CHICAGO (Interstat) — Brooklyn Vaughn scored 18 points and made a tiebreaking layup with less than a second remaining, lifting Loyola Chicago to a 73-71 victory over Wright State in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game at Joseph Gentile Center. The announced attendance was 347. The Ramblers improved to 1-0, while the Raiders fell to 0-1.

Wright State raced to a 28-11 lead after the first quarter, fueled by Allie Daniels inside and Rylee Sagester from the perimeter. Daniels made a layup, a jumper in transition and a 3-pointer in the opening period, while Sagester hit a 3 late in the quarter. Jayden Terry added a first-quarter jumper and free throw, and Grace Okih and Elaina Rager also scored as the Raiders built a 17-point cushion. Loyola Chicago answered early in the second quarter with Mireia Jurado’s 3-pointer and Vaughn’s basket inside, then continued to chip away.

The Ramblers closed the second quarter on a run and tied the game at 32 at halftime. Jurado hit two 3-pointers in the second quarter, Kendall Hendrix scored on a layup, Jasmine Perry converted twice in the paint, Gabby Wilke made a driving layup and Rosalie Mercille connected from 3-point range with 37.4 seconds left before halftime. Wright State managed four second-quarter points, all on Olivia Brown free throws, and carried a 32-32 tie into the locker room.

Loyola Chicago opened the third quarter with MD Ntambue’s driving layup, but Wright State responded. Sagester scored inside, Daniels made back-to-back layups, Brown added a layup and Terry scored in transition as the Raiders moved back ahead. Rager made two free throws and a driving layup in a late third-quarter surge, and Wright State led 51-48 after three quarters. Jurado kept the Ramblers close with a layup late in the period and finished with 14 points.

In the fourth quarter, Loyola Chicago took control with a 9-0 run. Ntambue opened the period with a 3-pointer, Jurado made one free throw, Hendrix converted a three-point play and Ntambue added two free throws to put the Ramblers ahead 57-51. Wright State rallied behind Sagester, Terry and Daniels. Sagester made a floating jumper and a layup, Terry made a free throw and a layup, Brown scored on a drive, and Daniels answered with a driving layup to keep the Raiders within striking distance.

The final minute produced the most important sequence. Sagester made a 3-pointer with 1:50 remaining to pull Wright State within 66-63. Vaughn made two free throws for Loyola Chicago, Sagester made two free throws for the Raiders, and Megan Campbell hit a fast-break 3-pointer with 30.8 seconds left to tie the game at 68. Vaughn answered with a driving layup with 17.2 seconds remaining, putting the Ramblers ahead 70-68. Brown made the second of two free throws with 12.6 seconds left to cut the deficit to one, and Jurado made the second of two free throws with 12.2 seconds left for a 71-69 lead. Terry then drove for a layup with 3.6 seconds remaining to tie the game at 71, but Vaughn took the final possession and made a layup with 0.5 seconds left to win it.

Wright State shot 27 of 57 from the floor, 4 of 13 from 3-point range and 13 of 19 from the free-throw line. Loyola Chicago shot 25 of 55 from the floor, 5 of 22 from beyond the arc and 18 of 25 from the line. The Ramblers held an 11-5 edge in offensive rebounds, while each team finished with 10 assists. Loyola Chicago blocked three shots. Wright State committed 15 turnovers and Loyola Chicago committed 18. Wright State scored 71 points from 76 possessions for an offensive rating of 93.4, while Loyola Chicago scored 73 points from 74 possessions for an offensive rating of 98.8.

Daniels finished with 15 points, seven rebounds and one assist in 27 minutes for Wright State. Vaughn had 18 points, eight rebounds and one assist in 26 minutes for Loyola Chicago. Terry added 10 points, five rebounds and three assists in 32 minutes for the Raiders. Jurado had 14 points, two rebounds, four assists and one block in 33 minutes for the Ramblers. Sagester scored 18 points with one rebound and one assist in 32 minutes for Wright State. Hendrix had nine points, two rebounds and four assists in 25 minutes for Loyola Chicago. Ntambue added 14 points, one rebound and one assist in 25 minutes for the Ramblers. Gemma Wichmann had two points, 10 rebounds and one block in 13 minutes for Loyola Chicago. Brown finished with seven points, three rebounds, three assists and one block in 28 minutes for Wright State, and Okih had four points, four rebounds and one assist in 16 minutes for the Raiders.

Wright State next hosts Ohio Christian, while Loyola Chicago visits Green Bay.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Loyola Chicago 59, Wright State 57. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Loyola Chicago with a 78.7 percent probability to win.