Western Illinois Leathernecks at Loyola Chicago Ramblers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
67 - 72
67 - 72
Loyola of Chicago holds off Western Illinois late, 72-67
Turk scored 13 of his points in the first half as the Ramblers took a lead at the break by shooting 13 of 23 from the floor (56.5 percent), including 5 of 10 from behind the arc. But the shots did not fall as easily in the second half, where Loyola (7-5) hit just 10 of 23 from the field (43.5 percent) and were just 1 of 5 from distance.
Garret Covington hit for 19 points and Jabari Sandifer added 12 more to lead the Leathernecks (7-4), who hit 6 of 10 from deep in the second half to get back into the game.
Loyola's deeper bench, led by James and Donte Ingram's 12 points, outscored Western Illinois, 45-17.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Donte Ingram Defensive Rebound. | 67 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Garret Covington missed Three Point Jumper. | 67 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Western Illinois Timeout | 67 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Montel James made Free Throw. | 67 - 72 |
Statistics
 WIU |
 LUC |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-60 | FG | 23-46 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 11-21 | 3PT | 6-15 |
| 52 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 8-9 | FT | 20-27 |
| 89 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 1 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 15 | Assists | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 20 | Fouls | 13 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Venue: Gentile Arena
Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 1,211 | Capacity:
Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 1,211 | Capacity:
2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 23-10 |
| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| UT Martin | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Lindenwood | 11-9 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Little Rock | 9-11 | 6 | 12-20 |
| Tennessee Tech | 8-12 | 6 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |
2025-26 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 28-8 |
| Saint Joseph's | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 25-12 |
| George Mason | 11-7 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Davidson | 10-8 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Duquesne | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| George Washington | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
| Fordham | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Rhode Island | 7-11 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Richmond | 5-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| La Salle | 5-13 | 10 | 9-23 |
| St. Bonaventure | 4-14 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Loyola Chicago | 4-14 | 11 | 9-24 |