| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - David Prosienski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cornell Eady (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonel Tate (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ray Bane (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mike Legaspi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Karl Blackmore (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy Wildenberg (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Johnny Ickes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Wood (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Loyola Chicago | Leonel Tate inbounds the ball | 20-34 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Loyola Chicago | Cornell Eady misses the shot from the left side | 20-34 |
| 19:37 | NC State | Karl Blackmore gets the rebound | 20-34 |
| 19:14 | NC State | David Prosienski steals the ball from Johnny Ickes | 20-34 |
| 18:51 | Loyola Chicago | Ray Bane misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Howard - foul #3 on David Howard, team foul #1 | 20-34 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | NC State | David Cherry (SG) David Howard | |
| 18:51 | Loyola Chicago | Ray Bane makes the 1st free throw | 21-34 |
| 18:51 | Loyola Chicago | Ray Bane makes the 2nd free throw | 22-34 |
| 18:22 | NC State | Johnny Ickes comes up short on the floater from the right block | 22-34 |
| 18:21 | Loyola Chicago | Leonel Tate grabs the defensive rebound | 22-34 |
| 18:18 | Loyola Chicago | Cornell Eady is fouled in the backcourt by Johnny Ickes - foul #1 on Johnny Ickes, team foul #2 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Kyle Jarvis (PG), Christopher Wroten (C) David Prosienski, Mike Legaspi | |
| Subs | NC State | Louis Willbanks (SF), Robert Andrews (PF), Charles Lajoie (C) Troy Wildenberg, Johnny Ickes, Ernest Wood | |
| 18:01 | Loyola Chicago | Ray Bane knocks in the 3 from straight away | 25-34 |
| 17:43 | NC State | Robert Andrews blows the layup | 25-34 |
| 17:42 | NC State | Charles Lajoie misses the tip | 25-34 |
| 17:40 | Loyola Chicago | Cornell Eady grabs the board | 25-34 |
| 17:26 | Loyola Chicago | Cornell Eady's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-34 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Strachan (SG), Joe Bills (SF), David Hoffman (C) Cornell Eady, Leonel Tate, Ray Bane | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 17:06 | NC State | David Cherry loses the ball out of bounds | 25-34 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Mike Legaspi (C) David Hoffman | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 16:51 | Loyola Chicago | Karl Blackmore steps in front of the Christopher Wroten pass | 25-34 |
| 16:32 | NC State | Charles Lajoie blows the layup but he's hacked by Mike Legaspi - foul #1 on Mike Legaspi, team foul #1 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | David Prosienski (PG) Kyle Jarvis | |
| Subs | NC State | Troy Wildenberg (SF), Johnny Ickes (PF) Louis Willbanks, Robert Andrews | |
| 16:32 | NC State | Charles Lajoie makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 16:32 | NC State | Charles Lajoie misses the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 16:32 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Strachan snags the defensive board | 25-35 |
| 16:09 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Legaspi lays it in on a great pass from Christopher Wroten and the foul's on Charles Lajoie - foul #1 on Charles Lajoie, team foul #3 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Cornell Eady (SG), Ray Bane (PF) Daniel Strachan, Christopher Wroten | |
| Subs | NC State | Ernest Wood (C) Charles Lajoie | |
| 16:09 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Legaspi misses the free throw | 27-35 |
| 16:09 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 15:55 | NC State | David Prosienski is called for the reach on Troy Wildenberg - foul #1 on David Prosienski, team foul #2 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Mark Wilson (C) Mike Legaspi | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick (PG), David Howard (SG) Karl Blackmore, David Cherry | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - David Prosienski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cornell Eady (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Bills (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ray Bane (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Wilson (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brandon Kirkpatrick (fresh) 3 pf. SG - David Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Troy Wildenberg (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Johnny Ickes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Wood (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | NC State | David Howard connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Troy Wildenberg | 27-38 |
| 15:13 | Loyola Chicago | Joe Bills misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 27-38 |
| 15:12 | Loyola Chicago | Ray Bane pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-38 |
| 14:55 | Loyola Chicago | Mark Wilson loses the dribble to Ernest Wood | 27-38 |
| 14:44 | NC State | Ernest Wood buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from David Howard | 27-40 |
| 14:39 | Loyola Chicago | Ray Bane loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-40 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Kyle Jarvis (PG), Leonel Tate (SF), Mike Legaspi (C) David Prosienski, Joe Bills, Mark Wilson | |
| Subs | NC State | Louis Willbanks (SF), Robert Andrews (PF), Charles Lajoie (C) Troy Wildenberg, Johnny Ickes, Ernest Wood | |
| 14:18 | NC State | David Howard clanks a 3 from the right wing | 27-40 |
| 14:16 | Loyola Chicago | Leonel Tate gets the rebound | 27-40 |
| 13:56 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Lajoie denies the turnaround by Leonel Tate | 27-40 |
| 13:54 | NC State | Charles Lajoie snags the defensive board | 27-40 |
| 13:27 | NC State | Charles Lajoie drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Brandon Kirkpatrick | 27-42 |
| 13:07 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Legaspi misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-42 |
| 13:05 | NC State | The rebound goes to Louis Willbanks | 27-42 |
| 12:39 | NC State | Robert Andrews blows the layup but he's hacked by Cornell Eady - foul #2 on Cornell Eady, team foul #3 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | David Prosienski (PG), Daniel Strachan (SG), Joe Bills (SF), Christopher Wroten (PF), Mark Wilson (C) Kyle Jarvis, Cornell Eady, Leonel Tate, Ray Bane, Mike Legaspi | |
| Subs | NC State | Karl Blackmore (PG), David Cherry (SG), Troy Wildenberg (SF) Brandon Kirkpatrick, David Howard, Louis Willbanks | |
| 12:39 | NC State | Robert Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 27-43 |
| 12:39 | NC State | Robert Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 27-44 |
| 12:17 | Loyola Chicago | Christopher Wroten drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Prosienski | 29-44 |
| 11:56 | NC State | Robert Andrews jams it on a great pass from Karl Blackmore | 29-46 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - David Prosienski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Strachan (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Joe Bills (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Wroten (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Wilson (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Karl Blackmore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Cherry (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Troy Wildenberg (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Robert Andrews (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Charles Lajoie (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Loyola Chicago | Karl Blackmore is called for the reach on David Prosienski - foul #2 on Karl Blackmore, team foul #4 | 29-46 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | NC State | Johnny Ickes (PF), Ernest Wood (C) Robert Andrews, Charles Lajoie | |
| 11:23 | Loyola Chicago | Joe Bills makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-46 |
| 11:08 | NC State | Karl Blackmore misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-46 |
| 11:07 | Loyola Chicago | Joe Bills pulls down the rebound | 31-46 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 11:03 | Loyola Chicago | Joe Bills misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-46 |
| 11:02 | Loyola Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Strachan | 31-46 |
| 10:47 | Loyola Chicago | Christopher Wroten can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 31-46 |
| 10:46 | Loyola Chicago | Christopher Wroten gets the offensive rebound | 31-46 |
| 10:39 | Loyola Chicago | David Cherry steals the ball from Christopher Wroten | 31-46 |
| 10:17 | NC State | David Cherry makes the shot from the baseline | 31-48 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 10:02 | Loyola Chicago | Christopher Wroten misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 31-48 |
| 10:00 | NC State | Karl Blackmore gets the rebound | 31-48 |
| 09:40 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg blows the layup | 31-48 |
| 09:39 | NC State | Johnny Ickes tips it home | 31-50 |
| 09:30 | Loyola Chicago | David Prosienski drills a jumper from the right side | 33-50 |
| 09:09 | NC State | Karl Blackmore can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-50 |
| 09:08 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Strachan grabs the board | 33-50 |
| 08:50 | Loyola Chicago | Mark Wilson misses the runner near the basket | 33-50 |
| 08:49 | NC State | Johnny Ickes gets the rebound | 33-50 |
| 08:46 | NC State | Daniel Strachan picks off the pass by Karl Blackmore in the backcourt | 33-50 |
| 08:34 | Loyola Chicago | Christopher Wroten is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Christopher Wroten, team foul #4 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Kyle Jarvis (PG), Cornell Eady (SG), Leonel Tate (SF), Ray Bane (PF), Mike Legaspi (C) David Prosienski, Daniel Strachan, Joe Bills, Christopher Wroten, Mark Wilson | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick (PG), David Howard (SG), Louis Willbanks (SF), Robert Andrews (PF), Charles Lajoie (C) Karl Blackmore, David Cherry, Troy Wildenberg, Johnny Ickes, Ernest Wood | |
| 08:08 | NC State | David Howard hits a shot from the right side | 33-52 |
| 08:05 | Loyola Chicago | Cornell Eady throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-52 |
| 07:47 | NC State | Cornell Eady is called for the reach on Brandon Kirkpatrick - foul #3 on Cornell Eady, team foul #5 | 33-52 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Kyle Jarvis (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Cornell Eady (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leonel Tate (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Ray Bane (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Mike Legaspi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brandon Kirkpatrick (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Louis Willbanks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Andrews (fresh) 10 pts. C - Charles Lajoie (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | NC State | Robert Andrews is fouled on the floor by Ray Bane - foul #2 on Ray Bane, team foul #6 | 33-52 |
| 07:00 | NC State | Ray Bane steals the ball from Robert Andrews | 33-52 |
| 06:55 | Loyola Chicago | Kyle Jarvis misses badly on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Brandon Kirkpatrick - foul #4 on Brandon Kirkpatrick, team foul #5 | 33-52 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | NC State | Johnny Ickes (PF) Robert Andrews | |
| 06:55 | Loyola Chicago | Kyle Jarvis makes the 1st free throw | 34-52 |
| 06:55 | Loyola Chicago | Kyle Jarvis makes the 2nd free throw | 35-52 |
| 06:26 | NC State | Charles Lajoie misses the shot from close range | 35-52 |
| 06:24 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Mike Legaspi | 35-52 |
| 06:09 | Loyola Chicago | Louis Willbanks is called for the reach on Leonel Tate - foul #2 on Louis Willbanks, team foul #6 | 35-52 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | David Prosienski (PG), Larry Davis (SG), Joe Bills (SF), Christopher Wroten (PF), David Hoffman (C) Kyle Jarvis, Cornell Eady, Leonel Tate, Ray Bane, Mike Legaspi | |
| Subs | NC State | Karl Blackmore (PG), Ernest Wood (C) Brandon Kirkpatrick, Charles Lajoie | |
| 05:56 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Davis is called for traveling | 35-52 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Andrews (PF) Johnny Ickes | |
| 05:41 | NC State | David Prosienski takes the ball from Robert Andrews | 35-52 |
| 05:37 | Loyola Chicago | David Prosienski lays it in | 37-52 |
| 05:08 | NC State | Robert Andrews is denied on a layup by David Hoffman | 37-52 |
| 05:07 | NC State | Ernest Wood grabs the offensive board | 37-52 |
| 04:56 | NC State | Robert Andrews throws it down | 37-54 |
| 04:33 | Loyola Chicago | Christopher Wroten hits the finger roll set up by David Prosienski | 39-54 |
| 04:20 | NC State | Karl Blackmore is hacked by David Prosienski - foul #2 on David Prosienski, team foul #7 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Kyle Jarvis (PG), Daniel Strachan (SG), Mark Wilson (C) David Prosienski, Larry Davis, David Hoffman | |
| Subs | NC State | David Cherry (SG), Troy Wildenberg (SF), Johnny Ickes (PF), Charles Lajoie (C) David Howard, Louis Willbanks, Robert Andrews, Ernest Wood | |
| 04:20 | NC State | Karl Blackmore misses the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 04:20 | Loyola Chicago | Christopher Wroten snags the defensive board | 39-54 |
| 04:16 | Loyola Chicago | Kyle Jarvis drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Strachan | 41-54 |
| 03:57 | NC State | Johnny Ickes is hacked by Christopher Wroten - foul #4 on Christopher Wroten, team foul #8 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Cornell Eady (SG), Leonel Tate (SF), Ray Bane (PF), Mike Legaspi (C) Daniel Strachan, Joe Bills, Christopher Wroten, Mark Wilson | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick (PG) Karl Blackmore | |
| 03:57 | NC State | Johnny Ickes makes the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 03:57 | NC State | Johnny Ickes makes the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| 03:48 | Loyola Chicago | Johnny Ickes swats the short shot by Mike Legaspi | 41-56 |
| 03:46 | Loyola Chicago | Ray Bane gets the offensive rebound | 41-56 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Kyle Jarvis (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Cornell Eady (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leonel Tate (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Ray Bane (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Mike Legaspi (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brandon Kirkpatrick (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Cherry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Troy Wildenberg (tiring) 5 reb. PF - Johnny Ickes (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Lajoie (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Loyola Chicago | Ray Bane comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 41-56 |
| 03:22 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg grabs the board | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:02 | NC State | The short jumper by Troy Wildenberg is denied by Ray Bane | 41-56 |
| 03:00 | NC State | Charles Lajoie tips it in | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 02:57 | Loyola Chicago | Brandon Kirkpatrick is called for the reach on Kyle Jarvis in the backcourt - foul #5 on Brandon Kirkpatrick, team foul #7 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Strachan (SG), Larry Davis (SF), Christopher Wroten (PF), Mark Wilson (C) Cornell Eady, Leonel Tate, Ray Bane, Mike Legaspi | |
| Subs | NC State | Karl Blackmore (PG), David Howard (SG), Louis Willbanks (SF), Robert Andrews (PF) Brandon Kirkpatrick, David Cherry, Troy Wildenberg, Johnny Ickes | |
| 02:57 | Loyola Chicago | Kyle Jarvis makes the 1st free throw | 42-58 |
| 02:57 | Loyola Chicago | Kyle Jarvis makes the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| 02:36 | NC State | Robert Andrews is whistled for a carry | 43-58 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Joe Bills (SF) Kyle Jarvis | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:32 | Loyola Chicago | David Howard picks off the pass by Larry Davis in the backcourt | 43-58 |
| 02:07 | NC State | Charles Lajoie hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 43-58 |
| 02:06 | NC State | Charles Lajoie tips it in | 43-60 |
| 02:04 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Strachan is fouled in the backcourt by Karl Blackmore - foul #3 on Karl Blackmore, team foul #8 | 43-60 |
| 02:04 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Strachan makes the 1st free throw | 44-60 |
| 02:04 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Strachan makes the 2nd free throw | 45-60 |
| 01:39 | NC State | Louis Willbanks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-60 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Kyle Jarvis (PG) Larry Davis | |
| Subs | NC State | Troy Wildenberg (SF), Johnny Ickes (PF), Ernest Wood (C) Louis Willbanks, Robert Andrews, Charles Lajoie | |
| 01:36 | Loyola Chicago | Joe Bills is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 45-60 |
| 01:07 | NC State | Karl Blackmore makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by David Howard | 45-63 |
| 00:49 | Loyola Chicago | Joe Bills is whistled for traveling | 45-63 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:28 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg is whistled for traveling | 45-63 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:22 | Loyola Chicago | Joe Bills blows the layup but he's fouled by Ernest Wood - foul #2 on Ernest Wood, team foul #9 | 45-63 |
| 00:22 | Loyola Chicago | Joe Bills makes the 1st free throw | 46-63 |
| 00:22 | Loyola Chicago | Joe Bills makes the 2nd free throw | 47-63 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Karl Blackmore runs out the clock | 47-63 |