CHICAGO – Despite falling into an early hole, the University of Evansville men's basketball team rallied back twice, but Loyola's offense was too much to handle, shooting 70.5% on their way to a 78-44 win over the Purple Aces on Saturday inside Gentile Arena.
Sam Cunliffe recorded a team-high 11 points with K.J. Riley going 3-for-4 from the field on his way to seven points. Three players recorded six tallies for Evansville (9-8, 0-4 MVC). Box Score (PDF) "We were right there in the middle of the first half. When things are not going quite right, it is tough for our guys to get it going," UE interim coach Bennie Seltzer said.