Final Nov 21
JMU 99 -3.0 o146.0
UIC 81 3.0 u146.0
Final Nov 21
MIA 69 -9.0 o143.0
DRKE 80 9.0 u143.0
Final OT Nov 21
OHIO 81 -2.0 o146.5
MTU 83 2.0 u146.5
Final Nov 21
LAS 67 -1.5 o144.0
UCSD 72 1.5 u144.0
Final Nov 21
OKST 78 2.0 o163.0
FAU 86 -2.0 u163.0
Final Nov 21
USF 74 -6.5 o145.5
PORT 68 6.5 u145.5
Final Nov 21
ECU 78 -4.0 o135.0
JVST 86 4.0 u135.0
Final Nov 21
MONM 62 4.5 o146.5
YSU 72 -4.5 u146.5
Final OT Nov 21
HALL 69 7.0 o126.0
VCU 66 -7.0 u126.0
Final Nov 21
BRAD 82 -7.0 o135.5
TXST 68 7.0 u135.5
Final Nov 21
TOL 103 -13.0 o154.5
STET 78 13.0 u154.5
Final Nov 21
RMU 86 9.5 o151.5
COR 76 -9.5 u151.5
Final Nov 21
UNCG 58 17.5 o146.5
IND 69 -17.5 u146.5
Final 0OT Nov 21
BAY 99 -2.5 o150.5
SJU 98 2.5 u150.5
Final Nov 21
SYR 66 11.0 o155.0
TEX 70 -11.0 u155.0
Final Nov 21
NIAG 73 14.0 o136.5
KENT 76 -14.0 u136.5
Final Nov 21
EMU 68 7.0 o134.5
OAK 64 -7.0 u134.5
Final Nov 21
RAD 51 22.0 o144.5
CLEM 79 -22.0 u144.5
Final Nov 21
EDW 59 -0.0 o0.0
UNF 108 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 21
JOHNSU 52 -0.0 o0.0
CHAT 72 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 21
BRY 66 -12.5 o153.0
STONE 67 12.5 u153.0
Final Nov 21
NJIT 64 12.5 o135.0
BUCK 81 -12.5 u135.0
Final Nov 21
MER 72 18.5 o150.0
SCAR 84 -18.5 u150.0
Final OT Nov 21
SEMO 77 1.5 o149.5
CARK 73 -1.5 u149.5
Final OT Nov 21
PRE 58 8.5 o135.0
SFA 55 -8.5 u135.0
Final Nov 21
VAN 73 2.5 o150.5
NEV 71 -2.5 u150.5
Final Nov 21
TRN 78 -0.0 o0.0
SHSU 105 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 21
46 -0.0 o0.0
WIU 73 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 21
TXWES 66 -0.0 o0.0
UNT 73 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 21
MINCR 60 -0.0 o0.0
NDSU 67 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 21
ORU 68 21.5 o149.5
MISS 100 -21.5 u149.5
Final Nov 21
LNDNWD 64 9.5 o145.0
VALP 77 -9.5 u145.0
Final Nov 21
CCSU 54 -2.0 o142.0
SH 67 2.0 u142.0
Final Nov 21
PRIN 62 -7.5 o152.5
WRST 80 7.5 u152.5
Final Nov 21
UTM 77 11.5 o155.5
AMCC 81 -11.5 u155.5
Final Nov 21
TAMCOM 56 24.5 o144.5
OKLA 84 -24.5 u144.5
Final Nov 21
TST 49 31.0 o147.0
MICH 72 -31.0 u147.0
Final Nov 21
TTU 77 -10.5 o149.5
STJOE 78 10.5 u149.5
Final Nov 21
GRAM 58 23.5 o152.5
UNM 80 -23.5 u152.5
Final Nov 21
TENN 64 -12.5 o126.5
UVA 42 12.5 u126.5
Final Nov 21
EWU 81 14.0 o158.5
WSU 96 -14.0 u158.5
Final Nov 21
AFA 69 16.0 o136.0
CAL 78 -16.0 u136.0
Final Nov 21
ORE 78 -6.5 o139.5
ORST 75 6.5 u139.5
Final Nov 21
MEM 68 2.0 o154.5
SF 64 -2.0 u154.5
Loyola-Chicago 2nd Missouri Valley22-7
Ohio St. 5th Big Ten19-10

Loyola-Chicago @ Ohio St. preview

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Last Meeting ( Nov 11, 2006 ) Loyola-Chicago 75, Ohio St. 87

Ohio State enters the South Region of the 2022 NCAA Tournament as the higher seed, but Loyola-Chicago is the team on a roll.

The seventh-seeded Buckeyes (19-11) and 10th-seeded Ramblers (25-7) will meet in Pittsburgh on Friday afternoon in a first-round game.

Loyola-Chicago won three games to claim its second straight Missouri Valley Conference tournament title, joining the NCAA field for a second season in a row and third time in five seasons.

"It's just a blessing to be a part of a team, a part of a program that is trying to become a staple; that every year that this is where we're going to be," Loyola guard Lucas Williamson said.

The Buckeyes have struggled. After an impressive win at Illinois on Feb. 24 to put them in the running for the Big Ten regular-season title, they have lost four of five, including to Penn State in their opening game of the conference tournament.

Losing post players Kyle Young (concussion protocol) and Zed Key (ankle) has been a factor in Ohio State's downfall. Coach Chris Holtmann said on his radio show Monday that their status is yet to be determined.

"It's day-by-day progress," Holtmann said. "If we were one of those First Four teams, I don't know. I'm not sure. Perhaps an extra day helps us with a couple of our guys who are out. We'll know more here towards the end of the week."

An early loss in the Big Ten tourney might be a blessing. The Buckeyes had to make up two games late in the season and played seven games in 16 days to end the regular season March 6, followed by the loss to Penn State four days later.

The Buckeyes have the added pressure of erasing the memories of last season's NCAA Tournament failure when as a No. 2 seed, they were a one-and-done after losing to No. 15 Oral Roberts.

There's no such scrutiny of Loyola. The Ramblers became a sensation in 2018 when they made a Cinderella run to the Final Four before losing to Michigan in the national semifinals.

The Ramblers reached the Sweet 16 last season as a No. 8 seed under longtime coach Porter Moser, now at Oklahoma.

He was replaced by Drew Valentine, 30, the youngest coach in Division I men's basketball.

"We're one of seven teams in the country that has had five consecutive 20-win seasons. That's a crazy stat. Think about that," Valentine said. "When you get to talk about consistency and elevating and everything that we want to do here; I think this year was more of a validation on continuing that upward trend."

Expected to be along for the Ramblers' tournament ride, per usual, will be 102-year-old team chaplain Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, who became a media darling in 2018.

The Loyola-Ohio State winner will play either No. 2 seed Villanova or No. 15 Delaware on Sunday.

--Field Level Media

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