No. 13 Gonzaga visits Loyola Marymount after Shelton's 36-point game
Gonzaga Bulldogs (21-5, 10-2 WCC) at Loyola Marymount Lions (17-10, 7-6 WCC)
Los Angeles; Thursday, 11 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Loyola Marymount -8; over/under is 154.5
BOTTOM LINE: Loyola Marymount hosts the No. 13 Gonzaga Bulldogs after Cameron Shelton scored 36 points in Loyola Marymount's 71-69 loss to the Santa Clara Broncos.
The Lions are 12-2 on their home court. Loyola Marymount averages 11.8 turnovers per game and is 5- when it turns the ball over less than its opponents.
The Bulldogs are 10-2 against WCC opponents. Gonzaga ranks fifth in the WCC with 8.9 offensive rebounds per game led by Drew Timme averaging 2.3.
TOP PERFORMERS: Shelton is averaging 20.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.8 steals for the Lions. Keli Leaupepe is averaging 12.6 points over the last 10 games for Loyola Marymount.
Julian Strawther averages 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Bulldogs, scoring 14.6 points while shooting 41.8% from beyond the arc. Timme is averaging 21.3 points, 7.4 rebounds and 3.7 assists over the past 10 games for Gonzaga.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lions: 5-5, averaging 74.8 points, 31.9 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 4.5 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 46.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.0 points per game.
Bulldogs: 8-2, averaging 86.4 points, 32.9 rebounds, 15.1 assists, 7.6 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 51.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.0 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
