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BALTIMORE – Rookie Nathan Harries netted 10 points and five boards to notch a career-high but his impressive day couldn't spark a Colgate men's basketball victory as the Raiders fell in another close game, this time at the hands of Loyola, 67-60

Both teams scored 36 points in the second 20 minutes of action but the 31-24 Loyola halftime advantage was the deciding factor. Colgate held a nine-point edge early in the game but saw Loyola go on a 16-5 run to take its first lead in the game. From that point on Colgate had to play catch up. And that they did as they made it a one-point game, twice, in the final eight minutes of action after the Greyhounds had pushed their lead to a game-high 11-points. But the margin proved to be too much as the Greyhounds finished the game from the free throw line, going 4-4 in the final minute of play.

"We work hard to prepare to win games," Colgate head coach Matt Langel said when asked about his team not giving up despite being down by 11 points in the second half. "That's what a team is supposed to do. That's our jobs. To give everything you have for one another until the final whistle."

Colgate (7-12, 1-7 PL) watched Harries have a career-high performance going 4-of-5 from the floor and 2-of-3 from long in 13 minutes of action.

"Nathan is a good player who has battled countless difficulties in his first college season," Langel said. "In addition to trying to work off the rust of not playing basketball in two years, he has had to do so amidst numerous setbacks. He has been playing well and will be a big part of our future moving forward."

Murphy Burnatowski led the Raiders in scoring with 13 points while Ethan Jacobs added 11 points and a team-high seven boards. Matt McMullen was a close second in rebounding, matching his season-high six boards in the contest.

Overall the Raiders shot 42 percent from the floor and 33% from downtown. They also hit seven of their 10 free throw attempts for 70 percent shooting. Colgate slightly outrebounded the Greyhounds 33-30 but Loyola held the 15-8 advantage on turnovers.

Loyola (9-10, 4-4 PL) received a game-high scoring night from Dylon Cormier, who posted 21 points. He recorded 15 of those points in the final 20 minutes and also went 7-of-7 from the charity stripe on the night. R.J. Williams added a career-high 15 points after going 4-of-6 from the floor to close out the Greyhounds in double-digits. Franz Rassman led Loyola on the boards, pulling down a team-high six rebounds.

The Greyhounds shot 44 percent overall from the floor and 25 percent from behind the arc while also hitting 16 of their 18 free throws. Loyola also registered 17 points off of Raider turnovers.

Colgate started the opening four minutes of the game hitting three treys in its first four baskets to take the early 11-2 lead.

But back-to-back three-point plays from Cormier, pulled the Greyhounds to within three at 13-10, with less than 13 minute to go in the half .

Following a good trey from Jacobs to push the Raider advantage up to five, at 18-13, the Greyhounds responded by going on a 11-0 run to take over the lead at 24-18 with under six minutes to play before the break.

Loyola and Colgate exchanged baskets in the final couple minutes and headed into the break with a seven-point margin between the teams

Early in the second half, Loyola extended its lead to a game-high 11 points, twice, but the Raiders would not go away as they went on a 12-2 run to get the advantage down to one, at 49-48 with eight minutes to play.

After the Greyhounds had extended their edge up to six, Harries hit a big trey with 1:23 remaining to make it a one-possession game, at 61-58.

Following a Loyola layup, Colgate again had the lead cut to three when Jacobs hit a layup with 40 second remaining, but unfortunately that would be the closest the Raiders would come as the Greyhounds finished the game from the free throw line.

Colgate has a quick turnaround as it faces Lafayette on Monday in a CBS Sports Network telecast at 9 p.m.

"We will get our rest, try to recover from another hard fought disappointing loss, and prepare for Lafayette the same way we do every other game," Langel said. "We will watch film, talk about their tendencies, and discuss what will be important to securing a victory. College student-athletes are young and resilient. Lafayette has the same amount of time to prepare for us, I'm sure it will be another hard fought game."