CHICAGO - Loyola Chicago and Massachusetts close the regular season Saturday in Amherst. Tip-off is set for 11:30 a.m. CT. The Ramblers have a double-bye on the line for the A-10 Tournament next week, while the Minutemen are coming off a one-point loss to Bonnies earlier this week. 

Saturday's game can be watched on USA Network with Steve Schlanger (PXP) and Tim McCormick (Analyst) and can be listened to Rambler Sports Network with Scott Sudikoff (PXP) and Christian Thomas (Analyst). 

RAMBLINGS
• The Ramblers wrapped up the home portion of their schedule earlier this week with an 82-72 win on senior night over Davidson.
• Loyola finished with a 16-1 home record. The 16 home wins is the most the program has seen since 1965-66. The Ramblers are 31-3 over the last two seasons on their home court. 
• Sheldon Edwards Jr. made history in the win vs. the Wildcats. He opened the game going 4-4 from three-point range and set the new single-season record three makes in with 86. Edwards Jr. has 90 made threes following the game. He went 7-12 behind the arc, which is the second most on the single-game list and second time he's made seven in a game this season.
• Edwards Jr. finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds for his second career double-double and first in the Maroon & Gold. It tied his season-high in points and set a new season-best in rebounds. Edwards Jr. added four assists.
• Kymany Houinsou scored a career-high 19 points. Twelve came in the second half alone. Houinsou was 7-8 from the field and 5-6 at the line. He filled the box score with six boards and four assists.
• Jayden Dawson added 17 points with five made threes, while Miles Rubin and Des Watson scored nine each.
•  Rubin is chasing his single-season block record he set last year. He tallied four against Davidson to bring his season total to 71. With five more blocks, he will match his record of 76. Rubin's career total is up to 147, and he will move up to third all-time with three more on the year.
• The sophomore center ranks 10th in the NCAA in total blocks (71) and 12th in blocks per game (2.37). He's helping Loyola to a 4.5 blocks per game average as a squad, which sits 48th in the country.
• Edwards Jr.'s 90 made threes this season sits 30th in the country and is second most in the conference. He also ranks 34th in three-pointers per game (3.00), 38th in total attempts (231), and 61st in three-point percentage (.390).
• Loyola has the best three-point percentage in the A-10, shooting 36 percent as a squad. The team ranks 71st in the NCAA as Dawson joins Edwards Jr. in the country's top-70 at 67th, shooting 38.6 percent on the year.
• Head coach Drew Valentine is in his fourth season at the helm. He has compiled a 78-49 overall record as head coach.

SCOUTING UMASS
The Minutemen sit 10th in the A-10 standings with a 12-18 overall record and 7-10 record in conference play.  They've dropped five of their last six games, including a one-point decision to St. Bonaventure earlier this week. UMass is one of the best rebounding teams in the country, ranking 17th with 39.72 total rebounds per game. The team is averaging 14.13 offensive boards per game, which sits eighth in the NCAA.
  
Rashool Diggins leads the Minutemen with 17.2 points per game and is on a seven-game double-figure scoring streak. Diggins dropped 34 at La Salle back on Feb. 9 to spark the streak. Daniel Rivera and Dani Hankins-Sanford lead the rebounding efforts ranking fifth and sixth in the A-10 respectively. Rivera grabs 7.3 per game, while Hankins-Sanford tallies 7.2.

Frank Martin is in his third season at the helm with a 47-45 record with the Minutemen.

SERIES HISTORY
Loyola leads the all-time series, 2-0. Watson flirted with a double-double last season, recording 15 points and nine rebounds in a 79-78 win.