| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Michael Tomas (fresh) SG - John Mazon (fresh) SF - Dario Zempel (fresh) PF - Myles Smith (fresh) C - Paul Hardy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Bruce Williams (fresh) SG - Nathan Townsend (fresh) SF - John Barrett (fresh) PF - Robert Coover (fresh) C - Herbert Gilmore (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | Paul Hardy wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Gonzaga | Paul Hardy hits a floater in the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Coover comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Gonzaga | Paul Hardy grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Gonzaga | Robert Coover takes the ball from Michael Tomas | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Coover misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | Loyola Chicago | Herbert Gilmore grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:13 | Loyola Chicago | Bruce Williams drills a shot from the right wing set up by Nathan Townsend | 2-2 |
| 17:53 | Gonzaga | Paul Hardy loses the dribble to Nathan Townsend | 2-2 |
| 17:38 | Loyola Chicago | Herbert Gilmore can't connect on a floater from the left side | 2-2 |
| 17:36 | Loyola Chicago | Bruce Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:31 | Loyola Chicago | Nathan Townsend clanks a 3 from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 17:29 | Loyola Chicago | Herbert Gilmore tips it home | 2-4 |
| 17:10 | Gonzaga | Myles Smith hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Nathan Townsend - foul #1 on Nathan Townsend, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 17:10 | Gonzaga | Myles Smith makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:10 | Gonzaga | Myles Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:56 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Coover loses the ball out of bounds | 4-4 |
| 16:40 | Gonzaga | John Mazon misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 4-4 |
| 16:39 | Loyola Chicago | Herbert Gilmore gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:22 | Loyola Chicago | Nathan Townsend is fouled on the floor by Dario Zempel - foul #1 on Dario Zempel, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 16:04 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Coover is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Coover, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jarek Stefanski (PG) Michael Tomas | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 15:40 | Gonzaga | John Mazon comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Nathan Townsend - foul #2 on Nathan Townsend, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Aaron Culbreath (SF), Jasper Carter (C) Dario Zempel, Paul Hardy | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | John Bryant (SG) Nathan Townsend | |
| 15:40 | Gonzaga | John Mazon misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 15:40 | Gonzaga | John Mazon makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jarek Stefanski (fresh) SG - John Mazon (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Aaron Culbreath (fresh) PF - Myles Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jasper Carter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Bruce Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Bryant (fresh) SF - John Barrett (fresh) PF - Robert Coover (fresh) C - Herbert Gilmore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Loyola Chicago | Jasper Carter steals it from John Barrett | 5-4 |
| 15:12 | Gonzaga | Myles Smith is hacked by Robert Coover - foul #2 on Robert Coover, team foul #4 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Clifford Reuter (SG), James East (PF) John Mazon, Myles Smith | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jerome William (PF) Robert Coover | |
| 14:57 | Gonzaga | Aaron Culbreath hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 14:55 | Loyola Chicago | Herbert Gilmore pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 14:39 | Loyola Chicago | John Barrett hits a turnaround from close range set up by Bruce Williams | 5-6 |
| 14:24 | Gonzaga | James East misses short on a shot from the right side | 5-6 |
| 14:23 | Gonzaga | James East misses the tip | 5-6 |
| 14:22 | Loyola Chicago | Bruce Williams pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 14:19 | Loyola Chicago | Bruce Williams is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 5-6 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Michael Tomas (PG), Dario Zempel (SF), Paul Hardy (C) Jarek Stefanski, Aaron Culbreath, Jasper Carter | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Earnest Haliburton (SG), Eric Shuff (SF), Peter Seaton (C) Bruce Williams, John Barrett, Herbert Gilmore | |
| 13:57 | Gonzaga | Paul Hardy misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-6 |
| 13:55 | Gonzaga | Paul Hardy pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 13:36 | Gonzaga | James East comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 5-6 |
| 13:34 | Gonzaga | The offensive rebound goes to Clifford Reuter | 5-6 |
| 13:14 | Gonzaga | Michael Tomas drills a 3 from the right corner | 8-6 |
| 13:08 | Loyola Chicago | Eric Shuff knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by John Bryant | 8-8 |
| 12:47 | Gonzaga | Michael Tomas scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Clifford Reuter | 11-8 |
| 12:22 | Loyola Chicago | Jerome William misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by James East - foul #1 on James East, team foul #2 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | John Mazon (SG), Myles Smith (PF) Clifford Reuter, James East | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Bruce Williams (PG), John Barrett (SF), Herbert Gilmore (C) John Bryant, Eric Shuff, Peter Seaton | |
| 12:22 | Loyola Chicago | Jerome William makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 12:22 | Loyola Chicago | Jerome William makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 12:09 | Gonzaga | John Barrett blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Michael Tomas | 11-10 |
| 12:07 | Loyola Chicago | John Barrett grabs the board | 11-10 |
| 12:01 | Loyola Chicago | John Barrett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-10 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jasper Carter (C) Paul Hardy | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 11:49 | Gonzaga | John Mazon hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dario Zempel | 14-10 |
| 11:34 | Loyola Chicago | Jerome William misses the lay-in | 14-10 |
| 11:32 | Gonzaga | Myles Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 14-10 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Michael Tomas (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Mazon (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dario Zempel (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Myles Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jasper Carter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Bruce Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Earnest Haliburton (fresh) SF - John Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerome William (fresh) 2 pts. C - Herbert Gilmore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Gonzaga | John Mazon is fouled on the floor by Jerome William - foul #1 on Jerome William, team foul #5 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jarek Stefanski (PG), Aaron Culbreath (SF) Michael Tomas, Dario Zempel | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | John Bryant (SG), Steve Harvey (PF) Earnest Haliburton, Jerome William | |
| 10:50 | Gonzaga | John Mazon misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-10 |
| 10:48 | Loyola Chicago | Herbert Gilmore grabs the board | 14-10 |
| 10:42 | Loyola Chicago | Herbert Gilmore misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 14-10 |
| 10:40 | Gonzaga | Aaron Culbreath snags the defensive board | 14-10 |
| 10:16 | Gonzaga | Herbert Gilmore takes the ball from Jarek Stefanski | 14-10 |
| 09:57 | Loyola Chicago | John Barrett comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 14-10 |
| 09:56 | Gonzaga | Jasper Carter grabs the board | 14-10 |
| 09:27 | Loyola Chicago | The refs have stopped play. Bruce Williams is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 14-10 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Michael Tomas (PG), Dario Zempel (SF), Paul Hardy (C) Jarek Stefanski, Aaron Culbreath, Jasper Carter | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Earnest Haliburton (SG), Jerome William (PF) Bruce Williams, Steve Harvey | |
| 09:27 | Gonzaga | Myles Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jerome William - foul #2 on Jerome William, team foul #6 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Peter Seaton (PF) Jerome William | |
| 09:27 | Gonzaga | Myles Smith misses the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 09:27 | Gonzaga | Myles Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 09:27 | Loyola Chicago | Herbert Gilmore snags the defensive board | 14-10 |
| 09:05 | Loyola Chicago | John Barrett drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Bryant | 14-12 |
| 08:40 | Gonzaga | Michael Tomas comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 08:39 | Loyola Chicago | Herbert Gilmore gets the rebound | 14-12 |
| 08:22 | Loyola Chicago | John Barrett misses the easy layup but the foul's on Paul Hardy - foul #1 on Paul Hardy, team foul #3 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Clifford Reuter (SG), James East (PF) John Mazon, Myles Smith | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Steve Harvey (PF) Herbert Gilmore | |
| 08:22 | Loyola Chicago | John Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 08:22 | Loyola Chicago | John Barrett misses the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 08:22 | Loyola Chicago | Earnest Haliburton pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 08:15 | Loyola Chicago | John Barrett comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 14-13 |
| 08:13 | Gonzaga | Dario Zempel gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 07:53 | Gonzaga | Paul Hardy is fouled on the floor by Peter Seaton - foul #1 on Peter Seaton, team foul #7 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Eric Shuff (SF) John Barrett | |
| 07:53 | Gonzaga | Paul Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 07:53 | Gonzaga | Paul Hardy misses the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 07:53 | Loyola Chicago | Peter Seaton pulls down the rebound | 15-13 |
| 07:43 | Loyola Chicago | Eric Shuff misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 15-13 |
| 07:42 | Gonzaga | James East grabs the defensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 07:19 | Gonzaga | Dario Zempel makes the floater from the right block and the foul's on Eric Shuff - foul #1 on Eric Shuff, team foul #8 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | John Mazon (SG), Myles Smith (PF) Clifford Reuter, James East | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 07:19 | Gonzaga | Dario Zempel makes the free throw | 18-13 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Michael Tomas (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Mazon (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dario Zempel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Myles Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Hardy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - John Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Earnest Haliburton (fresh) SF - Eric Shuff (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steve Harvey (fresh) C - Peter Seaton (fresh) | |
| 07:02 | Loyola Chicago | John Bryant's layup is rejected by Paul Hardy | 18-13 |
| 07:00 | Gonzaga | Michael Tomas grabs the board | 18-13 |
| 06:40 | Gonzaga | Dario Zempel misses the easy layup | 18-13 |
| 06:39 | Gonzaga | John Mazon pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-13 |
| 06:11 | Gonzaga | The short jumper by Paul Hardy is denied by Steve Harvey | 18-13 |
| 06:10 | Loyola Chicago | Steve Harvey snags the defensive board | 18-13 |
| 05:51 | Loyola Chicago | The jump hook by Peter Seaton is blocked by Myles Smith | 18-13 |
| 05:49 | Gonzaga | Paul Hardy pulls down the rebound | 18-13 |
| 05:41 | Gonzaga | Dario Zempel hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 20-13 |
| 05:19 | Loyola Chicago | Eric Shuff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-13 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jarek Stefanski (PG), Clifford Reuter (SG), Aaron Culbreath (SF), James East (PF), Jasper Carter (C) Michael Tomas, John Mazon, Dario Zempel, Myles Smith, Paul Hardy | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | John Barrett (SF), Herbert Gilmore (C) Eric Shuff, Peter Seaton | |
| 04:50 | Gonzaga | James East misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Steve Harvey - foul #1 on Steve Harvey, team foul #9 | 20-13 |
| 04:50 | Gonzaga | James East makes the 1st free throw | 21-13 |
| 04:50 | Gonzaga | James East makes the 2nd free throw | 22-13 |
| 04:39 | Loyola Chicago | Jasper Carter denies the turnaround by Herbert Gilmore | 22-13 |
| 04:38 | Loyola Chicago | Herbert Gilmore tips it home | 22-15 |
| 04:10 | Gonzaga | Clifford Reuter is hacked by Earnest Haliburton - foul #1 on Earnest Haliburton, team foul #10 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | John Mazon (SG), Myles Smith (PF) Jarek Stefanski, James East | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Bruce Williams (PG) Earnest Haliburton | |
| 04:10 | Gonzaga | Clifford Reuter makes the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 04:10 | Gonzaga | Clifford Reuter makes the 2nd free throw | 24-15 |
| 04:00 | Loyola Chicago | Herbert Gilmore knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Bruce Williams and the foul's on Jasper Carter - foul #1 on Jasper Carter, team foul #4 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jarek Stefanski (PG) Clifford Reuter | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Nathan Townsend (SG), Robert Coover (PF) John Bryant, Steve Harvey | |
| 04:00 | Loyola Chicago | Herbert Gilmore makes the free throw | 24-18 |
| 03:33 | Gonzaga | John Barrett is called for the reach on Myles Smith - foul #1 on John Barrett, team foul #11 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Michael Tomas (PG), Paul Hardy (C) Jarek Stefanski, Jasper Carter | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 03:33 | Gonzaga | Myles Smith makes the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 03:33 | Gonzaga | Myles Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 26-18 |
| 03:21 | Loyola Chicago | Aaron Culbreath is called for the reach on Nathan Townsend - foul #1 on Aaron Culbreath, team foul #5 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Dario Zempel (SF) Aaron Culbreath | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 03:13 | Loyola Chicago | Herbert Gilmore makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Bruce Williams | 26-20 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Michael Tomas (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Mazon (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dario Zempel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Myles Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Hardy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Bruce Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nathan Townsend (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Barrett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Coover (fresh) C - Herbert Gilmore (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Gonzaga | John Mazon is hacked by Nathan Townsend - foul #3 on Nathan Townsend, team foul #12 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | John Bryant (SG) Nathan Townsend | |
| 02:50 | Gonzaga | John Mazon makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 02:50 | Gonzaga | John Mazon makes the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 02:33 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Coover can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 28-20 |
| 02:31 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Michael Tomas | 28-20 |
| 02:10 | Gonzaga | Myles Smith misses short on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Bruce Williams - foul #1 on Bruce Williams, team foul #13 | 28-20 |
| 02:10 | Gonzaga | Myles Smith makes the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 02:10 | Gonzaga | Myles Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 01:48 | Loyola Chicago | Herbert Gilmore travels with the ball | 30-20 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jarek Stefanski (PG), Clifford Reuter (SG) Michael Tomas, John Mazon | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Earnest Haliburton (SG), Eric Shuff (SF), Jerome William (C) John Bryant, John Barrett, Herbert Gilmore | |
| 01:24 | Gonzaga | Myles Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Jerome William - foul #3 on Jerome William, team foul #14 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Aaron Culbreath (SF) Dario Zempel | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Peter Seaton (C) Jerome William | |
| 01:24 | Gonzaga | Myles Smith makes the 1st free throw | 31-20 |
| 01:24 | Gonzaga | Myles Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 32-20 |
| 01:07 | Loyola Chicago | Eric Shuff's pass is intercepted by Jarek Stefanski | 32-20 |
| 00:47 | Gonzaga | Myles Smith hits the finger roll | 34-20 |
| 00:30 | Loyola Chicago | Peter Seaton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-20 |
| 00:28 | Loyola Chicago | Eric Shuff gets the offensive rebound | 34-20 |
| 00:05 | Loyola Chicago | Bruce Williams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-20 |
| 00:03 | Gonzaga | Myles Smith grabs the board | 34-20 |
| 00:00 | Gonzaga | Myles Smith clanks a halfcourt shot | 34-20 |