Murray State and Loyola Chicago will look to avoid a last place finish in the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic with a win on Christmas Day.
On Christmas Day, the Loyola Chicago Ramblers will take on the Murray State Racers in the seventh place game of the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic. Coming into Wednesday’s game the Ramblers are 9-3 on the season with the latest game being a narrow 72-71 loss to the University of Oakland. Loyola rallied back from being down 10 points with 2:32 left in the game and took the lead with 21 seconds left, but Oakland hit a game-winning layup just as time expired. In the loss, Miles Rubin led Loyola with 21 points and narrowly missed a double-double with nine rebounds, a best for both teams. Sheldon Edwards Jr. added an additional 20 points.
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Game Date: Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024
Game Time: 1:30 p.m. ET
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The Racers come into Wednesday’s game with an overall record of 6-6 this season after dropping a 94-90 game to the Charlotte 49ers, putting them in the seventh place game. Kylen Milton scored 28 points to lead the Racers and also pulled down seven rebounds in the closely contested match. AJ Ferguson added an additional 21 points and grabbed six rebounds in the loss. On the season JaCobi Wood leads the team with 14.3 points per game and 5.4 assists per game.Â
Murray State and Loyola Chicago will meet for the first time on Wednesday. Murray State will return to Kentucky to take on Illinois State in a conference meeting on Jan. 2. Loyola Chicago will return to Chicago and host VCU on Jan. 4 to kick-off Atlantic 10 competition.
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