The Loyola men’s basketball team (4-3) fell 79-65 to No. 5-ranked University of Nevada in front of a sold-out crowd at Gentile Arena Tuesday night. The game was a rematch of last year’s NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen, when the Ramblers defeated the Wolf Pack 69-68 on a last-second three-pointer by Marques Townes.
Nevada head coach Eric Musselman said the team came in looking for revenge after the loss back in March, but the players were nervous after traveling straight to Chicago from two games in Las Vegas.
“I think we were ready to play,” Musselman said.