The Wolf Pack drop their final regular season game to SSAC leader William Carey 105-88

HATTIESBURG, MS- The Loyola University New Orleans Men's Basketball team traveled to Mississippi for their final regular season game against Southern States Athletic Conference leader William Carey University on Saturday.

The Wolf Pack could not contain the explosive offense of the Crusaders and fell 105-88 on the road.

After scoring on the opening possession, Loyola did not regain the lead until Fr. G Eric Brown (Homer, La./Aracdia High School), coming off of a career game, hit a three pointer to put them ahead 19-18 with 11:16 remaining in the first half.

However, William Carey responded with a 13-2 run to take a 31-21 advantage with under eight minutes to play in the opening half. The Wolf Pack answered the Crusaders with a 9-2 run to cut the deficit to 33-30.

That would be as close as Loyola could get in the first half, as William Carey closed out the half on a 15-7 run to send them to the locker room ahead 48-37.

Jr. F Johnny Griffin (Chicago, Ill./Bloom Trail High) scored the opening bucket of the second half for Loyola, but the second half belonged to the Crusaders.

The nine-point deficit early in the half was the only single-digit deficit of the half for the Wolf Pack. They were outscored 57-41 in the second half en route to a 105-88 defeat.

Overall, Loyola shot 33-of-67 (49.3%) from the field and 10-of-28 (35.7%) from beyond the arc. They have continued to improve from the free throw line and shot 12-of-18 (66.7%) from the charity stripe.

So. G Nick Parker (Port Allen, La./Port Allen), who has emerged as an impact player for the Wolf Pack, led the team in scoring with 22 points. Griffin added 14 points and So. C Nate Pierre (Folsom, La./Covington) provided 10 points and six rebounds off of the bench.

William Carey shot 39-of-75 (52%) from the field and 14-of-29 (48.3%) from three-point range. Leo Garret led all scorers with 28 points and Emmanuel Davis added 18 points.