Terriers Stumble in Second Half at Loyola Maryland, 74-57

Saturday, January 17

Baltimore, MD

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Loyola Maryland

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Loyola Maryland

Terriers Stumble in Second Half at Loyola Maryland, 74-57

January 17, 2026 | Men's Basketball

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BALTIMORE, Md. – On the road for one contest, the Boston University men's basketball team dropped a 74-57 decision at Loyola Maryland Saturday afternoon.

The Terriers (7-12, 2-4 PL) led all of the first half but were unable to overcome an off-day in 3-point shooting and 16-8 disadvantage in turnovers, as the Greyhounds (6-13, 2-4 PL) shot 51.9 percent in the second to pull away.

Sophomore Ben Defty earned his second consecutive double-double with a game-high 18 points and 10 rebounds. Both freshmen Chance Gladden (13 pts.) and Sam Hughes (12 pts.) scored in double figures with Gladden totaling four assists. Hughes went 4-for-9 (.444) from behind the arc, while the rest of the team combined for 2-for-20 (.100).

For the Greyhounds, Emmett Adair tallied 17 points off the bench with the help of two 3-pointers. Braeden Speed drained three treys on his way to 14 points, while Jonas Sirtautas earned 12 points. Carter Berg-McLean and Sebastien Emenalo combined for 15 points and 13 rebounds to help Loyola outscore BU in second-chance points, 17-6.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Defty won the tip and quickly scored a layup plus the bonus free throw, as part of a 7-0 start capped by two more free throws at 17:53.
The Greyhounds chipped away and pulled within one at 13:37 (11-10) and 12:04 (14-13), respectively, but the Terriers had a response each time to stay ahead on the scoreboard.
Leading by two (17-15) with 10:27 left in the half, Defty hit a pair of free throws and Hughes added a 3-pointer during a 9-0 run finished by junior Quinn Nielsen's two made free throws at 8:32.
Junior Michael McNair scored BU's final field goal of the half off a pull-up jumper to pull ahead, 36-30, with 1:07 remaining in the half.
The Greyhounds responded with a 14-2 run over the next six minutes of action capped by Speed's 3-pointer at 15:17 to give Loyola the lead for good.
The two teams exchanged blows during the next seven minutes with Defty converting on a 3-point play to cut BU's deficit to one (56-55) with 8:10 left.
Loyola though scored 15 straight points over the following five minutes to pull away for the win.

LOOKING AHEAD

The Terriers return home to host Lafayette on Wednesday (Jan. 21) at 6 p.m. following an 83-67 road victory back on Jan. 7.
McNair totaled a career-high 29 points with help of five 3-pointers off eight attempts.
BU shot 53.4 FG% and held the Leopards to 45.9 FG% with a 42-28 advantage in rebounds and 10-3 lead in made 3-pointers.