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Chris Knight scored 16 points on 7-for-9 shooting off the bench to lead Loyola to a 44-39 victory over Southern Illinois on Thursday night.
Lucas Williamson, whose 13 points per game coming into the matchup led the Ramblers (15-3, 6-1 Missouri Valley Conference), had five points on 2-of-12 shooting.
Lance Jones had 12 points for the Salukis (10-11, 3-6). Marcus Domask added 10 points and nine rebounds.
The Ramblers improved to 2-0 against the Salukis, having defeated SIU 59-47 on Tuesday.
