LOYOLA RAMBLERS @RAMBLERSMBB 2020-21 GAME NOTES GAME INFORMATION at DATE/TIME: Sun., Jan. 24, 2021 / 3 p.m. CT LOYO& BRADLEY SITE: Carver Arena / Peoria, Ill. RAMBLERS BRAVES TV/LIVE VIDEO: NBC Sports Chicago 11-3, 6-1 9-5, 3-2 Brad Wells (PBP), Kevin Lehman (analyst) RADIO: Rambler Sports Network Jef Hagedorn (PBP), Chris Sparks (analyst) SERIES HISTORY: Bradley leads, 36-29 GAME #15 - CARVER ARENA - PEORIA, ILL. OPENING TIP 2020-21 SCHEDULE 4 Winner of eight of its last nine games overall, including four in a row, Loyola puts a DECEMBER nine-game win streak versus in-state rivals on the line when it visits Bradley on Janu- 5 LEWIS (ESPN3) W, 76-48 ary 24 and 25. A win Sunday would give the Ramblers their best start to conference play 9 CHICAGO STATE (NBCSCH) W, 88-51 through eight games since 1984-85 when they went 7-1 to open Midwestern Collegiate 13 at UIC (ESPN+) W, 77-66 Conference action. 15 at #12 Wisconsin (BTN) L, 63-77 4 Since the start of the 2017-18 campaign, Loyola has notched 17 road wins in Missouri 18 vs. #25 Richmond (NBCSCH+) L, 73-75 Valley Conference action, the most by any Valley team during that stretch. Missouri State 22 SAINT FRANCIS (ESPN3/ESPN+) W, 92-55 ranks second with 13 league wins away from home in the last four seasons. 27 ILLINOIS STATE * (NBCSCH) W, 90-60 4 The Ramblers are allowing only 43.5 points per game and holding opponents to 32.9 28 ILLINOIS STATE * (CBSSN) W, 86-55 percent (31-for-94) shooting from the feld and 29.4 percent (10-for-34) from three-point land, in their last two road games. JANUARY 4 Loyola’s depth has been on display all season and eight players average at least 2 NORTH TEXAS (ESPN+) W, 57-49 5.0 points per game. The Rambler reserves are accounting for 30.7 points per outing 10 at Indiana State * (ESPN2) L, 71-76 this season and have scored 40 or more points four times. Over the last two contests, 11 at Indiana State * (CBSSN) W, 58-48 Loyola’s bench has totaled a whopping 126 points (42.0 per game). 16 NORTHERN IOWA * (ESPN2) W, 72-57 4 Since the start of the 2017-18 campaign, Loyola owns the most wins (84) of any of the 17 NORTHERN IOWA * (ESPN) W, 88-46 13 NCAA Division I teams in the state of Illinois. Bradley ranks second with 72 wins, fol- 20 at Valparaiso * (ESPN+) W, 75-39 lowed by UIC (61), Southern Illinois (60) and Illinois (57) to round out the top fve teams. 24 at Bradley * (NBCSCH) 3 p.m. 25 at Bradley * (CBSSN+) 7 p.m. LAST TIME OUT 31 at Missouri State * (CBSSN) 2 p.m. 4 Loyola’s bench delivered 39 points and a smothering defense forced Valparaiso into FEBRUARY 30.6 percent (15-for-49) shooting from the feld and 15 percent (3-for-20) from three-point range, in a 75-39 victory Wednesday evening. 1 at Missouri State * (ESPN3 or ESPN+) 7 p.m. 4 Cameron Krutwig scored a team-high 15 points, hiting 7 of 8 shots from the feld, and 6 EVANSVILLE * (NBCSCH) 1 p.m. Lucas Williamson added 11 points, fve boards and three assists for the Ramblers. 7 EVANSVILLE * (NBCSCH) 1 p.m. 13 at Drake * (ESPN2 or ESPNU) 5 p.m. 14 at Drake * (ESPN2 or ESPNU) 5 p.m. MISSOURI VALLEY STANDINGS (THRU JAN. 20) 17 VALPARAISO * (NBCSCH) 7 p.m. 26 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS * (CBSSN) TBA TEAM W L PCT. W L PCT. H A N 27 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS * (ESPN2 or ESPNU) 5 p.m. 1. Drake 4 0 1.000 13 0 1.000 8-0 4-0 1-0 2. Loyola 6 1 .857 11 3 .786 8-0 3-2 0-1 3. Missouri State 5 1 .833 9 1 .900 6-0 3-1 0-0 MARCH 4. Bradley 3 2 .600 9 5 .643 6-1 1-4 2-0 MISSOURI VALLEY TOURNEY (ST. LOUIS, MO.) 5. Evansville 4 4 .500 6 8 .429 5-2 1-5 0-1 6. Indiana State 3 5 .375 6 7 .462 4-3 2-4 0-0 4 vs. TBA # TBA 7. Illinois State 2 5 .286 5 8 .385 3-2 1-6 1-0 5 vs. TBA # TBA 8. Southern Illinois 1 3 .250 7 3 .700 5-1 2-2 0-0 6 vs. TBA # TBA 9. Northern Iowa 2 6 .250 3 10 .231 3-2 0-5 0-3 7 vs. TBA # (CBS) 1 p.m. 10. Valparaiso 0 3 .000 3 9 .250 3-3 0-6 0-0 All times Central and subject to change * denotes Missouri Valley game # denotes MVC Championship MEDIA INFORMATION LOYOLA ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Bill Behrns, Assistant AD - Communications/MBB Contact E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (773) 508-2497 4Cell Phone: (773) 469-6214 Press Row: (773) 274-35504Twitter: @LoyolaRamblers4Website: www.loyolaramblers.com 2020-21 LOYO& MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES LOYO& AT BRADLEY TEAM COMPARISON NOTEBOOK CATEGORY LOYOLA - BRADLEY - THE SERIES 4The Ramblers and Braves are meeting for the 66th time in a series that traces its 2020-21 Overall Record 11-3 9-5 roots all the way back to 1928. Bradley holds a 36-29 edge in the all-time series, but 2020-21 Conference Record 6-1 3-2 Loyola has taken nine of the last 12 matchups between the teams, including each of Scoring 76.1 73.7 the last two. Scoring Defense 57.3 62.2 4Since joining the Missouri Valley, Loyola is 12-6 against Bradley. The Ramblers Scoring Margin +18.8 +11.5 are just 9-23 against the Braves when playing on their home foor in Peoria, but the Field Goal Pct. .517 .458 Maroon and Gold has captured four of the last six meetings at Carver Arena. Field Goal Pct. Defense .402 .373 4When the teams last met, in the 2019-20 regular-season fnale in Peoria, Cameron 3-Pt Field Goals Per Game 8.4 7.3 Krutwig scored a team-high 16 points and Loyola escaped with a 67-66 victory when 3-Pt Field Goal Pct. .389 .333 Elijah Childs’ jumper at the buzzer rimmed out. Rebounds Per Game 33.1 41.1 4Three of Loyola’s last four setbacks to Bradley have been by two points or less and the Ramblers’ last three losees in the series have come by a combined 11 points. Rebounding Margin +4.6 +7.1 Assists Per Game 17.6 15.2 SCOUTING BRADLEY Turnovers Per Game 11.6 12.4 4Bradley has split its last six contests and is coming of a 71-56 setback at Illinois Turnover Margin +2.9 -0.1 State Wednesday night. The Braves lead the MVC in feld goal percentage defense Free Throw Pct. .711 .705 (.373). Blocks Per Game 2.1 4.4 4The Braves has won fve straight outings on their home foor at Carver Arena and Steals Per Game 6.6 6.4 are 6-1 there this season. 4Senior forward Elijah Childs is one of the premier players in The Valley and paces Bradley with 14.5 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game, while guard Terry LOYOLA WHEN... Nolan Jr., a transfer from George Washington, contributes 11.8 ppg. Under 2020-21 Moser KING KRUT 4Cameron Krutwig will graduate as one of the most accomplished players to wear Leading at halftime 10-1 129-34 a Loyola uniform. The 6-foot-9 senior center has fnished in the top three in each Trailing at halftime 1-2 33-98 of the past two seasons in the voting for the Larry Bird Trophy, which is presented Tied at halftime 0-0 9-7 annually to the Missouri Valley Conference’s Player of the Year. Krutwig needs 24 Shoots 50% or higher 8-0 106-18 points to tie JR Blount (1,603 points) for 10th on Loyola’s career scoring chart and is Shoots 40% or lower 0-1 8-49 on track to join the legendary Alfredrick Hughes as the only player in school history Shoots higher than opponent 10-0 154-30 rank in the program’s top 10 in both scoring and rebounding. Shoots lower than opponent 1-3 18-110 4The big man enters the weekend series at Bradley with 1,579 points and 813 Opponent shoots 50% or higher 0-1 17-53 rebounds to his credit for his already illustrious career. One of only three players in Opponent shoots 40% or lower 6-0 82-17 program history and the frst since Javan Goodman (1995-99) to accumulate at least Scores under 50 points 0-0 0-23 1,500 points and 800 rebounds in his career, Krutwig has also doled out 312 assists Scores 50-59 pts 2-0 20-49 and needs just 37 helpers to move into the program’s top 10 all-time in that catego- ry. He has a realistic chance to become the frst Rambler ever to rank in the top 10 in Scores 60-69 pts 0-1 52-45 school history in points, rebounds and assists. Scores 70-79+ pts 4-2 56-20 4A year ago, he became the frst player in the tradition-rich Missouri Valley Confer- Scores 80+ points 5-0 43-2 ence to fnish a season ranked in the top fve in scoring (15.1), rebounding (8.1), as- Opp scores under 50 points 5-0 35-3 sists (4.2) and feld goal percentage (.563).