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Robertson's 22 lead Portland past Loyola Marymount 78-70 in West Coast tournament

AP
Mar 09, 2024

LAS VEGAS (AP) Tyler Robertson scored 22 points and sixth-seeded Portland knocked off seventh-seeded Loyola Marymount, 78-70 in a second-round battle in the West Coast Conference Tournament Friday night.

The Pilots advance to third-seeded San Francisco in a quarterfinal-round match-up.

Robertson had eight rebounds and seven assists for the Pilots (12-20). Juan Sebastian Gorosito scored 19 points and added five rebounds. Vukasin Masic shot 7 for 9, including 5 for 7 from beyond the arc to finish with 19 points.

The Lions (12-19) were led by Justice Hill, who recorded 20 points, six assists and two steals. Justin Wright added 14 points for Loyola Marymount. Michael Graham finished with 13 points, eight rebounds and two blocks.

Robertson scored 11 points in the first half and Portland went into halftime trailing 37-32. Portland used a 9-0 second-half run to break a 54-54 tie and take the lead at 63-54 with 6:10 left in the half before finishing off the victory. Gorosito scored 13 second-half points.

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

1st Half
LMU
Lions
37
PORT
Pilots
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Michael Graham vs. Bol Dengdit (Lions gains possession)
19:35	+3	Will Johnston makes three point jump shot (Alex Merkviladze assists)	3-0
19:29		Bol Dengdit turnover (lost ball) (Michael Graham steals)
19:19	+2	Justice Hill makes two point layup	5-0
19:05	+3	Juan Sebastian Gorosito makes three point jump shot (Tyler Robertson assists)	5-3
18:32	+2	Will Johnston makes two point jump shot (Aaron McBride assists)	7-3
18:08		Bol Dengdit misses three point jump shot
18:06		Aaron McBride defensive rebound
17:58		Alex Merkviladze misses three point jump shot
17:56		Bol Dengdit defensive rebound
17:40	+3	Vukasin Masic makes three point jump shot	7-6
17:08	+2	Michael Graham makes two point layup (Justice Hill assists)	9-6
16:45		Tyler Robertson misses two point jump shot
16:43		Aaron McBride defensive rebound
16:34		Justice Hill misses two point jump shot
16:32		Bol Dengdit defensive rebound
16:26	+2	Vukasin Masic makes two point layup	9-8
15:57	+2	Michael Graham makes two point jump shot	11-8
15:31		Bol Dengdit misses three point jump shot
15:29		Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound
15:13		Justice Hill misses three point jump shot
15:11		Aaron McBride offensive rebound
14:59		Will Johnston misses three point jump shot
14:57		Aaron McBride offensive rebound
14:42	+2	Justice Hill makes two point jump shot	13-8
14:25		Chris Austin misses three point jump shot
14:23		Chris Austin offensive rebound
14:13		Chris Austin misses three point jump shot
14:11		Bol Dengdit offensive rebound
14:02	+3	Bol Dengdit makes three point jump shot (Chris Austin assists)	13-11
13:42		Will Johnston misses three point jump shot
13:40		Vukasin Masic defensive rebound
13:29	+3	Tyler Robertson makes three point jump shot	13-14
13:08		Justice Hill misses three point jump shot
13:06		Tyler Robertson defensive rebound
12:46	+3	Tyler Robertson makes three point jump shot (Bol Dengdit assists)	13-17
12:44		TV timeout
12:28	+2	Lamaj Lewis makes two point layup	15-17
12:15	+3	Tyler Robertson makes three point jump shot (Vukasin Masic assists)	15-20
11:55		Vukasin Masic personal foul
11:55		TV timeout
11:53	+2	Justin Wright makes two point jump shot (Justice Hill assists)	17-20
11:27		Lars Thiemann personal foul
11:10	+3	Juan Sebastian Gorosito makes three point jump shot	17-23
10:44		Vasilije Vucinic shooting foul (Lamaj Lewis draws the foul)
10:44	+1	Lamaj Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-23
10:44	+1	Lamaj Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-23
10:19	+2	Vasilije Vucinic makes two point layup (Tyler Robertson assists)	19-25
9:53	+3	Justin Wright makes three point jump shot (Alex Merkviladze assists)	22-25
9:39		Lars Thiemann personal foul
9:26		Juan Sebastian Gorosito misses two point jump shot
9:24		Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound
9:14		Alex Merkviladze offensive foul
9:14		Alex Merkviladze turnover (offensive foul)
8:51		Tyler Robertson misses two point jump shot
8:49		Michael Graham defensive rebound
8:36		Will Johnston misses two point layup
8:34		Juan Sebastian Gorosito defensive rebound
8:29		Justin Wright blocks Juan Sebastian Gorosito's two point layup
8:27		Will Johnston defensive rebound
8:14		Justin Wright misses two point jump shot
8:12		Chris Austin defensive rebound
7:46		Tyler Robertson misses three point jump shot
7:44		Will Johnston defensive rebound
7:14		Justin Wright misses three point jump shot
7:12		Michael Graham offensive rebound
7:03	+3	Justin Wright makes three point jump shot (Will Johnston assists)	25-25
6:46	+2	Bol Dengdit makes two point dunk (Juan Sebastian Gorosito assists)	25-27
6:26	+3	Aaron McBride makes three point jump shot (Will Johnston assists)	28-27
6:10		TV timeout
5:54		Tyler Robertson misses three point jump shot
5:52		Michael Graham defensive rebound
5:23	+3	Justice Hill makes three point jump shot (Aaron McBride assists)	31-27
4:52		Aaron McBride blocks Tyler Robertson's two point layup
4:50		Bol Dengdit offensive rebound
4:50		Michael Graham blocks Bol Dengdit's two point layup
4:47		Tyler Robertson offensive rebound
4:45		Juan Sebastian Gorosito misses three point jump shot
4:41		Lions defensive rebound
4:31		Alex Merkviladze misses two point layup
4:26		Michael Graham offensive rebound
4:26	+2	Michael Graham makes two point layup	33-27
4:12		Juan Sebastian Gorosito turnover (bad pass) (Alex Merkviladze steals)
4:12	+2	Alex Merkviladze makes two point layup	35-27
4:12		Pilots 60 second timeout
4:12		TV timeout
3:43		Chris Austin misses two point jump shot
3:41		Tyler Robertson offensive rebound
3:35	+2	Tyler Robertson makes two point layup	35-29
3:07		Justice Hill misses three point jump shot
3:05		Tyler Robertson defensive rebound
2:46		Vukasin Masic turnover (lost ball) (Justice Hill steals)
2:38		Alex Merkviladze misses three point jump shot
2:36		Juan Sebastian Gorosito defensive rebound
2:11		Tyler Robertson turnover (lost ball) (Justice Hill steals)
1:49		Justice Hill misses two point jump shot
1:47		Michael Graham offensive rebound
1:46		Michael Graham turnover (traveling)
1:21		Tyler Robertson turnover (bad pass)
1:04		Chris Austin personal foul
1:01		Will Johnston misses two point jump shot
0:59		Tyler Robertson defensive rebound
0:43		Vukasin Masic misses three point jump shot
0:41		Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound
0:15		Justin Wright misses two point jump shot
0:13		Alex Merkviladze offensive rebound
0:13		Tyler Robertson shooting foul (Alex Merkviladze draws the foul)
0:13	+1	Alex Merkviladze makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-29
0:13	+1	Alex Merkviladze makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-29
0:03		Michael Graham blocks Bol Dengdit's two point layup
0:03		Pilots offensive rebound
0:01	+3	Vukasin Masic makes three point jump shot (Bol Dengdit assists)	37-32
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LMU
Lions
33
PORT
Pilots
46

Time		Play	Score
19:51	+2	Bol Dengdit makes two point layup (Tyler Robertson assists)	37-34
19:27	+2	Justice Hill makes two point layup	39-34
19:09		Vukasin Masic turnover (lost ball)
18:55		Justice Hill misses three point jump shot
18:53		Chris Austin defensive rebound
18:23	+2	Bol Dengdit makes two point layup (Tyler Robertson assists)	39-36
18:01	+2	Michael Graham makes two point layup (Justice Hill assists)	41-36
17:40		Juan Sebastian Gorosito turnover (bad pass) (Aaron McBride steals)
17:24	+2	Michael Graham makes two point dunk (Justice Hill assists)	43-36
16:56	+3	Juan Sebastian Gorosito makes three point jump shot (Tyler Robertson assists)	43-39
16:33		Justice Hill turnover (bad pass) (Bol Dengdit steals)
16:25		Tyler Robertson misses three point jump shot
16:23		Justice Hill defensive rebound
16:09		Alex Merkviladze misses three point jump shot
16:07		Vukasin Masic defensive rebound
15:56		Michael Graham shooting foul (Tyler Robertson draws the foul)
15:56		TV timeout
15:56	+1	Tyler Robertson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-40
15:56		Tyler Robertson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:56		Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound
15:39		Chris Austin personal foul
15:35	+3	Alex Merkviladze makes three point jump shot (Justice Hill assists)	46-40
15:05	+3	Vukasin Masic makes three point jump shot	46-43
14:52		Alex Merkviladze misses two point layup
14:50		Lars Thiemann offensive rebound
14:44	+2	Lars Thiemann makes two point layup	48-43
14:35		Lars Thiemann personal foul
14:27		Vukasin Masic turnover (bad pass) (Justin Wright steals)
14:16		Justin Wright misses two point layup
14:14		Michael Graham offensive rebound
14:07		Michael Graham misses two point layup
14:05		Juan Sebastian Gorosito defensive rebound
13:57	+2	Tyler Robertson makes two point jump shot	48-45
13:33		Michael Graham misses two point jump shot
13:31		Juan Sebastian Gorosito defensive rebound
13:15		Chris Austin misses two point layup
13:14		Bol Dengdit offensive rebound
13:14		Michael Graham shooting foul (Bol Dengdit draws the foul)
13:14		Bol Dengdit misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:14	+1	Bol Dengdit makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-46
13:03		Michael Graham turnover (lost ball) (Juan Sebastian Gorosito steals)
12:53	+2	Vukasin Masic makes two point layup	48-48
12:39		Tyler Robertson blocks Alex Merkviladze's two point layup
12:37		Michael Graham offensive rebound
12:24		Michael Graham turnover (bad pass) (Juan Sebastian Gorosito steals)
12:23	+2	Tyler Robertson makes two point layup (Juan Sebastian Gorosito assists)	48-50
12:23		Lions 30 second timeout
12:23		TV timeout
12:11		Alex Merkviladze misses three point jump shot
12:09		Tyler Robertson defensive rebound
11:48	+2	Tyler Robertson makes two point layup	48-52
11:27		Justice Hill misses two point jump shot
11:25		Tyler Robertson defensive rebound
10:55		Tyler Robertson misses two point jump shot
10:53		Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound
10:33	+3	Justice Hill makes three point jump shot (Justin Wright assists)	51-52
10:21		Alex Merkviladze shooting foul (Tyler Robertson draws the foul)
10:21		TV timeout
10:21	+1	Tyler Robertson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-53
10:21	+1	Tyler Robertson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-54
10:04	+2	Michael Graham makes two point layup (Justice Hill assists)	53-54
10:04		Juan Sebastian Gorosito shooting foul (Michael Graham draws the foul)
10:04	+1	Michael Graham makes regular free throw 1 of 1	54-54
9:39	+3	Vukasin Masic makes three point jump shot	54-57
9:05		Alex Merkviladze misses two point layup
9:03		Bol Dengdit defensive rebound
8:44	+3	Chris Austin makes three point jump shot (Tyler Robertson assists)	54-60
8:27		Will Johnston misses two point layup
8:25		Vukasin Masic defensive rebound
8:03		Tyler Robertson misses two point jump shot
8:01		Bol Dengdit offensive rebound
8:01		Alex Merkviladze personal foul
7:44		Tyler Robertson turnover (bad pass)
7:44		TV timeout
7:28		Justice Hill misses two point layup
7:26		Vukasin Masic defensive rebound
6:57		Bol Dengdit misses three point jump shot
6:55		Tyler Robertson offensive rebound
6:42		Tyler Robertson misses two point layup
6:40		Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound
6:35		Alex Merkviladze turnover (bad pass) (Vukasin Masic steals)
6:10	+3	Vukasin Masic makes three point jump shot	54-63
6:01		Lions 30 second timeout
5:50	+2	Justin Wright makes two point jump shot	56-63
5:30		Chris Austin misses three point jump shot
5:28		Bol Dengdit offensive rebound
5:14		Bol Dengdit misses three point jump shot
5:12		Pilots offensive rebound
5:11		Justin Wright personal foul
4:58		Juan Sebastian Gorosito misses three point jump shot
4:56		Michael Graham defensive rebound
4:46		Justin Wright misses two point jump shot
4:44		Juan Sebastian Gorosito defensive rebound
4:25		Juan Sebastian Gorosito misses three point jump shot
4:23		Justice Hill defensive rebound
4:16	+2	Justice Hill makes two point jump shot	58-63
3:57		Vukasin Masic misses three point jump shot
3:55		Justin Wright defensive rebound
3:44	+2	Justice Hill makes two point jump shot	60-63
3:32		Pilots 30 second timeout
3:32		TV timeout
3:14		Alex Merkviladze shooting foul (Tyler Robertson draws the foul)
3:14	+1	Tyler Robertson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-64
3:14	+1	Tyler Robertson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-65
2:50	+2	Alex Merkviladze makes two point jump shot	62-65
2:15	+3	Juan Sebastian Gorosito makes three point jump shot (Tyler Robertson assists)	62-68
1:56		Justice Hill misses three point jump shot
1:54		Pilots defensive rebound
1:43	+2	Chris Austin makes two point layup (Juan Sebastian Gorosito assists)	62-70
1:20		Alex Merkviladze misses three point jump shot
1:18		Vukasin Masic defensive rebound
1:10		Pilots 30 second timeout
0:56		Justice Hill personal foul (Juan Sebastian Gorosito draws the foul)
0:56	+1	Juan Sebastian Gorosito makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-71
0:56	+1	Juan Sebastian Gorosito makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-72
0:49	+2	Justice Hill makes two point layup	64-72
0:49		Lions 60 second timeout
0:46		Lamaj Lewis personal foul (Juan Sebastian Gorosito draws the foul)
0:46	+1	Juan Sebastian Gorosito makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-73
0:46	+1	Juan Sebastian Gorosito makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-74
0:38	+2	Justice Hill makes two point layup	66-74
0:38		Justice Hill personal foul (Juan Sebastian Gorosito draws the foul)
0:38	+1	Juan Sebastian Gorosito makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-75
0:38	+1	Juan Sebastian Gorosito makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-76
0:27		Justice Hill misses two point layup
0:25		Lions offensive rebound
0:23		Will Johnston misses three point jump shot
0:22		Pilots defensive rebound
0:22		Justin Wright personal foul (Chris Austin draws the foul)
0:22	+1	Chris Austin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-77
0:22		Chris Austin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:22		Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound
0:11	+2	Justin Wright makes two point layup (Alex Merkviladze assists)	68-77
0:10		Will Johnston personal foul (Juan Sebastian Gorosito draws the foul)
0:10	+1	Juan Sebastian Gorosito makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-78
0:10		Juan Sebastian Gorosito misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:10		Aaron McBride defensive rebound
0:04	+2	Justin Wright makes two point layup	70-78
0:00		End of period

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Justin Wright makes two point layup