National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Tulane 83, Loyola-Chicago 70
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Where: Joseph J. Gentile Center, Chicago, Illinois
Officials: # Don Dailey, # Paul Janssen, # Tom O'Neill
Attendance: 1378

Tulane 83, Loyola Chicago 70: Jay Hook registered 15 points and nine rebounds to lead the Green Wave to a victory on the road.

Hook made three 3-pointers and Tre Drye contributed 18 points on 7-of-7 shooting and grabbed six rebounds for Tulane (6-1), which won its sixth straight game. Payton Henson posted 14 points and Jonathan Stark chipped in with 13 points for the Green Wave.

Donte Ingram recorded 14 points and four rebounds off the bench for Loyola Chicago (4-2). Christian Thomas supplied 13 points and leading scorer Milton Doyle finished with 15 points, including 11 points from the foul line.

Hook was on his game early, scoring all seven of his first-half points in the opening six minutes as the Green Wave gained an 11-4 advantage. Doyle scored his first bucket with 9:20 remaining and the Ramblers later cut the deficit to six points, but Tulane closed well to take a 34-24 lead into the break.

After Hook scored five points to increase the Tulane lead to 41-25 with 16:47 remaining, the Green Wave kept the Ramblers at bay for the remainder of the game. On several occasions, Loyola trailed by 10 points, but each time Tulane had an answer before putting it away in the final two minutes.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Green Wave had 16 rebounds in the first half, including eight on the offensive end, which matched Loyola's total rebounds in the half. ... The Ramblers shot 48.1 percent from the field and had 14 assists on their 25 made baskets. ... Louis Dabney had nine points, including 4-of-5 from the foul line for Tulane, which made 21-of-25 as a team.
Top Game Performances
 
Tulane   Loyola-Chicago
Trevante Drye 18 Scoring Milton Doyle 15
Louis Dabney 2 Assists Jeff White 9
Jay Hook 9 Rebounds Joe Crisman 4
Payton Henson 6 Free Throws Made Milton Doyle 8
Jonathan Stark 3 Steals Milton Doyle 1
Ryan Smith 1 Blocks Joe Crisman 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Tulane 83 52.8 6-15 21-25 8 35 1 6 11
Loyola-Chicago 70 48.1 7-16 13-21 14 22 2 3 12