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Postseason NIT - San Jose State Falls 73-70 to Loyola-Chicago - Recap
Loyola-Chicago got 24 points from Des Watson en route to a 73-70 victory over San Jose State on Wednesday at Provident Credit Union Event Center.
Loyola-Chicago did not, however, defeat San Jose State against the spread, which closed at -5.0 at most sportsbooks.
Miles Rubin had 14 points for Loyola-Chicago and Jalen Quinn chipped in with 9 points. Sheldon Edwards Jr. had 3 assists for them, while Francis Nwaokorie was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 9 boards.
San Jose State got 18 points from Josh Uduje in a losing cause and another 16 points from Donavan Yap. Robert Vaihola contributed 3 assists for them, while Robert Vaihola had 9 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Loyola-Chicago were victorious, as the score was 42-36 at the break.
Loyola-Chicago had a 37-28 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.