By Josh Peter
Buoyed in part by its 98-year-old team chaplain, Sister Jean Dolores-Schmidt, the 11th-seeded Loyola Ramblers upset the third-seeded Tennessee 63-62 Saturday night.
During the team’s pregame prayer, Sister Jean told the Ramblers not to be afraid of the third-seeded Volunteers’ height.
“Height doesn’t mean that much,’’ she said. “You’re good jumpers, you’re good rebounders, you’re good at everything.
“Just keep that in mind.’’
In the game between Houston vs. Michigan, a freshman carried the team to victory. Wow.
March 18, 2018
By George Schroder
...Both teams (click here) had missed earlier chances to win it in a foul-plagued affair. In the final 10 seconds, Wolverines guard Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman drove past Houston’s Rob Gray into the lane, but missed a running bank shot. Davis pulled down the defensive rebound and was fouled, but he missed the free throws. Davis, a senior forward, made three of six attempts in the final 44 seconds.
Gray finished with 23 points to lead all scorers, but both teams struggled against tough defense. Houston shot just 37 percent. But Michigan won despite shooting only 35.6 percent and hitting only 8-of-30 three-pointers.
"Sports is a great metaphor for life sometimes. It's not always fair," Houston coach Kelvin Sampson said. "I thought our team deserved to win that game. For 39 minutes, 57 seconds, I thought we were the better team. Credit their kid for hitting a big shot. It was a big, big shot he hit."
This was the stadium at that Sweet Sixteen moment.
This was the stadium at that Sweet Sixteen moment.
