Loyola (MD) visits Army following Curry’s 24-point performance

Loyola (MD) Greyhounds (4-11, 0-2 Patriot League) at Army Black Knights (7-8, 1-1 Patriot League)

West Point, New York; Wednesday, 6 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Army takes on Loyola (MD) after Ryan Curry scored 24 points in Army’s 76-69 loss to the Colgate Raiders.

The Black Knights have gone 4-4 at home. Army is second in the Patriot League in rebounding averaging 34.3 rebounds. Curry leads the Black Knights with 5.5 boards.

The Greyhounds are 0-2 against Patriot League opponents. Loyola (MD) ranks sixth in the Patriot League shooting 33.5% from 3-point range.

Army is shooting 41.8% from the field this season, 6.1 percentage points lower than the 47.9% Loyola (MD) allows to opponents. Loyola (MD) averages 9.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.0 more made shot on average than the 8.1 per game Army allows.

The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Curry is averaging 14.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and five assists for the Black Knights. Jaxson Bell is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Jacob Theodosiou is scoring 15.3 points per game and averaging 4.5 rebounds for the Greyhounds. Jordan Stiemke is averaging 2.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Black Knights: 6-4, averaging 78.7 points, 35.7 rebounds, 16.4 assists, 4.6 steals and 1.4 blocks per game while shooting 44.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.7 points per game.

Greyhounds: 2-8, averaging 74.6 points, 30.2 rebounds, 15.8 assists, 6.8 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 43.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 82.4 points.

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