CHICAGO – A furious run in the final four minutes saw Loyola get past the University of Evansville men's basketball team by a final of 66-59 at Gentile Arena.
Leading the Purple Aces (10-5, 0-2 MVC) was Ryan Taylor, who notched 20 points. He connected on 8 out of 16 attempts on the day. In his first game back from injury after missing the previous four contests, Dru Smith notched 15 points and 4 steals. Also notched double figures was Blake Simmons notched 12.
"Give Loyola credit, they did a lot of things very well," UE head coach Marty Simmons said.