INDIANAPOLIS – Loyola Chicago might be the only team that feels as though little has changed about the NCAA Tournament.
Probably has something to do with all the winning the Ramblers do. The surprise semifinalist in 2018, Loyola was relegated to the NIT the next year and missed out on the tournament entirely — along with everyone else — when it was canceled due to COVID-19 last season.
But with key pieces of their Final Four team leading the way, the eighth-seeded Ramblers marked a triumphant return to college basketball's biggest stage Friday with a 71-60 victory over No.
9 seed Georgia Tech at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Lucas Williamson scored 21 points in a dynamic performance by the defensive whiz, Buddy Norris added 16 points and All-America