DAVIDSON, N.C. – Loyola Chicago beat Davidson on the road Wednesday night, 69-59. Miles Rubin filled the box score, matching his career-high 13 points to go with nine boards, five blocks, two steals, and one assist.
 
With the five blocks, Rubin tied the program's single-season record of 66 set back in the 1984-85 season.
 
The Ramblers improve to 22-8 overall and 14-3 in the A-10.
 
"Davidson had been playing the top teams in the league extremely close coming into this game," said head coach Drew Valentine. "They're a good team, and I thought early in the first half we weren't doing a good job getting the looks we wanted to get. We locked into our game plan, and we turned up our intensity, especially going into the second half. We amped up our urgency defensively, and offensively our execution and pace got better."
 
How It Happened
The Wildcats came out hot scoring the first four of the game and taking a 12-6 lead by the 13-minute mark in the first. Jayden Dawson drained a three to spark Loyola's offense, while Des Watson scored the next five points for the Ramblers to tie the game 14-14.
 
Davidson gained some space back with seven unanswered points, but Loyola halted the DC progress responding with its own 8-0 run. Jalen Quinn completed a three-point play, while Sheldon Edwards connected from deep and Miles Rubin was left wide open inside for a dunk for a 22-21 Loyola lead.
 
The Wildcats would take one more lead and tie it twice by the 2:52 mark. Connor Kochera hit a three knotting the game, 27-27. Norris and Edwards responded from the field, and Loyola led at the break, 32-30.
 
Loyola opened the second half on an 8-2 tear sparked by a three from Dawson. Rubin kept it alive battling inside for four straight points, and Watson got in on the action driving in for a layup. The eight-point lead was the largest yet for either team.
 
The Ramblers used another crippling stretch of action that spanned just over five minutes, outscoring the Wildcats 13-2. Norris and Edwards combined for three from beyond the arc with 8:36 on the clock, expanding the lead to double-digits, 56-39.
 
Down the stretch, the Wildcats cut the lead to 10 on an Angelo Brizzi three with 6:14 to go, but the Ramblers wouldn't let Davidson cut it to single-digits. Bobby Durkin closed the game from three, but Loyola took the win, 69-59.
 
Inside the Box Score
- Watson tied Rubin's team-high with 13 points. He added two rebounds, a team-best five assists, and two steals.
- Norris wrapped up the double-figure scoring efforts with 11 points. He was 3-of-6 from deep.
- Norris added seven rebounds, one assist, and one steal.
- Edwards and Quinn made an impact off the bench. Edwards scored nine, finishing 3-of-5 from three-point range. Quinn added seven points, three rebounds, and four assists.
- The Ramblers outrebounded the Wildcats, 37-34.
- Loyola turned Davidson's 11 turnovers into 15 points.
 
Up Next
The regular season wraps up at home Saturday with senior day. Loyola hosts La Salle at 3 p.m. in Gentile Arena.