LOYCHI

DRAKE

Loyola Chicago beats Drake, returns to NCAA Tournament

AP
Mar 06, 2022

ST. LOUIS (AP) Lucas Williamson had 18 points and 10 rebounds, Aher Uguak added 16 points and 10 boards and Loyola Chicago Ramblers defeated Drake Bulldogs 64-58 on Sunday to win the Missouri Valley Conference tournament and advance to the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season.

Ryan Schwieger added 13 points for the fourth-seeded Ramblers (25-7) who came through against the Bulldogs in a rugged championship game after losing twice in the regular season to Drake (24-10).

Loyola, headed to the Atlantic 10 next season, beat Drake in last year's title game 75-65 but this season's victory came under first-head head coach Drew Valentine.

Roman Penn scored 18 points and MVC freshman of the year Tucker DeVries had 15 points and a career-high five blocks for Drake. ShanQuan Hamphill had 10 boards to go with six points.

Neither team reach 40% shooting and both were 25% or less from the arc in a game in which both teams had a player foul out and two others with four fouls. Loyola made 17 of 24 from the line to 11 of 18 for Drake which made up partially for the Bulldogs' 23-6 advantage on points off turnovers.

Trailing the entire half, Drake got within two twice in the final couple of minutes, the last time with 22 seconds remaining after two Penn free throws. But Drake was forced to foul and Schwieger and Braden Norris converted two free throws each.

Drake, which beat Missouri State 79-78 in overtime in Saturday's semifinals, had a seven-game win streak snapped.

Drake opened the game outscoring Loyola 18-8 with DeVries capping the run with a 3-pointer, the last of his 10 first-half points, while the Ramblers started 2-of-13 shooting.

Then the game took a complete turn with Drake missing its next five shots, going 2 of 14 and committing four turnovers as five Ramblers combined for 19 answered points and a nine-point lead after a Norris 3-pointer.

The Bulldogs recovered in the final two minutes to score the final seven points to trail 27-25 at halftime.

Uguak had a three-point play and a layup during a four-minute stretch when the Ramblers edged out to a nine-point lead, their largest of the second half, with 4 1/2 minutes to go. Part of that scoring came while Drake was missing eight straight shots over six minutes.

It's the first time since 1962-63 that the Ramblers have reached the NCAA Tournament in consecutive seasons.

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1st Half
LCHI
Ramblers
27
DRAKE
Bulldogs
25

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Aher Uguak vs. Shanquan Hemphill (Braden Norris gains possession)
19:39		Aher Uguak misses two point layup
19:37		Chris Knight offensive rebound
19:32		Tremell Murphy blocks Chris Knight's two point layup
19:30		Lucas Williamson offensive rebound
19:30	+2	Lucas Williamson makes two point layup	2-0
19:10		Tate Hall personal foul
19:00		Shanquan Hemphill offensive foul (Braden Norris draws the foul)
19:00		Shanquan Hemphill turnover
18:39		Tucker DeVries blocks Aher Uguak's two point layup
18:37		Bulldogs defensive rebound
18:25		Shanquan Hemphill turnover (Chris Knight steals)
17:58		Braden Norris turnover (Garrett Sturtz steals)
18:13		Garrett Sturtz misses two point layup
18:11		Tremell Murphy offensive rebound
18:09	+2	Tremell Murphy makes two point layup	2-2
17:54		Tucker DeVries blocks Tate Hall's two point jump shot
17:54		Chris Knight offensive rebound
17:48		Garrett Sturtz personal foul
17:48		Chris Knight turnover (Tremell Murphy steals)
17:40		Chris Knight blocks Roman Penn's two point layup
17:38		Garrett Sturtz offensive rebound
17:35		Tucker DeVries misses three point jump shot
17:33		Tate Hall defensive rebound
17:29		Chris Knight turnover (Garrett Sturtz steals)
17:17	+2	Tucker DeVries makes two point jump shot	2-4
16:57		Braden Norris misses three point jump shot
16:55		Garrett Sturtz defensive rebound
16:50		Garrett Sturtz misses two point layup
16:48		Shanquan Hemphill offensive rebound
16:33		Tate Hall personal foul
16:26		Roman Penn misses two point jump shot
16:24		Braden Norris defensive rebound
16:16		Tucker DeVries blocks Marquise Kennedy's two point layup
16:14		Roman Penn defensive rebound
16:08	+2	Roman Penn makes two point jump shot (Garrett Sturtz assists)	2-6
15:43		Tremell Murphy blocks Lucas Williamson's two point layup
15:41		Garrett Sturtz defensive rebound
15:35		Tom Welch shooting foul (Tucker DeVries draws the foul)
15:35		TV timeout
15:35	+1	Tucker DeVries makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-7
15:35	+1	Tucker DeVries makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-8
15:25		Braden Norris turnover (bad pass)
15:06		Tremell Murphy misses three point jump shot
15:04		Marquise Kennedy defensive rebound
14:50	+2	Lucas Williamson makes two point layup (Ryan Schwieger assists)	4-8
14:15		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
13:57		Ryan Schwieger misses three point jump shot
13:55		Tom Welch offensive rebound
13:27		Tom Welch misses two point putback layup
13:27		Shanquan Hemphill defensive rebound
13:27	+2	Garrett Sturtz makes two point jump shot (Roman Penn assists)	4-10
13:08		Aher Uguak turnover (bad pass)
12:51		Ryan Schwieger personal foul
12:47	+3	Tucker DeVries makes three point jump shot (Ayo Akinwole assists)	4-13
12:39		Ramblers 30 second timeout
12:28		Marquise Kennedy misses three point jump shot
12:26		Tucker DeVries defensive rebound
11:59		Shanquan Hemphill misses two point jump shot
11:57		Aher Uguak defensive rebound
11:53		Aher Uguak misses three point jump shot
11:51		Shanquan Hemphill defensive rebound
11:35		Garrett Sturtz misses two point layup
11:33		Shanquan Hemphill offensive rebound
11:29		Ayo Akinwole misses three point jump shot
11:27		Ryan Schwieger defensive rebound
11:11	+2	Marquise Kennedy makes two point layup	6-13
10:48		Tucker DeVries misses two point jump shot
10:46		Aher Uguak defensive rebound
10:41		Ayo Akinwole personal foul
10:41		TV timeout
10:23	+2	Ryan Schwieger makes two point jump shot	8-13
10:03		Jump ball. Tucker DeVries vs. Lucas Williamson (Bulldogs gains possession)
9:47		Garrett Sturtz misses two point jump shot
9:45		Darnell Brodie offensive rebound
9:34	+2	Darnell Brodie makes two point layup (Roman Penn assists)	8-15
9:18		Marquise Kennedy misses three point jump shot
9:16		Tucker DeVries defensive rebound
9:05		Roman Penn misses two point jump shot
9:03		Marquise Kennedy defensive rebound
8:55		Ryan Schwieger turnover (traveling)
8:46	+3	Tucker DeVries makes three point jump shot (Tremell Murphy assists)	8-18
8:36		Darnell Brodie personal foul
8:26	+3	Ryan Schwieger makes three point jump shot (Braden Norris assists)	11-18
8:08		Tucker DeVries misses three point jump shot
8:06		Lucas Williamson defensive rebound
7:58		Tom Welch turnover (Garrett Sturtz steals)
7:52		Braden Norris personal foul
7:37		TV timeout
7:17		Roman Penn misses two point jump shot
7:15		Lucas Williamson defensive rebound
7:04		Braden Norris turnover (5-second violation)
6:37		Tremell Murphy turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Schwieger steals)
6:32		Tucker DeVries shooting foul (Lucas Williamson draws the foul)
6:32	+1	Lucas Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-18
6:32	+1	Lucas Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-18
6:12		Shanquan Hemphill misses two point layup
6:10		Aher Uguak defensive rebound
6:03	+2	Aher Uguak makes two point layup (Lucas Williamson assists)	15-18
5:41		Roman Penn misses two point layup
5:39		Lucas Williamson defensive rebound
5:32		Lucas Williamson misses two point layup
5:30		Lucas Williamson offensive rebound
5:29		Roman Penn shooting foul (Lucas Williamson draws the foul)
5:29	+1	Lucas Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-18
5:29	+1	Lucas Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-18
5:21		Tremell Murphy turnover (lost ball) (Marquise Kennedy steals)
5:16	+2	Aher Uguak makes two point dunk (Marquise Kennedy assists)	19-18
5:16		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
4:48		Garrett Sturtz turnover (lost ball) (Marquise Kennedy steals)
4:43		Aher Uguak misses two point layup
4:41		Garrett Sturtz defensive rebound
4:34		Tucker DeVries turnover (bad pass) (Lucas Williamson steals)
4:29		Tucker DeVries blocks Ryan Schwieger's two point layup
4:27		Ryan Schwieger offensive rebound
4:24	+2	Ryan Schwieger makes two point layup	21-18
3:59		Marquise Kennedy personal foul
3:59		TV timeout
3:42		Ryan Schwieger personal foul (Tucker DeVries draws the foul)
3:42		Tucker DeVries misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:42		Marquise Kennedy defensive rebound
3:26	+2	Marquise Kennedy makes two point jump shot	23-18
2:58		Garrett Sturtz misses three point jump shot
2:56		Aher Uguak defensive rebound
2:45		Marquise Kennedy misses two point layup
2:45		Aher Uguak offensive rebound
2:45		Garrett Sturtz shooting foul (Aher Uguak draws the foul)
2:45	+1	Aher Uguak makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-18
2:45		Aher Uguak misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:45		Aher Uguak offensive rebound
2:38	+3	Braden Norris makes three point jump shot (Aher Uguak assists)	27-18
2:17		Tucker DeVries misses two point layup
2:15		Darnell Brodie offensive rebound
2:15		Chris Knight personal foul (Darnell Brodie draws the foul)
2:15		Darnell Brodie misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:15		Marquise Kennedy defensive rebound
2:03		Lucas Williamson misses two point layup
2:01		Tucker DeVries defensive rebound
1:52	+2	Roman Penn makes two point jump shot	27-20
1:27		Aher Uguak misses three point jump shot
1:25		Bulldogs defensive rebound
1:04	+3	Tremell Murphy makes three point jump shot (Tucker DeVries assists)	27-23
0:49		Marquise Kennedy misses three point jump shot
0:47		Shanquan Hemphill defensive rebound
0:39		Roman Penn turnover (bad pass) (Aher Uguak steals)
0:37		Aher Uguak turnover (bad pass) (Shanquan Hemphill steals)
0:12	+2	Roman Penn makes two point layup	27-25
0:03		Marquise Kennedy misses three point jump shot
0:01		Aher Uguak offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LCHI
Ramblers
37
DRAKE
Bulldogs
33

Time		Play	Score
19:31		Braden Norris misses two point layup
19:29		Garrett Sturtz defensive rebound
19:03		Tremell Murphy misses two point jump shot
19:01		Lucas Williamson defensive rebound
18:45	+2	Lucas Williamson makes two point layup	29-25
18:45		Garrett Sturtz shooting foul (Lucas Williamson draws the foul)
18:45		Lucas Williamson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:45		Darnell Brodie defensive rebound
18:33		Roman Penn misses three point jump shot
18:31		Lucas Williamson defensive rebound
18:17	+2	Tate Hall makes two point layup (Marquise Kennedy assists)	31-25
17:55		Aher Uguak personal foul
17:47	+3	Tucker DeVries makes three point jump shot (Roman Penn assists)	31-28
17:28		Marquise Kennedy misses two point layup
17:26		Shanquan Hemphill defensive rebound
17:26		Tom Welch personal foul
17:05		Tucker DeVries misses two point layup
17:03		Shanquan Hemphill offensive rebound
16:58	+2	Roman Penn makes two point jump shot	31-30
16:45	+3	Braden Norris makes three point jump shot (Marquise Kennedy assists)	34-30
16:26		Darnell Brodie turnover (lost ball) (Tate Hall steals)
16:26		Darnell Brodie personal foul
16:15		Aher Uguak misses two point layup
16:13		Tucker DeVries defensive rebound
16:03		Ryan Schwieger personal foul
15:57		Tremell Murphy misses three point jump shot
15:55		Darnell Brodie offensive rebound
15:49	+2	Darnell Brodie makes two point layup	34-32
15:47		TV timeout
15:29		Tucker DeVries personal foul
15:25	+2	Lucas Williamson makes two point dunk (Aher Uguak assists)	36-32
14:56		Darnell Brodie misses two point layup
14:54		Shanquan Hemphill offensive rebound
14:51	+2	Shanquan Hemphill makes two point layup	36-34
14:39	+2	Braden Norris makes two point jump shot	38-34
14:29		Darnell Brodie offensive foul
14:29		Darnell Brodie turnover
14:16		Tucker DeVries blocks Marquise Kennedy's two point layup
14:14		Tate Hall offensive rebound
14:01		Braden Norris misses three point jump shot
13:59		Darnell Brodie defensive rebound
13:56	+2	Shanquan Hemphill makes two point layup (Roman Penn assists)	38-36
13:42		Lucas Williamson misses three point jump shot
13:40		Tucker DeVries defensive rebound
13:23		Tucker DeVries misses two point jump shot
13:21		Tate Hall defensive rebound
13:16		Chris Knight offensive foul
13:16		Chris Knight turnover
13:05		Tremell Murphy misses three point jump shot
13:03		Lucas Williamson defensive rebound
12:56	+2	Aher Uguak makes two point layup (Lucas Williamson assists)	40-36
12:46	+2	Roman Penn makes two point jump shot	40-38
12:34	+3	Ryan Schwieger makes three point jump shot (Chris Knight assists)	43-38
12:18		Shanquan Hemphill misses two point jump shot
12:16		Braden Norris defensive rebound
12:10		Darnell Brodie blocks Lucas Williamson's two point layup
12:08		Roman Penn defensive rebound
11:46		Chris Knight shooting foul (Roman Penn draws the foul)
11:46		TV timeout
11:46		Roman Penn misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:46		Roman Penn misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:46		Ryan Schwieger defensive rebound
11:33		Ryan Schwieger misses three point jump shot
11:31		Darnell Brodie defensive rebound
11:09		Darnell Brodie misses two point jump shot
11:07		Ryan Schwieger defensive rebound
11:01		Aher Uguak offensive foul
11:01		Aher Uguak turnover
10:51		Chris Knight personal foul (Roman Penn draws the foul)
10:51	+1	Roman Penn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-39
10:51	+1	Roman Penn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-40
10:26		Tate Hall misses three point jump shot
10:24		Garrett Sturtz defensive rebound
10:14		Roman Penn misses three point jump shot
10:12		Lucas Williamson defensive rebound
10:06	+3	Lucas Williamson makes three point jump shot	46-40
9:50		Marquise Kennedy personal foul (Tucker DeVries draws the foul)
9:50	+1	Tucker DeVries makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-41
9:50	+1	Tucker DeVries makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-42
9:33		Tate Hall misses three point jump shot
9:31		Tucker DeVries defensive rebound
9:10		Tom Welch personal foul (Darnell Brodie draws the foul)
9:10		Darnell Brodie misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:10		Ryan Schwieger defensive rebound
8:54		Tremell Murphy personal foul
8:46	+2	Aher Uguak makes two point layup	48-42
8:46		Tucker DeVries shooting foul (Aher Uguak draws the foul)
8:46	+1	Aher Uguak makes regular free throw 1 of 1	49-42
8:40		Roman Penn misses two point jump shot
8:38		Ramblers defensive rebound
8:26		Roman Penn shooting foul (Ryan Schwieger draws the foul)
8:26	+1	Ryan Schwieger makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-42
8:26		Ryan Schwieger misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:26		Tremell Murphy defensive rebound
8:15		Tucker DeVries misses two point layup
8:13		Bulldogs offensive rebound
8:00		Shanquan Hemphill misses two point jump shot
7:58		Aher Uguak defensive rebound
7:42		Tate Hall misses two point jump shot
7:40		Shanquan Hemphill defensive rebound
7:22		Tucker DeVries misses three point jump shot
7:20		Tremell Murphy offensive rebound
7:16		Roman Penn misses three point jump shot
7:16		Tucker DeVries offensive rebound
7:16		Ryan Schwieger personal foul (Shanquan Hemphill draws the foul)
7:16		TV timeout
7:16		Shanquan Hemphill misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:16		Shanquan Hemphill misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:16		Lucas Williamson defensive rebound
6:45		Braden Norris misses three point jump shot
6:43		Ramblers offensive rebound
6:44		Ramblers turnover (shot clock violation)
6:30	+2	Shanquan Hemphill makes two point jump shot (Tucker DeVries assists)	50-44
6:10	+2	Lucas Williamson makes two point layup	52-44
5:58		Garrett Sturtz offensive foul
5:58		Garrett Sturtz turnover
5:34		Braden Norris turnover (lost ball) (Garrett Sturtz steals)
5:30	+2	Garrett Sturtz makes two point layup	52-46
5:09	+2	Aher Uguak makes two point layup (Marquise Kennedy assists)	54-46
4:53		Roman Penn misses three point jump shot
4:51		Marquise Kennedy defensive rebound
4:27		Shanquan Hemphill shooting foul (Lucas Williamson draws the foul)
4:27	+1	Lucas Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-46
4:27		Lucas Williamson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:27		Tucker DeVries defensive rebound
4:02	+2	Roman Penn makes two point jump shot	55-48
3:59		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
3:59		TV timeout
3:56		Ramblers 30 second timeout
3:56		TV timeout
3:39		Marquise Kennedy offensive foul
3:39		Marquise Kennedy turnover
3:27	+2	Garrett Sturtz makes two point layup (Tucker DeVries assists)	55-50
3:27		Tate Hall shooting foul (Garrett Sturtz draws the foul)
3:27	+1	Garrett Sturtz makes regular free throw 1 of 1	55-51
3:00		Marquise Kennedy misses three point jump shot
2:58		Tremell Murphy defensive rebound
2:41		Tucker DeVries misses two point jump shot
2:39		Marquise Kennedy defensive rebound
2:11		Lucas Williamson misses three point jump shot
2:09		Aher Uguak offensive rebound
1:48		Braden Norris misses three point jump shot
1:48		Ramblers offensive rebound
1:48		Ramblers turnover (shot clock violation)
1:44		Marquise Kennedy shooting foul (Roman Penn draws the foul)
1:44	+1	Roman Penn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-52
1:44	+1	Roman Penn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-53
1:26		Shanquan Hemphill shooting foul (Aher Uguak draws the foul)
1:26	+1	Aher Uguak makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-53
1:26	+1	Aher Uguak makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-53
1:09		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:56		Tucker DeVries misses three point jump shot
0:54		Marquise Kennedy defensive rebound
0:52		Roman Penn personal foul (Marquise Kennedy draws the foul)
0:52	+1	Marquise Kennedy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-53
0:52		Marquise Kennedy misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:52		Tremell Murphy defensive rebound
0:43		Tremell Murphy misses three point jump shot
0:41		Aher Uguak defensive rebound
0:40		Roman Penn personal foul (Aher Uguak draws the foul)
0:40	+1	Aher Uguak makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-53
0:40	+1	Aher Uguak makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-53
0:33	+3	Tremell Murphy makes three point jump shot (Garrett Sturtz assists)	60-56
0:32		Ramblers 30 second timeout
0:31		Garrett Sturtz personal foul (Marquise Kennedy draws the foul)
0:31		Marquise Kennedy misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:31		Marquise Kennedy misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:31		Shanquan Hemphill defensive rebound
0:23		Marquise Kennedy shooting foul (Roman Penn draws the foul)
0:23	+1	Roman Penn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-57
0:23	+1	Roman Penn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-58
0:23		Ramblers 30 second timeout
0:15		Ayo Akinwole personal foul (Ryan Schwieger draws the foul)
0:15	+1	Ryan Schwieger makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-58
0:15	+1	Ryan Schwieger makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-58
0:11		Tremell Murphy misses three point jump shot
0:09		Tate Hall defensive rebound
0:06		Shanquan Hemphill personal foul (Braden Norris draws the foul)
0:06	+1	Braden Norris makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-58
0:06	+1	Braden Norris makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-58
0:04		Darnell Brodie turnover (Ryan Schwieger steals)
0:00		End of period

Darnell Brodie turnover (Ryan Schwieger steals)