Wednesday, January 11
Lewisburg, Pa.
7 p.m.
Bucknell University
7-11,0-5Patriot
57
vs
67
Loyola
6-12,1-4Patriot
1
2
F
Loyola Maryland
31
36
67
Bucknell
25
32
57
Men's Basketball Downed by Loyola, 67-57
1/11/2023 9:08:00 PM | Men's Basketball
LEWISBURG, Pa. - Xander Rice scored 18 points and Andre Screen added 12, but Loyola held the lead the entire game on its way to a 67-57 victory over Bucknell in Patriot League men's basketball action Wednesday evening at Sojka Pavilion. Freshman guard Deon Perry led the Greyhounds with a career-high 22 points on 7 of 13 shooting, including 5 of 10 from 3-point range.
Rice (6-for-12) and Screen (5-for-7) combined to make 11 of 19 field goals, but the rest of the Bucknell roster shot 7-for-30 as the team's recent offensive struggles continued. Overall, the Bison shot 36.7 percent for the contest, while Loyola shot 45.8 percent.
Bucknell (7-11, 0-5 PL) trailed by as many as 10 points in the first half before narrowing its deficit to six points at halftime. There were two key junctures in the second half when the Bison drew close but could not get over the hump.
Rice's 3-pointer four minutes into the half made it a one-point game at 37-36, but Perry and David Brown III hit threes on Loyola's next two possessions. A Chris Kuzemka trey made it a 13-3 run, and Perry's free throw with 10:12 to play gave the Greyhounds their largest lead of 13 points at 56-43.
Bucknell got right back in it after a pair of Jack Forrest 3-pointers and a baseline jumper by Rice. The latter made it a 57-51 game, but the Bison then came up empty on three straight chances to narrow the deficit closer than six. Loyola had gone 6:15 without a field goal when Jaylin Andrews hit a desperation three at the end of the shot clock. Alex Timmerman answered with a layup, but a tough jumper by Perry and a transition layup by Brown elevated Loyola's lead back into double digits with 3:32 to play.
Loyola went just 3-for-8 from the foul line, including two missed front ends of 1-and-1s, in the late stages of the game, but the Bison could only manage an Elvin Edmonds IV 3-pointer in the final four minutes.
Edmonds finished with eight points, three assists, and two steals, and Forrest had his most productive game as a Bison with nine points and six rebounds off the bench. Bucknell finished with a 31-30 rebounding advantage.
The Bison now head on the road to face first-place Colgate, which improved to 5-0 in Patriot League play on Wednesday with a 77-71 win over Boston University.
PRESS CONFERENCE:
Rice (6-for-12) and Screen (5-for-7) combined to make 11 of 19 field goals, but the rest of the Bucknell roster shot 7-for-30 as the team's recent offensive struggles continued. Overall, the Bison shot 36.7 percent for the contest, while Loyola shot 45.8 percent.
Bucknell (7-11, 0-5 PL) trailed by as many as 10 points in the first half before narrowing its deficit to six points at halftime. There were two key junctures in the second half when the Bison drew close but could not get over the hump.
Rice's 3-pointer four minutes into the half made it a one-point game at 37-36, but Perry and David Brown III hit threes on Loyola's next two possessions. A Chris Kuzemka trey made it a 13-3 run, and Perry's free throw with 10:12 to play gave the Greyhounds their largest lead of 13 points at 56-43.
Bucknell got right back in it after a pair of Jack Forrest 3-pointers and a baseline jumper by Rice. The latter made it a 57-51 game, but the Bison then came up empty on three straight chances to narrow the deficit closer than six. Loyola had gone 6:15 without a field goal when Jaylin Andrews hit a desperation three at the end of the shot clock. Alex Timmerman answered with a layup, but a tough jumper by Perry and a transition layup by Brown elevated Loyola's lead back into double digits with 3:32 to play.
Loyola went just 3-for-8 from the foul line, including two missed front ends of 1-and-1s, in the late stages of the game, but the Bison could only manage an Elvin Edmonds IV 3-pointer in the final four minutes.
Edmonds finished with eight points, three assists, and two steals, and Forrest had his most productive game as a Bison with nine points and six rebounds off the bench. Bucknell finished with a 31-30 rebounding advantage.
The Bison now head on the road to face first-place Colgate, which improved to 5-0 in Patriot League play on Wednesday with a 77-71 win over Boston University.
PRESS CONFERENCE:
Team Stats
Loyola
Buck
FG%
.458
.367
3FG%
.435
.316
FT%
.619
.789
RB
30
31
TO
14
16
STL
8
5
Game Leaders
Pts
18
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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