DuBois comes up big, Lions hold on against Portland

Jarred DuBois drained a three-pointer with 17 seconds left on the clock to break a 59-59 tie and give LMU the lead for good last night, en route to a 62-59 victory. The Lions are now 6-3 in West Coast Conference play and sit in a tie for third place with BYU.

It was the third game in six days for the Lions last night and it showed, as the team shot just 41 percent from the field and were just 4-19 from three-point land. DuBois had three of those four threes, and none more timely than the game-winner. The redshirt junior guard led the way for LMU with a season-high 18 points. Portland had a shot to tie the game with the ball and 17 seconds on the clock, but tough defense by the Lions forced the Pilots to not even get off a shot-attempt.

The Lions received off-nights offensively from Drew Viney, who was just 3-9 from the floor and finished with 14 points, and Anthony Ireland, who was 3-8 with six points and just two assists. The Lions had just seven assists as a team. However, the Lions buckled down on defense when it mattered, holding the Pilots without a field goal for the last 2:59 of play.

LMU will now get a couple days of rest before it hosts rival Pepperdine Thursday at 7:30 p.m. The game will be broadcast on Fox Sports Prime Ticket.