LOYOLA RAMBLERS @RAMBLERSMBB 2019-20 GAME NOTES GAME INFORMATION at DATE/TIME: Sun., Jan. 26, 2020 / 3 p.m. CT LOYO' UNI SITE: McLeod Center / Cedar Falls, Iowa RAMBLERS PANTHERS TV/LIVE VIDEO: ESPNU 14-6, 6-1 16-3, 5-2 Robert Lee (PBP), Julianne Viani (analyst) RADIO: Rambler Sports Network Jef Hagedorn (PBP), Chris Sparks (analyst) SERIES HISTORY: Tied, 10-10 GAME #21 - McLEOD CENTER - CEDAR FALLS, IOWA OPENING TIP 2019-20 SCHEDULE 4 The hottest team in the Missouri Valley Conference, winner of four straight and 11 of NOVEMBER the last 13 contests, Loyola visits Northern Iowa Sunday for a pivotal showdown in the 5 UC DAVIS (ESPN3) W, 82-48 league race. The Ramblers have won three of their last four true road games and fve of 8 at Furman (ESPN3) L, 63-87 their last six road/neutral outings. Sunday’s game opens a grueling week that will see 12 COPPIN STATE (NBCSCH+) L, 72-76 Loyola face both Northern Iowa and Southern Illinois on the road and Bradley at home. 16 SAINT JOSEPH’S (NBCSCH+) W, 85-68 4 Winning on the road is a tall task in The Valley, but since the start of the 2017-18 sea- 20 IUPUI (NBCSCH+) W, 85-62 son, Loyola is 13-8 (.619) away from home in conference competition. 25 vs. South Florida $ (FloHoops) L, 55-66 4 Loyola’s 6-1 start to MVC play is its best through seven games since joining the 26 vs. Colorado State $ (FloHoops) L, 60-61 league for the 2013-14 campaign. It is also the program’s best seven-game start to 27 vs. Old Dominion $ (FloHoops) W, 68-61 conference play, regardless of league afliation, since going 6-1 to open Horizon League DECEMBER action in 2001-02. 4 The Ramblers, who are shooting a staggering 59.7 percent (108-for-181) from the feld 3 at Ball State (ESPN+) W, 70-58 and 44.4 percent (88-for-198) from three-point range in the last four games, ranked sec- 7 QUINCY (ESPN3) W, 90-59 ond in the nation in feld goal percentage (.519) through games of January 22. 15 NORFOLK STATE (ESPN3) W, 64-45 4 Over the last four outings, the Ramblers have clamped down on the defensive end, 18 vs. Vanderbilt (CBSSN) W, 78-70 allowing only 49.3 ppg. One of the nation’s top defensive teams in terms of scoring de- 22 DAVIDSON (NBCSCH) L, 56-59 fense in each of the previous two seasons, Loyola currently ranks 12th in NCAA Division I 30 at Valparaiso * (ESPN+) W, 66-63 play in that category at 60.2 points per game. JANUARY 4 MISSOURI STATE * (NBCSCH) W, 62-58 LAST TIME OUT 7 at DraKe * (CBSSN) L, 62-65 4 Loyola shot a blistering 67.4 percent (31-for-46) from the feld, 66.7 percent (8-for-12) 11 EVANSVILLE * (ESPN+) W, 78-44 from three-point range, and used a sufocating defensive efort to blow past Indiana State, 16 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS * (NBCSCH) W, 64-48 19 at Illinois State * (ESPNU) W, 62-50 75-55, Wednesday night at Gentile Arena in Chicago. 22 INDIANA STATE * (ESPN+) W, 75-55 4 Tate Hall matched a season high with 23 points and Cameron Krutwig fell an assist 26 at Northern Iowa * (ESPNU) 3 p.m. shy of his second triple-double of the year (13 pts, 12 reb, 9 ast) for the Ramblers. 29 at Southern Illinois * (ESPN+) 7 p.m. FEBRUARY MISSOURI VALLEY STANDINGS (THRU jAN. 23) 1 BRADLEY * (ESPN2) 7 p.m. TEAM W L PCT. W L PCT. H A N 5 at Indiana State * (CBSSN) 5 p.m. 1. Loyola 6 1 .857 14 6 .700 9-2 3-2 2-2 9 VALPARAISO * (ESPNU) 3 p.m. 2. Northern Iowa 5 2 .714 16 3 .842 10-0 5-2 1-1 12 at Evansville * (ESPN+) 6 p.m. 3. Bradley 5 2 .714 14 6 .700 11-1 2-4 1-1 15 NORTHERN IOWA * (ESPN2) 7 p.m. 4. Drake 4 3 .571 14 6 .700 10-0 2-5 2-1 19 ILLINOIS STATE * (NBCSCH+) 7 p.m. 5. Southern Illinois 4 3 .571 10 10 .500 9-1 0-7 1-2 22 at Missouri State * (CBSSN) 2:30 p.m. 6. Missouri State 4 3 .571 10 10 .500 7-3 2-5 1-2 25 DRAKE * (NBCSCH) 7 p.m. 7. Indiana State 3 4 .429 10 8 .556 7-0 1-6 2-2 29 at Bradley * (CBSSN/ESPN2) TBA 8. Valparaiso 3 4 .429 10 10 .500 6-1 3-7 1-2 9. Illinois State 1 6 .143 6 13 .316 6-3 0-7 0-3 MARCH 10. Evansville 0 7 .000 9 11 .450 5-5 3-4 1-2 MISSOURI VALLEY TOURNEY (ST. LOUIS, MO.) 5 vs. TBA # (NBCSCH) TBA MEDIA INFORMATION 6 vs. TBA # (NBCSCH) TBA 7 vs. TBA # (CBSSN) TBA LOYOLA ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 8 vs. TBA # (CBS) 1 p.m. Bill Behrns, Assistant AD - Communications/MBB Contact E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (773) 508-2497 4Cell Phone: (773) 469-6214 All times Central and subject to change Press Row: (773) 274-35504Twitter: @LoyolaRamblers4Website: www.loyolaramblers.com * denotes Missouri Valley game $ denotes Cayman Islands Classic # denotes MVC Championship 2019-20 LOYO' MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES LOYO' AT NORTHERN IOWA TEAM COMPARISON NOTEBOOK CATEGORY LOYOLA - NORTHERN IOWA - THE SERIES 4The Ramblers and Panthers are matching up for the 21st time in a series that 2019-20 Overall Record 14-6 16-3 started in 1994. Each team has captured 10 games in the all-time series, but Loyola 2019-20 Conference Record 6-1 5-2 has claimed eight of the last nine meetings, including fve straight. Scoring 69.8 76.8 4Since joining the Missouri Valley Conference, Loyola is 9-5 against Northern Iowa. Scoring Defense 60.2 65.2 4When playing in Cedar Falls, the Ramblers are 3-6 all-time but have won the last Scoring Margin +9.6 +11.6 two outings, including a 56-55 decision last February, behind 16 points and eight rebounds from Marques Townes and 14 points and eight boards from Cameron Field Goal Pct. .519 .485 Krutwig. Field Goal Pct. Defense .423 .417 4Both meetings between the teams a year ago were decided by a single point and 3-Pt Field Goals Per Game 5.6 9.6 four of the last eight games have been determined by three points or less. Six of the 3-Pt Field Goal Pct. .379 .388 last eight matchups have been decided by six or fewer points. Rebounds Per Game 30.1 37.5 Rebounding Margin +0.4 +7.5 SCOUTING NORTHERN IOWA Assists Per Game 14.9 12.2 4The Panthers had a fve-game win streak snapped with a 68-66 setback at South- Turnovers Per Game 13.3 12.6 ern Illinois Wednesday evening. Turnover Margin +2.8 -1.7 4Northern Iowa is a perfect 10-0 at home this season and its last loss at McLeod Center was the aforementioned 56-55 setback versus Loyola last February. Free Throw Pct. .675 .764 4One of the top three-point shooting teams in the country, UNI is connecting on Blocks Per Game 2.0 1.8 38.8 percent of its triples and Trae Berhow ranks fourth nationally at 48.5 percent. Steals Per Game 7.7 4.4 4Sophomore guard AJ Green leads the highest-scoring team in the Valley (76.8 ppg) with 19.5 points per game. In league play, Green is posting a whopping 24.4 ppg. LOYOLA WHEN... KING KRUT Under 2019-20 Moser 4Cameron Krutwig has earned All-MVC accolades in each of his frst two seasons at Loyola, collecting third team honors as a freshman in 2017-18 before picking up Leading at halftime 12-4 113-31 frst-team status in 2018-19, when he also fnished third in the Larry Bird Trophy vot- Trailing at halftime 2-2 31-93 ing for the league’s player of the year award. He is the frst Rambler ever to earn all- Tied at halftime 0-0 9-7 conference (frst, second or third team) status as both a freshman and a sophomore. Shoots 50% or higher 8-3 96-17 4Krutwig has been tabbed MVC Preseason Player of the Year. Should the Algon- Shoots 40% or lower 0-0 8-46 quin, Ill. native take home that honor in 2019-20, Loyola would become the frst Shoots higher than opponent 13-4 141-28 school in Valley history to have three diferent players earn the conference’s top in- Shoots lower than opponent 1-2 14-104 dividual honor in three straight seasons. The last school to produce the MVC Player Opponent shoots 50% or higher 0-2 15-51 of the Year in three or more consecutive years was Bradley - Jim Les (1986), Hersey Opponent shoots 40% or lower 8-1 76-17 Hawkins (1987, 1988) and Anthony Manuel (1989). Scores under 50 points 0-0 0-22 4One of the top passing big men ever to don the Maroon and Gold, Krutwig is the Scores 50-59 pts 0-2 18-49 frst center in Loyola history to have multiple games with 10 or more assists. In his collegiate career, Krutwig has distributed six or more assists on nine occasions and Scores 60-69 pts 6-3 49-41 in 20 outings this year is dealing a team-best 4.6 apg, including a career-best, 11-as- Scores 70-79+ pts 4-1 50-17 sist efort versus UC Davis November 5.