Mooney at the buzzer sends UC Davis past Loyola Marymount
DAVIS, Calif. -- Joe Mooney buried a 3-pointer at the buzzer and UC Davis capped a 67-65 second-half comeback win against Loyola Marymount on Monday night.
Erik Johansson's layup with three seconds left put the Lions up 65-64. Prior to those points, neither team had scored in 81 seconds.
The Lions led 61-50 with 6:57 remaining before a 14-2 run by the Aggies over the next 51/2 minutes gave UC Davis (5-8) a 64-63 lead.
Loyola Marymount (5-6) built a 38-24 halftime lead on the strength of 15-of-20 shooting including 7-of-11 from 3-point range.
Stefan Gonzalez and Kennedy Koehler each scored 13, Mooney 11 and Elijah Pepper 10.
Johansson scored 15, Ivan Alipiev had 14, Eli Scott 13 and Parker Dortch 10.
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 13-0 | - | 22-0 |
| BYU | 8-3 | 4 | 17-5 |
| Loyola Marymount | 6-4 | 5.5 | 11-7 |
| Pepperdine | 6-5 | 6 | 10-10 |
| Santa Clara | 4-4 | 6.5 | 10-6 |
| Pacific | 5-6 | 7 | 8-7 |
| Saint Mary's | 3-5 | 7.5 | 12-7 |
| San Francisco | 4-7 | 8 | 10-11 |
| San Diego | 2-6 | 8.5 | 3-9 |
| Portland | 0-11 | 12 | 6-14 |
2020-2021 Big West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Santa Barbara | 10-2 | - | 16-3 |
| UC Irvine | 8-4 | 2 | 12-8 |
| UC Riverside | 5-3 | 3 | 10-6 |
| CSU Bakersfield | 8-6 | 3 | 14-9 |
| Long Beach State | 4-4 | 4 | 5-7 |
| UC Davis | 3-3 | 4 | 6-6 |
| Hawai'i | 6-8 | 5 | 8-8 |
| CSU Fullerton | 5-7 | 5 | 6-7 |
| CSU Northridge | 4-6 | 5 | 8-9 |
| Cal Poly | 1-11 | 9 | 3-15 |
| UC San Diego | 0-1 | 4.5 | 5-8 |