Halftime Report

Only one more half stands between San Fran. and the win they were favored to collect coming into this evening. They have jumped out to a quick 31-25 lead against LMU.

If San Fran. keeps playing like this, they’ll bump their record up to 11-3 in no time. On the other hand, LMU will have to make due with an 8-5 record unless they turn things around (and fast).

Who’s Playing

LMU Lions @ San Fran. Dons

Current Records: LMU 8-4, San Fran. 10-3

How To Watch

What to Know

LMU has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They and the San Fran. Dons will face off in a West Coast battle at 10:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at War Memorial Gymnasium. The matchup will give the Lions their first taste of in-conferenceaction this season.

LMU’s season wasn’t pretty last year but it’s starting to look like struggles are in the rearview. The stars were shining brightly for them in an 85-69 win over N. Alabama on Sunday. That’s two games straight that LMU has won by exactly 16 points.

Among those leading the charge was Caleb Stone-Carrawell, who went 11 for 17 en route to 28 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jevon Porter, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds.

LMU was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as N. Alabama only posted eight.

Meanwhile, San Fran. didn’t have too much breathing room in their game against Montana on Saturday, but they still walked away with a 71-67 victory.

San Fran. can attribute much of their success to Marcus Williams, who went 8 for 11 en route to 25 points plus five rebounds. What’s more, Williams also posted a 72.7% field goal percentage, which is the highest he’s posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Tyrone Riley IV, who earned 17 points plus seven rebounds.

LMU’s win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-4. As for San Fran., they are on a roll lately: they’ve won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: LMU has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 36.2 rebounds per game. However, it’s not like San Fran. struggles in that department as they’ve been averaging 36.8. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we’ll see if one team can grab an edge.

LMU is hoping to beat the odds on Saturday, as the experts think they’re headed for a loss. Anyone thinking of taking them against the spread should keep this in mind: the team hasn’t covered the last four times they’ve played San Fran.

Odds

San Fran. is a big 11-point favorite against LMU, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Dons as a 10.5-point favorite.

The over/under is 141.5 points.

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Series History

San Fran. has won 7 out of their last 10 games against LMU.

• Feb 17, 2024 – San Fran. 82 vs. LMU 59
• Jan 18, 2024 – San Fran. 90 vs. LMU 74
• Jan 07, 2023 – San Fran. 72 vs. LMU 70
• Jan 13, 2022 – San Fran. 97 vs. LMU 73
• Mar 05, 2021 – LMU 70 vs. San Fran. 66
• Feb 18, 2021 – LMU 68 vs. San Fran. 63
• Jan 10, 2021 – LMU 68 vs. San Fran. 60
• Mar 06, 2020 – San Fran. 82 vs. LMU 53
• Feb 29, 2020 – San Fran. 69 vs. LMU 67
• Jan 18, 2020 – San Fran. 61 vs. LMU 53