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01/01 03:43 CST Washington State hosts Loyola Marymount following Amey's
20-point game
Washington State hosts Loyola Marymount following Amey's 20-point game
By The Associated Press
Loyola Marymount Lions (10-5, 1-1 WCC) at Washington State Cougars (6-9, 1-1
WCC)
Pullman, Washington; Friday, 9:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Loyola Marymount visits Washington State after Myron Amey Jr.
scored 20 points in Loyola Marymount's 80-71 win over the Pacific Tigers.
The Cougars have gone 3-3 at home. Washington State is 0-1 in games decided by
less than 4 points.
The Lions are 1-1 in conference games. Loyola Marymount is sixth in the WCC
with 32.9 rebounds per game led by Jalen Shelley averaging 6.5.
Washington State makes 45.2% of its shots from the field this season, which is
5.8 percentage points higher than Loyola Marymount has allowed to its opponents
(39.4%). Loyola Marymount averages 9.6 made 3-pointers per game this season,
1.7 more made shots on average than the 7.9 per game Washington State gives up.
The Cougars and Lions meet Friday for the first time in WCC play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Aaron Glass averages 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the
Cougars, scoring 15.4 points while shooting 37.6% from beyond the arc. Tomas
Thrastarson is averaging 9.9 points over the last 10 games.
Amey is averaging 15.3 points for the Lions. Rodney Brown Jr. is averaging 2.8
made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cougars: 4-6, averaging 71.4 points, 34.7 rebounds, 12.1
assists, 6.0 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 44.1% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 74.2 points per game.
Lions: 5-5, averaging 73.5 points, 31.7 rebounds, 13.5 assists, 6.3 steals and
5.9 blocks per game while shooting 44.5% from the field. Their opponents have
averaged 69.9 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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