BALTIMORE – Coppin State's men's basketball team was unable to hang on to a narrow lead as it fell to Loyola Maryland, 68-57 on Monday night at PEC Arena. The Eagles fell to 0-9 on the season as the Greyhounds improved to 4-3.
Checking the Box Score
- A shorthanded CSU team got 11 points apiece from Khali Horton and Peter Oduro, followed by Julius Ellerbe III with nine, Toby Nnadozie with eight, Zahree Harrison with seven and Jonathan Dunn with six.
- Ellerbe led Coppin with five rebounds and three assists while Oduro and Camaren Sparrow had four rebounds each.
- Sparrow and Nnnadozie both had a pair of assists and combined for five steals as well.
- Coppin shot just 27.3% from the floor in the second half, falling to 37.5% for the game as the Greyhounds made 50% in the second half and 46.2% for the game.
- Loyola outrebounded Coppin, 42-21, with 15 offensive rebounds which turned into 18 second-chance points.
- Three Greyhounds finished in double figures, including a game-high 23 points from Jacob Theodosiou.
How it Happened
- Loyola got out to a quick 5-0 lead, but the advantage was short-lived as Coppin got a three from Horton and layups from Brown and Oduro to tie the score at seven.
- After trading points, Nnadozie converted on an old-fashioned three-point play, tying the score again at 12.
- A dunk by Dunn at the 9:19 mark of the first half gave Coppin its first lead of the game at 18-17, which was answered by Loyola, but Sparrow buried a three to put CSU back on top, 21-19.
- Oduro scored the next four points for the Eagles, extending the lead to four and Coppin extended its advantage to seven following a pair of Horton free throws, and an alley-oop in transition from Cam'Ron Brown to Horton.
- Dunn converted back-to-back layups to keep the margin at seven, but Loyola cut the deficit to a single point at 34-33 with a 6-0 run to close the period.
- The teams traded multiple leads in the early minutes of the second half, but Loyola took control as Theodosiou caught fire with three 3-pointers and pair of free throws to take a 66-56 lead in the final minute.
Up Next: Coppin returns to action on Wednesday, December 4 at Wagner for a 7pm tipoff on NEC Front Row.
