| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Samuel Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joey Melton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Barber (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Prichard (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Cedric Browning (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - David Bertram (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Dale Decker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derek Gurley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Hirsh (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Loyola Chicago | Derek Gurley inbounds the ball | 36-28 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Simpson scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 19:29 | Jacksonville State | Joey Melton misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 19:28 | Jacksonville State | Cedric Browning gets the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 19:22 | Jacksonville State | Charles Barber drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Samuel Williams | 39-31 |
| 19:13 | Loyola Chicago | David Bertram misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 39-31 |
| 19:12 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Cedric Browning | 39-31 |
| 19:00 | Jacksonville State | Charles Barber misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 18:58 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Simpson snags the defensive board | 39-31 |
| 18:53 | Loyola Chicago | David Bertram misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 39-31 |
| 18:52 | Jacksonville State | Cedric Browning pulls down the rebound | 39-31 |
| 18:43 | Jacksonville State | Charles Barber misses short on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Derek Gurley - foul #1 on Derek Gurley, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| 18:43 | Jacksonville State | Charles Barber makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 18:43 | Jacksonville State | Charles Barber misses the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 18:43 | Loyola Chicago | John Hirsh grabs the board | 40-31 |
| 18:17 | Loyola Chicago | John Hirsh misses the lay-in but the foul's on Charles Barber - foul #2 on Charles Barber, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| 18:17 | Loyola Chicago | John Hirsh makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 18:17 | Loyola Chicago | John Hirsh makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 17:55 | Jacksonville State | Joey Melton comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 40-33 |
| 17:53 | Loyola Chicago | John Hirsh pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 17:35 | Loyola Chicago | Dale Decker can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 17:33 | Jacksonville State | Charles Prichard gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 17:15 | Jacksonville State | Charles Prichard misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Steven Simpson - foul #3 on Steven Simpson, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | William Stonecipher (SF) Charles Barber | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence McDaid (SF), James Cooper (C) Derek Gurley, Steven Simpson | |
| 17:15 | Jacksonville State | Charles Prichard makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 17:15 | Jacksonville State | Charles Prichard makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 17:00 | Loyola Chicago | James Cooper hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Dale Decker | 42-36 |
| 16:41 | Jacksonville State | Joey Melton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by James Cooper - foul #2 on James Cooper, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Oleg Kobylski (PF), Lin Xiong (C) Charles Prichard, Cedric Browning | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jerry Randles (PG), Richard Hill (SG), Joe Tumlin (SF) David Bertram, Dale Decker, John Hirsh | |
| 16:41 | Jacksonville State | Joey Melton misses the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 16:41 | Jacksonville State | Joey Melton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 16:29 | Loyola Chicago | Samuel Williams takes the ball from Joe Tumlin | 43-36 |
| 16:25 | Jacksonville State | Samuel Williams misses the easy layup | 43-36 |
| 16:24 | Loyola Chicago | Joe Tumlin gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| 16:13 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence McDaid buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Hill and he's fouled by Lin Xiong - foul #1 on Lin Xiong, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Sergei Zausch (SG) Joey Melton | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 16:13 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence McDaid makes the free throw | 43-39 |
| 15:52 | Jacksonville State | Samuel Williams is hacked by Richard Hill - foul #2 on Richard Hill, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Charles Barber (SF) Samuel Williams | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Derek Gurley (SF), Steven Simpson (C) Joe Tumlin, James Cooper | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - William Stonecipher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sergei Zausch (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Barber (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Oleg Kobylski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lin Xiong (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Jerry Randles (fresh) SG - Richard Hill (fresh) SF - Derek Gurley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence McDaid (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Simpson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:42 | Jacksonville State | Charles Barber comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-39 |
| 15:41 | Jacksonville State | The offensive rebound goes to Lin Xiong | 43-39 |
| 15:32 | Jacksonville State | Oleg Kobylski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 15:31 | Loyola Chicago | Jerry Randles grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 15:13 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence McDaid makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 14:44 | Jacksonville State | Sergei Zausch makes the driving attempt from close range | 45-42 |
| 14:26 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence McDaid blows the dunk | 45-42 |
| 14:24 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Simpson pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 14:03 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence McDaid throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-42 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Samuel Williams (PG), Joey Melton (SG), Charles Prichard (PF), Cedric Browning (C) William Stonecipher, Sergei Zausch, Charles Barber, Oleg Kobylski | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | David Bertram (PG), Dale Decker (SG), Joe Tumlin (SF), John Hirsh (PF) Jerry Randles, Richard Hill, Derek Gurley, Lawrence McDaid | |
| 13:42 | Jacksonville State | Joey Melton misses short on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Steven Simpson - foul #4 on Steven Simpson, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Cooper (C) Steven Simpson | |
| 13:42 | Jacksonville State | Joey Melton makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 13:42 | Jacksonville State | Joey Melton makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 13:29 | Loyola Chicago | John Hirsh clanks a floater near the basket | 47-42 |
| 13:28 | Loyola Chicago | James Cooper snags the offensive board | 47-42 |
| 13:14 | Loyola Chicago | James Cooper misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-42 |
| 13:13 | Loyola Chicago | Joe Tumlin grabs the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 12:59 | Loyola Chicago | The jumper by Joe Tumlin is denied by Cedric Browning | 47-42 |
| 12:58 | Jacksonville State | Joey Melton grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 12:53 | Jacksonville State | Joey Melton scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Lin Xiong | 50-42 |
| 12:37 | Loyola Chicago | David Bertram buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Joe Tumlin | 50-45 |
| 12:17 | Jacksonville State | Joey Melton drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 12:05 | Loyola Chicago | Joey Melton steals the ball from Dale Decker | 52-45 |
| 11:50 | Jacksonville State | Lin Xiong misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-45 |
| 11:49 | Loyola Chicago | James Cooper grabs the board | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Samuel Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joey Melton (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lin Xiong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Prichard (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Cedric Browning (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - David Bertram (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Dale Decker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Tumlin (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Hirsh (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - James Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Loyola Chicago | David Bertram misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-45 |
| 11:34 | Jacksonville State | Cedric Browning gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 11:29 | Jacksonville State | Samuel Williams drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Joey Melton | 55-45 |
| 11:09 | Loyola Chicago | David Bertram connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Cooper | 55-47 |
| 10:53 | Jacksonville State | Joe Tumlin picks off the pass by Samuel Williams | 55-47 |
| 10:45 | Loyola Chicago | Lin Xiong is called for the reach on David Bertram - foul #2 on Lin Xiong, team foul #3 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | William Stonecipher (SG), Charles Barber (SF), Oleg Kobylski (C) Joey Melton, Lin Xiong, Cedric Browning | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jerry Randles (PG), Richard Hill (SG), Derek Gurley (SF), Lawrence McDaid (C) David Bertram, Dale Decker, Joe Tumlin, James Cooper | |
| 10:33 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Hill drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Hirsh | 55-50 |
| 10:17 | Jacksonville State | Oleg Kobylski drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Samuel Williams | 58-50 |
| 09:58 | Loyola Chicago | John Hirsh makes the floater from the left side | 58-52 |
| 09:52 | Jacksonville State | William Stonecipher can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 09:51 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence McDaid gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 09:27 | Loyola Chicago | John Hirsh connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Hill | 58-55 |
| 09:16 | Jacksonville State | William Stonecipher misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 09:14 | Loyola Chicago | John Hirsh gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| 09:07 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence McDaid comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 09:06 | Loyola Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Hill | 58-55 |
| 08:40 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Prichard swats the shot by Lawrence McDaid | 58-55 |
| 08:39 | Jacksonville State | Oleg Kobylski grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 08:28 | Jacksonville State | William Stonecipher knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Charles Barber | 61-55 |
| 08:20 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Hill can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-55 |
| 08:19 | Jacksonville State | Charles Prichard pulls down the rebound | 61-55 |
| 08:01 | Jacksonville State | Samuel Williams misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 08:00 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence McDaid gets the rebound | 61-55 |
| 07:46 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence McDaid can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-55 |
| 07:44 | Loyola Chicago | John Hirsh gets the offensive rebound | 61-55 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Samuel Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Stonecipher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Barber (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Charles Prichard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Oleg Kobylski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Jerry Randles (fresh) SG - Richard Hill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Derek Gurley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Hirsh (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Lawrence McDaid (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Loyola Chicago | John Hirsh drills a jumper from the right block | 61-57 |
| 07:19 | Jacksonville State | William Stonecipher misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-57 |
| 07:17 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence McDaid grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 06:53 | Loyola Chicago | Jerry Randles misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-57 |
| 06:51 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Hill snags the offensive board | 61-57 |
| 06:43 | Loyola Chicago | Jerry Randles misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-57 |
| 06:41 | Jacksonville State | William Stonecipher grabs the board | 61-57 |
| 06:36 | Jacksonville State | Samuel Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-57 |
| 06:34 | Jacksonville State | Oleg Kobylski pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 06:20 | Jacksonville State | Lawrence McDaid is called for the reach on William Stonecipher - foul #2 on Lawrence McDaid, team foul #6 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Lin Xiong (PG), Joey Melton (SG), Sergei Zausch (SF), Philip Stewart (PF), Cedric Browning (C) Samuel Williams, William Stonecipher, Charles Barber, Charles Prichard, Oleg Kobylski | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | David Bertram (PG), Dale Decker (SG), Joe Tumlin (SF), James Cooper (PF), Steven Simpson (C) Jerry Randles, Richard Hill, Derek Gurley, John Hirsh, Lawrence McDaid | |
| 06:02 | Jacksonville State | Joey Melton connects on the floater from the right wing | 63-57 |
| 05:55 | Loyola Chicago | David Bertram can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-57 |
| 05:53 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Lin Xiong | 63-57 |
| 05:48 | Jacksonville State | James Cooper steps in front of the Joey Melton pass | 63-57 |
| 05:34 | Loyola Chicago | James Cooper buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from David Bertram | 63-59 |
| 05:16 | Jacksonville State | Joey Melton misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-59 |
| 05:15 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Simpson grabs the board | 63-59 |
| 05:08 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Simpson is whistled for traveling | 63-59 |
| 04:44 | Jacksonville State | The pull-up jumper by Joey Melton is blocked by James Cooper | 63-59 |
| 04:42 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Simpson pulls down the rebound | 63-59 |
| 04:26 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Simpson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 63-59 |
| 04:25 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Cedric Browning | 63-59 |
| 04:03 | Jacksonville State | Philip Stewart misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Cooper - foul #3 on James Cooper, team foul #7 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Samuel Williams (PG), William Stonecipher (SF) Lin Xiong, Sergei Zausch | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence McDaid (SF) Joe Tumlin | |
| 04:03 | Jacksonville State | Philip Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 04:03 | Jacksonville State | Philip Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 04:03 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Steven Simpson | 64-59 |
| 03:43 | Loyola Chicago | David Bertram misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 64-59 |
| 03:41 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Samuel Williams | 64-59 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Samuel Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joey Melton (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Stonecipher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Philip Stewart (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Cedric Browning (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - David Bertram (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Decker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence McDaid (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. PF - James Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Simpson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Jacksonville State | The jump hook by Philip Stewart is blocked by James Cooper | 64-59 |
| 03:17 | Jacksonville State | Joey Melton tips it back up and in | 66-59 |
| 03:03 | Loyola Chicago | James Cooper loses the ball out of bounds | 66-59 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Charles Barber (SF), Charles Prichard (PF), Oleg Kobylski (C) Joey Melton, Philip Stewart, Cedric Browning | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jerry Randles (PG), Richard Hill (SG), Derek Gurley (SF), Joe Tumlin (C) David Bertram, Dale Decker, James Cooper, Steven Simpson | |
| 02:48 | Jacksonville State | William Stonecipher knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-59 |
| 02:48 | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-59 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Joey Melton (SG), Cedric Browning (C) William Stonecipher, Oleg Kobylski | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | David Bertram (PG), Dale Decker (SG), John Hirsh (PF), Steven Simpson (C) Jerry Randles, Richard Hill, Lawrence McDaid, Joe Tumlin | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:37 | Loyola Chicago | John Hirsh misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-59 |
| 02:35 | Jacksonville State | Cedric Browning grabs the board | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:11 | Jacksonville State | Charles Prichard misses the easy layup | 69-59 |
| 02:09 | Jacksonville State | Charles Prichard grabs the offensive rebound | 69-59 |
| 01:42 | Jacksonville State | Cedric Browning connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Charles Barber | 71-59 |
| 01:18 | Loyola Chicago | David Bertram hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Samuel Williams - foul #1 on Samuel Williams, team foul #4 | 71-59 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | William Stonecipher (PG), Sergei Zausch (SG), Lin Xiong (SF), Oleg Kobylski (PF), Philip Stewart (C) Samuel Williams, Joey Melton, Charles Barber, Charles Prichard, Cedric Browning | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Richard Hill (SG), Joe Tumlin (SF), Lawrence McDaid (PF), James Cooper (C) Dale Decker, Derek Gurley, John Hirsh, Steven Simpson | |
| 01:18 | Loyola Chicago | David Bertram makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 01:18 | Loyola Chicago | David Bertram makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:49 | Jacksonville State | Philip Stewart's layup is rejected by Lawrence McDaid | 71-61 |
| 00:48 | Loyola Chicago | David Bertram gets the rebound | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Loyola Chicago | James Cooper misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 71-61 |
| 00:42 | Jacksonville State | Lin Xiong snags the defensive board | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Jacksonville State | Oleg Kobylski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Sergei Zausch | 73-61 |
| 00:06 | Loyola Chicago | David Bertram scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Lawrence McDaid | 73-64 |
| 00:06 | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-64 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Samuel Williams (PG), Joey Melton (SG), Charles Barber (SF), Charles Prichard (PF), Cedric Browning (C) William Stonecipher, Sergei Zausch, Lin Xiong, Oleg Kobylski, Philip Stewart | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Dale Decker (SG), Derek Gurley (SF), John Hirsh (PF), Steven Simpson (C) Richard Hill, Joe Tumlin, Lawrence McDaid, James Cooper | |
| 00:00 | Jacksonville State | Samuel Williams runs out the clock | 73-64 |