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Loyola Marymount (1-4) at Mercer (1-3), 11 a.m. PST -- The Lions, who have six freshmen among their 14 players, are averaging only 58.4 points a game, with freshman Orlando Johnson, averaging 10.8, the only player scoring in double digits. Mercer has lost three in a row since opening with a victory over USC. James Florence is averaging 19.3 points and 4.3 assists.

Idaho (1-2) at UC Riverside (0-4), 7 p.m. -- The Highlanders are playing their home opener after a difficult season-opening stretch of four road games in 10 days. They were outscored by 77 points in those games. Larry Cunningham leads the team with 16.5 points a game. Idaho has lost two in a row, averaging only 43 pints in those games after scoring 110 in its season opener.

Montana State (2-2) at UC Santa Barbara (4-1), 7 p.m. -- Gauchos junior forward Chris Devine, the team’s second-leading scorer, will miss the game to attend the funeral of a family friend. Alex Harris, who leads the team with 24 points a game, will try to pick up the slack. Carlos Taylor averages 16.5 points to lead a group of three Montana State players scoring in double figures.

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-- Peter Yoon

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USC (2-1) vs. Georgia (5-0), 5:30 p.m. PST -- This is the championship of the Junkaroo Jam in Freeport, Bahamas. USC is coming off a 65-64 come-from-behind victory over Virginia Tech; the Trojans trailed at halftime, 35-27. Simone Jelks, with 12 points, and Camille LeNoir, with 11 points, scored in double digits for the second consecutive game, and 6-3 junior Nadia Parker scored a game-high 21 on a nine-for-11 shooting performance. Georgia, ranked No. 8 by the AP, defeated Prairie View A&M;, 78-44. The Bulldogs are led by senior Tasha Humphrey and sophomore Ashley Houts, who came into the tournament averaging 15.5 points apiece.

-- Martin Henderson