Shortly after the No. 1 seed lost, the No. 2 seed fell, as well.
Loyola lost to No. 7-seeded Valparaiso University in stunning fashion Friday night, a 74-73 overtime loss at Enterprise Center in the quarterfinal round of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) men’s basketball tournament. Valpariaso outscored Loyola 46-32 in the second half to force the extra period.
Loyola led 36-22 at halftime and stretched the lead to 18 points with 15:44 remaining in the second half. Valparaiso caught fire late in the second half, going on an 11-2 run in the final 2:50 of regulation to force overtime despite never leading in the second half.