| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Robert Sabia (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mike Lavigne (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Nicholas Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Sawyer (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Benjamin Rader (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Xiaoping Huang (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Art Baty (fresh) C - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken inbounds the ball | 25-31 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:40 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 19:38 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Benjamin Rader | 25-31 |
| 19:15 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Sabia hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 19:13 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Xiaoping Huang | 25-31 |
| 18:44 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken misses long on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Nicholas Davis - foul #3 on Nicholas Davis, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Francis Dale (SF) Nicholas Davis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Vernon (SG) Art Baty | |
| 18:44 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 18:44 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 18:26 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Lavigne can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 25-33 |
| 18:25 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Maurice Lokken | 25-33 |
| 18:01 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-33 |
| 18:00 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken misses the tip | 25-33 |
| 17:59 | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Rader pulls down the rebound | 25-33 |
| 17:54 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Lavigne makes the driving attempt near the basket | 27-33 |
| 17:37 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Maurice Lokken and he's fouled by Mike Lavigne - foul #1 on Mike Lavigne, team foul #2 | 27-35 |
| 17:37 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang misses the free throw | 27-35 |
| 17:37 | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Rader snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 17:14 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Lavigne is whistled for a carry | 27-35 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | William Portillo (SF) Mike Lavigne | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Art Baty (PF) James Vernon | |
| 16:51 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Xiaoping Huang | 27-38 |
| 16:40 | Loyola Chicago | Francis Dale misses the lay-in | 27-38 |
| 16:38 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang snags the defensive board | 27-38 |
| 16:14 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah is whistled for a carry | 27-38 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Evan Prokop (SG), Earl Crockett (PF), Gregg Watson (C) Robert Sabia, Joe Sawyer, Benjamin Rader | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Vernon (SG), Dean Canterbury (C) Xiaoping Huang, Paul Dunneback | |
| 15:55 | Loyola Chicago | Gregg Watson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-38 |
| 15:53 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury gets the rebound | 27-38 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Francis Dale (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Evan Prokop (fresh) SF - William Portillo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Earl Crockett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregg Watson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Vernon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Art Baty (fresh) C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Cincinnati | William Portillo blocks the short jumper by Maurice Lokken | 27-38 |
| 15:47 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury tips it in | 27-40 |
| 15:34 | Loyola Chicago | Francis Dale can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-40 |
| 15:33 | Loyola Chicago | Gregg Watson can't tip it in | 27-40 |
| 15:32 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury pulls down the rebound | 27-40 |
| 15:10 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-43 |
| 14:55 | Loyola Chicago | Gregg Watson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-43 |
| 14:53 | Loyola Chicago | William Portillo can't tip it in | 27-43 |
| 14:52 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Art Baty | 27-43 |
| 14:24 | Cincinnati | James Vernon can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Francis Dale - foul #3 on Francis Dale, team foul #3 | 27-43 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Robert Sabia (PG), Mike Lavigne (SG), Nicholas Davis (SF), Joe Sawyer (PF), Benjamin Rader (C) Francis Dale, Evan Prokop, William Portillo, Earl Crockett, Gregg Watson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang (SG), Paul Dunneback (C) Art Baty, Dean Canterbury | |
| 14:24 | Cincinnati | James Vernon misses the 1st free throw | 27-43 |
| 14:24 | Cincinnati | James Vernon makes the 2nd free throw | 27-44 |
| 14:04 | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Rader blows the layup | 27-44 |
| 14:02 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback pulls down the rebound | 27-44 |
| 13:41 | Cincinnati | James Vernon scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Xiaoping Huang | 27-47 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 13:34 | Loyola Chicago | Joe Sawyer connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Robert Sabia | 29-47 |
| 13:10 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from James Vernon | 29-49 |
| 12:56 | Loyola Chicago | Joe Sawyer loses the dribble to Dikembe Abdullah | 29-49 |
| 12:52 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dikembe Abdullah | 29-51 |
| 12:32 | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Rader misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Maurice Lokken - foul #1 on Maurice Lokken, team foul #1 | 29-51 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Francis Dale (PG) Robert Sabia | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Art Baty (PF), Dean Canterbury (C) James Vernon, Paul Dunneback | |
| 12:32 | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Rader makes the 1st free throw | 30-51 |
| 12:32 | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Rader makes the 2nd free throw | 31-51 |
| 12:07 | Cincinnati | Mike Lavigne steps in front of the Dikembe Abdullah pass | 31-51 |
| 11:51 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Lavigne clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-51 |
| 11:50 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dean Canterbury | 31-51 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Francis Dale (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Mike Lavigne (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Nicholas Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joe Sawyer (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Benjamin Rader (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Xiaoping Huang (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. SF - Maurice Lokken (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Art Baty (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-51 |
| 11:26 | Cincinnati | Art Baty snags the offensive board | 31-51 |
| 11:08 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Dikembe Abdullah | 31-53 |
| 10:53 | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Rader misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-53 |
| 10:52 | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Rader gets the offensive rebound | 31-53 |
| 10:35 | Loyola Chicago | Francis Dale buries a floater from the free throw line | 33-53 |
| 10:06 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Mike Lavigne - foul #2 on Mike Lavigne, team foul #4 | 33-53 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Robert Sabia (PG), William Portillo (SF), Earl Crockett (PF), Gregg Watson (C) Mike Lavigne, Nicholas Davis, Joe Sawyer, Benjamin Rader | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Vernon (SG), Paul Dunneback (C) Art Baty, Dean Canterbury | |
| 10:06 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 1st free throw | 33-54 |
| 10:06 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 2nd free throw | 33-55 |
| 09:43 | Loyola Chicago | Francis Dale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-55 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Evan Prokop (SG) Francis Dale | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sterling Smith (PF) Xiaoping Huang | |
| 09:18 | Cincinnati | Earl Crockett is called for the reach on James Vernon - foul #1 on Earl Crockett, team foul #5 | 33-55 |
| 08:58 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken drills a jump hook from the baseline | 33-57 |
| 08:43 | Loyola Chicago | Earl Crockett misses short on a 3 from straight away | 33-57 |
| 08:42 | Loyola Chicago | Gregg Watson grabs the offensive rebound | 33-57 |
| 08:26 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Sabia is hacked by Maurice Lokken - foul #2 on Maurice Lokken, team foul #2 | 33-57 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Francis Dale (SG), Joe Sawyer (PF), Benjamin Rader (C) Evan Prokop, Earl Crockett, Gregg Watson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 08:17 | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Rader misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 33-57 |
| 08:15 | Loyola Chicago | Joe Sawyer tips it in | 35-57 |
| 07:54 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 35-57 |
| 07:52 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback can't tip it in | 35-57 |
| 07:50 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken hits the follow up shot | 35-59 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Robert Sabia (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Francis Dale (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Portillo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Sawyer (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Benjamin Rader (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (tiring) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Vernon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (tiring) 20 pts. 6 reb. PF - Sterling Smith (fresh) C - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:41 | Loyola Chicago | William Portillo slams it home | 37-59 |
| 07:18 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah clanks a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Francis Dale - foul #4 on Francis Dale, team foul #6 | 37-59 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Mike Lavigne (SG), Nicholas Davis (SF) Francis Dale, William Portillo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang (PG) Sterling Smith | |
| 07:18 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 1st free throw | 37-60 |
| 07:18 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses the 2nd free throw | 37-60 |
| 07:18 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Benjamin Rader | 37-60 |
| 07:03 | Loyola Chicago | Paul Dunneback is called for the reach on Nicholas Davis - foul #1 on Paul Dunneback, team foul #3 | 37-60 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Francis Dale (PG) Robert Sabia | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Art Baty (PF), Dean Canterbury (C) Maurice Lokken, Paul Dunneback | |
| 06:53 | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Rader comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-60 |
| 06:52 | Loyola Chicago | Joe Sawyer grabs the offensive board | 37-60 |
| 06:43 | Loyola Chicago | Francis Dale is called for traveling | 37-60 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Earl Crockett (PG), Evan Prokop (SG), William Curtin (PF), Gregg Watson (C) Mike Lavigne, Nicholas Davis, Joe Sawyer, Benjamin Rader | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 06:25 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang hits a jumper from the baseline | 37-62 |
| 06:11 | Loyola Chicago | James Vernon steps in front of the Gregg Watson pass | 37-62 |
| 06:07 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Vernon | 37-64 |
| 05:54 | Loyola Chicago | William Curtin misses the lay-in | 37-64 |
| 05:52 | Loyola Chicago | Gregg Watson tips it back up and in | 39-64 |
| 05:34 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury double dribbles | 39-64 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | William Portillo (SF) William Curtin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (SF), Paul Dunneback (C) Dikembe Abdullah, Dean Canterbury | |
| 05:19 | Loyola Chicago | William Portillo is fouled on the floor by Art Baty - foul #2 on Art Baty, team foul #4 | 39-64 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sterling Smith (PF) Art Baty | |
| 05:14 | Loyola Chicago | Evan Prokop's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-64 |
| 04:53 | Cincinnati | James Vernon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-64 |
| 04:30 | Loyola Chicago | Gregg Watson comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 39-64 |
| 04:28 | Loyola Chicago | Gregg Watson snags the offensive board | 39-64 |
| 04:15 | Loyola Chicago | Evan Prokop comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 39-64 |
| 04:13 | Loyola Chicago | Earl Crockett grabs the offensive rebound | 39-64 |
| 04:02 | Loyola Chicago | Evan Prokop double dribbles | 39-64 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | William Curtin (PF) Evan Prokop | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG) Xiaoping Huang | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 03:55 | Cincinnati | James Vernon drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Maurice Lokken | 39-67 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:46 | Loyola Chicago | The short jumper by William Curtin is denied by Sterling Smith | 39-67 |
| 03:44 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Sterling Smith | 39-67 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Earl Crockett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Francis Dale (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - William Portillo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Curtin (fresh) C - Gregg Watson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (tiring) 20 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Vernon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (tiring) 20 pts. 6 reb. PF - Sterling Smith (fresh) C - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:37 | Cincinnati | Sterling Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-67 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Evan Prokop (SG) Gregg Watson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Art Baty (PF), Dean Canterbury (C) Sterling Smith, Paul Dunneback | |
| 03:22 | Loyola Chicago | Art Baty is called for the reach on Evan Prokop - foul #3 on Art Baty, team foul #5 | 39-67 |
| 03:17 | Loyola Chicago | Francis Dale clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-67 |
| 03:16 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken snags the defensive board | 39-67 |
| 03:02 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-67 |
| 03:01 | Loyola Chicago | Earl Crockett grabs the board | 39-67 |
| 02:49 | Loyola Chicago | William Curtin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-67 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang (SF) Maurice Lokken | |
| 02:25 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-70 |
| 02:16 | Loyola Chicago | William Curtin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-70 |
| 02:14 | Loyola Chicago | William Portillo tips it back up and in | 41-70 |
| 02:03 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 41-70 |
| 02:01 | Loyola Chicago | Earl Crockett gets the rebound | 41-70 |
| 01:45 | Loyola Chicago | William Curtin hits a runner from the right block and he's fouled by Art Baty - foul #4 on Art Baty, team foul #6 | 43-70 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (SF), Paul Dunneback (C) Xiaoping Huang, Dean Canterbury | |
| 01:45 | Loyola Chicago | William Curtin makes the free throw | 44-70 |
| 01:23 | Cincinnati | James Vernon buries a turnaround near the basket | 44-72 |
| 01:19 | Loyola Chicago | William Curtin is called for traveling | 44-72 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Gregg Watson (C) William Curtin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:05 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by James Vernon | 44-75 |
| 00:49 | Loyola Chicago | Art Baty is called for the reach on Evan Prokop - foul #5 on Art Baty, team foul #7 | 44-75 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sterling Smith (PF) Art Baty | |
| 00:49 | Loyola Chicago | Evan Prokop makes the 1st free throw | 45-75 |
| 00:49 | Loyola Chicago | Evan Prokop makes the 2nd free throw | 46-75 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | Sterling Smith buries a driving attempt from close range | 46-77 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:17 | Loyola Chicago | Francis Dale misses the shot from close range but he's hacked by Sterling Smith - foul #3 on Sterling Smith, team foul #8 | 46-77 |
| 00:17 | Loyola Chicago | Francis Dale misses the 1st free throw | 46-77 |
| 00:17 | Loyola Chicago | Francis Dale makes the 2nd free throw | 47-77 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah runs out the clock | 47-77 |