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 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Blake Schilb scored 28 points, Tracy Robinson hit five free throws in the final 36 seconds and Loyola of Chicago held off No. 15 Butler 75-71 on Thursday night for its first victory over a ranked opponent in 21 years.
It also gave the streaking Ramblers (20-9, 10-5 Horizon League) their seventh straight win this season, their longest since 1992, and assured league-leader Wright State the top seed in the conference tournament next week. Butler (24-5, 12-3) can still tie Wright State for the regular-season title with a victory over Detroit on Saturday but would get the second seed because of a tie-breaker.
Loyola, the preseason conference favorite, already has third place locked up and closes against Illinois-Chicago on Saturday.
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