CHICAGO - Loyola Chicago will play its second straight at home Wednesday night against a visiting Davidson team. Tip-off between the Ramblers and Wildcats is set for 8 p.m. in Gentile Arena. Both squads sit at 1-1 in A-10 play and look to open this week's action with a win.
Wednesday's game will be on CBS Sports Network with Jordan Kent (PXP) and Ice Young (Analyst) and can be listened to Rambler Sports Network with
Scott Sudikoff (PXP) and Christian Thomas (Senior Analyst).
RAMBLINGS
• The Ramblers split A-10 opening week with a win at Rhode Island and close home loss to Dayton.
• On the road,
Justin Moore led all-scorers with 19 points in Loyola's win. He went 7-11 from the field and 3-4 from three-point range. Moore added a team-leading five assists and three steals.
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Miles Rubin scored 12 for Loyola on 5-6 from the field. He grabbed five boards and added two steals and one block.
Kayde Dotson also finished in double-figures with 11 points.
• The Ramblers fell in a down-to-the-wire battle with Dayton at home, 70-68. Loyola led by as much as 13 points and shot only five free throws to Dayton's 25.
• Moore scored another 19 points for Loyola, while Dotson extended his double-figure scoring streak to seven straight games with 16 points for the Ramblers. He finished 6-16 from the field with four threes.Â
• Rubin had his fourth double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. He added four blocks.
• Rubin's block total is up to 37, ranking 11th in the country and first in the A-10. His blocks per game average (2.47) ranks 15th in the nation and first in the A-10. Rubin has recorded two or more blocks in 11 of Loyola's 15 games this season.
• The junior center's rebounding average is also among the best of the A-10. Rubin is grabbing 6.6 rebounds per game, ranking fourth. He ranks fourth in total rebounds (101) and fifth in defensive rebounds per game (4.8).
• Moore's scoring averaging (13.3 ppg) leads the Ramblers and sits 13th in the conference. He also ranks third in total assists (66) and assists per game (4.4).Â
• After losing the rebounding battle in the first six games of the year, Loyola won eight of the next nine games on the glass. Loyola faced a -3 margin in the win over Santa Clara but has since out rebounded Rhode Island by nine and Dayton by 15.
• Head coach
Drew Valentine is in his fifth season at the helm. He has compiled an 88-61 overall record as head coach.
SCOUTING DAVIDSON
The Wildcats are 9-5 overall and 1-1 in conference play as they head into the week's opener. After dropping the A-10 opener to Duquesne, Davidson rallied to beat Saint Joseph's over the weekend. The Wildcats can be a threat from three, shooting 36.7 percent from the arc, which ranks 62nd in the NCAA. Davidson's bench also comes in clutch, averaging 37.0 points per game, which is 12th best in the country.
Roberts Blums is the lone Wildcat in double-figures. He scores 10.5 points per game on 46.6 percent from the field and 38.2 percent from three-point range. He has scored at least 10 in eight games this season, including the last four games. He dropped a season-high 17 vs. Duquesne last week. Â
Matt McKillop is in his fourth season as head coach with a 57-54 overall record.
SERIES HISTORY
Loyola leads the all-time series 4-2 after winning the last four match-ups.
Kymany Houinsou exploded for a career-high in the last with, scoring 19. He added six boards and four assists.
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