Bears Shoot 59 Percent from the Field in 75-70 Loss

Sunday, November 13

Baltimore, Md.

5:00 p.m.

Brown University

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Loyola (Md.)

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Loyola Maryland

Photo by: Chip DeLorenzo

Bears Shoot 59 Percent from the Field in 75-70 Loss

11/13/2022 7:46:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

BALTIMORE – Brown men's basketball (0-3) shot 59.1 percent from the field and all five starters reached double figures in Sunday's 75-70 setback to Loyola (1-2) at Reitz Arena.

Paxson Wojcik finished with 15 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, and two steals. The double-double was his second of the season and his five dimes were a career-high for the senior.

"This was a frustrating loss," said Mike Martin '04, Men's Basketball Head Coaching Chair. "We certainly had our chances but too many possessions where we came up empty - whether it was turnovers or missed free throws. We will learn from this and grow."

Brown struggled from the charity stripe, going 11-of-30 and Loyola made 22 points off the Bears' 23 turnovers.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Brown shot 46.7 percent from three-point range with Wojcik pacing the way with three. Friday led the Bears with 15 points, followed by 12 apiece for Wojcik and Kino Lilly Jr. Owusu-Anane posted 11 points, nine rebounds and five assists and Anya recorded 10. Cooley registered two blocked shots.

For the Greyhounds, Jones and Jaylin Andrews each had 18 points and Loyola finished with 15 steals.

ABOUT THE GAME
Brown and Loyola traded buckets through a large chunk of the opening half with the Bears taking an 18-17 lead into the under-8 media timeout. Dan Friday led the Bears with six points with Wojcik chipping in three rebounds and three assists through the opening 12 minutes.

The Greyhounds struggled from the field in the early going, making just 31.3% of shots. Kenneth Jones led the Greyhounds with eight points on 3-of-3 shooting in the opening stretch.

Loyola jumped to a 22-18 lead out of the under-8 with a 7-0 run and extended its lead to 27-21 following a pair of made free-throws with 5:22 remaining in the half. Malachi Ndur tied the game at 30-30 with 3:13 remaining with his first points of the game.

Nana Owusu-Anane scored Bruno's last four points of the half to give the road team a 35-34 halftime lead.

The Bears found success from the field in the first half and finished 13-for-20 from the field. However, Brown struggled from the charity stripe (6-for-15) and finished the half with 13 turnovers.

The Greyhounds struggled from the field in the opening 20 minutes (10-for-28) but limited the turnovers to eight.

Loyola outscored Brown 28-19 to take a 62-54 lead into the under-eight media. Aaron Cooley cut the deficit with 5:49 to go after Kalu Anya's steal led to a Friday no-look pass and and-one for Cooley.

The Bears defense forced a shot clock violation with 1:16 remaining, down four, but Loyola escaped the evening with a five-point victory.

UP NEXT
Brown returns to Pizzitola Sports Center on Thursday (Nov. 17) to host the Stony Brook Seawolves (1-1, 0-0 CAA). Thursday's game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. and will stream on ESPN+. Click here to purchase tickets.

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