San Diego Toreros (12-9, 5-3 WCC) at Loyola Marymount Lions (9-8, 2-4 WCC)
Los Angeles; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: WCC foes Loyola Marymount (CA) and San Diego will play on Saturday.
The Lions have gone 5-4 in home games. Loyola Marymount (CA) is 4-2 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 14.6 turnovers per game.
The Toreros have gone 5-3 against WCC opponents. San Diego ranks fifth in the WCC shooting 34.5% from 3-point range.
The teams play for the 10th time this season in WCC play. The Toreros won the last matchup 70-65 on Jan. 16. Terrell Brown scored 13 points to help lead the Toreros to the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Eli Scott is scoring 16.7 points per game with 6.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists for the Lions. Joe Quintana is averaging 5.7 points over the past 10 games for Loyola Marymount (CA).
Marcellus Earlington averages 1.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Toreros, scoring 13.6 points while shooting 35.4% from beyond the arc. Brown is shooting 60.4% and averaging 6.8 points over the last 10 games for San Diego.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lions: 4-6, averaging 65.1 points, 30.3 rebounds, 11.2 assists, 5.5 steals and 2.2 blocks per game while shooting 42.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.0 points per game.
Toreros: 6-4, averaging 69.1 points, 35.8 rebounds, 10.4 assists, 4.5 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 42.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.5 points.
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