Loyola appeared finished in Tuesday’s game at Missouri State, trailing 68-62 with 29 seconds left. But the Ramblers completed another shocking comeback, and needed to go the length of the floor with 3.9 seconds left down 71-69 to force overtime. Here’s how it went down.…
We’ve seen this before. With DePaul down two in the closing seconds of Tuesday’s game against Providence, senior guard Billy Garrett Jr. sliced his way into the lane and made a game-tying layup with 4.7 seconds to go. Garrett also got fouled and made free…
UChicago dropped its conference opener Saturday in the most heartbreaking fashion. In a tie game, Washington University’s Jake Knupp missed a game-winning attempt, and teammate Clinton Cook grabbed the tipped rebound at the top of the key and in one motion threw the ball toward the…
UIC demolished Roosevelt on Thursday, 91-53, and this dunk by Flames freshman Marcus Ottey pretty much sums up the game. With UIC already leading by 25 points midway through the second half, Ottey completely decimated freshman Andre Raiford Jr. with a slam off a baseline drive. Here’s…
Big Sky favorite North Dakota gave Iowa a good fight Tuesday before falling 84-73. The Fighting Hawks played through the final buzzer despite a double-digit deficit, using physical defense to force a steal with two seconds left. Iowa coach Fran McCaffery was not pleased and instructed…
There was plenty of ugly to go around at the O’Rena on Tuesday night. Oakland shot 34.9% from the field while being held to its lowest point total since last year’s Horizon League Tournament in a 61-59 loss at the buzzer to Northeastern. Oh, it…
Chicago State caught fire Wednesday, making 13 of 26 3-point attempts. But the Cougars fell 68-64 in their upset bid at Northwestern (8-2). The Cougars led 52-50 with seven minutes left, but the game appeared over when Gavin Skelly’s layup extended Northwestern’s lead to 64-58…
All Urbana wanted was a shot against a D-1 team. Instead, the Knights lost to Wright State to 51 points, and Raiders forward Steven Davis showed off his athleticism (and complete disregard for human life) with a monstrous dunk. Davis dropped 26 points on Urbana, tying…
On Larry Bird’s 60th birthday, his alma mater Indiana State upset undefeated No. 16 Butler at the Hulman Center. The 72-71 victory was the program’s biggest since the 2012-13 season, so as you can expect it’s a party in Terre Haute right now. Junior guard…
