| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Bruce Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Bryant (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Coover (fresh) 4 pts. C - Herbert Gilmore (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Graham (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Welch (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Burpee (fresh) 5 reb. C - Carlton Braxton (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips inbounds the ball | 27-38 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Douglas Welch | 27-40 |
| 19:45 | Loyola Chicago | Bruce Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-40 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi State | Herbert Gilmore steps in front of the Manuel Phillips pass | 27-40 |
| 19:09 | Loyola Chicago | Carlton Braxton swats the layup by Robert Coover | 27-40 |
| 19:08 | Loyola Chicago | Herbert Gilmore grabs the offensive rebound | 27-40 |
| 18:53 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Graham is called for the reach on Robert Coover - foul #3 on Robert Graham, team foul #1 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (PG) Robert Graham | |
| 18:48 | Loyola Chicago | Bruce Williams knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Coover | 30-40 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 30-40 |
| 18:31 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Coover grabs the board | 30-40 |
| 18:22 | Loyola Chicago | John Barrett hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from John Bryant | 32-40 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips misses the 3 from the left corner | 32-40 |
| 18:02 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Coover grabs the board | 32-40 |
| 17:56 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Coover hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 32-40 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Burpee grabs the defensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips misses short on a jumper in the paint | 32-40 |
| 17:29 | Loyola Chicago | Bruce Williams pulls down the rebound | 32-40 |
| 17:15 | Loyola Chicago | Bruce Williams can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 32-40 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | Carlton Braxton pulls down the rebound | 32-40 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky misses the shot from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Alfred Yablonsky | 32-42 |
| 16:14 | Loyola Chicago | John Bryant drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Robert Coover | 34-42 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-42 |
| 16:00 | Mississippi State | Carlton Braxton grabs the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Bruce Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Barrett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Coover (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Herbert Gilmore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Alfred Yablonsky (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Douglas Welch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Manuel Phillips (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Burpee (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Carlton Braxton (fairly fresh) 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:53 | Mississippi State | Carlton Braxton connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 15:35 | Loyola Chicago | Herbert Gilmore buries a runner from the right block | 36-44 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Bryant - foul #1 on John Bryant, team foul #1 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Earnest Haliburton (PG), Nathan Townsend (SG), Eric Shuff (SF), Jerome William (PF), Peter Seaton (C) Bruce Williams, John Bryant, John Barrett, Robert Coover, Herbert Gilmore | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Graham (PG), Robert Ferrill (SF), Kenneth Jackson (PF), Thomas Cunningham (C) Alfred Yablonsky, Manuel Phillips, Jeffrey Burpee, Carlton Braxton | |
| 15:12 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 14:58 | Loyola Chicago | Nathan Townsend comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 36-46 |
| 14:57 | Loyola Chicago | Nathan Townsend tips it back up and in | 38-46 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi State | Jerome William steals it from Thomas Cunningham | 38-46 |
| 14:25 | Loyola Chicago | Nathan Townsend comes up short on the 3 from the left corner but the foul's on Robert Ferrill - foul #2 on Robert Ferrill, team foul #2 | 38-46 |
| 14:25 | Loyola Chicago | Nathan Townsend misses the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 14:25 | Loyola Chicago | Nathan Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 14:25 | Loyola Chicago | Nathan Townsend misses the 3rd free throw | 39-46 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson pulls down the rebound | 39-46 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Douglas Welch, team foul #3 | 39-46 |
| 13:55 | Loyola Chicago | Kenneth Jackson is called for the reach on Peter Seaton - foul #1 on Kenneth Jackson, team foul #4 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (SG), Jeffrey Burpee (PF) Douglas Welch, Thomas Cunningham | |
| 13:49 | Loyola Chicago | Eric Shuff hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Nathan Townsend | 42-46 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson banks in the layup set up by Alfred Yablonsky | 42-48 |
| 13:19 | Loyola Chicago | Nathan Townsend loses the dribble to Robert Graham | 42-48 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Earnest Haliburton - foul #1 on Earnest Haliburton, team foul #2 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Bruce Williams (PG), John Barrett (SF), Herbert Gilmore (C) Earnest Haliburton, Eric Shuff, Peter Seaton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips (SF) Robert Ferrill | |
| 12:59 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 12:59 | Loyola Chicago | Herbert Gilmore grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 12:42 | Loyola Chicago | Herbert Gilmore misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 42-49 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi State | Jerome William denies the turnaround by Robert Graham | 42-49 |
| 12:23 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Bruce Williams | 42-49 |
| 12:15 | Loyola Chicago | John Barrett connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Bruce Williams | 44-49 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Bruce Williams - foul #1 on Bruce Williams, team foul #3 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | John Bryant (SG), Robert Coover (PF) Nathan Townsend, Jerome William | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Ferrill (SG), Thomas Cunningham (C) Alfred Yablonsky, Kenneth Jackson | |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Bruce Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Barrett (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Coover (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Herbert Gilmore (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Graham (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Ferrill (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Manuel Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Burpee (fresh) 6 reb. C - Thomas Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Loyola Chicago | Herbert Gilmore misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 11:31 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Coover snags the offensive board | 44-51 |
| 11:26 | Loyola Chicago | Herbert Gilmore makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Bruce Williams | 46-51 |
| 11:19 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Cunningham and the foul's on John Barrett - foul #2 on John Barrett, team foul #4 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Carlton Braxton (C) Jeffrey Burpee | |
| 11:19 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips makes the free throw | 46-54 |
| 10:58 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Coover makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Barrett | 49-54 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Manuel Phillips is blocked by Herbert Gilmore | 49-54 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi State | Thomas Cunningham tips it back up and in | 49-56 |
| 10:26 | Loyola Chicago | John Barrett misses long on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Manuel Phillips - foul #3 on Manuel Phillips, team foul #5 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jerome William (C) Herbert Gilmore | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (PG), Douglas Welch (SG), Kenneth Jackson (PF) Robert Graham, Robert Ferrill, Carlton Braxton | |
| 10:26 | Loyola Chicago | John Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 10:26 | Loyola Chicago | John Barrett misses the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 10:26 | Mississippi State | Thomas Cunningham snags the defensive board | 50-56 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Cunningham | 50-58 |
| 09:38 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Coover knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bruce Williams | 53-58 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky's pass is intercepted by John Barrett | 53-58 |
| 09:18 | Loyola Chicago | Bruce Williams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-58 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips snags the defensive board | 53-58 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Barrett - foul #3 on John Barrett, team foul #5 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Earnest Haliburton (PG), Nathan Townsend (SG), Eric Shuff (SF), Herbert Gilmore (C) Bruce Williams, John Bryant, John Barrett, Robert Coover | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Burpee (PF), Carlton Braxton (C) Kenneth Jackson, Thomas Cunningham | |
| 08:58 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 08:38 | Loyola Chicago | Jerome William misses the easy layup | 53-60 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Burpee grabs the board | 53-60 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Manuel Phillips | 53-62 |
| 07:58 | Loyola Chicago | Nathan Townsend is hacked by Douglas Welch - foul #4 on Douglas Welch, team foul #6 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Graham (PG), Robert Ferrill (SF) Alfred Yablonsky, Manuel Phillips | |
| 07:49 | Loyola Chicago | Earnest Haliburton travels with the ball | 53-62 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Bruce Williams (PG) Earnest Haliburton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Bruce Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Nathan Townsend (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Shuff (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jerome William (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Herbert Gilmore (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Graham (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Douglas Welch (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Ferrill (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jeffrey Burpee (fresh) 7 reb. C - Carlton Braxton (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:27 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Nathan Townsend - foul #4 on Nathan Townsend, team foul #6 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Robert Coover (PF) Jerome William | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson (C) Carlton Braxton | |
| 07:27 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 07:27 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch misses the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 07:27 | Loyola Chicago | Herbert Gilmore pulls down the rebound | 53-63 |
| 07:11 | Loyola Chicago | Herbert Gilmore misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Douglas Welch - foul #5 on Douglas Welch, team foul #7 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (SG) Douglas Welch | |
| 07:11 | Loyola Chicago | Herbert Gilmore makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 07:11 | Loyola Chicago | Herbert Gilmore misses the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Burpee gets the rebound | 54-63 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi State | Robert Ferrill's pass is intercepted by Robert Coover | 54-63 |
| 06:40 | Loyola Chicago | Herbert Gilmore misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Alfred Yablonsky - foul #2 on Alfred Yablonsky, team foul #8 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | John Barrett (SF) Eric Shuff | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:40 | Loyola Chicago | Herbert Gilmore makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 06:40 | Loyola Chicago | Herbert Gilmore makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Robert Ferrill | 56-65 |
| 06:08 | Loyola Chicago | Nathan Townsend clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-65 |
| 06:07 | Loyola Chicago | Nathan Townsend grabs the offensive board | 56-65 |
| 05:56 | Loyola Chicago | Herbert Gilmore knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Bruce Williams | 58-65 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi State | John Barrett steals it from Robert Graham | 58-65 |
| 05:03 | Loyola Chicago | Herbert Gilmore can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 58-65 |
| 05:01 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Coover tips it in | 60-65 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 60-65 |
| 04:38 | Loyola Chicago | Nathan Townsend snags the defensive board | 60-65 |
| 04:19 | Loyola Chicago | Nathan Townsend's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Jackson | 60-65 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Burpee pulls down the rebound | 60-65 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-65 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | John Bryant (SG) Nathan Townsend | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips (SF), Carlton Braxton (C) Robert Ferrill, Kenneth Jackson | |
| 03:53 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky is hacked by John Barrett - foul #4 on John Barrett, team foul #7 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jerome William (PF), Peter Seaton (C) Robert Coover, Herbert Gilmore | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:53 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 03:31 | Loyola Chicago | Jerome William lays it in and he's hacked by Jeffrey Burpee - foul #1 on Jeffrey Burpee, team foul #9 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Ferrill (SG) Alfred Yablonsky | |
| 03:31 | Loyola Chicago | Jerome William makes the free throw | 63-67 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Bruce Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Barrett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Jerome William (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Peter Seaton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Graham (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Ferrill (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Manuel Phillips (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Burpee (fresh) 9 reb. C - Carlton Braxton (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:09 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 63-67 |
| 03:07 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to John Barrett | 63-67 |
| 02:51 | Loyola Chicago | Bruce Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-67 |
| 02:49 | Loyola Chicago | Peter Seaton tips it home | 65-67 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham buries a floater from the baseline set up by Carlton Braxton | 65-69 |
| 02:31 | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-69 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Nathan Townsend (SG), Robert Coover (PF), Herbert Gilmore (C) John Bryant, Jerome William, Peter Seaton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (SG) Robert Ferrill | |
| 02:11 | Loyola Chicago | Herbert Gilmore misses short on a jumper near the basket | 65-69 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Burpee grabs the board | 65-69 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-69 |
| 02:02 | Loyola Chicago | Herbert Gilmore snags the defensive board | 65-69 |
| 01:45 | Loyola Chicago | Carlton Braxton takes the ball from Robert Coover | 65-69 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Alfred Yablonsky is denied by Herbert Gilmore | 65-69 |
| 01:31 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Coover grabs the defensive rebound | 65-69 |
| 01:25 | Loyola Chicago | Bruce Williams loses the dribble to Manuel Phillips | 65-69 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham hits the finger roll set up by Manuel Phillips | 65-71 |
| 00:59 | Loyola Chicago | Nathan Townsend knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Bruce Williams | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 68-71 |
| 00:34 | Loyola Chicago | Herbert Gilmore pulls down the rebound | 68-71 |
| 00:29 | Loyola Chicago | Bruce Williams makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Barrett | 71-71 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham is fouled on the floor by John Barrett - foul #5 on John Barrett, team foul #8 | 71-71 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Eric Shuff (SF) John Barrett | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:02 | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-73 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Loyola Chicago | Bruce Williams misses long on a halfcourt shot | 71-73 |