| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Tony Heath (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bob Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Woodrow Dickison (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sanford Shipton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Antonio Hendren (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Charles Hogsett (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dennis Hall (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Richard Brown (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Benton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Browder (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Woodrow Dickison inbounds the ball | 16-34 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Cleveland State | Antonio Hendren can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 16-34 |
| 19:44 | Loyola Chicago | James Browder gets the rebound | 16-34 |
| 19:28 | Loyola Chicago | James Browder hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Benton | 16-36 |
| 19:18 | Cleveland State | Antonio Hendren misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Browder - foul #3 on James Browder, team foul #1 | 16-36 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Simmons (C) James Browder | |
| 19:18 | Cleveland State | Antonio Hendren makes the 1st free throw | 17-36 |
| 19:18 | Cleveland State | Antonio Hendren misses the 2nd free throw | 17-36 |
| 19:18 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to William Benton | 17-36 |
| 19:07 | Loyola Chicago | William Benton clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-36 |
| 19:06 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Simmons snags the offensive board | 17-36 |
| 18:52 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Hogsett connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Richard Brown | 17-38 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 18:43 | Cleveland State | Sanford Shipton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 17-38 |
| 18:41 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Richard Brown | 17-38 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 18:36 | Loyola Chicago | Dennis Hall can't connect on a floater from the left side | 17-38 |
| 18:34 | Cleveland State | Woodrow Dickison grabs the defensive rebound | 17-38 |
| 18:29 | Cleveland State | Bob Dunn drills a jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Joseph Simmons - foul #1 on Joseph Simmons, team foul #2 | 19-38 |
| 18:29 | Cleveland State | Bob Dunn makes the free throw | 20-38 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 18:16 | Loyola Chicago | William Benton misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 20-38 |
| 18:15 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Simmons pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-38 |
| 18:05 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Brown knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Simmons and he's hacked by Antonio Hendren - foul #3 on Antonio Hendren, team foul #1 | 20-40 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Vernon Holcomb (C) Antonio Hendren | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 18:05 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Brown misses the free throw | 20-40 |
| 18:05 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Simmons gets the offensive rebound | 20-40 |
| 17:44 | Loyola Chicago | Dennis Hall misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 20-40 |
| 17:43 | Cleveland State | Tony Heath gets the rebound | 20-40 |
| 17:31 | Cleveland State | Bob Dunn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Benton - foul #2 on William Benton, team foul #3 | 20-40 |
| 17:31 | Cleveland State | Bob Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 21-40 |
| 17:31 | Cleveland State | Bob Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 22-40 |
| 17:14 | Loyola Chicago | Dennis Hall can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 22-40 |
| 17:12 | Cleveland State | Sanford Shipton gets the rebound | 22-40 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 16:47 | Cleveland State | Sanford Shipton hits the finger roll | 24-40 |
| 16:23 | Loyola Chicago | Dennis Hall drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-43 |
| 16:16 | Cleveland State | Tony Heath can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-43 |
| 16:14 | Cleveland State | Tony Heath pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-43 |
| 16:04 | Cleveland State | Bob Dunn is fouled on the floor by Dennis Hall - foul #3 on Dennis Hall, team foul #4 | 24-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Stanfield (PG), Daniel Baugher (SF), Fred Moro (C) Tony Heath, Woodrow Dickison, Sanford Shipton | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | David Sturgeon (SG), James Berrier (SF), Tom Lang (PF), Mark Prescott (C) Dennis Hall, Richard Brown, William Benton, Joseph Simmons | |
| 15:59 | Cleveland State | Bob Dunn connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 26-43 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Mark Stanfield (fresh) SG - Bob Dunn (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Baugher (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Vernon Holcomb (fresh) C - Fred Moro (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Charles Hogsett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Sturgeon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Berrier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tom Lang (fresh) C - Mark Prescott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Loyola Chicago | David Sturgeon can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-43 |
| 15:44 | Cleveland State | Daniel Baugher grabs the defensive rebound | 26-43 |
| 15:28 | Cleveland State | Fred Moro banks in the layup on a nice dish by Mark Stanfield | 28-43 |
| 15:07 | Loyola Chicago | David Sturgeon misses long on a shot from the baseline | 28-43 |
| 15:06 | Cleveland State | Fred Moro grabs the defensive rebound | 28-43 |
| 14:46 | Cleveland State | Bob Dunn banks in the layup on a nice dish by Mark Stanfield | 30-43 |
| 14:32 | Loyola Chicago | Mark Prescott hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 30-45 |
| 14:15 | Cleveland State | Bob Dunn connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Vernon Holcomb | 32-45 |
| 14:00 | Loyola Chicago | Tom Lang knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by James Berrier | 32-47 |
| 13:43 | Cleveland State | Mark Stanfield misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-47 |
| 13:41 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Tom Lang | 32-47 |
| 13:36 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Hogsett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-47 |
| 13:35 | Loyola Chicago | James Berrier grabs the offensive board | 32-47 |
| 13:23 | Loyola Chicago | Tom Lang can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 32-47 |
| 13:21 | Cleveland State | Vernon Holcomb gets the rebound | 32-47 |
| 13:15 | Cleveland State | Daniel Baugher can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 32-47 |
| 13:14 | Loyola Chicago | James Berrier grabs the defensive rebound | 32-47 |
| 13:04 | Loyola Chicago | David Sturgeon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-47 |
| 13:03 | Cleveland State | Daniel Baugher gets the rebound | 32-47 |
| 12:38 | Cleveland State | Bob Dunn is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Bob Dunn, team foul #2 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tony Heath (PG), Jason Nuzenski (SG), Woodrow Dickison (SF), Sanford Shipton (PF), Antonio Hendren (C) Mark Stanfield, Bob Dunn, Daniel Baugher, Vernon Holcomb, Fred Moro | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Dennis Hall (SG), Richard Brown (SF), William Benton (PF), James Browder (C) Charles Hogsett, David Sturgeon, Tom Lang, Mark Prescott | |
| 12:22 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Brown's layup is rejected by Sanford Shipton | 32-47 |
| 12:20 | Cleveland State | Sanford Shipton gets the rebound | 32-47 |
| 11:51 | Cleveland State | Antonio Hendren misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-47 |
| 11:49 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Brown snags the defensive board | 32-47 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Tony Heath (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jason Nuzenski (fresh) SF - Woodrow Dickison (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sanford Shipton (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Antonio Hendren (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - James Berrier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Hall (fresh) 16 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Benton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Browder (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Loyola Chicago | Dennis Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Anthony Shaw (PG) James Berrier | |
| 11:06 | Cleveland State | Antonio Hendren can't finish the layup | 32-47 |
| 11:05 | Cleveland State | Sanford Shipton hits the follow up shot | 34-47 |
| 10:42 | Loyola Chicago | The short jumper by Anthony Shaw is denied by Antonio Hendren | 34-47 |
| 10:40 | Loyola Chicago | James Browder tips it in | 34-49 |
| 10:23 | Cleveland State | Woodrow Dickison is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Woodrow Dickison, team foul #3 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Bob Dunn (SG) Jason Nuzenski | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Charles Hogsett (PG) Anthony Shaw | |
| 10:03 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Brown comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 34-49 |
| 10:01 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Brown snags the offensive board | 34-49 |
| 09:41 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Brown comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-49 |
| 09:39 | Cleveland State | Bob Dunn pulls down the rebound | 34-49 |
| 09:28 | Cleveland State | Woodrow Dickison drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Bob Dunn | 37-49 |
| 09:11 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Brown can't finish the layup | 37-49 |
| 09:10 | Cleveland State | Sanford Shipton grabs the defensive rebound | 37-49 |
| 09:02 | Cleveland State | Sanford Shipton misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 37-49 |
| 09:00 | Cleveland State | Antonio Hendren tips it in | 39-49 |
| 08:42 | Loyola Chicago | James Browder is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on James Browder, team foul #5 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Stanfield (PG), Daniel Baugher (SF), Vernon Holcomb (PF), Fred Moro (C) Tony Heath, Woodrow Dickison, Sanford Shipton, Antonio Hendren | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Berrier (SG), Tom Lang (SF), Joseph Simmons (PF), Mark Prescott (C) Dennis Hall, Richard Brown, William Benton, James Browder | |
| 08:28 | Cleveland State | Vernon Holcomb clanks a floater from close range | 39-49 |
| 08:26 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Mark Prescott | 39-49 |
| 08:21 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Hogsett comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Vernon Holcomb - foul #2 on Vernon Holcomb, team foul #4 | 39-49 |
| 08:21 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Hogsett makes the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 08:21 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Hogsett misses the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 08:21 | Cleveland State | Fred Moro grabs the board | 39-50 |
| 08:07 | Cleveland State | Fred Moro is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Fred Moro, team foul #5 | 39-50 |
| 07:52 | Loyola Chicago | Tom Lang misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Fred Moro - foul #3 on Fred Moro, team foul #6 | 39-50 |
| 07:52 | Loyola Chicago | Tom Lang makes the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 07:52 | Loyola Chicago | Tom Lang misses the 2nd free throw | 39-51 |
| 07:52 | Cleveland State | Vernon Holcomb snags the defensive board | 39-51 |
| 07:34 | Cleveland State | Vernon Holcomb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Sanford Shipton (PF) Fred Moro | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Dennis Hall (SG) Tom Lang | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Mark Stanfield (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bob Dunn (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Baugher (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Sanford Shipton (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Vernon Holcomb (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Charles Hogsett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Hall (fresh) 16 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Berrier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joseph Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Prescott (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Baugher is called for the reach on James Berrier - foul #2 on Daniel Baugher, team foul #7 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tony Heath (PG) Mark Stanfield | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Richard Brown (SF) Charles Hogsett | |
| 07:17 | Loyola Chicago | James Berrier makes the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 07:17 | Loyola Chicago | James Berrier makes the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:56 | Cleveland State | Bob Dunn blows the layup | 39-53 |
| 06:55 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Simmons grabs the board | 39-53 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:26 | Loyola Chicago | Tony Heath is called for the reach on James Berrier - foul #2 on Tony Heath, team foul #8 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jason Nuzenski (SG), Woodrow Dickison (SF), Antonio Hendren (C) Bob Dunn, Daniel Baugher, Vernon Holcomb | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | William Benton (PF), James Browder (C) Joseph Simmons, Mark Prescott | |
| 06:26 | Loyola Chicago | James Berrier makes the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 06:26 | Loyola Chicago | James Berrier makes the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| 06:04 | Cleveland State | Woodrow Dickison misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-55 |
| 06:03 | Loyola Chicago | William Benton grabs the board | 39-55 |
| 05:57 | Loyola Chicago | James Browder blows the layup but he's hacked by Tony Heath - foul #3 on Tony Heath, team foul #9 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Charles Hogsett (PG) James Berrier | |
| 05:57 | Loyola Chicago | James Browder makes the 1st free throw | 39-56 |
| 05:57 | Loyola Chicago | James Browder makes the 2nd free throw | 39-57 |
| 05:39 | Cleveland State | Tony Heath misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-57 |
| 05:37 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 39-57 |
| 05:14 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Hogsett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-57 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Stanfield (PG), Daniel Baugher (SF), Vernon Holcomb (PF), Fred Moro (C) Tony Heath, Woodrow Dickison, Sanford Shipton, Antonio Hendren | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Berrier (PG), David Sturgeon (SG), Tom Lang (SF), Joseph Simmons (PF), Mark Prescott (C) Charles Hogsett, Dennis Hall, Richard Brown, William Benton, James Browder | |
| 04:51 | Cleveland State | Daniel Baugher's layup is rejected by Mark Prescott | 39-57 |
| 04:49 | Loyola Chicago | David Sturgeon pulls down the rebound | 39-57 |
| 04:26 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Simmons misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 39-57 |
| 04:25 | Cleveland State | Fred Moro gets the rebound | 39-57 |
| 04:14 | Cleveland State | Mark Stanfield connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jason Nuzenski and the foul's on Tom Lang - foul #1 on Tom Lang, team foul #6 | 41-57 |
| 04:14 | Cleveland State | Mark Stanfield makes the free throw | 42-57 |
| 03:55 | Loyola Chicago | David Sturgeon scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Berrier | 42-60 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Cleveland State | Jason Nuzenski misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-60 |
| 03:42 | Cleveland State | Daniel Baugher hits the follow up shot | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Loyola Chicago | James Berrier scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Sturgeon | 44-62 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Mark Stanfield (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Nuzenski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Baugher (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Vernon Holcomb (fresh) 3 reb. C - Fred Moro (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - James Berrier (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Sturgeon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tom Lang (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Mark Prescott (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Cleveland State | Mark Prescott swats the layup by Fred Moro | 44-62 |
| 02:51 | Cleveland State | Fred Moro grabs the offensive board | 44-62 |
| 02:43 | Cleveland State | Fred Moro is fouled on the floor by Mark Prescott - foul #2 on Mark Prescott, team foul #7 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Nicolas Richardson (SG), James Stark (C) Jason Nuzenski, Vernon Holcomb | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Anthony Shaw (SG), Lawrence Russell (C) Joseph Simmons, Mark Prescott | |
| 02:43 | Cleveland State | Fred Moro makes the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 02:43 | Cleveland State | Fred Moro makes the 2nd free throw | 46-62 |
| 02:27 | Loyola Chicago | James Berrier buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Tom Lang and he's fouled by Daniel Baugher - foul #3 on Daniel Baugher, team foul #10 | 46-64 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Vernon Holcomb (C) Fred Moro | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Simmons (PF) David Sturgeon | |
| 02:27 | Loyola Chicago | James Berrier makes the free throw | 46-65 |
| 02:11 | Cleveland State | Daniel Baugher loses the dribble to Tom Lang | 46-65 |
| 01:42 | Loyola Chicago | Anthony Shaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-65 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jason Nuzenski (SG), Fred Moro (C) Nicolas Richardson, James Stark | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | David Sturgeon (SG), Mark Prescott (C) Anthony Shaw, Lawrence Russell | |
| 01:19 | Cleveland State | Fred Moro scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jason Nuzenski | 49-65 |
| 00:52 | Loyola Chicago | James Berrier misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Mark Stanfield - foul #1 on Mark Stanfield, team foul #11 | 49-65 |
| 00:52 | Loyola Chicago | James Berrier makes the 1st free throw | 49-66 |
| 00:52 | Loyola Chicago | James Berrier misses the 2nd free throw | 49-66 |
| 00:52 | Cleveland State | Fred Moro grabs the board | 49-66 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Cleveland State | Daniel Baugher connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Mark Stanfield and the foul's on Mark Prescott - foul #3 on Mark Prescott, team foul #8 | 51-66 |
| 00:45 | Cleveland State | Daniel Baugher makes the free throw | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Simmons misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-66 |
| 00:19 | Loyola Chicago | David Sturgeon hits the follow up shot | 52-68 |
| 00:12 | Cleveland State | Jason Nuzenski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-68 |
| 00:00 | Loyola Chicago | James Berrier runs out the clock | 52-68 |