CHICAGO – Loyola Chicago won its second straight game behind another 20-point performance from Justin Moore and a double-double from Miles Rubin. The Ramblers beat Princeton at home Saturday afternoon, 73-68.
 
Moore finished with a game-high 21 points, while Rubin went for 12 points, 10 rebounds, and five blocks.

Loyola improves to 3-7 with the win.
 
"Our response to adversity is starting to get better," said head coach Drew Valentine. "Earlier this season, we'd hit a rough spot or have a dry spell on offense, and we'd go internal. The guys are fighting through adversity and playing harder and moving on to the next play. It was a good team win but still a lot of work do to."
 
How It Happened
The Ramblers first lead of the game came off the opening bucket from Deywilk Tavarez before Kayde Dotson pushed it to 5-0 with his first three of the game. Princeton punched back with a 12-0 run and held Loyola scoreless for nearly four minutes. The Tigers were able to push their lead to double-figures with another five unanswered points by the 8:57 mark, 19-9.
 
Dotson sparked Loyola's own 11-0 run that ended up tying the game with 3:27 to play. Five different Ramblers scored in the stretch, while Kymany Houinsou's driving layup knotted it, 22-22. Three lead changes would happen in the final two minutes, but Dotson's three with 26 second left in the half swung it in Loyola's favor at the break, 30-28.
 
The second half was a back-and-forth battle that saw 12 lead changes and nine ties over the 20 minutes of play. Six of those lead changes came in the first five minutes. Rubin was fed on an alley-oop dunk for a 40-39 edge, but the Tigers would take a 48-46 lead by the 12-minute media timeout.
 
Neither team's lead would grow past three until Rubin and Joshua Ola-Joseph tipped in back-to-back second chance baskets that opened an 11-0 Rambler run. Moore had the next five points, while Rubin's layup to cap it pushed the lead to nine with 4:31 to play, 62-53. Loyola's lead hit double-digits from the foul line and again with three to play on a Chuck Love III three-pointer. Princeton chipped it back down to five two more times from three-point range before the buzzer. Ramblers win, 73-68.
 
Inside the Box Score
- This marks Moore's third overall and second straight 20-point outing. He went 7-14 from the field and 6-8 at the line. Moore added a team-leading six assists and a season-high two steals.
- Rubin recorded his second double-double of the year with 12 points and 10 boards. He added a season-high five blocks in the win.
- Dotson wrapped the double-figure scoring with 13 points. He was 4-8 from the field with three from deep. He added six rebounds and two assists.
- Loyola shot 50 percent from the field, 25-50.
- The Ramblers led in the paint (36-24), on second chance (15-10), on the fast break (8-0), off turnovers (10-6), and off the bench (16-15).
 
Up Next
Loyola plays host to Chicago State on Dec. 14 at 4 pm.