Loyola Ramblers @Ramblersmbb 2017-18 Game Notes
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LOYOLA RAMBLERS @RAMBLERSMBB 2017-18 GAME NOTES GAME INFORMATION #11 LOYO( vs. #9 KANSAS ST. DATE/TIME: Sat., March 24, 2018 / 6:07 p.m. ET SITE: Philips Arena / Atlanta, Ga. RAMBLERS WILDCATS TV/LIVE VIDEO: TBS 31-5 25-11 Brian Anderson (PBP), Chris Webber (analyst) LIVE STATS: loyolaramblers.com TWITTER UPDATES: @RamblersMBB 37 - SERIES HISTORY: Kansas State leads, 5-4 GAME # PHILIPS ARENA - AT(NTA, GA. OPENING TIP 2017-18 SCHEDULE 4 A berth in the Final Four is on the line Saturday night when Loyola faces No. 9 seed NOVEMBER Kansas State in the NCAA South Regional fnal in Atlanta. Riding a 13-game winning 10 WRIGHT STATE (ESPN3) W, 84-80 streak, the longest current run in the nation, the Ramblers have captured 20 of their last 12 EUREKA (ESPN3) W, 96-69 21 contests and have won their three NCAA tournament contests by four points. Loyola’s 16 at UMKC (NBC Sports Chicago+) W, 66-56 lone Final Four appearance came in 1963 when it won the NCAA championship. 19 SAMFORD # (ESPN3) W, 88-67 4 With 31 wins this season, Loyola has established a new single-season school record, 21 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE # (ESPN3) W, 63-50 surpassing the previous mark of 29 set by the 1963 NCAA championship squad. 24 vs. UNC Wilmington # W, 102-78 4 This is the second 20-win year in the last four years under head coach Porter Moser. 25 vs. Kent State # W, 75-60 Prior to his arrival for the 2011-12 campaign, Loyola had one 20-win season in 26 years. 28 at Boise State (Mountain West Network) L, 53-87 4 The 2017-18 campaign is a season-long celebration of the 100th year of Loyola men’s DECEMBER basketball. In their storied history, the Ramblers have produced 17 All-Americans, made 2 UIC (NBC Sports Chicago) W, 85-61 six appearances in the NCAA Tournament and four in the NIT. Loyola won the 1963 6 at #5 Florida (SEC Network) W, 65-59 NCAA title and to this day remains the only school from the state of Illinois to have cap- 9 NORFOLK STATE (ESPN3) W, 80-52 tured the NCAA Division I men’s basketball championship. 16 at Milwaukee (ESPN3) L, 56-73 4 When the NCAA released the latest Graduation Success Rate (GSR) data in November, 22 at Missouri State * (NBCSCH) L, 59-64 Loyola was tied with fve other schools, including four Ivy League members, for the No. 30 EVANSVILLE * (NBC Sports Chicago) W, 66-59 1 spot in the nation at 99 percent. This marks the second straight year that Loyola has shared the top GSR position among NCAA Division I institutions. JANUARY 3 INDIANA STATE * (NBCSCH+) L, 57-61 LAST TIME OUT 7 at UNI * (ESPNU) W, 56-50 10 at Illinois State * (ESPN3) W, 68-61 4 Aundre Jackson’s three-pointer with 2:57 remaining broke a tie and put Loyola ahead 13 BRADLEY * (NBC Sports Chicago) W, 81-65 to stay on its way to a thrilling 69-68 victory over No. 24 Nevada Thursday night. Marques 17 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS * (NBCSCH+) W, 79-65 Townes sealed the outcome with a huge trey with seven seconds remaining. 21 at Valparaiso * (ESPNU) W, 70-54 4 Loyola shot a blistering 75 percent (18-for-24) from the feld in the second half and 24 at Drake * (ESPN3) W, 80-57 Townes fnished with a team-high 18 points as the Ramblers won their 13th in a row. 28 UNI * (ESPNU) W, 70-47 31 at Bradley * (NBC Sports Chicago+) L, 67-69 MISSOURI VALLEY STANDINGS (THROUGH MAR. 22) FEBRUARY TEAM W L PCT. W L PCT. H A N 3 MISSOURI STATE * (CBSSN) W, 97-75 1. Loyola 15 3 .833 31 5 .861 14-1 9-4 8-0 7 DRAKE * (NBC Sports Chicago) W, 72-57 2. Southern Illinois 11 7 .611 20 13 .606 13-3 5-8 2-2 10 at Indiana State * (ESPN3) W, 75-71 3. Illinois State 10 8 .556 18 15 .545 11-3 3-10 3-2 14 VALPARAISO * (ESPN3) W, 80-71 4. Drake 10 8 .588 17 17 .500 11-3 4-11 2-3 18 at Evansville * (ESPN3) W, 76-66 5. Bradley 9 9 .500 20 13 .606 13-2 4-9 3-2 21 at Southern Illinois * (ESPN3) W, 75-56 6. Indiana State 8 10 .444 13 18 .419 8-7 5-7 0-4 24 ILLINOIS STATE * (ESPN2) W, 68-61 7. Missouri State 7 11 .389 18 15 .545 10-5 4-8 4-2 MARCH 8. Evansville 7 11 .389 17 15 .531 14-3 2-10 1-2 9. UNI 7 11 .389 16 16 .500 12-4 1-9 3-3 2 vs. UNI $ (NBC Sports Chicago) W, 54-50 10. Valparaiso 6 12 .333 15 17 .469 10-4 3-12 2-1 3 vs. Bradley $ (CBS Sports Network) W, 62-54 4 vs. Illinois State $ (CBS) W, 65-49 15 vs. #22 Miami % (TruTV) W, 64-62 MEDIA INFORMATION 17 vs. #13 Tennessee % (TNT) W, 63-62 22 vs. #24 Nevada ^ (CBS) W, 69-68 LOYOLA ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 24 vs. Kansas State ^ (TBS) 5:09 p.m. Bill Behrns, Assistant AD - Communications/MBB Contact All times Central and subject to change E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (773) 508-2497 4Cell Phone: (773) 469-6214 * denotes MVC game Press Row: (773) 274-35504Twitter: @LoyolaRamblers4Website: www.loyolaramblers.com # denotes Savannah Invitational $ denotes MVC Championship (St. Louis, Mo.) % denotes NCAA Tournament (Dallas, Texas) ^ denotes NCAA Tournament (Atlanta, Ga.) 2017-18 LOYO( MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES LOYO( VS. KANSAS STATE (NCAA REGIONAL FINAL) TEAM COMPARISON NOTEBOOK CATEGORY LOYOLA - KANSAS STATE - THE SERIES 4Loyola and Kansas State are meeting for the 10th time in a series that traces its 2017-18 Overall Record 31-5 29-7 roots to 1936. The Wildcats hold a slim 5-4 edge in the series thanks to a current RPI 22 53 three-game winning streak. Scoring 71.8 71.3 4The Ramblers are seeking their frst win over K-State since a 69-64 decision at Scoring Defense 62.4 66.7 Gentile Arena on December 19, 1999. The teams last met in Porter Moser’s frst Scoring Margin +9.4 +4.7 season on the Loyola bench, on November 14, 2011, with the Wildcats earning a 74-61 victory at Bramlage Coliseum. Field Goal Pct. .507 .467 4Since Porter Moser took over the Loyola program for the 2011-12 season, the Ram- Field Goal Pct. Defense .416 .422 blers have collected six wins over Power 5 conference opponents, plus another fve 3-Pt Field Goals Per Game 7.4 6.9 versus teams from the Big East or Mountain West conferences. 3-Pt Field Goal Pct. .397 .345 Rebounds Per Game 32.0 30.8 SCOUTING KANSAS STATE Rebounding Margin +1.6 -3.2 4Kansas State has collected a win in fve of its last six contests, with the lone set- Assists Per Game 15.9 13.9 back coming at the hands of Kansas at the Big 12 Championship. Turnovers Per Game 12.2 11.6 4The Wildcats rank 11th in the nation in total steals (287) and have won fve of their Turnover Margin +0.8 +2.8 last six games played on neutral foors. Free Throw Pct. .719 .732 4Dean Wade, a 6-foot-10 junior forward, leads K-State in both scoring (16.2) and re- Blocks Per Game 2.4 3.0 bounding (6.2), while sinking 55 percent of his feld goal attempts. Junior guard Barry Brown pitches in 16.0 ppg and 3.3 rpg and sophomore forward Xavier Sneed rounds Steals Per Game 6.5 8.0 out the Wildcats’ double-digit scorers with 11.0 ppg. 4K-State has limited its last three opponents to a paltry 26.4 percent accuracy rate LOYOLA WHEN... (18-for-68) from three-point range. Under 2017-18 Moser RAMBLERS VERSUS THE RANKED Leading at halftime 22-0 83-23 4The Ramblers have won four straight games versus nationally ranked foes, dis- Trailing at halftime 7-5 26-80 posing of No. 5 Florida on December 6 and then No. 22 Miami and No. 13 Tennessee Tied at halftime 1-0 9-7 last week in Dallas. Loyola added to its streak with Thursday night’s 69-68 victory Shoots 50% or higher 22-0 69-13 over No. 24 Nevada. The last time Loyola won four consecutive games versus AP Shoots 40% or lower 1-2 8-39 Top 25 teams was 40 years ago when it reeled of four straight wins against ranked opponents , spanning two seasons in 1977 and 1978. Shoots higher than opponent 29-1 107-21 4During that four-game run versus Top 25 teams nearly half a century ago, the Shoots lower than opponent 2-4 13-89 Ramblers downed No. 15 Detroit (79-71), No. 2 Marquette (68-64), No. 13 Indiana Opponent shoots 50% or higher 2-1 12-43 State (79-76) and No. 14 Georgetown (68-64). Opponent shoots 40% or lower 13-0 59-13 4Loyola is 36-120 (.231) all-time against nationally ranked opponents. Scores under 50 points 0-0 0-18 Scores 50-59 pts 2-4 16-41 LOYOLA IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT Scores 60-69 pts 11-1 40-33 4Loyola is making the sixth NCAA Tournament appearance in program history and Scores 70-79+ pts 8-0 36-16 frst since 1985.