Loyola (MD) Greyhounds vs Northwestern Wildcats Match Player Stats On Nov 10, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Nov 10, 2017

ROSEMONT, Ill.-- Scottie Lindsey scored 26 points and grabbed nine rebounds, helping 19th-ranked Northwestern defeat Loyola (Md.) 77-75 and avoid an upset in their season opener Friday night at All State Arena.

Loyola (0-1) jumped out to an early lead after shooting 4-for-7 from the field in the opening minutes, but Northwestern quickly found its rhythm and took command of the first half, leading by as many as 17.

Lindsey hit back-to-back 3-pointers, then threw down an emphatic baseline jam to cap an 18-1 first-half run that spanned 5:18.

Northwestern (1-0) shot 46.7 percent on its way to a 37-24 halftime lead, while Loyola shot just 26.7 percent in the first half.

Andrew Kostecka led the Greyhounds with 22 points-- including 16 in the second half. He shot 8-for-14 from the field, including 3-for-5 from 3-point range, and Cam Gregory had 18 points and 11 rebounds.

Andre Walker, the Greyhound's leading scorer in 2016 at 14.9 points per game, struggled in his season debut. He finished with only eight points and four assists, and was limited to just 11 minutes in the second half due to foul trouble.

Loyola used a 17-6 run to claw its way back in the second half, and took a one-point lead following a 3-pointer by Brent Holcombe with 7:05 remaining. Derrick Pardon's dunk with 2:13 remaining extended the Wildcats lead to six, but Pardon failed to convert the subsequent free-throw attempt, and Loyola scored on back-to-back possessions to make it a one-possession game. Pardon had 16 points to go with seven rebounds.

Trailing by two with less than 30 seconds to play, Loyola set up in the halfcourt to hold for the final shot, but Bryant McIntosh stole the ball from Holcombe at the top of the key and sank two free-throws to seal it. McIntosh finished with 16 points, including 10 in the second half, as well as a team-high seven assists.

NOTES: Northwestern moves to 5-0 in season openers under Doug Collins. ... Loyola F Cam Gregory moved to 11th on the school's all-time career rebound list, passing Jarred Jones' mark of 622. ... Northwestern leads the all-time series 3-0. ... Loyola G Andre Walker was issued a technical foul with 16:59 remaining in the second half following an animated reaction to his third foul call. ... The 19th-ranked Wildcats cracked the preseason Top-25 poll for the first time in school history.