Bubble Watch 2021: Loyola inches closer to tourney return
Loyola Chicago made it to the Final Four in 2018. Three years later, the Ramblers are in a position for a return to March Madness.
Loyola Chicago made it to the Final Four in 2018. Three years later, the Ramblers are in a position for a return to March Madness.
— McKinley Wright IV had 26 points, six assists and five rebounds, and Colorado used a 15-1 run late to beat UCLA 70-61 on Saturday night for its third consecutive win.
— Jeriah Horne hit a career-best six 3-pointers on his way to 24 points, McKinley Wright IV had a career-high 14 assists and Colorado routed No. 19 Southern California 80-62 on Thursday night to sweep the season series.
— McKinley Wright IV scored 21 points and moved to No. 7 on Colorado’s career scoring list as the Buffaloes beat Oregon State 61-57 on Saturday night.
— Chris Duarte scored 18 points and Will Richardson scored 5 of his 11 in the last 61 second and Oregon defeated Colorado 60-56 on Thursday night.
— Matt Bradley scored a career-high 28 points and his 3-pointer with 40 seconds left helped seal California's 71-62 win over Colorado on Saturday night.
— McKinley Wright scored 14 points with nine rebounds and nine assists and Colorado held Stanford to a season low in scoring, beating the Cardinal 69-51 on Thursday night.
— Jeriah Horne scored 16 points, Tristan da Silva added a career-high 15, and they combined to make 12 of 14 shots in Colorado's 78-49 victory over cold-shooting Oregon State on Monday night.
— Evan Battey made four free throws in the final 15 seconds and finished with 21 points, leading Colorado to an 82-79 victory over Arizona on Saturday night.
Oklahoma beat Texas in a thriller and defeated a red-hot Alabama team to rocket up the Power Rankings.
— Reserve 6-foot guard Alfonso Plummer scored 23 points — 21 in the final 7:49 — and Utah rallied to stun Colorado with a 77-74 win on Saturday.
— McKinley Wright IV scored 10 of his 16 points in the final eight-plus minutes, Jeriah Horne hit 3 of 5 from 3-point range and finished with 15 points, and Colorado held on for a 70-58 win over Washington State on Wednesday night.
— Evan Battey had 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting, McKinley Wright IV added all 12 of his points in the second half, and Colorado rallied from an 18-point, first-half deficit to beat Washington State 70-59 on Saturday night.
— Marcus Tsohonis scored a career-high 27 off the bench, Erik Stevenson added 17 points before fouling out, and Washington picked up its first conference win of the season beating Colorado 84-80 on Wednesday night.
— McKinley Wright IV scored 14 points with eight assists and Evan Battey scored 13 with 12 rebounds and Colorado won its fourth straight game beating Stanford 77-64 on Saturday.
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— Freshman Jabari Walker had a season-high 23 points and 11 rebounds, McKinley Wright IV set a program record for career assists and Colorado beat California 89-60 on Thursday.
— D’Shawn Schwartz had 15 points and 15 rebounds, McKinley Wright IV tied Colorado's career assists record and the Buffaloes rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit to beat Utah 65-58 on Monday.
— McKinley Wright IV recovered from a scary fall to score 21 points, including a game-sealing scoop layup with 27 seconds left, and Colorado held off No. 17 Oregon for a 79-72 win on Thursday.
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
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UCLA | 13-4 | - | 17-6 |
Oregon | 11-4 | 1 | 16-5 |
USC | 13-5 | 0.5 | 19-6 |
Colorado | 13-6 | 1 | 19-7 |
Arizona | 11-8 | 3 | 17-8 |
Stanford | 10-9 | 4 | 14-11 |
Oregon State | 9-9 | 4.5 | 13-11 |
Arizona State | 7-8 | 5 | 10-11 |
Utah | 7-10 | 6 | 10-11 |
Washington State | 7-12 | 7 | 14-12 |
Washington | 4-16 | 10.5 | 5-20 |
California | 3-17 | 11.5 | 8-19 |
NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
---|---|---|---|
Quincy Allen | SF | Signed | 84 |
Lawson Lovering | C | Signed | 84 |
Drew Carter | SG | Committed | 75 |
Javon Ruffin | SG | Signed | 75 |
Julian Hammond III | PG | Signed | 74 |
Final Fours | 2 |
Tournament Record | 10-16 |
Championship Seasons | None |
Tournament Appearances | 14 |