| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Melvin McCatty (fresh) SG - Edwin Cate (fresh) SF - Richard Marker (fresh) PF - Bradley Mason (fresh) C - John Justice (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - George Kimbrough (fresh) SG - Randy West (fresh) SF - John Allison (fresh) PF - Joshua Pillsbury (fresh) C - Joseph Williamson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Williamson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Southern Methodist | Randy West makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and the foul's on John Justice - foul #1 on John Justice, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:39 | Southern Methodist | Randy West makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:18 | Loyola (MD) | Melvin McCatty misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 19:17 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Williamson pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:59 | Southern Methodist | John Allison is whistled for a carry | 0-3 |
| 18:32 | Loyola (MD) | Bradley Mason connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 18:11 | Southern Methodist | Randy West misses the shot in the lane | 3-3 |
| 18:09 | Loyola (MD) | Bradley Mason pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:50 | Loyola (MD) | Bradley Mason misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 3-3 |
| 17:49 | Loyola (MD) | Edwin Cate grabs the offensive board | 3-3 |
| 17:36 | Loyola (MD) | John Justice misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 3-3 |
| 17:34 | Southern Methodist | George Kimbrough grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:16 | Southern Methodist | John Allison comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Marker - foul #1 on Richard Marker, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Timothy Abels (PG) George Kimbrough | |
| 17:16 | Southern Methodist | John Allison makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:16 | Southern Methodist | John Allison makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:04 | Loyola (MD) | Richard Marker can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Allison - foul #1 on John Allison, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 17:04 | Loyola (MD) | Richard Marker makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:04 | Loyola (MD) | Richard Marker makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:50 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Williamson buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Timothy Abels | 5-7 |
| 16:30 | Loyola (MD) | John Justice connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 7-7 |
| 16:18 | Southern Methodist | John Allison misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but the foul's on John Justice - foul #2 on John Justice, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Mike Center (PG), Manuel Carver (SG), Brian Waller (SF), Greg Fresquez (PF), Albert Alexander (C) Melvin McCatty, Edwin Cate, Richard Marker, Bradley Mason, John Justice | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 16:18 | Southern Methodist | John Allison makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:18 | Southern Methodist | John Allison misses the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:18 | Southern Methodist | John Allison misses the 3rd free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:18 | Loyola (MD) | Greg Fresquez grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:06 | Loyola (MD) | Albert Alexander's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-8 |
| 15:50 | Southern Methodist | Albert Alexander is called for the reach on Timothy Abels - foul #1 on Albert Alexander, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Mike Center (fresh) SG - Manuel Carver (fresh) SF - Brian Waller (fresh) PF - Greg Fresquez (fresh) C - Albert Alexander (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Timothy Abels (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randy West (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Allison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joshua Pillsbury (tiring) C - Joseph Williamson (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Southern Methodist | Joshua Pillsbury comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Greg Fresquez - foul #1 on Greg Fresquez, team foul #5 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Crumley (PG) Timothy Abels | |
| 15:34 | Southern Methodist | Joshua Pillsbury makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 15:34 | Southern Methodist | Joshua Pillsbury misses the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 15:34 | Loyola (MD) | Greg Fresquez gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 15:24 | Loyola (MD) | Brian Waller is called for 10 seconds | 7-9 |
| 15:15 | Southern Methodist | John Allison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-9 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Richard Marker (SF) Brian Waller | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 15:10 | Loyola (MD) | Mike Center is fouled in the backcourt by John Crumley - foul #1 on John Crumley, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| 15:00 | Loyola (MD) | Albert Alexander misses the easy layup but the foul's on Joshua Pillsbury - foul #1 on Joshua Pillsbury, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Edwin Cate (SG) Manuel Carver | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 15:00 | Loyola (MD) | Albert Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 15:00 | Loyola (MD) | Albert Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:43 | Southern Methodist | Greg Fresquez is called for the reach on Joshua Pillsbury - foul #2 on Greg Fresquez, team foul #6 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Melvin McCatty (PG), Bradley Mason (PF) Mike Center, Greg Fresquez | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | George Kimbrough (PG) John Crumley | |
| 14:23 | Southern Methodist | Bradley Mason swats the dunk try by Randy West | 9-9 |
| 14:21 | Loyola (MD) | Richard Marker snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 14:01 | Loyola (MD) | Richard Marker hits a wide open fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Edwin Cate | 11-9 |
| 13:46 | Southern Methodist | Randy West buries a turnaround from close range and he's hacked by Melvin McCatty - foul #1 on Melvin McCatty, team foul #7 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Manuel Carver (SG), Mike Center (SF), Brian Waller (C) Edwin Cate, Richard Marker, Albert Alexander | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Timothy Abels (PG) George Kimbrough | |
| 13:46 | Southern Methodist | Randy West makes the free throw | 11-12 |
| 13:28 | Loyola (MD) | Brian Waller drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Melvin McCatty | 13-12 |
| 13:04 | Southern Methodist | John Allison misses the easy layup | 13-12 |
| 13:03 | Loyola (MD) | Melvin McCatty grabs the defensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 12:49 | Loyola (MD) | Manuel Carver clanks a runner near the basket | 13-12 |
| 12:48 | Southern Methodist | Randy West snags the defensive board | 13-12 |
| 12:44 | Southern Methodist | Timothy Abels clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brian Waller - foul #1 on Brian Waller, team foul #8 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Todd Han (PG) Melvin McCatty | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 12:44 | Southern Methodist | Timothy Abels misses the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 12:44 | Southern Methodist | Timothy Abels makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 12:23 | Loyola (MD) | Mike Center hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 12:21 | Southern Methodist | Timothy Abels pulls down the rebound | 13-13 |
| 12:18 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 13-13 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Edwin Cate (SG), Richard Marker (SF), Albert Alexander (PF) Todd Han, Manuel Carver, Bradley Mason | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | George Kimbrough (PG) Timothy Abels | |
| 12:16 | Southern Methodist | Randy West makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from George Kimbrough | 13-16 |
| 11:54 | Loyola (MD) | Mike Center drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Marker and he's fouled by Joseph Williamson - foul #1 on Joseph Williamson, team foul #4 | 15-16 |
| 11:54 | Loyola (MD) | Mike Center makes the free throw | 16-16 |
| 11:42 | Southern Methodist | Randy West hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 16-16 |
| 11:41 | Loyola (MD) | Edwin Cate gets the rebound | 16-16 |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Mike Center (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edwin Cate (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Marker (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Albert Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Waller (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - George Kimbrough (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randy West (tiring) 9 pts. SF - John Allison (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Joshua Pillsbury (tired) 1 pts. C - Joseph Williamson (tired) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Loyola (MD) | Edwin Cate connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Mike Center | 19-16 |
| 11:20 | Southern Methodist | Mike Center steals the ball from Joshua Pillsbury | 19-16 |
| 11:17 | Loyola (MD) | Edwin Cate lays it up and in set up by Mike Center | 21-16 |
| 10:54 | Southern Methodist | The pull-up jumper by Joseph Williamson is blocked by Brian Waller | 21-16 |
| 10:53 | Southern Methodist | Joshua Pillsbury snags the offensive board | 21-16 |
| 10:33 | Southern Methodist | Randy West is hacked by Edwin Cate - foul #1 on Edwin Cate, team foul #9 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Melvin McCatty (PG), Manuel Carver (SG), Bradley Mason (PF) Mike Center, Edwin Cate, Brian Waller | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Timothy Abels (PG) George Kimbrough | |
| 10:33 | Southern Methodist | Randy West makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 10:33 | Southern Methodist | Randy West misses the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 10:33 | Loyola (MD) | Manuel Carver pulls down the rebound | 21-17 |
| 10:30 | Loyola (MD) | Richard Marker is hacked by John Allison in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Allison, team foul #5 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Frederick Warren (SF) John Allison | |
| 10:10 | Loyola (MD) | Richard Marker hits a wide open driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Manuel Carver | 23-17 |
| 09:54 | Southern Methodist | Randy West can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 23-17 |
| 09:53 | Southern Methodist | The offensive rebound goes to Randy West | 23-17 |
| 09:35 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Williamson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 23-17 |
| 09:34 | Loyola (MD) | Manuel Carver gets the rebound | 23-17 |
| 09:15 | Loyola (MD) | Manuel Carver misses the wide open jumper from close range but the foul's on Randy West - foul #1 on Randy West, team foul #6 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Edwin Cate (SG) Richard Marker | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Allison (SF) Frederick Warren | |
| 09:15 | Loyola (MD) | Manuel Carver makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 09:15 | Loyola (MD) | Manuel Carver misses the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 09:15 | Southern Methodist | Joshua Pillsbury snags the defensive board | 24-17 |
| 08:57 | Southern Methodist | Randy West's dunk attempt is rejected by Albert Alexander | 24-17 |
| 08:55 | Loyola (MD) | Albert Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 24-17 |
| 08:53 | Loyola (MD) | Albert Alexander is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 24-17 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Todd Han (PG), Mike Center (SF) Melvin McCatty, Manuel Carver | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | George Kimbrough (PG) Timothy Abels | |
| 08:36 | Southern Methodist | George Kimbrough knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Randy West | 24-20 |
| 08:21 | Loyola (MD) | Mike Center can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-20 |
| 08:19 | Loyola (MD) | Albert Alexander tips it back up and in | 26-20 |
| 08:16 | Southern Methodist | George Kimbrough is fouled in the backcourt by Todd Han - foul #1 on Todd Han, team foul #10 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Brian Waller (C) Albert Alexander | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 08:16 | Southern Methodist | George Kimbrough misses the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 08:16 | Southern Methodist | George Kimbrough makes the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 07:57 | Loyola (MD) | Brian Waller misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Joseph Williamson - foul #2 on Joseph Williamson, team foul #7 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Crumley (PG) George Kimbrough | |
| 07:57 | Loyola (MD) | Brian Waller misses the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 07:57 | Loyola (MD) | Brian Waller misses the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 07:57 | Southern Methodist | Randy West snags the defensive board | 26-21 |
| 07:37 | Southern Methodist | John Allison clanks a 3 from the left wing | 26-21 |
| 07:36 | Loyola (MD) | Bradley Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 26-21 |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Todd Han (fresh) SG - Edwin Cate (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Center (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bradley Mason (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Waller (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - John Crumley (fresh) SG - Randy West (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Allison (tired) 3 pts. PF - Joshua Pillsbury (very tired) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Williamson (very tired) 2 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Loyola (MD) | Mike Center's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-21 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Melvin McCatty (PG), Manuel Carver (SG), Richard Marker (SF) Todd Han, Edwin Cate, Mike Center | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Timothy Abels (PG) John Crumley | |
| 06:57 | Southern Methodist | Manuel Carver takes the ball from Joseph Williamson | 26-21 |
| 06:53 | Loyola (MD) | Melvin McCatty can't throw it down | 26-21 |
| 06:52 | Loyola (MD) | Brian Waller tips it home | 28-21 |
| 06:41 | Southern Methodist | Joshua Pillsbury hits a shot from the left block | 28-23 |
| 06:23 | Loyola (MD) | Melvin McCatty buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Manuel Carver | 31-23 |
| 06:06 | Southern Methodist | Randy West makes the floater near the basket | 31-25 |
| 05:43 | Loyola (MD) | Melvin McCatty hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-25 |
| 05:42 | Loyola (MD) | Richard Marker can't tip it in | 31-25 |
| 05:41 | Loyola (MD) | Brian Waller tips it back up and in | 33-25 |
| 05:15 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Williamson's floater is tipped away by Richard Marker | 33-25 |
| 05:14 | Loyola (MD) | Bradley Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 05:11 | Loyola (MD) | Timothy Abels is called for the reach on Richard Marker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Abels, team foul #8 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Mike Center (PG), Edwin Cate (SG), Albert Alexander (C) Melvin McCatty, Manuel Carver, Brian Waller | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | George Kimbrough (PG) Timothy Abels | |
| 05:11 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 33-25 |
| 05:11 | Loyola (MD) | Richard Marker makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 05:11 | Loyola (MD) | Richard Marker makes the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 04:46 | Southern Methodist | John Allison's layup is rejected by Bradley Mason | 35-25 |
| 04:44 | Loyola (MD) | Richard Marker grabs the defensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 04:26 | Loyola (MD) | Richard Marker blows the wide open layup | 35-25 |
| 04:25 | Southern Methodist | Randy West snags the defensive board | 35-25 |
| 04:08 | Southern Methodist | Joshua Pillsbury lays it up and in | 35-27 |
| 03:51 | Loyola (MD) | Albert Alexander misses the easy open layup | 35-27 |
| 03:50 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Williamson gets the rebound | 35-27 |
| 03:29 | Southern Methodist | Mike Center steals the ball from Joseph Williamson | 35-27 |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Mike Center (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edwin Cate (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Marker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bradley Mason (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Albert Alexander (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - George Kimbrough (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy West (very tired) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Allison (very tired) 3 pts. PF - Joshua Pillsbury (very tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Williamson (very tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Loyola (MD) | Richard Marker scores on a shot from the left block | 37-27 |
| 02:49 | Southern Methodist | Randy West is hacked by Richard Marker - foul #2 on Richard Marker, team foul #11 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Melvin McCatty (PG), Manuel Carver (SG), Greg Fresquez (PF), John Justice (C) Mike Center, Edwin Cate, Bradley Mason, Albert Alexander | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Timothy Abels (PG) George Kimbrough | |
| 02:49 | Southern Methodist | Randy West misses the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 02:49 | Southern Methodist | Randy West makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 02:29 | Loyola (MD) | Melvin McCatty hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Richard Marker | 40-28 |
| 02:19 | Southern Methodist | The pull-up jumper by John Allison is blocked by John Justice | 40-28 |
| 02:17 | Southern Methodist | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Williamson | 40-28 |
| 02:03 | Southern Methodist | Timothy Abels can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-28 |
| 02:02 | Loyola (MD) | Greg Fresquez snags the defensive board | 40-28 |
| 01:58 | Loyola (MD) | Joseph Williamson picks off the pass by Melvin McCatty in the backcourt | 40-28 |
| 01:38 | Southern Methodist | Greg Fresquez blocks the jumper by Randy West | 40-28 |
| 01:37 | Loyola (MD) | The rebound goes to Greg Fresquez | 40-28 |
| 01:34 | Loyola (MD) | Melvin McCatty is hacked by John Allison in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Allison, team foul #9 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Brian Waller (SF) Richard Marker | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Frederick Warren (SF) John Allison | |
| 01:34 | Loyola (MD) | Melvin McCatty misses the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 01:34 | Southern Methodist | Joshua Pillsbury grabs the board | 40-28 |
| 01:20 | Southern Methodist | Timothy Abels clanks a 3 from straight away | 40-28 |
| 01:18 | Loyola (MD) | John Justice grabs the board | 40-28 |
| 01:16 | Loyola (MD) | Timothy Abels is called for the reach on Melvin McCatty in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Abels, team foul #10 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Todd Han (SG) Manuel Carver | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Crumley (PG) Timothy Abels | |
| 01:16 | Loyola (MD) | Melvin McCatty makes the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 01:16 | Loyola (MD) | Melvin McCatty makes the 2nd free throw | 42-28 |
| 00:59 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Williamson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-28 |
| 00:57 | Loyola (MD) | Greg Fresquez grabs the defensive rebound | 42-28 |
| 00:41 | Loyola (MD) | John Justice is hacked by Joseph Williamson - foul #3 on Joseph Williamson, team foul #11 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Edwin Cate (SG), Mike Center (SF) Melvin McCatty, Greg Fresquez | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 00:41 | Loyola (MD) | John Justice makes the 1st free throw | 43-28 |
| 00:41 | Loyola (MD) | John Justice makes the 2nd free throw | 44-28 |
| 00:20 | Southern Methodist | The jump hook by Joshua Pillsbury is blocked by Brian Waller | 44-28 |
| 00:19 | Loyola (MD) | John Justice grabs the board | 44-28 |
| 00:17 | Loyola (MD) | Edwin Cate throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-28 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | George Kimbrough (PG), John Allison (SF) John Crumley, Frederick Warren | |
| 00:03 | Southern Methodist | George Kimbrough misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-28 |
| 00:02 | Loyola (MD) | Edwin Cate snags the defensive board | 44-28 |
| 00:00 | Loyola (MD) | Edwin Cate hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 44-28 |