DUBUQUE Iowa (Duhawks.com) - Coming off a monumental win last Saturday, the Loras men's basketball team welcomed Dubuque into the Athletic & Wellness Center on Wednesday afternoon. After coming back from an eight-point deficit with under four minutes to play in regulation, the Duhawks fell in overtime, 96-94.

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
• After seeing 14 different lead changes to open the game, the Duhawks closed out the first half on an 8-2 run to take a two-point halftime lead
• Just before the 10 minute mark, Ryan DiCanio knocked down a 3-pointer off the Josh Ruggles assist, giving Loras their largest lead of the game at nine
• Will McClaughry saw his first action late in the second half and immediately nailed a wing triple, narrowing the Spartan lead to four
• With 2:45 to play, the Spartans knocked down back-to-back free-throws, giving them their final points of the half and their largest lead of the game at eight points
• Ryan Dicanio had one last chance to give the Duhawks the late lead with two seconds left, but was only able to convert on one of his two free-throws, sending the game to overtime
• The Spartans jumped out to an early lead after hitting three of their first five shots from deep in overtime
• DiCanio had one last chance but his jumper came up short, giving the Spartans the 96-94 win

NOTABLES
• The Duhawks held the lead for 45.1 percent of the game while the Spartans held it for 42.7 percent
• Loras' starters combined for 75 of the team's 94 points
• Dubuque shot 13-of-27 from the free-throw line
• DiCanio (1,534) passes Loras Hall of Famer Jason Driscoll (1,533) to move into No. 7 on the all-time scoring list … Additionally, DiCanio needs two rebounds to pass Mirko Grcic at No. 6 on the all-time rebounding leaderboard
• Josh Ruggles needs five 3-pointers to pass Jeff Ludovissy at No. 3 on the all-time 3-pointer chart
• Wednesday marked the first loss this season for Loras after holding a lead at halftime
• Demond George moved closer to the century mark for points and now sits at 959

UP NEXT
Loras turns its attention now to Simpson on Saturday. The Storm are 11-7 and 5-5 in the American Rivers. Prior to Saturday, the Storm face Wartburg, who moved into second place in the standings with the Duhawks' loss on Wednesday. Tip-off from Lillis Court is scheduled 4 p.m.