OT win gives Loyola MVC title
Cameron Krutwig led four players in double figures with 20 points, and No. 21 Loyola wrapped up the regular-season title in the Missouri Valley Conference with a 65-58 overtime victory Saturday against Southern Illinois at Gentile Arena. The Ramblers will be the No. 1 seed in the MVC tournament, which begins Thursday in St. Louis.
Loyola (21-4, 16-2 MVC) entered the day tied for the conference lead with Drake, but its victory and the Bulldogs’ loss to Bradley enabled them to clinch the MVC title outright. The Ramblers outscored the Salukis 9-2 in overtime to extend their home winning streak to 22 games.
‘‘It’s obviously better to win it outright, but we didn’t care about [Drake],’’ Krutwig said. ‘‘There was more celebration when we beat Southern than Drake losing.’’
Lucas Williamson added 13 points, Braden Norris 12 and Marquise Kennedy 10 for Loyola, which won despite shooting only 3-for-18 from three-point range.
Lance Jones scored 30 points for SIU (11-13, 5-13), which shot 51% from the field but was done in by 20 turnovers.
Georgetown 68, DePaul 60
Chudier Bile scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and the Hoyas (8-11, 6-8 Big East) used an 18-0 run early in the second half to break open a close game on their way to a victory against the Blue Demons (4-12, 2-12) at Wintrust Arena.
Charlie Moore scored 22 points to lead DePaul, which trailed 30-29 after a threepointer by Moore to start the second half before the Hoyas went on their big spurt.
Michigan 73, Indiana 57
Franz Wagner matched his season high with 21 points, Isaiah Livers added 16 points and 10 rebounds and the No. 3 Wolverines (18-1, 13-1 Big Ten) won their seventh consecutive game by rolling past the Hoosiers (12-12, 7-10) in Bloomington, Indiana.
Al Durham scored 15 points to lead Indiana, which hasn’t beaten Michigan in nine tries since February 2016.
Boston College 94, Notre Dame 90
Jay Heath led a balanced scoring attack with 19 points, and the Eagles (4-13, 2-9 Atlantic Coast Conference) slipped past the Irish (9-13, 6-10) in Scott Spinelli’s first game as interim coach in Boston. Boston College fired coach Jim Christian last week.
Prentiss Hubb scored 28 points to lead Notre Dame, which lost despite shooting 58.5% from the field.
Northern Iowa 94, Illinois State 87
Noah Carter scored 22 points and Bowen Born 21, including six in the second overtime, and the Panthers (9-15, 7-11 Missouri Valley) overcame a career-high 34-point effort from DJ Horne to outlast the Redbirds (7-17, 4-14) in Normal, Illinois.
Kansas 71, Baylor 58
David McCormack scored 20 points, and the No. 17 Jayhawks (18-8, 12-6 Big 12) handed the No. 2 Bears (18-1, 10-1) their first loss of the season in Lawrence, Kansas.