LMU Didn't Score in the Last 1:23: Queens Closes on a 6-0 Run and Nasir Mann's 11-of-13 Night Wins It 96-95

LMU Didn't Score in the Last 1:23: Queens Closes on a 6-0 Run and Nasir Mann's 11-of-13 Night Wins It 96-95

Loyola Marymount led 95-90 with 1:23 left and never scored again. Queens guard Nasir Mann hit 11 of 13 shots and the Royals won 96-95 at Gersten Pavilion.

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Jevon Porter's three with 1:23 left put Loyola Marymount up 95-90 on Wednesday night. The Lions did not score again.

Queens (N.C.) closed on a 6-0 run and won 96-95 at Gersten Pavilion in front of 748, per the ESPN play-by-play. The Royals are 2-0. LMU opened its season 0-1.

Queens' Final 1:23: A Three, a Shot-Clock Violation, a Steal

Nasir Mann answered Porter with a 24-foot three at 1:14. LMU then ran the shot clock out, and Jordan Watford's driving layup tied it at 95 with 26 seconds left. On the next trip, Caleb Jones stole a Mazi Mosley pass. Mosley fouled Watford with two seconds left, Watford made the second free throw, and Zion Sensley's turnaround at the buzzer missed.

Nasir Mann's 28 Points on 11-of-13 Shooting

Mann finished with 28 points on 11-of-13 shooting, 5 of 6 from three, in 34 minutes. Watford added 20 and Isaiah Henry had 13 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Queens shot 58 percent and outscored LMU 56-34 in the paint.

It was an efficient night on both ends. Per CollegeBasketballData.com, Queens scored 133.3 points per 100 possessions and LMU 130.1, in a game of about 72 to 73 possessions. LMU made 13 of 30 threes, and Sensley and All Wright scored 22 apiece.

Jasai Miles, a senior guard who transferred in, hit LMU's first basket of the season, a three, according to LMU Athletics, and finished with three points in 10 minutes.

LMU hosts Lincoln on Friday at 7 p.m. Pacific.