| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Brixey (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Kyle (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Mullaney (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tim Squires (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Hite (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Shawn Cole (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Al Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stanley McCrone (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifford Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Rivard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney inbounds the ball | 29-33 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Robert Mullaney | 31-33 |
| 19:28 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Shawn Cole and the foul's on Tim Squires - foul #1 on Tim Squires, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| 19:28 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown misses the free throw | 31-35 |
| 19:28 | Detroit Mercy | John Hite grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 19:24 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Cole steps in front of the Brian Kyle pass | 31-35 |
| 19:21 | Loyola Chicago | Stanley McCrone lays it in on a nice dish by Shawn Cole | 31-37 |
| 19:06 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 19:05 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle tips it but misses | 31-37 |
| 19:03 | Detroit Mercy | John Hite tips it in | 33-37 |
| 18:48 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Mullaney - foul #1 on Robert Mullaney, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| 18:48 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen misses the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 18:48 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 18:26 | Detroit Mercy | Clifford Brown swats the short shot by James Brixey | 33-38 |
| 18:24 | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey tips it home | 35-38 |
| 18:02 | Loyola Chicago | Stanley McCrone can't finish the layup but the foul's on Robert Mullaney - foul #2 on Robert Mullaney, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| 18:02 | Loyola Chicago | Stanley McCrone makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 18:02 | Loyola Chicago | Stanley McCrone misses the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 18:02 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 17:50 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-39 |
| 17:48 | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey tips it home | 37-39 |
| 17:29 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Mullaney is called for the reach on Stanley McCrone - foul #3 on Robert Mullaney, team foul #4 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller (SF) Robert Mullaney | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Bernard (PF) Clifford Brown | |
| 17:18 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Brian Kyle - foul #1 on Brian Kyle, team foul #5 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith (SF) Stanley McCrone | |
| 17:18 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard misses the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 17:18 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 16:54 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 16:53 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Bernard grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 16:36 | Loyola Chicago | Shawn Cole's fadeaway is rejected by John Hite | 37-40 |
| 16:34 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 16:13 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 16:12 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to James Rivard | 37-40 |
| 15:58 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Bernard lays it in on a nice dish by Al Allen and he's fouled by John Hite - foul #2 on John Hite, team foul #6 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer (PG), Edward Harbin (SG), Robert Mullaney (SF), Carl Cook (C) James Brixey, Brian Kyle, Tim Squires, John Hite | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Clark Cross (SG), Stanley McCrone (SF), Clifford Brown (PF) Shawn Cole, Al Allen, James Rivard | |
| 15:58 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Bernard misses the free throw | 37-42 |
| 15:58 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Micheal Sailer (fresh) SG - Edward Harbin (fresh) SF - Robert Mullaney (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Earl Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Carl Cook (fresh) 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clark Cross (fresh) SF - Stanley McCrone (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifford Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Ronald Bernard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Harbin clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 15:37 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney snags the offensive board | 37-42 |
| 15:28 | Detroit Mercy | Carl Cook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-42 |
| 15:05 | Loyola Chicago | Stanley McCrone misses the 3 from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 15:03 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Bernard misses the tip | 37-42 |
| 15:01 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Robert Mullaney | 37-42 |
| 14:44 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney misses short on a shot from the left side | 37-42 |
| 14:43 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 14:36 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Harbin drills a jump hook from the right block | 39-42 |
| 14:32 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-42 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey (PG), Brian Kyle (SG), Tim Squires (PF), John Hite (C) Micheal Sailer, Edward Harbin, Earl Miller, Carl Cook | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Shawn Cole (PG), Al Allen (SG), James Rivard (C) Ronald Smith, Clark Cross, Ronald Bernard | |
| 14:16 | Detroit Mercy | John Hite hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 14:14 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 13:53 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard lays it in on a great pass from Shawn Cole and he's fouled by James Brixey - foul #3 on James Brixey, team foul #7 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Carl Cook (SF) Robert Mullaney | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Donald Myers (SF), Sam Hall (PF) Stanley McCrone, Clifford Brown | |
| 13:53 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard makes the free throw | 39-45 |
| 13:32 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Myers is called for the reach on James Brixey - foul #1 on Donald Myers, team foul #1 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller (SF) Carl Cook | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 13:19 | Detroit Mercy | John Hite drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Brixey and the foul's on James Rivard - foul #3 on James Rivard, team foul #2 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Bernard (PF) Sam Hall | |
| 13:19 | Detroit Mercy | John Hite misses the free throw | 41-45 |
| 13:19 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Bernard pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 12:58 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Myers can't finish the layup | 41-45 |
| 12:56 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 12:41 | Detroit Mercy | John Hite can't finish the layup | 41-45 |
| 12:39 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 12:17 | Loyola Chicago | Shawn Cole misses the shot from just outside the lane | 41-45 |
| 12:16 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 11:58 | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey is hacked by Ronald Bernard - foul #3 on Ronald Bernard, team foul #3 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer (PG), Robert Mullaney (SF), Carl Cook (C) James Brixey, Earl Miller, John Hite | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith (PG), Clark Cross (SG), Stanley McCrone (SF), Clifford Brown (PF) Shawn Cole, Al Allen, Donald Myers, Ronald Bernard | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Micheal Sailer (fresh) SG - Brian Kyle (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Mullaney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tim Squires (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Cook (fresh) 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clark Cross (fresh) SF - Stanley McCrone (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifford Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - James Rivard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney scores on a floater from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 11:27 | Loyola Chicago | Clark Cross hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 11:25 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown tips it home | 43-47 |
| 11:03 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-47 |
| 11:02 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Stanley McCrone | 43-47 |
| 10:41 | Loyola Chicago | Tim Squires steals it from Stanley McCrone | 43-47 |
| 10:25 | Detroit Mercy | Carl Cook misses the dunk | 43-47 |
| 10:23 | Loyola Chicago | Stanley McCrone gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 10:07 | Loyola Chicago | Clark Cross comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-47 |
| 10:06 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 09:54 | Detroit Mercy | Carl Cook blows the layup | 43-47 |
| 09:53 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 09:28 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Micheal Sailer - foul #3 on Micheal Sailer, team foul #8 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey (PG), Earl Miller (PF), John Hite (C) Brian Kyle, Tim Squires, Carl Cook | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen (SG), Ronald Bernard (PF), Donald Myers (C) Clark Cross, Clifford Brown, James Rivard | |
| 09:28 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith misses the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 09:28 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 09:28 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to John Hite | 43-47 |
| 09:09 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney misses the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Stanley McCrone - foul #2 on Stanley McCrone, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Shawn Cole (PG), Sam Hall (PF) Ronald Smith, Stanley McCrone | |
| 09:09 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 09:09 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 08:55 | Loyola Chicago | Sam Hall hits the finger roll on a great pass from Shawn Cole | 45-49 |
| 08:36 | Detroit Mercy | John Hite connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by James Brixey | 48-49 |
| 08:11 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Bernard drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-51 |
| 08:06 | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Micheal Sailer | 51-51 |
| 07:48 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen is fouled on the floor by Micheal Sailer - foul #4 on Micheal Sailer, team foul #9 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle (SG), Tim Squires (PF) Micheal Sailer, Robert Mullaney | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Stanley McCrone (SF), Clifford Brown (PF), James Rivard (C) Donald Myers, Sam Hall, Ronald Bernard | |
| 07:48 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 07:48 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 07:48 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to John Hite | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Brixey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Kyle (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Tim Squires (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Hite (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Shawn Cole (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Al Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stanley McCrone (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clifford Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - James Rivard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller banks in the layup set up by John Hite | 53-52 |
| 07:07 | Loyola Chicago | Stanley McCrone comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 07:05 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown tips it back up and in | 53-54 |
| 07:03 | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey's pass is intercepted by Al Allen in the backcourt | 53-54 |
| 07:00 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen throws it down | 53-56 |
| 06:42 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle is hacked by Al Allen - foul #2 on Al Allen, team foul #5 | 53-56 |
| 06:31 | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Brian Kyle | 55-56 |
| 06:16 | Loyola Chicago | Earl Miller blocks the jumper by Shawn Cole | 55-56 |
| 06:15 | Loyola Chicago | Stanley McCrone tips it in | 55-58 |
| 05:53 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 55-58 |
| 05:52 | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey tips it but misses | 55-58 |
| 05:50 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 05:33 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Tim Squires - foul #2 on Tim Squires, team foul #10 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer (PG), Robert Mullaney (SF), Carl Cook (C) James Brixey, Earl Miller, John Hite | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith (PG), Clark Cross (SG), Donald Myers (SF) Shawn Cole, Al Allen, Stanley McCrone | |
| 05:33 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 05:33 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 05:04 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer travels with the ball | 55-60 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Edward Harbin (SG) Brian Kyle | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Bernard (PF) Clifford Brown | |
| 04:35 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith is fouled on the floor by Micheal Sailer - foul #5 on Micheal Sailer, team foul #11 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Walter Moore (PG) Micheal Sailer | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Shawn Cole (PG) Clark Cross | |
| 04:35 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 04:35 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 04:13 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 55-62 |
| 04:11 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Harbin grabs the offensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 04:05 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Harbin misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-62 |
| 04:04 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Myers pulls down the rebound | 55-62 |
| 04:00 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith's pass is intercepted by Edward Harbin | 55-62 |
| 03:38 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Harbin drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Robert Mullaney | 58-62 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Walter Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Harbin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Mullaney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tim Squires (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Cook (fresh) 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Shawn Cole (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Myers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Bernard (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - James Rivard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Loyola Chicago | Walter Moore is called for the reach on Shawn Cole - foul #1 on Walter Moore, team foul #12 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey (PG), Brian Kyle (SG), Earl Miller (SF), John Hite (C) Walter Moore, Edward Harbin, Robert Mullaney, Tim Squires | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen (SG), Stanley McCrone (SF) Ronald Smith, James Rivard | |
| 03:19 | Loyola Chicago | Shawn Cole makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 03:19 | Loyola Chicago | Shawn Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 02:54 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Earl Miller | 60-64 |
| 02:54 | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-64 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney (SF), Tim Squires (PF) Earl Miller, Carl Cook | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown (PF), James Rivard (C) Ronald Bernard, Donald Myers | |
| 02:36 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 60-64 |
| 02:35 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to John Hite | 60-64 |
| 02:10 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Mullaney | 63-64 |
| 01:47 | Loyola Chicago | Stanley McCrone comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-64 |
| 01:46 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown tips it but misses | 63-64 |
| 01:45 | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey grabs the defensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 01:40 | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brian Kyle | 65-64 |
| 01:26 | Loyola Chicago | Shawn Cole hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 65-66 |
| 00:59 | Detroit Mercy | Stanley McCrone is called for the reach on Tim Squires - foul #3 on Stanley McCrone, team foul #6 | 65-66 |
| 00:41 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-66 |
| 00:40 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires tips it in | 67-66 |
| 00:24 | Loyola Chicago | Tim Squires swats the short shot by Stanley McCrone | 67-66 |
| 00:22 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires pulls down the rebound | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires is hacked by Shawn Cole in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shawn Cole, team foul #7 | 67-66 |
| 00:19 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:19 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:15 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 69-66 |
| 00:13 | Detroit Mercy | John Hite grabs the board | 69-66 |
| 00:11 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Cole is called for the reach on John Hite in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shawn Cole, team foul #8 | 69-66 |
| 00:11 | Detroit Mercy | John Hite misses the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:11 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Al Allen | 69-66 |
| 00:03 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-66 |
| 00:02 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-66 |
| 00:00 | Loyola Chicago | The clock runs out | 69-66 |