PELLA, Iowa (Duhawks.com) - The 20th-ranked Loras men's basketball team ended the regular season on a high note Saturday, dropping 111 points on Central for the team's 20th win of the season. Josh Ruggles led all scorers with 26 points in the 31-point victory.

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
• Ryan DiCanio's back-to-back layups to cut Central's lead down to two with 7:24 to go in the first half
• Demond George layup to end the first half and extended Loras lead 52-45
• Loras 7-0 run at the beginning of the second half opened double-digit advantage
• George knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers with 10:02 to go in the second half, good for an 81-62 lead
• Loras ended the game on a 20-7 run over the final 6:54, with points from nine different players

NOTABLES
• Loras shot 49 percent from the field and 89 percent from the free-throw line
• Season-high 14 steals as a team
• DiCanio ends the regular season fifth all-time with 657 career rebounds, averaging 6.4 per game
• George moved into sole possession of third all-time with 164 career steals, passing Keith Snelson
• Heading into the postseason, Ruggles has 193 career 3-pointers, good for third all-time … He trails Jason Driscoll and Chris Jans, who both finished their careers with 214 career 3-pointers

UP NEXT
The Duhawks turn their attention now to the postseason where they enter as the No. 2 seed in the American Rivers Conference Tournament. With a top-two seed, Loras has earned a first round bye and face the winner of third-seeded Wartburg and sixth-seeded Dubuque. The semifinal will be played on Thursday, Feb. 21, with tip-off scheduled for 8 p.m.