What a wild finish in Dallas.  With 1:17 left, Clayton Custer from Loyola hit a big 3 pointer in the corner to tie the game at 60.  Miami drove right back down the field with Ja’Quan Newton hitting a shot to give the Hurricanes a 2 point lead.  Loyola’s Marques Townes gets fouled on a drive and hits one of two free throws to cut the lead to one.  But at this point there is only 26 second left.

Then, the craziness started.  Loyola, probably in trying to foul, stripped the ball from Miami and forced a turnover.   They got a great drive to the basket that was well defended by Miami, but Loyola got the offensive rebound.  The big center went back up and looked like he got fouled, but there was no call and Miami gets the rebound and is quickly fouled.

But with 9 second left,  Lonnie Walker IV missed the front end of a one-and-one and Loyola’s Ben Richardson gets the rebound and kicks it out to Townes.  Loyola’s guard drives down the court, but Miami plays tough defense to stop his drive to the basket and force him to pass the ball.  So, he kicked the ball out to the only player he could see, Donte Ingram.   And calmly, with 0.3 seconds left in the game, the senior guard hits a NBA deep three point shot to win the game for the Ramblers.

The Missouri Valley Champion has pulled off the first upset of the tournament, after Oklahoma and UNC-Greensboro threatened but fell short.  Congratulations to Loyola for the big victory to advance to the second round of the tournament.