ST. LOUIS - In a game of big momentum swings, the No. 20 Loyola Ramblers made one swing big enough to hold off the Drake University men's basketball team finally, 75-65, in the championship game of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Sunday afternoon.
Both Tremell Murphy and D.J. Wilkins scored 20 points for the Bulldogs (25-4) and Loyola's efficient effort on 59.1 percent shooting was too much for the shorthanded Bulldogs to overcome. The loss was just Drake's second against teams in Quad 1&2 of the NCAA NET rankings in eight games (6-2).