Montgomery, AL - The Knights were on the road on Wednesday, February 28th as they traveled to Montgomery, Alabama to take part in the SSAC Tournament. The Knights made the tournament as the 10-seed and were set to face the 7-seed Wolfpack of Loyola University. The Knights did not play the Wolfpack during the course of the season so the matchup would be a new one for this season.
First Half
The game would start off slow as neither team would make a basket for nearly two minutes until the Wolfpack would score the first basket. The Knights would keep the game close throughout the first half as they would not let the Wolfpack get out to a large lead. The Knights would slowly start to trail as the first half would wind down as the Knights would trial 33-25 at the halftime break.
Second Half
The Knights would try and regroup to get closer to the Wolfpack in the second half but Loyola would extend their lead early in the half. The Knights would use a 9-0 run to cut the Wolfpack lead down to three points with 10:26 remaining in the game as the Knights would start to get back in the game. The Knights would keep the Wolfpack from getting too far ahead but the Knights would be unsuccessful in reclaiming the lead as the Knights would lose the game, 65-58.
The Knights were led by
Brice Martin with 17 points and 13 rebounds as
Pierles Brown added 16 points. The Knights finish the season with a record of 11-16, 7-13 SSAC.