Deywilk Tavarez scores 30 to lead Charleston past Loyola Chicago 77-68 at Diamond Head Classic

Posted December 23, 2024 9:49 pm

By The Associated Press

HONOLULU — Deywilk Tavarez scored 30 points to lead Charleston past Loyola 77-68 in the consolation bracket of the Diamond Head Classic on Monday.

Tavarez shot 9 for 19 and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line for the Cougars (9-3). Derrin Boyd shot 5 for 9 and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line and scored 16. Ante Brzovic shot 5 of 13 from the field and 4 of 6 from the free-throw line to finish with 14 points, while adding six rebounds, five assists, and three steals.

Jalen Quinn led the way for the Ramblers (9-3) with 17 points and 2 steals. Loyola Chicago also got 11 points and 2 steals from Sheldon Edwards. Miles Rubin finished with 10 points.

Charleston pulled off the victory after an 8-0 second-half run erased a 1-point deficit and gave them the lead at 63-56 with 6:33 remaining in the half. Boyd scored 13 second-half points.

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

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