| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Cannaday (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Norris Lomanto (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ernie McCornack (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kelvin Sunday (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Richard Southwood (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Johnson (fresh) SF - Herbert Rimer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Michelson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Chad Cooper inbounds the ball | 40-35 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Virginia Tech | Chad Cooper's pass is intercepted by Herbert Rimer | 40-35 |
| 19:39 | Loyola Chicago | John Cannaday steps in front of the Richard Southwood pass in the backcourt | 40-35 |
| 19:22 | Virginia Tech | Kelvin Sunday loses the dribble to Don Johnson | 40-35 |
| 19:12 | Loyola Chicago | John Michelson is called for 10 seconds | 40-35 |
| 18:46 | Virginia Tech | Chad Cooper comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 18:44 | Loyola Chicago | Timothy Johnson pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 18:40 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Southwood comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Kelvin Sunday - foul #3 on Kelvin Sunday, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Allmon (C) Kelvin Sunday | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 18:40 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Southwood makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 18:40 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Southwood makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 18:24 | Virginia Tech | Chad Cooper knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Cannaday | 43-37 |
| 18:16 | Loyola Chicago | John Michelson is denied on a layup by William Allmon | 43-37 |
| 18:14 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Southwood pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 18:02 | Loyola Chicago | Norris Lomanto picks off the pass by Richard Southwood | 43-37 |
| 17:59 | Virginia Tech | John Cannaday misses the lay-in | 43-37 |
| 17:58 | Virginia Tech | Ernie McCornack tips it in | 45-37 |
| 17:44 | Loyola Chicago | John Michelson misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 45-37 |
| 17:43 | Virginia Tech | Ernie McCornack grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 17:26 | Virginia Tech | Chad Cooper scores on a 3 from the left corner | 48-37 |
| 17:24 | Loyola Chicago | Don Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by John Cannaday - foul #1 on John Cannaday, team foul #2 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Hal Wright (SG), Joseph Bittner (SF) Norris Lomanto, Chad Cooper | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Gary McLaurin (PG), Michael Flannigan (SG), Francis Beasley (SF), Walter Gartner (PF), Frank Bush (C) Richard Southwood, Don Johnson, Herbert Rimer, Timothy Johnson, John Michelson | |
| 17:08 | Loyola Chicago | Francis Beasley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-37 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lloyd Patterson (C) William Allmon | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 16:44 | Virginia Tech | Hal Wright hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Bittner | 51-37 |
| 16:25 | Loyola Chicago | Francis Beasley misses the floater from the left side | 51-37 |
| 16:23 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Ernie McCornack | 51-37 |
| 16:05 | Virginia Tech | Ernie McCornack can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 51-37 |
| 16:04 | Loyola Chicago | Frank Bush grabs the board | 51-37 |
| 15:59 | Loyola Chicago | Francis Beasley clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-37 |
| 15:57 | Virginia Tech | Lloyd Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-37 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Cannaday (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hal Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Bittner (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ernie McCornack (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Lloyd Patterson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Gary McLaurin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Flannigan (fresh) SF - Francis Beasley (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Walter Gartner (fresh) C - Frank Bush (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Virginia Tech | Lloyd Patterson misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 51-37 |
| 15:26 | Loyola Chicago | Gary McLaurin gets the rebound | 51-37 |
| 15:20 | Loyola Chicago | Frank Bush can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-37 |
| 15:18 | Virginia Tech | Lloyd Patterson grabs the board | 51-37 |
| 14:54 | Virginia Tech | Hal Wright is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Hal Wright, team foul #3 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Samuel Oliver (PG), Norris Lomanto (SG), Chad Cooper (SF), Kelvin Sunday (C) John Cannaday, Hal Wright, Joseph Bittner, Ernie McCornack | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Richard Southwood (PG), Don Johnson (SG), Herbert Rimer (SF), Timothy Johnson (PF), John Michelson (C) Gary McLaurin, Michael Flannigan, Francis Beasley, Walter Gartner, Frank Bush | |
| 14:39 | Loyola Chicago | Herbert Rimer steps out of bounds on the sideline | 51-37 |
| 14:11 | Virginia Tech | Kelvin Sunday lays it up and in on a great pass from Samuel Oliver and he's fouled by John Michelson - foul #1 on John Michelson, team foul #1 | 53-37 |
| 14:11 | Virginia Tech | Kelvin Sunday makes the free throw | 54-37 |
| 13:49 | Loyola Chicago | Samuel Oliver is called for the reach on Richard Southwood - foul #1 on Samuel Oliver, team foul #4 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Cannaday (PG) Samuel Oliver | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Francis Beasley (C) John Michelson | |
| 13:37 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Southwood can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-37 |
| 13:36 | Loyola Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Herbert Rimer | 54-37 |
| 13:30 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Southwood buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Don Johnson | 54-39 |
| 13:04 | Virginia Tech | Timothy Johnson picks off the pass by Chad Cooper | 54-39 |
| 13:02 | Loyola Chicago | John Cannaday is called for the reach on Richard Southwood in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Cannaday, team foul #5 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Hal Wright (SG), Joseph Bittner (SF), Ricky Hall (PF), William Allmon (C) Norris Lomanto, Chad Cooper, Lloyd Patterson, Kelvin Sunday | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Gary McLaurin (SG), John Michelson (C) Don Johnson, Herbert Rimer | |
| 12:47 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Southwood can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-39 |
| 12:46 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Bittner grabs the defensive rebound | 54-39 |
| 12:41 | Virginia Tech | John Cannaday connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by William Allmon | 57-39 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:18 | Loyola Chicago | Francis Beasley hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Richard Southwood | 57-41 |
| 11:52 | Virginia Tech | Hal Wright hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-41 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Cannaday (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hal Wright (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Bittner (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ricky Hall (fresh) C - William Allmon (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Richard Southwood (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary McLaurin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Francis Beasley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Timothy Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Michelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Loyola Chicago | John Michelson travels with the ball | 59-41 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Norris Lomanto (SG), Samuel Oliver (SF) John Cannaday, Hal Wright | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Flannigan (SG), Herbert Rimer (SF), Walter Gartner (PF), Frank Bush (C) Richard Southwood, Francis Beasley, Timothy Johnson, John Michelson | |
| 11:12 | Virginia Tech | Ricky Hall hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Allmon | 61-41 |
| 10:59 | Loyola Chicago | Ricky Hall steals the ball from Michael Flannigan | 61-41 |
| 10:30 | Virginia Tech | Samuel Oliver drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Norris Lomanto | 63-41 |
| 10:11 | Loyola Chicago | Walter Gartner misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-41 |
| 10:10 | Virginia Tech | William Allmon gets the rebound | 63-41 |
| 09:45 | Virginia Tech | Samuel Oliver misses short on a floater from the left side | 63-41 |
| 09:43 | Loyola Chicago | Frank Bush grabs the board | 63-41 |
| 09:35 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Flannigan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-41 |
| 09:34 | Loyola Chicago | Frank Bush grabs the offensive rebound | 63-41 |
| 09:21 | Loyola Chicago | Gary McLaurin scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Herbert Rimer | 63-44 |
| 08:57 | Virginia Tech | William Allmon hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joseph Bittner | 65-44 |
| 08:38 | Loyola Chicago | Walter Gartner misses the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Ricky Hall - foul #1 on Ricky Hall, team foul #6 | 65-44 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Cannaday (PG), Hal Wright (SG), Chad Cooper (SF), Ernie McCornack (PF), Kelvin Sunday (C) Joseph Bittner, Norris Lomanto, Samuel Oliver, Ricky Hall, William Allmon | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Richard Southwood (PG), Don Johnson (SG), Timothy Johnson (PF), John Michelson (C) Gary McLaurin, Michael Flannigan, Herbert Rimer, Frank Bush | |
| 08:38 | Loyola Chicago | Walter Gartner makes the 1st free throw | 65-45 |
| 08:38 | Loyola Chicago | Walter Gartner misses the 2nd free throw | 65-45 |
| 08:38 | Virginia Tech | Ernie McCornack grabs the board | 65-45 |
| 08:21 | Virginia Tech | Chad Cooper scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by John Cannaday and he's fouled by Walter Gartner - foul #1 on Walter Gartner, team foul #2 | 67-45 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Francis Beasley (SF) Walter Gartner | |
| 08:21 | Virginia Tech | Chad Cooper misses the free throw | 67-45 |
| 08:21 | Loyola Chicago | Timothy Johnson snags the defensive board | 67-45 |
| 08:07 | Loyola Chicago | Timothy Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-45 |
| 08:06 | Virginia Tech | Hal Wright grabs the board | 67-45 |
| 08:04 | Virginia Tech | John Cannaday throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-45 |
| 07:52 | Loyola Chicago | John Cannaday steals it from John Michelson | 67-45 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Cannaday (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Hal Wright (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Cooper (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ernie McCornack (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Kelvin Sunday (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Richard Southwood (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Don Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Francis Beasley (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Michelson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Virginia Tech | Kelvin Sunday is called for traveling | 67-45 |
| 07:04 | Loyola Chicago | John Michelson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Kelvin Sunday - foul #4 on Kelvin Sunday, team foul #7 | 67-45 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lloyd Patterson (C) Kelvin Sunday | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 07:04 | Loyola Chicago | John Michelson misses the 1st free throw | 67-45 |
| 07:04 | Loyola Chicago | John Michelson misses the 2nd free throw | 67-45 |
| 07:04 | Virginia Tech | Lloyd Patterson gets the rebound | 67-45 |
| 06:35 | Virginia Tech | Ernie McCornack buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Hal Wright | 69-45 |
| 06:20 | Loyola Chicago | Francis Beasley scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 69-47 |
| 05:57 | Virginia Tech | Chad Cooper misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-47 |
| 05:56 | Loyola Chicago | Timothy Johnson pulls down the rebound | 69-47 |
| 05:51 | Loyola Chicago | Don Johnson makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Richard Southwood and he's hacked by Hal Wright - foul #3 on Hal Wright, team foul #8 | 69-49 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Norris Lomanto (SG), Joseph Bittner (SF), Kelvin Sunday (C) Hal Wright, Chad Cooper, Ernie McCornack | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Gary McLaurin (PG), Herbert Rimer (SF), Frank Bush (C) Richard Southwood, Francis Beasley, John Michelson | |
| 05:51 | Loyola Chicago | Don Johnson misses the free throw | 69-49 |
| 05:51 | Virginia Tech | Lloyd Patterson grabs the board | 69-49 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:29 | Virginia Tech | John Cannaday is fouled on the floor by Gary McLaurin - foul #2 on Gary McLaurin, team foul #3 | 69-49 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Flannigan (SG), Walter Gartner (PF) Don Johnson, Timothy Johnson | |
| 05:21 | Virginia Tech | Norris Lomanto drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Lloyd Patterson | 72-49 |
| 05:17 | Loyola Chicago | Kelvin Sunday steps in front of the Frank Bush pass in the backcourt | 72-49 |
| 04:59 | Virginia Tech | Lloyd Patterson can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 72-49 |
| 04:57 | Virginia Tech | Kelvin Sunday tips it home | 74-49 |
| 04:54 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Bittner takes the ball from Herbert Rimer in the backcourt | 74-49 |
| 04:51 | Virginia Tech | Norris Lomanto banks in the layup set up by Joseph Bittner | 76-49 |
| 04:37 | Loyola Chicago | Herbert Rimer comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 76-49 |
| 04:36 | Virginia Tech | Kelvin Sunday snags the defensive board | 76-49 |
| 04:31 | Virginia Tech | John Cannaday buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Norris Lomanto | 79-49 |
| 04:27 | Loyola Chicago | Gary McLaurin misses long on an open 3 from the left wing | 79-49 |
| 04:25 | Loyola Chicago | Herbert Rimer tips it in | 79-51 |
| 03:58 | Virginia Tech | Norris Lomanto can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 79-51 |
| 03:57 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Bittner tips it back up and in | 81-51 |
| 03:53 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Flannigan is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 81-51 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Hal Wright (SG), Samuel Oliver (SF), Ricky Hall (C) John Cannaday, Norris Lomanto, Kelvin Sunday | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Robert Minton (PG), Francis Beasley (SF) Gary McLaurin, Herbert Rimer | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Virginia Tech | Samuel Oliver drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Hal Wright | 83-51 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Joseph Bittner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Hal Wright (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Lloyd Patterson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Ricky Hall (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Robert Minton (fresh) SG - Michael Flannigan (fairly fresh) SF - Francis Beasley (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Walter Gartner (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Frank Bush (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Loyola Chicago | Francis Beasley misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 83-51 |
| 03:05 | Loyola Chicago | Walter Gartner tips it back up and in | 83-53 |
| 02:46 | Virginia Tech | Samuel Oliver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 83-53 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Allmon (C) Ricky Hall | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Gary McLaurin (SG) Michael Flannigan | |
| 02:43 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Minton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 83-53 |
| 02:22 | Virginia Tech | Hal Wright comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 83-53 |
| 02:20 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to William Allmon | 83-53 |
| 02:06 | Virginia Tech | Hal Wright knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Lloyd Patterson | 86-53 |
| 01:49 | Loyola Chicago | Hal Wright is called for the reach on Francis Beasley - foul #4 on Hal Wright, team foul #9 | 86-53 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Flannigan (SG) Robert Minton | |
| 01:49 | Loyola Chicago | Francis Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 86-54 |
| 01:49 | Loyola Chicago | Francis Beasley misses the 2nd free throw | 86-54 |
| 01:49 | Virginia Tech | Lloyd Patterson snags the defensive board | 86-54 |
| 01:38 | Virginia Tech | Lloyd Patterson misses the shot in the paint but the foul's on Walter Gartner - foul #2 on Walter Gartner, team foul #4 | 86-54 |
| 01:38 | Virginia Tech | Lloyd Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 87-54 |
| 01:38 | Virginia Tech | Lloyd Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 88-54 |
| 01:17 | Loyola Chicago | Francis Beasley can't finish the layup but he's fouled by William Allmon - foul #1 on William Allmon, team foul #10 | 88-54 |
| 01:17 | Loyola Chicago | Francis Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 88-55 |
| 01:17 | Loyola Chicago | Francis Beasley makes the 2nd free throw | 88-56 |
| 01:09 | Virginia Tech | Lloyd Patterson misses the fadeaway from the right block | 88-56 |
| 01:08 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Flannigan pulls down the rebound | 88-56 |
| 00:51 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Flannigan misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 88-56 |
| 00:49 | Virginia Tech | Samuel Oliver grabs the board | 88-56 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Bittner clanks a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Francis Beasley - foul #1 on Francis Beasley, team foul #5 | 88-56 |
| 00:29 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Bittner makes the 1st free throw | 89-56 |
| 00:29 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Bittner misses the 2nd free throw | 89-56 |
| 00:29 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Michael Flannigan | 89-56 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Loyola Chicago | Gary McLaurin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 89-56 |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Bittner runs out the clock | 89-56 |