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DETROIT --Sophomore Dominique Dixon (Detroit, MI/Renaissance) caused the crowd to erupt with a three to send it to overtime, but the Titans could not finish the comeback in the extra session as Detroit was tripped up by Loyola, 88-77, on Thursday evening at Calihan Hall.

The Titans (9-10, 3-5 HL) used a relentless rebounding effort to send the game into overtime grabbing three offensive boards in the last 25 seconds, before Dixon nailed a three to tie the game at 71-all. Dixon started the three-point barrage by missing a three and getting her own rebound. Britney Murphy (Saginaw, MI/Arthur Hill) then missed a three, but Yar Shayok (Ottawa, ON/Hillcrest) collected the board. She would pass it to sophomore Cherridy Thornton, (Detroit, MI/Frank Cody Senior) who launched a trey of her own that missed, but again corralled by Shayok who kicked it out to Dixon for the game-tying shot.

Four Titans scored in double figures led by Dixon's game-high 27. She also tied her career-best with seven rebounds and three steals. It was her fourth game of the year with 20+ points and the first at home this season.

Shayok posted her fourth-straight double with 14 points and 15 rebounds, tying her season high for the second time in three games. Murphy tied her career-high with 13 markers and tallied a career-best five steals, while Thornton finished with 12 points.

Detroit was down by 18, 60-42, with 10:48 left in the game when the Titans came to life closing the half on a 29-11 charge to tie the game.

The Titans went on a 13-4 run to cut it to a nine-point game, 64-55, with 6:47 left. Murphy started the spurt with a steal, feeding it to Dixon for the layup. Murphy would later add a three, while Thronton netted a pair of baskets.

Loyola (9-10, 3-5 HL) pushed its advantage back to double digits taking a 69-59 lead with 3:47 left, but Detroit would not quit. Junior Jalesa Jones (Detroit, MI/Pershing) hit a layup and Murphy stole the ball off the inbound pass and was fouled and made the pair from the charity stripe. A three-point attempt from Dixon was good and closed the Titans within the final three and down 69-66 with 1:40 remaining.

A Ramblers' layup pushed the lead up two more points and Dixon followed with another two-point bucket to keep Detroit within three and 46 seconds left on the clock. The offensive frenzy that followed led to Dixon making the three-pointer that equaled Loyola's total and push the game to overtime.

It was a Rambler team that shot 6-of-7 in the overtime period and 17 points in the extra frame that was the final thorn in the side for the red, white and blue.

It was a seesaw affair at the start as both Detroit and Loyola traded the lead six times, while the contest was tied on six other occasions. Thornton paced the offense early with a couple of 3-pointers, and Detroit had a three-point lead, 29-26, with 4:58 left in the half when the Ramblers went on a 12-0 run to jump out in front by nine, 38-29.

The Titans would trim the deficit to six at the break, 38-32, thanks to some late free throws.

Loyola led by six, 40-34, early in the second stanza when the Ramblers took charge with a 20-8 run during a nine-minute span to increase its advantage to 18, 60-42, midway through the half.

The game was part of the Jesuit Basketball Spotlight, which uses basketball to raise awareness of Jesuit education. The match-up is one of more than 90 games this season between men's and women's teams from the 28 Jesuit colleges and universities across the United States. Each of the 28 is dedicated to strong academics

The Titans will return to action on Saturday as UIC visits Calihan Hall. Game time is set for 2:00 p.m.

Game Notes:
Earlier in the day, Shayok was named to the Jesuit Basketball Spotlight's Honor Roll after averaging 14 points and 14 rebounds in the Titans; two games last week…The Titans averaged 12.8 turnovers in their last five games, but turned it over 12 times in the first half…Shayok almost collected a double-double in the first half with eight points and eight rebounds…Detroit went to the free throw line 16 times in the first half, converting 13, both season highs for the first period of play…Overall, Detroit went to the line a season-high 36 times making a season-best 25 free throws… It was the Titans' second overtime contest of the season following a 77-70 setback to Saint Joseph's on Dec. 4.