LOYOLA RAMBLERS @RAMBLERSMBB 2020-21 GAME NOTES GAME INFORMATION vs. DATE/TIME: Sun., Jan. 17, 2021 / 4 p.m. CT LOYO& UNI SITE: Gentile Arena / Chicago, Ill. RAMBLERS PANTHERS TV/LIVE VIDEO: ESPN 9-3, 4-1 3-9, 2-5 Clay Matvick (PBP), Kevin Lehman (analyst) RADIO: Rambler Sports Network Jef Hagedorn (PBP), Chris Sparks (analyst) SERIES HISTORY: Loyola leads, 12-11 GAME #13 - GENTILE ARENA - CHICAGO, ILL. OPENING TIP 2020-21 SCHEDULE 4 Loyola brings a 16-game win streak at Gentile Arena into Sunday’s fnale of a two- DECEMBER game series with Missouri Valley Conference preseason favorite and defending regular- 5 LEWIS (ESPN3) W, 76-48 season champion Northern Iowa. The Ramblers have claimed 20 of their last 21 games 9 CHICAGO STATE (NBCSCH) W, 88-51 overall in Rogers Park and since the start of the 2017-18 season are 28-2 (.933) at home in 13 at UIC (ESPN+) W, 77-66 Valley play. A win Saturday would give Loyola a 5-1 start to MVC action for a third straight 15 at #12 Wisconsin (BTN) L, 63-77 season. 18 vs. #25 Richmond (NBCSCH+) L, 73-75 4 With his ffth rebound at Indiana State Monday night, senior center Cameron Krutwig 22 SAINT FRANCIS (ESPN3/ESPN+) W, 92-55 became just the fourth player in MVC history with 1,500 career points, 800 career re- 27 ILLINOIS STATE * (NBCSCH) W, 90-60 bounds and 300 career assists. The other players in Valley history to accomplish the feat 28 ILLINOIS STATE * (CBSSN) W, 86-55 are Naismith Basketball Hall of Famers Oscar Robertson, Larry Bird and Hersey Hawkins. Only 12 others in the NCAA have achieved that statistical trifecta in the past 10 years. JANUARY 4 The Ramblers have won 14 straight home games in Valley play since a 65-61 setback 2 NORTH TEXAS (ESPN+) W, 57-49 versus Missouri State on February 17, 2019. 10 at Indiana State * (ESPN2) L, 71-76 4 Since the start of the 2017-18 campaign, Loyola owns the most wins (82) of any of the 11 at Indiana State * (CBSSN) W, 58-48 13 NCAA Division I teams in the state of Illinois. Bradley ranks second with 71 wins, fol- 16 NORTHERN IOWA * (ESPN2) W, 72-57 lowed by Southern Illinois (60), UIC (59) and Illinois (56) to roud out the top fve teams. 17 NORTHERN IOWA * (ESPN) 4 p.m. 4 In the latest Graduation Success Rate data released by the NCAA in November, as an 20 at Valparaiso * (ESPN+ or ESPN3) 6 p.m. athletics department, Loyola ranked tied for No. 1 in the nation with a 99 percent mark. 24 at Bradley * (ESPN+ or ESPN3) 3 p.m. 25 at Bradley * (NBCSCH+) 7 p.m. LAST TIME OUT 30 at Missouri State * (CBSSN) 11 a.m. 31 at Missouri State * (CBSSN) 2 p.m. 4 Loyola assembled a 31-8 run in the second half to erase a six-point defcit and pull FEBRUARY away for a 72-57 victory over Northern Iowa Saturday night at Gentile Arena. The Ramblers forced 18 turnovers and got 40 points from their bench. 6 EVANSVILLE * (NBCSCH) 1 p.m. 4 Redshirt senior Tate Hall, who was coming of the bench for the frst time in his career, 7 EVANSVILLE * (NBCSCH) 1 p.m. scored a season-high 24 points to pace the Ramblers. 13 at Drake * (ESPN2 or ESPNU) 5 p.m. 14 at Drake * (ESPN2 or ESPNU) 5 p.m. 17 VALPARAISO * (NBCSCH) 7 p.m. MISSOURI VALLEY STANDINGS (THRU JAN. 10) 26 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS * (CBSSN) TBA 27 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS * (ESPN2 or ESPNU) 5 p.m. TEAM W L PCT. W L PCT. H A N 1. Drake 4 0 1.000 13 0 1.000 8-0 4-0 1-0 2. Missouri State 5 1 .833 8 1 .889 5-0 3-1 0-0 MARCH 3. Loyola 2 1 .667 7 3 .700 6-0 1-2 0-1 MISSOURI VALLEY TOURNEY (ST. LOUIS, MO.) 4. Evansville 4 2 .667 6 6 .500 5-2 1-3 0-1 5. Northern Iowa 2 3 .400 3 7 .300 3-1 0-3 0-3 4 vs. TBA # TBA 6. Southern Illinois 1 3 .250 7 3 .700 5-1 2-2 0-0 5 vs. TBA # TBA 7. Illinois State 1 3 .250 4 6 .400 2-0 1-6 1-0 6 vs. TBA # TBA 8. Indiana State 1 4 .200 4 6 .400 4-2 0-4 0-0 7 vs. TBA # (CBS) 1 p.m. 9. Bradley 0 1 .000 6 4 .600 4-1 0-3 2-0 10. Valparaiso 0 1 .000 3 7 .300 3-2 0-5 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& VS. NORTHERN IOWA TEAM COMPARISON NOTEBOOK CATEGORY LOYOLA - NORTHERN IOWA - THE SERIES 4Sunday’s game is the 24th meeting between Loyola and Northern Iowa and the 2020-21 Overall Record 9-3 3-9 Ramblers hold a slim 12-11 edge in the series and have won 10 of the last 12 encoun- 2020-21 Conference Record 4-1 2-5 ters, including seven of the last eight. Nail-biters are the norm in this series and over Scoring 75.2 72.1 the last nine meetings, six of those games have been decided by six points or less, Scoring Defense 59.8 73.3 three have been decided by one possession and three have gone to overtime. Scoring Margin +15.4 -1.2 4Loyola is 8-3 all time against UNI when playing in Chicago and has won each of Field Goal Pct. .507 .450 the last six versus the Panthers at Gentile Arena since a 58-39 loss there on February Field Goal Pct. Defense .417 .445 18, 2015. 3-Pt Field Goals Per Game 8.4 8.3 3-Pt Field Goal Pct. .384 .351 SCOUTING NORTHERN IOWA Rebounds Per Game 32.8 35.7 4The preseason league favorite, Northern Iowa not only dropped fve of its frst six Rebounding Margin +4.3 +1.3 games of 2020-21, but also lost junior guard AJ Green, the 2020 MVC Player of the Year, who was averaging 22.3 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, to a season-ending Assists Per Game 17.4 12.4 hip injury. Turnovers Per Game 12.1 13.0 4UNI is winless in four true road games and in seven games away from McLeod Turnover Margin +2.2 -1.4 Center this season. Free Throw Pct. .713 .709 4Senior guard Trae Berhow has stepped up in Green’s absence, contributing 13.2 Blocks Per Game 2.1 2.5 ppg and 6.0 rpg, while redshirt junior forward Austin Phyfe is adding 12.8 ppg and 7.3 Steals Per Game 6.0 5.3 rpg. Guard Bowen Born is one of the top freshmen in The Valley and is totaling 11.1s ppg. LOYOLA WHEN... Under 2020-21 Moser KING KRUT 4Cameron Krutwig will graduate as one of the most accomplished big men to wear Leading at halftime 8-1 127-34 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. After securing Shoots 50% or higher 6-0 104-18 All-MVC Third Team and Freshman of the Year accolades as a rookie in 2018 when Shoots 40% or lower 0-1 8-49 he helped the Ramblers to the NCAA Final Four, Krutwig has earned First Team All- Shoots higher than opponent 8-0 152-30 MVC recognition in each of the last two years. He is the frst Rambler since Blake Shoots lower than opponent 1-3 18-110 Schilb (2003-07) to be a three-time all-conference pick. Opponent shoots 50% or higher 0-1 17-53 4The big man enters Sunday’s game against Northern Iowa with 1,553 points and Opponent shoots 40% or lower 4-0 80-17 805 rebounds to his credit for his already illustrious career. One of only three play- Scores under 50 points 0-0 0-23 ers in program history and the frst since Javan Goodman (1995-99) to accumulate Scores 50-59 pts 2-0 20-49 at least 1,500 points and 800 rebounds in his career, Krutwig has also doled out 305 assists and needs just 44 helpers to move into the program’s top 10 all-time in Scores 60-69 pts 0-1 52-45 that category. He has a realistic chance to become the frst Rambler ever to rank in Scores 70-79+ pts 3-2 55-20 the top 10 in school history in points, rebounds and assists. Scores 80+ points 4-0 42-2 4A year ago, he became the frst player in the tradition-rich Missouri Valley Confer- Opp scores under 50 points 3-0 33-3 ence to fnish a season ranked in the top fve in scoring (15.1), rebounding (8.1), as- Opp scores 50-59 points 4-0 55-20 sists (4.2) and feld goal percentage (.563).