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No. 23 Saint Mary's beats Loyola Marymount 58-55 behind Murauskas

AP
Feb 28, 2025

LOS ANGELES (AP) Paulius Murauskas scored 18 points, including a pivotal 3-pointer with 30 seconds left, and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead No. 23 Saint Mary's past Loyola Marymount 58-55 on Thursday night for its sixth straight victory.

The Gaels, making their first appearance in the AP Top 25 this season, took the lead for good on a putback by Murauskas with 6:08 to play in the first half amid a 16-2 run that made it 24-17 when Mikey Lewis hit a 3 about five minutes later.

Saint Mary's (26-4, 16-1 West Coast Conference) clinched its second consecutive outright regular-season conference title with a 74-67 win at Gonzaga last time out.

Caleb Stone-Carrawell led Loyola Marymount (16-14, 8-10) with 17 points, and Will Johnston scored 12.

Mitchell Saxen played his program-record 151st career game for the Gaels, breaking the mark set by Alex Ducas (2019-24). Saxen fouled out with about five minutes left and finished with seven rebounds.

Harry Wessels, a 7-foot-1 junior, had nine points, eight rebounds and two blocks for Saint Mary’s.

Saint Mary's: The Gaels showed grit and resilience, grinding out a win despite sporadic shooting (38% overall, 4 of 15 from 3-point range) and Saxen's foul trouble.

Loyola Marymount: LMU showed it can play with the top team in the league and will be a tough out in the conference tournament.

Murauskas, a 31% shooter from 3-point range, hit a corner 3 as the shot clock expired that gave the Gaels a 57-51 lead.

Saint Mary's outrebounded the Lions 43-26, including 12-2 on the offensive glass, and outscored Loyola Marymount 10-2 in second-chance points.

Saint Mary's returns home to wrap up its regular season against Oregon State on Saturday. Loyola Marymount awaits the conference tournament, which begins March 6 in Paradise, Nevada.

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This story corrects Loyola Marymount's overall and conference records.

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1st Half
SMARY
Gaels
24
LMU
Lions
19

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Mitchell Saxen vs. Rick Issanza (Lions gains possession)
19:44	+2	Caleb Stone-Carrawell makes two point jump shot	0-2
19:15	+2	Jordan Ross makes two point layup (Mitchell Saxen assists)	2-2
18:53		Alex Merkviladze misses two point jump shot
18:51		Paulius Murauskas defensive rebound
18:44		Paulius Murauskas turnover (lost ball) (Lamaj Lewis steals)
18:44		Will Johnston misses three point jump shot
18:42		Paulius Murauskas defensive rebound
18:22		Jordan Ross misses two point layup
18:20		Rick Issanza defensive rebound
18:09	+2	Alex Merkviladze makes two point layup (Will Johnston assists)	2-4
17:52		Augustas Marciulionis turnover (lost ball)
17:27		Lamaj Lewis turnover (bad pass)
17:04	+2	Jordan Ross makes two point jump shot (Paulius Murauskas assists)	4-4
16:38	+2	Caleb Stone-Carrawell makes two point jump shot	4-6
16:15		Jordan Ross misses two point jump shot
16:13		Rick Issanza defensive rebound
16:05		Will Johnston misses two point jump shot
16:03		Paulius Murauskas defensive rebound
15:45		Lamaj Lewis shooting foul (Paulius Murauskas draws the foul)
15:45		TV timeout
15:37		Augustas Marciulionis misses three point jump shot
15:35		Lions defensive rebound
15:24		Paulius Murauskas blocks Jan Vide's two point layup
15:22		Paulius Murauskas defensive rebound
15:16		Paulius Murauskas turnover (lost ball) (Jan Vide steals)
15:11	+2	Jevon Porter makes two point layup	4-8
14:47	+2	Paulius Murauskas makes two point dunk (Mitchell Saxen assists)	6-8
14:26		Jan Vide misses two point jump shot
14:24		Mitchell Saxen defensive rebound
14:05		Jevon Porter personal foul (Paulius Murauskas draws the foul)
14:05	+1	Paulius Murauskas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-8
14:05	+1	Paulius Murauskas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-8
13:55		Luke Barrett blocks Jan Vide's two point layup
13:53		Paulius Murauskas defensive rebound
13:47		Paulius Murauskas turnover (lost ball) (Myron Amey Jr. steals)
13:34		Caleb Stone-Carrawell misses two point jump shot
13:32		Aaron McBride offensive rebound
13:24		Mitchell Saxen personal foul (Aaron McBride draws the foul)
13:19		Jevon Porter misses three point jump shot
13:17		Augustas Marciulionis defensive rebound
13:08		Jan Vide blocks Augustas Marciulionis's two point layup
13:06		Jan Vide defensive rebound
13:03		Jordan Ross personal foul (Caleb Stone-Carrawell draws the foul)
12:51		Myron Amey Jr. misses two point layup
12:49		Mitchell Saxen defensive rebound
12:41		Augustas Marciulionis misses two point jump shot
12:39		Myron Amey Jr. defensive rebound
12:15	+3	Myron Amey Jr. makes three point jump shot (Aaron McBride assists)	8-11
11:44		Aaron McBride shooting foul (Mitchell Saxen draws the foul)
11:44		TV timeout
11:44		Mitchell Saxen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:44		Mitchell Saxen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:44		Myron Amey Jr. defensive rebound
11:29	+2	Caleb Stone-Carrawell makes two point jump shot	8-13
11:06		Mitchell Saxen misses two point jump shot
11:04		Jevon Porter defensive rebound
10:51		Jevon Porter misses two point layup
10:49		Mitchell Saxen defensive rebound
10:34		Luke Barrett misses two point layup
10:32		Jevon Porter defensive rebound
10:21		Jevon Porter misses three point jump shot
10:19		Luke Barrett defensive rebound
9:57		Rick Issanza blocks Augustas Marciulionis's two point layup
9:57		Gaels offensive rebound
9:53		Luke Barrett misses three point jump shot
9:48		Harry Wessels personal foul
9:39	+2	Caleb Stone-Carrawell makes two point jump shot	8-15
9:14	+2	Augustas Marciulionis makes two point jump shot	10-15
9:05		Alex Merkviladze misses three point jump shot
9:03		Augustas Marciulionis defensive rebound
8:46		Harry Wessels misses two point layup
8:44		Harry Wessels offensive rebound
8:42		Harry Wessels misses two point layup
8:41		Paulius Murauskas offensive rebound
8:40		Alex Merkviladze personal foul
8:34		Paulius Murauskas misses three point jump shot
8:32		Jevon Porter defensive rebound
8:16		Myron Amey Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Mikey Lewis steals)
7:58	+2	Paulius Murauskas makes two point layup	12-15
7:29		Myron Amey Jr. misses two point jump shot
7:27		Mitchell Saxen defensive rebound
7:13		TV timeout
7:04	+3	Mikey Lewis makes three point jump shot (Luke Barrett assists)	15-15
6:39		Mikey Lewis personal foul
6:29		Will Johnston misses two point jump shot
6:27		Paulius Murauskas defensive rebound
6:14		Mikey Lewis misses two point jump shot
6:12		Paulius Murauskas offensive rebound
6:04	+2	Paulius Murauskas makes two point jump shot	17-15
5:49		Jan Vide misses two point jump shot
5:47		Paulius Murauskas defensive rebound
5:36		Paulius Murauskas misses two point jump shot
5:34		Mitchell Saxen offensive rebound
5:30		Augustas Marciulionis misses three point jump shot
5:28		Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound
5:17		Jevon Porter misses two point layup
5:15		Luke Barrett defensive rebound
5:12	+2	Augustas Marciulionis makes two point layup	19-15
5:12		Caleb Stone-Carrawell shooting foul (Augustas Marciulionis draws the foul)
5:12		Lions 30 second timeout
5:12	+1	Augustas Marciulionis makes regular free throw 1 of 1	20-15
4:50		Caleb Stone-Carrawell misses three point jump shot
4:48		Mitchell Saxen defensive rebound
4:45		Caleb Stone-Carrawell personal foul (Mitchell Saxen draws the foul)
4:27		Augustas Marciulionis misses three point jump shot
4:25		Mitchell Saxen personal foul
4:13		Will Johnston misses two point jump shot
4:11		Paulius Murauskas defensive rebound
3:54		Will Johnston personal foul (Harry Wessels draws the foul)
3:54		TV timeout
3:54		Harry Wessels misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:53	+1	Harry Wessels makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-15
3:24		Myron Amey Jr. misses two point layup
3:22		Rick Issanza offensive rebound
3:21	+2	Rick Issanza makes two point layup	21-17
3:08		Augustas Marciulionis turnover (traveling)
2:51		Jevon Porter misses three point jump shot
2:49		Luke Barrett defensive rebound
2:36		Harry Wessels misses two point layup
2:34		Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound
2:28		Will Johnston misses three point jump shot
2:26		Gaels defensive rebound
1:52		Mikey Lewis turnover (bad pass) (Jevon Porter steals)
1:43		Augustas Marciulionis personal foul (Caleb Stone-Carrawell draws the foul)
1:28		Paulius Murauskas shooting foul (Jevon Porter draws the foul)
1:28		Jevon Porter misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:28		Jevon Porter misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:28		Luke Barrett defensive rebound
1:08	+3	Mikey Lewis makes three point jump shot (Mitchell Saxen assists)	24-17
0:39		Caleb Stone-Carrawell misses two point jump shot
0:37		Mitchell Saxen personal foul (Rick Issanza draws the foul)
0:37		Rick Issanza misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:37		Harry Wessels defensive rebound
0:10		Augustas Marciulionis misses three point jump shot
0:08		Rick Issanza defensive rebound
0:01		Mikey Lewis shooting foul (Will Johnston draws the foul)
0:01	+1	Will Johnston makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-18
0:01	+1	Will Johnston makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-19
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SMARY
Gaels
34
LMU
Lions
36

Time		Play	Score
19:54		Luke Barrett misses three point jump shot
19:52		Mitchell Saxen offensive rebound
19:46	+2	Mitchell Saxen makes two point layup	26-19
19:26		Mitchell Saxen personal foul
19:20	+2	Jevon Porter makes two point layup (Caleb Stone-Carrawell assists)	26-21
19:04		Jordan Ross misses two point jump shot
19:02		Rick Issanza defensive rebound
18:50		Harry Wessels blocks Will Johnston's two point layup
18:48		Augustas Marciulionis defensive rebound
18:41	+2	Luke Barrett makes two point layup (Augustas Marciulionis assists)	28-21
18:30	+3	Will Johnston makes three point jump shot (Caleb Stone-Carrawell assists)	28-24
18:11		Jevon Porter shooting foul (Paulius Murauskas draws the foul)
18:11	+1	Paulius Murauskas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-24
18:11	+1	Paulius Murauskas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-24
17:54		Caleb Stone-Carrawell misses two point jump shot
17:52		Harry Wessels defensive rebound
17:28		Rick Issanza blocks Jordan Ross's two point jump shot
17:26		Gaels offensive rebound
17:23	+2	Augustas Marciulionis makes two point jump shot	32-24
16:55		Will Johnston turnover (Harry Wessels steals)
16:47		Augustas Marciulionis misses two point jump shot
16:41		Lions defensive rebound
16:30	+3	Jevon Porter makes three point jump shot (Jan Vide assists)	32-27
16:00		Jevon Porter shooting foul (Paulius Murauskas draws the foul)
16:00		TV timeout
16:00	+1	Paulius Murauskas makes regular free throw 1 of 3	33-27
16:00	+1	Paulius Murauskas makes regular free throw 2 of 3	34-27
16:00	+1	Paulius Murauskas makes regular free throw 3 of 3	35-27
15:46	+2	Rick Issanza makes two point dunk (Jevon Porter assists)	35-29
15:25		Gaels 30 second timeout
15:25		TV timeout
15:16		Jordan Ross misses two point jump shot
15:14		Gaels offensive rebound
15:05		Jordan Ross misses two point jump shot
15:03		Harry Wessels offensive rebound
15:03		Alex Merkviladze shooting foul (Harry Wessels draws the foul)
15:03	+1	Harry Wessels makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-29
15:03	+1	Harry Wessels makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-29
14:44		Jevon Porter misses two point jump shot
14:42		Harry Wessels defensive rebound
14:22		Jevon Porter personal foul
14:21		Luke Barrett misses three point jump shot
14:19		Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound
14:12		Alex Merkviladze misses three point jump shot
14:10		Jordan Ross defensive rebound
13:51		Augustas Marciulionis misses two point jump shot
13:49		Jan Vide defensive rebound
13:33		Alex Merkviladze misses two point jump shot
13:31		Harry Wessels defensive rebound
13:01	+2	Paulius Murauskas makes two point layup	39-29
12:53		Lions 30 second timeout
12:36	+2	Jan Vide makes two point jump shot	39-31
12:16	+2	Harry Wessels makes two point dunk (Paulius Murauskas assists)	41-31
12:03		Jan Vide misses two point jump shot
12:01		Paulius Murauskas defensive rebound
11:36	+2	Harry Wessels makes two point jump shot (Luke Barrett assists)	43-31
11:12	+2	Caleb Stone-Carrawell makes two point jump shot	43-33
11:12		Mikey Lewis shooting foul (Caleb Stone-Carrawell draws the foul)
11:12		TV timeout
11:12	+1	Caleb Stone-Carrawell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	43-34
10:53	+2	Augustas Marciulionis makes two point jump shot (Harry Wessels assists)	45-34
10:23	+2	Jan Vide makes two point layup	45-36
10:03	+2	Harry Wessels makes two point layup (Augustas Marciulionis assists)	47-36
9:49		Paulius Murauskas personal foul
9:38		Alex Merkviladze misses two point jump shot
9:36		Gaels defensive rebound
9:20		Harry Wessels misses two point layup
9:18		Myron Amey Jr. defensive rebound
9:13	+2	Myron Amey Jr. makes two point layup	47-38
8:53		Rick Issanza blocks Harry Wessels's two point layup
8:51		Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound
8:39	+2	Rick Issanza makes two point dunk (Myron Amey Jr. assists)	47-40
8:11		Harry Wessels offensive foul
8:11		Harry Wessels turnover (offensive foul)
7:57	+2	Caleb Stone-Carrawell makes two point jump shot (Will Johnston assists)	47-42
7:38	+3	Luke Barrett makes three point jump shot (Jordan Ross assists)	50-42
7:07		Caleb Stone-Carrawell misses two point jump shot
7:05		Rick Issanza personal foul
7:05		TV timeout
6:45		Augustas Marciulionis misses two point jump shot
6:43		Myron Amey Jr. defensive rebound
6:16	+3	Will Johnston makes three point jump shot	50-45
5:53	+2	Mitchell Saxen makes two point jump shot	52-45
5:25		Mitchell Saxen shooting foul (Caleb Stone-Carrawell draws the foul)
5:25	+1	Caleb Stone-Carrawell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-46
5:25	+1	Caleb Stone-Carrawell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-47
4:59		Harry Wessels misses two point layup
4:57		Luke Barrett offensive rebound
4:51		Jordan Ross misses three point jump shot
4:49		Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound
4:34		Caleb Stone-Carrawell misses two point jump shot
4:32		Harry Wessels defensive rebound
4:19		Gaels 30 second timeout
4:19		TV timeout
4:09		Paulius Murauskas misses three point jump shot
4:07		Paulius Murauskas offensive rebound
3:54		Alex Merkviladze personal foul
3:39		Mikey Lewis misses three point jump shot
3:37		Jevon Porter defensive rebound
3:18	+2	Caleb Stone-Carrawell makes two point layup	52-49
2:57		Will Johnston personal foul
2:57		Augustas Marciulionis misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:57		Jevon Porter defensive rebound
2:39		Harry Wessels blocks Alex Merkviladze's two point layup
2:37		Jordan Ross defensive rebound
2:18		Paulius Murauskas misses two point jump shot
2:16		Harry Wessels offensive rebound
2:06	+2	Jordan Ross makes two point layup (Harry Wessels assists)	54-49
1:43		Jordan Ross personal foul
1:40		Caleb Stone-Carrawell misses two point jump shot
1:38		Luke Barrett defensive rebound
1:07		Paulius Murauskas misses two point jump shot
1:07		Gaels turnover
0:59		Paulius Murauskas shooting foul (Will Johnston draws the foul)
0:59	+1	Will Johnston makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-50
0:59	+1	Will Johnston makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-51
0:32	+3	Paulius Murauskas makes three point jump shot (Augustas Marciulionis assists)	57-51
0:28		Lions 60 second timeout
0:24	+2	Will Johnston makes two point layup	57-53
0:20		Will Johnston personal foul (Jordan Ross draws the foul)
0:20	+1	Jordan Ross makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-53
0:20		Jordan Ross misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:20		Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound
0:05		Ashton Hardaway personal foul (Jevon Porter draws the foul)
0:05	+1	Jevon Porter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-54
0:05	+1	Jevon Porter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-55
0:05		Gaels 60 second timeout
0:02		Alex Merkviladze personal foul
0:02		Mikey Lewis misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:02		Myron Amey Jr. defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Myron Amey Jr. defensive rebound