LOYOLA RAMBLERS @RAMBLERSMBB 2017-18 GAME NOTES GAME INFORMATION #11 LOYO( vs. #3 TENNESSEE DATE/TIME: Sat., March 17, 2018 / 5:10 p.m. CT SITE: American Airlines Center / Dallas, Texas RAMBLERS VOLUNTEERS TV/LIVE VIDEO: TNT 29-5 26-8 Spero Dedes (PBP), Steve Smith/Len Elmore (analysts) LIVE STATS: loyolaramblers.com TWITTER UPDATES: @RamblersMBB 35 - SERIES HISTORY: First Meeting GAME # AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER - DAL(S, TEXAS OPENING TIP 2017-18 SCHEDULE 4 Loyola, which has won 11 straight games and 18 of its last 19 contests, posted its frst NOVEMBER NCAA Tournament win since March 16, 1985, when it stunned No. 22 Miami, 64-62 on 10 WRIGHT STATE (ESPN3) W, 84-80 Thursday. A win over Tennessee would give the Ramblers their frst-ever 30-win season 12 EUREKA (ESPN3) W, 96-69 in program history and their frst NCAA Sweet 16 appearance since 1984-85. 16 at UMKC (NBC Sports Chicago+) W, 66-56 4 Thursday’s win over Miami gave the Ramblers 29 wins on the season, matching the 19 SAMFORD # (ESPN3) W, 88-67 1962-63 NCAA championship team (29-2) for the most victories in school history. 21 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE # (ESPN3) W, 63-50 4 At 29-5 overall, the Ramblers have recorded the 14th 20-win season in program his- 24 vs. UNC Wilmington # W, 102-78 tory and the second in the last four years under head coach Porter Moser. Prior to his 25 vs. Kent State # W, 75-60 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 Donte Ingram’s three-pointer with 0.3 seconds remaining lifted No. 11 seed Loyola to a 13 BRADLEY * (NBC Sports Chicago) W, 81-65 thrilling 64-62 victory over sixth-seeded Miami Thursday afternoon in a NCAA First Round 17 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS * (NBCSCH+) W, 79-65 contest at American Airlines Center in Dallas. 21 at Valparaiso * (ESPNU) W, 70-54 4 Clayton Custer produced 14 points and four assists to lead all Rambler scorers, while 24 at Drake * (ESPN3) W, 80-57 Ingram pitched in 13 points and seven rebounds, as Loyola won its 11th straight contest. 28 UNI * (ESPNU) W, 70-47 31 at Bradley * (NBC Sports Chicago+) L, 67-69 MISSOURI VALLEY STANDINGS (THROUGH MAR. 15) FEBRUARY TEAM W L PCT. W L PCT. H A N 3 MISSOURI STATE * (CBSSN) W, 97-75 1. Loyola 15 3 .833 29 5 .853 14-1 9-4 6-0 2. Southern Illinois 11 7 .611 20 13 .606 13-3 5-8 2-2 7 DRAKE * (NBC Sports Chicago) W, 72-57 3. Illinois State 10 8 .556 18 15 .545 11-3 3-10 3-2 10 at Indiana State * (ESPN3) W, 75-71 4. Drake 10 8 .588 17 16 .515 11-3 4-10 2-3 14 VALPARAISO * (ESPN3) W, 80-71 5. Bradley 9 9 .500 20 13 .606 13-2 4-9 3-2 18 at Evansville * (ESPN3) W, 76-66 6. Indiana State 8 10 .444 13 18 .419 8-7 5-7 0-4 21 at Southern Illinois * (ESPN3) W, 75-56 7. Missouri State 7 11 .389 18 15 .545 10-5 4-8 4-2 24 ILLINOIS STATE * (ESPN2) W, 68-61 8. Evansville 7 11 .389 17 15 .531 14-3 2-10 1-2 MARCH 9. UNI 7 11 .389 16 16 .500 12-4 1-9 3-3 10. Valparaiso 6 12 .333 15 17 .469 10-4 3-12 2-1 2 vs. UNI $ (NBC Sports Chicago) W, 54-50 3 vs. Bradley $ (CBS Sports Network) W, 62-54 4 vs. Illinois State $ (CBS) W, 65-49 MEDIA INFORMATION 15 vs. #22 Miami % (TruTV) W, 64-62 17 vs. #13 Tennessee % (TNT) 5:10 p.m. LOYOLA ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS All times Central and subject to change Bill Behrns, Assistant AD - Communications/MBB Contact * denotes MVC game E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (773) 508-2497 4Cell Phone: (773) 469-6214 # denotes Savannah Invitational Press Row: (773) 274-35504Twitter: @LoyolaRamblers4Website: www.loyolaramblers.com $ denotes MVC Championship (St. Louis, Mo.) % denotes NCAA Tournament (Dallas, Texas) 2017-18 LOYO( MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES LOYO( VS. TENNESSEE (NCAA SECOND ROUND) TEAM COMPARISON NOTEBOOK CATEGORY LOYOLA - TENNESSEE - THE SERIES 4Saturday’s game will be the frst meeting between the Ramblers and Volunteers. 2017-18 Overall Record 29-5 26-8 4The Ramblers are 14-16 all-time against current members of the Southeastern RPI 22 8 Conference and have won three of their last four games versus SEC foes, including a Scoring 72.2 74.2 65-59 victory at No. 5 Florida on December 6, 2017. Scoring Defense 62.2 65.8 4Since Porter Moser took over the Loyola program for the 2011-12 season, the Ram- Scoring Margin +10.0 +8.4 blers have collected fve wins over Power 5 conference opponents, plus another four versus teams from the Big East or Mountain West conferences. Field Goal Pct. .506 .439 Field Goal Pct. Defense .415 .407 SCOUTING TENNESSEE 3-Pt Field Goals Per Game 7.5 7.8 4Tennessee has captured seven of its last eight contests and is 5-2 on neutral 3-Pt Field Goal Pct. .397 .381 foors this season. The Volunteers picked up a 73-47 victory over Wright State Thurs- Rebounds Per Game 32.2 36.4 day afternoon in a NCAA First Round game. Rebounding Margin +1.4 +2.1 4One of the top teams in the nation at defending the perimeter, Tennessee ranks Assists Per Game 15.9 15.7 25th in the nation, holding opponents to 31.5 percent accuracy (214-for-679) from Turnovers Per Game 12.2 12.2 three-point territory. Turnover Margin +1.1 +1.7 4Sophomore forward Grant Williams is one of three Volunteers scoring in double fgures with a team-best 15.3 points per game, to go with 6.1 rebounds per outing. Free Throw Pct. .719 .759 4Junior forward Admiral Schofeld, who contributes 13.9 ppg and 6.5 rpg, is a native Blocks Per Game 2.5 4.5 of Zion, Illinois, and a product of Zion-Benton High School. Steals Per Game 6.6 6.3 RAMBLERS VERSUS THE RANKED LOYOLA WHEN... 4The Ramblers have won two straight games versus nationally ranked foes, dis- Under posing of No. 5 Florida on December 6 and No. 22 Miami on Thursday. The last time 2017-18 Moser Loyola won consecutive games versus AP Top 25 teams was December 22 and 29, Leading at halftime 20-0 82-23 1984, when it knocked of No. 4 Illinois (63-62) and No. 20 Louisville (93-81). 4Loyola is 34-120 (.221) all-time against nationally ranked opponents. Trailing at halftime 7-5 26-80 Tied at halftime 1-0 9-7 GAME CHANGING ANNIVERSARY Shoots 50% or higher 21-0 68-13 4Fifty-fve years ago Thursday (March 15, 1963), one of the most important games Shoots 40% or lower 1-2 8-39 in college basketball history was played when Loyola faced Mississippi State in a Shoots higher than opponent 27-1 105-21 NCAA Regional semifnal contest in East Lansing, Michigan. The Ramblers won the Shoots lower than opponent 2-4 13-89 game, 61-51, and would go on to win the national title, but the outcome is not what Opponent shoots 50% or higher 2-1 12-43 mattered most. Opponent shoots 40% or lower 13-0 59-13 4The contest, known as the “Game of Change,” forever shaped integration in the Scores under 50 points 0-0 0-18 state of Mississippi and the south after the courageous Mississippi State squad defed an unwritten state law that prohibited games against integrated teams. The Scores 50-59 pts 2-4 16-41 Maroons snuck out of town under the cover of darkness to play the game against a Scores 60-69 pts 9-1 38-33 Loyola team that featured four African-American starters. Scores 70-79+ pts 8-0 36-16 Scores 80+ points 10-0 26-2 LOYOLA IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT Opp scores under 50 points 2-0 22-2 4Loyola is making the sixth NCAA Tournament appearance in program history and Opp scores 50-59 points 12-0 39-17 frst since 1985.