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Loyola Rambles Into Sweet 16

The Loyola Ramblers will be part of the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16 after pulling out another close win.

Clayton Custer drained a jumper with 3.3 seconds left to give the 11th-seeded Ramblers a stunning 63-62 win over No. 3 Tennessee at Dallas. Custer's late basket came two days after Donte Ingram's buzzer-beating 3-pointer gave Loyola a win over Miami.

Aundre Jackson had a team-high 16 points for the Ramblers, while Custer added 10.

Loyola is in the Sweet 16 for the first time in 33 years, the program's last appearance in the tournament.

Loyola will face either Cincinnati or Nevada in the South Region semifinals.

Texas Tech also won in Dallas as Keenan Evans scored 22 points and nailed a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 2 ½ remaining in the Red Raiders' 69-66 triumph over Florida. Zhaire Smith had 18 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for the third-seeded Red Raiders, who are in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2005.

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