Davidson 79, at Loyola Chicago 64

CHICAGO (Interstat) — Parker Friedrichsen scored 27 points, including 20 in a dominant second-half stretch, and Davidson used a decisive 22-2 run to pull away from Loyola Chicago for a 79-64 victory in Atlantic 10 Conference men’s basketball on Wednesday night at Joseph Gentile Center. The Wildcats, who led 45-36 at halftime, saw their advantage trimmed to five early in the second period before Friedrichsen ignited the game-breaking surge. The sophomore guard from Bixby, Oklahoma, hit three consecutive 3-pointers and a driving layup in a personal 11-point outburst that turned a 43-38 lead into a 60-40 command with 14 minutes… Read more...