Dayan Nessah scored 15 points and Loyola Chicago Ramblers beat the West Georgia Wolves 76-53 on Thursday night at Gentile Arena.
Nessah went 5-of-7 from the field and 5-of-5 at the free-throw line, adding 5 rebounds and 2 assists in 25 minutes.
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Loyola Chicago scored the game's first 10 points and never gave up the lead. The game had no lead changes and no ties. The Ramblers led 42-29 at halftime, outscored West Georgia 34-24 after the break and built their largest lead, 23 points, by the final margin.
Jason Schofield added 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting with 6 rebounds. Jayden Dawson also scored 12, hitting 3 of 7 attempts from 3-point range.
Lou Hutchinson III led all scorers with 18 points off the bench for West Georgia. He made 3 of 6 3-pointers and 7 of 8 free throws. Kenneth Chime had 14 points and 6 rebounds on 6-of-9 shooting, and Chas Lewless scored 8 on 3-of-11 shooting.
Loyola Chicago shot 51% (28-of-55) to West Georgia's 27% (16-of-60). The Ramblers held a 42-12 edge in points in the paint, had 18 assists to the Wolves' 11 and committed 11 turnovers to West Georgia's 17.
Loyola Chicago improved to 2-0. West Georgia fell to 0-2.
