| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - David Bertram (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Decker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Derek Gurley (fresh) PF - John Hirsh (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Ervin Lowery (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Sea (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Tompson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harry Schreiner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Cooley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Loyola Chicago | Derek Gurley inbounds the ball | 31-39 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Loyola Chicago | David Bertram's layup is rejected by Harry Schreiner | 31-39 |
| 19:40 | Cleveland State | Richard Cooley pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 19:16 | Cleveland State | Harry Tompson connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 31-41 |
| 19:11 | Loyola Chicago | John Hirsh is fouled on the floor by Richard Cooley - foul #2 on Richard Cooley, team foul #1 | 31-41 |
| 19:06 | Loyola Chicago | Harry Tompson steals it from John Hirsh | 31-41 |
| 18:46 | Cleveland State | Harry Schreiner is called for a charge - foul #3 on Harry Schreiner, team foul #2 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Howard (PF) Harry Schreiner | |
| 18:38 | Loyola Chicago | Dale Decker is hacked by Robert Sea - foul #2 on Robert Sea, team foul #3 | 31-41 |
| 18:22 | Loyola Chicago | David Bertram makes the fadeaway from the left wing and he's hacked by Robert Sea - foul #3 on Robert Sea, team foul #4 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jing-Quo Hou (PF) Robert Sea | |
| 18:22 | Loyola Chicago | David Bertram makes the free throw | 34-41 |
| 18:03 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 18:01 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Simpson gets the rebound | 34-41 |
| 17:55 | Loyola Chicago | David Bertram loses the ball out of bounds | 34-41 |
| 17:44 | Cleveland State | Jing-Quo Hou's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-41 |
| 17:18 | Loyola Chicago | David Bertram misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 17:17 | Cleveland State | Jing-Quo Hou grabs the defensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 17:12 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by David Howard | 34-44 |
| 17:07 | Loyola Chicago | Jing-Quo Hou denies the turnaround by David Bertram | 34-44 |
| 17:06 | Cleveland State | David Howard gets the rebound | 34-44 |
| 17:01 | Cleveland State | Derek Gurley denies the turnaround by Ervin Lowery | 34-44 |
| 17:00 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Simpson gets the rebound | 34-44 |
| 16:36 | Loyola Chicago | John Hirsh makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-44 |
| 16:15 | Cleveland State | John Hirsh swats the layup by Harry Tompson | 37-44 |
| 16:13 | Loyola Chicago | John Hirsh grabs the board | 37-44 |
| 16:08 | Loyola Chicago | David Bertram scores on a floater in the lane and he's hacked by Jing-Quo Hou - foul #1 on Jing-Quo Hou, team foul #5 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Richard Hill (SG), Joe Tumlin (SF), Lawrence McDaid (PF), James Cooper (C) Dale Decker, Derek Gurley, John Hirsh, Steven Simpson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Smith (PG), Theodore Coppedge (SG), Dustin Atnip (C) Ervin Lowery, Jing-Quo Hou, Richard Cooley | |
| 16:08 | Loyola Chicago | David Bertram makes the free throw | 40-44 |
| 15:55 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Theodore Coppedge | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - David Bertram (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Hill (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joe Tumlin (fresh) PF - Lawrence McDaid (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Theodore Coppedge (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Tompson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Atnip (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Loyola Chicago | David Bertram makes the floater from the right side | 42-47 |
| 15:13 | Cleveland State | Harry Tompson is called for traveling | 42-47 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jerry Randles (PG) David Bertram | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Sea (SG), Harry Schreiner (PF) Harry Tompson, David Howard | |
| 14:56 | Loyola Chicago | James Cooper makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Lawrence McDaid | 45-47 |
| 14:40 | Cleveland State | Joe Tumlin denies the turnaround by Robert Sea | 45-47 |
| 14:39 | Loyola Chicago | James Cooper pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 14:23 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Hill misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-47 |
| 14:22 | Loyola Chicago | Joe Tumlin tips it home | 47-47 |
| 14:08 | Cleveland State | Richard Hill steps in front of the Harry Schreiner pass | 47-47 |
| 14:03 | Loyola Chicago | Jerry Randles hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Hill | 49-47 |
| 13:57 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 13:56 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Atnip | 49-47 |
| 13:42 | Cleveland State | James Cooper is called for the reach on Robert Sea - foul #1 on James Cooper, team foul #1 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Dale Decker (SG), Derek Gurley (SF), John Hirsh (PF), Steven Simpson (C) Richard Hill, Joe Tumlin, Lawrence McDaid, James Cooper | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery (PG), David Howard (SF), Richard Cooley (C) Theodore Coppedge, Robert Smith, Dustin Atnip | |
| 13:30 | Cleveland State | Robert Sea buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Ervin Lowery | 49-49 |
| 13:16 | Loyola Chicago | Dale Decker is whistled for a carry | 49-49 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Harry Tompson (SF) David Howard | |
| 12:51 | Cleveland State | Derek Gurley is called for the reach on Ervin Lowery - foul #3 on Derek Gurley, team foul #2 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | David Bertram (PG) Jerry Randles | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Howard (PF) Harry Schreiner | |
| 12:40 | Cleveland State | Robert Sea hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Hirsh - foul #3 on John Hirsh, team foul #3 | 49-49 |
| 12:40 | Cleveland State | Robert Sea misses the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 12:40 | Cleveland State | Robert Sea makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 12:25 | Loyola Chicago | David Bertram is hacked by Ervin Lowery - foul #2 on Ervin Lowery, team foul #6 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Smith (PG), Jing-Quo Hou (PF) Ervin Lowery, Robert Sea | |
| 12:12 | Loyola Chicago | David Bertram drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-50 |
| 11:52 | Cleveland State | Harry Tompson can't finish the layup | 51-50 |
| 11:50 | Loyola Chicago | David Bertram grabs the board | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - David Bertram (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Decker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Derek Gurley (fairly fresh) 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - John Hirsh (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Harry Tompson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jing-Quo Hou (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Cooley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Loyola Chicago | John Hirsh hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 11:26 | Cleveland State | David Howard gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| 11:06 | Cleveland State | Harry Tompson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-50 |
| 11:05 | Loyola Chicago | Dale Decker grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 10:41 | Loyola Chicago | John Hirsh hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-50 |
| 10:40 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Richard Cooley | 51-50 |
| 10:22 | Cleveland State | Jing-Quo Hou is hacked by Dale Decker - foul #1 on Dale Decker, team foul #4 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jerry Randles (PG), Richard Hill (SG), Joe Tumlin (SF), Lawrence McDaid (PF), James Cooper (C) David Bertram, Dale Decker, Derek Gurley, John Hirsh, Steven Simpson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery (PG), Robert Sea (SG), Harry Schreiner (PF) Robert Smith, Harry Tompson, Richard Cooley | |
| 10:14 | Cleveland State | Lawrence McDaid swats the layup by Robert Sea | 51-50 |
| 10:12 | Cleveland State | Jing-Quo Hou grabs the offensive board | 51-50 |
| 10:04 | Cleveland State | Harry Schreiner dunks the ball on a nice dish by Robert Sea | 51-52 |
| 09:44 | Loyola Chicago | Jing-Quo Hou steps in front of the Lawrence McDaid pass | 51-52 |
| 09:28 | Cleveland State | Jing-Quo Hou connects on the shot near the basket | 51-54 |
| 09:15 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-54 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Harry Tompson (SF), Dustin Atnip (C) David Howard, Jing-Quo Hou | |
| 08:54 | Cleveland State | Harry Schreiner misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-54 |
| 08:53 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 08:25 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence McDaid makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-54 |
| 08:09 | Cleveland State | Harry Schreiner scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ervin Lowery | 54-57 |
| 07:56 | Loyola Chicago | A charge is called on Lawrence McDaid - foul #2 on Lawrence McDaid, team foul #5 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | David Bertram (PG), Dale Decker (SG), John Hirsh (PF), Steven Simpson (C) Jerry Randles, Richard Hill, Joe Tumlin, James Cooper | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Theodore Coppedge (PG), Robert Smith (SF), David Howard (PF) Ervin Lowery, Harry Tompson, Harry Schreiner | |
| 07:34 | Cleveland State | Theodore Coppedge misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 07:32 | Loyola Chicago | David Bertram grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - David Bertram (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Decker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence McDaid (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hirsh (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Theodore Coppedge (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Sea (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Dustin Atnip (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence McDaid comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 07:13 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith grabs the board | 54-57 |
| 06:53 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-57 |
| 06:52 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Simpson grabs the board | 54-57 |
| 06:50 | Loyola Chicago | David Bertram is hacked by Theodore Coppedge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Theodore Coppedge, team foul #7 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Derek Gurley (SF) Lawrence McDaid | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jing-Quo Hou (PF), Richard Cooley (C) Theodore Coppedge, Robert Sea | |
| 06:50 | Loyola Chicago | David Bertram makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 06:50 | Loyola Chicago | David Bertram misses the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 06:50 | Loyola Chicago | John Hirsh gets the offensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 06:43 | Loyola Chicago | John Hirsh clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 55-57 |
| 06:41 | Loyola Chicago | David Bertram misses the tip | 55-57 |
| 06:40 | Cleveland State | Jing-Quo Hou grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 06:24 | Cleveland State | Steven Simpson takes the ball from Robert Smith | 55-57 |
| 06:11 | Loyola Chicago | John Hirsh connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Dale Decker | 57-57 |
| 06:03 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-57 |
| 06:01 | Cleveland State | David Howard gets the offensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 05:56 | Cleveland State | Richard Cooley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-57 |
| 05:54 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip tips it in | 57-59 |
| 05:48 | Loyola Chicago | Derek Gurley misses long on a jumper from the left block | 57-59 |
| 05:46 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Simpson pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 05:32 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Cooley swats the shot by David Bertram | 57-59 |
| 05:31 | Cleveland State | Richard Cooley gets the rebound | 57-59 |
| 05:31 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-59 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery (PG), Robert Sea (SG), Harry Tompson (SF), Harry Schreiner (PF) Robert Smith, David Howard, Dustin Atnip, Jing-Quo Hou | |
| 05:09 | Cleveland State | Richard Cooley makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Ervin Lowery | 57-61 |
| 05:00 | Loyola Chicago | David Bertram knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Dale Decker | 60-61 |
| 04:45 | Cleveland State | Robert Sea misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-61 |
| 04:43 | Cleveland State | Richard Cooley tips it in | 60-63 |
| 04:28 | Loyola Chicago | John Hirsh banks in the layup | 62-63 |
| 04:16 | Cleveland State | Harry Schreiner is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Harry Schreiner, team foul #8 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence McDaid (C) Steven Simpson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 04:03 | Loyola Chicago | Harry Tompson denies the turnaround by John Hirsh | 62-63 |
| 04:01 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Richard Cooley | 62-63 |
| 03:37 | Cleveland State | Robert Sea clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 62-63 |
| 03:36 | Loyola Chicago | Derek Gurley snags the defensive board | 62-63 |
| 03:30 | Loyola Chicago | Derek Gurley makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dale Decker | 64-63 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - David Bertram (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Decker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Derek Gurley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - John Hirsh (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence McDaid (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Ervin Lowery (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Sea (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Harry Tompson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harry Schreiner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard Cooley (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Harry Tompson and he's hacked by Dale Decker - foul #2 on Dale Decker, team foul #6 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jerry Randles (PG), Richard Hill (SG), Joe Tumlin (SF), James Cooper (C) David Bertram, Dale Decker, Derek Gurley, John Hirsh | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Howard (PF), Jing-Quo Hou (C) Harry Schreiner, Richard Cooley | |
| 03:07 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery misses the free throw | 64-65 |
| 03:07 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Lawrence McDaid | 64-65 |
| 02:48 | Loyola Chicago | James Cooper clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-65 |
| 02:47 | Cleveland State | Jing-Quo Hou pulls down the rebound | 64-65 |
| 02:47 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-65 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | David Bertram (PG), Dale Decker (SG), Derek Gurley (SF), John Hirsh (PF), Steven Simpson (C) Jerry Randles, Richard Hill, Joe Tumlin, Lawrence McDaid, James Cooper | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Harry Schreiner (PF), Richard Cooley (C) David Howard, Jing-Quo Hou | |
| 02:30 | Cleveland State | David Bertram takes the ball from Harry Schreiner | 64-65 |
| 02:23 | Loyola Chicago | John Hirsh misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Cooley - foul #3 on Richard Cooley, team foul #9 | 64-65 |
| 02:23 | Loyola Chicago | John Hirsh makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 02:23 | Loyola Chicago | John Hirsh makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 02:13 | Cleveland State | Harry Tompson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 66-65 |
| 02:11 | Cleveland State | Harry Tompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-65 |
| 01:42 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Harry Tompson | 66-68 |
| 01:25 | Loyola Chicago | Ervin Lowery steals it from Derek Gurley | 66-68 |
| 01:08 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery clanks a floater from the right side | 66-68 |
| 01:06 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Simpson pulls down the rebound | 66-68 |
| 00:51 | Loyola Chicago | John Hirsh is fouled on the floor by Harry Schreiner - foul #5 on Harry Schreiner, team foul #10 | 66-68 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Howard (PF) Harry Schreiner | |
| 00:51 | Loyola Chicago | John Hirsh makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:51 | Loyola Chicago | John Hirsh misses the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:51 | Cleveland State | Richard Cooley grabs the board | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Cleveland State | Richard Cooley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 67-68 |
| 00:25 | Loyola Chicago | John Hirsh grabs the defensive rebound | 67-68 |
| 00:20 | Loyola Chicago | David Bertram comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 67-68 |
| 00:18 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery snags the defensive board | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery is fouled in the backcourt by David Bertram - foul #1 on David Bertram, team foul #7 | 67-68 |
| 00:15 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:15 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery misses the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:15 | Loyola Chicago | John Hirsh pulls down the rebound | 67-69 |
| 00:01 | Loyola Chicago | David Bertram misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 67-69 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Richard Cooley | 67-69 |