The Missouri Valley Conference championship will be in Saint Louis Missouri Sunday afternoon as Loyola Chicago takes on the Drake Bulldogs. Loyola won their semifinal matchup against Bradley 66-50 on Saturday after holding the Braves to 31.4% shooting and forced 15 turnovers.
Offensively Loyola shot the ball well making 48.9% of their shots and scored 66 points in 40 minutes. Lucas Williamson led all scorers for Loyola with 13 points on 4 of 10 shooting in 32 minutes. Tate Hall added five points and a team high 7 rebounds, while Ryan Schwieger led the way off the bench with 11 points.
The Drake Bulldogs come into the conference championship on a tear riding a seven game win streak after a one point overtime win in the semifinals. Offensively Drake did just enough in the semifinals making 40.6% of their shots and 89.5% from the free throw line to score 79 points including eleven in the overtime.
Tucker Devries shined for Drake in the semifinals scoring a team high 23 points in 39 minutes. Roman Penn added a second best 19 points and six assists, while Garrett Sturtz chipped in 13 points and eight rebounds in 43 minutes of action.
