Loyola defeats Dayton 76-72

Posted February 21, 2025 9:16 pm

Associated Press

Des Watson had 22 points in Loyola's 76-72 win against Dayton on Friday night.

Watson had 5 rebounds for the Ramblers (18-9, 9-5 Atlantic 10 Conference). Miles Rubin scored 14 points and added 4 blocks. Jalen Quinn shot 4 of 6 from the field and 3 for 5 from the line to finish with 11 points.

Geneva native Nate Santos led the way for the Flyers (18-9, 8-6) with 18 points. Dayton also got 16 points and 7 rebounds from Enoch Cheeks. Javon Bennett also put up 11 points and 6 rebounds.

Loyola went into halftime leading Dayton 34-31. Rubin put up 9 points in the half. Santos scored the final 7 points for Loyola to finish off the 4-point victory.

Both teams play again on Wednesday. Loyola hosts George Washington and Dayton travels to play Rhode Island.

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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