| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Carl Burger (fresh) SG - James O'Callaghan (fresh) SF - Grady Byrd (fresh) PF - Kevin Pickerel (fresh) C - Earl Jefferson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - John Malusky (fresh) SG - Donald Tran (fresh) SF - Richard Faulkner (fresh) PF - Johnnie Wimbush (fresh) C - Robert Pendergast (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Loyola (MD) | Johnnie Wimbush wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Loyola (MD) | John Malusky clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Loyola (MD) | Johnnie Wimbush loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:21 | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away but he's fouled by Richard Faulkner - foul #1 on Richard Faulkner, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:21 | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:21 | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:21 | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd misses the 3rd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:21 | Loyola (MD) | Johnnie Wimbush pulls down the rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:05 | Loyola (MD) | Johnnie Wimbush hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 1-0 |
| 18:04 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 17:35 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 1-0 |
| 17:33 | Loyola (MD) | Robert Pendergast gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 17:22 | Loyola (MD) | Johnnie Wimbush connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 1-2 |
| 17:20 | Wisconsin | Donald Tran steals the ball from Carl Burger in the backcourt | 1-2 |
| 17:06 | Loyola (MD) | Carl Burger steps in front of the Richard Faulkner pass | 1-2 |
| 16:39 | Wisconsin | Kevin Pickerel can't throw it down | 1-2 |
| 16:38 | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd tips it back up and in | 3-2 |
| 16:21 | Loyola (MD) | Richard Faulkner scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Malusky | 3-5 |
| 16:06 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 16:04 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson tips it home | 5-5 |
| 15:48 | Loyola (MD) | Carl Burger is called for the reach on John Malusky - foul #1 on Carl Burger, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ricardo Luna (PG), William Graham (SG), David McCleveland (PF), Joshua Mondy (C) Carl Burger, James O'Callaghan, Kevin Pickerel, Earl Jefferson | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Randall Terrell (PG), John Avitia (SG), Donald Braxton (SF), Carmelo Hernandez (PF), John Thomas (C) John Malusky, Donald Tran, Richard Faulkner, Johnnie Wimbush, Robert Pendergast | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Ricardo Luna (fresh) SG - William Graham (fresh) SF - Grady Byrd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David McCleveland (fresh) C - Joshua Mondy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Randall Terrell (fresh) SG - John Avitia (fresh) SF - Donald Braxton (fresh) PF - Carmelo Hernandez (fresh) C - John Thomas (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Loyola (MD) | John Avitia misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Joshua Mondy - foul #1 on Joshua Mondy, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James O'Callaghan (SG) Grady Byrd | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| 15:35 | Loyola (MD) | John Avitia makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:35 | Loyola (MD) | John Avitia makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:10 | Wisconsin | David McCleveland hits a jumper from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 14:46 | Loyola (MD) | Donald Braxton clanks a 3 from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 14:44 | Wisconsin | David McCleveland grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:19 | Wisconsin | David McCleveland is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on David McCleveland, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kevin Pickerel (SF) James O'Callaghan | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | John Malusky (PG), Richard Faulkner (SF), Johnnie Wimbush (PF), Robert Pendergast (C) John Avitia, Donald Braxton, Carmelo Hernandez, John Thomas | |
| 14:00 | Loyola (MD) | David McCleveland is called for the reach on Randall Terrell - foul #2 on David McCleveland, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd (SF), Earl Jefferson (C) Kevin Pickerel, David McCleveland | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Donald Tran (SG) Randall Terrell | |
| 13:54 | Loyola (MD) | John Malusky hits a floater from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 13:28 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson lays it in and he's fouled by Robert Pendergast - foul #1 on Robert Pendergast, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carl Burger (PG), Kevin Pickerel (PF) Ricardo Luna, Joshua Mondy | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| 13:28 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson misses the free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:28 | Loyola (MD) | The rebound goes to Robert Pendergast | 9-9 |
| 13:10 | Loyola (MD) | John Malusky makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Donald Tran | 9-12 |
| 12:45 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger is fouled on the floor by Donald Tran - foul #1 on Donald Tran, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James O'Callaghan (SG), Joshua Mondy (C) Grady Byrd, Earl Jefferson | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| 12:28 | Wisconsin | Kevin Pickerel comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Johnnie Wimbush - foul #1 on Johnnie Wimbush, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd (SF), Earl Jefferson (C) James O'Callaghan, Joshua Mondy | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| 12:28 | Wisconsin | Kevin Pickerel makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:28 | Wisconsin | Kevin Pickerel makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:04 | Loyola (MD) | Richard Faulkner makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Malusky | 11-15 |
| 11:36 | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-15 |
| 11:35 | Loyola (MD) | Robert Pendergast grabs the defensive rebound | 11-15 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Carl Burger (fresh) SG - William Graham (fairly fresh) SF - Grady Byrd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Pickerel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Earl Jefferson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - John Malusky (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Tran (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Faulkner (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Johnnie Wimbush (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Pendergast (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Loyola (MD) | Donald Tran misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-15 |
| 11:07 | Wisconsin | Kevin Pickerel grabs the defensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 10:46 | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Earl Jefferson | 14-15 |
| 10:40 | Loyola (MD) | John Malusky is fouled on the floor by William Graham - foul #1 on William Graham, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ricardo Luna (PG), James O'Callaghan (SG), Joshua Mondy (C) Carl Burger, William Graham, Earl Jefferson | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Randall Terrell (PG), John Avitia (SG), Donald Braxton (SF), Carmelo Hernandez (PF), John Thomas (C) John Malusky, Donald Tran, Richard Faulkner, Johnnie Wimbush, Robert Pendergast | |
| 10:30 | Loyola (MD) | Donald Braxton loses the dribble to James O'Callaghan | 14-15 |
| 10:12 | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Donald Braxton - foul #1 on Donald Braxton, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson (C) Kevin Pickerel | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| 10:12 | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:12 | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd misses the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:12 | Loyola (MD) | John Thomas snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 09:51 | Loyola (MD) | John Avitia misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Joshua Mondy - foul #2 on Joshua Mondy, team foul #6 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carl Burger (PG), William Graham (SF), Kevin Pickerel (PF) Ricardo Luna, Grady Byrd, Joshua Mondy | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Richard Faulkner (SF) Donald Braxton | |
| 09:51 | Loyola (MD) | John Avitia makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 09:51 | Loyola (MD) | John Avitia makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:22 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger loses the ball out of bounds | 15-17 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ricardo Luna (PG), Grady Byrd (SF) Carl Burger, William Graham | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | John Malusky (PG) John Avitia | |
| 09:02 | Loyola (MD) | Grady Byrd denies the turnaround by Carmelo Hernandez | 15-17 |
| 09:01 | Loyola (MD) | Carmelo Hernandez tips it home | 15-19 |
| 08:40 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson jams it set up by Ricardo Luna | 17-19 |
| 08:27 | Loyola (MD) | John Malusky is fouled on the floor by Earl Jefferson - foul #1 on Earl Jefferson, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carl Burger (PG), William Graham (SF) Ricardo Luna, Grady Byrd | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Donald Tran (SG), Johnnie Wimbush (PF), Robert Pendergast (C) Randall Terrell, Carmelo Hernandez, John Thomas | |
| 08:27 | Loyola (MD) | John Malusky makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 08:27 | Loyola (MD) | John Malusky makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:14 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger misses the easy layup but the foul's on Donald Tran - foul #2 on Donald Tran, team foul #6 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Randall Terrell (SG) Donald Tran | |
| 08:14 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger misses the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:14 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger misses the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:14 | Loyola (MD) | Johnnie Wimbush snags the defensive board | 17-21 |
| 08:02 | Loyola (MD) | Earl Jefferson denies the turnaround by Robert Pendergast | 17-21 |
| 08:00 | Loyola (MD) | Richard Faulkner tips it back up and in | 17-23 |
| 07:42 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Carl Burger | 19-23 |
| 07:18 | Loyola (MD) | John Malusky can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-23 |
| 07:17 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to William Graham | 19-23 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Carl Burger (fresh) SG - James O'Callaghan (fresh) SF - William Graham (fresh) PF - Kevin Pickerel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Earl Jefferson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - John Malusky (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randall Terrell (fresh) SF - Richard Faulkner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Johnnie Wimbush (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Pendergast (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Wisconsin | Kevin Pickerel misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 19-23 |
| 06:56 | Loyola (MD) | Richard Faulkner pulls down the rebound | 19-23 |
| 06:31 | Loyola (MD) | John Malusky misses short on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Kevin Pickerel - foul #1 on Kevin Pickerel, team foul #8 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ricardo Luna (PG), Grady Byrd (SF), David McCleveland (PF), Joshua Mondy (C) Carl Burger, William Graham, Kevin Pickerel, Earl Jefferson | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | John Avitia (SF) Richard Faulkner | |
| 06:31 | Loyola (MD) | John Malusky makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 06:31 | Loyola (MD) | John Malusky makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 06:10 | Wisconsin | Joshua Mondy knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from James O'Callaghan | 21-25 |
| 06:08 | Loyola (MD) | John Malusky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-25 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carl Burger (PG) Ricardo Luna | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Donald Braxton (SF) John Malusky | |
| 05:45 | Wisconsin | Joshua Mondy misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 21-25 |
| 05:43 | Loyola (MD) | Robert Pendergast grabs the defensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 05:26 | Loyola (MD) | Johnnie Wimbush loses the ball out of bounds | 21-25 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Floyd Nance (SG) Randall Terrell | |
| 04:58 | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James O'Callaghan | 24-25 |
| 04:45 | Loyola (MD) | James O'Callaghan steals it from Donald Braxton | 24-25 |
| 04:19 | Wisconsin | David McCleveland is fouled on the floor by Donald Braxton - foul #2 on Donald Braxton, team foul #7 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ricardo Luna (PG), Kevin Pickerel (SF), Earl Jefferson (C) Carl Burger, James O'Callaghan, Joshua Mondy | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | John Malusky (PG), Randall Terrell (SG), Richard Faulkner (SF), Carmelo Hernandez (PF), John Thomas (C) John Avitia, Floyd Nance, Donald Braxton, Johnnie Wimbush, Robert Pendergast | |
| 04:19 | Wisconsin | David McCleveland misses the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 04:19 | Loyola (MD) | Carmelo Hernandez grabs the defensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 04:03 | Loyola (MD) | Carmelo Hernandez's floater is tipped away by David McCleveland | 24-25 |
| 04:01 | Loyola (MD) | Richard Faulkner tips it in | 24-27 |
| 03:44 | Wisconsin | David McCleveland knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Ricardo Luna | 26-27 |
| 03:27 | Loyola (MD) | Randall Terrell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-27 |
| 03:26 | Wisconsin | Ricardo Luna gets the rebound | 26-27 |
| 03:03 | Wisconsin | David McCleveland misses short on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Carmelo Hernandez - foul #1 on Carmelo Hernandez, team foul #8 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carl Burger (PG), James O'Callaghan (SG), William Graham (SF) Ricardo Luna, Grady Byrd, Kevin Pickerel | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Donald Tran (SG), Johnnie Wimbush (PF), Robert Pendergast (C) Randall Terrell, Carmelo Hernandez, John Thomas | |
| 03:03 | Wisconsin | David McCleveland makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 03:03 | Wisconsin | David McCleveland misses the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 03:03 | Loyola (MD) | Johnnie Wimbush grabs the board | 27-27 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Carl Burger (fresh) SG - James O'Callaghan (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Graham (fresh) PF - David McCleveland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Earl Jefferson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - John Malusky (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Tran (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Faulkner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnnie Wimbush (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Pendergast (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 02:38 | Loyola (MD) | Donald Tran connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Faulkner | 27-30 |
| 02:16 | Wisconsin | David McCleveland misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 27-30 |
| 02:14 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson tips it back up and in | 29-30 |
| 01:59 | Loyola (MD) | Robert Pendergast can't connect on a floater from the left side | 29-30 |
| 01:57 | Wisconsin | David McCleveland grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 01:41 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger drills a floater from just outside the lane | 31-30 |
| 01:24 | Loyola (MD) | The short jumper by John Malusky is denied by David McCleveland | 31-30 |
| 01:23 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 01:00 | Wisconsin | James O'Callaghan is hacked by Donald Tran - foul #3 on Donald Tran, team foul #9 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ricardo Luna (PG), Grady Byrd (SF), Kevin Pickerel (PF) Carl Burger, William Graham, Earl Jefferson | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Randall Terrell (SG), Carmelo Hernandez (PF), John Thomas (C) Donald Tran, Johnnie Wimbush, Robert Pendergast | |
| 01:00 | Wisconsin | James O'Callaghan makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 01:00 | Wisconsin | James O'Callaghan misses the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 01:00 | Loyola (MD) | John Thomas gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 00:46 | Loyola (MD) | Richard Faulkner connects on the shot from the free throw line | 32-32 |
| 00:26 | Wisconsin | James O'Callaghan knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-32 |
| 00:20 | Loyola (MD) | John Malusky's pass is intercepted by Ricardo Luna in the backcourt | 34-32 |
| 00:18 | Wisconsin | Ricardo Luna hits the finger roll | 36-32 |
| 00:04 | Loyola (MD) | Randall Terrell is hacked by James O'Callaghan - foul #1 on James O'Callaghan, team foul #9 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carl Burger (PG), Joshua Mondy (C) Ricardo Luna, James O'Callaghan | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | John Avitia (SG), Donald Braxton (SF), Johnnie Wimbush (PF), Robert Pendergast (C) John Malusky, Richard Faulkner, Carmelo Hernandez, John Thomas | |
| 00:04 | Loyola (MD) | Randall Terrell misses the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 00:04 | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd misses the halfcourt shot | 36-32 |