| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Ronald Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Tabor (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Coles (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Root (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Christopher Ingram (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Van Johanson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Frederick Dinger (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert English (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Greg Decarlo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger inbounds the ball | 26-33 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram misses long on a shot from the right wing | 26-33 |
| 19:43 | Detroit Mercy | Robert English snags the offensive board | 26-33 |
| 19:26 | Detroit Mercy | Robert English hits the finger roll | 26-35 |
| 19:08 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner is hacked by Christopher Ingram - foul #3 on Christopher Ingram, team foul #1 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill (PG) Christopher Ingram | |
| 18:47 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-35 |
| 18:45 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Murphy tips it in | 28-35 |
| 18:24 | Detroit Mercy | Van Johanson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 18:22 | Detroit Mercy | Van Johanson grabs the offensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 18:15 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Root steals it from Robert English | 28-35 |
| 18:00 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Coles hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 28-35 |
| 17:59 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Van Johanson | 28-35 |
| 17:53 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Van Johanson and he's fouled by Lawrence Coles - foul #1 on Lawrence Coles, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| 17:53 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger misses the free throw | 28-37 |
| 17:53 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root gets the rebound | 28-37 |
| 17:37 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 28-37 |
| 17:36 | Detroit Mercy | Robert English grabs the defensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 17:31 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Turner takes the ball from Darrell Hill | 28-37 |
| 17:13 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Murphy misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Greg Decarlo - foul #1 on Greg Decarlo, team foul #2 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer (PG), Larry Baker (C) Ronald Turner, Daniel Root | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Molter (SG), Oscar Pitts (SF), Albert Conway (C) Van Johanson, Frederick Dinger, Greg Decarlo | |
| 17:13 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 17:13 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 17:13 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway grabs the board | 29-37 |
| 16:57 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts misses the dunk but the foul's on Larry Baker - foul #2 on Larry Baker, team foul #2 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson (PG) Thomas Murphy | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown (C) Robert English | |
| 16:57 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts misses the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 16:57 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts misses the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 16:57 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 16:47 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson buries a jumper from the free throw line | 31-37 |
| 16:31 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Bill Bauer - foul #2 on Bill Bauer, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Leo Harris (SF), James Skelley (C) Sean Tabor, Lawrence Coles | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 16:31 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 16:31 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 16:13 | Loyola Chicago | Leo Harris banks in the layup and the foul's on Michael Brown - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (PG), Greg Decarlo (C) Darrell Hill, Michael Brown | |
| 16:13 | Loyola Chicago | Leo Harris misses the free throw | 33-39 |
| 16:13 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 16:06 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 33-39 |
| 16:04 | Loyola Chicago | Leo Harris pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 15:40 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer blows the layup | 33-39 |
| 15:39 | Loyola Chicago | Leo Harris tips it back up and in | 35-39 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Bill Bauer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Stevenson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leo Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - James Skelley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Jason Shepard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Molter (fresh) SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) PF - Albert Conway (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Decarlo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Detroit Mercy | James Skelley denies the turnaround by John Molter | 35-39 |
| 15:23 | Loyola Chicago | Leo Harris grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 15:06 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson is fouled on the floor by John Molter - foul #2 on John Molter, team foul #4 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner (PG), Sean Tabor (SG), Thomas Murphy (SF), Lawrence Coles (PF), Daniel Root (C) Bill Bauer, Michael Stevenson, Leo Harris, Larry Baker, James Skelley | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram (PG), Van Johanson (SG), Frederick Dinger (SF), Robert English (PF) Jason Shepard, John Molter, Oscar Pitts, Albert Conway | |
| 14:57 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Coles connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 14:46 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 14:44 | Detroit Mercy | Robert English grabs the offensive board | 38-39 |
| 14:24 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram travels with the ball | 38-39 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown (C) Greg Decarlo | |
| 14:05 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner knocks in the shot from close range | 40-39 |
| 13:48 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Root denies the turnaround by Christopher Ingram | 40-39 |
| 13:46 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Murphy grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 13:40 | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor makes the shot in the paint | 42-39 |
| 13:17 | Detroit Mercy | Van Johanson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Christopher Ingram | 42-42 |
| 13:01 | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Coles | 45-42 |
| 12:56 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Christopher Ingram | 45-45 |
| 12:41 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 45-45 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer (PG), Larry Baker (SF) Ronald Turner, Thomas Murphy | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Molter (SF), Greg Decarlo (C) Frederick Dinger, Michael Brown | |
| 12:18 | Detroit Mercy | Van Johanson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 12:17 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo hits the follow up shot | 45-47 |
| 11:51 | Loyola Chicago | John Molter is called for the reach on Larry Baker - foul #3 on John Molter, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson (SG), Leo Harris (SF), James Skelley (C) Sean Tabor, Lawrence Coles, Daniel Root | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill (SG), Albert Conway (PF) Van Johanson, Robert English | |
| 11:29 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Baker misses the lay-in but the foul's on Albert Conway - foul #1 on Albert Conway, team foul #6 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner (PG) Leo Harris | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger (SF) Christopher Ingram | |
| 11:29 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Baker makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 11:29 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Ronald Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Stevenson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Bauer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - James Skelley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Darrell Hill (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Molter (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Frederick Dinger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Conway (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Decarlo (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Albert Conway | 47-50 |
| 10:59 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Baker misses the jumpshot from the right side | 47-50 |
| 10:58 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 10:39 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter's pass is intercepted by Ronald Turner | 47-50 |
| 10:23 | Loyola Chicago | James Skelley hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Ronald Turner | 49-50 |
| 10:07 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 10:06 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill snags the offensive board | 49-50 |
| 09:54 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 09:52 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 09:43 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 09:42 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Ronald Turner | 49-50 |
| 09:36 | Loyola Chicago | Albert Conway is called for the reach on Larry Baker - foul #2 on Albert Conway, team foul #7 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor (SG), Thomas Murphy (SF), Daniel Root (C) Ronald Turner, Bill Bauer, James Skelley | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram (PG), Van Johanson (SG), Oscar Pitts (SF), Robert English (PF), Michael Brown (C) Darrell Hill, John Molter, Frederick Dinger, Albert Conway, Greg Decarlo | |
| 09:36 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Baker makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 09:36 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 09:17 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Larry Baker - foul #3 on Larry Baker, team foul #4 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Wyse (PG), Lawrence Coles (PF) Michael Stevenson, Larry Baker | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 09:17 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 09:17 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 08:56 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Coles hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Sean Tabor | 53-52 |
| 08:36 | Detroit Mercy | Van Johanson buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Robert English | 53-54 |
| 08:26 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Wyse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-54 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer (PG) Thomas Wyse | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 08:05 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram misses long on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Bill Bauer - foul #3 on Bill Bauer, team foul #5 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner (PG) Bill Bauer | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger (SF), Greg Decarlo (C) Oscar Pitts, Michael Brown | |
| 08:05 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 08:05 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram misses the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 08:05 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 07:49 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root is hacked by Van Johanson - foul #1 on Van Johanson, team foul #8 | 53-54 |
| 07:49 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 07:49 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 07:30 | Detroit Mercy | Robert English blows the layup but the foul's on Lawrence Coles - foul #2 on Lawrence Coles, team foul #6 | 55-54 |
| 07:30 | Detroit Mercy | Robert English misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 07:30 | Detroit Mercy | Robert English misses the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 07:30 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Coles pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Ronald Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sean Tabor (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lawrence Coles (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Root (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Christopher Ingram (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Van Johanson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Dinger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert English (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. C - Greg Decarlo (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Coles misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 07:08 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Coles misses the tip | 55-54 |
| 07:06 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Robert English | 55-54 |
| 06:42 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-57 |
| 06:23 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-57 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer (PG), Michael Stevenson (SG), Larry Baker (SF), James Skelley (C) Ronald Turner, Sean Tabor, Thomas Murphy, Daniel Root | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill (SG), John Molter (SF), Albert Conway (PF), Michael Brown (C) Van Johanson, Frederick Dinger, Robert English, Greg Decarlo | |
| 06:04 | Detroit Mercy | James Skelley steals it from Michael Brown | 55-57 |
| 05:45 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-57 |
| 05:43 | Loyola Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Baker | 55-57 |
| 05:28 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Coles misses the jump hook near the basket | 55-57 |
| 05:27 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 05:04 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Coles misses long on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Darrell Hill - foul #2 on Darrell Hill, team foul #9 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner (PG), Sean Tabor (SG) Michael Stevenson, James Skelley | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger (SF), Robert English (PF), Greg Decarlo (C) Christopher Ingram, Albert Conway, Michael Brown | |
| 05:04 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Coles makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 05:04 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Coles makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 04:45 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Sean Tabor - foul #1 on Sean Tabor, team foul #7 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root (C) Lawrence Coles | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Van Johanson (SG) Darrell Hill | |
| 04:45 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter misses the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 04:45 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 04:45 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Daniel Root | 57-57 |
| 04:39 | Loyola Chicago | Robert English denies the turnaround by Sean Tabor | 57-57 |
| 04:38 | Detroit Mercy | Robert English pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| 04:33 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Turner is called for the reach on John Molter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Turner, team foul #8 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Murphy (SF) Bill Bauer | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 04:33 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 04:33 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 04:18 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 04:16 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Baker gets the offensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 03:55 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root misses the easy layup | 57-59 |
| 03:53 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Robert English | 57-59 |
| 03:37 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Robert English | 57-62 |
| 03:21 | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Ronald Turner | 60-62 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Ronald Turner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sean Tabor (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Baker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Root (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Molter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Van Johanson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Dinger (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert English (fresh) 6 pts. 14 reb. 2 blk. C - Greg Decarlo (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Detroit Mercy | Van Johanson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-62 |
| 02:53 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Baker pulls down the rebound | 60-62 |
| 02:48 | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronald Turner | 62-62 |
| 02:25 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger misses the runner near the basket | 62-62 |
| 02:24 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root pulls down the rebound | 62-62 |
| 02:01 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 01:59 | Detroit Mercy | Robert English snags the defensive board | 62-62 |
| 01:45 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Tabor steals the ball from Van Johanson | 62-62 |
| 01:42 | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor lays it in | 64-62 |
| 01:22 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Van Johanson | 64-64 |
| 00:58 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root buries a jumpshot from the left wing and he's fouled by Greg Decarlo - foul #2 on Greg Decarlo, team foul #10 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Coles (PF) Larry Baker | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram (PG) John Molter | |
| 00:58 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root makes the free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:44 | Detroit Mercy | Van Johanson connects on the 3 from the right corner | 67-67 |
| 00:27 | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 67-67 |
| 00:26 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo grabs the board | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram hits the finger roll | 67-69 |
| 00:02 | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Murphy misses long on a halfcourt shot | 67-69 |