Loyola Marymount ends No. 6 Gonzaga’s 75-game home streak

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Cam Shelton banked in ago-ahead runner with 13 seconds left and Loyola Marymount snappedNo. 6 Gonzaga’s 75-game home winning streak with a 68-67 victory onThursday night.

The home streak for the Bulldogs (16-4, 5-1 West CoastConference) was tied with Long Beach State (from 1968-74) for theeighth-longest in Division I history.

Shelton scored 27 points to lead the Lions (14-7, 4-3), whohadn’t won in Spokane since 1991 and had lost 25 straight overallto the Zags.

Gonzaga had won 93 straight games against unranked opponentswith 69 of those coming at home, and had won its previous 116 WCCgames against teams other than Saint Mary’s and BYU.

Gonzaga’s streak of 36 straight wins in the month of Januaryalso ended. Coach Mark Few’s Bulldogs had won 11 straight overall,the fourth-best streak in the country, since losing 64-63 to Bayloron Dec. 2.

Jalin Anderson added 15 points and Keli Leaupepe had 11 for theLions. Loyola Marymount led by as many as nine in the second halfand held off Gonzaga’s late run.

LMU led 66-59 with 2:55 left after Shelton’s 3-pointer, but theZags scored the next eight points to take 67-66 lead on DrewTimme’s free throw with 41 seconds left. With the shot clockrunning down, Shelton converted a runner from just outside the laneto give the Lions the lead, and Timme’s last attempt at a winnerwas partly blocked by Leaupepe.

Timme led the Zags with 17 points. Nolan Hickman chipped in 12points and six assists for the Zags, who were coming off a 115-75win over Portland last Saturday.

Gonzaga struggled from the field, shooting 44.4% overall andgoing 4 of 14 (28.6%) from 3-point range and 15 of 23 (65.2%) fromthe free-throw line.

BIG PICTURE

The Lions improved to 2-2 on the road in WCC play.

Gonzaga had won 29 of its last 30 over Loyola Marymount.

UP NEXT

Loyola Marymount: Hosts Portland next Thursday night.

Gonzaga: At Pacific on Saturday night.