| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Brad Lemire (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mike Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shaun Carol (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Chase Umstead (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Wells (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Uros Kubinski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Danny Davis (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Charlie Royal (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Amado Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Gower (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Charlie Royal inbounds the ball | 35-30 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Marquette | Amado Russo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-30 |
| 19:23 | Loyola Chicago | Chase Umstead hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Danny Davis - foul #2 on Danny Davis, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| 19:23 | Loyola Chicago | Chase Umstead makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 19:23 | Loyola Chicago | Chase Umstead makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 19:10 | Marquette | Charlie Royal loses the dribble to Mike Thomas | 37-30 |
| 18:51 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Thomas can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-30 |
| 18:50 | Marquette | Charlie Royal snags the defensive board | 37-30 |
| 18:29 | Marquette | Amado Russo jams it set up by John Gower and he's hacked by Chase Umstead - foul #2 on Chase Umstead, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| 18:29 | Marquette | Amado Russo misses the free throw | 37-32 |
| 18:29 | Loyola Chicago | Chase Umstead gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 18:12 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Thomas misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Danny Davis - foul #3 on Danny Davis, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago (SG) Danny Davis | |
| 18:12 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 18:12 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 17:47 | Marquette | John Gower banks in the layup on a great pass from Uros Kubinski | 39-34 |
| 17:33 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Brad Lemire | 42-34 |
| 17:18 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 42-34 |
| 17:17 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 17:00 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Gower - foul #1 on John Gower, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery (SG), Robert Elias (SF), John Carter (PF) Mike Thomas, Shaun Carol, Chase Umstead | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni (SF) Charlie Royal | |
| 17:00 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 17:00 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 16:53 | Marquette | Amado Russo misses the dunk attempt | 44-34 |
| 16:51 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery pulls down the rebound | 44-34 |
| 16:31 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 44-34 |
| 16:30 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni pulls down the rebound | 44-34 |
| 16:24 | Marquette | Amado Russo connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Bellantoni and he's hacked by John Carter - foul #1 on John Carter, team foul #2 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Randall Bucholz (PG), Clyde Thomas (C) Brad Lemire, Steven Wells | |
| Subs | Marquette | William Harris (C) John Gower | |
| 16:24 | Marquette | Amado Russo makes the free throw | 44-37 |
| 16:02 | Loyola Chicago | Randall Bucholz buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-37 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Randall Bucholz (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bill Dockery (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Elias (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Clyde Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Uros Kubinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alonzo Santiago (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donald Bellantoni (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Amado Russo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - William Harris (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Amado Russo | 47-40 |
| 15:29 | Loyola Chicago | Clyde Thomas misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 15:28 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Elias grabs the offensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 15:04 | Loyola Chicago | Randall Bucholz knocks in the runner from close range | 49-40 |
| 14:37 | Marquette | Clyde Thomas picks off the pass by Alonzo Santiago | 49-40 |
| 14:11 | Loyola Chicago | Amado Russo denies the turnaround by Bill Dockery | 49-40 |
| 14:10 | Loyola Chicago | John Carter tips it but misses | 49-40 |
| 14:09 | Marquette | William Harris snags the defensive board | 49-40 |
| 13:49 | Marquette | John Carter is called for the reach on Amado Russo - foul #2 on John Carter, team foul #3 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Brad Lemire (PG), Mike Thomas (SG), Shaun Carol (SF), Chase Umstead (PF), Steven Wells (C) Randall Bucholz, Bill Dockery, Robert Elias, John Carter, Clyde Thomas | |
| Subs | Marquette | Danny Davis (SG), Charlie Royal (SF), John Gower (C) Alonzo Santiago, Donald Bellantoni, Amado Russo | |
| 13:34 | Marquette | John Gower blows the dunk but the foul's on Chase Umstead - foul #3 on Chase Umstead, team foul #4 | 49-40 |
| 13:34 | Marquette | John Gower makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 13:34 | Marquette | John Gower misses the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 13:34 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 13:22 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells connects on the runner from the right block set up by Brad Lemire and he's hacked by Danny Davis - foul #4 on Danny Davis, team foul #4 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago (SG), Amado Russo (PF) Danny Davis, William Harris | |
| 13:22 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells makes the free throw | 52-41 |
| 13:02 | Marquette | Amado Russo connects on the shot from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 12:53 | Loyola Chicago | Brad Lemire hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 52-43 |
| 12:51 | Marquette | Charlie Royal grabs the defensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 12:45 | Marquette | Steven Wells blocks the short jumper by John Gower | 52-43 |
| 12:43 | Marquette | Amado Russo hits the follow up shot | 52-45 |
| 12:31 | Loyola Chicago | Chase Umstead hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Mike Thomas | 54-45 |
| 12:21 | Marquette | Amado Russo makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Uros Kubinski | 54-47 |
| 12:01 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-47 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Marquette | William Harris (PF) Amado Russo | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Brad Lemire (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mike Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shaun Carol (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Chase Umstead (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Wells (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Uros Kubinski (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alonzo Santiago (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charlie Royal (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Harris (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - John Gower (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:38 | Marquette | Charlie Royal comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-47 |
| 11:36 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| 11:13 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Mike Thomas | 57-47 |
| 10:54 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski is fouled on the floor by Steven Wells - foul #1 on Steven Wells, team foul #5 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Randall Bucholz (SG), Robert Elias (SF), Bill Dockery (PF), John Carter (C) Mike Thomas, Shaun Carol, Chase Umstead, Steven Wells | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni (SF) Charlie Royal | |
| 10:35 | Marquette | John Gower misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Carter - foul #3 on John Carter, team foul #6 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Clyde Thomas (C) Brad Lemire | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 10:35 | Marquette | John Gower misses the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 10:35 | Marquette | John Gower makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 10:20 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Elias is called for traveling | 57-48 |
| 10:00 | Marquette | John Gower knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Uros Kubinski | 57-50 |
| 09:34 | Loyola Chicago | Randall Bucholz knocks in the floater in the paint set up by John Carter and he's hacked by Uros Kubinski - foul #3 on Uros Kubinski, team foul #5 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Mike Thomas (SG), Shaun Carol (SF), Chase Umstead (PF), Steven Wells (C) Bill Dockery, Robert Elias, John Carter, Clyde Thomas | |
| Subs | Marquette | Charlie Royal (SF) William Harris | |
| 09:34 | Loyola Chicago | Randall Bucholz makes the free throw | 60-50 |
| 09:18 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-50 |
| 09:17 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Steven Wells | 60-50 |
| 09:13 | Loyola Chicago | John Gower denies the turnaround by Mike Thomas | 60-50 |
| 09:12 | Marquette | Charlie Royal gets the rebound | 60-50 |
| 08:59 | Marquette | John Gower makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Uros Kubinski | 60-52 |
| 08:35 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells comes up short on the shot from the left block | 60-52 |
| 08:34 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Donald Bellantoni | 60-52 |
| 08:13 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Charlie Royal | 60-55 |
| 08:03 | Loyola Chicago | Chase Umstead travels with the ball | 60-55 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Brad Lemire (PG), Bill Dockery (PF) Randall Bucholz, Chase Umstead | |
| Subs | Marquette | Amado Russo (PF), William Harris (C) Donald Bellantoni, John Gower | |
| 07:49 | Marquette | Amado Russo misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 60-55 |
| 07:47 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski tips it but misses | 60-55 |
| 07:45 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Brad Lemire (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mike Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Shaun Carol (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bill Dockery (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Wells (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Uros Kubinski (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alonzo Santiago (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Charlie Royal (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Amado Russo (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. C - William Harris (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Shaun Carol | 63-55 |
| 07:33 | Marquette | Amado Russo slams it home set up by Charlie Royal | 63-57 |
| 07:26 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Thomas knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Brad Lemire | 66-57 |
| 07:08 | Marquette | Amado Russo makes the runner near the basket set up by Alonzo Santiago | 66-59 |
| 06:53 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Brad Lemire | 68-59 |
| 06:33 | Marquette | Amado Russo misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 68-59 |
| 06:31 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-59 |
| 06:18 | Marquette | William Harris misses the runner from close range | 68-59 |
| 06:16 | Marquette | William Harris tips it home | 68-61 |
| 06:04 | Loyola Chicago | Uros Kubinski steals it from Brad Lemire | 68-61 |
| 05:59 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski banks in the layup | 68-63 |
| 05:42 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Thomas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-63 |
| 05:40 | Marquette | William Harris snags the defensive board | 68-63 |
| 05:35 | Marquette | Charlie Royal hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Uros Kubinski | 68-65 |
| 05:32 | Loyola Chicago | Brad Lemire is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 68-65 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Robert Elias (SF), Chase Umstead (PF), John Carter (C) Mike Thomas, Shaun Carol, Steven Wells | |
| Subs | Marquette | Danny Davis (SG), Donald Bellantoni (SF), John Gower (C) Alonzo Santiago, Charlie Royal, William Harris | |
| 05:13 | Marquette | Brad Lemire steals the ball from Donald Bellantoni | 68-65 |
| 05:09 | Loyola Chicago | Brad Lemire misses the easy layup | 68-65 |
| 05:08 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni snags the defensive board | 68-65 |
| 04:46 | Marquette | Amado Russo blows the layup but he's hacked by John Carter - foul #4 on John Carter, team foul #7 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Rodney Jackson (PG), Randall Bucholz (SG) Brad Lemire, Bill Dockery | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 04:46 | Marquette | Amado Russo makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 04:46 | Marquette | Amado Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 04:21 | Loyola Chicago | Amado Russo denies the turnaround by Chase Umstead | 68-67 |
| 04:20 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Elias tips it in | 70-67 |
| 03:57 | Marquette | John Carter blocks the jumper by Amado Russo | 70-67 |
| 03:56 | Marquette | Danny Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 70-67 |
| 03:45 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-67 |
| 03:44 | Loyola Chicago | Rodney Jackson grabs the board | 70-67 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Rodney Jackson (fresh) SG - Randall Bucholz (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Elias (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chase Umstead (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Uros Kubinski (tired) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Danny Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SF - Donald Bellantoni (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Amado Russo (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Gower (fresh) 17 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:31 | Loyola Chicago | Rodney Jackson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 70-67 |
| 03:29 | Loyola Chicago | Randall Bucholz pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-67 |
| 03:17 | Loyola Chicago | Uros Kubinski is called for the reach on Rodney Jackson - foul #4 on Uros Kubinski, team foul #6 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Brad Lemire (PG), Bill Dockery (SG), Shaun Carol (SF), Steven Wells (C) Rodney Jackson, Randall Bucholz, Robert Elias, John Carter | |
| Subs | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago (PG), William Harris (PF) Uros Kubinski, Amado Russo | |
| 03:03 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Brad Lemire and the foul's on William Harris - foul #1 on William Harris, team foul #7 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Mike Thomas (SG) Chase Umstead | |
| Subs | Marquette | Charlie Royal (SF) Donald Bellantoni | |
| 03:03 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery makes the free throw | 73-67 |
| 02:45 | Marquette | Charlie Royal is fouled on the floor by Bill Dockery - foul #1 on Bill Dockery, team foul #8 | 73-67 |
| 02:45 | Marquette | Charlie Royal misses the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 02:45 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery grabs the defensive rebound | 73-67 |
| 02:26 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Thomas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-67 |
| 02:25 | Marquette | John Gower snags the defensive board | 73-67 |
| 02:08 | Marquette | William Harris drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Alonzo Santiago | 73-69 |
| 02:00 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-69 |
| 01:59 | Marquette | John Gower grabs the board | 73-69 |
| 01:36 | Marquette | Danny Davis is fouled on the floor by Bill Dockery - foul #2 on Bill Dockery, team foul #9 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Chase Umstead (PF) Bill Dockery | |
| Subs | Marquette | Uros Kubinski (PG), Amado Russo (PF) Alonzo Santiago, William Harris | |
| 01:36 | Marquette | Danny Davis makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 01:36 | Marquette | Danny Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 01:29 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 73-71 |
| 01:28 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol hits the follow up shot | 75-71 |
| 01:17 | Marquette | Danny Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 75-71 |
| 00:57 | Loyola Chicago | Uros Kubinski steals it from Chase Umstead | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Marquette | John Gower buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Amado Russo | 75-73 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Loyola Chicago | Charlie Royal steals the ball from Steven Wells | 75-73 |
| 00:14 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski lays it in on a nice dish by Charlie Royal | 75-75 |
| 00:02 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol makes the jumpshot from the right side and the foul's on John Gower - foul #2 on John Gower, team foul #8 | 77-75 |
| 00:02 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol makes the free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:02 | Marquette | Marquette calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 78-75 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Danny Davis can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 78-75 |