ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. –
Joshua Ola-Joseph tied his season-high 20 points in Loyola Chicago's loss at St. Bonaventure Tuesday night, 84-70. He went 6-12 from the field with five threes.
The Ramblers fall to 5-15 overall and 1-6 in A-10 play.
How It Happened
The Bonnies opened with four unanswered points Tuesday night, but the Ramblers bounced back on a 12-2 run to take control of the first.
Miles Rubin got Loyola on the board, while Ola-Joseph and
Xavier Amos connected from deep. St. Bonaventure answered with their own run, cutting Loyola's lead down to one with 11:43 to play, 14-13.
Despite the Bonnies' effort, the Ramblers remained in control and pulled away with another nine straight points.
Deywilk Tavarez drained a three that forced a SBU timeout, while
Alexander Richardson's layup out of the break opened the lead to double-digits with just over four to play, 33-22. Loyola's largest lead came on a three from Ola-Joseph with 1:18 to play at 14, and the Ramblers would say ahead by 12 at the break, 42-30.
The Ramblers scoring got streaky, while the Bonnies heated up in the second half. St. Bonaventure had an early 8-0 run, but
Caleb Reese,
Nic Anderson, and Tavarez kept Loyola's lead in double-figures by the 11:16 media timeout. The Bonnies delivered a 19-0 run out of the media, claiming a lead at 9:24 and building it to 10 by the 6:57 mark, 67-57.
Tavarez broke the scoreless stretch with a four-point play with 6:10 to go. Ola-Joseph and Anderson scored five straight to cut it down to eight with just over three to play, but the Bonnies would outscore the Ramblers 10-2 in the final three minutes. St. Bonaventure wins, 84-70.
Inside the Box Score
- This marks Ola-Joseph's second game with 20 points this season. He went 6-12 from the field and 5-10 from three-point range.
- Anderson added 15 points, six rebounds, and three assists. He was 6-12 from the field.
- Tavarez wrapped up double-digit scoring efforts with 10 points.
- Rubin grabbed a game-high 12 boards. He also blocked four shots.
- Reese tallied four points, five rebounds, and a team-high six assists.
- The Bonnies forced 16 turnovers to score 21 points. They also converted eight offensive boards to 10 points.
Up Next
Loyola returns home for the weekend to play Duquesne on Saturday at 1 p.m. in Gentile.
