Box Score
BALTIMORE, Md. - J'hared Hall and Justin Drummond gave Loyola (9-9, 5-3 MAAC) a lift off the bench helping the Greyhounds upend the Manhattan men's basketball team 62-50 on Thursday at Reitz Arena. Hall had 12 points and Drummond added 10, offsetting double-doubles from Jaspers' graduate student Demetrius Jemison and sophomore George Beamon.
Manhattan (3-16, 1-7 MAAC) went inside for 38 of its 50 points, but shot just 38.6% (22-57) from the field. Beamon posted 14 points and 10 rebounds for his team-leading sixth double-double of the season, while Jemison scored 13 points and pulled down 10 rebounds.
The Jaspers rallied back from an eight point halftime deficit to come within two at the 16:54 mark. Manhattan freshman forward Rhamel Brown recorded the first bucket of his eight-point second half to make it a 30-28 ballgame.
However, 53 seconds later the Greyhounds used Drummond's first jumper of the contest to spark an 18-7 run. Drummond poured in eight points during the surge and Hall added his second 3-pointer of the game helping Loyola take a 50-37 with 8:48 left.
Brown finished 12 points on 5-for-8 shooting and grabbed five rebounds. He added two steals to his stat line in a limited 21 minutes of work after getting into foul trouble early in the first half.
Greyhounds' big men Shane Walker (13) and Erik Etherly (12) each scored in double-figures, and their defensive presence played a role in the Jaspers' tough shooting night. The 6'10" and 6'7" forwards altered several shots in the paint, resulting in a combined 12-for-32 shooting from Jemison and Beamon.
The Jaspers' received little support from the bench, which was outscored 23-7. Drummond and Hall scored all the Greyhounds' points on a bench that went three men deep.
Loyola knocked down 71.4% of its free-throws getting 21 attempts to Manhattan's 5-for-9 effort at the charity stripe.
Manhattan looks to bounce back on Sunday at 12 p.m. when the Jaspers host Saint Peter's at Draddy Gymnasium. The contest will be televised live on MSG Network.
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