Loyola Chicago Ramblers at Southern Illinois Salukis
· NCAA Men's Basketball
75 - 56
Loyola-Chicago beats SIU 75-56 for first MVC title
Loyola-Chicago (24-5, 14-3 Missouri Valley Conference) won its first conference crown since the 1984-85 squad collected the Midwestern Collegiate Conference title. The Ramblers, who have also won a program-best 14 conference games, conclude their regular season hosting Illinois State on Saturday.
Southern Illinois (19-11, 11-6) had its three-game win streak snapped but now has sole possession of second place over Drake (10-7), which lost to Illinois State (10-7).
Custer was 6-of-10 shooting and made three 3-pointers. Aundre Jackson made 7 of 10 field goals and added 15 points, and Cameron Krutwig chipped in 14 points for Loyola-Chicago.
Kavion Pippen scored 16 points and Armon Fletcher had 14 to lead Southern Illinois.
The Ramblers had a double-digit lead six minutes into the game, built a 44-36 halftime lead and cruised from there.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 75 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Marques Townes Steal. | 75 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Austin Weiher Turnover. | 75 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:49 | Marques Townes made Layup. | 75 - 56 |
Statistics
 LUC |
 SIU |
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|---|---|---|
| 31-54 | FG | 20-47 |
| 57 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 9-22 | 3PT | 6-19 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 4-5 | FT | 10-18 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 56 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 18 | Assists | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 14 | Fouls | 8 |
| 19 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Carbondale, IL
Attendance: 6,036 | Capacity:
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 |
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 |