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[2]: 223 Loyola was considered a slight favorite heading into the national semifinal game against Duke. Loyola led the entire game, and the score was 44–31 at half. An Art Heyman basket brought Duke within three points late in the second half, but Loyola rallied with a 10–0 scoring run and proceeded to a 94–75 victory.
Loyola's shooters started the game slowly, missing all but one of their first 14 field goal attempts. Early on, the Bearcats took a 19–9 lead, as picks by Shingleton set up Bonham to score. [ 2 ] The Ramblers' poor shooting continued for the rest of the first half, as they missed 26 of 34 shots and Harkness was held scoreless.
In 1963, Loyola shocked the nation and changed college basketball forever by starting four black players in the NCAA championship game. [10] Loyola's stunning upset of two-time defending NCAA champion Cincinnati, in overtime by a score of 60–58, was the crowning achievement in the school's nearly decade long struggle with racial inequality in ...
In the National Championship game, Loyola started four African-Americans and Cincinnati started three, marking the first time that a majority of African-Americans participated in the championship game. Loyola was the tenth and, as of 2022, most recent team to win the tournament in their first appearance, joining Oregon (1939), Indiana (1940 ...
The 1962–63 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago. Champions of the 1963 NCAA tournament , the Ramblers were coached by George Ireland . They defeated top-ranked and two-time defending champion Cincinnati Bearcats in a 60–58 overtime contest .
Braden Norris scored 20 points, including five in a closing 14-2 run, and Loyola Chicago rallied to defeat Boston College 71-68 in the consolation game of the National Collegiate Basketball Hall ...
Feb. 15—LOS ANGELES — It took the better part of 32 minutes, but Gonzaga finally shook off a feisty Loyola Marymount squad that suited up just six scholarship players due to numerous injuries.
Jack Jeffery scores 12 points to help 4-0 Cubs defeat Fairfax