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SERIES HISTORY - CENTRAL
- Thursday marks the 100th meeting between Central and Loras in the 2018 Iowa Conference Tournament Semifinal … The Duhawks won both meetings during the regular season by scores of 109-92 and 94-85 … The Duhawks have won four consecutive meetings and lead the overall series 68-31
NOTABLES - CENTRAL
- In their IIAC Tournament Quarterfinal, the Dutch upset third-seeded Buena Vista on the road, 84-70
- Central has won its last six IIAC Tournament road games, one of which includes a 2016 win against Loras
- The Dutch are 11-15 this season and finished with a 7-9 record in conference play, earning the No. 6 seed
- Central is 4-9 in road games this season
AROUND THE CONFERENCE
- In the other semifinal, top-seeded and regular season champion Nebraska Wesleyan hosts fifth-seeded Wartburg ... The Knights defeated the fourth-seed in Simpson, 76-72 on Tuesday
- Tuesday marked the second consecutive season that Central and Wartburg, as the lower seed, pulled the upset in the quarterfinal round
- During the 2017 IIAC Men's Basketball Tournament, the road team won each game, with Wartburg eventually taking the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament
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The winners meet on Saturday with a chance to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship
LAST TIME OUT - LORAS
- Loras finished the regular season with a win over Dubuque on Saturday, 95-82 …
Ryan DiCanio led the Duhawks' scoring efforts with 30 points and hauled in six rebounds while
Josh Ruggles was 16-for-16 from the free throw line
NOTABLES - LORAS
- Saturday served as win No. 1,350 in Loras men's basketball history
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Ryan DiCanio moved into a tie for 24th all-time in program history for scoring with 1,116 points … He's tied for 17th all-time with 501 rebounds and ranks seventh with 115 3-pointers … Saturday was the second 30-point game of the season for DiCanio … His 4.8 assists per game make him tied for first in the conference
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Josh Ruggles ranks second in the Iowa Conference with a 22.2 scoring average, totaling 556 for the season
- Nationally, Loras ranks fourth in assists per game with 20.2 and 506 overall
