LOS ANGELES -- Buay Tuach and Brandon Brown scored 18 points apiece and Loyola Marymount held off Portland 66-60 on Saturday to end a two-game skid.
Trailing by 14 with 8:36 left in the second half, Portland closed to 59-56 on back-to-back layups by Xavier Hallinan, but Munis Tutu hit a 3-pointer for a 62-56 LMU lead with 42 seconds left. Rashad Jackson made two free throws to pull the Pilots within four points, but Brown and Tuach each made free throws to seal it for the Warhawks.