Score: Loyola Chicago 68, UAlbany 56

Location: Gentile Arena in Chicago, Illinois   
 
Records: UAlbany (4-9, 0-0 America East) | Loyola Chicago (6-5, 0-0 A-10)
 
Short Story: The University at Albany men's basketball team battled hard against the A-10's Loyola Chicago on Sunday afternoon but fell by a score of 68-56. After building a lead in the early minutes, the Ramblers were able to maintain a 10-point lead throughout much of a back-and-forth game. Malik Edmead led the team in scoring with 16 points, his best game in a UAlbany uniform.
 
Key Stat Lines

• Malik Edmead led the team with 16 points, going 7-11 from the field. The transfer totaled 27 minutes and dished out three assists.
• Freshman Jonathan Beagle dropped 13 points on 5-11 shooting. The big man grabbed three boards, dished out two assists, and nabbed two steals.
• Sarju Patel went 2-5 from three-point range, finishing with 11 total points.
• Trey Hutcheson led the team with seven rebounds.
• UAlbany shot 35.2% (19-54) from the field and 27.8% (5-18) from beyond the arc. Loyola Chicago shot 50% (24-48) from the field and 37.5% (6-16) from three.
• Loyola won the rebounding war, 38-28.

How it Happened:

• Loyola scored the first eight points of the game before a layup from Sarju Patel broke the scoring run. The Ramblers took a 10-4 lead into the first media TO.
• The Ramblers increased the lead to 10 by the U12 TO, 18-8. The Great Danes started 4-11 from the field and 0-3 from beyond the arc.  
• The scoreboard read 26-15 by the U8 TO. Jonathan Beagle led UAlbany scorers with eight points, including a two-handed slam that energized the Great Dane bench.
• The Ramblers brought a 37-28 lead into the locker room at halftime. Malik Edmead hit a floater in the final minute to bring the score back within single digits.
• UAlbany shot 45.8% (11-24) from the field and 33.3% (3-9) from deep in the first half. Loyola Chicago shot 58.3% (14-24) from the field and 37.5% (3-8) from three.
• 22 of Loyola's 37 first-half points came from I the paint.
• The lead remained at nine points by the first media TO of the second half, 39-30. UAlbany had two made free throws from Trey Hutcheson but started the half by going 0-6 from the field.
• The Ramblers led 46-37 at the 11:45 mark. Sarju Patel hit a long ball for the Great Danes to cut the lead back to single digits once again. The Great Danes suffered an 0-8 run from the field earlier in the frame.
• The Great Danes were able to cut the lead to just four points following another three from Patel, but five quick points from the Ramblers put the home team up by nine once again.
• UAlbany called TO with 8:37 remaining, down 53-44. Both teams started to warm up, with UAlbany hitting four of its last eight shots and Loyola Chicago hitting six of its last nine.
• The Great Danes were unable to overcome the deficit, trailing by 10 once again in aback-and-forth contest with 3:32 remaining, 59-49. Both teams went on a stretch of going just 1-7 from the field over a span of four minutes.
• UAlbany shot 26.7% (8-30) from the field and 22.2% (2-9) from three in the second half. Loyola shot 41.7% (10-24) from the field and 37.5% (3-8) from three.

 
Next: The Great Danes round out their Chicago trip with a matchup Tuesday afternoon at Northern Illinois. Tip is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. EST. Stay up to date with UAlbany men's basketball by following the team on Twitter (@UAlbanyMBB) and Instagram (@ualbany_mbb) for all of the latest news and highlights throughout the season.