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Portland defeats Loyola Marymount 70-60

AP
Mar 02, 2024

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Juan Sebastian Gorosito's 26 points helped Portland defeat Loyola Marymount 70-60 on Saturday night.

Gorosito shot 10 for 19, including 6 for 14 from beyond the arc for the Pilots (11-20, 5-11 West Coast Conference). Chris Austin scored 16 points and added five rebounds. Tyler Robertson was 5-of-11 shooting (2 for 3 from 3-point range) to finish with 12 points.

The Lions (12-18, 5-11) were led in scoring by Justice Hill, who finished with 16 points. Loyola Marymount also got 14 points, seven rebounds and seven assists from Alex Merkviladze. Will Johnston also had nine points and seven rebounds.

Portland took a 16-8 lead in the first half with a 14-2 run. Led by 14 first-half points from Gorosito, Portland carried a 38-32 lead into the break. Portland took the lead for good with 4:58 left in the second half on a layup from Bol Dengdit to make it a 58-56 game.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
LMU
Lions
32
PORT
Pilots
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Lars Thiemann vs. Bol Dengdit (Lions gains possession)
19:42		Justice Hill turnover (lost ball) (Juan Sebastian Gorosito steals)
19:21		Juan Sebastian Gorosito misses three point jump shot
19:19		Will Johnston defensive rebound
19:00	+3	Justice Hill makes three point jump shot (Aaron McBride assists)	3-0
18:40	+2	Chris Austin makes two point jump shot	3-2
18:13		Alex Merkviladze misses three point jump shot
18:11		Juan Sebastian Gorosito defensive rebound
17:54		Tyler Robertson turnover (bad pass)
17:40	+3	Justice Hill makes three point jump shot (Alex Merkviladze assists)	6-2
17:19		Bol Dengdit misses three point jump shot
17:17		Will Johnston defensive rebound
17:09		Justice Hill misses three point jump shot
17:07		Aaron McBride offensive rebound
16:58		Tyler Robertson personal foul
16:49		Aaron McBride turnover (traveling)
16:30		Justice Hill shooting foul (Chris Austin draws the foul)
16:30		Chris Austin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:30	+1	Chris Austin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-3
16:01		Justice Hill misses two point jump shot
15:59		Vukasin Masic defensive rebound
15:51	+3	Tyler Robertson makes three point jump shot (Vukasin Masic assists)	6-6
15:33		Vukasin Masic personal foul
15:33		TV timeout
15:25		Lamaj Lewis misses two point layup
15:25		Bol Dengdit defensive rebound
15:25		Lamaj Lewis personal foul
15:12	+2	Juan Sebastian Gorosito makes two point layup	6-8
14:57	+2	Alex Merkviladze makes two point layup	8-8
14:30	+3	Juan Sebastian Gorosito makes three point jump shot (Vukasin Masic assists)	8-11
14:14		Juan Sebastian Gorosito personal foul
14:11		Will Johnston misses two point jump shot
14:09		Tyler Robertson defensive rebound
14:03	+2	Chris Austin makes two point layup (Vukasin Masic assists)	8-13
13:39		Will Johnston misses two point jump shot
13:37		Vukasin Masic defensive rebound
13:18	+3	Chris Austin makes three point jump shot (Tyler Robertson assists)	8-16
13:15		Lions 30 second timeout
12:59	+2	Alex Merkviladze makes two point layup (Justice Hill assists)	10-16
12:31		Tyler Robertson misses three point jump shot
12:29		Lions defensive rebound
12:15		Alex Merkviladze misses three point jump shot
12:13		Tyler Robertson defensive rebound
12:02	+3	Juan Sebastian Gorosito makes three point jump shot (Tyler Robertson assists)	10-19
11:46		TV timeout
11:30	+2	Lamaj Lewis makes two point layup	12-19
11:06		Vasilije Vucinic misses two point layup
11:04		Vasilije Vucinic offensive rebound
10:54	+2	Vasilije Vucinic makes two point layup	12-21
10:40	+2	Lamaj Lewis makes two point jump shot (Will Johnston assists)	14-21
10:18		Juan Sebastian Gorosito misses three point jump shot
10:16		Will Johnston defensive rebound
10:11	+3	Will Johnston makes three point jump shot (Alex Merkviladze assists)	17-21
10:11		Pilots 30 second timeout
9:46		Tyler Robertson misses two point layup
9:46		Bol Dengdit offensive rebound
9:46		Justice Hill shooting foul (Bol Dengdit draws the foul)
9:46		Bol Dengdit misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:46	+1	Bol Dengdit makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-22
9:30		Will Johnston misses three point jump shot
9:27		Pilots defensive rebound
9:11	+3	Bol Dengdit makes three point jump shot (Tyler Robertson assists)	17-25
8:45		Will Johnston misses two point jump shot
8:43		Bol Dengdit defensive rebound
8:37		Tyler Robertson offensive foul
8:37		Tyler Robertson turnover (offensive foul)
8:19		Lars Thiemann offensive foul
8:19		Lars Thiemann turnover (offensive foul)
8:07		Tyler Robertson turnover (bad pass)
7:50		Will Johnston misses two point jump shot
7:48		Tyler Robertson defensive rebound
7:36		Lamaj Lewis shooting foul (Chris Austin draws the foul)
7:36		TV timeout
7:36		Chris Austin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:36	+1	Chris Austin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-26
7:06		Lamaj Lewis misses three point jump shot
7:05		Aaron McBride offensive rebound
7:05		Will Johnston turnover (traveling)
6:50	+2	Bol Dengdit makes two point layup (Tyler Robertson assists)	17-28
6:40		Alex Merkviladze misses two point layup
6:40		Lars Thiemann offensive rebound
6:40		Bol Dengdit shooting foul (Lars Thiemann draws the foul)
6:40	+1	Lars Thiemann makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-28
6:40	+1	Lars Thiemann makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-28
6:30		Bol Dengdit misses three point jump shot
6:28		Chris Austin offensive rebound
6:30		Jump ball. (Pilots gains possession)
6:19		Tyler Robertson misses two point layup
6:17		Michael Graham defensive rebound
5:56	+3	Justice Hill makes three point jump shot (Lamaj Lewis assists)	22-28
5:34	+2	Chris Austin makes two point layup	22-30
5:21		Justice Hill misses two point jump shot
5:19		Alex Merkviladze offensive rebound
5:13	+2	Alex Merkviladze makes two point layup	24-30
4:53	+3	Juan Sebastian Gorosito makes three point jump shot (Tyler Robertson assists)	24-33
4:34		Justice Hill misses three point jump shot
4:32		Chris Austin defensive rebound
4:18		Bol Dengdit misses three point jump shot
4:16		Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound
4:04		Alex Merkviladze misses three point jump shot
4:02		Bol Dengdit defensive rebound
3:47		Alex Merkviladze personal foul
3:47		TV timeout
3:42	+3	Juan Sebastian Gorosito makes three point jump shot (Tyler Robertson assists)	24-36
3:16		Chris Austin personal foul
3:12		Alex Merkviladze misses two point layup
3:10		Alex Merkviladze offensive rebound
3:03	+2	Alex Merkviladze makes two point layup	26-36
2:56		Pilots 30 second timeout
2:51		Justice Hill personal foul (Vukasin Masic draws the foul)
2:51	+1	Vukasin Masic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-37
2:51	+1	Vukasin Masic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-38
2:31		Aaron McBride misses two point layup
2:29		Bol Dengdit defensive rebound
2:04		Tyler Robertson misses two point layup
2:02		Will Johnston defensive rebound
1:52		Alex Merkviladze misses three point jump shot
1:50		Chris Austin defensive rebound
1:31		Juan Sebastian Gorosito misses three point jump shot
1:29		Aaron McBride defensive rebound
1:22	+3	Will Johnston makes three point jump shot	29-38
1:00		Vukasin Masic turnover (bad pass) (Aaron McBride steals)
0:33	+3	Will Johnston makes three point jump shot (Aaron McBride assists)	32-38
0:03		Bol Dengdit misses three point jump shot
0:00		Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LMU
Lions
28
PORT
Pilots
32

Time		Play	Score
19:44	+2	Aaron McBride makes two point layup (Alex Merkviladze assists)	34-38
19:14		Tyler Robertson misses two point jump shot
19:12		Aaron McBride defensive rebound
18:52	+2	Alex Merkviladze makes two point jump shot	36-38
18:36		Juan Sebastian Gorosito misses three point jump shot
18:34		Lars Thiemann defensive rebound
18:12	+2	Aaron McBride makes two point layup (Alex Merkviladze assists)	38-38
17:49		Chris Austin misses two point layup
17:47		Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound
17:38	+2	Alex Merkviladze makes two point jump shot	40-38
17:10		Aaron McBride blocks Juan Sebastian Gorosito's two point layup
17:08		Will Johnston defensive rebound
16:55		Aaron McBride misses three point jump shot
16:53		Bol Dengdit defensive rebound
16:40		Juan Sebastian Gorosito misses three point jump shot
16:38		Aaron McBride defensive rebound
16:21		Will Johnston offensive foul
16:21		Will Johnston turnover (offensive foul)
15:56		TV timeout
15:49	+2	Juan Sebastian Gorosito makes two point jump shot	40-40
15:31		Justice Hill misses two point jump shot
15:29		Vukasin Masic defensive rebound
15:02		Chris Austin misses two point jump shot
15:00		Bol Dengdit offensive rebound
14:47		Vukasin Masic misses three point jump shot
14:46		Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound
14:46		Juan Sebastian Gorosito personal foul
14:39		Alex Merkviladze misses three point jump shot
14:37		Vukasin Masic defensive rebound
14:25		Juan Sebastian Gorosito misses three point jump shot
14:23		Lars Thiemann defensive rebound
14:14		Will Johnston misses three point jump shot
14:12		Tyler Robertson defensive rebound
14:06		Bol Dengdit misses three point jump shot
14:04		Lars Thiemann defensive rebound
13:58		Chris Austin shooting foul (Aaron McBride draws the foul)
13:58		Aaron McBride misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:58	+1	Aaron McBride makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-40
13:49	+2	Tyler Robertson makes two point layup	41-42
13:37		Alex Merkviladze misses two point layup
13:35		Tyler Robertson defensive rebound
13:16		Will Johnston personal foul
13:12		Chris Austin misses three point jump shot
13:10		Michael Graham defensive rebound
12:49		Bol Dengdit blocks Lamaj Lewis's two point layup
12:47		Bol Dengdit defensive rebound
12:35	+3	Juan Sebastian Gorosito makes three point jump shot (Tyler Robertson assists)	41-45
12:22		Justice Hill misses two point layup
12:20		Vukasin Masic defensive rebound
12:11		Chris Austin misses two point layup
12:09		Will Johnston defensive rebound
12:09	+3	Justice Hill makes three point jump shot (Alex Merkviladze assists)	44-45
12:08		Lions 30 second timeout
12:08		TV timeout
11:42		Juan Sebastian Gorosito misses three point jump shot
11:40		Will Johnston defensive rebound
11:24	+2	Michael Graham makes two point dunk (Alex Merkviladze assists)	46-45
10:59	+3	Chris Austin makes three point jump shot (Vukasin Masic assists)	46-48
10:27		Michael Graham misses two point jump shot
10:25		Bol Dengdit defensive rebound
10:13		Will Johnston personal foul
10:13		TV timeout
10:03	+2	Chris Austin makes two point jump shot (Tyler Robertson assists)	46-50
9:42		Bol Dengdit personal foul
9:34		Justice Hill misses two point layup
9:32		Justice Hill offensive rebound
9:27		Justice Hill misses two point layup
9:25		Chris Austin defensive rebound
9:20	+2	Bol Dengdit makes two point dunk (Chris Austin assists)	46-52
8:52	+2	Lamaj Lewis makes two point layup (Alex Merkviladze assists)	48-52
8:31	+2	Tyler Robertson makes two point layup	48-54
8:10	+2	Justice Hill makes two point jump shot	50-54
7:58		Bol Dengdit turnover (lost ball) (Lars Thiemann steals)
7:49		Chris Austin blocks Alex Merkviladze's two point layup
7:47		Juan Sebastian Gorosito defensive rebound
7:41	+2	Juan Sebastian Gorosito makes two point layup	50-56
7:11	+2	Alex Merkviladze makes two point jump shot	52-56
6:59		Justice Hill personal foul
6:59		TV timeout
6:47		Tyler Robertson misses two point dunk
6:45		Bol Dengdit offensive rebound
6:19		Bol Dengdit misses two point layup
6:17		Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound
6:00		Justice Hill misses three point jump shot
6:00		Lars Thiemann offensive rebound
6:00		Juan Sebastian Gorosito shooting foul
6:00		Juan Sebastian Gorosito technical foul
6:00	+1	Lamaj Lewis makes technical free throw 1 of 2	53-56
6:00	+1	Lamaj Lewis makes technical free throw 2 of 2	54-56
5:54		Alex Merkviladze misses two point layup
5:52		Lions offensive rebound
5:30		Lamaj Lewis misses two point layup
5:30		Vukasin Masic defensive rebound
5:30		Chris Austin misses three point jump shot
5:28		Justice Hill defensive rebound
5:22	+2	Justice Hill makes two point layup	56-56
4:58	+2	Bol Dengdit makes two point layup (Tyler Robertson assists)	56-58
4:41		Will Johnston misses three point jump shot
4:39		Bol Dengdit defensive rebound
4:20	+2	Tyler Robertson makes two point jump shot (Juan Sebastian Gorosito assists)	56-60
4:17		Lions 30 second timeout
4:17		TV timeout
3:55		Justice Hill misses three point jump shot
3:53		Vukasin Masic defensive rebound
3:25	+2	Juan Sebastian Gorosito makes two point jump shot (Tyler Robertson assists)	56-62
3:00	+2	Aaron McBride makes two point layup (Will Johnston assists)	58-62
2:28	+3	Juan Sebastian Gorosito makes three point jump shot (Tyler Robertson assists)	58-65
2:00		Will Johnston misses three point jump shot
1:58		Aaron McBride offensive rebound
1:50	+2	Aaron McBride makes two point layup	60-65
1:24		Juan Sebastian Gorosito misses three point jump shot
1:22		Chris Austin offensive rebound
1:02	+3	Tyler Robertson makes three point jump shot (Juan Sebastian Gorosito assists)	60-68
1:01		Pilots 30 second timeout
0:53		Alex Merkviladze misses three point jump shot
0:51		Bol Dengdit defensive rebound
0:30		Aaron McBride personal foul
0:29		Aaron McBride personal foul
0:28		Justice Hill personal foul (Vukasin Masic draws the foul)
0:28	+1	Vukasin Masic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-69
0:28	+1	Vukasin Masic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-70
0:23		Will Johnston misses two point layup
0:21		Tyler Robertson defensive rebound
0:15		Pilots 30 second timeout
0:00		End of period

Pilots 30 second timeout