Loyola erased an 8-point deficit in the second half Wednesday to defeat Louisiana-Monroe, clinching the 2015 CBI title. The win gave the Ramblers (24-13, 8-10 MVC) a 2-0 sweep in the championship series. The victory marks Loyola’s second postseason tournament title. The Ramblers also won the…
Loyola came out of halftime Monday with a fire and toughness that Louisiana-Monroe could not match in game one of the CBI championship. The Ramblers outscored the Warhawks by nine points in the second half in a 65-58 victory in front of 2,215 fans. “I…
Loyola’s season was on the line with under six minutes remaining in Wednesday’s CBI semifinal matchup with Seattle. After the Redhawks scored six straight points, they led 42-40. Then, on their home floor at Gentile Arena, the Ramblers ripped off 14 straight points on their way…
From the outside, Sunday’s 66-60 win against Cleveland State may have seemed meaningless for Milwaukee. Although the Vikings are vying for a Horizon League title and conference tournament seeding, the Panthers are ineligible for the Horizon League and NCAA tournaments as the result of a ban due to a low…
DePaul improved to 6-1 Sunday with a 83-61 win at home against Milwaukee. Here is The Catch and Shoot’s rapid reaction to the Blue Demons’ victory: —DePaul was incredible defensively in the first half. The Blue Demons blocked nine shots and forced six turnovers, allowing…
What made you think I’d wait to put up my first bracket projections for the 2015 NCAA Tournament? Next year’s Big Dance is still way in the future, but we might as well take a general look at the what the field could look like.…
All-Chicago Team (Chicago Player of the Year in bold.) Milton Doyle, Loyola—14.9 ppg, 3.6 apg, 1.2 spg Doyle had a major impact the second he stepped on the floor for Loyola, despite being a freshman. The Chicago native led the Ramblers in scoring, assists, steals…
Replacing the National Player of the Year when you’re a freshman is not easy. And that’s exactly what Derrick Walton Jr. had to do for Michigan this season. “As soon as Trey decided to leave, he knew he had to take on possibly the starting…
Face it. If these Kentucky players wore the name of just about any other school across their chests, they would be national darlings right now. The No. 8 seed that faced nonstop criticism all year long. The preseason No. 1 team that faced expectations of…
It wouldn’t be the NCAA Tournament without a game coming down to a questionable block/charge call. Tennessee was inbounding from the baseline with 10.8 seconds left, trailing 72-71. The Volunteers, who had erased a 15-point deficit in the final 10:32 of the second half, had…
