Ilic leads Loyola (MD) against Navy after 21-point performance

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Loyola (MD) Greyhounds (11-17, 6-11 Patriot League) at Navy Midshipmen (12-18, 9-8 Patriot League)

Annapolis, Maryland; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Loyola (MD) faces Navy after Milos Ilic scored 21 points in Loyola (MD)'s 70-67 loss to the Bucknell Bison.

The Midshipmen are 8-5 in home games. Navy leads the Patriot League with 23.7 defensive rebounds per game led by Aidan Kehoe averaging 5.7.

The Greyhounds have gone 6-11 against Patriot League opponents. Loyola (MD) has a 5-10 record against opponents over .500.

Navy is shooting 42.2% from the field this season, 3.8 percentage points lower than the 46.0% Loyola (MD) allows to opponents. Loyola (MD) averages 68.9 points per game, 1.0 fewer than the 69.9 Navy gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kehoe is averaging 9.2 points and 9.4 rebounds for the Midshipmen. Austin Benigni is averaging 19.2 points over the last 10 games.

Jordan Stiemke averages 2.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Greyhounds, scoring 12.0 points while shooting 32.9% from beyond the arc. Ilic is shooting 52.1% and averaging 15.1 points over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Midshipmen: 6-4, averaging 68.6 points, 34.0 rebounds, 12.5 assists, 6.0 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 42.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.0 points per game.

Greyhounds: 3-7, averaging 66.8 points, 28.5 rebounds, 13.9 assists, 8.5 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 42.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.5 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.