Pregame analysis and predictions of the Rhode Island Rams vs. Loyola Chicago Ramblers NCAAM game to be played on January 15, 2025 on ESPN.

Rhode Island takes on the Loyola Chicago Ramblers after Sophie Phillips scored 20 points in Rhode Island's 60-58 win over the UMass Minutewomen.

Rams guards Quentin Diboundje and Jamarques Lawrence sustained ankle injuries early in the first half and did not return to the game.

Rhode Island Rams (13-3, 2-2 A-10) at Loyola Chicago Ramblers (10-6, 1-2 A-10) Chicago; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Rhode Island faces Loyola Chicago after Sebastian Thomas scored 23 points ...

URI will be looking to get above the .500 mark in conference play when it visits the Ramblers Wednesday night.

DeLoach 3-4 1-1 7, Rubin 2-5 1-2 5, Dawson 3-9 1-2 8, Quinn 5-10 7-8 17, Watson 8-13 3-4 21, Nwaokorie 5-6 1-2 14, Edwards 2-5 5-6 9, Houinsou 0-1 0-0 0, Glazkov 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 28-56 19-25 81.

Halftime_Rhode Island 39-38. 3-Point Goals_Rhode Island 6-23 (Estevez 3-8, Thomas 2-9, Lawrence 1-3, Diboundje 0-1, House 0-2), Loyola Chicago 6-18 (Nwaokorie 3-4, Watson 2-3, Dawson 1-5 ...

Brown got a bounce-back road win Monday at Cornell for their first win in Ivy play this season. Aaron Cooley had the hot hand, providing help for all-Ivy guard Kino Lilly. That’s important, if you hope to realize preseason expectations of reaching Ivy Madness.

CCSU at Le Moyne, 7 p.m. Chicago St. at Stonehill, 7 p.m. LIU at St. Francis (Pa.), 7 p.m. Wagner at Mercyhurst, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at N. Kentucky, 7 p.m. St. Bonaventure at VCU, 9 p.m.

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Iowa St. at West Virginia, 1 p.m. Ohio St. at Penn St., 1 p.m. Seton Hall at UConn, 1 p.m. William & Mary at Northeastern, 1 p.m. North Carolina at Pittsburgh, 2 p.m. Hofstra at Elon, 1 p.m. LSU at Florida, 1 p.m.

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