| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Sean Burton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Blair (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Terry Fleming (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Joe Thames (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lawrence Lemieux (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leonard Duffy (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joe Sawyer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Benjamin Rader (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Orville Lange inbounds the ball | 29-20 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Northwestern | Sean Burton is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Rader - foul #2 on Benjamin Rader, team foul #1 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (PG), Chuck Moore (SG), Timothy Williams (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Sean Burton, Eugene Pfeiffer, James Blair, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 19:11 | Northwestern | Leonard Duffy denies the turnaround by Timothy Williams | 29-20 |
| 19:09 | Loyola Chicago | Leonard Duffy grabs the board | 29-20 |
| 19:04 | Loyola Chicago | Joe Thames hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Timothy Mayes - foul #1 on Timothy Mayes, team foul #1 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (PG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SG) Timothy Mayes, Chuck Moore | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 19:04 | Loyola Chicago | Joe Thames makes the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 19:04 | Loyola Chicago | Joe Thames makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 18:37 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams misses the easy layup | 29-22 |
| 18:35 | Loyola Chicago | Joe Sawyer pulls down the rebound | 29-22 |
| 18:06 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Lemieux misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Timothy Williams - foul #2 on Timothy Williams, team foul #2 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Jeffery Brannen (SG), James Blair (SF), Chas Reimann (PF), Terry Fleming (C) Sean Burton, Eugene Pfeiffer, Orville Lange, Timothy Williams, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 18:06 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Lemieux makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 18:06 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Lemieux makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 17:41 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Blair | 31-24 |
| 17:18 | Loyola Chicago | Leonard Duffy loses the ball out of bounds | 31-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (PG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), Orville Lange (SF) Charles Foster, Jeffery Brannen, James Blair | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 16:57 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer loses the dribble to Lawrence Lemieux | 31-24 |
| 16:53 | Loyola Chicago | Joe Sawyer lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lawrence Lemieux | 31-26 |
| 16:34 | Northwestern | Joe Thames steals the ball from Eugene Pfeiffer | 31-26 |
| 16:29 | Loyola Chicago | Joe Thames can't finish the layup | 31-26 |
| 16:27 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming snags the defensive board | 31-26 |
| 16:25 | Northwestern | Joe Thames steals the ball from Sean Burton in the backcourt | 31-26 |
| 16:22 | Loyola Chicago | Leonard Duffy slams it home on a great pass from Joe Thames | 31-28 |
| 15:53 | Northwestern | Sean Burton misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-28 |
| 15:52 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Lemieux grabs the board | 31-28 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Sean Burton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 2 reb. C - Terry Fleming (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Joe Thames (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Lemieux (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Duffy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joe Sawyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Rader (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Lemieux is hacked by Eugene Pfeiffer - foul #1 on Eugene Pfeiffer, team foul #3 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Chuck Moore (SG), James Blair (SF), Timothy Williams (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Sean Burton, Eugene Pfeiffer, Orville Lange, Chas Reimann, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Robert Bradley (PG), Calvin Riggs (SG), Mike Lavigne (SF), Earl Crockett (PF), Gregg Watson (C) Joe Thames, Lawrence Lemieux, Leonard Duffy, Joe Sawyer, Benjamin Rader | |
| 15:13 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Lavigne clanks a 3 from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 15:12 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 14:48 | Northwestern | Robert Bradley takes the ball from James Blair | 31-28 |
| 14:25 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Lavigne misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 14:24 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 14:00 | Northwestern | James Blair knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Jeffery Brannen | 33-28 |
| 13:44 | Loyola Chicago | Chuck Moore steps in front of the Earl Crockett pass | 33-28 |
| 13:41 | Northwestern | Chuck Moore lays it up and in | 35-28 |
| 13:28 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Lavigne hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-28 |
| 13:26 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Bradley snags the offensive board | 35-28 |
| 13:10 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Bradley misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-28 |
| 13:08 | Northwestern | James Blair grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 12:46 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams is fouled on the floor by Earl Crockett - foul #1 on Earl Crockett, team foul #2 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (PG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Chas Reimann (PF), Terry Fleming (C) Jeffery Brannen, Chuck Moore, James Blair, Timothy Williams, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Joe Thames (PG), Lawrence Lemieux (SG), Leonard Duffy (SF), Joe Sawyer (PF), Benjamin Rader (C) Robert Bradley, Calvin Riggs, Mike Lavigne, Earl Crockett, Gregg Watson | |
| 12:33 | Northwestern | Sean Burton misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Joe Thames - foul #2 on Joe Thames, team foul #3 | 35-28 |
| 12:33 | Northwestern | Sean Burton makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 12:33 | Northwestern | Sean Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 12:21 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Lemieux hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Joe Sawyer and he's hacked by Eugene Pfeiffer - foul #2 on Eugene Pfeiffer, team foul #4 | 37-30 |
| 12:21 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Lemieux misses the free throw | 37-30 |
| 12:21 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming pulls down the rebound | 37-30 |
| 11:59 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Lawrence Lemieux - foul #2 on Lawrence Lemieux, team foul #4 | 37-30 |
| 11:59 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 11:59 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 11:42 | Loyola Chicago | Leonard Duffy jams it on a nice dish by Joe Thames | 39-32 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Sean Burton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 2 reb. C - Terry Fleming (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Joe Thames (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Lemieux (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Duffy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joe Sawyer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Rader (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Northwestern | Sean Burton is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Thames - foul #3 on Joe Thames, team foul #5 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Blair (PF) Chas Reimann | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 11:28 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer slams it home on a nice dish by Sean Burton | 41-32 |
| 11:09 | Loyola Chicago | James Blair is called for the reach on Leonard Duffy - foul #2 on James Blair, team foul #5 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Chas Reimann (PF) Sean Burton, James Blair | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 10:47 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Lemieux misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 41-32 |
| 10:45 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Lemieux gets the offensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 10:32 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Lemieux blows the layup but the foul's on Charles Foster - foul #1 on Charles Foster, team foul #6 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (SG), James Blair (SF) Eugene Pfeiffer, Orville Lange | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 10:32 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Lemieux makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 10:32 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Lemieux makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 10:05 | Northwestern | James Blair clanks a jump hook in the lane | 41-34 |
| 10:04 | Loyola Chicago | Joe Thames snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| 09:42 | Loyola Chicago | James Blair blocks the short jumper by Joe Sawyer | 41-34 |
| 09:41 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 09:12 | Northwestern | Sean Burton is whistled for traveling | 41-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Timothy Williams (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Charles Foster, Sean Burton, James Blair, Chas Reimann, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Robert Bradley (SG), Mike Lavigne (SF), Earl Crockett (PF), Gregg Watson (C) Lawrence Lemieux, Leonard Duffy, Joe Sawyer, Benjamin Rader | |
| 08:50 | Loyola Chicago | Earl Crockett's floater is tipped away by Timothy Williams | 41-34 |
| 08:49 | Loyola Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Mike Lavigne | 41-34 |
| 08:33 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Lavigne clanks a shot from the left side | 41-34 |
| 08:31 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 08:17 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Jeffery Brannen | 43-34 |
| 07:51 | Loyola Chicago | Earl Crockett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 07:50 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs pulls down the rebound | 43-34 |
| 07:35 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer misses short on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Earl Crockett - foul #2 on Earl Crockett, team foul #6 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (PG), James Blair (SF), Chas Reimann (PF), Terry Fleming (C) Jeffery Brannen, Orville Lange, Timothy Williams, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Lemieux (SG), Leonard Duffy (SF), Joe Sawyer (PF), Benjamin Rader (C) Joe Thames, Mike Lavigne, Earl Crockett, Gregg Watson | |
| 07:35 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 07:35 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Sean Burton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) 13 pts. SF - James Blair (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 2 reb. C - Terry Fleming (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Robert Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Lemieux (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Duffy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joe Sawyer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Rader (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Lemieux misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-34 |
| 07:16 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming snags the defensive board | 45-34 |
| 07:01 | Northwestern | Sean Burton scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Chas Reimann | 47-34 |
| 06:33 | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Rader's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Orville Lange (SF), Thomas Combs (C) Eugene Pfeiffer, James Blair, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 06:06 | Northwestern | Sean Burton clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-34 |
| 06:05 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Joe Sawyer | 47-34 |
| 06:00 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Bradley is called for traveling | 47-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (SG), James Blair (SF), Timothy Williams (PF), Terry Fleming (C) Sean Burton, Orville Lange, Chas Reimann, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Joe Thames (PG) Robert Bradley | |
| 05:35 | Northwestern | James Blair slams it home and he's fouled by Leonard Duffy - foul #3 on Leonard Duffy, team foul #7 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (PG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), Orville Lange (SF) Charles Foster, Jeffery Brannen, Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Riggs (SG) Lawrence Lemieux | |
| 05:35 | Northwestern | James Blair misses the free throw | 49-34 |
| 05:35 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Benjamin Rader | 49-34 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:20 | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Riggs misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-34 |
| 05:19 | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Riggs misses the tip | 49-34 |
| 05:18 | Northwestern | James Blair grabs the defensive rebound | 49-34 |
| 04:58 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming makes the runner from the baseline | 51-34 |
| 04:44 | Loyola Chicago | Joe Thames clanks a floater from the left wing | 51-34 |
| 04:42 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming snags the defensive board | 51-34 |
| 04:22 | Northwestern | Leonard Duffy steals it from Sean Burton | 51-34 |
| 04:03 | Loyola Chicago | The short jumper by Leonard Duffy is denied by James Blair | 51-34 |
| 04:01 | Loyola Chicago | Leonard Duffy grabs the offensive rebound | 51-34 |
| 03:41 | Loyola Chicago | Leonard Duffy misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Terry Fleming - foul #1 on Terry Fleming, team foul #7 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Jeffery Brannen (SG), Timothy Williams (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Sean Burton, Eugene Pfeiffer, James Blair, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Robert Bradley (PG), Earl Crockett (PF), Gregg Watson (C) Joe Thames, Joe Sawyer, Benjamin Rader | |
| 03:41 | Loyola Chicago | Leonard Duffy makes the 1st free throw | 51-35 |
| 03:41 | Loyola Chicago | Leonard Duffy makes the 2nd free throw | 51-36 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams blows the layup but the foul's on Gregg Watson - foul #1 on Gregg Watson, team foul #8 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Blair (SF) Orville Lange | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Mike Lavigne (SF) Leonard Duffy | |
| 03:15 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 52-36 |
| 03:15 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 53-36 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Foster (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 4 ast. SF - James Blair (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Robert Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Calvin Riggs (fresh) SF - Mike Lavigne (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Earl Crockett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Gregg Watson (fresh) | |
| 03:04 | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Riggs misses long on a shot from the left wing | 53-36 |
| 03:03 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs grabs the defensive rebound | 53-36 |
| 02:41 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by James Blair and he's fouled by Earl Crockett - foul #3 on Earl Crockett, team foul #9 | 55-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (SG), Orville Lange (SF) Charles Foster, James Blair | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 02:41 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams makes the free throw | 56-36 |
| 02:12 | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Riggs scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Robert Bradley | 56-39 |
| 01:53 | Northwestern | Earl Crockett is called for the reach on Jeffery Brannen - foul #4 on Earl Crockett, team foul #10 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), James Blair (PF), Terry Fleming (C) Sean Burton, Timothy Williams, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 01:53 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen makes the 1st free throw | 57-39 |
| 01:53 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen makes the 2nd free throw | 58-39 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:39 | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Riggs buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-42 |
| 01:13 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side and the foul's on Mike Lavigne - foul #2 on Mike Lavigne, team foul #11 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (PG) Jeffery Brannen | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 01:13 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming makes the free throw | 61-42 |
| 01:03 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Bradley is hacked by Terry Fleming - foul #2 on Terry Fleming, team foul #8 | 61-42 |
| 01:03 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 61-43 |
| 01:03 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| 00:42 | Northwestern | James Blair comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 61-44 |
| 00:41 | Northwestern | Sean Burton grabs the offensive rebound | 61-44 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | James Blair lays it in on a nice dish by Sean Burton | 63-44 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Lavigne can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-44 |
| 00:16 | Loyola Chicago | Gregg Watson snags the offensive board | 63-44 |
| 00:14 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Lavigne is fouled on the floor by Eugene Pfeiffer - foul #3 on Eugene Pfeiffer, team foul #9 | 63-44 |
| 00:14 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Lavigne makes the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 00:14 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Lavigne makes the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Sean Burton runs out the clock | 63-46 |