| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Donald Sapp (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tyler Gantz (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Carrier (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Carmelo Murillo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Steve Hutchings (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Bond (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Keith Schneider (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brett James (fresh) 2 stl. C - Louis Marx (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Loyola Chicago | Keith Schneider inbounds the ball | 35-27 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:53 | Loyola Chicago | Keith Schneider comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 35-27 |
| 19:52 | Northwestern | Carmelo Murillo grabs the board | 35-27 |
| 19:30 | Northwestern | Charles Carrier's fadeaway is rejected by Louis Marx | 35-27 |
| 19:29 | Loyola Chicago | Louis Marx snags the defensive board | 35-27 |
| 19:19 | Loyola Chicago | The pull-up jumper by Richard Bond is blocked by Carmelo Murillo | 35-27 |
| 19:18 | Loyola Chicago | Brett James tips it home | 35-29 |
| 18:58 | Northwestern | Carmelo Murillo misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 35-29 |
| 18:57 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Bond grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 18:37 | Loyola Chicago | Louis Marx hits the finger roll and the foul's on Carmelo Murillo - foul #2 on Carmelo Murillo, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Servais (PG) Donald Sapp | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 18:37 | Loyola Chicago | Louis Marx makes the free throw | 35-32 |
| 18:29 | Northwestern | James Thompson blows the layup | 35-32 |
| 18:28 | Northwestern | Robert Servais hits the follow up shot | 37-32 |
| 18:17 | Loyola Chicago | Louis Marx misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 18:15 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Bond pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 17:57 | Loyola Chicago | Keith Schneider throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-32 |
| 17:47 | Northwestern | Carmelo Murillo connects on the floater from the left side | 39-32 |
| 17:24 | Loyola Chicago | Louis Marx knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-35 |
| 17:12 | Northwestern | Carmelo Murillo comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 39-35 |
| 17:10 | Loyola Chicago | Louis Marx pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 17:04 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Bond drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Brett James | 39-38 |
| 16:43 | Northwestern | Robert Servais buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Tyler Gantz and the foul's on Steve Hutchings - foul #1 on Steve Hutchings, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Donald Sapp (SG), Frank Maltby (PF) Tyler Gantz, James Thompson | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | William Roberts (PG), Eddie Filler (SF), Larry Espino (C) Steve Hutchings, Keith Schneider, Louis Marx | |
| 16:43 | Northwestern | Robert Servais makes the free throw | 42-38 |
| 16:20 | Loyola Chicago | Carmelo Murillo is called for the reach on Eddie Filler - foul #3 on Carmelo Murillo, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tyler Gantz (SG), James Thompson (SF) Robert Servais, Carmelo Murillo | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Anthony Robinson (C) Brett James | |
| 16:07 | Loyola Chicago | Anthony Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Donald Sapp (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tyler Gantz (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Carrier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Maltby (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - William Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Bond (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Eddie Filler (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Larry Espino (fresh) 3 pts. C - Anthony Robinson (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Northwestern | Donald Sapp misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 15:54 | Northwestern | James Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 15:42 | Northwestern | James Thompson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 15:40 | Northwestern | Charles Carrier hits the follow up shot | 44-38 |
| 15:26 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Espino clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 15:24 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Bond gets the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 15:03 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Sapp picks off the pass by Anthony Robinson | 44-38 |
| 14:48 | Northwestern | Tyler Gantz misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 14:47 | Loyola Chicago | Eddie Filler snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 14:26 | Loyola Chicago | Eddie Filler is called for traveling | 44-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carmelo Murillo (C) James Thompson | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Steve Hutchings (PG), Keith Schneider (SF), Brett James (PF), Louis Marx (C) William Roberts, Richard Bond, Larry Espino, Anthony Robinson | |
| 14:19 | Northwestern | Charles Carrier can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Keith Schneider - foul #2 on Keith Schneider, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| 14:19 | Northwestern | Charles Carrier misses the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 14:19 | Northwestern | Charles Carrier misses the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 14:19 | Loyola Chicago | Louis Marx pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 14:00 | Loyola Chicago | Eddie Filler comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 44-38 |
| 13:59 | Northwestern | Frank Maltby grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 13:45 | Northwestern | Tyler Gantz can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Eddie Filler - foul #2 on Eddie Filler, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Servais (PG), James Thompson (SF) Donald Sapp, Frank Maltby | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 13:45 | Northwestern | Tyler Gantz misses the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 13:45 | Northwestern | Tyler Gantz makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 13:29 | Loyola Chicago | Keith Schneider connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 13:10 | Northwestern | James Thompson scores on a driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on Keith Schneider - foul #3 on Keith Schneider, team foul #4 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Donald Sapp (PG), Frank Maltby (PF) Robert Servais, Tyler Gantz | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Richard Bond (SG) Eddie Filler | |
| 13:10 | Northwestern | James Thompson misses the free throw | 47-41 |
| 13:10 | Loyola Chicago | Brett James snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 12:54 | Loyola Chicago | Brett James loses the dribble to Donald Sapp | 47-41 |
| 12:51 | Northwestern | Frank Maltby hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donald Sapp | 49-41 |
| 12:22 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Bond's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Maltby | 49-41 |
| 12:21 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Bond grabs the offensive board | 49-41 |
| 12:02 | Loyola Chicago | Brett James hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Keith Schneider | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Donald Sapp (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Thompson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Carrier (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frank Maltby (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Carmelo Murillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Steve Hutchings (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Bond (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Keith Schneider (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brett James (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Louis Marx (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:49 | Northwestern | Frank Maltby scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 11:37 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Bond connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Brett James | 51-45 |
| 11:21 | Northwestern | James Thompson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 51-45 |
| 11:20 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Brett James | 51-45 |
| 11:15 | Loyola Chicago | Louis Marx is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Louis Marx, team foul #5 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Servais (PG), Tyler Gantz (SG) Donald Sapp, James Thompson | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | William Roberts (PG), Larry Espino (C) Steve Hutchings, Louis Marx | |
| 11:02 | Northwestern | Tyler Gantz misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 11:01 | Loyola Chicago | Brett James grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 10:45 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Bond misses the shot from the baseline | 51-45 |
| 10:44 | Northwestern | Robert Servais grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 10:29 | Northwestern | Charles Carrier buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Carmelo Murillo | 53-45 |
| 10:10 | Loyola Chicago | Brett James misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 53-45 |
| 10:08 | Northwestern | Carmelo Murillo gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 09:55 | Northwestern | Frank Maltby misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 53-45 |
| 09:54 | Northwestern | Charles Carrier tips it but misses | 53-45 |
| 09:53 | Loyola Chicago | Brett James snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| 09:35 | Loyola Chicago | Keith Schneider misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 09:33 | Loyola Chicago | Brett James snags the offensive board | 53-45 |
| 09:24 | Loyola Chicago | Brett James misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Frank Maltby - foul #2 on Frank Maltby, team foul #3 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Donald Sapp (PG), James Thompson (SF) Robert Servais, Carmelo Murillo | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Steve Hutchings (PG), Eddie Filler (SG), Louis Marx (C) William Roberts, Richard Bond, Keith Schneider | |
| 09:24 | Loyola Chicago | Brett James misses the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 09:24 | Loyola Chicago | Brett James misses the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 09:24 | Northwestern | Charles Carrier gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 09:03 | Northwestern | Donald Sapp comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-45 |
| 09:02 | Loyola Chicago | Louis Marx gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 08:50 | Loyola Chicago | Louis Marx comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 53-45 |
| 08:48 | Loyola Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Eddie Filler | 53-45 |
| 08:33 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Espino makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-48 |
| 08:13 | Northwestern | Tyler Gantz hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Sapp | 55-48 |
| 08:03 | Loyola Chicago | Brett James comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 55-48 |
| 08:01 | Northwestern | Charles Carrier grabs the board | 55-48 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Donald Sapp (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tyler Gantz (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Carrier (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Frank Maltby (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Steve Hutchings (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eddie Filler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Larry Espino (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brett James (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Louis Marx (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:47 | Northwestern | Donald Sapp is fouled on the floor by Steve Hutchings - foul #2 on Steve Hutchings, team foul #6 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carmelo Murillo (C) Frank Maltby | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Richard Bond (SG), Anthony Robinson (PF) Larry Espino, Brett James | |
| 07:30 | Northwestern | Carmelo Murillo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Keith Schneider (SF) Anthony Robinson | |
| 07:16 | Loyola Chicago | Louis Marx misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-48 |
| 07:15 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Tyler Gantz | 55-48 |
| 06:56 | Northwestern | James Thompson makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Donald Sapp | 57-48 |
| 06:35 | Loyola Chicago | Louis Marx's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Servais (PG) Donald Sapp | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | William Roberts (PG) Steve Hutchings | |
| 06:12 | Northwestern | Tyler Gantz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Donald Sapp (PG) Robert Servais | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Larry Espino (PF), Anthony Robinson (C) Eddie Filler, Louis Marx | |
| 06:02 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Carrier is called for the reach on Larry Espino - foul #3 on Charles Carrier, team foul #4 | 57-48 |
| 05:46 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Bond scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Anthony Robinson | 57-50 |
| 05:33 | Northwestern | Tyler Gantz clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 05:31 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Keith Schneider | 57-50 |
| 05:10 | Loyola Chicago | Keith Schneider misses the jumper from the left side | 57-50 |
| 05:09 | Loyola Chicago | William Roberts snags the offensive board | 57-50 |
| 04:56 | Loyola Chicago | Tyler Gantz is called for the reach on Richard Bond - foul #1 on Tyler Gantz, team foul #5 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Servais (PG), Frank Maltby (C) Donald Sapp, Carmelo Murillo | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Steve Hutchings (PG), Eddie Filler (SF), Brett James (PF), Louis Marx (C) William Roberts, Keith Schneider, Larry Espino, Anthony Robinson | |
| 04:49 | Loyola Chicago | Eddie Filler misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 04:47 | Northwestern | Charles Carrier grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 04:39 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Charles Carrier is blocked by Louis Marx | 57-50 |
| 04:37 | Loyola Chicago | Eddie Filler gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| 04:33 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Servais steals the ball from Brett James | 57-50 |
| 04:18 | Northwestern | James Thompson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Steve Hutchings - foul #3 on Steve Hutchings, team foul #7 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Donald Sapp (PG), Carmelo Murillo (C) Robert Servais, Frank Maltby | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 04:18 | Northwestern | James Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 04:18 | Northwestern | James Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 04:06 | Loyola Chicago | Steve Hutchings misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-50 |
| 04:04 | Northwestern | James Thompson gets the rebound | 59-50 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Donald Sapp (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tyler Gantz (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Thompson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Carrier (tired) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Carmelo Murillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Steve Hutchings (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Bond (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Eddie Filler (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brett James (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Louis Marx (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Northwestern | Donald Sapp scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Tyler Gantz | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Bond blows the layup | 61-50 |
| 03:29 | Loyola Chicago | Brett James tips it but misses | 61-50 |
| 03:27 | Loyola Chicago | Louis Marx tips it back up and in | 61-52 |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | Charles Carrier hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Thompson | 63-52 |
| 02:46 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Bond comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 63-52 |
| 02:44 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Bond misses the tip | 63-52 |
| 02:43 | Northwestern | Carmelo Murillo grabs the defensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 02:17 | Northwestern | Donald Sapp loses the dribble to Eddie Filler | 63-52 |
| 01:56 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Bond buries a driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on Tyler Gantz - foul #2 on Tyler Gantz, team foul #6 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Keith Schneider (SF) Eddie Filler | |
| 01:56 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Bond misses the free throw | 63-54 |
| 01:56 | Northwestern | Carmelo Murillo gets the rebound | 63-54 |
| 01:34 | Northwestern | Keith Schneider is called for the reach on Carmelo Murillo - foul #4 on Keith Schneider, team foul #8 | 63-54 |
| 01:34 | Northwestern | Carmelo Murillo makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 01:34 | Northwestern | Carmelo Murillo makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 01:17 | Loyola Chicago | Steve Hutchings clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Donald Sapp - foul #1 on Donald Sapp, team foul #7 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Servais (PG), Frank Maltby (PF), Robert Widner (C) Donald Sapp, Charles Carrier, Carmelo Murillo | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Doles (SG), Eddie Filler (SF), Larry Espino (PF), Anthony Robinson (C) Richard Bond, Keith Schneider, Brett James, Louis Marx | |
| 01:17 | Loyola Chicago | Steve Hutchings misses the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 01:17 | Loyola Chicago | Steve Hutchings misses the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 01:17 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Robert Widner | 65-54 |
| 00:59 | Northwestern | Robert Servais makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by James Thompson and he's fouled by Steve Hutchings - foul #4 on Steve Hutchings, team foul #9 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | William Roberts (PG) Steve Hutchings | |
| 00:59 | Northwestern | Robert Servais makes the free throw | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Doles clanks a shot from the left block | 68-54 |
| 00:50 | Loyola Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Doles | 68-54 |
| 00:47 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Espino's layup is rejected by Robert Widner | 68-54 |
| 00:45 | Loyola Chicago | Anthony Robinson can't tip it in | 68-54 |
| 00:44 | Loyola Chicago | Anthony Robinson grabs the offensive board | 68-54 |
| 00:42 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Doles is whistled for a carry | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | James Thompson drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Servais | 70-54 |
| 00:13 | Loyola Chicago | Eddie Filler knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Thomas Doles and he's fouled by Frank Maltby - foul #3 on Frank Maltby, team foul #8 | 70-56 |
| 00:13 | Loyola Chicago | Eddie Filler makes the free throw | 70-57 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Robert Servais runs out the clock | 70-57 |