Loyola (MD) Greyhounds
Loyola comes back to beat Lafayette, 67-64 in Patriot opener (Feb 28, 2017)
Loyola (MD) Greyhounds

Loyola comes back to beat Lafayette, 67-64 in Patriot opener (Feb 28, 2017)

Published Feb. 28, 2017 10:24 p.m. ET

BALTIMORE (AP) Jarred Jones scored 21 points and Cam Gregory added 11 points and 11 rebounds as Loyola of Maryland posted a 67-64 come-from-behind victory over Lafayette in an opening round Patriot League game Tuesday night.

James Fives hit two free throws with 2:48 remaining to give the Greyhounds the lead for good, 65-64, and Chuck Champion hit two more with nine seconds left.

The Greyhounds advance to play No. 2 seed Boston University in a quarterfinal game Thursday in Boston.

Jones hit 10 of 18 shots from the field and grabbed nine boards to lead Loyola. Andre Walker added 11 points and dished six assists.

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Loyola (15-15) trailed by five, 32-27, at intermission and took its first lead of the second half on a 3-pointer by Andrew Kostecka with 4:08 left.

Matt Klinewski finished with 15 points to lead Lafayette (9-21), with Paulius Zalys adding 13 points.

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