Loyola Chicago defeats Eastern Michigan 76-54
CHICAGO (AP) Des Watson had 24 points in Loyola Chicago's 76-54 win against Eastern Michigan on Tuesday night.
Watson shot 8 for 12 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line for the Ramblers (7-0). Francis Nwaokorie scored 11 points while going 4 of 4 (3 for 3 from 3-point range) and added seven rebounds. Justin Moore had 11 points and went 5 of 10 from the field (1 for 3 from 3-point range). It was the seventh win in a row for the Ramblers.
Christian Henry led the Eagles (5-4) in scoring, finishing with 21 points and two steals. Da'Sean Nelson added 13 points and six steals for Eastern Michigan. Yusuf Jihad also had six points.
Loyola Chicago took the lead with 18:26 remaining in the first half and never looked back. Watson led their team in scoring with 13 points in the first half to help put them up 39-26 at the break. Loyola Chicago extended its lead to 63-41 during the second half, fueled by a 7-0 scoring run. Watson scored a team-high 11 points in the second half as their team closed out the win.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | (Eagles gains possession) | |||
19:40 | +2 | Da'Sean Nelson makes two point layup | 2-0 | |
19:23 | Kymany Houinsou turnover (Da'Sean Nelson steals) | |||
19:14 | Christian Henry misses two point layup | |||
19:12 | Miles Rubin defensive rebound | |||
19:01 | Da'Sean Nelson shooting foul | |||
19:01 | Des Watson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
19:01 | +1 | Des Watson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-1 | |
18:34 | Da'Sean Nelson misses two point jump shot | |||
18:32 | Ramblers defensive rebound | |||
18:26 | +2 | Des Watson makes two point dunk (Justin Moore assists) | 2-3 | |
17:54 | Christian Henry misses three point jump shot | |||
17:52 | Justin Moore defensive rebound | |||
17:31 | +2 | Jayden Dawson makes two point layup (Kymany Houinsou assists) | 2-5 | |
17:31 | Arne Osojnik shooting foul | |||
17:31 | +1 | Jayden Dawson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 2-6 | |
17:05 | Christian Henry turnover (Des Watson steals) | |||
16:59 | +2 | Des Watson makes two point layup | 2-8 | |
16:42 | Christian Henry turnover (traveling) | |||
16:29 | +2 | Justin Moore makes two point layup | 2-10 | |
16:29 | Eagles 30 second timeout | |||
16:29 | TV timeout | |||
16:11 | Jalin Billingsley turnover (lost ball) | |||
15:54 | Justin Moore misses three point jump shot | |||
15:52 | Jalen DeLoach offensive rebound | |||
15:47 | +3 | Des Watson makes three point jump shot (Jayden Dawson assists) | 2-13 | |
15:25 | Jalin Billingsley misses two point jump shot | |||
15:23 | Kymany Houinsou defensive rebound | |||
15:04 | +2 | Jalen DeLoach makes two point layup (Kymany Houinsou assists) | 2-15 | |
14:47 | Kymany Houinsou shooting foul | |||
14:47 | Da'Sean Nelson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
14:47 | +1 | Da'Sean Nelson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3-15 | |
14:21 | Jalen DeLoach offensive foul | |||
14:21 | Jalen DeLoach turnover (offensive foul) | |||
14:05 | +2 | Arne Osojnik makes two point jump shot | 5-15 | |
13:55 | Christian Henry blocks Jalen Quinn's two point layup | |||
13:53 | Eagles defensive rebound | |||
13:31 | +3 | Trey Pettigrew makes three point jump shot (Arne Osojnik assists) | 8-15 | |
13:08 | Sheldon Edwards Jr. turnover (Arne Osojnik steals) | |||
13:04 | Miles Rubin shooting foul | |||
13:04 | Arne Osojnik misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
13:04 | +1 | Arne Osojnik makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-15 | |
12:53 | +3 | Jayden Dawson makes three point jump shot (Sheldon Edwards Jr. assists) | 9-18 | |
12:34 | Arne Osojnik misses three point jump shot | |||
12:32 | Jalen Quinn defensive rebound | |||
12:13 | Sheldon Edwards Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
12:11 | Christian Henry defensive rebound | |||
12:01 | +2 | Christian Henry makes two point jump shot | 11-18 | |
11:40 | TV timeout | |||
11:34 | +3 | Francis Nwaokorie makes three point jump shot (Justin Moore assists) | 11-21 | |
11:14 | Jayden Dawson shooting foul | |||
11:14 | Christian Henry misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
11:14 | +1 | Christian Henry makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-21 | |
10:53 | Godslove Nwabude personal foul | |||
10:46 | Jayden Dawson misses three point jump shot | |||
10:44 | Arne Osojnik defensive rebound | |||
10:37 | +3 | Christian Henry makes three point jump shot | 15-21 | |
10:09 | +3 | Des Watson makes three point jump shot (Justin Moore assists) | 15-24 | |
9:50 | John Shanu II misses two point dunk | |||
9:48 | Jalen DeLoach defensive rebound | |||
9:38 | Justin Moore misses two point layup | |||
9:36 | Arne Osojnik defensive rebound | |||
9:31 | +2 | Christian Henry makes two point layup | 17-24 | |
9:11 | +2 | Des Watson makes two point layup (Jayden Dawson assists) | 17-26 | |
8:49 | +3 | Da'Sean Nelson makes three point jump shot (Jalin Billingsley assists) | 20-26 | |
8:26 | Ramblers 30 second timeout | |||
8:26 | TV timeout | |||
8:15 | +3 | Justin Moore makes three point jump shot | 20-29 | |
7:42 | +2 | Cooper Smith makes two point layup (Arne Osojnik assists) | 22-29 | |
7:27 | Des Watson turnover (Jalin Billingsley steals) | |||
7:02 | Da'Sean Nelson misses two point jump shot | |||
7:00 | Francis Nwaokorie defensive rebound | |||
6:53 | Justin Moore misses two point layup | |||
6:51 | Da'Sean Nelson defensive rebound | |||
6:51 | Kymany Houinsou personal foul | |||
6:31 | Christian Henry turnover | |||
6:08 | Francis Nwaokorie offensive foul | |||
6:08 | Francis Nwaokorie turnover (offensive foul) | |||
5:42 | Jalen Quinn shooting foul | |||
5:42 | +1 | Da'Sean Nelson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-29 | |
5:42 | +1 | Da'Sean Nelson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-29 | |
5:18 | Jalen Quinn turnover (Trey Pettigrew steals) | |||
5:18 | Jalen DeLoach personal foul | |||
5:18 | Mario Brunetto misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
5:18 | Ramblers defensive rebound | |||
5:02 | Des Watson turnover (Christian Henry steals) | |||
4:55 | Christian Henry misses three point jump shot | |||
4:53 | Da'Sean Nelson offensive rebound | |||
4:50 | Da'Sean Nelson misses two point layup | |||
4:48 | Francis Nwaokorie defensive rebound | |||
4:35 | Des Watson misses three point jump shot | |||
4:33 | Miles Rubin offensive rebound | |||
4:23 | Trey Pettigrew personal foul | |||
4:18 | Jayden Dawson turnover (Da'Sean Nelson steals) | |||
4:18 | Jayden Dawson personal foul | |||
4:18 | Da'Sean Nelson misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
4:18 | Sheldon Edwards Jr. defensive rebound | |||
3:46 | Des Watson misses two point jump shot | |||
3:44 | Miles Rubin offensive rebound | |||
3:40 | +3 | Sheldon Edwards Jr. makes three point jump shot (Justin Moore assists) | 24-32 | |
3:08 | Jalin Billingsley misses two point hook shot | |||
3:06 | Ramblers defensive rebound | |||
3:06 | TV timeout | |||
2:51 | Sheldon Edwards Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
2:49 | Daniil Glazkov offensive rebound | |||
2:37 | +3 | Francis Nwaokorie makes three point jump shot (Justin Moore assists) | 24-35 | |
2:13 | Da'Sean Nelson turnover (bad pass) | |||
1:49 | Sheldon Edwards Jr. turnover (Da'Sean Nelson steals) | |||
1:42 | +2 | Christian Henry makes two point jump shot (Da'Sean Nelson assists) | 26-35 | |
1:19 | +2 | Miles Rubin makes two point dunk (Justin Moore assists) | 26-37 | |
1:06 | Christian Henry turnover (traveling) | |||
0:47 | Des Watson turnover (Da'Sean Nelson steals) | |||
0:27 | Christian Henry misses three point jump shot | |||
0:25 | Francis Nwaokorie defensive rebound | |||
0:02 | +2 | Justin Moore makes two point jump shot | 26-39 | |
0:00 | End of period |