Loyola Hopes to Reclaim WCAC Lead

Loyola Marymount possibly can move back into a tie for the West Coast Athletic Conference lead with basketball games tonight at the University of San Diego and Saturday at St. Mary’s.

The Lions, 13-8 overall, are 6-2 in the WCAC, tied with St. Mary’s in second place a game behind Pepperdine, which plays at St. Mary’s tonight.

San Diego, 6-14 and 1-7, will probably try to slow the tempo. The Lions are averaging 114.3 points, No. 1 in the nation, and its top scoring trio of Hank Gathers, Jeff Fryer and Enoch Simmons is accounting for nearly 78 points a game. San Diego is led by freshman Gylan Dottin’s 12.9-point average.