Another game in a series that began during the 1909-10 season will be played Saturday on The Yard when Navy (16-11, 9-6) plays host to Loyola (10-18, 5-10) at 4 p.m. in Alumni Hall.

Five Starting Notes
1 – The last three games in the Navy-Loyola series have been decided by a total of five points and the last six have been decided by single digits.
2 – Tyler Nelson is 14 points shy of 800 for his career and Sean Yoder needs 14 points to reach 600 for his career.
3 – The Patriot League continues to rank second nationally in combined three-point field goal percentage.  The league's teams are sinking three-point shots at a rate of 35.78 percent, which ranks second to the 36.46 percent effort by the West Coast Conference.
4 – Navy is tied with Lafayette for the second-toughest closing stretch of games this season, based upon combined records of remaining foes (26-19).  Only Holy Cross (27-18) has a more challenging slate to play.
5 – The Feb 25 Colgate at Navy game has been selected to air on the CBS Sports Network as part of the Patriot League's flex scheduling.  It is the second year in a row in which the regular season finale between the Mids and the Raiders has been tabbed to appear on the network.  The game will start at 4 p.m. as has been scheduled all season.  The game will be Navy's fourth appearance of the season on the CBS Sports Network and its 11th since the start of the 2021-22 campaign.

Game Day Info
•    The game will be streamed on ESPN+.
•    The game will be carried on both WNAV (AM-1430, FM-99.9, www.wnav.com, Audacy app) and WFED (AM-1500, www.FederalNewsRadio.com).
•     Live statistics will be available through NavySports.com.

Attending the Game
•     Fans without a Department of Defense ID card must park outside of the USNA and either walk through the gate one visitors center or ride the shuttle bus.  Shuttle bus service begins one hour before tip  It will depart from and return to the blue (west) parking lot at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (550 Taylor Ave., Annapolis, MD, 21401).

Last Game - Navy 75, Lehigh 64
•    Navy took first half leads of 14-4, 19-9 and 35-23 before going into halftime with a 35-28 advantage.
•    Lehigh tied the game at 40-40 and it would be tied several more times including at 52-52.  After a basket by the Mountain Hawks (54-52), the Mids scored 15 of the next 17 points to build a 67-56 lead with 2:46 remaining.
•    Lehigh was able to close to within 67-60 with two minutes left, but Tyler Nelson made a field goal and two free throws on Navy's ensuing two possessions to take the lead back to double figures at 71-60 with 1:26 left.
•    The Mids were 11-15 from the foul line in the second half and the Mountain Hawks were 11-15 from the line for the game.
•    Navy shot 43 percent in each half and held Lehigh to 35 percent shooting after halftime and 38 percent for the game.
•    Four Mids scored in double figures with Daniel Deaver accounting for 17 points and 13 rebounds.

About Loyola
•    Loyola has posted an overall record of 10-18 this season and is 5-10 in Patriot League play.  
•    The Greyhounds have compiled road records of 3-11 overall and 2-6 in league play.
•    Loyola has won its last two games, winning 91-82 at Lehigh and 73-70 at home against Lafayette.  The Greyhounds had lost their two prior games by a total of seven points.

Navy-Loyola Series
•    Navy holds a 34-11 advantage in the all-time series with Loyola.  The Mids lead the Greyhounds, 20-4, in games played in Annapolis.  This includes a 10-2 advantage in games played in Alumni Hall.
•    Navy leads Loyola, 14-6, in Patriot League regular season games played between the teams.  The Mids hold a 9-1 advantage in league regular season games played in Annapolis.
•    The teams originally met during the 1909-10 season when Navy defeated Loyola, 36-10, in Baltimore.
•    The last six games have been decided by single digits (27 points total), with each of the last three decided by no more than two points (five points total). 
•    13 of the last 14 games have been decided by single digits (86 points total, 5.7 points per game), including six that were determined by five or fewer points.

Up Next
•    Navy plays its final road game of the regular season Wednesday when the Mids play at American. 
•    The Eagles head into a Saturday home game against Lehigh with a 15-11 overall record and a 7-8 record in league games.