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BOSTON – Shooting 50 percent from the field, the No. 2-seed Boston University men's basketball team eliminated No. 7 Loyola Maryland, 64-60, on Thursday night at Case Gym. With the victory, the Terriers advance to their first semifinal appearance in three years and will host No. 3 Lehigh on Sunday (March 5) at 12 p.m.

THE RUNDOWN
 
Final Score: Boston University 64, Loyola Maryland 60
Records: BU (18-13), Loyola Maryland (15-16)
Location: Case Gym "The Roof" - Boston, Mass.
Watch Replay: PatriotLeague.tv
Postgame Comments: Coach Jones
BU Team Stats: 22-44 FG (.500), 3-20 3FG (.150), 17-24 FT (.708)
Loyola Team Stats: 18-50 FG (.360), 6-14 3FG (.429), 18-25 FT (.720)
BU Leaders: Foreman (12p, 3a, 3r, 3s), Alston (11p, 7r), Havener (8p, 7r)
Loyola Leaders: Walker (27p, 4 3FGs, 3a), Cam Gregory (11p, 12r, 2s), Kostecka (11p, 4r, 3s)

THE TURNING POINT

• Trailing 62-60, the Greyhounds grabbed the defensive rebound following a contested 3-point miss from the Terriers with 26 seconds remaining but were unable to hit a field goal against a swarming Terrier defense.
• Following two contested jumpers, sophomore Kyle Foreman grabbed the defensive rebound with nine seconds remaining and hit two free throws to push the lead to 64-60.
• Senior and 2017 All-PL Second Team member Justin Alston sealed the win by blocking a layup attempt from Jarred Jones, also a member of the second team.

THE SETUP

• 2017 Patriot League All-Rookie Team honoree Tyler Scanlon flushed a 3-pointer to give the Terriers an early 9-0 lead.
• The Terriers led by double-digits for most of the first half and went into the locker room ahead, 35-22, thanks to junior Eric Johnson's steal and Scanlon's layup with 40 seconds remaining.
• BU extended the lead to 41-25 at 16:18 in the second on junior Will Goff's 3-pointer and had their final double-digit lead of the game at 8:08 (53-43) on Alston's layup.
• However, the Greyhounds went 5-of-9 from three during the final 20 minutes, including Walker's trey following Alston's bucket.
• Walker hit two free throws at 1:25 to cut the deficit to 60-58 and came right back with a layup at the 50-second mark in response to another strong post move by Alston. 

GAME NOTES

• The Terriers shot 50.0 percent from the field and held Loyola to 36.0 percent while also outscoring the Greyhounds in both points in the paint (36-22) and off turnovers (19-15).
• BU improved to 8-0 all-time in conference quarterfinals as a No. 2 seed.
• The Terriers never trailed to claim their fifth wire-to-wire win of the season. 

NEXT UP: LEHIGH

• The No. 2 Terriers will next host No. 3 and preseason favorite Lehigh on Sunday (March 5) at 12 p.m. on the CBS Sports Network.
• A runner-up last season, Lehigh edged No. 6 Colgate, 77-72, to advance to the semifinals.
• BU and the Mountain Hawks both finished the conference season at 12-6, but the Terriers owned the tiebreaker due to a sweep.