PORTLAND, Ore. – Mike Meadows scored a career-high 29 points in his return to the lineup from injury, but Portland was without starting forward Moses Wood and lost leading scorer Tyler Robertson to an injury midway through the first half in a 92-72 loss to Loyola Marymount Thursday at the Chiles Center.
Meadows added three assists to his 29 point game to lead the Pilots (8-8, 0-1 WCC). Alden Applewhite helped out with 12 points and Kristian Sjolund chipped in with seven points and seven rebounds.
Cam Shelton led the Lions (11-4, 1-0) with 15 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds.
How It Happened
Robertson played the opening 12 minutes before limping to the locker room and the Lions capitalized by taking a 46-33 lead into halftime.
LMU kept widening its lead after intermission, constructing a 78-54 advantage before Portland went on a 6-0 run to shrink the deficit to 78-60 with 7:10 to go in the contest. The Lions responded and outscored the Pilots the rest of the way, ending the game with a final score of 92-72. Portland took care of business in the paint, recording 20 of its 39 points in the lane.
Game Notes
» Meadows, who missed nine of the last ten games due to injury, shot 11-of-18 from the field in his return.
» Portland got a team-high seven rebounds from Kristian Sjolund.
» The Pilots struggled to 14-of-27 from the foul line and 6-of-19 from three-point range.
» LMU knocked down 15-of-30 three pointers and shot 54 percent for the game.
» The Lions recorded 50 bench points
Up Next
The Pilots hit the road to face the BYU Cougars on Saturday at 6 p.m. (PT) in Provo, Utah.
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