| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Manuel Breed (fresh) SG - Steven Green (fresh) SF - Edward Palmer (fresh) PF - William Hine (fresh) C - Gary Mannion (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Marin Dziegielewski (fresh) SG - Mark Thompson (fresh) SF - Joseph Quintanilla (fresh) PF - Phillip Hott (fresh) C - James Kittredge (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | James Kittredge wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:35 | Niagara | Phillip Hott drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Marin Dziegielewski | 0-3 |
| 19:21 | Loyola (MD) | Steven Green can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-3 |
| 19:20 | Loyola (MD) | Steven Green grabs the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | Loyola (MD) | William Hine clanks a floater from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 19:11 | Loyola (MD) | Gary Mannion hits the follow up shot | 2-3 |
| 18:52 | Niagara | Phillip Hott misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 2-3 |
| 18:51 | Niagara | Joseph Quintanilla tips it but misses | 2-3 |
| 18:49 | Niagara | Phillip Hott can't tip it in | 2-3 |
| 18:48 | Niagara | Phillip Hott tips it back up and in | 2-5 |
| 18:25 | Loyola (MD) | Edward Palmer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 18:24 | Loyola (MD) | Steven Green grabs the offensive board | 2-5 |
| 18:15 | Loyola (MD) | Steven Green is hacked by Mark Thompson - foul #1 on Mark Thompson, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 17:54 | Loyola (MD) | Steven Green buries a turnaround from the right block | 4-5 |
| 17:34 | Niagara | Steven Green is called for the reach on Mark Thompson - foul #1 on Steven Green, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Jerry Gray (SF) Joseph Quintanilla | |
| 17:12 | Niagara | James Kittredge hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Marin Dziegielewski | 4-7 |
| 16:59 | Loyola (MD) | Gary Mannion can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 4-7 |
| 16:57 | Niagara | James Kittredge pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:50 | Niagara | Jerry Gray blows the layup | 4-7 |
| 16:49 | Niagara | Marin Dziegielewski misses the tip | 4-7 |
| 16:48 | Loyola (MD) | William Hine pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:43 | Loyola (MD) | Edward Palmer hits a shot from close range | 6-7 |
| 16:30 | Niagara | Mark Thompson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 6-7 |
| 16:29 | Loyola (MD) | William Hine grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 16:26 | Loyola (MD) | Marin Dziegielewski is called for the reach on Manuel Breed in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marin Dziegielewski, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Juan Torres (PG), Raymond Cross (SG), Joseph Quintanilla (SF), Kenny Crafton (C) Marin Dziegielewski, Mark Thompson, Phillip Hott, James Kittredge | |
| 16:09 | Loyola (MD) | Manuel Breed comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 16:08 | Niagara | Raymond Cross snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 16:02 | Niagara | Jerry Gray can't finish the layup | 6-7 |
| 16:00 | Loyola (MD) | The rebound goes to Gary Mannion | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Manuel Breed (fresh) SG - Steven Green (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Hine (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Mannion (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Juan Torres (fresh) SG - Raymond Cross (fresh) SF - Joseph Quintanilla (fresh) PF - Jerry Gray (fresh) C - Kenny Crafton (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Loyola (MD) | William Hine's pass is intercepted by Raymond Cross | 6-7 |
| 15:48 | Niagara | Raymond Cross banks in the layup | 6-9 |
| 15:46 | Loyola (MD) | Juan Torres is called for the reach on Edward Palmer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Juan Torres, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Lawrence Hennessy (PG), Lawrence Harp (PF), Billy Miles (C) Manuel Breed, William Hine, Gary Mannion | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 15:32 | Loyola (MD) | Lawrence Harp misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 6-9 |
| 15:30 | Niagara | Jerry Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 15:25 | Niagara | Juan Torres buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Kenny Crafton | 6-11 |
| 15:08 | Loyola (MD) | Billy Miles misses long on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Kenny Crafton - foul #1 on Kenny Crafton, team foul #4 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Stephen Burch (SG) Steven Green | |
| Subs | Niagara | Marin Dziegielewski (PG), Mark Thompson (SG), Jason Wakefield (SF), David Powell (C) Juan Torres, Raymond Cross, Joseph Quintanilla, Jerry Gray | |
| 15:08 | Loyola (MD) | Billy Miles makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 15:08 | Loyola (MD) | Billy Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:56 | Niagara | Mark Thompson's pass is intercepted by Billy Miles | 8-11 |
| 14:54 | Loyola (MD) | Edward Palmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-11 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | David Fritts (SF), Gary Mannion (C) Edward Palmer, Billy Miles | |
| Subs | Niagara | Phillip Hott (PF), James Kittredge (C) Kenny Crafton, David Powell | |
| 14:37 | Niagara | Phillip Hott misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 14:35 | Loyola (MD) | Stephen Burch snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 14:29 | Loyola (MD) | Jason Wakefield steals it from David Fritts in the backcourt | 8-11 |
| 14:11 | Niagara | Phillip Hott's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Mannion | 8-11 |
| 14:10 | Loyola (MD) | Gary Mannion snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 13:55 | Loyola (MD) | James Kittredge takes the ball from Stephen Burch | 8-11 |
| 13:49 | Niagara | James Kittredge can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-11 |
| 13:47 | Niagara | Jason Wakefield grabs the offensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:34 | Niagara | Marin Dziegielewski comes up short on the shot from the right side | 8-11 |
| 13:32 | Niagara | Jason Wakefield tips it back up and in | 8-13 |
| 13:20 | Loyola (MD) | Stephen Burch misses the 3 from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 13:19 | Niagara | Phillip Hott grabs the defensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 13:04 | Niagara | Lawrence Hennessy steals it from Jason Wakefield | 8-13 |
| 12:59 | Loyola (MD) | David Fritts lays it in on a nice dish by Lawrence Hennessy | 10-13 |
| 12:42 | Niagara | Phillip Hott misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-13 |
| 12:40 | Loyola (MD) | The rebound goes to Gary Mannion | 10-13 |
| 12:38 | Loyola (MD) | David Fritts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-13 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Manuel Breed (PG), Steven Green (SG), Edward Palmer (SF), William Hine (PF), Billy Miles (C) Lawrence Hennessy, Stephen Burch, David Fritts, Lawrence Harp, Gary Mannion | |
| Subs | Niagara | Juan Torres (PG), Raymond Cross (SG), Joseph Quintanilla (SF), Jerry Gray (PF), Kenny Crafton (C) Marin Dziegielewski, Mark Thompson, Jason Wakefield, Phillip Hott, James Kittredge | |
| 12:29 | Niagara | Juan Torres scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Raymond Cross | 10-15 |
| 12:15 | Loyola (MD) | Steven Green is fouled on the floor by Kenny Crafton - foul #2 on Kenny Crafton, team foul #5 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| Subs | Niagara | David Powell (C) Kenny Crafton | |
| 12:04 | Loyola (MD) | Edward Palmer scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Manuel Breed and he's fouled by David Powell - foul #1 on David Powell, team foul #6 | 12-15 |
| 12:04 | Loyola (MD) | Edward Palmer makes the free throw | 13-15 |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Manuel Breed (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Green (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Hine (fresh) 2 reb. C - Billy Miles (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Juan Torres (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Raymond Cross (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Quintanilla (fresh) PF - Jerry Gray (fresh) C - David Powell (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Niagara | Raymond Cross hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-15 |
| 11:41 | Niagara | Jerry Gray pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 11:21 | Niagara | David Powell travels with the ball | 13-15 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Thompson (SG), John Conway (SF) Raymond Cross, Joseph Quintanilla | |
| 11:09 | Loyola (MD) | William Hine misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-15 |
| 11:07 | Niagara | Juan Torres gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| 10:49 | Niagara | David Powell drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Juan Torres and the foul's on Edward Palmer - foul #1 on Edward Palmer, team foul #2 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Gary Payton (PG), Stephen Burch (SG), Gary Mannion (C) Manuel Breed, Steven Green, Billy Miles | |
| Subs | Niagara | Marin Dziegielewski (PG), James Kittredge (C) Juan Torres, Jerry Gray | |
| 10:49 | Niagara | David Powell makes the free throw | 13-18 |
| 10:45 | Loyola (MD) | Mark Thompson is called for the reach on Edward Palmer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Thompson, team foul #7 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Juan Torres (SG), Phillip Hott (PF) Mark Thompson, David Powell | |
| 10:45 | Loyola (MD) | Edward Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 10:45 | Loyola (MD) | Edward Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 10:31 | Niagara | Marin Dziegielewski is whistled for traveling | 15-18 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Lawrence Hennessy (PG), David Fritts (PF) Gary Payton, William Hine | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 10:19 | Loyola (MD) | Edward Palmer misses long on a floater from the right block | 15-18 |
| 10:17 | Niagara | John Conway pulls down the rebound | 15-18 |
| 10:02 | Niagara | Juan Torres comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Lawrence Hennessy - foul #1 on Lawrence Hennessy, team foul #3 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | William Hine (PF) Edward Palmer | |
| Subs | Niagara | Raymond Cross (SG), Joseph Quintanilla (SF) Marin Dziegielewski, John Conway | |
| 10:02 | Niagara | Juan Torres makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 10:02 | Niagara | Juan Torres makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 09:44 | Loyola (MD) | Lawrence Hennessy misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 15-20 |
| 09:42 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Joseph Quintanilla | 15-20 |
| 09:27 | Niagara | Raymond Cross misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-20 |
| 09:26 | Loyola (MD) | Gary Mannion pulls down the rebound | 15-20 |
| 09:24 | Loyola (MD) | Phillip Hott is called for the reach on David Fritts in the backcourt - foul #1 on Phillip Hott, team foul #8 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Manuel Breed (PG), Steven Green (SG), Lawrence Harp (PF), Billy Miles (C) Lawrence Hennessy, Stephen Burch, William Hine, Gary Mannion | |
| Subs | Niagara | Jason Wakefield (SG), Jerry Gray (PF), David Powell (C) Juan Torres, Phillip Hott, James Kittredge | |
| 09:24 | Loyola (MD) | David Fritts makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 09:24 | Loyola (MD) | David Fritts misses the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 09:24 | Niagara | Jerry Gray grabs the board | 16-20 |
| 09:19 | Niagara | Jerry Gray is hacked by Lawrence Harp - foul #1 on Lawrence Harp, team foul #4 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Gary Payton (SF) David Fritts | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 09:05 | Niagara | Raymond Cross double dribbles | 16-20 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Edward Palmer (SF) Gary Payton | |
| Subs | Niagara | Marin Dziegielewski (PG) Raymond Cross | |
| 08:49 | Loyola (MD) | Lawrence Harp connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Billy Miles | 18-20 |
| 08:41 | Niagara | Edward Palmer takes the ball from Jason Wakefield | 18-20 |
| 08:36 | Loyola (MD) | Edward Palmer lays it in | 20-20 |
| 08:20 | Niagara | David Powell misses the 3 from the left wing | 20-20 |
| 08:18 | Niagara | Joseph Quintanilla grabs the offensive board | 20-20 |
| 08:02 | Niagara | David Powell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-20 |
| 08:01 | Loyola (MD) | Lawrence Harp pulls down the rebound | 20-20 |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Manuel Breed (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Palmer (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Lawrence Harp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Billy Miles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Marin Dziegielewski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jason Wakefield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Joseph Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jerry Gray (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - David Powell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:43 | Loyola (MD) | Manuel Breed is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-20 |
| 07:41 | Niagara | Jason Wakefield grabs the defensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 07:26 | Niagara | Jason Wakefield makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Joseph Quintanilla | 20-22 |
| 07:20 | Loyola (MD) | Lawrence Harp loses the dribble to Marin Dziegielewski | 20-22 |
| 07:16 | Niagara | Jason Wakefield lays it in on a nice dish by Marin Dziegielewski | 20-24 |
| 07:06 | Loyola (MD) | Lawrence Harp clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-24 |
| 07:05 | Loyola (MD) | Edward Palmer tips it in | 22-24 |
| 06:46 | Niagara | David Powell makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Marin Dziegielewski | 22-27 |
| 06:36 | Loyola (MD) | Steven Green is called for 10 seconds | 22-27 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Lawrence Hennessy (PG), Stephen Burch (SG), David Fritts (SF), William Hine (PF), Gary Mannion (C) Manuel Breed, Steven Green, Edward Palmer, Lawrence Harp, Billy Miles | |
| Subs | Niagara | Juan Torres (PG), Raymond Cross (SG), John Conway (SF), Phillip Hott (PF), James Kittredge (C) Marin Dziegielewski, Jason Wakefield, Joseph Quintanilla, Jerry Gray, David Powell | |
| 06:20 | Niagara | Raymond Cross hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Juan Torres | 22-30 |
| 05:59 | Loyola (MD) | Stephen Burch buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Hennessy | 25-30 |
| 05:39 | Niagara | Phillip Hott misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 25-30 |
| 05:38 | Niagara | James Kittredge snags the offensive board | 25-30 |
| 05:18 | Niagara | Raymond Cross's floater is knocked away by Gary Mannion | 25-30 |
| 05:17 | Loyola (MD) | The rebound goes to Stephen Burch | 25-30 |
| 05:04 | Loyola (MD) | James Kittredge is called for the reach on Gary Mannion - foul #1 on James Kittredge, team foul #9 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Edward Palmer (SF) David Fritts | |
| Subs | Niagara | Marin Dziegielewski (PG), Joseph Quintanilla (SF) Raymond Cross, John Conway | |
| 05:04 | Loyola (MD) | Gary Mannion misses the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 05:04 | Niagara | James Kittredge grabs the board | 25-30 |
| 04:48 | Niagara | James Kittredge clanks a shot near the basket | 25-30 |
| 04:46 | Loyola (MD) | Gary Mannion gets the rebound | 25-30 |
| 04:41 | Loyola (MD) | Edward Palmer blows the layup | 25-30 |
| 04:40 | Niagara | James Kittredge snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 04:17 | Niagara | Edward Palmer swats the short shot by Juan Torres | 25-30 |
| 04:15 | Loyola (MD) | Gary Mannion grabs the board | 25-30 |
| 04:00 | Loyola (MD) | Stephen Burch makes the wide open jumper from the right side | 27-30 |
| 03:53 | Niagara | Phillip Hott knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Juan Torres and he's hacked by Stephen Burch - foul #1 on Stephen Burch, team foul #5 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Gary Payton (PG), Steven Green (SG) Lawrence Hennessy, Stephen Burch | |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Thompson (SG), Jerry Gray (SF), Kenny Crafton (C) Juan Torres, Joseph Quintanilla, James Kittredge | |
| 03:53 | Niagara | Phillip Hott misses the free throw | 27-32 |
| 03:53 | Loyola (MD) | William Hine pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Gary Payton (fresh) SG - Steven Green (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Palmer (fresh) 11 pts. PF - William Hine (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Gary Mannion (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Marin Dziegielewski (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Mark Thompson (fresh) SF - Jerry Gray (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Phillip Hott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenny Crafton (fresh) | |
| 03:48 | Loyola (MD) | Phillip Hott steals the ball from Gary Mannion | 27-32 |
| 03:37 | Niagara | Mark Thompson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 27-32 |
| 03:36 | Loyola (MD) | William Hine gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 03:17 | Loyola (MD) | William Hine misses the easy layup | 27-32 |
| 03:16 | Niagara | Phillip Hott gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 03:08 | Niagara | Edward Palmer steps in front of the Jerry Gray pass | 27-32 |
| 03:06 | Loyola (MD) | Marin Dziegielewski steps in front of the Gary Mannion pass in the backcourt | 27-32 |
| 02:51 | Niagara | The jump hook by Kenny Crafton is blocked by William Hine | 27-32 |
| 02:50 | Loyola (MD) | The rebound goes to Steven Green | 27-32 |
| 02:40 | Loyola (MD) | Gary Mannion misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kenny Crafton - foul #3 on Kenny Crafton, team foul #10 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Manuel Breed (PG), David Fritts (SF), Lawrence Harp (PF) Steven Green, Edward Palmer, William Hine | |
| Subs | Niagara | Raymond Cross (PG), John Conway (SF), James Kittredge (C) Marin Dziegielewski, Jerry Gray, Kenny Crafton | |
| 02:40 | Loyola (MD) | Gary Mannion misses the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 02:40 | Loyola (MD) | Gary Mannion makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 02:23 | Niagara | James Kittredge blows the layup but he's fouled by Manuel Breed - foul #1 on Manuel Breed, team foul #6 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Steven Green (SG), Billy Miles (C) Gary Payton, Gary Mannion | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 02:23 | Niagara | James Kittredge makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 02:23 | Niagara | James Kittredge makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 02:21 | Loyola (MD) | Manuel Breed is hacked by Raymond Cross in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raymond Cross, team foul #11 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| Subs | Niagara | David Powell (PF) Phillip Hott | |
| 02:21 | Loyola (MD) | Manuel Breed misses the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 02:21 | Loyola (MD) | Manuel Breed makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 02:06 | Niagara | Raymond Cross misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-34 |
| 02:04 | Loyola (MD) | Billy Miles snags the defensive board | 29-34 |
| 01:45 | Loyola (MD) | Manuel Breed misses badly on a floater from the left side | 29-34 |
| 01:43 | Niagara | Raymond Cross gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| 01:27 | Niagara | David Powell misses the lay-in | 29-34 |
| 01:26 | Niagara | James Kittredge misses the tip | 29-34 |
| 01:24 | Niagara | James Kittredge snags the offensive board | 29-34 |
| 01:19 | Niagara | Mark Thompson misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on David Fritts - foul #1 on David Fritts, team foul #7 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Lawrence Hennessy (PG), Stephen Burch (SG), Edward Palmer (SF) Manuel Breed, Steven Green, David Fritts | |
| Subs | Niagara | Juan Torres (PG), Jason Wakefield (SF), Jerry Gray (PF) Raymond Cross, John Conway, David Powell | |
| 01:19 | Niagara | Mark Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 01:19 | Niagara | Mark Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 00:57 | Loyola (MD) | Stephen Burch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-35 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | William Hine (PF), Gary Mannion (C) Lawrence Harp, Billy Miles | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 00:43 | Niagara | Gary Mannion denies the turnaround by James Kittredge | 29-35 |
| 00:41 | Loyola (MD) | The rebound goes to William Hine | 29-35 |
| 00:37 | Loyola (MD) | Stephen Burch is hacked by Jason Wakefield in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Wakefield, team foul #12 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Marin Dziegielewski (PG), Phillip Hott (PF) Mark Thompson, James Kittredge | |
| 00:37 | Loyola (MD) | Stephen Burch misses the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 00:37 | Loyola (MD) | Stephen Burch makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 00:08 | Niagara | Jerry Gray misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-35 |
| 00:07 | Loyola (MD) | Gary Mannion grabs the defensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 00:03 | Loyola (MD) | Gary Mannion makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Palmer | 33-35 |
| 00:00 | Niagara | Jason Wakefield hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 33-35 |