Head Coach Drew Valentine and the Loyola Ramblers missed out on making the NCAA Tournament despite a solid season in the Atlantic Ten. But the Ramblers are making the most of a second chance to keep playing in March.

The Ramblers (25-11) advanced to play Chattanooga in a semifinal Tuesday at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Chattanooga beat Bradley 67-65 on Tuesday. The NIT championship is set for April 3. “The energy in the arena was through the roof,” Loyola ...

It was a group effort for UC Irvine on Tuesday as it had four of its five starters in double figures. Devin Tillis led the way with 16, along with 11 boards. Bent Leuchten added 14, Justin Hohn had 12 and Myles Che posted 11.