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Portland Pilots (10-22)

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Loyola Marymount beats Portland 78-72 to advance

LAS VEGAS (AP) James Batemon scored 29 points and made 11 of 12 free throws and eight-seeded Loyola Marymount rallied from 15 points down in the first half to beat ninth-seeded Portland 78-72 in Friday night's opening round of the West Coast Conference Tournament.

Eli Scott scored 12 points with 10 rebounds and four assists and Mattias Markusson added 11 points for the Lions (11-19), who face No. 7-ranked and top-seeded Gonzaga in Saturday's quarterfinals.

It was Scott's sixth double-double of the season.

Leaders
Points:	M. Shaver Jr.	12.3
Rebounds:	P. Hartwich	7.9
Assists:	J. Walker	2.4
FG%:	No qualifiers
FT%:	M. Shaver Jr.	85.8%
3P%:	D. Tyson	47.0%
Steals:	M. Shaver Jr.	1.0
Blocks:	P. Hartwich	2.3

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Virginia	31-3
2	Villanova	36-4
3	Xavier	29-6
4	Kansas	31-8
5	Michigan State	30-5
6	Cincinnati	31-5
7	Michigan	33-8
8	Gonzaga	32-5
9	Duke	29-8
10	North Carolina	26-11
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Villanova	36-4
2	Michigan	33-8
3	Kansas	31-8
4	Duke	29-8
5	Virginia	31-3
6	Texas Tech	27-10
7	Loyola Chicago	32-6
8	Xavier	29-6
9	Purdue	30-7
10	Gonzaga	32-5
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West Coast Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
8 Gonzaga	17-1	32-5
25 Saint Mary's	16-2	30-6
BYU	11-7	24-11
San Diego	9-9	20-14
San Francisco	9-9	22-17
Pacific	9-9	14-18
Santa Clara	8-10	11-20
Loyola Marymount	5-13	11-20
Portland	4-14	10-22
Pepperdine	2-16	6-26
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	69.4 (279)
Rebounds:	6.4 (348)
Assists:	12.1 (288)
FG%:	44.8% (170)
FT%:	67.8% (297)
3P%:	38.3% (41)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	74.1 (223)
Rebounds:	25.3 (174)
Assists:	15.2 (307)
FG%:	43.5% (156)
FT%:	69.8% (80)
3P%:	34.2% (141)