DePaul falls to Seton Hall in overtime
Both teams play on Saturday. Seton Hall visits Providence and DePaul hosts Xavier.
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Both teams play on Saturday. Seton Hall visits Providence and DePaul hosts Xavier.
Dawson led Loyola with 10 points in the first half to help put them ahead 40-32 at the break. Edwards scored a team-high 13 points after the break.
Tyem Freeman led UIC in scoring with eight points in the first half to help put the Flames up 36-27 at the break.
The North Central Cardinals (15-0) appeared in their fifth consecutive Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl.
Kasparas Jakucionis had 18 points and six assists, while Tre White pitched in 17 points and Kylan Boswell had 14.
Angelo Ciaravino led the Wildcats (10-5, 1-3) with 19 points on 8-of-14 shootin
Northwestern's Brooks Barnhizer scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for his seventh consecutive double-double. He also had eight assists, three steals and one block.
The Blue Demons are much improved in their first season under coach Chris Holtmann, but there is still a sizeable talent gap when they take on the Big East's elite teams.
Ciani had nine rebounds for the Flames (9-4, 1-1 Missouri Valley Conference).
Boswell was one assist shy of his first triple-double and got it with a pass that set up Keaton Kutcher's 3-pointer with 1:47 left. It was the seventh triple-double in program history.
Berry sank 8 of 10 shots with both misses coming from beyond the arc for the Wildcats (10-3), who have won four in a row and all eight of their home games.
Jalen Quinn led the way for the Ramblers (9-3) with 17 points and two steals.
George Dimopoulos, who played quarterback in high school, also converted the two-point conversion when he passed it to quarterback Josh Holst for his second completion of the season.
Illinois held the lead for nearly 30 minutes of game time, but a late rally by Missouri took the game down to the wire.
The Ramblers have lost two of their last three after and eight-game win streak to open the season.
Edwards shot 8 for 15, including 6 for 13 from beyond the arc for the Ramblers (9-1).
Layden Blocker led the way for the Blue Demons (8-3, 0-2) with 17 points. Conor Enright added 12 points.
It was the fourth straight game in which Jakucionis scored 20 or more points for the Illini (7-2, 1-1 Big Ten), who beat Wisconsin for the ninth consecutive time.
David Skogman led the Blue Demons (7-2) with 22 points and six rebounds. Jacob Meyer added 12 points.
he Ramblers advance to the second-round match on Friday at 5 p.m. to play Purdue.
The Blue Demons finished 11 for 35 from deep.
Des Watson shot 8 for 12 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line for the Ramblers (7-0).
Brooks Barnhizer had 21 points and 10 rebounds for Northwestern (6-3). Ty Berry added 20 points and Nick Martinelli scored 19.
The Northeast Conference champions went 13-1 in their first year in the NEC. Now, the Cougars are navigating new territory in the postseason.
Butler (5-1) plays the winner between UNLV and Mississippi State in the championship game of the Cactus Division on Friday. Northwestern (5-2) takes on the loser in the third-place game.
