UC Irvine
3-0,0-0Big West
Loyola Marymount
2-2,0-0WCC
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMU (CA) | 25 | 39 | 64 |
| UC Irvine | 45 | 34 | 79 |
Leuchten's Career Night Pushes UC Irvine Past LMU
November 15, 2022 | Men's Basketball
IRVINE, Calif. --ย Bent Leuchtenย had a career-high 20 points to lead UC Irvine to a 79-64 non-conference victory over Loyola Marymount University Tuesday evening at the Bren Events Center. ย
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Leuchten went 7-8 from the floor, including 2-2 from three. The sophomore, who recorded 13 of his points in the second half, added four rebounds and a block in 22 minutes of action.ย
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The Anteaters, who are receiving votes in the AP Top 25 Poll, improve to 3-0 on the season. ย
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INSIDE THE NUMBERS
>Guardย Dawson Bakerย would score 19 points, going 7-15 from the field and 4-4 from the line
>Guardย DJ Davisย would hit 3-9 from three-point range and 4-4 from the stripe to end with 15 points
>Four made shots at the line is a season high for Davis, continuing his perfect streak of 8-8
>Sophomoreย Andre Henryย had a season-high six points
>Devin Tillisย would lead the team on the glass, grabbing six rebounds
>Dean Keelerย posted another season high four rebounds following his four at Oregon
>The 'Eaters who are ranked 29thย in the country in three-point defense held the Lions to only 3-21 (14.3%) from behind the arc
>LMU was led by Cam Shelton with 18 points
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HEAD COACH RUSSELL TURNER SAID
"It is good to win a game like this in this moment of our schedule. We had to gut up and make some plays in the second half to secure the win, but I thought the story of the game was how we wore them down in the first half. I thought our second unit was dominate defensively and played great offense too."
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FIRST HALF
>Bent Leuchtenย put up the game's first points on a jumper at 19:22, 2-0
>LMU would score the next five to move in front at 17:17, 5-2
>DJ Davisย would tie the game at 7-7 on a pull up jumper at 16:17
>The Lions would lead 13-7 before UCI would score 13 unanswered on a pair of baskets byย JC Butler, a jumper byย Andre Henry, two jumpers plus a free throw byย Dawson Bakerย and a three-pointer up top byย Leuchtenย to open a 21-13 advantage at 10:25
> The Anteaters went on a 14-point run while holding the Lions scoreless in 5:03 before the media timeout at 10:18
>ย Leuchtenย would hit another from long distance followed two more from beyond the arc by Davis to extend the lead to 30-17 at 7:37
>Davis would findย Justin Hohnย streaking down the paint for a lay-in (4:55) thenย Ofure Ujadugheleย had a steal at one end and would take it in for a layup at the other to lead 36-19 at 4:41
> UC Irvine played strong defense only allowing the Lions to score once on their last nine field goal attempts
>Henry would score four in a row on a layup and two free throws, 40-21 (2:34)
> Leuchten would score the final three points of the half to take a 45-25 lead into the breakย
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SECOND HALF
>A layup byย Leuchten and a three-pointer byย Devin Tillisย put the Anteaters up 53-33 (16:19) before LMU scored 12 unanswered at 13:05, 53-43
>Hohn would hit a three-pointer with three seconds on the shot clock to stop the momentum at 12:08 (56-43)
>In between LMU baskets,ย Pierre Crockrell IIย would knock down a baseline jumper (9:37), 58-45
>Davis would feed Leuchten underneath for a layup at 8:09 to keep the double-digit advantage, 60-47
>The Lions went on a 6-2 run, but Baker answered with a three-pointer at 4:44, 69-55
>Four more by LMU narrowed the margin to 10 (69-59) at 3:36 then Leuchten had a layup and was fouled, making the free throw on the next trip down the court, 72-59 (3:21)
>Following a LMU layup, Baker drove down the lane and hit a floater and drew a block. He made the free throw at 2:00 (75-61)
>A steal by Crockrell II led to a Baker layup with 46 seconds to go, 77-64
>A Baker layup and two Davis free throws ended the scoring, 79-64ย
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ย NOTES
>UCI improves to 13-12 all-time against the Lions
>Crockrell II had a team-high four assists
>Baker posts his third double-digit scoring game
>Baker and Davis are the only two Anteaters who remain perfect at the charity stripe
>UCI outscored LMU in points from turnovers, second chances, fast breaks, and off the bench
>This marked Davis' sixth consecutive game with a three-point basket continuing on from his streak started at the end of last season, Hohn improves to five in a row
>The Anteaters posted their third double digit win of the season, second over Division I programs
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UP NEXT
UCI will face another WCC opponent, Pepperdine, on the road Saturday Nov. 19 at 5:00 p.m. at Firestone Fieldhouse.ย
