Sunday, January 25, 2009

Marist vs. Loyola LIVE from McCann; Loyola wins after miracle 3 ends regulation

R.J. Hall could not put home a lay-up as time expired and Loyola went on to win, 73-72. The MAAC's leading scorer, Jamal Barney, made a lay-up with 6.4 seconds left to give Loyola the lead and the Greyhounds were able to hold on. Barney scored 26 points and he and fellow teammate Brett Harvey shot 10-of-10 apiece from the free-throw line. Senior captain Kaylen Gregory led Marist with a career-high 23 points.

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Brett Harvey hits a buzzer-beating three-pointer to send the game into overtime, 63-63.

Kaylen Gregory just hit a three-pointer with 1:10 left in the game to give Marist a 61-58 lead. The Red Foxes then forced a turnover and have possession with 56.6 seconds left.

Marquis Sullivan just hit his second three-pointer of the game to give Loyola a 58-57 lead. The play prompted an immediate timeout from Chuck Martin. There's 2:33 left in the game.

Korey Bauer just reached double-figures in scoring for the second time this season. The last time was against Delaware in the Garden State Challenge. Bauer has made a big impact on the game in his first start of the season. Marist leads, 56-51, with 4:12 left.

Following a 17-4 Marist run capped by a soaring Kaylen Gregory-dunk, Marist has jumped out to an 52-47 lead in the second half. There's 7:00 left in the game.

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Marquis Sullivan just drained his first three-pointer of the afternoon and Loyola has taken a 30-24 lead with 45 seconds left.

Sure enough, all three good for Harvey. Loyola takes a three-point lead.

Jawaan Wright, clearly unhappy with the officiating and thinking the media can help, screamed "are you f***ing kidding me." On the next trip, Brett Harvey was fouled once again in the act of shooting a three-pointer. It's a safe bet all three of those will be good after the timeout, but the game is currently tied at 24 with 3:19 left in the first.

Marist is in the double-bonus defensively and there's still 6:46 left in the first half. Loyola has shown it has no problems shooting free-throws, with Brett Harvey going 5-of-5 and Jamal Barney 2-of-2 thus far. Loyola leads, 20-19, and is due for two free-throws.

Jimmy Patsos stormed out onto the floor and called an immediate timeout after Korey Bauer scored a lay-up seconds after a Greyhounds' miss on the other end. Bauer, the surprise starter, has four points so far. Marist leads, 17-14, with 9:20 left.

With 11:23 left, Marist and Loyola are knotted at nine. Not exactly an offensive game. Marist freshman forward Alex Vouyoukas just got away with a walk as he backed his way in to the basket without dribbling the ball. The refs generously called a foul on Loyola.

WKNY's Dan Reinhard made the first Patsos quote of the night: "Look at Patsos, he's gonna have a heart attack." The Loyola coach is worth the price of admission.

Jimmy Patsos gave his first shouting outburst to the ref during the first official timeout. With 4:20 gone in the first half, Loyola has jumped out to a 6-5 lead. Both teams are pretty cold from the floor early. Jamal Barney opened the game with a bucket and Loyola went on to a 6-1 lead. Marist has responded with back-to-back buckets.

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The Patsos watch is on in McCann. One change to the starting lineup, Korey Bauer is in, Alex Vouyoukas is out.

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