| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Bernhardt (fresh) PF - John Garner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - William Ford (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Ronald Turner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Tabor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lawrence Coles (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Root (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Murphy inbounds the ball | 38-38 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-38 |
| 19:38 | Marquette | William Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 19:29 | Marquette | William Ford blows the layup | 38-38 |
| 19:27 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Daniel Root | 38-38 |
| 19:06 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Coles buries a jumper from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 18:52 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Sean Tabor - foul #3 on Sean Tabor, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer (SG) Sean Tabor | |
| 18:52 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 18:52 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph misses the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 18:52 | Marquette | William Ford pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 18:47 | Marquette | John Garner drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Dominick Joseph | 42-40 |
| 18:23 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 18:22 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner gets the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 18:09 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by William Ford - foul #1 on William Ford, team foul #1 | 42-40 |
| 18:09 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 18:09 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root misses the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 18:09 | Marquette | The rebound goes to John Garner | 42-41 |
| 17:56 | Marquette | Daniel Root is called for the reach on Willie Stearns - foul #3 on Daniel Root, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo (PF) John Garner | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Larry Baker (C) Daniel Root | |
| 17:43 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo makes the jumper from the right block | 44-41 |
| 17:29 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 17:28 | Marquette | William Ford snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 17:21 | Marquette | William Ford lays it up and in | 46-41 |
| 17:03 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Baker makes the runner from the left block | 46-43 |
| 16:55 | Marquette | William Ford misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Larry Baker - foul #1 on Larry Baker, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (PG), Boris Bronikowski (SG), Joseph Campbell (SF) Willie Stearns, Dominick Joseph, Robert Bernhardt | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson (SG), Leo Harris (SF), James Skelley (C) Ronald Turner, Thomas Murphy, Lawrence Coles | |
| 16:55 | Marquette | William Ford makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 16:55 | Marquette | William Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 16:42 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Baker knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Michael Stevenson and he's hacked by Antonio Carrillo - foul #2 on Antonio Carrillo, team foul #2 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Garner (PF) William Ford | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 16:42 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Baker makes the free throw | 48-46 |
| 16:28 | Marquette | James Sledge is hacked by Michael Stevenson - foul #2 on Michael Stevenson, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| 16:18 | Marquette | James Sledge knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Campbell | 50-46 |
| 16:01 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - James Sledge (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Boris Bronikowski (fresh) SF - Joseph Campbell (fresh) PF - John Garner (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Antonio Carrillo (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Bill Bauer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Stevenson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leo Harris (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Skelley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo is fouled on the floor by James Skelley - foul #1 on James Skelley, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Dickson (C) Antonio Carrillo | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor (SG), Lawrence Coles (PF), Daniel Root (C) Bill Bauer, Leo Harris, James Skelley | |
| 15:37 | Marquette | Larry Baker is called for the reach on James Sledge - foul #2 on Larry Baker, team foul #6 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), William Ford (C) Boris Bronikowski, James Dickson | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 15:24 | Marquette | James Sledge knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Willie Stearns | 53-49 |
| 15:06 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson is hacked by James Sledge - foul #2 on James Sledge, team foul #3 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (SG), Robert Bernhardt (SF), James Dickson (PF) James Sledge, Joseph Campbell, John Garner | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner (PG), Thomas Murphy (SF) Michael Stevenson, Larry Baker | |
| 14:55 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Coles hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 53-49 |
| 14:53 | Marquette | William Ford gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 14:40 | Marquette | William Ford makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Willie Stearns | 55-49 |
| 14:22 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root is fouled on the floor by Robert Bernhardt - foul #2 on Robert Bernhardt, team foul #4 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo (PF) James Dickson | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 14:11 | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor loses the dribble to Antonio Carrillo | 55-49 |
| 14:01 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt buries a floater from the right block and he's fouled by Daniel Root - foul #4 on Daniel Root, team foul #7 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SG) Willie Stearns | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Larry Baker (C) Daniel Root | |
| 14:01 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt misses the free throw | 57-49 |
| 14:01 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Coles pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 13:42 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 13:40 | Marquette | William Ford snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| 13:18 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 57-49 |
| 13:16 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Sean Tabor | 57-49 |
| 13:10 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Murphy misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 13:08 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner grabs the offensive board | 57-49 |
| 12:53 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by William Ford - foul #2 on William Ford, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), Joseph Campbell (SF), John Garner (PF), James Dickson (C) Dominick Joseph, Robert Bernhardt, Antonio Carrillo, William Ford | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson (SG), Bill Bauer (SF), James Skelley (C) Sean Tabor, Thomas Murphy, Lawrence Coles | |
| 12:53 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner misses the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 12:53 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 12:40 | Marquette | Larry Baker blocks the short jumper by John Garner | 57-50 |
| 12:38 | Marquette | James Dickson gets the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 12:19 | Marquette | John Garner clanks a shot from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 12:17 | Loyola Chicago | James Skelley snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| 12:11 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Ronald Turner | 57-53 |
| 11:56 | Marquette | Joseph Campbell misses badly on a shot near the basket | 57-53 |
| 11:54 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer grabs the defensive rebound | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Sledge (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Campbell (fresh) PF - John Garner (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - James Dickson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Ronald Turner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Stevenson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Bauer (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Larry Baker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Skelley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer's pass is intercepted by John Garner | 57-53 |
| 11:29 | Marquette | John Garner is hacked by James Skelley - foul #2 on James Skelley, team foul #8 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt (SF), William Ford (C) Joseph Campbell, James Dickson | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor (SG), Lawrence Coles (PF) Ronald Turner, Larry Baker | |
| 11:29 | Marquette | John Garner makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 11:29 | Marquette | John Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 11:12 | Loyola Chicago | James Skelley hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Sean Tabor | 59-56 |
| 10:51 | Marquette | John Garner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 10:50 | Marquette | William Ford tips it back up and in | 61-56 |
| 10:27 | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-59 |
| 10:17 | Marquette | Willie Stearns's pass is intercepted by Bill Bauer | 61-59 |
| 09:56 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Coles is called for traveling | 61-59 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (PG), Boris Bronikowski (SG), Joseph Campbell (SF), Antonio Carrillo (PF) Willie Stearns, James Sledge, Robert Bernhardt, John Garner | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner (PG), Thomas Murphy (SF), Thomas Wyse (C) Michael Stevenson, Bill Bauer, James Skelley | |
| 09:43 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-59 |
| 09:14 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Ronald Turner, team foul #9 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Dickson (C) William Ford | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Larry Baker (C) Ronald Turner | |
| 09:00 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 64-59 |
| 08:58 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 08:32 | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-59 |
| 08:31 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Murphy snags the offensive board | 64-59 |
| 08:22 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Baker knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Murphy | 64-62 |
| 08:12 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph knocks in the jumper from the right side | 66-62 |
| 07:51 | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-62 |
| 07:50 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Coles gets the offensive rebound | 66-62 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Boris Bronikowski (fresh) SF - Joseph Campbell (fresh) PF - Antonio Carrillo (fresh) 7 pts. C - James Dickson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Thomas Wyse (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sean Tabor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lawrence Coles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Baker's layup is rejected by James Dickson | 66-62 |
| 07:38 | Marquette | James Dickson snags the defensive board | 66-62 |
| 07:27 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Sean Tabor - foul #4 on Sean Tabor, team foul #10 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), Robert Bernhardt (SF), John Garner (PF), William Ford (C) Dominick Joseph, Joseph Campbell, Antonio Carrillo, James Dickson | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer (PG), Michael Stevenson (SG), James Skelley (PF), Daniel Root (C) Thomas Wyse, Sean Tabor, Thomas Murphy, Lawrence Coles | |
| 07:27 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 07:27 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski misses the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 07:27 | Marquette | John Garner snags the offensive board | 67-62 |
| 07:15 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 67-62 |
| 07:13 | Loyola Chicago | James Skelley grabs the defensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 06:56 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-62 |
| 06:55 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root tips it back up and in | 67-64 |
| 06:45 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 67-64 |
| 06:44 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski tips it home | 69-64 |
| 06:20 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root scores on a floater from the right block | 69-66 |
| 05:56 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Willie Stearns | 72-66 |
| 05:41 | Loyola Chicago | James Skelley can't finish the layup but he's hacked by William Ford - foul #3 on William Ford, team foul #6 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (SG), Antonio Carrillo (PF) Boris Bronikowski, John Garner | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner (PG), Sean Tabor (SG), Thomas Murphy (SF) Bill Bauer, Michael Stevenson, Larry Baker | |
| 05:41 | Loyola Chicago | James Skelley misses the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 05:41 | Loyola Chicago | James Skelley misses the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 05:41 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo grabs the defensive rebound | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette 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 (-2) | |
| 05:18 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-66 |
| 05:17 | Loyola Chicago | James Skelley grabs the board | 72-66 |
| 04:52 | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-69 |
| 04:26 | Marquette | Willie Stearns buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Ford | 74-69 |
| 04:09 | Loyola Chicago | James Skelley misses the lay-in | 74-69 |
| 04:07 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Willie Stearns | 74-69 |
| 03:44 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Willie Stearns | 76-69 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Bernhardt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Antonio Carrillo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - William Ford (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 13 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Ronald Turner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Tabor (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Skelley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Root (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Loyola Chicago | James Skelley can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 76-69 |
| 03:18 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt snags the defensive board | 76-69 |
| 02:50 | Marquette | Willie Stearns comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 76-69 |
| 02:49 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to James Skelley | 76-69 |
| 02:34 | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ronald Turner | 76-72 |
| 02:17 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Bernhardt | 79-72 |
| 01:52 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Bernhardt takes the ball from Daniel Root | 79-72 |
| 01:23 | Marquette | Daniel Root denies the turnaround by William Ford | 79-72 |
| 01:22 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root gets the rebound | 79-72 |
| 01:08 | Loyola Chicago | James Skelley clanks a 3 from the right corner | 79-72 |
| 01:06 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root tips it in | 79-74 |
| 00:44 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt misses the lay-in | 79-74 |
| 00:42 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root pulls down the rebound | 79-74 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Murphy can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Bernhardt - foul #3 on Robert Bernhardt, team foul #7 | 79-74 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Garner (PF) Antonio Carrillo | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Coles (PF) James Skelley | |
| 00:36 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:36 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 79-76 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Marquette | William Ford is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Turner - foul #2 on Ronald Turner, team foul #11 | 79-76 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (PG) Willie Stearns | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 00:34 | Marquette | William Ford makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:34 | Marquette | William Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:28 | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 81-76 |
| 00:27 | Marquette | William Ford grabs the board | 81-76 |
| 00:24 | Marquette | William Ford is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Tabor - foul #5 on Sean Tabor, team foul #12 | 81-76 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG) Dominick Joseph | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer (SG) Sean Tabor | |
| 00:24 | Marquette | William Ford makes the 1st free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:24 | Marquette | William Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 83-76 |
| 00:17 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 83-76 |
| 00:15 | Marquette | Willie Stearns grabs the defensive rebound | 83-76 |
| 00:14 | Marquette | Willie Stearns is hacked by Ronald Turner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Turner, team foul #13 | 83-76 |
| 00:14 | Marquette | Willie Stearns makes the 1st free throw | 84-76 |
| 00:14 | Marquette | Willie Stearns makes the 2nd free throw | 85-76 |
| 00:06 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner double dribbles | 85-76 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Willie Stearns runs out the clock | 85-76 |