| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dennis Hess (fresh) SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) PF - Jiao-Long Xyong (fresh) C - Geoffrey Hunt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Billy Petersen (fresh) SG - Kirby Baptiste (fresh) SF - Eric Moore (fresh) PF - Tony Schueller (fresh) C - Wayne Weisgerber (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle 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 | Auburn | Thomas Mains is fouled on the floor by Eric Moore - foul #1 on Eric Moore, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Auburn | Thomas Mains misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Loyola Chicago | Billy Petersen gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Loyola Chicago | Wayne Weisgerber misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Loyola Chicago | Eric Moore tips it in | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Auburn | Jiao-Long Xyong hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Loyola Chicago | Wayne Weisgerber grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Loyola Chicago | Billy Petersen lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kirby Baptiste | 0-4 |
| 18:24 | Auburn | Billy Petersen is called for the reach on Dennis Hess - foul #1 on Billy Petersen, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| 18:02 | Auburn | Thomas Mains misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 18:01 | Loyola Chicago | Wayne Weisgerber snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 17:53 | Loyola Chicago | Kirby Baptiste hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-4 |
| 17:51 | Loyola Chicago | Eric Moore tips it home | 0-6 |
| 17:36 | Auburn | Dennis Hess misses the dunk | 0-6 |
| 17:35 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-6 |
| 17:22 | Auburn | Jiao-Long Xyong knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Mains | 2-6 |
| 17:09 | Loyola Chicago | Eric Moore scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wayne Weisgerber | 2-8 |
| 16:57 | Auburn | Dennis Hess scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 4-8 |
| 16:41 | Loyola Chicago | Geoffrey Hunt is called for the reach on Kirby Baptiste - foul #1 on Geoffrey Hunt, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| 16:27 | Loyola Chicago | Kirby Baptiste's pass is intercepted by Jiao-Long Xyong | 4-8 |
| 15:58 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-8 |
| 15:56 | Loyola Chicago | Wayne Weisgerber gets the rebound | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dennis Hess (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) PF - Jiao-Long Xyong (fresh) 2 pts. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Billy Petersen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kirby Baptiste (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Schueller (fresh) C - Wayne Weisgerber (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Loyola Chicago | Geoffrey Hunt takes the ball from Wayne Weisgerber | 4-8 |
| 15:33 | Auburn | Dennis Hess's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Moore | 4-8 |
| 15:32 | Loyola Chicago | Tony Schueller pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| 15:20 | Loyola Chicago | Eric Moore buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Tony Schueller | 4-11 |
| 15:07 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt can't finish the layup | 4-11 |
| 15:05 | Auburn | Jiao-Long Xyong tips it in | 6-11 |
| 14:58 | Loyola Chicago | Kirby Baptiste is called for a charge - foul #1 on Kirby Baptiste, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (PG), Wallace Mishler (SG), Jasper Greening (SF), Yul Ximines (PF), Billy Bridgeforth (C) Dennis Hess, Thomas Mains, Sheldon Taylor, Jiao-Long Xyong, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Justin Newbern (PG), Eugene Burks (SF), Edward Suttle (PF) Billy Petersen, Eric Moore, Tony Schueller | |
| 14:37 | Auburn | Burton Campbell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-11 |
| 14:36 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Yul Ximines | 6-11 |
| 14:16 | Auburn | Yul Ximines's pass is intercepted by Kirby Baptiste | 6-11 |
| 13:57 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Suttle clanks a runner in the paint | 6-11 |
| 13:55 | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth grabs the defensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 13:33 | Auburn | Yul Ximines clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Edward Suttle - foul #1 on Edward Suttle, team foul #4 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dennis Hess (PG), Thomas Mains (SG), Sheldon Taylor (SF), Jiao-Long Xyong (PF) Burton Campbell, Wallace Mishler, Jasper Greening, Billy Bridgeforth | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Steven Peterson (SG), Eric Moore (SF), Tony Schueller (PF) Kirby Baptiste, Eugene Burks, Wayne Weisgerber | |
| 13:33 | Auburn | Yul Ximines makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 13:33 | Auburn | Yul Ximines misses the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 13:33 | Auburn | Yul Ximines grabs the offensive board | 7-11 |
| 13:16 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor misses the lay-in | 7-11 |
| 13:15 | Loyola Chicago | Eric Moore gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 12:58 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Suttle clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 7-11 |
| 12:57 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 12:37 | Auburn | Yul Ximines's layup is rejected by Tony Schueller | 7-11 |
| 12:35 | Auburn | Yul Ximines tips it home | 9-11 |
| 12:07 | Loyola Chicago | Justin Newbern connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Steven Peterson | 9-13 |
| 12:01 | Auburn | Dennis Hess slams it home on a great pass from Jiao-Long Xyong | 11-13 |
| 11:43 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Suttle misses short on a 3 from straight away | 11-13 |
| 11:42 | Auburn | Dennis Hess grabs the defensive rebound | 11-13 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dennis Hess (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jiao-Long Xyong (fresh) 4 pts. C - Yul Ximines (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Justin Newbern (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Peterson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tony Schueller (fresh) C - Edward Suttle (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:14 | Auburn | Dennis Hess's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-13 |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (PG), Billy Bridgeforth (PF), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Dennis Hess, Jiao-Long Xyong, Yul Ximines | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Billy Petersen (PG), Kirby Baptiste (SG), Wayne Weisgerber (C) Justin Newbern, Steven Peterson, Edward Suttle | |
| 10:54 | Loyola Chicago | Kirby Baptiste misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's hacked by Billy Bridgeforth - foul #1 on Billy Bridgeforth, team foul #2 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Eugene Burks (SF) Eric Moore | |
| 10:54 | Loyola Chicago | Kirby Baptiste makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 10:54 | Loyola Chicago | Kirby Baptiste makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 10:54 | Loyola Chicago | Kirby Baptiste makes the 3rd free throw | 11-16 |
| 10:37 | Auburn | Thomas Mains misses the jumpshot from the left side | 11-16 |
| 10:35 | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth gets the offensive rebound | 11-16 |
| 10:07 | Auburn | Tony Schueller denies the turnaround by Sheldon Taylor | 11-16 |
| 10:05 | Loyola Chicago | Eugene Burks snags the defensive board | 11-16 |
| 10:01 | Loyola Chicago | Billy Petersen is called for traveling in the backcourt | 11-16 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dennis Hess (PG), Wallace Mishler (SF), Jiao-Long Xyong (PF) Burton Campbell, Sheldon Taylor, Billy Bridgeforth | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Justin Newbern (SF) Tony Schueller | |
| 09:49 | Auburn | Thomas Mains hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-16 |
| 09:32 | Loyola Chicago | Billy Petersen misses the easy layup but the foul's on Wallace Mishler - foul #1 on Wallace Mishler, team foul #3 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (SF) Thomas Mains | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Eric Moore (SF), Edward Suttle (PF) Justin Newbern, Eugene Burks | |
| 09:32 | Loyola Chicago | Billy Petersen misses the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 09:32 | Loyola Chicago | Billy Petersen makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 09:07 | Auburn | Dennis Hess hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 14-17 |
| 09:06 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Suttle snags the defensive board | 14-17 |
| 08:43 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Suttle's pass is intercepted by Dennis Hess | 14-17 |
| 08:39 | Auburn | Burton Campbell lays it in on a nice dish by Dennis Hess | 16-17 |
| 08:18 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Suttle buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Eric Moore | 16-19 |
| 08:01 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-19 |
| 07:59 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Suttle pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 07:35 | Loyola Chicago | Eric Moore drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Billy Petersen | 16-22 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dennis Hess (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wallace Mishler (fresh) SF - Burton Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jiao-Long Xyong (fresh) 4 pts. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Billy Petersen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kirby Baptiste (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Moore (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Suttle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Weisgerber (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Auburn | Dennis Hess clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Billy Petersen - foul #2 on Billy Petersen, team foul #5 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mains (SG), Sheldon Taylor (SF), Yul Ximines (PF), Billy Bridgeforth (C) Wallace Mishler, Burton Campbell, Jiao-Long Xyong, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Justin Newbern (PG), Eugene Burks (SF), Tony Schueller (PF) Billy Petersen, Eric Moore, Edward Suttle | |
| 07:17 | Auburn | Dennis Hess misses the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 07:17 | Auburn | Dennis Hess makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 07:00 | Loyola Chicago | Justin Newbern is fouled on the floor by Dennis Hess - foul #1 on Dennis Hess, team foul #4 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Cole (PG) Dennis Hess | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 06:38 | Loyola Chicago | Eugene Burks connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-25 |
| 06:25 | Auburn | Richard Cole misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 17-25 |
| 06:24 | Loyola Chicago | Wayne Weisgerber pulls down the rebound | 17-25 |
| 06:18 | Loyola Chicago | Eugene Burks can't finish the layup | 17-25 |
| 06:16 | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth pulls down the rebound | 17-25 |
| 05:53 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Mains | 20-25 |
| 05:38 | Loyola Chicago | Justin Newbern's pass is intercepted by Thomas Mains | 20-25 |
| 05:30 | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth drills a turnaround from the left block | 22-25 |
| 05:07 | Loyola Chicago | Kirby Baptiste misses short on a jumper from the right side | 22-25 |
| 05:06 | Loyola Chicago | Wayne Weisgerber tips it but misses | 22-25 |
| 05:05 | Auburn | Yul Ximines grabs the board | 22-25 |
| 05:00 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-25 |
| 04:58 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Sheldon Taylor | 22-25 |
| 04:37 | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-25 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dennis Hess (PG), Jiao-Long Xyong (PF), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Richard Cole, Yul Ximines, Billy Bridgeforth | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Steven Peterson (SG), Eric Moore (SF), Edward Suttle (C) Kirby Baptiste, Eugene Burks, Wayne Weisgerber | |
| 04:25 | Loyola Chicago | Sheldon Taylor steps in front of the Edward Suttle pass | 22-25 |
| 04:17 | Auburn | Thomas Mains misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-25 |
| 04:16 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 04:10 | Auburn | Thomas Mains makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Dennis Hess | 25-25 |
| 03:43 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Peterson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-25 |
| 03:42 | Loyola Chicago | Justin Newbern gets the offensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 03:34 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Suttle misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Thomas Mains - foul #1 on Thomas Mains, team foul #5 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Auburn | Wallace Mishler (SF) Sheldon Taylor | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Billy Petersen (PG), Eugene Burks (PF) Steven Peterson, Tony Schueller | |
| 03:34 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Suttle makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:34 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Suttle makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dennis Hess (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wallace Mishler (fresh) PF - Jiao-Long Xyong (fresh) 4 pts. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Billy Petersen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Newbern (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Moore (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Burks (fresh) 3 pts. C - Edward Suttle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Mains | 28-27 |
| 03:04 | Loyola Chicago | Dennis Hess is called for the reach on Eugene Burks - foul #2 on Dennis Hess, team foul #6 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (SF) Thomas Mains | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Kirby Baptiste (SG) Justin Newbern | |
| 02:47 | Loyola Chicago | Wallace Mishler steps in front of the Eric Moore pass | 28-27 |
| 02:35 | Auburn | Burton Campbell misses the lay-in | 28-27 |
| 02:33 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Edward Suttle | 28-27 |
| 02:20 | Loyola Chicago | Kirby Baptiste hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Eric Moore | 28-29 |
| 02:09 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-29 |
| 02:08 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt grabs the offensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 01:59 | Auburn | Burton Campbell misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-29 |
| 01:57 | Loyola Chicago | Eugene Burks grabs the board | 28-29 |
| 01:44 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Suttle misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-29 |
| 01:43 | Loyola Chicago | Eric Moore misses the tip | 28-29 |
| 01:42 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt grabs the board | 28-29 |
| 01:21 | Auburn | Eric Moore steps in front of the Wallace Mishler pass | 28-29 |
| 01:08 | Loyola Chicago | Eric Moore comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 01:06 | Auburn | Jiao-Long Xyong snags the defensive board | 28-29 |
| 00:53 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Wallace Mishler, team foul #7 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mains (SG), Sheldon Taylor (SF), Yul Ximines (PF), Billy Bridgeforth (C) Dennis Hess, Wallace Mishler, Jiao-Long Xyong, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Justin Newbern (SF), Tony Schueller (PF), Wayne Weisgerber (C) Eric Moore, Eugene Burks, Edward Suttle | |
| 00:35 | Loyola Chicago | Billy Petersen knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Kirby Baptiste | 28-32 |
| 00:21 | Auburn | Yul Ximines misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 00:19 | Loyola Chicago | Wayne Weisgerber gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| 00:03 | Loyola Chicago | Tony Schueller misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-32 |
| 00:01 | Loyola Chicago | Billy Petersen grabs the offensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 00:00 | Loyola Chicago | The clock runs out | 28-32 |