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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.” ....
Shafkat Anowar/AP Marquise Kennedy scored 16 points, and No. 21 Loyola hung on to beat Southern Illinois 60-52 on Friday night at Gentile Arena, extending the nation’s fifth-longest active home winning streak to 21 games. 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.” ....