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David Haugh: Cinderella's off to the Alamo: Loyola earns school's first Final Four in 55 years

ATLANTA - The coach of the team that lets nothing get in its way climbed across the press table Saturday at Philips Arena and made his way into the third row of rowdiness.

Porter Moser hugged his wife, Megan, whose eyes were moist, before embracing his crying teenage daughter, Jordan, and each of his sons, Jake, Ben and Max. Maroon and gold mania surrounded the Mosers in the stands and on the floor, the euphoria created by Loyola's emphatic 78-62 victory over Kansas State in the NCAA Tournament South Region final that earned the school a trip to the Final Four in San Antonio.

"We did it," Moser said into his wife's ear.

Yes, as inexplicable as it

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