Evansville Purple Aces at Loyola Chicago Ramblers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
61 - 67
61 - 67
Loyola-Chicago holds off Evansville 67-61
A 3-pointer by Evansville's Ryan Taylor cut the Rambler lead to 60-59 with 2:28 left. After 1:12 expired from the clock without a point, Bruno Skokna made a layup with 1:16 left and Milton Doyle made two free throws 52 seconds later which gave Loyola-Chicago a five point lead with 24 seconds remaining.
Jaylon Brown added a layup for the Purple Aces, but it came too late. Evansville finished 1-for-4 with two turnovers over the final 2:28.
Doyle scored 14 points for the Ramblers (14-7, 4-4 Missouri Valley), Skokna added 13.
Loyola-Chicago was out shot by Evansville 50 percent to 46 percent, but hit five more 3-pointers and seven more free throws.
Duane Gibson led all scorers with 21 points for Evansville (10-11, 1-7). Brown added 16 points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Ben Richardson Steal. | 61 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Jaylon Brown Turnover. | 61 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Evansville Timeout | 61 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Loyola (CHI) Timeout | 61 - 67 |
Statistics
 EVAN |
 LUC |
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|---|---|---|
| 26-52 | FG | 23-50 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 2-8 | 3PT | 7-24 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 7-8 | FT | 14-20 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 8 | Assists | 15 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 21 | Fouls | 17 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Venue: Gentile Arena
Location: Chicago, IL
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Location: Chicago, IL
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2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 16-4 | - | 26-6 |
| Bradley | 13-7 | 3 | 21-13 |
| Illinois State | 12-8 | 4 | 23-13 |
| Murray State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-13 |
| UIC | 12-8 | 4 | 19-16 |
| Northern Iowa | 11-9 | 5 | 23-13 |
| Valparaiso | 11-9 | 5 | 18-15 |
| Southern Illinois | 10-10 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Drake | 6-14 | 10 | 14-20 |
| Indiana State | 4-16 | 12 | 11-21 |
| Evansville | 3-17 | 13 | 7-25 |
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 |