Scores

Final

Loyola (IL) 69

(9-3, 3-2 away)

DePaul 61

(9-4, 6-2 home)

Coverage: ESPN3

2:00 PM ET, December 29, 2012

Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL

1 2 T
L-IL 33 3669
DEP 33 2861

Top Performers

Loyola (IL): C. Payne 24 Pts, 4 Reb, 4 Ast, 2 Stl

DePaul: J. Crockett 8 Pts, 4 Reb, 4 Ast, 3 Stl

Loyola of Chicago 69, DePaul 61

Associated Press

ROSEMONT, Ill. -- Cully Payne scored 24 points to lead Loyola of Chicago to a 69-61 victory over crosstown rival DePaul on Saturday.

Christian Thomas added 12 points and 10 rebounds for Loyola (9-3) in the Ramblers' first victory over DePaul since 1989, and only the second for Loyola on DePaul's home court in 21 meetings.

The Ramblers, who had lost 11 straight to DePaul in the series, won their third straight game and seventh in the last eight, while stopping DePaul's seven-game winning streak. The Blue Demons dropped to 9-4.

After forcing seven ties in the first half, the Ramblers took the lead for the first time on Payne's 3-point shot with 17:15 left. After a pair of lead changes, the Ramblers went on a 12-1 run highlighted by 3-pointers by Payne and Jordan Hicks.

Brandon Young led DePaul with 18 points. Worrell Clahar added 10 for the Blue Demons.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
L-IL
DEP
Points 69 61
FG Made-Attempted 25-52 (.481) 24-55 (.436)
3P Made-Attempted 7-17 (.412) 2-10 (.200)
FT Made-Attempted 12-19 (.632) 11-20 (.550)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 15 (1/0) 16 (0/0)
Largest Lead 12 9

Game Leaders

 
L-IL
DEP
PointsC. Payne 24B. Young 18
ReboundsC. Thomas 10C. Melvin 8
AssistsC. Payne 4J. Crockett 4
StealsC. Payne 2J. Crockett 3
BlocksB. Averkamp 2D. Kirk 2
Team Stats: Loyola (IL) | DePaul

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Dec 29, 2012 L-IL 69, @DEP 61Recap

Next 5 Games

L-IL
DEP
01/02 @VALP 8:05pm
01/05 YSU 4:00pm
01/09 @GB 8:00pm
01/11 WRST 9:00pm
01/16 @UIC 8:00pm
 01/02 HALL 9:00pm
01/05 @PROV 8:00pm
01/08 @CONN 7:00pm
01/15 CIN 8:30pm
01/19 SJU 12:00pm
Complete Schedule: Loyola (IL) | DePaul