RENO, Nevada – LMU erased a 10-point second half deficit Saturday night at Nevada, but could not earn the win as the home team scored the game's final five points to win, 68-63.
 
Dameane Douglas opened the scoring with a layup in the first minute of play off an Eli Scott assist. Douglas would go for nine first half points to lead the team and Scott would lead in assists with a quartet of assists.
 
Kwane Marble II extended LMU's lead to 10-6 with a knock-down triple. The Wolf Pack responded with a 7-0 run to take their first lead of the half, 13-10.
 
The Lions tied the score at 15-all as Keli Leaupepe hit a top-of-the-arc three with 11:35 on the clock.
 
Nevada built up a first half-lead to as large as nine points, before carrying a 35-28 advantage into halftime.
 
LMU dealt with foul trouble throughout the first half as three starters picked up two each and Nevada benefitted from being in the bonus for over 10 minutes.
 
Leaupepe came out and opened the second half with a three to cut it to a four-point game. Leaupepe scored 17 of his team-high 20 points after intermission, going 6-for-8 from the field and 4-for-5 from three in the second half.
 
Nevada did grow their lead to double-digits with 13:26 to play, but Cam Shelton bookended a run and cut it back to a one-possession game, 49-46, with 10:31 on the clock.
 
A run of five unanswered ultimately pushed LMU back on top, 53-52, as Leaupepe knocked down another three and Marble buried two free throws. The second half featured four lead changes.
 
After the Wolf Pack took the lead back, Leaupepe knocked down another three with 6:08 on the clock to give the Lions a 1-point advantage once again.
 
The Lions found themselves trailing again by five down the stretch but again found a way to put a run together to tie the game heading into the final minute of play. Scott's two free throws to tie it a 63-63 with 1:39 remaining would be LMU's final points of the game.
 
Douglas and Scott joined Leaupepe in double digits. Douglas scored 13 points and grabbed nine rebounds, while Scott scored a dozen and added seven rebounds and six assists. LMU tied a season-high with 40 rebounds.
 
The Lions remain on the road and travel straight to Kentucky to face Bellarmine on Tuesday night on ESPN+.