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Loyola
Jan 7, 2018 7:55:45 GMT -5
Post by rgs318 on Jan 7, 2018 7:55:45 GMT -5
Loyola is currently 4-10. Two of those wins came at home against Navy and Boston University (wrapped around a loss at Army).
Massey makes HC a 2 point favorite (because of home court) with a final score of 68-66 and gives HC a 55% chance for the win.
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Loyola
Jan 7, 2018 8:00:00 GMT -5
Post by rgs318 on Jan 7, 2018 8:00:00 GMT -5
From the Loyola site:
BALTIMORE - Andre Walker tied his season-high with 27 points, scoring 16 in the second half to lead the Loyola University Maryland men’s basketball team to a 68-65 Patriot League victory over visiting Boston University in Reitz Arena Friday night. Walker, who is now averaging 22.3 points in three conference games this year, also had a game-clinching steal with 0.6 seconds left, finishing with two steals, four rebounds and four assists in addition to his point total. Andrew Kostecka made 6 of 8 shots, including two of his three from behind the arc, off the bench to tally 14 points. Kostecka’s defensive effort made an impact, as well; he had three blocked shots and two steals for the Greyhounds (4-10 overall, 2-1 Patriot League) who moved into a tie for first in the conference. KaVaughn Scott grabbed nine rebounds and scored eight points for Loyola, and he set a career-high with four blocked shots.
Boston University (6-8, 2-1) scored the first points of the second half on a Max Mahoney layup, but points in the paint by Cam Gregory and Scott pushed Loyola up seven, 38-31, just over a minute into the stanza. Cedric Hankerson knocked down a free-throw line jumper for the Terriers at 18:45, but Walker then hit threes on consecutive possessions to give the Greyhounds an 11-point advantage. His first three came when Loyola inbounded the ball with one second on the shot clock. He caught a pass from Chuck Champion, turned a fired from the left corner to make the shot with 18:09 left in regulation. The Terriers connected on jumpers on two of their next three possessions to cut their deficit to nine, but Walker scored with baskets of his own to push Loyola back up by 11. Boston University, however, went on a 9-0 run to cut the Loyola lead to 48-46 after a Tyler Scanlon free throw at 13:03. Kostecka made one of his two threes off a Walker assist on Loyola’s next possession, and he then hit a jumper in the lane to make it 53-46 in favor of the Greyhounds.
Scanlon and Mahoney scored the next five points for the Terriers, and Boston University was again within a pair, 53-51 at 10:27. Chuck Champion knocked down a three for Loyola at 9:18, pushing the advantage back to five, and a Walker basket at 6:16 put the lead to eight, 6:16. The Terriers trimmed the lead to three on a Mahoney basket at 3:21, and after Scott scored one of two at the line for Loyola, Mahoney scored again to make it a 64-62 Greyhounds advantage. Walker responded with a runner that rattled in with 57 seconds left, pushing Loyola ahead four. Javante McCoy hit a three for the Terriers with 16 seconds on the clock, making it a one-point game. Loyola turned the ball over four seconds later against the press, but Scott forced an off-balance shot by Mahoney, and Loyola grabbed the rebound. He made two free throws in the final four seconds to secure the win.
It seems that Loyola plays well when under pressure in close games.
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Loyola
Jan 7, 2018 8:07:27 GMT -5
Post by rgs318 on Jan 7, 2018 8:07:27 GMT -5
PROBABLE STARTERS: 15 Sam Norton F (Jr, 6'1" 198) 3 ppg / 4 rpg / 1 apg / 15 mpg 22 Cam Gregory F (Sr, 6'8" 224) 12 ppg / 9 rpg / 1 apg / 31 mpg 00 Isiah Hart G (Fr, 5'11" 179) 11 ppg / 2 rpg / 3 apg / 27 mpg 02 Andre Walker G (Sr, 6'0" 173) 14 ppg / 3 rpg / 3 apg / 30 mpg 14 Chuck Champion G (So, 6'3" 186) 16 ppg / 4 rpg / 2 apg / 35 mpg
TOP SUBS: 10 Andrew Kostecka G (So, 6'4" 180) 11 ppg / 4 rpg / 1 apg / 25 mpg 01 KaVaughn Scott F (So, 6'8" 223) 5 ppg / 5 rpg / .5 apg / 15 mpg 23 Brent Holcombe F (Fr, 6'7" 198) 4 ppg / 4 rpg / .5 apg / 16 mpg (thanks, WG) 05 James Fives G (Jr, 6'6" 196) 5 ppg / 4 ppg / .5 apg / 23 mpg 11 River Reed F (Fr, 6'8" 212) 3 ppg / 2 rpg / 1 apg / 16 mpg
The Greyhounds have both experience and enough height to dominate the boards against HC (as they did against BU).
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Loyola
Jan 7, 2018 8:47:55 GMT -5
Post by Non Alum Dave on Jan 7, 2018 8:47:55 GMT -5
I saw a good portion of their game against Memphis. They will be tough; I feel as though they are at least as talented as any of the 3 league foes we've played so far.
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Loyola
Jan 7, 2018 9:09:24 GMT -5
Post by WorcesterGray on Jan 7, 2018 9:09:24 GMT -5
The Greyhounds have been trying all season to get healthy, not clear how long their bench will be tomorrow night. They started four guards vs. BU, along with Cam Gregory, who is ranked second in the conference in rebounding - he'll get some up-front help off the bench from Scott and maybe Brent Holcombe, who has been hampered by injury. River Reed is a big guy who only managed a minute in the BU game. Not a great team off the boards.
Andre Walker is a high-volume scorer and a load, inside and out - team doesn't shoot a ton of threes, but Walker, Kostecka, and Champion (who had a terrible shooting night vs. the Terriers) are all capable beyond the arc. So is Fives, but believe he's hurt (DNP vs. BU). Freshman PG Isaiah Hart plays a lot of minutes, but has had trouble taking care of the ball (more TOs than assists in eight of the last ten games), a weakness we might be able to exploit
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Loyola
Jan 7, 2018 12:07:29 GMT -5
Post by possum on Jan 7, 2018 12:07:29 GMT -5
Should be a good battle in the post between Floyd and Gregory.
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Loyola
Jan 7, 2018 12:18:07 GMT -5
Post by jflare on Jan 7, 2018 12:18:07 GMT -5
Loyola with wins over BU and Navy may well be too strong for us and better than their 4-10 record may indicate. I think we'll play better but come up a bit short by 6 or 7 points even though game is at the Hart. Floyd will need to keep playing well as he has been getting better with each game. Nice to see.
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Loyola
Jan 7, 2018 13:05:26 GMT -5
Post by bison137 on Jan 7, 2018 13:05:26 GMT -5
Loyola with wins over BU and Navy may well be too strong for us and better than their 4-10 record may indicate. Yes, significantly better than their 4-10 record. After Andre Walker -, who was 1st team All-PL last year - sprained his ankle, they lost three games they almost certainly would have won with him on the court - losing by one point to Dartmouth, in OT to Mt. St. Mary's, and blowing a 12-point lead to UMass-Lowell in the latter part of the second half after the injury. Also both Kostecka and Champion missed a bunch of games with injuries, and starter Chancellor Barnard has missed the whole season.
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Post by sader1970 on Jan 7, 2018 13:10:37 GMT -5
Yeah, but we've been without Jack Stevens all year. Wait til he's back. He's our secret weapon for the PL playoffs. They'll be no tape on him!
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Loyola
Jan 8, 2018 14:18:58 GMT -5
Post by possum on Jan 8, 2018 14:18:58 GMT -5
Would be very helpful if CG regains shooting touch, shot 43% first 7 games only 36% last 7. Think this is a must win game, fear season might completely spin out of control with another home loss of a very winnable game.
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Loyola
Jan 8, 2018 16:31:44 GMT -5
Post by WorcesterGray on Jan 8, 2018 16:31:44 GMT -5
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Loyola
Jan 8, 2018 16:32:35 GMT -5
Post by ncaam on Jan 8, 2018 16:32:35 GMT -5
Nice guy
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Loyola
Jan 8, 2018 16:49:46 GMT -5
Post by trimster on Jan 8, 2018 16:49:46 GMT -5
It sounds like if Loyola is healthy we are looking at another loss, unfortunately. I really hope I am wrong.
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Loyola
Jan 8, 2018 16:53:50 GMT -5
Post by KY Crusader 75 on Jan 8, 2018 16:53:50 GMT -5
Would be very helpful if CG regains shooting touch, shot 43% first 7 games only 36% last 7. Think this is a must win game, fear season might completely spin out of control with another home loss of a very winnable game. The numbers are skewed a bit by the balance between 2 pt attempts and 3 pt attempts First 7 Games 21/47 on twos= .468 10/25 on threes= .400 65% of his FGA were twos Last 7 Games 14/31 on twos= .452 not appreciably different from 1st 7 games 8/29 on threes= .276 taking more threes and making fewer--but a small sample 52% of his FGA were twos
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Loyola
Jan 8, 2018 17:25:35 GMT -5
Post by WorcesterGray on Jan 8, 2018 17:25:35 GMT -5
Walker is going to get his points. I'm worried about Champion and Kostecka accepting our open invitation to shoot from deep, and making a bunch of threes. Understand Loyola doesn't usually take many, but our offer may be too good to refuse.
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Loyola
Jan 8, 2018 17:44:48 GMT -5
Post by nycrusader2010 on Jan 8, 2018 17:44:48 GMT -5
I have a strange feeling that we win tonight.
Well, I guess not that strange given we're two-point dogs.
Students back yet?
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Loyola
Jan 8, 2018 17:58:45 GMT -5
Post by Crosser on Jan 8, 2018 17:58:45 GMT -5
We'll be lucky if they're back by the Lafayette game.
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Loyola
Jan 8, 2018 18:01:55 GMT -5
Post by WorcesterGray on Jan 8, 2018 18:01:55 GMT -5
First day of classes is January 23rd.
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Loyola
Jan 8, 2018 18:59:06 GMT -5
Post by crusader1970 on Jan 8, 2018 18:59:06 GMT -5
I had some time this afternoon so I watched much of their games with Army and BU. They are better and older than us IMO.
We can win this game only if we bring our A game. I don't think a B+ effort will get it done unless we simply catch Loyola on an off night.
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Loyola
Jan 8, 2018 19:01:07 GMT -5
Post by ncaam on Jan 8, 2018 19:01:07 GMT -5
CBC pre-game, Scott taking over CBC delayed....get better with lead, no turnovers, impatient....gotta get comfortable late in shot clock...good job in comeback...good run...gotta handle bad runs....(really boring)....learn to play with a lead...jumped out early lately...consistency (see FCSK)....get ball inside to get to line...Loy has small guards...two nice wins in PL, walker may be best guard in PL....perimeter defense....gotta stop o rebounds by Cam Gregory (FCMB loved him)
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Loyola
Jan 8, 2018 19:05:39 GMT -5
Post by ncaam on Jan 8, 2018 19:05:39 GMT -5
attendance 400?
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Loyola
Jan 8, 2018 19:08:49 GMT -5
Post by KY Crusader 75 on Jan 8, 2018 19:08:49 GMT -5
Good job KC drawing foul
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Loyola
Jan 8, 2018 19:18:12 GMT -5
Post by WorcesterGray on Jan 8, 2018 19:18:12 GMT -5
Karl very sharp early, nice back door feed to JG.
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Loyola
Jan 8, 2018 19:21:14 GMT -5
Post by ncaam on Jan 8, 2018 19:21:14 GMT -5
good thing small crowd watching this
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Loyola
Jan 8, 2018 19:21:21 GMT -5
Post by KY Crusader 75 on Jan 8, 2018 19:21:21 GMT -5
nice work by JF there but could not put the ball in. Keep going to him
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