PRINCETON — Time and time again Princeton has found a way to win inside Jadwin Gymnasium. It has become so commonplace over the last few seasons that it is the expectation. That was until the Jadwin magic wore off for one night at least in a 73-68 loss to Loyola of Chicago on Friday. “We didn’t have an answer for how hard they were playing and then they came up with all the big plays in the last four minutes of the game. It cost us.,” Tigers coach Mitch Henderson said. “We’ve been really good at that over the years and this is a great opportunity for us to learn from it.” Whether it was giving up a quick transition 3 after battling back to take the lead, one of four huge blocks by Ramblers big man Miles Rubin or twice failing to secure a defensive rebound in the final 15 seconds it all went against Princeton (3-1). “We’ve played four games like that and the first three we were all the ones making those four to five plays down the stretch and today they were,” said guard Xaivian Lee, who finished with 17 points. “Credit to them, they came out very aggressive and very physical and played like that the whole time. We got to come up with those at the end.” Jayden Dawson (17 points) hit the go-ahead 3 with 1:32 remaining. After a Tigers turnover, Rubin deposited a tough two on the offensive end and then blocked Caden Pierce on the other with 45 seconds to go. Princeton had two chances at a defensive rebound down by three, but couldn’t grab it and Sheldon Edwards Jr. eventually made two free throws with eight seconds left to ice it. Rubin finished with 11 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks and Edwards added 13 points for the Ramblers (4-0). Dalen Davis matched Lee for the team-high with 17 points and Pirece and Malik Abdullahi finished with 11 each. Pierce also hauled down 11 rebounds. The Tigers looked as though they may pull off another great escape when Pierce, deployed at the tip of a 1-3-1 zone, had steals on consecutive trips. The first led to a Blake Peters 3 in transition and the second a dunk for himself that gave Princeton a 62-60 lead. Loyola hit back within seconds before the Tigers could set back up in the zone that had been effective in slowing in down. “That was a big moment because momentum had gone our way and all of a sudden it was gone,” Henderson said. “I thought the 1-3-1 got us back in the game, but that last two-and-half-minute stretch was unbelievable.” Princeton went back ahead on Abdullahi’s tip-in of a Lee miss before Dawson buried the go-ahed trey. “How do we respond? That’s what really matters. How do we pick ourselves up,” Henderson said. “Let’s address things head on and go forward. I’m so bullish on the group, and I said some difficult things in the locker room, but everybody as a group from head coach on down has to look at why is it that they out-worked us at the end of the game. That can’t be happening.” Notes: Princeton got out-rebounded, 43-32, and 12-4 on the offensive glass. … Loyola had nine blocked shots. … Lee was 5-of-16 from the floor and frustrated by his inefficiency, particularly around the rim. “It’s a small sample size, so I’m not too worried about it,” he said. … Princeton was 10-of-22 from beyond the arc. Davis made five of his seven tries. … The Tigers travel to Chicago next season in the return game of this home-and-home series.