Cleveland State Vikings at Loyola Chicago Ramblers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Deywilk Tavarez wins it at buzzer for Sister Jean as Loyola Chicago tops Cleveland State 91-88
The dramatic win was the Ramblers' first game since the death of Sister Jean, their longtime chaplain who drew national attention for her devotion to the team during their Final Four run in 2018. Sister Jean died on Oct. 9. She was 106.
The Ramblers are wearing a uniform patch in her honor this season.
Tavarez, a transfer from College of Charleston, hit a 3-pointer and a free throw with 18 seconds left, giving the Ramblers an 88-86 lead. Dayan Nessah tied it with a layup for Cleveland State with 10 seconds left.
Loyola's Kayde Dotson missed a 3-pointer, but the Ramblers got the rebound and called time out with 2 seconds remaining. When play resumed, Tavarez took an inbound pass in front of the Ramblers bench and buried a 3-pointer for the win.
Tavarez, Dotson and Miles Rubin all scored 16 points for Loyola. Chuck Love III had 14 points and Joshua Ola-Joseph added 11.
Nessah scored 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Cleveland State. Josiah Harris scored 20 points, Tre Beard 13 and Kamari Jones 12.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 88 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 88 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Chuck Love subbing in for Loyola Chicago | 88 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Kayde Dotson subbing out for Loyola Chicago | 88 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Cleveland State Timeout | 88 - 91 |
Statistics
 CLE |
 LUC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-64 | FG | 29-66 |
| 43.8 | Field Goal % | 43.9 |
| 11-30 | 3PT | 14-37 |
| 36.7 | Three Point % | 37.8 |
| 21-23 | FT | 19-25 |
| 91.3 | Free Throw % | 76.0 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 18 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 24 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 19 | Fouls | 19 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 2,581 | Capacity:
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| Detroit Mercy | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
| Green Bay | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
| IU Indianapolis | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
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| Rhode Island | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
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