BALTIMORE, Md. – The Boston University men's basketball team battled to cut a 20-point deficit to just four with 43 seconds remaining but was unable to overcome a 1-of-18 3-point shooting performance in Monday night's 77-69 loss at Loyola Maryland. 

THE RUNDOWN

Final Score: Loyola Maryland 77, Boston University 69
Records: Loyola (9-8, 3-3 PL), BU (10-8, 5-1 PL)
Venue: Reitz Arena – Baltimore, Md.
BU Team Stats: 25-63 FG (.397), 1-18 3FG (.056), 18-21 FT (.857)
Loyola Team Stats: 21-45 FG (.467), 9-17 3FG (.529), 26-34 FT (.765)
BU Leaders: Fanning (27p, 13-15 FT, 13r), Havener (15p, 8r, 2b)
Loyola Leaders: Walker (35p, 9-12 3FG, 8-9 FT), Jones (14p, 10r, 8a, 4s), Gregory (15p, 12r, 3s)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Loyola jumped out to a 20-5 lead in the first six minutes of action with Andre Walker hitting four of his career-high nine 3-pointers and went into the locker room leading, 43-31.
• The Greyhounds extended the lead to 20 (57-37) and led by 19 (60-41) with 12:55 left before the Terriers began mounting their rally.
• After holding Loyola off the scoreboard for nearly six minutes, BU pulled within single digits for the first time at 6:20 (62-53) and later cut an 11-point deficit to four at 43s (69-65) on a 3-point play by senior Eric Fanning.
• The Greyhounds though hit two free throws in response and forced a BU turnover to create enough distance.
• Loyola went a perfect 6-of-6 at the line in the final 25 seconds to seal the victory.

GAME NOTES

• Fanning earned his second double-double of the season and his fifth career with a team-high 27 points and game-high 13 rebounds.
• Junior Nick Havener scored a season-high 15 points and was two rebounds shy of a double-double.
• Walker's 35 points were a career high and the most scored by an individual against BU this season.
• Loyola's Jarred Jones was two assists shy of a triple-double, as he finished with 14 points, 10 rebounds and four steals.
• The Terriers entered the game shooting 45.7 percent from behind the arc in conference games but were held to 1-of-18 shooting by the Greyhounds, who ranked second in the PL in holding opponents to 32.2 3FG%.

NEXT UP: COLGATE

• Terriers will have a quick turnaround and host Colgate on Wednesday (Jan. 18) with a 7 p.m. tip-off.
• The teams split last year with BU pulling out a 71-68 home win after dropping an 85-78 decision at Colgate.