CHICAGO - Loyola Chicago wraps up a two-game home stretch against Saint Joseph's Tuesday night. The Ramblers and Hawks tip-off at 8 p.m. in Gentile Arena. Loyola looks to snap a winless stretch, while Saint Joseph's is trying to build off a win vs. Dayton over the weekend.
Tuesday's game will be on CBS Sports Network with Tom McCarthy (PXP) and Chris Walker (Analyst) and can be listened to Rambler Sports Network with
Scott Sudikoff (PXP) and Christian Thomas (Senior Analyst).
RAMBLINGS
• In the month of January, the Ramblers are led by
Nic Anderson, who is averaging 11.7 points per game. He's also pulling down 5.5 rebounds per game. Anderson scored at least 10 points in the six games played, including a career-high 17 points vs. George Mason.
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Joshua Ola-Joseph has appeared in all seven games this month, and he averages 11.1 points per game on 43.3 percent from the field. He's drained 11 threes. Ola-Joseph is averaging 51 rebounds per game, with 13 total offensive boards.
• During this stretch, Ola-Joseph has two 20-point outings. He went 7-14 with four threes at George Washington to record a season-high 20 points. He had 20 again at St. Bonaventure on 6-12 from the field with five threes.
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Caleb Reese has stepped up into the starting point guard role with the injuries the Ramblers face. He's logged over 165 minutes over the six games, which saw four starts.
• In Reese's four starts, he's logged nearly 120 minutes of action and is averaging 2.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 0.5 steals per game. He had career-highs with six assists and five rebounds at St. Bonaventure.
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Miles Rubin is having his best season average wise with 10.9 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 0.8 steals, and 2.5 blocks per game. Rubin has five double-doubles with points and rebounds and seven games this season with 10 or more rebounds. His five double-doubles is fourth most in the A-10 and 69th in the NCAA.
• Rubin has 53 blocks and counting this season. He needs 67 blocks to take over third on the single-season list. He will then hold the top three spots on the single season charts.
• Rubin's 53 blocks leads the A-10 and ranks seventh in the country. He's averaging 2.52 blocks per game, falling 10th in the nation and also leads the A-10.
• Head coach
Drew Valentine is in his fifth season at the helm. He has compiled an 88-67 overall record as head coach.
SCOUTING SAINT JOSEPH'S
Saint Joseph's is 12-8 overall and 4-3 in A-10 play. All four league wins came in the last five games for the Hawks. SJU is one of the best rebounding teams in the conference, averaging 39.45 rebounds per game. It's the third most in the league and ranks in the NCAA's top-50. Their 26.9 defensive boards per game ranks second in the A-10, while their 12.55 offensive rebounds per game ranks third.
Over 18 games played, Jaide Glover-Toscano leads the Hawks with 15.5 points per game. He has 13 games with at least 10 points scored and eight with at least 20 points. In their win over Dayton last weekend, Glover-Toscano had 20 points on 6-19 from the field and seven rebounds.
Steve Donahue is in his first season leading the Hawks.
SERIES HISTORY
The Hawks lead the all-time series, 6-4. Loyola has won three of the last four meetings.