Schilb Scores Career-High 39 Points To Lead Loyola Past UIC In Overtime
March 4, 2005 No. 4 Loyola 87, No. 5 UIC 81 - Final-OT Milwaukee, Wis. - Blake Schilb poured in a career-high 39 points as Loyola claimed an 87-81 overtime victory over the
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DaJuan Gouard added 19 points for the Ramblers (13-16), who are in the semifinals of the league tournament for the first time since 2002. Fourth-seeded Loyola has now won a season-best six-straight games and advances to a semifinal contest with top-seed UW-Milwaukee Saturday at 7 p.m.
Cedrick Banks led fifth-seeded UIC (15-14) with 22 points, though he made just 7-of-29 shots from the field.
UIC led 34-26 at halftime and expanded the lead to nine early in the second half. But the Ramblers quickly ran off 12 of the next 14 points and then led by as many as seven with just over two minutes remaining.
The Flames rallied to send the game to overtime on a Banks jumper with 13 seconds remaining. The teams traded hoops early in overtime but two free throws by Schilb with 39 seconds left gave Loyola a three-point lead and a dunk and free throw by Schilb with eight seconds remaining sealed the victory.
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