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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (February 10, 2018)
 
In Short
Aundre Jackson's layup with 3:09 remaining gave Loyola University Chicago (21-5, 11-3 MVC) the lead for good and it held on for a 75-71 victory over host Indiana State (11-15, 6-8 MVC) this afternoon at Hulman Center. The win allows Loyola to maintain a two-game lead in the Missouri Valley Conference race and is its fifth in the last six road contests.
 
Coach Moser's Thoughts
"This was a grit game on both ends. Every time (Jordan) Barnes and (Brenton) Scott shoot, you think it's going in, but I was really pleased that we made some plays down the stretch."
 
How It Happened
Loyola got off to a 16-9 lead in the opening eight minutes, limiting Indiana State to just 3-of-12 shooting from the field. But, from that point forward, the Sycamores heated up from the field, hitting 9 of their final 16 field goal attempts in the period.
 
The Ramblers, who led by as many as seven points in the first half, committed 10 turnovers in the opening 20 minutes and saw Indiana State put together a 9-2 run that erased Loyola's 21-14 advantage.
 
When Jordan Barnes drained a pair of free throws in with 4:21 left in the first half, to give Indiana State the lead, it never relinquished that advantage the remainder of the period.
 
A second-half team all season long, but especially of late, Loyola strung together a 12-2 run that featured threes from Marques Townes and Clayton Custer, to flip a six-point deficit into a 54-48 lead, but back-to-back threes from Jordan Barnes brought the Sycamores even in an thrilling second period.
 
From that point, the game was a back-and-forth battle until Jackson's layup broke a 67-67 tie and put the Ramblers on top by a basket. After Indiana State closed within a point, at 70-69, Townes hit a jumper that stretched the lead to 72-69 with 39 seconds remaining and following a Sycamore turnover, Townes scored again, this time on a driving layup, to seal the outcome.
 
A Look At The Numbers

• Five Ramblers scored in double figures led by Donte Ingram's 17 points, while Jackson added 15 off the bench.
• Custer pitched in 13 points and Townes tossed in 11 points.
• Cameron Krutwig tallied 10 points, six boards and three assists to round out a balanced Loyola attack, which shot 64 percent from the field in the second half.
• Barnes led Indiana State with 17 points.

 
Up Next
Loyola hosts Valparaiso on February 14 at 7 p.m.