After failing to make the NCAA Tournament, No. 7 seed Loyola (20-14) saw its season come to an end with a 70-61 loss to No. 2 seed Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament Tuesday night.
Redshirt sophomore forward Aher Uguak led Loyola with 18 points on 9-for-11 shooting — one point shy of his career high. The only other Loyola player who scored in double figures was sophomore center Cameron Krutwig, who put up 17 points, four rebounds and five assists.
Once Creighton’s lead was finally out of reach, Loyola head coach Porter Moser took out Marques Townes and Clayton Custer for the last time in their Loyola careers with 15 seconds left in the game.