INDIANOLA, Iowa (Duhawks.com) - The 20th-ranked Loras men's basketball team returned to conference action in a big way on Wednesday with a 24-point win over third place Simpson. Demond George led the charge offensively, finishing with 22 points on 8-of-13 shooting.

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
• Jordan Boyd collected the Rowan McGowen miss and found McGowen streaking to the hoop for his first two points of the contest
• Loras found its groove early, stretching the lead to 20 points with five minutes remaining in the first half
• Loras opened up the second half with a 31-1 run exttending their lead to 32 points.
• Halfway through the second half, Jake Toman found Cole Navigato for his second dunk of the game.
• With just under four minutes to go JT Ford ran the court and connected with Demond George for the trail three pointer pushing the lead back up to 18.

NOTABLES
• The Duhawks' largest lead of the night was 33 (76-42 / 9:15 2nd)
• Loras totaled a season-high 24 second chance points along with 10 steals
• The Duhawks held the Storm to 26 first half points while hauling in eight offensive rebounds which led to 12 second chance points

UP NEXT
Loras heads to Lincoln with upset on the mind, taking on the top-ranked and reigning national champions in Nebraska Wesleyan. The Prairie Wolves are undefeated this season at 12-0 overall with a 3-0 mark in league play. Tip-off is set for 4 p.m.