SAINT LOUIS – The Indiana State men's basketball team ran into a buzzsaw in Missouri Valley Conference Tournament top-seed Loyola Saturday afternoon, falling 65-49 in the Arch Madness semi-final at the Enterprise Center.
ISU (15-10) struggled to get stops early and never truly recovered, as LUC (23-4), who came into the tournament as the No. 20 team in the country, made eight of its first 10 shots on the way to a 53.6 percent (15-of-28) shooting half.
Indiana State had an 8-0 run in the second half, highlighted by a Cam Bacote three-pointer to cut the deficit to 13, but Loyola countered with a quick 6-0 run of its own to put the comeback to rest.