BALTIMORE – Army West Point scored the last seven points of Wednesday night's Patriot League men's basketball game against Loyola University Maryland, and the Black Knights left Reitz Arena with a 64-60 road victory.
Jordan Stiemke grabbed a rebound off a missed Greyhounds free throw and flipped a pass to
Braeden Speed cutting to the basket, and Speed laid in a basket to give Loyola a 60-57 lead with 3:28 to go, but it was the last Loyola points of the game.
Josh Scovens pulled Army West Point within two, making the back end of two at the free-throw line 30 seconds later, and then Jalen Rucker made two with 1:33 on the clock to tie the game at 60-60.
A Loyola turnover gave the ball back to the Black Knights, and Rucker pulled up from inside the foul line to hit a jumper with 43 ticks on the clock, putting Army West Point (15-10 overall, 9-5 Patriot League) up a pair, 62-60.
Loyola had a 3-point attempt rim out with 25 seconds left, and the long rebound went out of bounds in Army West Point's favor. Rucker was fouled after the inbound, and he made both shots at the charity stripe.
The Greyhounds got off a pair of 3-pointers in the final 15 seconds, but neither connected, and Army West Point finished with the win.
Milos Ilic scored a team-high 20 points and led Loyola with eight rebounds as the Greyhounds had a 44-33 advantage on the boards.
Jordan Stiemke added 13 points to go with six boards, while
Veljko Ilic scored 11 and had six boards.
Josh Scovens led Army West Point with 22 points.
Loyola will go on the road Saturday, February 15, for a 4 p.m. game at American University in Washington, D.C.
