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Bal scores 21 in Santa Clara's 68-57 win against Loyola Marymount to open WCC play
LOS ANGELES (AP) Adama-Alpha Bal scored 21 points as Santa Clara beat Loyola Marymount 68-57 on Thursday in a West Coast Conference opener.
Bal was 8 of 18 shooting (5 for 9 from 3-point range) for the Broncos (10-6). Carlos Marshall Jr. scored 13 points and added seven rebounds. Brenton Knapper and Christopher Tilly both had 10 points.
The Lions (7-8) were led in scoring by Keli Leaupepe, who finished with 14 points, six rebounds and two steals. Alex Merkviladze added 13 points and nine rebounds for Loyola Marymount. Dominick Harris also had nine points.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | (Lions gains possession) | Â |
| 19:35 | | +3 | Alex Merkviladze makes three point jump shot (Dominick Harris assists) | 0-3 |
| 19:22 |  | Â | Adama-Alpha Bal misses two point layup | Â |
| 19:20 | | Â | Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:15 | | Â | Dominick Harris misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:13 | | Â | Brenton Knapper defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:57 | | Â | Carlos Marshall Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:55 | | Â | Michael Graham defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:44 | | Â | Keli Leaupepe misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:42 | | Â | Christoph Tilly defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:24 | | Â | Adama-Alpha Bal turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 18:10 | | Â | Alex Merkviladze misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:08 | | Â | Michael Graham offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:01 | | Â | Dominick Harris misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:59 | | Â | Alex Merkviladze offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:52 | | Â | Dominick Harris misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:50 | | Â | Carlos Marshall Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:36 | | Â | Johnny O'Neil misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:34 | | Â | Dominick Harris defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:28 | | +2 | Michael Graham makes two point dunk (Dominick Harris assists) | 0-5 |
| 17:15 | | Â | Christoph Tilly misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:13 | | Â | Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:59 | | +3 | Will Johnston makes three point jump shot | 0-8 |
| 16:46 | | Â | Adama-Alpha Bal misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:44 | | Â | Carlos Marshall Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:29 | | +2 | Johnny O'Neil makes two point jump shot (Christoph Tilly assists) | 2-8 |
| 15:56 | | Â | Alex Merkviladze misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:54 | | Â | Michael Graham offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:49 | | Â | Dominick Harris turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 15:49 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:26 | | Â | Lars Thiemann blocks Adama-Alpha Bal's two point layup | Â |
| 15:24 | | Â | Justin Wright defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:15 | | Â | Aaron McBride misses two point layup | Â |
| 15:13 | | Â | Johnny O'Neil defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:09 | | +3 | Adama-Alpha Bal makes three point jump shot (Tyeree Bryan assists) | 5-8 |
| 14:43 | | Â | Alex Merkviladze misses two point layup | Â |
| 14:41 | | Â | Alex Merkviladze offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:35 | | Â | Francisco Caffaro blocks Alex Merkviladze's two point layup | Â |
| 14:33 | | Â | Jalen Benjamin defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:22 | | Â | Francisco Caffaro turnover (3-second violation) | Â |
| 14:15 | | Â | Jalen Benjamin personal foul | Â |
| 13:53 | | Â | Lars Thiemann misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 13:51 | | Â | Francisco Caffaro defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:40 | | Â | Justin Wright personal foul | Â |
| 13:31 | | Â | Justin Wright personal foul | Â |
| 13:31 | | +1 | Jalen Benjamin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-8 |
| 13:31 | | +1 | Jalen Benjamin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-8 |
| 13:14 | | Â | Dominick Harris misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 13:12 | | Â | Christoph Tilly defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:55 | | Â | Camaron Tongue misses two point layup | Â |
| 12:53 | | Â | Keli Leaupepe defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:28 | | Â | Keli Leaupepe turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 12:18 | | Â | Jalen Benjamin turnover (Will Johnston steals) | Â |
| 11:48 | | Â | Will Johnston misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:46 | | Â | Will Johnston offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:45 | | Â | Jalen Benjamin personal foul | Â |
| 11:44 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:44 | | +1 | Dominick Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 7-9 |
| 11:44 | | +1 | Dominick Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 7-10 |
| 11:44 | | +1 | Dominick Harris makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 7-11 |
| 11:32 | | +2 | Christoph Tilly makes two point layup (Adama-Alpha Bal assists) | 9-11 |
| 11:02 | | Â | Alex Merkviladze misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:00 | | Â | Christoph Tilly defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:52 | | Â | Johnny O'Neil turnover (Keli Leaupepe steals) | Â |
| 10:52 | | Â | Carlos Marshall Jr. personal foul | Â |
| 10:37 | | Â | Christoph Tilly blocks Noah Taitz's two point layup | Â |
| 10:35 | | Â | Brenton Knapper defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:32 | | +2 | Brenton Knapper makes two point layup | 11-11 |
| 10:17 | | +2 | Keli Leaupepe makes two point layup | 11-13 |
| 10:17 | | Â | Johnny O'Neil personal foul | Â |
| 10:17 | | Â | Keli Leaupepe misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 10:17 | | Â | Christoph Tilly defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:11 | | Â | Will Johnston personal foul | Â |
| 10:08 | | Â | Adama-Alpha Bal misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:06 | | Â | Dominick Harris defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:45 | | Â | Dominick Harris misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:43 | | Â | Brenton Knapper defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:36 | | Â | Carlos Marshall Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:34 | | Â | Keli Leaupepe defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:12 | | Â | Will Johnston misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:10 | | Â | Jake Ensminger defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:56 | | Â | Brenton Knapper misses two point layup | Â |
| 8:54 | | Â | Brenton Knapper offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:51 | | Â | Jake Ensminger misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:49 | | Â | Carlos Marshall Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:42 | | +2 | Carlos Marshall Jr. makes two point jump shot | 13-13 |
| 8:38 | | Â | Lions 30 second timeout | Â |
| 8:22 | | Â | Camaron Tongue personal foul | Â |
| 8:22 | | Â | Michael Graham misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 8:22 | | +1 | Michael Graham makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-14 |
| 8:06 | | Â | Alex Merkviladze personal foul | Â |
| 7:48 | | +2 | Brenton Knapper makes two point layup | 15-14 |
| 7:25 | | Â | Will Johnston misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:23 | | Â | Jake Ensminger defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:09 | | +2 | Adama-Alpha Bal makes two point jump shot | 17-14 |
| 6:40 | | +2 | Alex Merkviladze makes two point layup | 17-16 |
| 6:19 | | Â | Aaron McBride personal foul | Â |
| 6:19 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 6:19 | | +1 | Camaron Tongue makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-16 |
| 6:19 | | Â | Camaron Tongue misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 6:19 | | Â | Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:10 | | Â | Justin Wright offensive foul | Â |
| 6:10 | | Â | Justin Wright turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 5:42 | | Â | Tyeree Bryan misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:40 | | Â | Keli Leaupepe defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:17 | | +3 | Alex Merkviladze makes three point jump shot (Will Johnston assists) | 18-19 |
| 4:59 | | +2 | Carlos Marshall Jr. makes two point layup (Francisco Caffaro assists) | 20-19 |
| 4:39 | | Â | Michael Graham misses two point layup | Â |
| 4:37 | | Â | Jake Ensminger defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:29 | | +2 | Jalen Benjamin makes two point jump shot | 22-19 |
| 4:11 | | Â | Jake Ensminger personal foul | Â |
| 4:11 | | +1 | Will Johnston makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-20 |
| 4:11 | | +1 | Will Johnston makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-21 |
| 3:58 | | Â | Jalen Benjamin misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:56 | | Â | Francisco Caffaro offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:52 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:45 | | Â | Johnny O'Neil misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:43 | | Â | Lars Thiemann defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:24 | | Â | Will Johnston misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:22 | | Â | Tyeree Bryan defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:16 | | Â | Lamaj Lewis personal foul | Â |
| 3:16 | | +1 | Tyeree Bryan makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-21 |
| 3:16 | | +1 | Tyeree Bryan makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-21 |
| 2:54 | | +2 | Lamaj Lewis makes two point layup | 24-23 |
| 2:35 | | Â | Keli Leaupepe personal foul | Â |
| 2:35 | | +1 | Johnny O'Neil makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-23 |
| 2:35 | | +1 | Johnny O'Neil makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-23 |
| 2:04 | | Â | Will Johnston misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:02 | | Â | Dominick Harris offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:58 | | +2 | Dominick Harris makes two point layup | 26-25 |
| 1:36 | | Â | Christoph Tilly misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:34 | | Â | Lions defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:26 | | Â | Dominick Harris misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:24 | | Â | Broncos defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:06 | | +3 | Carlos Marshall Jr. makes three point jump shot (Adama-Alpha Bal assists) | 29-25 |
| 0:44 | | Â | Dominick Harris misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:42 | | Â | Adama-Alpha Bal defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:32 | | Â | Adama-Alpha Bal misses two point layup | Â |
| 0:30 | | Â | Michael Graham defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:27 | | Â | Adama-Alpha Bal personal foul | Â |
| 0:27 | | Â | Broncos 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:27 | | +1 | Dominick Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-26 |
| 0:27 | | +1 | Dominick Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-27 |
| 0:05 | | +3 | Adama-Alpha Bal makes three point jump shot | 32-27 |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |