EASTON, Pa. –
Braeden Speed finished just shy of his first career triple-double, and
Emmett Adair made 10 of 16 from the field for 26 points as Loyola University Maryland eased to a 68-54 Patriot League road win at Lafayette College.
Speed had 13 points and a career-high 11 rebounds to go with seven assists while recording his second double-double of the season.
Adair made his first seven shots and hit 3 of 4 from 3-point range in the first half to score 17 of his game-high 26 before the break. Speed had nine and four assists in the opening 20 minutes while the pair led the Greyhounds (10-16 overall, 6-7 Patriot League) to a 40-29 advantage at the break.
Jordan Stiemke, who matched Speed's 13 points, hit a three in the left corner 16 seconds into the second half, pushing the Loyola lead to 14.
Lafayette (8-18, 5-8), however, came back to score 10 of the next 12 points, cutting its deficit to six, 45-39, on an Andrew Phillips corner three at 16:37.
Speed and Mark Butler traded baskets in the paint for their respective teams, and it was 47-41 with 15:31 on the clock, but
Sebastien Emenalo drilled a three from in front of the Loyola bench less than a minute later, and Loyola was back up by nine.
Adair made two free throws with 9:30 left in regulation to make it a 58-47 lead, and the Greyhounds were up 10 or more for the remainder of the game.
The Greyhounds held Lafayette's leading scorer, Caled Williams, to just four points after he entered the game averaging 16.6. Phillips led the Leopards with 19, and Butler added 10.
Lafayette made just 4 of 33 from 3-point range (12.1 percent), and it shot 22 of 66 overall (33.3 percent).
The Greyhounds also had a 42-41 advantage on the boards.
Loyola will be back in action on Sunday, February 15, with a home game against College of the Holy Cross at Reitz Arena in Baltimore.
