https://www.theguardian.com/sport/20...-march-madness
quote: Loyola Chicago carried out 101-year-old superfan Sister Jean’s plans to a T on Sunday, moving to the Sweet 16 with a 71-58 win over Illinois, the first No 1 seed bounced from college basketball’s crown jewel, the NCAA Tournament.
Cameron Krutwig delivered a 19-point, 12-rebound masterpiece and the quick-handed, eighth-seeded Ramblers led wire to wire against a team led by Ayo Dosunmu, who is tipped as a future NBA star. They befuddled a powerful Illinois offense to bring back memories of their last magical run in the tournament.
Before taking in most of this game from the luxury suite sitting in her wheelchair and decked out in her trademark maroon and gold scarf, Jean delivered a pregame prayer that could have been stripped straight from a coaching handbook.
“As we play the Fighting Illini, we ask for special help to overcome this team and get a great win,” she said. “We hope to score early and make our opponents nervous. We have a great opportunity to convert rebounds as this team makes about 50% of layups and 30% of its three points. Our defense can take care of that.”
