After a historic NCAA Tournament Final Four run last year, the Loyola men’s basketball team has been knocked out of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Tournament — meaning the Ramblers won’t return to the big dance.
It was an emotional ending for Loyola as the Ramblers were upset by No. 5 seed Bradley University 53-51 in the semifinals of the MVC Tournament — and they saw their chances of an NCAA Tournament appearance disappear when redshirt junior Marques Townes’ last-second shot bounce off the front of the rim. The Ramblers walked off the court with tears in their eyes and heads bowed.