Scores

Final

Loyola (IL) 60

(15-16, 5-11 Horizon)

Youngstown St 62

(17-14, 7-9 Horizon)

7:05 PM ET, March 5, 2013

Beeghly Physical Education Center, Youngstown, OH

1 2 T
L-IL 29 3160
YSU 29 3362

Top Performers

Loyola (IL): B. Averkamp 14 Pts, 9 Reb, 3 Ast

Youngstown State: D. Eargle 10 Pts, 8 Reb, 2 Ast, 7 Blk

Youngstown St. 62, Loyola of Chicago 60

Associated Press

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- D.J. Cole banked in a driving bucket with 2.5 seconds left to lift Youngstown State to a 62-60 win over Loyola of Chicago in the first round of the Horizon League tournament Tuesday night.

The teams' regular-season meetings also were decided in the final seconds, with the Penguins winning 68-66 on Jan. 5 and 60-59 on Feb. 7.

This time, Youngstown State (17-14) led by eight with 6:01 left but couldn't maintain its advantage. After Loyola's Devon Turk tied it with two free throws with 13 seconds left, Cole hit his game-winner. Joe Crisman's desperation heave from beyond half court was wide.

The sixth-seeded Penguins will play No. 3 Wright State on Friday.

Blake Allen and Kamren Belin scored 15 apiece for Youngstown State, Cole added 13 and Damian Eargle had 10 points and a Horizon League tournament-record seven blocks.

Christian Thomas' 16 points led the seventh-seeded Ramblers (15-16).

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Team Stat Comparison

 
L-IL
YSU
Points 60 62
FG Made-Attempted 24-54 (.444) 26-52 (.500)
3P Made-Attempted 4-10 (.400) 4-16 (.250)
FT Made-Attempted 8-13 (.615) 6-10 (.600)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 15 (0/0) 14 (0/0)
Largest Lead 4 8

Game Leaders

 
L-IL
YSU
PointsC. Thomas 16B. Allen 15
ReboundsB. Averkamp 9S. Amiker 9
AssistsJ. White 5B. Allen 5
StealsJ. White 2B. Allen 4
BlocksM. O'Leary 1D. Eargle 7
Team Stats: Loyola (IL) | Youngstown State

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 5, 2013 YSU 68, @L-IL 66Recap
Feb 7, 2013 @YSU 60, L-IL 59Recap
» Mar 5, 2013 @YSU 62, L-IL 60Recap

Next 5 Games

L-IL
YSU
03/08 @WRST 6:00pm
03/19 OAK 7:05pm
03/23 CAN 7:05pm
Complete Schedule: Loyola (IL) | Youngstown State

Horizon League Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Valparaiso13-326-7
Wright State10-621-12
Detroit12-420-12
Green Bay10-618-15
Illinois-Chicago7-917-15
Youngstown State7-917-15
Loyola (IL)5-1115-16
Cleveland State5-1114-18
Milwaukee3-138-24
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