Bench Sparks Don in Road Win at LMU

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Bouncing back in Southern California, the University of San Francisco men's basketball team (12-7, 1-3 WCC) got back on track on Saturday night with a thrilling 72-70 road win over Loyola Marymount (12-6, 2-2 WCC) at Gersten Pavilion.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

With both teams unable to find much momentum offensively out of the gates, the Dons first got on the board on a floater from Saba Gigiberia at the 14:32 mark.

As the midway point of the first half approached, USF stayed within striking distance, 16-8, following a fastbreak layup from Julian Rishwain at 10:44.

In the minutes to follow, LMU would stretch their lead to as many as sixteen, 26-10, but the Dons did not lose…