Loyola Marymount Gets Past Fullerton

After leading Cal State Fullerton for much of the second half, Loyola Marymount found itself down by a point with less than 80 seconds remaining in regulation Tuesday night at Titan Gym.

But instead of working to get a close-range shot, junior guard Charles Brown took things into his own hands and made a three-point basket, and the Lions never trailed again, winning, 71-67, in front of 1,230.

“The shot felt good as soon as it left my hand,” said Brown, who led Loyola Marymount with 25 points.

Fullerton (4-5), which trailed at halftime by three points, took a 67-66 lead on two free throws by Anthony Bolton with 1 minute 19 seconds remaining. But Brown stepped up to score the final points for the Lions (7-4).*

Lonnie White

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Indiana Purdue 76, Pepperdine 72 -- Akeem Clark and Brandon Cole each scored 18 points to lead Indiana Purdue in the third-place game of the Rainbow Classic at Honolulu.

Blair Crawford scored 14 points and Matt Crenshaw had 12 for the Jaguars (7-4), who held off a late rally by Pepperdine (5-8).

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Colgate 73, Long Beach State 71 -- In their final nonconference game this season, the 49ers (2-7) fell to Colgate (6-4) as Colgate’s Alvin Reed sealed the victory with four free throws over the final 15 seconds at Long Beach.

Kevin Roberts led the 49ers with a season-high 24 points, the only 49er to score in double digits. Reed led the Red Raiders with 14 points, one of four Colgate players in double digits.

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Cal State Northridge 99, Lafayette 76 -- Eto Onyenegecha, Davin White and Joseph Frazier combined for 70 points for the Matadors at Northridge.

The Matadors (4-4) shot 62.7% from the field and led by as many as 27 points in the second half after taking a 43-34 lead at halftime.

Justin DeBerry led Lafayette (8-3) with 21 points.