Anthony Goode
Yamlak Tsega / XULA Athletics
46
Xavier XAV 8-4
59
Winner Loyola LOYNO 4-4
Xavier XAV
8-4
46
Final
59
Loyola LOYNO
4-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Xavier XAV 17 29 46
Loyola LOYNO 20 39 59

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Loyola defeats Gold Rush to gain season split


     NEW ORLEANS — Jalen Gray scored 17 of his 20 points in the second half Wednesday to lead Loyola to a 59-46 men's basketball victory against NAIA No. 13 Xavier University of Louisiana at The Den.
     McCall Tomeny had 13 points and 15 rebounds for the Wolf Pack (4-4), which gained a season split with the Gold Rush (8-4).
     Anthony Goode scored eight points for Xavier, and Jarvis Thibodeaux and RJ Daniels scored seven apiece. Wesley Pluviose-Philip grabbed a season-high eight rebounds.
     Loyola, which led 20-17 at halftime, pulled away by shooting 61.1 percent from the floor in the second half. Gray was 5-of-5 from the floor in the second half, including three 3-pointers.
     Gray's 3-pointer gave Loyola a double-digit lead for the final 14:47.
     For the game, Loyola outshot Xavier 43.9 to 28.3 percent from the floor. The Gold Rush attempted a season-best 40 free throws but made 20 to shoot a season-low 50 percent. Xavier did not make a 3-pointer for the first time this season.
     Xavier's only lead occurred for 58 seconds in the final three minutes of the first half.
     Xavier beat Loyola 72-66 in overtime Nov. 11 at Xavier.
     The Gold Rush will break for final exams, then visit Mobile at 3 p.m. Dec. 13. The next Gold Rush home game will start at 7 p.m. Dec. 15 against Faulkner.

 
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