Custer Scores 19 as Loyola-Chicago Beats Washington St.

ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — Clayton Custer scored 19 points, and Loyola-Chicago held off a second-half Washington State rally for an 88-79 victory Monday in the fifth-place game at the Paradise Jam tournament.

Aundre Jackson and Donte Ingram added 17 points each, and Milton Doyle had 14 for the Ramblers (5-1), who led 38-30 at the half and pulled ahead by as many as 15 points midway through the second half.

Josh Hawkinson scored 11 of his 15 points in the second half for the Cougars (3-2), who fought back to pull within five points, 81-76, with 41.9 seconds remaining.

But Loyola-Chicago hit 5 of 6 free throws over a 20-second span to push its lead back to double digits.

Ike Iroegbu had 19 points, Conor Clifford added 12 points, and Charles Callison and Malachi Flynn scored 10 each for Washington State.