NEW ORLEANS – The Loyola Wolf Pack men's basketball team had 15 players see the court and 12 total score a point in a 20-point, win over Dillard Thursday night, 91-71. The win marks the third straight for the Pack, and they'll close out the regular season in The Den with a Senior Day matchup against William Carey on Saturday at 2 p.m.
After the Bleu Devils began with a brief lead, Cameron Williams, Kameron Johnson, and Kosta Bjelicic combined to score the Pack's first five points, taking a 5-4 lead. Dillard retook the lead soon after, 7-5, but an 11-point Wolf Pack scoring run put the Pack ahead nine, 16-7. It started with two scores by Williams and Bjelicic, then a triple by Troy Thomas added to that with Williams and Johnson making buckets to complete the run. Johnson sank a 3-pointer of his own to bring the Loyola lead to double digits, 19-9.
After the midway point of the first half, Jarvis Brown got on the board with a trey, 22-9. Bjelicic made two more jumpers, then Brown scored another 3-pointer, 29-18. Milan Mejia knocked one down from long range to extend Loyola's lead, 32-18. Williams and Bjelicic closed out the half by scoring the final six points for the Maroon and Gold, 38-23.
Johnson and Thomas scored to stretch Loyola's advantage, 42-23, then a three-pointer by Reece Seicshnaydre assisted by Jaylen Peters put the Pack in front by 22, 45-23. Peters scored the next three baskets for the Wolf Pack, then Johnson added a layup, 53-35. Back-to-back triples by Mejia put Loyola's edge back over 20, 59-38.
The Pack continued to score in the final 10 minutes of the second half. Johnson and Bjelicic combined to score the next eight points, then Thomas added a score of his own, 69-48. With the Pack just minutes from victory, Schuyler Pimentel got on the board with a basket. Evan Savoy added a jumper to the scoresheet, just before Cayden Branch hit a triple from the top of the key, 84-60. After a Savoy triple, a Brody Adams steal led to a slam by Pimentel. Adams added another dunk with an assist from Oliver Weiss to cap off the Pack's crosstown victory.
Pack Facts
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As a team, Loyola knocked down 10-of-25 from the three-point line, which was the team's fifth time hitting 10 threes in a game this season. Cayden Branch and Evan Savoy hit the team's last two triples, their first baskets with the Pack, and 12 different Wolf Pack players scored.
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The Pack's 91 points were the team's most in any game this season, and the 20-point margin of victory was its second-best this year.
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Loyola made 39-of-67 from the field (58.2% FG), their best mark of the year, with the team assisting on 32 of those made baskets. That's the most assists in a game for the Pack since the 2022 national championship season.
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Kameron Johnson led the way with 19 points, his third-straight game in double figures, shooting 9-of-13 from the field with a team-high nine rebounds and six assists.
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Kosta Bjelicic scored in double figures for the fifth time in the last six games, finishing with 16 points on 8-of-11 shooting, plus four assists and four rebounds.
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Milan Mejia led the team with three makes from beyond the arc, going 3-for-6 from deep for nine points.
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Troy Thomas got his third start in a row, tying his career high with seven points.
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Braelee Albert didn't score, but he did dish out a career-high seven assists and block a pair of shots.
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