No. 21 Loyola holds on to beat Southern Illinois 60-52
By ANDREW SELIGMANFebruary 27, 2021 GMT
CHICAGO (AP) — Marquise Kennedy scored 16 points, and No. 21 Loyola Chicago hung on to beat Southern Illinois 60-52 on Friday night.
The Ramblers (20-4, 15-2 Missouri Valley Conference) steadied themselves in the closing minutes after letting a 16-point lead shrink to four and came out on top for the 13th time in 14 games. They also reached 20 wins for the fourth straight year, a streak that started when the 2017-18 team went 32-6 and made the Final Four.
“I love the consistency of it,” coach Porter Moser said. “Our guys are hungry.”