| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Thomas Culver (fresh) SG - Cornell Eady (fresh) SF - Leonel Tate (fresh) PF - William Eatmon (fresh) C - Mike Legaspi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Terry Charland (fresh) SG - Justin Espinosa (fresh) SF - Derick Bruhn (fresh) PF - Andrew Hampton (fresh) C - John Loftin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:44 | Cleveland State | Thomas Culver steals the ball from Terry Charland | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Culver misses short on a floater from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Andrew Hampton | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Cleveland State | John Loftin drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Justin Espinosa and he's hacked by William Eatmon - foul #1 on William Eatmon, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Cleveland State | John Loftin makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:53 | Loyola Chicago | Cornell Eady clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:52 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Andrew Hampton | 0-3 |
| 18:35 | Cleveland State | John Loftin misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 0-3 |
| 18:33 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Legaspi pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:22 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Culver's floater is tipped away by Andrew Hampton | 0-3 |
| 18:20 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:01 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Justin Espinosa | 0-5 |
| 17:42 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Culver banks in the layup on a nice dish by Cornell Eady and he's fouled by Terry Charland - foul #1 on Terry Charland, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert White (SF), Coy Palos (PF) Derick Bruhn, Andrew Hampton | |
| 17:42 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Culver makes the free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:22 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos is fouled on the floor by William Eatmon - foul #2 on William Eatmon, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ray Bane (PF) William Eatmon | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor (SG) Justin Espinosa | |
| 17:10 | Cleveland State | Robert White scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Naylor and the foul's on Mike Legaspi - foul #1 on Mike Legaspi, team foul #3 | 3-7 |
| 17:10 | Cleveland State | Robert White misses the free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:10 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to John Loftin | 3-7 |
| 16:45 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 3-7 |
| 16:43 | Loyola Chicago | Cornell Eady pulls down the rebound | 3-7 |
| 16:19 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Legaspi is hacked by John Loftin - foul #1 on John Loftin, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Joe Bills (SF), Christopher Wroten (C) Leonel Tate, Mike Legaspi | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Craig Keen (SG), Derick Bruhn (SF), Andrew Hampton (PF) Terry Charland, Robert White, John Loftin | |
| 16:07 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Culver double dribbles | 3-7 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa (SG) Craig Keen | |
| 15:44 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 15:43 | Loyola Chicago | Joe Bills grabs the board | 3-7 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Thomas Culver (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Cornell Eady (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joe Bills (fresh) PF - Ray Bane (fresh) C - Christopher Wroten (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Mark Naylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Justin Espinosa (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Derick Bruhn (fresh) PF - Andrew Hampton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Coy Palos (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Loyola Chicago | The short jumper by Ray Bane is denied by Andrew Hampton | 3-7 |
| 15:36 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn grabs the defensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 15:19 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa misses the easy layup | 3-7 |
| 15:18 | Loyola Chicago | Ray Bane grabs the defensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 14:58 | Loyola Chicago | Cornell Eady misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Justin Espinosa - foul #1 on Justin Espinosa, team foul #3 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Kendrick Scott (PG), Leonel Tate (SF), Mike Legaspi (C) Thomas Culver, Joe Bills, Christopher Wroten | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Terry Charland (PG), Robert White (C) Mark Naylor, Coy Palos | |
| 14:58 | Loyola Chicago | Cornell Eady makes the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 14:58 | Loyola Chicago | Cornell Eady misses the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 14:58 | Cleveland State | Robert White grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 14:38 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert White | 4-9 |
| 14:25 | Loyola Chicago | Terry Charland steals the ball from Kendrick Scott | 4-9 |
| 14:22 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa jams it on a great pass from Terry Charland | 4-11 |
| 14:11 | Loyola Chicago | Leonel Tate makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Ray Bane | 6-11 |
| 13:51 | Cleveland State | Robert White misses short on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Mike Legaspi - foul #2 on Mike Legaspi, team foul #4 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Kyle Jarvis (SG), Joe Bills (PF), Christopher Wroten (C) Cornell Eady, Ray Bane, Mike Legaspi | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor (SG), Robert Jones (SF), John Loftin (C) Justin Espinosa, Derick Bruhn, Andrew Hampton | |
| 13:51 | Cleveland State | Robert White makes the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 13:51 | Cleveland State | Robert White makes the 2nd free throw | 6-13 |
| 13:31 | Loyola Chicago | Kendrick Scott is hacked by John Loftin - foul #2 on John Loftin, team foul #4 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Culver (PG) Kyle Jarvis | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Coy Palos (PF) John Loftin | |
| 13:20 | Loyola Chicago | Kendrick Scott comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-13 |
| 13:18 | Loyola Chicago | Leonel Tate tips it home | 8-13 |
| 12:56 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Terry Charland | 8-15 |
| 12:52 | Loyola Chicago | Kendrick Scott misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Coy Palos - foul #1 on Coy Palos, team foul #5 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ray Bane (PF) Leonel Tate | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Craig Keen (SG) Terry Charland | |
| 12:52 | Loyola Chicago | Kendrick Scott misses the 1st free throw | 8-15 |
| 12:52 | Loyola Chicago | Kendrick Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 12:39 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-15 |
| 12:38 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor grabs the offensive board | 9-15 |
| 12:20 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos lays it up and in | 9-17 |
| 12:04 | Loyola Chicago | Ray Bane clanks a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Robert Jones - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #6 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Cornell Eady (SG) Kendrick Scott | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Terry Charland (PG), Justin Espinosa (SG), Andrew Hampton (C) Mark Naylor, Craig Keen, Robert White | |
| 12:04 | Loyola Chicago | Ray Bane makes the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 12:04 | Loyola Chicago | Ray Bane misses the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| 12:04 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa pulls down the rebound | 10-17 |
| 11:40 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland misses the shot from the right wing | 10-17 |
| 11:39 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton gets the offensive rebound | 10-17 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Thomas Culver (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Cornell Eady (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Bills (fresh) PF - Ray Bane (fresh) 1 pts. C - Christopher Wroten (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Terry Charland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Espinosa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) PF - Coy Palos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Andrew Hampton (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:27 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 10-17 |
| 11:25 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-17 |
| 11:16 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 10-19 |
| 10:59 | Loyola Chicago | Justin Espinosa is called for the reach on Thomas Culver - foul #2 on Justin Espinosa, team foul #7 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Leonel Tate (SF) Ray Bane | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor (SG), Derick Bruhn (SF) Justin Espinosa, Robert Jones | |
| 10:59 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Culver makes the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 10:59 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Culver makes the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 10:52 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos's pass is intercepted by Thomas Culver | 12-19 |
| 10:49 | Loyola Chicago | Cornell Eady banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Culver | 14-19 |
| 10:40 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Mark Naylor | 14-22 |
| 10:12 | Loyola Chicago | Coy Palos denies the turnaround by Joe Bills | 14-22 |
| 10:11 | Loyola Chicago | Joe Bills grabs the offensive board | 14-22 |
| 09:57 | Loyola Chicago | Joe Bills misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 14-22 |
| 09:56 | Loyola Chicago | Christopher Wroten tips it in | 16-22 |
| 09:44 | Cleveland State | Leonel Tate steals the ball from Terry Charland | 16-22 |
| 09:37 | Loyola Chicago | Andrew Hampton swats the short shot by Cornell Eady | 16-22 |
| 09:36 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland grabs the defensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 09:22 | Cleveland State | Joe Bills takes the ball from Andrew Hampton | 16-22 |
| 09:00 | Loyola Chicago | Joe Bills travels with the ball | 16-22 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Kendrick Scott (PG), Kyle Jarvis (SG), Daniel Strachan (SF), Ray Bane (PF) Thomas Culver, Cornell Eady, Leonel Tate, Joe Bills | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Craig Keen (SG), Robert White (PF) Terry Charland, Coy Palos | |
| 08:43 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert White | 16-25 |
| 08:23 | Loyola Chicago | Kyle Jarvis drills a turnaround in the paint | 18-25 |
| 08:10 | Cleveland State | Kendrick Scott takes the ball from Derick Bruhn | 18-25 |
| 08:06 | Loyola Chicago | Kendrick Scott misses the easy layup | 18-25 |
| 08:04 | Loyola Chicago | Christopher Wroten tips it in | 20-25 |
| 07:46 | Cleveland State | Robert White scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Mark Naylor | 20-27 |
| 07:24 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Strachan clanks a shot from close range | 20-27 |
| 07:23 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton grabs the defensive rebound | 20-27 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Kendrick Scott (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Kyle Jarvis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Strachan (fresh) PF - Ray Bane (fresh) 1 pts. C - Christopher Wroten (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Mark Naylor (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Craig Keen (fresh) SF - Derick Bruhn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert White (fresh) 6 pts. C - Andrew Hampton (tiring) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:08 | Cleveland State | Robert White is fouled on the floor by Ray Bane - foul #1 on Ray Bane, team foul #5 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Culver (PG), Cornell Eady (SG), Leonel Tate (SF), Joe Bills (C) Kendrick Scott, Kyle Jarvis, Daniel Strachan, Christopher Wroten | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Terry Charland (PG), Robert Jones (SF) Mark Naylor, Derick Bruhn | |
| 06:51 | Cleveland State | Robert White misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 20-27 |
| 06:50 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Thomas Culver | 20-27 |
| 06:29 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Culver comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Terry Charland - foul #2 on Terry Charland, team foul #8 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James O'Connor (SG), Coy Palos (PF) Terry Charland, Robert White | |
| 06:29 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Culver makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 06:29 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Culver makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 06:06 | Cleveland State | Craig Keen misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 22-27 |
| 06:04 | Loyola Chicago | Ray Bane grabs the defensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 05:45 | Loyola Chicago | Ray Bane comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 22-27 |
| 05:44 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton gets the rebound | 22-27 |
| 05:30 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones clanks a floater from the right side | 22-27 |
| 05:29 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos hits the follow up shot | 22-29 |
| 05:12 | Loyola Chicago | Cornell Eady knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Thomas Culver | 25-29 |
| 04:55 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Jones | 25-32 |
| 04:31 | Loyola Chicago | Leonel Tate hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 25-32 |
| 04:29 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos snags the defensive board | 25-32 |
| 04:04 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Joe Bills - foul #1 on Joe Bills, team foul #6 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Kendrick Scott (PG), Kyle Jarvis (SG), Daniel Strachan (SF), Christopher Wroten (C) Thomas Culver, Cornell Eady, Leonel Tate, Joe Bills | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor (PG), Derick Bruhn (SF), Robert White (C) Craig Keen, Robert Jones, Andrew Hampton | |
| 04:04 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos misses the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 04:04 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 03:46 | Loyola Chicago | Ray Bane comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-33 |
| 03:45 | Loyola Chicago | Kyle Jarvis tips it but misses | 25-33 |
| 03:44 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor grabs the defensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 03:34 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 25-33 |
| 03:32 | Cleveland State | James O'Connor tips it but misses | 25-33 |
| 03:30 | Loyola Chicago | Kendrick Scott grabs the board | 25-33 |
| 03:24 | Loyola Chicago | Christopher Wroten is fouled on the floor by Robert White - foul #1 on Robert White, team foul #9 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | William Eatmon (PF) Ray Bane | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Terry Charland (PG), Justin Espinosa (SG), John Loftin (C) Mark Naylor, James O'Connor, Coy Palos | |
| 03:24 | Loyola Chicago | Christopher Wroten makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 03:24 | Loyola Chicago | Christopher Wroten makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Kendrick Scott (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Kyle Jarvis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Strachan (fresh) PF - William Eatmon (fresh) C - Christopher Wroten (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Terry Charland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Espinosa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Derick Bruhn (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert White (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Loftin (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:08 | Cleveland State | Robert White comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 27-33 |
| 03:07 | Loyola Chicago | William Eatmon snags the defensive board | 27-33 |
| 03:03 | Loyola Chicago | Christopher Wroten throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-33 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Joe Bills (SF), Mike Legaspi (C) Daniel Strachan, Christopher Wroten | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 02:46 | Cleveland State | Robert White clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 02:45 | Cleveland State | John Loftin tips it home | 27-35 |
| 02:25 | Loyola Chicago | Kendrick Scott scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Kyle Jarvis | 29-35 |
| 02:05 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Terry Charland | 29-38 |
| 01:46 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Legaspi misses the floater from close range but he's hacked by Robert White - foul #2 on Robert White, team foul #10 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Culver (PG), Cornell Eady (SG), Leonel Tate (SF) Kendrick Scott, Kyle Jarvis, Joe Bills | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Jones (SF) Derick Bruhn | |
| 01:46 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Legaspi makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 01:46 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Legaspi makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 01:26 | Cleveland State | Cornell Eady is called for the reach on Terry Charland - foul #1 on Cornell Eady, team foul #7 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Coy Palos (PF) Robert White | |
| 01:26 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 01:26 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 01:16 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Legaspi can't connect on a shot from the right block | 31-40 |
| 01:15 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Robert Jones | 31-40 |
| 00:54 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa is hacked by Cornell Eady - foul #2 on Cornell Eady, team foul #8 | 31-40 |
| 00:54 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 00:54 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa makes the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 00:44 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Culver comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-42 |
| 00:42 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Robert Jones | 31-42 |
| 00:23 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa loses the ball out of bounds | 31-42 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ray Bane (PF), Christopher Wroten (C) William Eatmon, Mike Legaspi | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor (SG), Andrew Hampton (PF) Justin Espinosa, Coy Palos | |
| 00:04 | Loyola Chicago | Christopher Wroten hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on John Loftin - foul #3 on John Loftin, team foul #11 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Craig Keen (SG), Derick Bruhn (SF), Robert White (PF) Terry Charland, Robert Jones, John Loftin | |
| 00:04 | Loyola Chicago | Christopher Wroten makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 00:04 | Loyola Chicago | Christopher Wroten misses the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 00:04 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton gets the rebound | 32-42 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton misses long on a halfcourt shot | 32-42 |