LOYOLA RAMBLERS @RAMBLERSMBB 2018-19 GAME NOTES GAME INFORMATION #1 LOYO) vs. #5 BRADLEY DATE/TIME: Sat., March 9, 2019 / 2:30 p.m. CT SITE: Enterprise Center / St. Louis, Mo. RAMBLERS BRAVES TV/LIVE VIDEO: CBS Sports Network 20-12, 12-6 18-14, 9-9 Brent Stover (PBP), Dan Bonner (analyst) LIVE STATS: loyolaramblers.com TWITTER UPDATES: @RamblersMBB 33 - SERIES HISTORY: Bradley leads, 35-27 GAME # ENTERPRISE CENTER - ST. LOUIS, MO. OPENING TIP 2018-19 SCHEDULE 4 For the second straight season, No. 1 seed Loyola will face Bradley in the semifnal NOVEMBER round of the Missouri Valley Conference Championship. The Ramblers, who have won 6 UMKC (NBCSCH) W, 76-45 nine of their last 10 games in March, bring a three-game overall winning streak into Sat- 9 FURMAN (NBCSCH) L, 58-60 urday’s semifnal contest. 14 NIAGARA $ (ESPN+) W, 75-62 4 The Ramblers are guaranteed their third straight winning season, something they 16 GRAMBLING STATE $ (ESPN+) W, 80-64 haven’t achieved since recording four consecutive campaigns with more wins than 19 vs. Richmond $ (FS1) W, 82-66 losses - 1981-82 (17-12), 1982-83 (19-10), 1983-84 (20-9) and 1984-85 (27-6). 21 vs. Boston College $ (FS1) L, 66-78 4 Loyola has won back-to-back regular season conference titles for the frst time in 27 #5 NEVADA (ESPNEWS) L, 65-79 program history and is looking to earn consecutive NCAA tournament berths for the frst DECEMBER time since 1962-63 and 1963-64. 4 Since the start of the 2017-18 season, Loyola has notched 52 wins, going 52-18 (.743). 1 at UIC (NBCSCH) W, 73-64 The 52 victories are the program’s most over a two-year span, eclipsing the mark set in 5 BALL STATE (NBCSCH) L, 69-75 1962-63 (29) and 1963-64 (22). Friday’s win over Valparaiso gives the Ramblers their sec- 8 vs. #23 Maryland (BTN) L, 41-55 ond straight 20-win season for the frst time since 1983-84 (20-9) and 1984-85 (27-6). 16 NORFOLK STATE (ESPN+) W, 80-49 4 When the NCAA released the latest Graduation Success Rate (GSR) data in Novem- 18 BENEDICTINE (ESPN+) W, 75-47 ber, Loyola was ranked tied for second in the nation, behind only Harvard, at 99 percent. 22 at Saint Joseph’s (CBSSN) L, 42-45 Loyola had shared the top GSR position among NCAA Division I institutions in each of JANUARY the previous two years. 2 INDIANA STATE * (NBCSCH) W, 79-44 LAST TIME OUT 5 at Drake * (ESPN+) W, 85-74 8 at Evansville * (CBSSN) L, 48-67 4 Loyola used a sufocating defense and shot 64 percent to build a 40-18 halftime lead 12 ILLINOIS STATE * (ESPN2) W, 67-64 on the way to a 67-54 victory over Valparaiso Friday in the MVC Championship quarterf- 15 VALPARAISO * (NBCSCH) W, 71-54 nal round. 19 at Indiana State * (ESPNU) W, 75-67 4 23 at Missouri State * (CBSSN) L, 35-70 Cameron Krutwig netted a game-high 18 points and added six boards, three assists 27 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS * (ESPNU) W, 75-50 and a pair of blocks for the Ramblers, who also got 15 points from Marques Townes. 30 UNI * (NBCSCH) W, 61-60 FEBRUARY MISSOURI VALLEY STANDINGS (THRU GAMES OF MARCH 7) 2 at Illinois State * (ESPN2) L, 57-65 TEAM W L PCT. W L PCT. H A N 5 DRAKE * (CBSSN) W, 86-64 1. Drake 12 6 .667 24 8 .750 13-2 7-5 4-1 10 at Valparaiso * (ESPNU) W, 56-51 2. Loyola 12 6 .667 20 12 .625 13-4 5-6 2-2 13 at Bradley * (NBCSCH) L, 54-61 3. Southern Illinois 10 8 .556 17 14 .548 9-6 7-7 1-1 17 MISSOURI STATE * (ESPNU) L, 61-65 4. Missouri State 10 8 .556 16 16 .500 11-4 5-9 0-3 20 EVANSVILLE * (NBCSCH) W, 70-58 5. Bradley 9 9 .500 18 14 .563 10-6 5-8 3-0 24 at Southern Illinois * (ESPNU) L, 53-63 6. Illinois State 9 9 .500 17 16 .515 12-4 2-10 3-2 27 at UNI * (Valley on ESPN) W, 56-55 7. UNI 9 9 .500 14 17 .452 9-5 3-9 2-3 8. Indiana State 7 11 .389 15 16 .484 9-5 4-9 2-2 MARCH 9. Valparaiso 7 11 .389 15 18 .455 8-7 5-8 2-3 2 BRADLEY * (ESPN2) W, 81-68 10. Evansville 5 13 .278 11 21 .344 9-7 2-13 0-1 MISSOURI VALLEY TOURNEY (ST. LOUIS, MO.) 8 vs. Valparaiso # (NBCSCH) W, 67-54 MEDIA INFORMATION 9 vs. Bradley # (CBSSN) 2:30 p.m. 10 vs. TBA # (CBS) 1 p.m. 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 All times Central and subject to change * denotes Missouri Valley game $ denotes Fort Myers Tip-Off # denotes MVC Championship 2018-19 LOYO) MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES LOYO) VS. BRADLEY (MVC CHAMPIONSHIP) TEAM COMPARISON NOTEBOOK LOYOLA - BRADLEY - THE SERIES CATEGORY 4Saturday’s semifnal matchup will be the 63rd meeting in a long-running series between in-state rivals Loyola and Bradley. The Braves hold a 35-27 advantage in 2018-19 Overall Record 20-12 18-14 the all-time series, but the Ramblers have taken 10 of the last 13 meetings, including 2018-19 Conference Record 12-6 9-9 seven of the last nine. Scoring 66.2 67.3 4Since joining the Valley, Loyola is 10-5 versus Bradley. Scoring Defense 60.7 65.8 4This marks the fourth meeting between the teams in Arch Madness play and the Scoring Margin +5.5 +1.5 Ramblers have captured each of the previous three encounters, winning 74-72 in the Field Goal Pct. .498 .438 opening round in 2014 as Milton Doyle drained a three-pointer at the buzzer, then Field Goal Pct. Defense .439 .415 collected a 74-66 victory in the opening round in 2016, before picking up a 62-54 vic- 3-Pt Field Goals Per Game 6.0 6.8 tory in last year’s semifnal showdown. 3-Pt Field Goal Pct. .365 .368 4The teams split the regular-season series this year with the home team coming Rebounds Per Game 29.8 34.1 out on top in each contest. Last weekend, Marques Townes scored a game-high 26 points, Cameron Krutwig pitched in 16, and Clayton Custer added 15, in Loyola’s 81- Rebounding Margin +1.2 +0.9 68 victory at Gentile Arena. Assists Per Game 13.7 12.2 4In last year’s Arch Madness semifnal, the Ramblers jumped out to a 14-point, frst- Turnovers Per Game 12.0 12.8 half lead and held on for a 62-54 victory to reach their frst conference championship Turnover Margin +1.1 +0.0 game, regardless of league afliation, since 2002. Marques Townes and Clayton Free Throw Pct. .667 .690 Custer scored 12 points apiece to pace the Loyola attack. Blocks Per Game 2.3 3.7 Steals Per Game 6.3 5.7 SCOUTING BRADLEY 4Bradley has won three of its last four games, with the only loss in that stretch LOYOLA WHEN... coming at the hands of Loyola last Saturday (81-68) in the regular-season fnale for Under both clubs. Since getting of to an 8-10 start to the year, the Braves have prevailed in 2018-19 Moser 10 of their last 14 outings. Leading at halftime 17-3 101-27 4The Braves are 3-0 on neutral foors this season. They boast the top feld goal per- Trailing at halftime 3-9 29-89 centage defense (.415) in The Valley while also ranking second in both three-point Tied at halftime 0-0 9-7 feld goal percentage defense (.324) and scoring defense (65.8). Shoots 50% or higher 18-1 88-14 4Second Team All-MVC guard Darrell Brown spearheads the Bradley ofense, av- Shoots 40% or lower 0-6 8-45 eraging 15.2 points per game, while adding 3.2 assists per outing and connecting on 45 percent (72-for-160) of his three-point attempts. Sophomore forward Elijah Childs Shoots higher than opponent 20-1 128-23 adds 12.2 ppg to go with team bests of 7.8 rpg and 1.3 bpg. Shoots lower than opponent 0-11 13-101 Opponent shoots 50% or higher 3-6 15-49 Opponent shoots 40% or lower 8-2 68-15 THE DEFENSE NEVER RESTS Scores under 50 points 0-4 0-22 4By limiting Valparaiso to 54 points in Friday’s quarterfnal round victory, Loyola set Scores 50-59 pts 2-4 18-46 a Missouri Valley Conference Championship record. Scores 60-69 pts 3-4 43-37 4The Ramblers are the frst team in Arch Madness history to hold four straight op- Scores 70-79+ pts 9-0 46-16 ponents to fewer than 54 points in the history of the event. Scores 80+ points 6-0 32-2 4 During that four-game stretch, Loyola is yielding just 51.8 ppg and holding foes to Opp scores under 50 points 4-1 26-3 36.5 percent (80-for-219) from the feld and 25 percent (18-for-72) from three-point Opp scores 50-59 points 6-1 45-18 land.