| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Ronald Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Gossett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bob Krupansky (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Bailey (fresh) C - Sidney Penrose (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Fish (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Spruill (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Curtis McPartlin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Erwin Ladouceur (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Thatcher (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis McPartlin inbounds the ball | 21-28 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Spruill scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Curtis McPartlin | 21-31 |
| 19:36 | Loyola Chicago | Sidney Penrose hits a shot from the right block set up by William Gossett | 23-31 |
| 19:27 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis McPartlin makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Henry Fish and he's fouled by Sidney Penrose - foul #1 on Sidney Penrose, team foul #1 | 23-33 |
| 19:27 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis McPartlin makes the free throw | 23-34 |
| 19:10 | Loyola Chicago | Bob Krupansky comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 23-34 |
| 19:09 | Loyola Chicago | Sidney Penrose can't tip it in | 23-34 |
| 19:07 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis McPartlin pulls down the rebound | 23-34 |
| 18:55 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Spruill clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 23-34 |
| 18:54 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Bailey grabs the board | 23-34 |
| 18:38 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Bailey misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 23-34 |
| 18:36 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Thatcher gets the rebound | 23-34 |
| 18:32 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Fish can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Ronald Campbell - foul #1 on Ronald Campbell, team foul #2 | 23-34 |
| 18:32 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Fish makes the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 18:32 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Fish misses the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| 18:32 | Loyola Chicago | Sidney Penrose snags the defensive board | 23-35 |
| 18:18 | Loyola Chicago | William Gossett drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Bailey | 26-35 |
| 17:57 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Fish knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Brian Thatcher | 26-38 |
| 17:45 | Loyola Chicago | Bob Krupansky misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Spruill - foul #3 on Robert Spruill, team foul #1 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Barnes (SG) Robert Spruill | |
| 17:45 | Loyola Chicago | Bob Krupansky makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 17:45 | Loyola Chicago | Bob Krupansky makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 17:32 | Detroit Mercy | David Barnes buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Henry Fish | 28-41 |
| 17:27 | Loyola Chicago | Bob Krupansky misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 28-41 |
| 17:26 | Loyola Chicago | William Gossett gets the offensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 17:04 | Loyola Chicago | Bob Krupansky scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Ronald Campbell | 30-41 |
| 16:49 | Detroit Mercy | David Barnes loses the ball out of bounds | 30-41 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stearn (PG), John Buteau (SG), Steve Carmichael (SF), Jason Smith (PF), Leslie Kelly (C) Ronald Campbell, William Gossett, Bob Krupansky, Edward Bailey, Sidney Penrose | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Crespin (SF), Scott Beck (PF), Jeremy Rick (C) Curtis McPartlin, Erwin Ladouceur, Brian Thatcher | |
| 16:33 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stearn misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Henry Fish - foul #1 on Henry Fish, team foul #2 | 30-41 |
| 16:33 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stearn misses the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 16:33 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stearn makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 16:26 | Detroit Mercy | David Barnes misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-41 |
| 16:24 | Loyola Chicago | Leslie Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 16:07 | Loyola Chicago | Leslie Kelly drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Steve Carmichael | 33-41 |
| 15:43 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Beck hits a runner in the lane | 33-43 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Michael Stearn (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Buteau (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steve Carmichael (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Leslie Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Fish (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrell Crespin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Scott Beck (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Rick (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stearn misses the 3 from the left wing | 33-43 |
| 15:21 | Detroit Mercy | Jeremy Rick grabs the board | 33-43 |
| 14:53 | Detroit Mercy | David Barnes clanks a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Steve Carmichael - foul #1 on Steve Carmichael, team foul #3 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Campbell (PG), William Gossett (SG), Bob Krupansky (SF), Edward Bailey (PF), Edward Ochs (C) Michael Stearn, John Buteau, Steve Carmichael, Jason Smith, Leslie Kelly | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Spruill (SG), Curtis McPartlin (SF), Erwin Ladouceur (PF), Brian Thatcher (C) Henry Fish, Darrell Crespin, Scott Beck, Jeremy Rick | |
| 14:53 | Detroit Mercy | David Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 14:53 | Detroit Mercy | David Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 14:38 | Loyola Chicago | Bob Krupansky's layup is rejected by Brian Thatcher | 33-44 |
| 14:37 | Detroit Mercy | Erwin Ladouceur snags the defensive board | 33-44 |
| 14:18 | Detroit Mercy | Erwin Ladouceur comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 33-44 |
| 14:17 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 13:59 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Bailey clanks a floater from the left block | 33-44 |
| 13:58 | Loyola Chicago | Bob Krupansky grabs the offensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 13:51 | Loyola Chicago | Bob Krupansky hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 33-44 |
| 13:50 | Loyola Chicago | Bob Krupansky hits the follow up shot | 35-44 |
| 13:21 | Detroit Mercy | Erwin Ladouceur hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-44 |
| 13:19 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Ochs snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| 13:02 | Loyola Chicago | Bob Krupansky misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 35-44 |
| 13:01 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Curtis McPartlin | 35-44 |
| 12:48 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Spruill misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-44 |
| 12:46 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Ochs snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| 12:18 | Loyola Chicago | William Gossett is hacked by David Barnes - foul #1 on David Barnes, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jason Smith (SF) Bob Krupansky | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Fish (PG), Allen Able (SG), Darrell Crespin (SF), Scott Beck (PF) David Barnes, Robert Spruill, Curtis McPartlin, Erwin Ladouceur | |
| 12:05 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Campbell hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Jason Smith | 37-44 |
| 11:41 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Beck is whistled for a carry | 37-44 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stearn (PG), John Buteau (SF), Leslie Kelly (PF), Sidney Penrose (C) Ronald Campbell, William Gossett, Edward Bailey, Edward Ochs | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jeremy Rick (C) Brian Thatcher | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Michael Stearn (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Smith (fresh) 2 reb. SF - John Buteau (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leslie Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Sidney Penrose (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Fish (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allen Able (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Darrell Crespin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Scott Beck (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Rick (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Loyola Chicago | John Buteau clanks a 3 from the left corner | 37-44 |
| 11:20 | Loyola Chicago | Leslie Kelly snags the offensive board | 37-44 |
| 11:03 | Loyola Chicago | Jason Smith is hacked by Jeremy Rick - foul #1 on Jeremy Rick, team foul #4 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Bob Krupansky (SF) John Buteau | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Spruill (SG), Curtis McPartlin (SF), Erwin Ladouceur (PF) Allen Able, Scott Beck, Jeremy Rick | |
| 10:43 | Loyola Chicago | Jason Smith clanks a 3 from straight away | 37-44 |
| 10:42 | Loyola Chicago | Leslie Kelly snags the offensive board | 37-44 |
| 10:23 | Loyola Chicago | Leslie Kelly comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-44 |
| 10:21 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Spruill grabs the board | 37-44 |
| 10:06 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Crespin knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Henry Fish | 37-47 |
| 09:53 | Loyola Chicago | Leslie Kelly can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Curtis McPartlin - foul #1 on Curtis McPartlin, team foul #5 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Campbell (PG), William Gossett (SG), Edward Ochs (C) Michael Stearn, Jason Smith, Sidney Penrose | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brian Thatcher (C) Darrell Crespin | |
| 09:53 | Loyola Chicago | Leslie Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 09:53 | Loyola Chicago | Leslie Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 09:53 | Detroit Mercy | Erwin Ladouceur gets the rebound | 37-47 |
| 09:26 | Detroit Mercy | Erwin Ladouceur comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 37-47 |
| 09:24 | Detroit Mercy | Erwin Ladouceur misses the tip | 37-47 |
| 09:23 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis McPartlin tips it in | 37-49 |
| 09:14 | Loyola Chicago | William Gossett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-49 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Edward Bailey (PF) Leslie Kelly | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Barnes (SG), Darrell Crespin (PF) Robert Spruill, Erwin Ladouceur | |
| 09:03 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Ochs swats the layup by Curtis McPartlin | 37-49 |
| 09:02 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Ochs pulls down the rebound | 37-49 |
| 08:57 | Loyola Chicago | Darrell Crespin picks off the pass by Ronald Campbell | 37-49 |
| 08:46 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Thatcher misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-49 |
| 08:45 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Bailey snags the defensive board | 37-49 |
| 08:40 | Loyola Chicago | William Gossett misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Curtis McPartlin - foul #2 on Curtis McPartlin, team foul #6 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jason Smith (SF) Bob Krupansky | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Scott Beck (PF) Curtis McPartlin | |
| 08:40 | Loyola Chicago | William Gossett makes the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 08:40 | Loyola Chicago | William Gossett makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 08:25 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Beck knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by David Barnes | 39-51 |
| 08:07 | Loyola Chicago | Jason Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-51 |
| 08:06 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Crespin grabs the defensive rebound | 39-51 |
| 07:46 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Fish can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-51 |
| 07:45 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Beck snags the offensive board | 39-51 |
| 07:30 | Detroit Mercy | David Barnes buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Brian Thatcher | 39-54 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Ronald Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Gossett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edward Bailey (fresh) 4 reb. C - Edward Ochs (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Fish (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrell Crespin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Beck (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Thatcher (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:07 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Campbell knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Edward Bailey | 42-54 |
| 06:54 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Beck clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-54 |
| 06:52 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to William Gossett | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:36 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Bailey misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-54 |
| 06:34 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Brian Thatcher | 42-54 |
| 06:24 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Fish buries a floater from just outside the lane | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:04 | Loyola Chicago | William Gossett makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-56 |
| 05:48 | Detroit Mercy | The pull-up jumper by David Barnes is blocked by Edward Bailey | 45-56 |
| 05:46 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Crespin tips it but misses | 45-56 |
| 05:44 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Thatcher tips it home | 45-58 |
| 05:26 | Loyola Chicago | Darrell Crespin picks off the pass by Edward Bailey | 45-58 |
| 05:26 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-58 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Bob Krupansky (SF) Jason Smith | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Spruill (SG), Curtis McPartlin (SF), Erwin Ladouceur (PF) David Barnes, Scott Beck, Brian Thatcher | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:01 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Crespin misses the fadeaway near the basket | 45-58 |
| 05:00 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Ochs gets the rebound | 45-58 |
| 04:48 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Bailey misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-58 |
| 04:46 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Darrell Crespin | 45-58 |
| 04:41 | Detroit Mercy | Erwin Ladouceur's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-58 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stearn (PG) Ronald Campbell | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Barnes (PG), Scott Beck (C) Henry Fish, Darrell Crespin | |
| 04:34 | Loyola Chicago | Bob Krupansky blows the layup | 45-58 |
| 04:33 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis McPartlin snags the defensive board | 45-58 |
| 04:08 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Spruill knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-61 |
| 03:59 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stearn misses long on a jumper from the right side | 45-61 |
| 03:57 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis McPartlin pulls down the rebound | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:53 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Spruill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-61 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jason Smith (SG), John Buteau (SF), Leslie Kelly (PF), Sidney Penrose (C) William Gossett, Bob Krupansky, Edward Bailey, Edward Ochs | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Allen Able (SG), Daniel Jay (PF), Jeremy Rick (C) Robert Spruill, Curtis McPartlin, Erwin Ladouceur | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stearn misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-61 |
| 03:41 | Loyola Chicago | Jason Smith tips it home | 47-61 |
| 03:12 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Jay misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-61 |
| 03:10 | Loyola Chicago | Sidney Penrose pulls down the rebound | 47-61 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Michael Stearn (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Buteau (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leslie Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Sidney Penrose (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - David Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Able (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Beck (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Jay (fresh) C - Jeremy Rick (fresh) | |
| 02:54 | Loyola Chicago | Leslie Kelly knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from John Buteau | 49-61 |
| 02:27 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Beck connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by David Barnes | 49-64 |
| 02:10 | Loyola Chicago | Leslie Kelly comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 49-64 |
| 02:08 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Jay gets the rebound | 49-64 |
| 02:03 | Detroit Mercy | David Barnes hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Stearn - foul #1 on Michael Stearn, team foul #4 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Crespin (SF) Daniel Jay | |
| 02:03 | Detroit Mercy | David Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 02:03 | Detroit Mercy | David Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 49-66 |
| 01:50 | Loyola Chicago | John Buteau's floater is tipped away by Jeremy Rick | 49-66 |
| 01:48 | Loyola Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Smith | 49-66 |
| 01:37 | Loyola Chicago | Leslie Kelly scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Michael Stearn | 51-66 |
| 01:17 | Detroit Mercy | 3 seconds is called on Darrell Crespin | 51-66 |
| 00:59 | Loyola Chicago | Leslie Kelly misses badly on a shot near the basket | 51-66 |
| 00:58 | Loyola Chicago | Leslie Kelly hits the follow up shot | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Detroit Mercy | Jeremy Rick can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 53-66 |
| 00:35 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Crespin grabs the offensive rebound | 53-66 |
| 00:10 | Detroit Mercy | Jeremy Rick is whistled for traveling | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Loyola Chicago | Jason Smith misses long on a shot from the right side | 53-66 |
| 00:02 | Detroit Mercy | Jeremy Rick snags the defensive board | 53-66 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Jeremy Rick runs out the clock | 53-66 |