| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Ronald Turner (fresh) SG - Sean Tabor (fresh) SF - Thomas Murphy (fresh) PF - Lawrence Coles (fresh) C - Daniel Root (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) SG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) SF - Robert Bernhardt (fresh) PF - John Garner (fresh) C - William Ford (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Turner | 3-0 |
| 19:25 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:24 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt gets the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | Marquette | William Ford makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Willie Stearns | 3-2 |
| 18:44 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root lays it in | 5-2 |
| 18:26 | Marquette | Sean Tabor steals the ball from Robert Bernhardt | 5-2 |
| 18:23 | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor lays it in | 7-2 |
| 18:06 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph steps out of bounds on the sideline | 7-2 |
| 17:54 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner misses long on a floater from the left wing | 7-2 |
| 17:53 | Marquette | William Ford grabs the board | 7-2 |
| 17:46 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Ronald Turner - foul #1 on Ronald Turner, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| 17:46 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:46 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 17:27 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-4 |
| 17:15 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 7-6 |
| 16:49 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-6 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer (PG), Larry Baker (SF) Ronald Turner, Thomas Murphy | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 16:38 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 16:37 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Daniel Root | 7-6 |
| 16:31 | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-6 |
| 16:29 | Marquette | William Ford pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:23 | Marquette | William Ford comes up short on the shot in the lane | 7-6 |
| 16:21 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to John Garner | 7-6 |
| 16:06 | Marquette | William Ford hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Daniel Root - foul #1 on Daniel Root, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson (SG), Leo Harris (SF), James Skelley (C) Sean Tabor, Lawrence Coles, Daniel Root | |
| Subs | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo (PF) John Garner | |
| 16:06 | Marquette | William Ford makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:06 | Marquette | William Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Bill Bauer (fresh) SG - Michael Stevenson (fresh) SF - Leo Harris (fresh) PF - Larry Baker (fresh) C - James Skelley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) SF - Robert Bernhardt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Antonio Carrillo (fresh) C - William Ford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Loyola Chicago | James Skelley misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-8 |
| 15:47 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer tips it home | 9-8 |
| 15:37 | Marquette | James Skelley denies the turnaround by Robert Bernhardt | 9-8 |
| 15:35 | Loyola Chicago | James Skelley grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 15:29 | Loyola Chicago | James Skelley scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bill Bauer | 11-8 |
| 15:22 | Marquette | William Ford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-8 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner (PG), Thomas Murphy (SF), Lawrence Coles (PF) Michael Stevenson, Leo Harris, James Skelley | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (PG), Boris Bronikowski (SG), Joseph Campbell (SF) Willie Stearns, Dominick Joseph, Robert Bernhardt | |
| 15:10 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer is hacked by Boris Bronikowski - foul #1 on Boris Bronikowski, team foul #1 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor (SG) Bill Bauer | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Dickson (C) William Ford | |
| 14:55 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Coles drills a fadeaway from the right side and he's hacked by Antonio Carrillo - foul #1 on Antonio Carrillo, team foul #2 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Marquette | John Garner (PF) James Dickson | |
| 14:55 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Coles misses the free throw | 13-8 |
| 14:55 | Marquette | The rebound goes to John Garner | 13-8 |
| 14:49 | Marquette | Ronald Turner steps in front of the Boris Bronikowski pass | 13-8 |
| 14:33 | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on James Sledge - foul #1 on James Sledge, team foul #3 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root (C) Larry Baker | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 14:33 | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor misses the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 14:33 | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor misses the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 14:33 | Marquette | John Garner grabs the defensive rebound | 13-8 |
| 14:19 | Marquette | John Garner can't connect on a runner from close range | 13-8 |
| 14:17 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root grabs the defensive rebound | 13-8 |
| 14:04 | Loyola Chicago | Antonio Carrillo takes the ball from Ronald Turner | 13-8 |
| 13:44 | Marquette | John Garner scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 13-10 |
| 13:29 | Loyola Chicago | The pull-up jumper by Sean Tabor is blocked by John Garner | 13-10 |
| 13:28 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski snags the defensive board | 13-10 |
| 13:15 | Marquette | James Sledge misses badly on a floater from the left side | 13-10 |
| 13:13 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Daniel Root | 13-10 |
| 12:55 | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor travels with the ball | 13-10 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer (PG), Michael Stevenson (SG), Leo Harris (SF), Larry Baker (PF), James Skelley (C) Ronald Turner, Sean Tabor, Thomas Murphy, Lawrence Coles, Daniel Root | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), Dominick Joseph (SG), Robert Bernhardt (SF), James Dickson (PF), William Ford (C) James Sledge, Boris Bronikowski, Joseph Campbell, John Garner, Antonio Carrillo | |
| 12:35 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Robert Bernhardt | 13-12 |
| 12:09 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer misses the dunk | 13-12 |
| 12:07 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Baker misses the tip | 13-12 |
| 12:05 | Marquette | The rebound goes to William Ford | 13-12 |
| 11:51 | Marquette | Larry Baker denies the turnaround by William Ford | 13-12 |
| 11:50 | Marquette | James Dickson grabs the offensive rebound | 13-12 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Bill Bauer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Stevenson (fresh) SF - Leo Harris (fresh) PF - Larry Baker (fresh) C - James Skelley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Bernhardt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Dickson (fresh) C - William Ford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Leo Harris - foul #1 on Leo Harris, team foul #3 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor (SG), Lawrence Coles (PF) Leo Harris, James Skelley | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 11:44 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 11:44 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt misses the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 11:44 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Coles grabs the board | 13-13 |
| 11:39 | Loyola Chicago | William Ford is called for the reach on Lawrence Coles - foul #1 on William Ford, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root (C) Michael Stevenson | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 11:15 | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-13 |
| 11:14 | Loyola Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Bill Bauer | 13-13 |
| 11:03 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Sean Tabor | 16-13 |
| 10:47 | Marquette | Willie Stearns is hacked by Lawrence Coles - foul #1 on Lawrence Coles, team foul #4 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner (PG), Thomas Murphy (SF) Bill Bauer, Larry Baker | |
| Subs | Marquette | John Garner (PF) James Dickson | |
| 10:42 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 16-16 |
| 10:26 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-16 |
| 10:25 | Marquette | John Garner snags the defensive board | 16-16 |
| 10:19 | Marquette | John Garner misses the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Lawrence Coles - foul #2 on Lawrence Coles, team foul #5 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Skelley (PF), Thomas Wyse (C) Lawrence Coles, Daniel Root | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SG), Joseph Campbell (SF) Dominick Joseph, Robert Bernhardt | |
| 10:19 | Marquette | John Garner makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 10:19 | Marquette | John Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 10:03 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Wyse knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Ronald Turner | 18-18 |
| 09:51 | Marquette | James Sledge misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-18 |
| 09:50 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Wyse grabs the board | 18-18 |
| 09:31 | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor misses the easy layup but he's hacked by William Ford - foul #2 on William Ford, team foul #5 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Larry Baker (PF) Thomas Wyse | |
| Subs | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski (SG), Antonio Carrillo (C) Willie Stearns, William Ford | |
| 09:31 | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 09:31 | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 09:15 | Marquette | Ronald Turner steals it from James Sledge | 20-18 |
| 08:56 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner is hacked by James Sledge - foul #2 on James Sledge, team foul #6 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer (PG), Michael Stevenson (SG), Daniel Root (C) Ronald Turner, Sean Tabor, Thomas Murphy | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (PG), Robert Bernhardt (SF), James Dickson (C) James Sledge, Joseph Campbell, John Garner | |
| 08:44 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-18 |
| 08:26 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-18 |
| 08:24 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski gets the offensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 08:13 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph's dunk attempt is rejected by Daniel Root | 20-18 |
| 08:12 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Larry Baker | 20-18 |
| 08:05 | Loyola Chicago | The jump hook by Bill Bauer is blocked by Antonio Carrillo | 20-18 |
| 08:04 | Loyola Chicago | James Skelley gets the offensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 07:46 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer loses the dribble to James Dickson | 20-18 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Bill Bauer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Stevenson (fresh) SF - Larry Baker (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Skelley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Root (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Boris Bronikowski (fresh) SF - Robert Bernhardt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Antonio Carrillo (fresh) C - James Dickson (fresh) | |
| 07:38 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo misses the turnaround in the lane | 20-18 |
| 07:36 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt tips it back up and in | 20-20 |
| 07:15 | Loyola Chicago | James Skelley's 3 pointer is rejected by Antonio Carrillo | 20-20 |
| 07:13 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Baker tips it but misses | 20-20 |
| 07:12 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo grabs the board | 20-20 |
| 07:00 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo buries a runner from the right block set up by Boris Bronikowski | 20-22 |
| 06:58 | Loyola Chicago | Dominick Joseph is called for the reach on Bill Bauer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dominick Joseph, team foul #7 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor (SG), Thomas Murphy (SF), Thomas Wyse (PF) Michael Stevenson, Larry Baker, James Skelley | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), John Garner (PF) Dominick Joseph, Antonio Carrillo | |
| 06:58 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer misses the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 06:58 | Marquette | James Dickson snags the defensive board | 20-22 |
| 06:44 | Marquette | John Garner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-22 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner (PG) Bill Bauer | |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Campbell (SF) Robert Bernhardt | |
| 06:18 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root misses the lay-in | 20-22 |
| 06:17 | Marquette | James Dickson pulls down the rebound | 20-22 |
| 06:04 | Marquette | Daniel Root steals it from Boris Bronikowski | 20-22 |
| 05:41 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Wyse connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Turner | 22-22 |
| 05:27 | Marquette | James Dickson misses the easy layup | 22-22 |
| 05:26 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Murphy pulls down the rebound | 22-22 |
| 05:24 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner's pass is intercepted by Willie Stearns in the backcourt | 22-22 |
| 05:13 | Marquette | John Garner makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Boris Bronikowski | 22-25 |
| 05:08 | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Turner | 25-25 |
| 04:52 | Marquette | Joseph Campbell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-25 |
| 04:51 | Marquette | Joseph Campbell tips it but misses | 25-25 |
| 04:49 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Wyse gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 04:35 | Loyola Chicago | James Dickson is called for the reach on Daniel Root - foul #1 on James Dickson, team foul #8 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer (SF), Larry Baker (PF) Thomas Murphy, Thomas Wyse | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (SG), Robert Bernhardt (SF), Antonio Carrillo (C) Boris Bronikowski, Joseph Campbell, James Dickson | |
| 04:35 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 04:35 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root misses the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 04:35 | Marquette | John Garner gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| 04:24 | Marquette | Willie Stearns clanks a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Bill Bauer - foul #1 on Bill Bauer, team foul #6 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson (PG), James Skelley (C) Ronald Turner, Daniel Root | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 04:24 | Marquette | Willie Stearns makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 04:24 | Marquette | Willie Stearns makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 03:59 | Loyola Chicago | The 3pt attempt by Bill Bauer is denied by Willie Stearns | 26-27 |
| 03:58 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt snags the defensive board | 26-27 |
| 03:49 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo lays it up and in set up by Dominick Joseph and the foul's on James Skelley - foul #1 on James Skelley, team foul #7 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Coles (PF) Sean Tabor | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SG), William Ford (C) Willie Stearns, John Garner | |
| 03:49 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo makes the free throw | 26-30 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Bill Bauer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Stevenson (fresh) SF - Larry Baker (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Coles (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Skelley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Sledge (fresh) SF - Robert Bernhardt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Antonio Carrillo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - William Ford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Coles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-30 |
| 03:27 | Marquette | Lawrence Coles swats the short shot by Robert Bernhardt | 26-30 |
| 03:25 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt tips it home | 26-32 |
| 03:06 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Baker is fouled on the floor by James Sledge - foul #3 on James Sledge, team foul #9 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner (PG) James Skelley | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG) James Sledge | |
| 03:06 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Baker makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 03:06 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 02:47 | Marquette | William Ford drills a jumper from close range set up by Dominick Joseph | 28-34 |
| 02:27 | Loyola Chicago | Willie Stearns steals the ball from Larry Baker | 28-34 |
| 02:23 | Marquette | Willie Stearns lays it in | 28-36 |
| 02:03 | Loyola Chicago | Antonio Carrillo swats the shot by Michael Stevenson | 28-36 |
| 02:02 | Marquette | William Ford pulls down the rebound | 28-36 |
| 01:49 | Marquette | Bill Bauer is called for the reach on Robert Bernhardt - foul #2 on Bill Bauer, team foul #8 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor (SG), Thomas Murphy (SF), James Skelley (C) Michael Stevenson, Bill Bauer, Larry Baker | |
| Subs | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski (SG), James Dickson (PF) Dominick Joseph, Antonio Carrillo | |
| 01:49 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 01:49 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 01:30 | Loyola Chicago | James Skelley is whistled for a carry | 28-38 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Wyse (PG) Ronald Turner | |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Campbell (SF) Robert Bernhardt | |
| 01:14 | Marquette | William Ford misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by James Skelley - foul #2 on James Skelley, team foul #9 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root (C) James Skelley | |
| Subs | Marquette | John Garner (PF) James Dickson | |
| 01:14 | Marquette | William Ford makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 01:14 | Marquette | William Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 01:14 | Marquette | John Garner pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 01:03 | Marquette | William Ford knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 28-41 |
| 00:46 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Coles can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-41 |
| 00:44 | Marquette | William Ford grabs the board | 28-41 |
| 00:34 | Marquette | William Ford hits a runner from the baseline | 28-43 |
| 00:27 | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 28-43 |
| 00:25 | Marquette | Joseph Campbell gets the rebound | 28-43 |
| 00:02 | Marquette | John Garner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 28-43 |
| 00:00 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Wyse grabs the defensive rebound | 28-43 |