USF Triumphs as Porter’s 22 Falls Short Amid Shooting Woes

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – LMU registered the first eight points of the second half coming out of intermission to gain the lead and overcome a six-point halftime shortfall. The surge did not endure long as San Francisco amassed the next 10 points without reply to reclaim the lead and secure a 70-55 victory in the conference opener against the Lions.
 
Both teams faced challenges in shooting to begin the game. The Lions initiated 1-for-12 from the field, while USF began the contest shooting 2-for-16. Alex Merkviladze made the only basket in LMU’s initial dozen attempts, a go-ahead three as part of his nine-point performance.
 
After trailing 5-3, LMU rattled off the next seven points, ignited by a corner three from Myron Amey, Jr. Amey contributed 10 points with two threes.
 
San Francisco fought back to equalize the game at 16-all with 5:53 on the clock. Caleb Stone-Carrawell nudged the Lions ahead by a bucket on LMU’s following possession.
 
The Dons responded with a 13-3 spurt to surge ahead by nine with less than two minutes left in the first half. Jevon Porter scored the next five points in under 25 seconds, before USF took a 31-25 lead into the locker room.
 
The Lions netted the first eight points of the second half to regain the lead. Stone-Carrawell soared in for a game-tying dunk, and Alex Merkviladze followed up with a jumper from an out of bounds play, granting LMU a 33-31 lead with 16:18 left. The Dons then answered with 10 straight points before Porter’s and-1 halted the streak.
 
Porter recorded 15 of LMU’s 30 points in the second half to conclude with a game-high 22.
 
The baskets simply didn’t go in for the Lions. LMU concluded with a season-low three successful threes and 15.8 percent (3-for-19) from beyond the arc. The Lions matched a season low with 19 total field goals.
 
West Coast Conference play will carry on Monday evening against Washington State in Spokane, Wash., for the only regular season clash of the season between the two squads.
 
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