MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The (RV) Loyola Wolf Pack men's basketball team put up a good second-half effort, but ultimately lost to Faulkner, 91-82, on Saturday. Loyola is now 20-6 overall and 12-4 in Southern States Athletic Conference play.
Loyola will take on Blue Mountain Christian and Tennessee Southern next week to close out the regular season.
Loyola fell behind early, 7-1, but four points by Kosta Bjelicic helped keep Loyola close, 11-8. Jaylen Peters and Kameron Johnson combined to score 11 of Loyola's 14 points, 25-22, but Faulkner closed the first half on a 19-9 run to take a 44-31 advantage by halftime.
After the Eagles scored the first five points of the second half, Leonard Jackson got the Wolf Pack going in the second half with a 3, then he made three free throws to keep Loyola in the game. Cameron Johnson followed that up with back-to-back 3s, 59-46, Johnson got the deficit down to 11, 61-50, and another 3-pointer for Jackson got the Wolf Pack to single digits, 65-57.
The Eagles pushed back ahead by double digits after that, then a quick 6-0 run, powered by four points from Zachary Lee made it a six-point game, 73-67, with less than six minutes remaining. Johnson got Loyola within five, 75-70, with a 3-pointer, and Jackson made it a four-point game with another from beyond the arc, 79-75, with three minutes left, but Faulkner made 10 free throws down the stretch to close out the contest.
Pack Facts
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With two games left in the regular season, Kameron Johnson has set a new single-season assist record in the Wolf Pack record book with 161 assists so far this season.
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Johnson finished with 17 points and six assists in the game, plus four rebounds and two steals.
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Leonard Jackson led the Wolf Pack with 18 points, shooting 4-of-9 from deep.
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Kosta Bjelicic had 14 points with a team-high seven rebounds.
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Zachary Lee had nine points and two blocks.
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Jaylen Peters scored nine points, all of which came in the first half.
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