Halftime Report
After a tough loss on the road their last time out, Loyola Maryland looks much better today on their home court. A win is still up for grabs for either team after one quarter, but Loyola Maryland is up 37-34 over Lehigh.
With four games having already gone down to the wire, it’s been a real nail-biter of a season for Loyola Maryland, and they’re locked in yet another close battle with Lehigh. Maybe Loyola Maryland will pull away, but we predict a narrow margin.
Who’s Playing
Lehigh Mountain Hawks @ Loyola Maryland Greyhounds
Current Records: Lehigh 6-6, Loyola Maryland 5-7
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The Lehigh Mountain Hawks and the Loyola Maryland Greyhounds will face off in a Patriot clash at 1:00 p.m. ET on Sunday at Reitz Arena. The Greyhounds are crawling into this contest hobbled by three consecutive losses, while the Mountain Hawks will bounce in with three consecutive wins.
On Thursday, Lehigh needed a bit of extra time to put away Bucknell. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Bison 66-64. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Mountain Hawks were down by 20 with 11:03 left in the second half.
Lehigh’s success was spearheaded by the efforts of Nasir Whitlock, who went 7 for 10 en route to 20 points plus two steals, and Cam Gillus, who had 16 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Whitlock a new career-high in threes (three).
Meanwhile, Loyola Maryland didn’t have quite enough to beat Holy Cross on Thursday and fell 74-72.
Despite their defeat, Loyola Maryland saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Milos Ilic, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 rebounds, was perhaps the best of all. Another player making a difference was Jacob Theodosiou, who scored 14 points in addition to seven rebounds and two steals.
Lehigh pushed their record up to…
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