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Duhawks Fall in Sweet 16

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OSHKOSH, Wis. (Duhawks.com) - Loras' magical season finally came to a close at the hands of the No. 4 ranked and last year's runner-up UW-Oshkosh. The Duhawks cut a double-digit deficit to three early in teh second half, but were unable to maintain the pace, succumbing to an 86-75 loss. Ryan DiCanio concluded his four-year career with a team-best 25 points to lead Loras.

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
• Loras went down early after a 8-2 run by the Titans before DiCanio hit his first three of the evening of the Josh Ruggles dish
• The next possession Demond George picked the Oshkosh point guard's pocket and found a trailing Ruggles to make the score 8-7
• Oshkosh opened things up thanks in part to holding the Duhawks to two points over a five-minute span
• DiCanio found Jordan Boyd down low for an emphatic and-1 finish to bring things back within five
• Cole Navigato faked out the Titan defenders and finished at the hole to cut the UW-Oshkosh lead to three points with two minutes to play in the half
• The Titans jumped on Loras early in the first four minutes of the second half with a 15-4 run, extending their lead to 15
• Ruggles curled tight off the Navigato screen and nailed his first and only three of the game
• The Oshkosh defenders sent away the first Loras layup attempt just under five minutes but DiCanio was there to clean things up with the finish
• George caught the ball in the corner and got the Oshkosh defender to leave his feet with the pump fake before finishing at the rack
 
NOTABLES
• DiCanio concludes his career as the 6th all-time leading scorer (1,687) … fourth all-time in rebounds (685) … second all-time in assists (388) … fifth all-time in three pointers made (178)
• Ruggles finishes his career as the 17th all-time leading scorer (1,279) … third in all-time three pointers made (204)
• George concludes his career tied for the 35th all-time leading scorer (1,070) … second all-time in steals (173) … sixth all-time in three pointers made (172)

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