Strong performances by redshirt senior guards Marques Townes and Clayton Custer propelled the Loyola men’s basketball team (9-6, 2-0) to an 85-74 win over Drake University Saturday afternoon in Des Moines, Iowa. The Ramblers are now 2-0 in conference play for the first time since 2003-04, when they were a member of the Horizon League.
Townes led all scorers with a career-high 28 points while also grabbing five rebounds and dishing out five assists. Custer also set a new career-best with 26 points, on 6-for-8 shooting from behind the three-point line. Sophomore center Cameron Krutwig added 13 points, six boards and six assists to the effort.