It was a game that rocked Gentile Arena. Although Loyola’s fan base comes in spurts, over 2,000 fans were present for the Missouri Valley/Mountain West Conference Showdown, where the Loyola men’s basketball team prevailed 65-59 over San Diego State University, one of the toughest Mountain West teams. The Ramblers’ win maintained their perfect 5-0 home record.
Junior forward Aundre Jackson had a near-perfect night and finished 11-12 from the field en route to recording his season-high 24 points. Senior guard Milton Doyle and redshirt sophomore guard Clayton Custer didn’t let Jackson have all the fun solo. Doyle contributed 12 points of his own, and Custer — despite not making any buckets in the first half — came away with 10 points in the second half.