Box Score Feb. 9, 2017

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LOS ANGELES - LMU men's basketball fell to top-ranked Gonzaga, 90-60, in West Coast Conference action at Gersten Pavilion on Thursday night. Playing in front of the largest crowd of the season - 4,068 - the Lions (11-13, 4-9) couldn't overcome Gonzaga (25-0, 13-0), who remained unbeaten thanks to a 34-4 edge in points at the free throw line.

Steven Haney Jr. led the Lions with 12 points and four rebounds. Buay Tuach and Brandon Brown added 11 points each for LMU. Nigel Williams-Goss led Gonzaga with a double-double, scoring 19 points with 11 rebounds. Five different Zags had double-figures.

The Lions led 10-7 early thanks to the three-pointer, as Haney gave the Lions the brief lead. From there, the Zags made the Lions pay for their mistakes, going 34-for-44 from the free throw line and outscoring the Lions 23-18 in points off turnovers. LMU finished just 4-for-8 from the free throw line as the two teams combined for 33 turnovers, 17 by the Lions.

LMU finished 8-for-19 (42.1 percent) from three while Gonzaga was just 4-for-9 (44.4 percent). For the Lions, Haney went 4-for-5 from long distance. He now has 120 three-pointers in his career, moving him into 12th all-time in LMU history.

GAMEDAY STORYLINES

• LMU finished the game hitting just 39.3 percent from the field, but had 13 more shot attempts than the Zags. LMU finished 24-for-61 from the field while Gonzaga was 26-for-48 (54.2 percent).

• LMU had 10 more field goal attempts than USF, going 25-for-65 from the field. USF was 28-for-55. Both teams hit six three-pointers, LMU hitting 6-for-20 (30 percent) while USF was 6-for-18 (33.3 percent).

• Petr Herman earned the start and finished with a solid outing, going for eight points, three rebounds and a career-best five blocks. He added two assists and a steal.

FROM COACH DUNLAP

"There was a huge disperity in free throws, and our turnovers led to a lot of fouls in transition. We are responsible for that," said Head Coach Mike Dunlap. "Turnovers led to easy baskets. It is the same way they opened it up against us the first time. They make you pay for the mistakes. They are a very good running team and that is where a lot of our fouls came from."

"Petr was the find of our game tonight. He earned the start as he has been developing and improving and he really was very solid for us tonight."

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Men's basketball stays home to host the annual Family Weekend game on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 1 pm. It is the WCC Game of the Week. The Tailgate Celebration starts at 11 am with tipoff set for 1 pm against Portland. For tickets: