BALTIMORE – Four Loyola University Maryland men's basketball players scored in double-figures, and seven had six or more points on Sunday as the Greyhounds defeated visiting Hampton University, 67-54, in Reitz Arena.
Jaylin Andrews and
Cam Spencer tied for team-high honors with 11 points, while
Milos Ilic and
Kenneth Jones each tallied 10 points.
Loyola (6-5 overall) outrebounded the Pirates (4-7), 39-28, in the game, and Loyola held Hampton to 35.6 percent from the field, 21.4 from 3-point range.
Hampton went more than nine minutes without a field goal in the second half as Loyola extended its lead.
The Greyhounds never trailed in the game and took a 12-point lead with 4:07 to go in the first half when
Nick Marshall threw a long outlet pass to Spencer, and he finished with a layup to put Loyola in front, 24-12.
Hampton trimmed its disadvantage to 24-17 just over two minutes later, but a
Golden Dike layup off a high-to-low pass from
Alonso Faure made it a nine-point Greyhounds' lead. The Pirates, however, scored the first half's final five points to trail by just four, 26-22, at the break.
Loyola quickly scored the first five of the second half to make it a nine-point lead again, but a three by Hampton's Marquis Godwin and a putback by Najee Garvin trimmed the Pirates' deficit back to four.
Midway through the second half,
Veljko Ilic tracked down a long rebound, toeing the sideline to stay in bounds, and the ball then ended up in the hands of
Wade Jackson. With the shot-clock under three, Jackson made a 3-pointer from more than 28 feet to extend the lead back to double digits.
Veljko Ilic ended the game with eight points and a team-high seven rebounds, while Jackson scored seven.
Hampton responded with a Rio Haskett three at 9:30 that made it 47-40 in Loyola's favor, but that was the last field goal for nine minutes, 16 seconds until DeAngelo Epps had a steal and fast-break basket while the Pirates were still pressing with less than 20 seconds in regulation.
Loyola's lead stretched to as many as 19 points, 64-45, as it continued a 17-5 run with its starters on the bench late in the game.
Loyola's rebounding advantage came as six players had four or more boards.
Veljko Ilic had seven, Andrews six, and
Milos Ilic and Dike each grabbed five.
Jones and Spencer each had four assists for the Greyhounds, while Spencer had three steals.
Loyola will take an eight-day break for final exams before stepping back in to competition on Tuesday, December 21, with a 7 p.m. home game against Goucher College.
