Portland 71, at Loyola Marymount 58

LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — The Portland Pilots constructed a massive first-half lead with stifling defense and held off a late push to defeat the Loyola Marymount Lions 71-58 in a West Coast Conference men’s basketball game Saturday night at Gersten Pavilion. Portland, which entered the game with a projected win probability of just 18.6 percent according to Interstat’s ELO system, improved to 10-11 overall. Loyola Marymount fell to 11-10. The most critical phase of the game was its opening 20 minutes, where Portland’s defensive intensity completely overwhelmed the Lions. The Pilots held Loyola Marymount to just 21 first-half points on… Read more...