| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Richard Mendel (fresh) SG - Timothy Ledbetter (fresh) SF - Vince Davis (fresh) PF - Mel Decker (fresh) C - Justin Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Harden (fresh) SG - Stephen Paille (fresh) SF - Alex Worthey (fresh) PF - Douglas Welsh (fresh) C - Don Holland (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Don Holland wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:57 | Belmont | Timothy Ledbetter picks off the pass by John Harden in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:55 | Loyola Chicago | Timothy Ledbetter lays it up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:42 | Belmont | John Harden is whistled for a carry | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Loyola Chicago | Stephen Paille steps in front of the Timothy Ledbetter pass | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Belmont | John Harden comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Loyola Chicago | Mel Decker gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Loyola Chicago | John Harden is called for the reach on Richard Mendel - foul #1 on John Harden, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Loyola Chicago | Vince Davis misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Stephen Paille - foul #1 on Stephen Paille, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Loyola Chicago | Vince Davis makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:48 | Loyola Chicago | Vince Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:32 | Belmont | Douglas Welsh's layup is rejected by Mel Decker | 4-0 |
| 18:31 | Belmont | Stephen Paille gets the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:23 | Belmont | Don Holland misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Justin Jones - foul #1 on Justin Jones, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:23 | Belmont | Don Holland misses the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:23 | Belmont | Don Holland misses the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:23 | Loyola Chicago | Justin Jones snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 17:54 | Loyola Chicago | Don Holland is called for the reach on Vince Davis - foul #1 on Don Holland, team foul #3 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Tripp (PF), Luke Staub (C) Mel Decker, Justin Jones | |
| Subs | Belmont | Terence Smith (PG), Charles Palmer (SG), Tony Barnes (SF), Paul Lancaster (PF), Jamie Nolan (C) John Harden, Stephen Paille, Alex Worthey, Douglas Welsh, Don Holland | |
| 17:38 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Mendel scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Luke Staub | 6-0 |
| 17:19 | Belmont | Paul Lancaster knocks in the shot from the right block and he's hacked by Luke Staub - foul #1 on Luke Staub, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Robert Orlowsky (SF) Vince Davis | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 17:19 | Belmont | Paul Lancaster makes the free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:01 | Loyola Chicago | Paul Lancaster swats the short shot by Robert Orlowsky | 6-3 |
| 16:59 | Belmont | Tony Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:40 | Belmont | Tony Barnes comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Orlowsky - foul #1 on Robert Orlowsky, team foul #3 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Don Thomas (SF), Mel Decker (PF), Justin Jones (C) Richard Mendel, Joseph Tripp, Luke Staub | |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Paille (SG), Douglas Welsh (PF), Don Holland (C) Charles Palmer, Paul Lancaster, Jamie Nolan | |
| 16:40 | Belmont | Tony Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:40 | Belmont | Tony Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:40 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Don Thomas | 6-4 |
| 16:28 | Loyola Chicago | Terence Smith steals it from Mel Decker | 6-4 |
| 16:11 | Belmont | Don Holland buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Terence Smith | 6-6 |
| 15:53 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Orlowsky misses the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Stephen Paille - foul #2 on Stephen Paille, team foul #4 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Larry Long (SG), Vince Davis (SF) Timothy Ledbetter, Don Thomas | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Harden (PG), Charles Palmer (SG), Alex Worthey (SF) Terence Smith, Stephen Paille, Tony Barnes | |
| 15:53 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Orlowsky makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:53 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Orlowsky makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Robert Orlowsky (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Long (fresh) SF - Vince Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mel Decker (fresh) C - Justin Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Harden (fresh) SG - Charles Palmer (fresh) SF - Alex Worthey (fresh) PF - Douglas Welsh (fresh) C - Don Holland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Belmont | Don Holland clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 15:43 | Belmont | Charles Palmer tips it home | 8-8 |
| 15:19 | Loyola Chicago | Justin Jones scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 15:04 | Belmont | Charles Palmer connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Alex Worthey | 10-11 |
| 14:47 | Loyola Chicago | Mel Decker misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 10-11 |
| 14:45 | Belmont | Don Holland pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| 14:41 | Belmont | Robert Orlowsky is called for the reach on Alex Worthey - foul #2 on Robert Orlowsky, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Richard Mendel (PG), Timothy Ledbetter (SG), Joseph Tripp (PF), Luke Staub (C) Robert Orlowsky, Larry Long, Mel Decker, Justin Jones | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jamie Nolan (C) Don Holland | |
| 14:30 | Belmont | Douglas Welsh banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Palmer and the foul's on Luke Staub - foul #2 on Luke Staub, team foul #5 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Mel Decker (PF) Luke Staub | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 14:30 | Belmont | Douglas Welsh makes the free throw | 10-14 |
| 14:08 | Loyola Chicago | Vince Davis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Jamie Nolan - foul #1 on Jamie Nolan, team foul #5 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Terence Smith (PG) John Harden | |
| 14:08 | Loyola Chicago | Vince Davis makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 14:08 | Loyola Chicago | Vince Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 13:45 | Belmont | Terence Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Mendel - foul #1 on Richard Mendel, team foul #6 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Justin Jones (C) Mel Decker | |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Lancaster (PF) Douglas Welsh | |
| 13:45 | Belmont | Terence Smith makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 13:45 | Belmont | Terence Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 13:45 | Loyola Chicago | Justin Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 13:16 | Loyola Chicago | Timothy Ledbetter scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Justin Jones | 15-15 |
| 12:59 | Belmont | Paul Lancaster can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 12:58 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Tripp pulls down the rebound | 15-15 |
| 12:45 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Tripp can't finish the layup | 15-15 |
| 12:43 | Loyola Chicago | Justin Jones can't tip it in | 15-15 |
| 12:41 | Belmont | Alex Worthey grabs the defensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 12:22 | Belmont | Alex Worthey can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 15-15 |
| 12:20 | Loyola Chicago | Justin Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 12:08 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Tripp hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 15-15 |
| 12:07 | Belmont | Paul Lancaster snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 11:59 | Belmont | Jamie Nolan misses badly on a runner in the lane | 15-15 |
| 11:57 | Belmont | Alex Worthey tips it home | 15-17 |
| 11:38 | Loyola Chicago | Alex Worthey steals the ball from Vince Davis | 15-17 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Richard Mendel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Timothy Ledbetter (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Vince Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Tripp (fairly fresh) C - Justin Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Palmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alex Worthey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Lancaster (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jamie Nolan (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Belmont | Jamie Nolan is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Jamie Nolan, team foul #6 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Larry Long (SG), Don Thomas (SF), Mel Decker (PF) Timothy Ledbetter, Vince Davis, Joseph Tripp | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Harden (PG), Joseph Hampton (SG), Tony Barnes (SF), Douglas Welsh (PF), Don Holland (C) Terence Smith, Charles Palmer, Alex Worthey, Paul Lancaster, Jamie Nolan | |
| 11:07 | Loyola Chicago | Don Thomas hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Mendel | 17-17 |
| 10:50 | Belmont | Joseph Hampton comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Larry Long - foul #1 on Larry Long, team foul #7 | 17-17 |
| 10:50 | Belmont | Joseph Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 10:50 | Belmont | Joseph Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 10:48 | Loyola Chicago | John Harden is called for the reach on Richard Mendel in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Harden, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Terence Smith (PG) John Harden | |
| 10:48 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Mendel misses the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 10:48 | Belmont | Douglas Welsh grabs the defensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 10:35 | Belmont | Don Holland misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-19 |
| 10:33 | Loyola Chicago | Mel Decker grabs the defensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 10:10 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Long is fouled on the floor by Joseph Hampton - foul #1 on Joseph Hampton, team foul #8 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Timothy Ledbetter (SG) Richard Mendel | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 10:10 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Long misses the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 10:10 | Belmont | Douglas Welsh pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 09:52 | Belmont | Don Thomas takes the ball from Terence Smith | 17-19 |
| 09:48 | Loyola Chicago | Don Thomas blows the layup | 17-19 |
| 09:46 | Belmont | Don Holland snags the defensive board | 17-19 |
| 09:33 | Belmont | Larry Long steps in front of the Joseph Hampton pass | 17-19 |
| 09:29 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Long banks in the layup | 19-19 |
| 09:17 | Belmont | Don Holland connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Terence Smith | 19-21 |
| 09:02 | Loyola Chicago | The short jumper by Justin Jones is denied by Douglas Welsh | 19-21 |
| 09:00 | Loyola Chicago | Mel Decker hits the follow up shot | 21-21 |
| 08:45 | Belmont | Timothy Ledbetter swats the layup by Douglas Welsh | 21-21 |
| 08:44 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Justin Jones | 21-21 |
| 08:25 | Loyola Chicago | Timothy Ledbetter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-21 |
| 08:24 | Loyola Chicago | Justin Jones snags the offensive board | 21-21 |
| 08:15 | Loyola Chicago | Timothy Ledbetter hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Don Thomas | 24-21 |
| 07:54 | Belmont | Joseph Hampton buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Tony Barnes | 24-24 |
| 07:35 | Loyola Chicago | Justin Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-24 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Richard Mendel (PG), Vince Davis (SF), Joseph Tripp (C) Larry Long, Don Thomas, Justin Jones | |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Palmer (SG), Alex Worthey (SF), Paul Lancaster (PF), Anthony Johnson (C) Joseph Hampton, Tony Barnes, Douglas Welsh, Don Holland | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Richard Mendel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Ledbetter (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Vince Davis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mel Decker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Tripp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Terence Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alex Worthey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Lancaster (fresh) 3 pts. C - Anthony Johnson (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | Belmont | Terence Smith misses the lay-in but the foul's on Joseph Tripp - foul #1 on Joseph Tripp, team foul #8 | 24-24 |
| 07:15 | Belmont | Terence Smith misses the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 07:15 | Belmont | Terence Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 06:56 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Tripp misses the easy layup but the foul's on Anthony Johnson - foul #1 on Anthony Johnson, team foul #9 | 24-25 |
| 06:56 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Tripp misses the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 06:56 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Tripp makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 06:41 | Belmont | Alex Worthey misses the lay-in | 25-25 |
| 06:39 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Mel Decker | 25-25 |
| 06:27 | Loyola Chicago | Vince Davis misses long on a runner in the lane | 25-25 |
| 06:26 | Belmont | Paul Lancaster gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 06:22 | Belmont | Anthony Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-25 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Douglas Welsh (PF) Anthony Johnson | |
| 06:11 | Loyola Chicago | Mel Decker is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Mel Decker, team foul #9 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Hampton (PG) Terence Smith | |
| 06:03 | Belmont | Charles Palmer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 25-25 |
| 06:01 | Belmont | Joseph Hampton gets the offensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 05:49 | Belmont | Joseph Hampton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-25 |
| 05:48 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Tripp pulls down the rebound | 25-25 |
| 05:32 | Loyola Chicago | Mel Decker clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-25 |
| 05:31 | Belmont | Paul Lancaster gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 05:05 | Belmont | Mel Decker swats the layup by Paul Lancaster | 25-25 |
| 05:03 | Belmont | Joseph Hampton grabs the offensive board | 25-25 |
| 04:50 | Belmont | Joseph Hampton is hacked by Mel Decker - foul #2 on Mel Decker, team foul #10 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Larry Long (SG), Justin Jones (C) Timothy Ledbetter, Mel Decker | |
| Subs | Belmont | Don Holland (C) Paul Lancaster | |
| 04:50 | Belmont | Joseph Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 04:50 | Belmont | Joseph Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:36 | Loyola Chicago | Vince Davis comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 25-27 |
| 04:35 | Belmont | Don Holland gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 04:19 | Belmont | Joseph Hampton misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 25-27 |
| 04:18 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Tripp grabs the defensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 04:01 | Loyola Chicago | Vince Davis is fouled on the floor by Don Holland - foul #2 on Don Holland, team foul #10 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Don Thomas (SG) Richard Mendel | |
| Subs | Belmont | Terence Smith (PG), Tony Barnes (SF), Paul Lancaster (PF), Anthony Johnson (C) Joseph Hampton, Alex Worthey, Douglas Welsh, Don Holland | |
| 04:01 | Loyola Chicago | Vince Davis makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 04:01 | Loyola Chicago | Vince Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 04:01 | Belmont | Paul Lancaster grabs the defensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 03:37 | Belmont | Terence Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-27 |
| 03:35 | Belmont | Paul Lancaster tips it in | 26-29 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Larry Long (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Don Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Vince Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Tripp (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Terence Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Palmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Tony Barnes (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Paul Lancaster (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Johnson (fresh) | |
| 03:15 | Loyola Chicago | Paul Lancaster is called for the reach on Joseph Tripp - foul #1 on Paul Lancaster, team foul #11 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Richard Mendel (PG), Timothy Ledbetter (SG), Robert Orlowsky (SF), Luke Staub (C) Larry Long, Don Thomas, Vince Davis, Justin Jones | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Harden (PG), Stephen Paille (SG), Don Holland (C) Terence Smith, Charles Palmer, Anthony Johnson | |
| 03:15 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Tripp makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 03:15 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Tripp makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 03:08 | Belmont | Paul Lancaster hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Tripp - foul #2 on Joseph Tripp, team foul #11 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Mel Decker (PF) Joseph Tripp | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 03:08 | Belmont | Paul Lancaster makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 03:08 | Belmont | Paul Lancaster makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 02:50 | Loyola Chicago | A charge is called on Timothy Ledbetter - foul #1 on Timothy Ledbetter, team foul #12 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Douglas Welsh (PF) Paul Lancaster | |
| 02:41 | Belmont | Tony Barnes misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-31 |
| 02:39 | Belmont | Tony Barnes snags the offensive board | 28-31 |
| 02:20 | Belmont | John Harden misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-31 |
| 02:18 | Loyola Chicago | Mel Decker grabs the defensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 01:57 | Loyola Chicago | Mel Decker buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 01:42 | Belmont | Tony Barnes's pass is intercepted by Robert Orlowsky | 31-31 |
| 01:28 | Loyola Chicago | Luke Staub is fouled on the floor by John Harden - foul #3 on John Harden, team foul #12 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Vince Davis (SF), Justin Jones (C) Robert Orlowsky, Mel Decker | |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Hampton (PG), Alex Worthey (SF) John Harden, Tony Barnes | |
| 01:28 | Loyola Chicago | Luke Staub makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 01:28 | Loyola Chicago | Luke Staub makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:11 | Belmont | Alex Worthey connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Stephen Paille and the foul's on Vince Davis - foul #1 on Vince Davis, team foul #13 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Robert Orlowsky (PG) Richard Mendel | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 01:11 | Belmont | Alex Worthey makes the free throw | 33-34 |
| 00:51 | Loyola Chicago | Timothy Ledbetter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 00:50 | Belmont | Stephen Paille pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 00:26 | Belmont | Stephen Paille knocks in the floater from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 00:03 | Loyola Chicago | Justin Jones knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Vince Davis | 35-36 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Stephen Paille misses the halfcourt shot | 35-36 |