UC Santa Barbara Gauchos vs. Loyola Marymount Lions

Dec 16, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
UCSB	35	33	68
LMU	28	31	59

Game Recap

UCSB beats Loyola Marymount 68-59. Ajay Mitchell had 25 points in UC Santa Barbara's 68-59 win over Loyola Marymount on Saturday night at the Jerry Colangelo Classic.

Player Stats

UC SANTA BARBARA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Ariel Bland	23	4-5	1-1	0-0	11	0	0	0	2	1	9
21Yohan Traore	28	4-11	0-0	0-0	7	0	0	0	0	2	8
13Ajay Mitchell	33	9-21	1-3	6-7	6	2	1	2	2	3	25
4Cole Anderson	32	3-9	2-5	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2	8
1Josh Pierre-Louis	31	4-8	0-0	2-4	10	1	2	1	2	1	10
7Matija Belic	16	2-3	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	0	1	2	4
12Evans Kipruto	12	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	3	0	0	0	1	0
10Jason Fontenet II	19	2-6	0-2	0-1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4
11Ben Shtolzberg	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0

TOTAL	-	28-6344.4%	4-1136.4%	8-1266.7%	44	9	6	4	8	15	68

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Alex Merkviladze	33	7-14	2-6	2-3	9	0	0	0	4	1	18
34Keli Leaupepe	24	3-6	1-4	0-2	2	0	1	0	1	1	7
22Rick Issanza	18	1-2	0-0	1-2	8	0	0	1	1	2	3
5Justin Wright	28	3-12	1-3	0-1	1	1	0	0	0	2	7
3Justice Hill	27	3-6	0-1	1-2	1	5	0	0	0	1	7
16Aaron McBride	7	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
21Michael Graham	6	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	1	2
15Lars Thiemann	16	0-1	0-0	0-2	5	0	0	1	1	0	0
4Will Johnston	16	1-5	1-2	0-0	1	3	1	0	0	1	3
55Dominick Harris	25	4-11	1-4	1-2	1	2	1	0	0	4	10
TOTAL	-	24-5940.7%	6-2030.0%	5-1435.7%	29	12	3	2	8	13	59

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUCSBLMU

+2 (19:40) Alex Merkviladze made Layup.
02
+2 (19:24) Ajay Mitchell made Layup.
22
(19:24) Foul on Justice Hill.
+1 (19:24) Ajay Mitchell made Free Throw.
32
+3 (19:04) Keli Leaupepe made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justice Hill.
35
(18:46) Ajay Mitchell missed Jumper.
(18:44) Rick Issanza Defensive Rebound.
(18:37) Justice Hill missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:33) UC Santa Barbara Defensive Rebound.
(18:12) Yohan Traore missed Jumper.
(18:09) Alex Merkviladze Defensive Rebound.
(17:56) Alex Merkviladze missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:52) Cole Anderson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:32) Ajay Mitchell made Layup.
55
+2 (17:14) Alex Merkviladze made Layup.
57
(17:05) Ariel Bland Turnover.
(16:48) Keli Leaupepe missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:45) Josh Pierre-Louis Defensive Rebound.
(16:37) Ariel Bland Turnover.
(16:37) Will Johnston Steal.
+2 (16:31) Dominick Harris made Layup. Assisted by Will Johnston.
59
+3 (16:08) Cole Anderson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Pierre-Louis.
89
(15:56) Foul on Cole Anderson.
(15:40) Foul on Yohan Traore.
(15:40) Lars Thiemann missed Free Throw.
(15:40) Loyola Marymount Deadball Team Rebound.
(15:40) Lars Thiemann missed Free Throw.
(15:38) Matija Belic Defensive Rebound.
(15:21) Yohan Traore missed Layup.
(15:21) Yohan Traore Offensive Rebound.
(15:21) Foul on Will Johnston.
(15:12) Ajay Mitchell missed Layup.
(15:12) Loyola Marymount Defensive Rebound.
(15:01) Will Johnston missed Jumper.
(14:58) Josh Pierre-Louis Defensive Rebound.
(14:49) Josh Pierre-Louis missed Layup.
(14:46) Josh Pierre-Louis Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:42) Jason Fontenet II made Jumper.
109
+3 (14:30) Will Johnston made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justice Hill.
1012
(14:05) Jason Fontenet II missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:02) Lars Thiemann Defensive Rebound.
(13:51) Dominick Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:46) Evans Kipruto Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:22) Matija Belic made Layup. Assisted by Evans Kipruto.
1212
(13:08) Lars Thiemann Turnover.
(13:08) Josh Pierre-Louis Steal.
+2 (13:03) Josh Pierre-Louis made Dunk.
1412
(12:56) Dominick Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:50) Matija Belic Defensive Rebound.
(12:44) Jason Fontenet II missed Jumper.
(12:40) Alex Merkviladze Defensive Rebound.
(12:30) Alex Merkviladze Turnover.
(12:30) Ben Shtolzberg Steal.
(12:23) Jason Fontenet II missed Layup.
(12:19) Alex Merkviladze Defensive Rebound.
(12:17) Foul on Ben Shtolzberg.
+1 (12:17) Justice Hill made Free Throw.
1413
(12:08) Justice Hill missed Free Throw.
(12:08) Yohan Traore Defensive Rebound.
(12:06) Yohan Traore missed Jumper.
(12:03) Josh Pierre-Louis Offensive Rebound.
(11:55) Ajay Mitchell missed Layup.
(11:53) Ariel Bland Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:53) Ariel Bland made Layup.
1613
+2 (11:33) Justin Wright made Jumper.
1615
+2 (11:19) Ariel Bland made Layup. Assisted by Ajay Mitchell.
1815
(11:11) Justin Wright missed Layup.
(11:11) Josh Pierre-Louis Block.
(11:11) Loyola Marymount Offensive Rebound.
+3 (10:51) Justin Wright made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Will Johnston.
1818
+2 (10:30) Ajay Mitchell made Jumper.
2018
(10:21) Will Johnston missed Layup.
(10:19) Ariel Bland Defensive Rebound.
(10:13) Cole Anderson missed Jumper.
(10:09) Yohan Traore Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:08) Yohan Traore made Dunk.
2218
(9:54) Rick Issanza missed Dunk.
(9:54) Ajay Mitchell Block.
(9:49) Ajay Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
(9:49) Ajay Mitchell Turnover.
(9:49) Dominick Harris Steal.
+2 (9:43) Rick Issanza made Layup. Assisted by Dominick Harris.
2220
(9:25) Ajay Mitchell missed Layup.
(9:21) Ariel Bland Offensive Rebound.
+3 (9:19) Ariel Bland made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ajay Mitchell.
2520
+2 (8:55) Aaron McBride made Layup.
2522
(8:35) Cole Anderson missed Jumper.
(8:32) Rick Issanza Defensive Rebound.
(8:11) Dominick Harris missed Jumper.
(8:08) Ariel Bland Defensive Rebound.
(7:49) Josh Pierre-Louis missed Layup.
(7:47) Rick Issanza Defensive Rebound.
(7:27) Dominick Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:24) Yohan Traore Defensive Rebound.
(7:02) Ariel Bland missed Dunk.
(6:59) Rick Issanza Defensive Rebound.
(6:56) Justin Wright missed Layup.
(6:56) Ajay Mitchell Block.
(6:52) Ajay Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:52) Yohan Traore made Dunk. Assisted by Cole Anderson.
2722
(6:23) Justin Wright missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:19) Michael Graham Offensive Rebound.
(6:18) Michael Graham Turnover.
(6:18) Ben Shtolzberg Steal.
+2 (6:08) Josh Pierre-Louis made Layup.
2922
(5:54) Alex Merkviladze Turnover.
(5:54) Jason Fontenet II Steal.
(5:54) Foul on Alex Merkviladze.
+2 (5:26) Yohan Traore made Layup. Assisted by Matija Belic.
3122
(4:56) Justice Hill missed Jumper.
(4:52) Josh Pierre-Louis Defensive Rebound.
(4:48) Foul on Michael Graham.
+1 (4:48) Josh Pierre-Louis made Free Throw.
3222
(4:48) Josh Pierre-Louis missed Free Throw.
(4:46) Lars Thiemann Defensive Rebound.
(4:36) Foul on Jason Fontenet II.
(4:36) Keli Leaupepe missed Free Throw.
(4:36) Loyola Marymount Deadball Team Rebound.
(4:36) Keli Leaupepe missed Free Throw.
(4:31) UC Santa Barbara Defensive Rebound.
(4:09) Yohan Traore missed Layup.
(4:05) Justice Hill Defensive Rebound.
(4:01) Keli Leaupepe missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:58) Ariel Bland Defensive Rebound.
(3:47) Ajay Mitchell missed Jumper.
(3:45) Lars Thiemann Defensive Rebound.
(3:26) Alex Merkviladze missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:22) Ariel Bland Defensive Rebound.
(3:16) Jason Fontenet II Turnover.
+2 (3:00) Justin Wright made Layup.
3224
(2:44) Foul on Matija Belic.
(2:44) Matija Belic Turnover.
+2 (2:29) Alex Merkviladze made Layup. Assisted by Justice Hill.
3226
(2:29) Foul on Josh Pierre-Louis.
(2:29) Alex Merkviladze missed Free Throw.
(2:26) Evans Kipruto Defensive Rebound.
(2:11) Josh Pierre-Louis missed Layup.
(2:11) Lars Thiemann Block.
(2:07) Evans Kipruto Offensive Rebound.
+3 (2:06) Cole Anderson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Evans Kipruto.
3526
(1:42) Alex Merkviladze missed Layup.
(1:39) Josh Pierre-Louis Defensive Rebound.
(1:39) Foul on Dominick Harris.
(1:23) Ajay Mitchell missed Layup.
(1:20) Lars Thiemann Defensive Rebound.
(0:53) Justin Wright missed Layup.
(0:50) Josh Pierre-Louis Defensive Rebound.
(0:47) Cole Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:43) Matija Belic Offensive Rebound.
(0:34) Ajay Mitchell missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:32) Alex Merkviladze Defensive Rebound.
(0:32) Foul on Matija Belic.
+1 (0:32) Alex Merkviladze made Free Throw.
3527
+1 (0:32) Alex Merkviladze made Free Throw.
3528
(0:06) Ajay Mitchell missed Layup.
(0:06) Rick Issanza Block.
(0:03) Rick Issanza Defensive Rebound.
(0:01) Justin Wright missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) UC Santa Barbara Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

UCSB

LMU

68Points59

28-63(44.4%)Field Goal(%)24-59(40.7%)

4-11(36.4%)3-Point(%)6-20(30.0%)

8-12(66.7%)Free Throw(%)5-14(35.7%)

47(12)Rebounds(Offensive)33(7)

9Assists12

6Steals3

4Blocks2

8Turnovers8

15(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)

12Largest Lead4

Game Details

Saturday, December 16, 2023 · 4:30 PM

Mortgage Matchup Center · Phoenix, AZ

capacity: 17,071

tv: ESPN+