| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Sean Swaim (fresh) SG - Patrick Smith (fresh) SF - Kenneth Root (fresh) PF - Michael Nations (fresh) C - Shawn Faust (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Samuel Farrelly (fresh) SG - Abraham Dixon (fresh) SF - Lester Kirk (fresh) PF - Curtis Provencher (fresh) C - Joseph Craft (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Michael Nations wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Belmont | Patrick Smith drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Sean Swaim | 3-0 |
| 19:31 | Loyola Chicago | Samuel Farrelly buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Curtis Provencher | 3-3 |
| 19:16 | Belmont | Shawn Faust's layup is rejected by Curtis Provencher | 3-3 |
| 19:14 | Belmont | Sean Swaim hits the follow up shot | 5-3 |
| 19:08 | Loyola Chicago | Abraham Dixon makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Samuel Farrelly | 5-5 |
| 18:42 | Belmont | Patrick Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 18:41 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Swaim | 5-5 |
| 18:24 | Belmont | Kenneth Root scores on a jumper from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 18:11 | Loyola Chicago | Samuel Farrelly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-5 |
| 17:52 | Belmont | Curtis Provencher denies the turnaround by Patrick Smith | 7-5 |
| 17:50 | Loyola Chicago | Lester Kirk grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 17:33 | Loyola Chicago | The pull-up jumper by Lester Kirk is blocked by Sean Swaim | 7-5 |
| 17:32 | Belmont | Sean Swaim snags the defensive board | 7-5 |
| 17:26 | Belmont | Michael Nations buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Sean Swaim | 9-5 |
| 17:02 | Loyola Chicago | Abraham Dixon misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 9-5 |
| 17:00 | Loyola Chicago | Lester Kirk grabs the offensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 16:40 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Craft comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-5 |
| 16:38 | Belmont | Sean Swaim grabs the defensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 16:22 | Belmont | Michael Nations knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Sean Swaim | 11-5 |
| 16:10 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Craft misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 11-5 |
| 16:09 | Belmont | Kenneth Root pulls down the rebound | 11-5 |
| 15:52 | Belmont | Kenneth Root misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Joseph Craft - foul #1 on Joseph Craft, team foul #1 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clarence Lowe (PG), Wallace McDonald (SG), Ray Stewart (PF), Bobby Johnson (C) Sean Swaim, Patrick Smith, Michael Nations, Shawn Faust | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Warren Mitchem (PG), James Hoxie (SG), Charles Chmura (SF), Eddie Baker (PF), Robert Darby (C) Samuel Farrelly, Abraham Dixon, Lester Kirk, Curtis Provencher, Joseph Craft | |
| 15:52 | Belmont | Kenneth Root makes the 1st free throw | 12-5 |
| 15:52 | Belmont | Kenneth Root misses the 2nd free throw | 12-5 |
| 15:52 | Loyola Chicago | Eddie Baker pulls down the rebound | 12-5 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Clarence Lowe (fresh) SG - Wallace McDonald (fresh) SF - Kenneth Root (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ray Stewart (fresh) C - Bobby Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Warren Mitchem (fresh) SG - James Hoxie (fresh) SF - Charles Chmura (fresh) PF - Eddie Baker (fresh) C - Robert Darby (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Loyola Chicago | Warren Mitchem knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Eddie Baker | 12-8 |
| 15:19 | Belmont | Wallace McDonald hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-8 |
| 15:09 | Loyola Chicago | James Hoxie knocks in the floater from the free throw line and he's hacked by Wallace McDonald - foul #1 on Wallace McDonald, team foul #1 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Belmont | Mario Velasquez (C) Kenneth Root | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 15:09 | Loyola Chicago | James Hoxie makes the free throw | 15-11 |
| 15:02 | Belmont | James Hoxie is called for the reach on Clarence Lowe - foul #1 on James Hoxie, team foul #2 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Belmont | Sean Swaim (PG), Shawn Faust (C) Wallace McDonald, Mario Velasquez | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 14:48 | Belmont | Robert Darby blocks the short jumper by Shawn Faust | 15-11 |
| 14:47 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Charles Chmura | 15-11 |
| 14:26 | Loyola Chicago | Warren Mitchem comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Ray Stewart - foul #1 on Ray Stewart, team foul #2 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Belmont | Patrick Smith (SG) Clarence Lowe | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Abraham Dixon (SG), Lester Kirk (SF), Joseph Craft (C) James Hoxie, Charles Chmura, Robert Darby | |
| 14:26 | Loyola Chicago | Warren Mitchem misses the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 14:26 | Loyola Chicago | Warren Mitchem makes the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 14:02 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Lester Kirk - foul #1 on Lester Kirk, team foul #3 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Samuel Farrelly (PG), Curtis Provencher (PF) Warren Mitchem, Eddie Baker | |
| 14:02 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 14:02 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 14:02 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Faust | 15-12 |
| 13:45 | Belmont | Ray Stewart comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 15-12 |
| 13:43 | Loyola Chicago | Curtis Provencher snags the defensive board | 15-12 |
| 13:38 | Loyola Chicago | Samuel Farrelly drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Abraham Dixon | 15-15 |
| 13:20 | Belmont | Patrick Smith is fouled on the floor by Lester Kirk - foul #2 on Lester Kirk, team foul #4 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Belmont | Kenneth Root (SF), Michael Nations (PF) Bobby Johnson, Ray Stewart | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Charles Chmura (SF) Lester Kirk | |
| 13:12 | Belmont | Shawn Faust scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Patrick Smith | 18-15 |
| 12:56 | Loyola Chicago | Samuel Farrelly misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 18-15 |
| 12:54 | Loyola Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Chmura | 18-15 |
| 12:42 | Loyola Chicago | Samuel Farrelly misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-15 |
| 12:41 | Belmont | Shawn Faust grabs the defensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 12:38 | Belmont | Sean Swaim is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Farrelly - foul #1 on Samuel Farrelly, team foul #5 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clarence Lowe (PG), Bobby Johnson (C) Sean Swaim, Shawn Faust | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 12:20 | Belmont | Kenneth Root clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-15 |
| 12:19 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Curtis Provencher | 18-15 |
| 11:50 | Loyola Chicago | Patrick Smith steals it from Abraham Dixon | 18-15 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Clarence Lowe (fresh) SG - Patrick Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Root (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Nations (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bobby Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Samuel Farrelly (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Abraham Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Chmura (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Curtis Provencher (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Craft (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Belmont | Clarence Lowe misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 18-15 |
| 11:32 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Chmura grabs the defensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 11:13 | Loyola Chicago | Abraham Dixon's pass is intercepted by Patrick Smith | 18-15 |
| 11:09 | Belmont | Kenneth Root lays it up and in set up by Patrick Smith | 20-15 |
| 10:50 | Loyola Chicago | Abraham Dixon is fouled on the floor by Clarence Lowe - foul #1 on Clarence Lowe, team foul #3 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Belmont | Sean Swaim (PG), Ray Stewart (PF), Shawn Faust (C) Patrick Smith, Kenneth Root, Michael Nations | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Warren Mitchem (SG), Eddie Baker (PF), Robert Darby (C) Abraham Dixon, Curtis Provencher, Joseph Craft | |
| 10:38 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Darby misses the turnaround in the lane | 20-15 |
| 10:36 | Loyola Chicago | Eddie Baker grabs the offensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 10:12 | Loyola Chicago | Samuel Farrelly scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Darby | 20-18 |
| 09:56 | Belmont | Sean Swaim misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-18 |
| 09:54 | Belmont | Sean Swaim pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 09:39 | Belmont | Ray Stewart misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-18 |
| 09:38 | Belmont | Sean Swaim tips it back up and in | 22-18 |
| 09:23 | Loyola Chicago | Clarence Lowe picks off the pass by Warren Mitchem | 22-18 |
| 09:05 | Belmont | Shawn Faust hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Robert Darby - foul #1 on Robert Darby, team foul #6 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Belmont | Patrick Smith (SG), Kenneth Root (SF), Michael Nations (PF) Clarence Lowe, Bobby Johnson, Ray Stewart | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Abraham Dixon (SG), Cody Rutledge (SF), Joseph Craft (C) Samuel Farrelly, Charles Chmura, Robert Darby | |
| 09:05 | Belmont | Shawn Faust makes the free throw | 25-18 |
| 08:48 | Loyola Chicago | Patrick Smith steals the ball from Cody Rutledge | 25-18 |
| 08:45 | Belmont | Sean Swaim can't finish the layup | 25-18 |
| 08:44 | Loyola Chicago | Abraham Dixon pulls down the rebound | 25-18 |
| 08:38 | Loyola Chicago | Warren Mitchem is hacked by Michael Nations - foul #1 on Michael Nations, team foul #4 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Curtis Provencher (PF) Eddie Baker | |
| 08:20 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Craft misses short on a shot from the left block | 25-18 |
| 08:19 | Loyola Chicago | Curtis Provencher tips it but misses | 25-18 |
| 08:18 | Belmont | Shawn Faust gets the rebound | 25-18 |
| 07:50 | Belmont | A charge is called on Patrick Smith - foul #1 on Patrick Smith, team foul #5 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Charles Chmura (SF) Cody Rutledge | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Sean Swaim (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Kenneth Root (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Nations (fresh) 4 pts. C - Shawn Faust (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Warren Mitchem (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Abraham Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Chmura (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Curtis Provencher (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Craft (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Chmura comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-18 |
| 07:34 | Belmont | Shawn Faust grabs the board | 25-18 |
| 07:19 | Belmont | Michael Nations comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Abraham Dixon - foul #1 on Abraham Dixon, team foul #7 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Samuel Farrelly (PG) Warren Mitchem | |
| 07:19 | Belmont | Michael Nations makes the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 07:19 | Belmont | Michael Nations makes the 2nd free throw | 27-18 |
| 07:03 | Loyola Chicago | Abraham Dixon misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 27-18 |
| 07:01 | Belmont | Michael Nations pulls down the rebound | 27-18 |
| 06:39 | Belmont | Michael Nations banks in the layup on a great pass from Sean Swaim | 29-18 |
| 06:19 | Loyola Chicago | The short jumper by Charles Chmura is denied by Michael Nations | 29-18 |
| 06:17 | Belmont | Michael Nations grabs the defensive rebound | 29-18 |
| 06:05 | Belmont | Michael Nations can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-18 |
| 06:03 | Loyola Chicago | Abraham Dixon grabs the board | 29-18 |
| 05:55 | Loyola Chicago | Kenneth Root takes the ball from Joseph Craft | 29-18 |
| 05:41 | Belmont | Shawn Faust is fouled on the floor by Curtis Provencher - foul #1 on Curtis Provencher, team foul #8 | 29-18 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clarence Lowe (PG), Wallace McDonald (SG), Bobby Johnson (SF), Ray Stewart (PF) Sean Swaim, Patrick Smith, Kenneth Root, Michael Nations | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Warren Mitchem (SG), Eddie Baker (PF), Robert Darby (C) Abraham Dixon, Curtis Provencher, Joseph Craft | |
| 05:41 | Belmont | Shawn Faust makes the 1st free throw | 30-18 |
| 05:41 | Belmont | Shawn Faust misses the 2nd free throw | 30-18 |
| 05:41 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Darby pulls down the rebound | 30-18 |
| 05:17 | Loyola Chicago | Samuel Farrelly misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-18 |
| 05:15 | Belmont | Shawn Faust snags the defensive board | 30-18 |
| 05:11 | Belmont | Clarence Lowe's pass is intercepted by Samuel Farrelly | 30-18 |
| 05:07 | Loyola Chicago | Warren Mitchem hits the finger roll on a great pass from Samuel Farrelly | 30-20 |
| 04:53 | Belmont | Shawn Faust hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Darby - foul #2 on Robert Darby, team foul #9 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Hoxie (SG), John Honeycutt (C) Samuel Farrelly, Robert Darby | |
| 04:53 | Belmont | Shawn Faust makes the 1st free throw | 31-20 |
| 04:53 | Belmont | Shawn Faust misses the 2nd free throw | 31-20 |
| 04:53 | Loyola Chicago | Eddie Baker pulls down the rebound | 31-20 |
| 04:47 | Loyola Chicago | Shawn Faust steals the ball from Warren Mitchem | 31-20 |
| 04:20 | Belmont | Wallace McDonald misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 31-20 |
| 04:19 | Loyola Chicago | John Honeycutt pulls down the rebound | 31-20 |
| 03:55 | Loyola Chicago | Ray Stewart is called for the reach on Eddie Baker - foul #2 on Ray Stewart, team foul #6 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Belmont | Sean Swaim (PG), Patrick Smith (SG), Kenneth Root (SF) Clarence Lowe, Wallace McDonald, Shawn Faust | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Abraham Dixon (SG), Lester Kirk (SF), Joseph Craft (C) James Hoxie, Charles Chmura, John Honeycutt | |
| 03:48 | Loyola Chicago | Eddie Baker is whistled for a carry | 31-20 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Sean Swaim (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Kenneth Root (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ray Stewart (fresh) C - Bobby Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Warren Mitchem (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Abraham Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Kirk (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eddie Baker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Craft (fresh) | |
| 03:38 | Belmont | Kenneth Root misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-20 |
| 03:37 | Loyola Chicago | Abraham Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 31-20 |
| 03:17 | Loyola Chicago | Abraham Dixon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-20 |
| 03:16 | Loyola Chicago | Eddie Baker tips it in | 31-22 |
| 03:05 | Belmont | Kenneth Root knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Sean Swaim | 34-22 |
| 02:54 | Loyola Chicago | Warren Mitchem comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 34-22 |
| 02:52 | Belmont | Ray Stewart gets the rebound | 34-22 |
| 02:34 | Belmont | Patrick Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-22 |
| 02:32 | Loyola Chicago | Eddie Baker pulls down the rebound | 34-22 |
| 02:18 | Loyola Chicago | Warren Mitchem can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 34-22 |
| 02:16 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Bobby Johnson | 34-22 |
| 02:02 | Belmont | Joseph Craft swats the short shot by Kenneth Root | 34-22 |
| 02:01 | Belmont | Kenneth Root tips it in | 36-22 |
| 01:45 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Craft misses the lay-in | 36-22 |
| 01:44 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Craft tips it home | 36-24 |
| 01:21 | Belmont | Ray Stewart is hacked by Lester Kirk - foul #3 on Lester Kirk, team foul #10 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Belmont | Shawn Faust (C) Bobby Johnson | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Samuel Farrelly (PG), James Hoxie (SG), Charles Chmura (SF), Curtis Provencher (PF), Robert Darby (C) Warren Mitchem, Abraham Dixon, Lester Kirk, Eddie Baker, Joseph Craft | |
| 01:21 | Belmont | Ray Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 37-24 |
| 01:21 | Belmont | Ray Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 38-24 |
| 00:59 | Loyola Chicago | Shawn Faust is called for the reach on Robert Darby - foul #1 on Shawn Faust, team foul #7 | 38-24 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Nations (PF) Ray Stewart | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 00:59 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Darby misses the 1st free throw | 38-24 |
| 00:59 | Belmont | Michael Nations pulls down the rebound | 38-24 |
| 00:46 | Belmont | Kenneth Root is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Kenneth Root, team foul #8 | 38-24 |
| 00:26 | Loyola Chicago | James Hoxie misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-24 |
| 00:24 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Darby can't tip it in | 38-24 |
| 00:23 | Loyola Chicago | Curtis Provencher pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-24 |
| 00:03 | Loyola Chicago | James Hoxie is denied on a layup by Michael Nations | 38-24 |
| 00:02 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Darby tips it home | 38-26 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Kenneth Root misses short on a fullcourt shot | 38-26 |