Ramblers outlast Drake 68-63

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Montel James scored 17 points, and his reverse layup with just more than a minute left gave Loyola the lead for good in a 68-63 win over Drake Saturday.Trailing 66-63, Billy Wampler and Reed Timmer both missed 3-point attempts with nine seconds to play. Officials awarded the ball to the Ramblers after determining the ball went off a Drake player attempting to recover Timmer’s miss.Milton Doyle‘s free throws with 7.9 seconds left clinched it for Loyola (9-11, 2-6 Missouri Valley).James tied the score at 60 making one of two free throws before his layup gave the Ramblers the lead. James hit two more free throws, then Drake (5-15, 0-8) got a three from Kyle Abrahamson with 29 second left to cut the lead to 64-63.Graham Woodard, and Abrahamson combined to hit three-straight 3s to give Drake a 60-59 lead with 2:51 left.Ore Arogundade led Drake with 12 points.