Loyola (1-0) vs. Eureka (0-1)
November 12, 2017 | 2 p.m. CT
Gentile Arena | Chicago, Ill.
TV: The Valley on ESPN3 |  Live Stats | Loyola Game Notes

Opening Tip
- Loyola looks to move to 2-0 for the fourth time in as many seasons when it hosts NCAA Division III foe Eureka Sunday afternoon. The Ramblers hung on for an 84-80 victory over Wright State in their 2017-18 season opener Friday night.
- Loyola's 84 points scored versus Wright State Friday night are the most in a season opener since a 106-84 win over Robert Morris on November 15, 1997.
- The Ramblers have won 10 straight games versus non-NCAA Division I foes since an 86-79 loss to Rockhurst in the 2008-09 season opener
-Loyola is an impressive 27-3 (.900) in home non-conference games since the start of the 2013-14 campaign and has won 10 straight versus non-league foes at Gentile Arena.
- The 2017-18 campaign will be a season-long celebration of the 100th year of Loyola men's basketball. In their storied history, the Ramblers have produced 17 All-Americans, made five appearances in the NCAA Tournament and four in the NIT. Loyola won the 1963 NCAA title and to this day remains the only school from the state of Illinois to have captured the NCAA Division I men's basketball championship.
-  When the NCAA released the latest Graduation Success Rate (GSR) data earlier this week, Loyola was tied with five other schools, including four Ivy League members, for the No. 1 spot in the nation at 99 percent. This marks the second straight year that Loyola has shared the top GSR position among NCAA Division I institutions.
 
Loyola – Eureka - The Series
- The Ramblers and Red Devils are meeting for the third straight season and Loyola has dominated the previous two encounters between the in-state rivals. 
- Loyola has put up 90.5 points per game in two previous meetings with Eureka, while holding the Red Devils to 55.0 ppg.
- A year ago, Milton Doyle dropped in 16 points and Bruno Skokna added 15 to power Loyola to a convincing 97-59 victory at Gentile Arena on November 14, 2016.
- Head coach Porter Moser is 2-0 all-time against Eureka.
- Each of the meetings between Loyola and Eureka have taken place at Gentile Arena.
 
Scouting Eureka
- Eureka was dealt a 122-65 loss by North Texas Friday night in its 2017-18 season opener. The Red Devils turned the ball over 25 times and were manhandled on the glass to the tune of a 48-23 rebounding disadvantage.
- Junior guard Shea Feehan shot just 5 of 16 from the field, but drained 10 of 12 shots from the foul line, to record a game-high 24 points for the Red Devils.
- Last year, Eureka went 13-12 overall and averaged a whopping 90.5 points per game as Feehan had a sensational season, averaging 26.7 ppg, while shooting 48.1 percent (191-for-397) from the field and 42.4 percent (86-for-203) from long distance.


Up Next
The Ramblers take to the road for the first time this season when they visit UMKC on November 16.