ST. LOUIS — Each Loyola player had shed his jersey and tossed it into a pile in the middle of the locker room, except for Jeff White. White, a 6-foot-1 guard, sat in the locker room with tears in his eyes, staring at his No. 23…
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For the third straight season, Loyola has won its first game at the MVC Tournament, otherwise known as Arch Madness. The Ramblers advance to Friday’s quarterfinal round, where they will face top-seeded Wichita State. The Shockers swept the regular season series with ease, winning the…
No. 8 seed Loyola had to grind for 40 minutes but came out on top, 74-66, Thursday in a first-round matchup with No. 9 seed Bradley at the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. The Ramblers (15-16, 7-11 MVC) were tied 29-29 at halftime and led 63-57…
Drake sophomore Reed Timmer scored 10 of his 17 points in overtime Saturday as Drake pulled away from Loyola for a 69-59 win at the Knapp Center. Timmer, a 6-foot-1 guard, also hit a 3-pointer with 12 seconds left to force a tie at the…
CHICAGO — It wasn’t another 30-point pounding, but Wichita State still controlled the lead from wire to wire Wednesday in a 76-54 win at Loyola. Loyola (14-15, 7-10 MVC) handled Wichita State’s early runs. The Shockers run opponents out of the building with early…
CHICAGO — Loyola held off Northern Iowa in a 59-56 thriller Wednesday at Gentile Arena. The Ramblers have now completed a sweep of the Panthers, who are 3-0 against nationally ranked teams this season. Northern Iowa (16-12, 8-7 MVC) frustrated Montel James offensively, but the Loyola forward…
Three days after nearly knocking off one of the Missouri Valley’s top teams, Loyola gets another chance for an upset Wednesday when Northern Iowa visits Gentile Arena. Loyola dropped a 74-73 thriller to Evansville on Sunday, the team’s fourth one-possession loss of conference play. The Ramblers erased a…
Loyola gained further separation from the bottom of the Missouri Valley on Wednesday with a 54-43 win against Bradley at Carver Arena. Here’s how the Ramblers earned their second straight road victory: Loyola (12-13, 5-8 MVC) made the worst offense in Division I somehow…
Loyola picked up its second quality road win of the season Saturday, upsetting Southern Illinois, 73-59, at SIU Arena. The Ramblers shot 54.3 percent from the field with forward Montel James’ 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting leading the way. James also grabbed 11 rebounds for his fourth…
CHICAGO — With his sport jacket thrown aside and his shirt half-untucked, Porter Moser stomped his feet and raised his arms, signaling the Gentile Arena crowd to get loud as Loyola battled Indiana State in overtime. The Loyola coach had watched his team lose an 11-point lead…