BYU defeats Loyola Marymount 73-63 at WCC Tournament

AP
Mar 05, 2023

PARADISE, Nev. (AP) Rudi Williams had 23 points in BYU's 73-63 victory against Loyola Marymount on Saturday in the quarterfinals of the West Coast Conference Tournament.

Williams shot 5 for 12 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 11 of 12 from the free-throw line for the Cougars (19-14). Spencer Johnson scored 14 points, shooting 4 for 7 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 4 of 5 from the foul line. Jaxson Robinson recorded 13 points and was 5-of-10 shooting, including 1 for 4 from distance, and went 2 for 4 from the free-throw line.

The Lions (19-12) were led by Cameron Shelton, who recorded 27 points, six assists and two steals. Kwane Marble II added 11 points for Loyola Marymount. In addition, Keli Leaupepe finished with 10 points.

BYU took the lead with 2:55 left in the first half and never looked back. Williams led his team in scoring with 10 points in the first half to help put them ahead 38-27 at the break. BYU used a 9-1 run in the second half to build an 11-point lead at 56-45 with 8:19 left in the half before finishing off the win.

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1st Half
BYU
Cougars
38
LMU
Lions
27

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Lions gains possession)
19:42		Jalin Anderson misses two point jump shot
19:40		Jalin Anderson offensive rebound
19:24		Jalin Anderson misses three point jump shot
19:22		Jaxson Robinson defensive rebound
19:02	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point hook shot	2-0
18:52		Cam Shelton misses two point jump shot
18:50		Rick Issanza offensive rebound
18:49	+2	Rick Issanza makes two point hook shot	2-2
18:39		Fousseyni Traore turnover (lost ball)
18:10	+2	Kwane Marble makes two point layup	2-4
17:55	+2	Rudi Williams makes two point jump shot	4-4
17:42		Cam Shelton turnover (bad pass) (Gideon George steals)
17:38		Keli Leaupepe shooting foul (Rudi Williams draws the foul)
17:38	+1	Rudi Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-4
17:38	+1	Rudi Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-4
17:31		Gideon George personal foul
17:06		Lamaj Lewis misses two point layup
17:04		Lions offensive rebound
17:04		Lions turnover (shot clock violation)
16:55		Fousseyni Traore offensive foul
16:55		Fousseyni Traore turnover (offensive foul)
16:45		Cam Shelton misses three point jump shot
16:43		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
16:31	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup (Jaxson Robinson assists)	8-4
16:31		Lamaj Lewis shooting foul (Fousseyni Traore draws the foul)
16:31	+1	Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 1	9-4
16:08		Fousseyni Traore blocks Cam Shelton's two point layup
16:06		Alex Merkviladze offensive rebound
16:00		Cam Shelton misses three point jump shot
15:58		Rudi Williams defensive rebound
15:56	+2	Jaxson Robinson makes two point layup (Rudi Williams assists)	11-4
15:56		Chance Stephens shooting foul (Jaxson Robinson draws the foul)
15:56		TV timeout
15:56	+1	Jaxson Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	12-4
15:43		Chance Stephens turnover (traveling)
15:19		Fousseyni Traore turnover (traveling)
14:57		Lamaj Lewis misses two point hook shot
14:55		Lions offensive rebound
14:54		Noah Waterman personal foul
14:52		Chance Stephens turnover (bad pass) (Jaxson Robinson steals)
14:47	+2	Jaxson Robinson makes two point dunk	14-4
14:41		Cam Shelton misses three point jump shot
14:39		Atiki Ally Atiki defensive rebound
14:39		Rick Issanza personal foul (Atiki Ally Atiki draws the foul)
14:22		Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
14:20		Cam Shelton defensive rebound
14:20		Noah Waterman personal foul (Cam Shelton draws the foul)
14:03	+2	Alex Merkviladze makes two point hook shot	14-6
13:43	+3	Dallin Hall makes three point jump shot	17-6
13:15	+2	Alex Merkviladze makes two point jump shot (Chance Stephens assists)	17-8
13:02		Richie Saunders turnover (bad pass)
12:40		Jalin Anderson misses two point jump shot
12:38		Gideon George defensive rebound
12:15		Atiki Ally Atiki turnover (traveling)
11:47	+3	Cam Shelton makes three point jump shot (Kwane Marble assists)	17-11
11:15		Rudi Williams misses two point jump shot
11:13		Kwane Marble defensive rebound
11:06		Alex Merkviladze misses three point jump shot
11:04		Keli Leaupepe offensive rebound
11:02	+2	Keli Leaupepe makes two point layup	17-13
10:40	+3	Rudi Williams makes three point jump shot	20-13
10:12		Atiki Ally Atiki personal foul
10:12		TV timeout
9:59		Jalin Anderson misses three point jump shot
9:57		Keli Leaupepe offensive rebound
9:52		Keli Leaupepe misses two point jump shot
9:50		Gideon George defensive rebound
9:27		Alex Merkviladze personal foul
9:15		Cam Shelton personal foul
9:10		Richie Saunders turnover (lost ball) (Lamaj Lewis steals)
9:05	+2	Cam Shelton makes two point layup	20-15
8:47		Rick Issanza blocks Fousseyni Traore's two point layup
8:45		Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound
8:42		Gideon George offensive foul
8:42		Gideon George turnover (offensive foul)
8:11		Cam Shelton misses three point jump shot
8:09		Jaxson Robinson defensive rebound
8:04		Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
8:02		Lions defensive rebound
7:43	+2	Cam Shelton makes two point layup	20-17
7:33		TV timeout
7:17	+3	Jaxson Robinson makes three point jump shot (Fousseyni Traore assists)	23-17
6:48	+2	Cam Shelton makes two point layup	23-19
6:36		Lamaj Lewis personal foul (Trey Stewart draws the foul)
6:36		Trey Stewart misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:36		Cam Shelton defensive rebound
6:16		Keli Leaupepe misses two point jump shot
6:14		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
5:53		Fousseyni Traore turnover (lost ball) (Rick Issanza steals)
5:38		Chance Stephens misses three point jump shot
5:36		Spencer Johnson defensive rebound
5:32	+3	Rudi Williams makes three point jump shot (Spencer Johnson assists)	26-19
5:04		Atiki Ally Atiki personal foul (Cam Shelton draws the foul)
5:04	+1	Cam Shelton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-20
5:04	+1	Cam Shelton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-21
4:47		Chance Stephens personal foul (Spencer Johnson draws the foul)
4:47		Spencer Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:47		Keli Leaupepe defensive rebound
4:21		Kwane Marble misses three point jump shot
4:19		Spencer Johnson defensive rebound
3:54		Fousseyni Traore turnover (lost ball) (Justin Ahrens steals)
3:53		Trey Stewart personal foul (Justin Ahrens draws the foul)
3:53		TV timeout
3:53	+1	Justin Ahrens makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-22
3:53	+1	Justin Ahrens makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-23
3:24		Dallin Hall misses three point jump shot
3:22		Michael Graham defensive rebound
3:14	+3	Keli Leaupepe makes three point jump shot (Cam Shelton assists)	26-26
2:55		Keli Leaupepe personal foul (Spencer Johnson draws the foul)
2:55	+1	Spencer Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-26
2:55	+1	Spencer Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-26
2:33		Alex Merkviladze misses three point jump shot
2:31		Atiki Ally Atiki defensive rebound
2:17	+2	Spencer Johnson makes two point jump shot	30-26
2:02		Richie Saunders shooting foul (Kwane Marble draws the foul)
2:02		Kwane Marble misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:02	+1	Kwane Marble makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-27
1:48	+3	Dallin Hall makes three point jump shot	33-27
1:29		Cam Shelton offensive foul
1:29		Cam Shelton turnover (offensive foul)
1:16		Jaxson Robinson misses two point jump shot
1:14		Rick Issanza defensive rebound
1:09		Rick Issanza turnover (lost ball) (Atiki Ally Atiki steals)
1:04	+2	Atiki Ally Atiki makes two point layup (Richie Saunders assists)	35-27
1:03		Lions 30 second timeout
0:51		Atiki Ally Atiki blocks Alex Merkviladze's two point jump shot
0:49		Lions offensive rebound
0:33		Lions turnover (shot clock violation)
0:04	+3	Dallin Hall makes three point jump shot	38-27
0:00		End of period

BYU defeats Loyola Marymount 73-63 at WCC Tournament

1st Half BYUCougars38LMULions27

1st Half
BYU
Cougars
38
LMU
Lions
27