Pacific hosts the Loyola Marymount Lions after Elias Ralph scored 26 points in Pacific's 84-81 overtime loss to the Portland Pilots

Santa Clara Broncos (9-11, 3-7 WCC) at Loyola Marymount Lions (7-9, 1-7 WCC) Los Angeles; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: WCC foes Loyola Marymount and Santa Clara will play on Thursday. The Lions have gone 4-4 at home.

BOTTOM LINE: Loyola Marymount faces San Diego after Naudia Evans scored 28 points in Loyola Marymount’s 69-58 loss to the Gonzaga Bulldogs. The Lions are 3-4 on their home court. Loyola Marymount ranks ninth in the WCC in rebounding with 29.5 rebounds. Maya Hernandez leads the Lions with 7.7 boards.

BOTTOM LINE: Loyola Marymount hosts San Diego after Naudia Evans scored 28 points in Loyola Marymount's 69-58 loss to the Gonzaga Bulldogs. The Lions are 3-4 in home games. Loyola Marymount is fifth in the WCC scoring 66.1 points while shooting 40.7% from the field.

Los Angeles; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Gonzaga plays Loyola Marymount after Yvonne Ejim scored 35 points in Gonzaga's 66-65 victory over the Portland Pilots. The Lions have gone 3-3 at home. Loyola Marymount is 3-6 in games decided by at least 10 points.

Alex Merkviladze had 18 points in Loyola Marymount 's 77-70 win against San Diego on Saturday night. Merkviladze shot 4 of 8 from the field and 9 for 12 from the line for the Lions (11-8, 3-4 West Coast Conference).

It took 3 1/2 quarters Saturday afternoon before the Gonzaga women's basketball team finally found its rhythm. And for those 3 1/2 quarters, the Loyola Marymount Lions didn't look like a winless West Coast Conference team.