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NCAA tournament: No. 11 seed Loyola tops Kansas State to complete historic run to Final Four

SportsPulse: After beating Kansas State to reach the Final Four, Loyola-Chicago players Ben Richardson and Donte Ingram tried to put their incredible NCAA tournament run into perspective. USA TODAY Sports

ATLANTA – San Antonio, meet Sister Jean. Loyola-Chicago became the fourth No. 11 seed in NCAA tournament history to earn a Final Four berth, beating No. 9 seed Kansas State 78-62 in the South Regional championship game.

What happened

This wasn’t an upset. And Loyola’s Final Four run certainly isn’t a fluke, having beaten teams from the ACC, SEC and Big 12 along the way.