BALTIMORE – Loyola University Maryland men's basketball had four steals in the final 2:36 of the second overtime period on Wednesday night, leading to six points to help the Greyhounds top Lehigh University, 89-84, in Reitz Arena.
Jordan Stiemke had two of the steals–including one on the final inbound pass of the game to run out the final two seconds–
Troy Cicero Jr. came up with one, and
Tyson Commander had the fourth.
Stiemke's pick-pocket on Lehigh's Nasir Whitlock with 2:32 on the clock led to a
Carter Berg-McLean transition layup to put Loyola (9-15 overall, 5-6 Patriot League) in front, 79-78.
Hank Alvey, who had a Lehigh-high 27 points, was fouled and made one of two free throws with 2:11 left, and he then converted in the paint 37 seconds later to give the Mountain Hawks (10-14, 6-5) a two-point lead, 81-79.
Emmett Adair, who led Loyola with his 27 points and 11 rebounds for the first double-double of his career and second-straight game with 27 or more points, converted over Alvey in the paint to tie the game for the 13th time.
Cicero then intercepted a Whitlock pass and went to the rim in transition to put Loyola back in front, 83-81.
Next, it was Commander's turn to come up with a steal with 25 ticks left on the clock. He was fouled and made both free throws in a 1-and-1 situation to push the lead to four.
Joshua Ingram slipped a pass to Alvey in the paint for a dunk with 14 seconds left, cutting Loyola's lead to a pair, 85-83, and Cicero was fouled on the ensuing in-bounds pass.
Cicero had gone to the free-throw line just 14 times this season, but he made both ends of the 1-and-1, extending the lead back to four.
He finished with a career-high 17 points and three steals.
Loyola fouled Edouard Benoit with less than two seconds left, and he made the front-end of two. He attempted to miss the second on person with the margin at three, but Adair came up with the defensive rebound, drew a foul and made both shots.
Stiemke then stole the inbounds pass at midcourt to seal the win.
He finished with 19 points, his most since December 13, 2025, and a season-high four steals.
Braeden Speed added 13 points, and Berg-McLean scored seven to go with six rebounds, four assists and two steals.
Loyola, which outrebounded the Mountain Hawks, 46-39, will go on the road for its next two games, starting with a February 7 game at Boston University.
