Boxscore

CHICAGO (November 20, 2019)
 
In Short
Lucas Williamson scored a team-high 22 points and Loyola University Chicago (3-2) converted 61.4 percent (27-for-44) of its field goal attempts, including 56.3 percent (9-for-16) of its three-point tries, to breeze to an 85-62 victory over IUPUI (2-3) tonight at Gentile Arena. The win is the Ramblers' second straight and marks the third time this season they have scored 80 or more points.
 
Coach Moser's Thoughts
"I thought our second-half defense was really good and it was great to see us knock down some shots tonight."
 
How It Happened
IUPUI rode the hot shooting of Marcus Burk, who drained four early three-pointers, to stake claim to a 21-18 lead nearly ten minutes into the game. But, a three from Lucas Williamson, his third of the night to that point, jump-started a string of eight unanswered points that put the Ramblers ahead to stay, 26-21. 
 
The Jaguars trimmed the Loyola lead to two points on three occasions, the last coming when a jumper from Mike DePersia cut the Ramblers' advantage to 30-28 with 3:41 remaining in the opening period. From there, Loyola took over the game, assembling a 19-5 run, which was highlighted by 10 points from Cameron Krutwig and seven from Marquise Kennedy, spanning both halves, to expand the lead to a comfortable 49-33 margin. 
 
Loyola's lead would eventually balloon to as many as 30 points (83-53) when Tom Welch sank a pair of free throws in the closing minutes. 
 
A Look At The Numbers

• Loyola came into tonight's contest shooting just 24.6 percent (16-for-65) from beyond the arc, but broke out of that early slump in a big way.
• Williamson's 22 points fell one shy of equaling his career best set last season versus Richmond (23) at the Fort Myers Tip-Off. 
• Krutwig provided the Ramblers' high-octane offense with 18 points and added seven rebounds, two assists and a pair of blocks, while Kennedy totaled 14 points.
• Freshman Paxson Wojcik enjoyed his finest game as a Rambler, producing 10 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals off the bench to round out Loyola's cast of double-digit scorers.
• Aher Uguak pitched in nine points and four assists in the winning effort.
• Burk scored a game-high 23 points for IUPUI, which saw its modest two-game win streak grind to a halt.

 
Up Next
Loyola opens play at the Cayman Islands Classic Monday (Nov. 25) when it faces South Florida at 12:30 p.m. CT.