CHICAGO – Indiana State was unable to generate any sustained offense Tuesday evening, as the Sycamores fell on the road to Loyola Chicago, 64-40, inside Gentile Arena.
 
Tonysha Curry led the Sycamores with 10 points and was the only Indiana State player in double-figures. Del'Janae Williams had eight, while Anna McKendree added seven. Arianna Smith had a team-leading seven rebounds in the loss.
 
Indiana State led by one after the opening quarter, but a pair of Rambler 3-pointers early in the second gave the home side the lead for good. ISU remained within two possessions until a lengthy offensive drought in the third quarter, as the Sycamores shot a season-low 26.3 percent from the field.
 
First Half
The opening quarter was a back-and-forth affair, with neither team leading by more than two possessions. Curry and Williams had the hot hands early, with each connecting on a pair of baskets. Indiana State took its largest lead of the quarter on a 5-0 run, with McKendree hitting a 3-pointer from the wing and Williams converting on a fastbreak layup. The Sycamores took a 17-16 lead after one, as Curry beat the buzzer with a layup.
 
Indiana State struggled to score in the second quarter, making just three of its 14 shots in the period. Despite that, the Sycamore defense still kept ISU in the game. Loyola's Anna Brown hit a trio of 3-pointers in the quarter but Indiana State remained within striking distance throughout. McKendree had four of the six Sycamore points in the quarter as the home side took a 29-23 lead into the intermission.
 
Second Half
The Sycamores' struggles in the third came on the defensive end, as Loyola made six of its 11 attempts from the field in the period. Smith converted a three-point play to cut the Indiana State deficit to five, 33-28, but that was the closest the Sycamores got in the quarter. Indiana State went without a field goal for the final 4:30 in the quarter, as Loyola Chicago extended its lead to 49-34 through three.
 
Indiana State made just two field goals in the fourth quarter, a jumper by Williams and a layup by Curry. The Sycamores scored just six points in the quarter, as the Ramblers rolled to a 24-point win.
 
Inside the Statistics

• Indiana State held Loyola's leading scorer, Allison Day, scoreless.
• The Sycamores had a rebound margin of plus-eight (39-31).

 
News & Notes

• Indiana State's four-game losing streak is tied for the Sycamores' longest of the season.
• Tuesday's game was the final conference matchup between these schools in Chicago.

 
Up Next
Same teams, different day. Indiana State and Loyola Chicago meet again Friday evening at 6 p.m. inside the Hulman Center.
 
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