Mann, Watford lead Queens past Loyola Marymount 96-95
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nasir Mann led Queens with 28 points and Jordan Watford secured the victory with a free throw with two seconds remaining as the Royals knocked off Loyola Marymount 96-95 on Wednesday.
Mann shot 11 for 13, including 5 for 6 from beyond the arc for the Royals (2-0). Watford scored 20 points while going 7 of 16 and 6 of 7 from the free-throw line. Isaiah Henry shot 5 of 9 from the field and 2 for 5 from the line to finish with 13 points.
Watford scored 13 points in the second half.
Zion Sensley led the way for the Lions (0-1) with 22 points, six rebounds and two steals. Loyola Marymount also got 22 points from All Wright. Jevon Porter had 17 points, seven rebounds and two blocks.
Up next
Both teams play on Friday. Queens visits Oklahoma State and Loyola Marymount hosts Lincoln (CA).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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