By: Matt Doherty<\/p>\n
Boston University’s furious second half comeback fell short\u00a0Monday\u00a0night as Loyola Maryland knocked off the visiting Terriers 77-69, ending their perfect Patriot League mark.<\/p>\n
Andre Walker poured in a masterful performance for the Greyhounds as the junior guard scored a career-high 35 points on a program record nine 3-pointers made.<\/p>\n
Walker’s blistering start of six consecutive triples against the BU zone defense opened up a commanding first half lead for Loyola.<\/p>\n
The Terriers spent the whole contest trying to battle back from their slow start but a Greyhound run to open the second half gave the home team a 60-41 lead with under 13 minutes left.<\/p>\n
BU controlled the game from there on out and a Kyle Foreman layup cut the lead to 62-55 with under four minutes to go.<\/p>\n
Eric Fanning led the comeback as the senior guard scored a season-high 27 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. Fanning continuously attacked the hoop leading to a 13-15 mark from the foul line.<\/p>\n
After the Greyhounds controlled their lead in the final minutes, the Terriers went to the foul game with just over a minute remaining.<\/p>\n
Following two splits at the line from Jarred Jones, Fanning and Nick Havener completed back-to-back three point plays to make it a 69-65 game with 40 seconds left.<\/p>\n
However, the Terrier comeback fell just short as Walker nailed key free throws to ice the game and give Loyola a 77-69 victory over the previously league unbeaten Terriers.<\/p>\n
BU’s achilles heel\u00a0on Monday\u00a0proved to be their biggest strength as of late, the three point shot.\u00a0After setting a school record for three-pointers made a week ago, the Terriers shot a dismal 1-18 3FG vs. Loyola. Meanwhile, the Greyhounds shot a season best 56% from behind the arc, with Walker making all of them.<\/p>\n
Havener provided a productive 20 minutes, notching a 15-point, 8-rebound stat line while playing pivotal minutes down the stretch. Junior sharpshooter Cedric Hankerson contributed to the poor shooting night going just 1-7 3FG.<\/p>\n
Cam Gregory and Jarred Jones both had double-doubles in the win as they out rebounded BU 34-33.<\/p>\n
Overall, it was the Terriers inability to make the shots when they needed to in order to complete the comeback.\u00a0The loss moved BU to (10-8, 5-1 PL) while Loyola improved to (9-8, 3-3 PL).<\/p>\n
BU will look to get back to their winning ways when they host Colgate\u00a0on Wednesday. Tip-off from Case Gym is scheduled for\u00a07 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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