LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Portland committed a season-high 30 turnovers as the Loyola Marymount Lions held on for a 66-60 victory Saturday afternoon in West Coast Conference action at Gersten Pavilion. Despite a 27-14 disadvantage in points off of turnovers, the Pilots had multiple chances to tie the game late in regulation.
Sophomore walk-on Xavier Hallinan gave Portland a huge boost off the bench and made consecutive layups to pull the Pilots within three at 59-56 with 2:59 remaining. The Pilots (9-17, 2-12 WCC) would get a pair of defensive stops and had two open looks at three-pointers to tie the game on consecutive possessions, but both rimmed out.