Loyola-Chicago’s Cinderella run ends in the Final Four in a loss to Michigan

Second half recap and highlights

The second half for Loyola-Chicago started as well as the first half ended, with Krutwig making an and-1 shot to give the Ramblers’ their largest lead of the night. Michigan countered with a couple of makes of their own, and the game was pretty even the first few minutes.

But the Wolverines made a decision coming out the half, putting sharpshooting senior Duncan Robinson in the lineup to open the half. And after missing a few shots, he made a couple of three-pointers to bring his team within three points, forcing Porter Moser of Loyola to call a timeout.

The Ramblers were starting to get rattled, with back-to-back turnovers by Krutwig combined with a Wagner three-pointer tied it up at 47 points each. Free throws by Jordan Poole gave Michigan their first lead since the middle of the first half.

Loyola had absolutely answer for Wagner, who scored eight straight points for Michigan to give them an eight-point lead with a couple of minutes to go. Loyola’s offense was in no condition to make up that kind of deficit in such short of time. And after the Wolverines making just enough free throws, they advanced over the Ramblers to make the Final Four. The final score was Michigan 69 to Loyola-Chicago 57.