Mikovio wrote:This fact is still fun!
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/c ... story.html
ST. LOUIS — Marques Townes and Clayton Custer roamed the court aimlessly after the final buzzer sounded, ignoring everyone and everything while in their own bubbles of disbelief and disappointment.
Each Loyola senior lifted his jersey and wiped his eyes with it.
A season after baptizing legions of new Loyola fans with their dazzling storybook March en route to a historic Final Four run, the Ramblers won’t make the NCAA tournament after their 53-51 loss to Bradley on Saturday in the Missouri Valley Conference semifinals.
“Our goal was to get back there,” Townes said. “I was sitting on the bench before the game, just before they announced the lineups, and I was looking at the little video board and I almost wanted to cry because I was just so excited to get out there and play. To realize now that was our last chance to get to the tournament for me and Clay, it hurts.
Bradley ended Loyola's season once. Loyola ended Bradley's season three times. That's even more fun!
Not to mention, Clayton Custer and Marques Townes will both be remembered as Larry Bird POYs and Final Four participants.
No one on that Bradley team will be particularly remembered...except maybe for some infamous things.
