Loyola Prepares for First NIT Game Since 1980

Loyola head coach Porter Moser thanks fans after sealing another MVC title March 2.Despite both making the NCAA Tournament a year ago, Loyola and Creighton are getting set to face off in a battle of Jesuit universities in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) Tuesday night.

Loyola, a No. 7 seed, will be playing in its first NIT game since 1980 — just one year after becoming the nation’s Cinderella and making it to the NCAA Tournament Final Four. Since Creighton’s the higher seed, the No. 2-seeded Bluejays will host the game at the CHI Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska — formerly known as the SportsLink Center.

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