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#pounditWednesday, January 8, 2025

Clayton Custer sends Loyola Chicago to Sweet 16 with game-winner

Clayton Custer

Clayton Custer sent Loyola Chicago to the Sweet 16 by hitting a game-winning shot in the final seconds of the team’s second-round game against Tennessee on Saturday.

The Ramblers were down 62-61 after the Vols made a free throw with 21 seconds left. Custer, the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year, delivered with an elbow jumper that bounced in with 3.6 seconds left.

The Vols missed a 3-pointer, allowing Loyola Chicago to escape with a 63-62 win.

The 30-5 Ramblers are now on to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1985.