The Loyola men’s basketball team (14-9, 7-3) continued their conference road woes Saturday night as they fell to the Illinois State Redbirds 65-57 at Redbird Arena in Normal, IL.
The loss dropped the Ramblers into a tie for first place with the Redbirds after 10 conference games. In the defeat, Loyola was led by redshirt senior guard Marques Townes who finished with 19 points. Sophomore center Cameron Krutwig also guided the Ramblers with 15 points and 9 rebounds.
In the first half, Loyola struggled to contain the Redbirds senior guard Milik Yarbrough as he went three-for-four from long range and finished with 15 points.