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LOS ANGELES — Paulius Murauskas scored 18 points, including a pivotal 3-pointer with 30 seconds left, and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead No. 23 Saint Mary's past Loyola Marymount 58-55 for its sixth straight victory. The Gaels, making their first appearance in the AP Top 25 this season, took the lead for good on a putback by Murauskas with 6:08 to play in the first half amid a 16-2 run that made it 24-17 when Mikey Lewis hit a 3 about five minutes later. Mitchell Saxen played his program-record 151st career game for the Gaels, breaking the mark set by Alex Ducas from 2019-24. Saxen fouled out with about five minutes left and finished with seven rebounds. Caleb Stone-Carrawell led Loyola Marymount with 17 points.
