BALTIMORE – The host UMBC Retrievers reversed an eight-point second half deficit by going on a 16-2 run and went on to defeat the Loyola Maryland Greyhounds, 94-79, on Sunday afternoon at Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena.
 
UMBC (3-2) junior guard Devan Sapp (7-for-9 fga, 4-of-5 3fg) scored 18 points and grabbed seven boards, both career highs, while graduate student forward Khydarius Smith added 18 points (9-of-14 fga) and four rebounds. Junior guard Marcus Banks Jr. was also in double-digits with 13 points while sophomore guard Dion Brown (9 points, 4 assists) grabbed a career best ten rebounds.

"When we share the basketball and when we have a balanced scoresheet like this, we can score points," said UMBC Head Coach Jim Ferry. "It's when we get a little stagnant where we struggle or when we take quick shots," he said. "There's a difference between playing with pace and taking fast shots."
 
Loyola Maryland (1-4) led 37-35 at halftime and opened the second half on an 8-2 run to build a 45-37 lead with 18:09 left in the contest.
 
The Retrievers, who have now won three straight contests, called a timeout, and then went on their huge burst to claim a 53-47 edge at the 14:40 mark.  Smith (2 blocks, 2 steals) ignited the stretch with a layup and capped the run with a fast break jam after stealing the ball near half court.  Sapp was the catalyst during the run as he swished three triples, including the go-ahead trey to make it 49-47 with 15:21 left.
 
The Greyhounds, who shot 41.4 percent overall, managed to close to within 65-60 after a layup by sophomore guard Dion Perry at the 9:27 mark but that was as close as they would get for the remainder of the contest.
 
The Retrievers, who have defeated the Greyhounds in back-to back seasons, put the game out of reach by scoring 13 of the next 14 points to widen their lead to 78-61 with 6:06 left.
 
UMBC hit 37-of-76 field goal attempts for a 48.7 percent rate, made 11-of-26 trey attempts (42.3 percent), and went 9-for-13 (69.2 percent) from the foul line.
 
The hosts out rebounded Loyola Maryland by a 51-34 margin and outscored them by a 21-4 margin in second chance points.
 
Perry paced the visitors with 18 points and Golden Dike and D'Angelo Stines each added 15 points.
 
UMBC will travel to Maryland on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.