Boston University visits Loyola (MD) following Speed’s 20-point outing

Boston University Terriers (7-11, 2-3 Patriot League) at Loyola (MD) Greyhounds (5-13, 1-4 Patriot League)

Baltimore; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Loyola (MD) hosts Boston University after Braeden Speed scored 20 points in Loyola (MD)’s 86-80 loss to the Colgate Raiders.

The Greyhounds are 3-4 on their home court. Loyola (MD) is 1-8 against opponents over .500.

The Terriers are 2-3 in Patriot League play. Boston University leads the Patriot League scoring 76.8 points per game while shooting 49.6%.

Loyola (MD) is shooting 43.8% from the field this season, 3.9 percentage points lower than the 47.7% Boston University allows to opponents. Boston University averages 9.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.5 more made shots on average than the 7.3 per game Loyola (MD) allows.

The Greyhounds and Terriers face off Saturday for the first time in Patriot League play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jordan Stiemke averages 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Greyhounds, scoring 9.4 points while shooting 35.4% from beyond the arc. Speed is shooting 45.1% and averaging 15.5 points over the last 10 games.

Michael McNair is averaging 17 points for the Terriers. Ben Defty is averaging 13.9 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Greyhounds: 2-8, averaging 75.2 points, 30.4 rebounds, 15.2 assists, 6.2 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 42.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 82.5 points per game.

Terriers: 4-6, averaging 81.0 points, 31.5 rebounds, 14.7 assists, 4.4 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 50.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.4 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.