| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Thiel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Rollins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cole Campbell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darryl Hills (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Johnny Patel (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) SF - Brandon Drake (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stacey Davis (fresh) C - Carlos Bettencourt (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Loyola Chicago | Brandon Drake inbounds the ball | 39-31 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Loyola Chicago | Stacey Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-31 |
| 19:17 | Belmont | Cole Campbell misses long on a shot from the baseline | 39-31 |
| 19:15 | Loyola Chicago | Stacey Davis snags the defensive board | 39-31 |
| 19:01 | Loyola Chicago | John Rollins is called for the reach on Carlos Bettencourt - foul #1 on John Rollins, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| 18:46 | Loyola Chicago | Johnny Patel hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 39-31 |
| 18:44 | Belmont | Darryl Hills gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 18:40 | Belmont | James Thiel loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-31 |
| 18:27 | Loyola Chicago | Brandon Drake makes the floater in the paint set up by Carlos Bettencourt | 39-33 |
| 18:03 | Belmont | John Rollins is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 39-33 |
| 17:48 | Loyola Chicago | Carlos Bettencourt drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Brandon Drake | 39-35 |
| 17:28 | Belmont | Darryl Hills buries a shot in the lane | 41-35 |
| 17:10 | Loyola Chicago | Brandon Drake can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Cole Campbell - foul #1 on Cole Campbell, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ben Brown (PG) James Thiel | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 17:10 | Loyola Chicago | Brandon Drake makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 17:10 | Loyola Chicago | Brandon Drake makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 17:01 | Belmont | Darryl Hills's fadeaway is rejected by Stacey Davis | 41-37 |
| 17:00 | Belmont | Darryl Hills tips it but misses | 41-37 |
| 16:58 | Belmont | Darryl Hills grabs the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 16:40 | Belmont | John Rollins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-37 |
| Subs | Belmont | Earnest Emery (PG), Harry Whitt (PF), Justin Davenport (C) Cole Campbell, Darryl Hills, David Matthews | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Donald Fielding (PG), Daniel Sands (SF), Jimmy Olmstead (PF) Johnny Patel, Brandon Drake, Stacey Davis | |
| 16:21 | Loyola Chicago | Carlos Bettencourt misses the lay-in | 41-37 |
| 16:20 | Belmont | Justin Davenport snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 16:11 | Belmont | Harry Whitt knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Ben Brown | 43-37 |
| 15:58 | Loyola Chicago | Earnest Emery is called for the reach on Donald Fielding - foul #3 on Earnest Emery, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jason Farley (C) John Rollins | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Bruce Wynkoop (C) Carlos Bettencourt | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ben Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Earnest Emery (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Harry Whitt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Davenport (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Farley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Donald Fielding (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Brown (fresh) SF - Daniel Sands (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jimmy Olmstead (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bruce Wynkoop (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Loyola Chicago | James Brown connects on the jump hook in the lane | 43-39 |
| 15:30 | Belmont | Earnest Emery knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Ben Brown | 46-39 |
| 15:23 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Fielding scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-42 |
| 15:09 | Belmont | Jason Farley misses the 3 from straight away | 46-42 |
| 15:07 | Loyola Chicago | Jimmy Olmstead grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 14:41 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Sands is fouled on the floor by Harry Whitt - foul #1 on Harry Whitt, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Thiel (PG), John Rollins (SG), Cole Campbell (SF), Darryl Hills (PF) Ben Brown, Earnest Emery, Harry Whitt, Justin Davenport | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Johnny Patel (PG), Larry Marlin (SG), Brandon Drake (SF), Stacey Davis (PF), Carlos Bettencourt (C) Donald Fielding, James Brown, Daniel Sands, Jimmy Olmstead, Bruce Wynkoop | |
| 14:20 | Loyola Chicago | Brandon Drake travels with the ball | 46-42 |
| 13:58 | Belmont | Darryl Hills misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-42 |
| 13:57 | Loyola Chicago | Carlos Bettencourt grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 13:40 | Loyola Chicago | Carlos Bettencourt hits a jumper in the lane | 46-44 |
| 13:29 | Belmont | John Rollins makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Thiel | 49-44 |
| 13:12 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Marlin knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 12:54 | Belmont | Cole Campbell blows the layup but the foul's on Brandon Drake - foul #2 on Brandon Drake, team foul #1 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Matthews (C) Jason Farley | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Brown (SG) Larry Marlin | |
| 12:54 | Belmont | Cole Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 12:54 | Belmont | Cole Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 12:31 | Loyola Chicago | Carlos Bettencourt can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-46 |
| 12:29 | Loyola Chicago | Carlos Bettencourt misses the tip | 51-46 |
| 12:28 | Belmont | David Matthews gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 12:12 | Belmont | Cole Campbell makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from James Thiel | 53-46 |
| 11:59 | Loyola Chicago | Darryl Hills steps in front of the Johnny Patel pass | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Thiel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Rollins (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cole Campbell (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darryl Hills (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - David Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Johnny Patel (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brandon Drake (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Stacey Davis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carlos Bettencourt (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Belmont | Darryl Hills scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from James Thiel and he's hacked by Brandon Drake - foul #3 on Brandon Drake, team foul #2 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ben Brown (PG), Earnest Emery (SG) James Thiel, John Rollins | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Donald Fielding (PG), Jimmy Olmstead (C) Johnny Patel, Carlos Bettencourt | |
| 11:47 | Belmont | Darryl Hills makes the free throw | 56-46 |
| 11:21 | Loyola Chicago | Stacey Davis double dribbles | 56-46 |
| Subs | Belmont | Harry Whitt (SF), Jason Farley (C) Cole Campbell, Darryl Hills | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Sands (SF), Bruce Wynkoop (C) Brandon Drake, Stacey Davis | |
| 11:13 | Belmont | Jason Farley hits a 3 from straight away set up by Ben Brown | 59-46 |
| 11:04 | Loyola Chicago | James Brown makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Bruce Wynkoop | 59-48 |
| 10:58 | Belmont | Jimmy Olmstead is called for the reach on Ben Brown - foul #2 on Jimmy Olmstead, team foul #3 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Carlos Bettencourt (C) Bruce Wynkoop | |
| 10:45 | Belmont | Ben Brown comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 59-48 |
| 10:43 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Fielding snags the defensive board | 59-48 |
| 10:27 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Sands misses the 3 from straight away | 59-48 |
| 10:25 | Loyola Chicago | Carlos Bettencourt tips it back up and in | 59-50 |
| 10:13 | Belmont | Harry Whitt clanks a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Jimmy Olmstead - foul #3 on Jimmy Olmstead, team foul #4 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Thiel (PG), John Rollins (SG), Darryl Hills (PF) Ben Brown, Earnest Emery, David Matthews | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Johnny Patel (PG), Brandon Drake (SF), Stacey Davis (PF) Donald Fielding, Daniel Sands, Jimmy Olmstead | |
| 10:13 | Belmont | Harry Whitt makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 10:13 | Belmont | Harry Whitt misses the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 10:13 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Carlos Bettencourt | 60-50 |
| 09:49 | Loyola Chicago | James Brown hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-53 |
| 09:33 | Belmont | Johnny Patel is called for the reach on James Thiel - foul #2 on Johnny Patel, team foul #5 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | Cole Campbell (SF), David Matthews (C) Harry Whitt, Jason Farley | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 09:24 | Belmont | John Rollins buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Thiel | 63-53 |
| 09:08 | Loyola Chicago | James Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-53 |
| 09:06 | Belmont | Cole Campbell pulls down the rebound | 63-53 |
| 09:00 | Belmont | James Thiel misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 63-53 |
| 08:59 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Johnny Patel | 63-53 |
| 08:53 | Loyola Chicago | Johnny Patel knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Brown | 63-56 |
| 08:35 | Belmont | David Matthews comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 63-56 |
| 08:33 | Belmont | David Matthews gets the offensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 08:06 | Belmont | John Rollins misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-56 |
| 08:05 | Belmont | Cole Campbell grabs the offensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 07:45 | Belmont | John Rollins drills a 3 from straight away set up by James Thiel | 66-56 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Thiel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Rollins (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cole Campbell (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Darryl Hills (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - David Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Johnny Patel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Drake (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Stacey Davis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Carlos Bettencourt (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Loyola Chicago | Brandon Drake connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Carlos Bettencourt | 66-58 |
| 07:14 | Belmont | Cole Campbell banks in the layup on a great pass from John Rollins | 68-58 |
| 06:49 | Loyola Chicago | Carlos Bettencourt can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-58 |
| 06:48 | Belmont | Cole Campbell pulls down the rebound | 68-58 |
| 06:23 | Belmont | John Rollins misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 68-58 |
| 06:22 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Stacey Davis | 68-58 |
| 05:58 | Loyola Chicago | Stacey Davis clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-58 |
| 05:57 | Belmont | David Matthews grabs the board | 68-58 |
| 05:30 | Belmont | James Thiel drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from John Rollins | 70-58 |
| 05:10 | Loyola Chicago | Carlos Bettencourt misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 70-58 |
| 05:09 | Belmont | David Matthews grabs the board | 70-58 |
| 04:52 | Belmont | Darryl Hills can't connect on a shot from the right block | 70-58 |
| 04:51 | Loyola Chicago | Brandon Drake snags the defensive board | 70-58 |
| 04:28 | Loyola Chicago | James Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Darryl Hills | 70-58 |
| 04:26 | Loyola Chicago | Brandon Drake gets the offensive rebound | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:21 | Loyola Chicago | Stacey Davis knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Brandon Drake | 70-61 |
| 04:14 | Belmont | John Rollins misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 70-61 |
| 04:12 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Brandon Drake | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:57 | Loyola Chicago | Johnny Patel hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Brown | 70-64 |
| 03:42 | Belmont | The short jumper by Darryl Hills is denied by Carlos Bettencourt | 70-64 |
| 03:41 | Loyola Chicago | Brandon Drake grabs the board | 70-64 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Thiel (tiring) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Rollins (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cole Campbell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Darryl Hills (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - David Matthews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Johnny Patel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brandon Drake (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stacey Davis (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlos Bettencourt (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:27 | Loyola Chicago | Brandon Drake throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-64 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ben Brown (PG), Earnest Emery (SG), Harry Whitt (SF), Justin Davenport (PF), Jason Farley (C) James Thiel, John Rollins, Cole Campbell, Darryl Hills, David Matthews | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Donald Fielding (PG), Larry Marlin (SG), Daniel Sands (SF), Jimmy Olmstead (PF), Bruce Wynkoop (C) Johnny Patel, James Brown, Brandon Drake, Stacey Davis, Carlos Bettencourt | |
| 03:14 | Belmont | Harry Whitt buries a runner in the lane set up by Ben Brown | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:01 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Marlin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-64 |
| 02:59 | Belmont | Jason Farley pulls down the rebound | 72-64 |
| 02:59 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:37 | Belmont | Harry Whitt's fadeaway is rejected by Bruce Wynkoop | 72-64 |
| 02:35 | Belmont | Jason Farley tips it home | 74-64 |
| 02:35 | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-64 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Rollins (SG), Cole Campbell (SF), David Matthews (PF) Earnest Emery, Harry Whitt, Justin Davenport | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Brown (SG), Carlos Bettencourt (C) Larry Marlin, Bruce Wynkoop | |
| 02:19 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Sands misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jason Farley - foul #4 on Jason Farley, team foul #5 | 74-64 |
| Subs | Belmont | Darryl Hills (PF) David Matthews | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Stacey Davis (PF) Jimmy Olmstead | |
| 02:19 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Sands misses the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 02:19 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Sands makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 01:57 | Belmont | John Rollins connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Ben Brown and he's hacked by Donald Fielding - foul #1 on Donald Fielding, team foul #6 | 76-65 |
| Subs | Belmont | Harry Whitt (SF), David Matthews (PF), Justin Davenport (C) Cole Campbell, Darryl Hills, Jason Farley | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Larry Marlin (SG), Jimmy Olmstead (PF), Bruce Wynkoop (C) James Brown, Stacey Davis, Carlos Bettencourt | |
| 01:57 | Belmont | John Rollins makes the free throw | 77-65 |
| 01:42 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Fielding buries a floater from the left wing | 77-67 |
| 01:17 | Belmont | David Matthews clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 77-67 |
| 01:16 | Belmont | Justin Davenport tips it in | 79-67 |
| 00:58 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Sands misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 79-67 |
| 00:56 | Loyola Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Olmstead | 79-67 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Loyola Chicago | Bruce Wynkoop misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 79-67 |
| 00:51 | Belmont | John Rollins grabs the defensive rebound | 79-67 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Belmont | David Matthews is hacked by Daniel Sands - foul #2 on Daniel Sands, team foul #7 | 79-67 |
| Subs | Belmont | Earnest Emery (SG) John Rollins | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 00:26 | Belmont | David Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 80-67 |
| 00:26 | Belmont | David Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 81-67 |
| 00:21 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Marlin misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 81-67 |
| 00:19 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Sands tips it home | 81-69 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Ben Brown runs out the clock | 81-69 |