Men's Basketball Drops Road Tilt to Loyola

Saturday, January 12

Baltimore, MD

2 PM

Army West Point

7-10, 2-2PL

Loyola

5-12, 1-3PL

ARMY

Loyola Maryland

Men's Basketball Drops Road Tilt to Loyola

January 12, 2019 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

BALTIMORE – A late second-half run gave Loyola a lead that it held the rest of the way to defeat the Army West Point men's basketball team, 66-64, in a Patriot League contest on Saturday afternoon at Reitz Arena.

Matt Wilson logged a double-double for the Black Knights (7-10, 2-2 Patriot League) opposite the Greyhounds (5-12, 1-3 Patriot League). The junior went for a team-high 14 points and 10 boards. Jordan Fox also came up with double-figures in the scoring column after putting up 12 points.

Tucker Blackwell and Jacob Kessler added to the scoring production, finishing the game with nine and eight points, respectively. Kessler was resilient on the glass, reeling in a season-best seven rebounds.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Wilson moved to 22nd in all-time rebounds at the Academy with 467.
He posted his fourth double-double of the season.
The junior reached double-digit points for the fourth straight game.
Fox tied Ella Ellis for sixth on the all-time list in 3-pointers made with 193.
The Black Knights made over five 3-pointers in a game for the 53rd consecutive outing.
Nine different Cadets scored against the Greyhounds.
Army scored 56 percent of its points from inside the paint.
Today's game marked the 13th all-time meeting between Army and Loyola.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Black Knights, who over their past three outings have kept the opposition in check in the first half, were unable to contain a Loyola offense that went 50 percent from the field and from long range in the opening stanza. The Greyhounds compiled 39 points while keeping the Army attack at bay.
The first half featured 10 lead changes as neither side was able to build an advantage larger than three for much of the frame. However, the Black Knights fell out of rhythm offensively and only managed one made field goal over the final 6:18. On the other end, the Greyhounds used a 16-4 run to build an 11-point lead, 39-28, heading into the second half.
Loyola maintained its double-digit lead, but Army began to chip away. A 9-3 run pulled the Cadets within five, 49-44, with 10:14 left to play. The Greyhounds brought the lead back to double-figures, but once again the Black Knights countered. This time, Army used an 11-2 run to make it a one-point game, 56-55, with 3:39 remaining.
That would be as close as the Black Knights would get though as the Greyhounds were able to ward off the Cadets in the closing minutes and secure their first league victory.

UP NEXT
The Black Knights will eye a bounce-back opportunity when they return to Christl Arena and play host to Colgate on Wednesday for a Patriot League game scheduled for 7 p.m.