
12:14
Spencer Johnson defensive rebound
11:59
Atiki Ally Atiki misses three point jump shot
11:57
Jalin Anderson defensive rebound
11:47
+3
Chance Stephens makes three point jump shot (Jalin Anderson assists)
39-62
11:19
Atiki Ally Atiki misses two point hook shot
11:17
Rudi Williams offensive rebound
11:17
Kwane Marble shooting foul (Rudi Williams draws the foul)
11:17
TV timeout
11:17
+1
Rudi Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2
39-63
11:17
+1
Rudi Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2
39-64
10:49
Cam Shelton misses two point jump shot
10:47
Lamaj Lewis offensive rebound
10:44
Chance Stephens misses three point jump shot
10:42
Atiki Ally Atiki defensive rebound
10:28
Jaxson Robinson misses two point jump shot
10:26
Keli Leaupepe defensive rebound
10:20
+2
Cam Shelton makes two point layup
41-64
10:12
Spencer Johnson misses three point jump shot
10:10
Atiki Ally Atiki offensive rebound
10:05
+2
Atiki Ally Atiki makes two point dunk
41-66
10:01
Atiki Ally Atiki shooting foul (Keli Leaupepe draws the foul)
10:01
+1
Keli Leaupepe makes regular free throw 1 of 2
42-66
10:01
+1
Keli Leaupepe makes regular free throw 2 of 2
43-66
9:47
+2
Rudi Williams makes two point layup
43-68
9:21
Lamaj Lewis misses three point jump shot
9:19
Jaxson Robinson defensive rebound
8:51
+3
Spencer Johnson makes three point jump shot
43-71
8:42
+3
Keli Leaupepe makes three point jump shot (Cam Shelton assists)
46-71
8:40
Lions 30 second timeout
8:40
TV timeout
8:22
Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot
8:20
Chance Stephens defensive rebound
8:09
Keli Leaupepe misses two point jump shot
8:07
Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
7:53
Rudi Williams misses two point jump shot
7:51
Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound
7:48
Fousseyni Traore misses two point layup
7:46
Michael Graham defensive rebound
7:37
Chance Stephens misses three point jump shot
7:35
Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
7:29
Richie Saunders misses two point layup
7:27
Spencer Johnson offensive rebound
7:24
+2
Spencer Johnson makes two point layup
46-73
7:10
+2
Cam Shelton makes two point layup
48-73
6:43
Jaxson Robinson misses two point layup
6:41
Keli Leaupepe defensive rebound
6:16
Cam Shelton misses three point jump shot
6:14
Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
5:54
TV timeout
5:43
+3
Jaxson Robinson makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)
48-76
5:15
+2
Cam Shelton makes two point jump shot (Justin Ahrens assists)
50-76
4:58
Gideon George misses two point layup
4:56
Noah Waterman offensive rebound
4:52
+2
Atiki Ally Atiki makes two point layup
50-78
4:52
Michael Graham shooting foul (Atiki Ally Atiki draws the foul)
4:52
+1
Atiki Ally Atiki makes regular free throw 1 of 1
50-79
4:27
+3
Cam Shelton makes three point jump shot
53-79
4:25
Lions 60 second timeout
4:25
TV timeout
4:02
Dallin Hall misses two point jump shot
4:00
Cam Shelton defensive rebound
3:52
Cam Shelton misses two point jump shot
3:50
Kwane Marble offensive rebound
3:39
Jalin Anderson turnover (bad pass) (Rudi Williams steals)
3:34
Michael Graham shooting foul (Rudi Williams draws the foul)
3:34
+1
Rudi Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2
53-80
3:34
+1
Rudi Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2
53-81
3:31
Rudi Williams personal foul (Justin Ahrens draws the foul)
3:10
+3
Jalin Anderson makes three point jump shot (Kwane Marble assists)
56-81
2:49
+2
Rudi Williams makes two point layup
56-83
2:37
Jalin Anderson turnover (bad pass)
2:14
Jalin Anderson personal foul (Atiki Ally Atiki draws the foul)
2:14
+1
Atiki Ally Atiki makes regular free throw 1 of 2
56-84
2:14
Atiki Ally Atiki misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:14
Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound
2:03
Richie Saunders shooting foul (Chance Stephens draws the foul)
2:03
Chance Stephens misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:03
+1
Chance Stephens makes regular free throw 2 of 2
57-84
1:36
+3
Rudi Williams makes three point jump shot (Tredyn Christensen assists)
57-87
1:19
Alex Merkviladze misses two point hook shot
1:17
Gideon George defensive rebound
0:47
Tredyn Christensen misses two point jump shot
0:42
Lions defensive rebound
0:42
Jared McGregor personal foul (Lamaj Lewis draws the foul)
0:42
+1
Lamaj Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 2
58-87
0:42
+1
Lamaj Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 2
59-87
0:23
+2
Tredyn Christensen makes two point layup (Trey Stewart assists)
