The Future of the MVC--Happening Hoops
Game Day!--bradleybraves.com
Drake women get hot in win over DePaul--Des Moines Register
Illinois State to Meet UT Martin in the WNIT Consolation Final Monday--goredbirds.com
Big upset day in NCAAs: Has the mid-major revolution begun?--Associated Press
Just two of the teams that won Sunday qualify as mid-majors: eighth-seeded Loyola of Chicago, which manhandled No. 1 seed Illinois from the get-go and won 71-58; and 15th-seeded Oral Roberts, which used a late run to squeeze past Florida 81-78. The other two upsets were No. 12 Oregon State fending off fourth-seeded Oklahoma State 80-70, and No. 11 Syracuse smothering third-seeded West Virginia just enough to win 75-72.
Mid-majors are used to being treated as an afterthought. In normal seasons, they don’t have the budget to smooth out all the rough spots, and because they’re always farther back in the recruiting line, their players stick around because precious few are good enough to turn pro early. Nearly every time they venture out the conference, they do so as underdogs.In normal seasons, those disadvantages are a chip on their shoulders. This time around, qualities like resilience and cohesion are turning what might have been moral victories into actual W’s.
“Nobody was really doing anything out of body or out of mind,” said Loyola center Cameron Krutwig, who delivered 19 points and 12 rebounds in the win over Illinois.
Krutwig looks like a bigger version of Dick Butkus, but moves just like Justin Timberlake and doesn’t rattle easily. “We just stuck to the game plan,” he added matter-of-factly.
On the Scene of No. 8 Loyola Chicago’s Upset of No. 1 Illinois--Watch Stadium
March Madness: NCAA basketball media reacts to Loyola upsetting Illinois--Fansided
Indiana basketball should hire Porter Moser as their next coach--Fansided
Puppet Ramblings: Round of 32, Day 1--Hoops HD
TODAY’S GAMES!!
-Loyola Chicago has what seems to be an impossible task this afternoon as they take on top seeded (and all around awesome) Illinois. This would be a monster upset if the Ramblers can pull it off. But, we’ve seen a few of those already.
Is Loyola Chicago’s basketball team now? After a win over Illinois, yes--The Athletic
The clinic Loyola Chicago put on to send top-seeded Illinois packing — and the utter joy that ensued--The Athletic
Loyola Chicago vs. Illinois score: No. 8 seed Ramblers stun No. 1 seed Illini to make Sweet 16--CBS Sports
Loyola – Belief and Hard Work--Valley Hoops Insider
'I was not shocked': Loyola Chicago upset not surprising to Bradley coach Brian Wardle--Peoria Journal Star
Loyola Stuns Top-Seeded Illinois, 71-58, Advances To NCAA Sweet 16--loyolaramblers.com
Loyola To Face Oregon State In NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinal Saturday--loyolaramblers.com
Rice Joins 1,000-Point Club, Loyola Defeats Abilene Christian In WBI Finale, 74-55--loyolaramblers.com
UNI's Ben Jacobson interviews for Minnesota men's basketball post--Cedar Rapids Gazette
Panthers advance to quarterfinals--Northern Iowan
UNI takes on St. Louis in Rockford Regional Championship of WNIT--unipanthers.com
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