| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Johnny Patel (fresh) SG - James Brown (fresh) SF - Brandon Drake (fresh) PF - Stacey Davis (fresh) C - Carlos Bettencourt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Fern (fresh) SG - Jim Motter (fresh) SF - Clinton Schnieders (fresh) PF - Ian Snider (fresh) C - William Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Loyola Chicago | Carlos Bettencourt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Loyola Chicago | Brandon Drake comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Loyola Chicago | Stacey Davis snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Loyola Chicago | Johnny Patel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider's floater is tipped away by Stacey Davis | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Loyola Chicago | Carlos Bettencourt makes the 3 from the left wing set up by James Brown | 3-2 |
| 18:38 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider loses the ball out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 18:16 | Loyola Chicago | Brandon Drake hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 3-2 |
| 18:14 | Loyola Chicago | Carlos Bettencourt gets the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:57 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Fern is called for the reach on Johnny Patel - foul #1 on Richard Fern, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 17:46 | Loyola Chicago | Carlos Bettencourt scores on a jump hook near the basket | 5-2 |
| 17:25 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Fern misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 17:23 | Loyola Chicago | Johnny Patel pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:01 | Loyola Chicago | Carlos Bettencourt is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Carlos Bettencourt, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 16:47 | Detroit Mercy | Clinton Schnieders is denied on a layup by Carlos Bettencourt | 5-2 |
| 16:46 | Loyola Chicago | Johnny Patel grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:40 | Loyola Chicago | Stacey Davis hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brandon Drake | 7-2 |
| 16:11 | Detroit Mercy | Jim Motter knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Fern | 7-4 |
| 15:55 | Loyola Chicago | James Brown comes up short on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Ian Snider - foul #1 on Ian Snider, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Donald Fielding (PG) Johnny Patel | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 15:55 | Loyola Chicago | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 15:55 | Loyola Chicago | James Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 15:55 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider gets the rebound | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Donald Fielding (fresh) SG - James Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Drake (fresh) PF - Stacey Davis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carlos Bettencourt (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Fern (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jim Motter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clinton Schnieders (fresh) PF - Ian Snider (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Stacey Davis - foul #1 on Stacey Davis, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Sands (SF), Jimmy Olmstead (PF) Brandon Drake, Stacey Davis | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 15:40 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:40 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:18 | Loyola Chicago | Carlos Bettencourt hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 8-6 |
| 15:16 | Detroit Mercy | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:04 | Detroit Mercy | Jim Motter lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Fern | 8-8 |
| 14:41 | Loyola Chicago | Carlos Bettencourt is hacked by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Johnny Patel (PG), Brandon Drake (SF), Stacey Davis (PF) Donald Fielding, Daniel Sands, Carlos Bettencourt | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Canizales (SG), Gabriel Godbey (SF), Joseph Watkins (C) Jim Motter, Clinton Schnieders, William Smith | |
| 14:33 | Loyola Chicago | Johnny Patel knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brandon Drake | 10-8 |
| 14:26 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider blows the layup | 10-8 |
| 14:24 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Fern grabs the offensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 14:08 | Detroit Mercy | Gabriel Godbey can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 10-8 |
| 14:06 | Loyola Chicago | Brandon Drake snags the defensive board | 10-8 |
| 13:46 | Loyola Chicago | Johnny Patel misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 10-8 |
| 13:44 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 13:37 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Fern hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Matthew Canizales | 10-11 |
| 13:15 | Loyola Chicago | Brandon Drake can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 13:13 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider snags the defensive board | 10-11 |
| 12:54 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 10-13 |
| 12:32 | Loyola Chicago | James Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-13 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Donald Fielding (PG), Larry Marlin (SG), Daniel Sands (SF), Carlos Bettencourt (C) Johnny Patel, James Brown, Brandon Drake, Stacey Davis | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jim Motter (SG), Clinton Schnieders (SF), William Smith (C) Richard Fern, Matthew Canizales, Ian Snider | |
| 12:12 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Watkins misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 12:10 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Fielding snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 12:04 | Loyola Chicago | Jimmy Olmstead double dribbles | 10-13 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Bruce Wynkoop (PF) Jimmy Olmstead | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 11:42 | Detroit Mercy | Gabriel Godbey makes the runner from the baseline | 10-15 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Donald Fielding (fresh) SG - Larry Marlin (fresh) SF - Daniel Sands (fresh) PF - Bruce Wynkoop (fresh) C - Carlos Bettencourt (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Gabriel Godbey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jim Motter (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Clinton Schnieders (fresh) PF - Joseph Watkins (fresh) C - William Smith (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Fielding scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Daniel Sands | 13-15 |
| 11:05 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Watkins makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Gabriel Godbey | 13-17 |
| 10:56 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Marlin banks in the layup | 15-17 |
| 10:49 | Detroit Mercy | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-17 |
| 10:47 | Loyola Chicago | Bruce Wynkoop snags the defensive board | 15-17 |
| 10:29 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Fielding is fouled on the floor by Jim Motter - foul #1 on Jim Motter, team foul #4 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Johnny Patel (PG), James Brown (SG), Brandon Drake (SF), Stacey Davis (PF) Donald Fielding, Larry Marlin, Daniel Sands, Bruce Wynkoop | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Fern (PG), Ian Snider (PF) Gabriel Godbey, Joseph Watkins | |
| 10:24 | Loyola Chicago | James Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Clinton Schnieders | 15-17 |
| 10:23 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider pulls down the rebound | 15-17 |
| 10:19 | Detroit Mercy | Clinton Schnieders hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Brandon Drake - foul #1 on Brandon Drake, team foul #3 | 15-17 |
| 10:19 | Detroit Mercy | Clinton Schnieders makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 10:19 | Detroit Mercy | Clinton Schnieders makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 10:05 | Loyola Chicago | Johnny Patel hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Fern - foul #2 on Richard Fern, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gabriel Godbey (PG) Richard Fern | |
| 10:05 | Loyola Chicago | Johnny Patel makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 10:05 | Loyola Chicago | Johnny Patel makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:56 | Detroit Mercy | Carlos Bettencourt swats the layup by Jim Motter | 17-19 |
| 09:55 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider tips it but misses | 17-19 |
| 09:54 | Loyola Chicago | Carlos Bettencourt grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 09:40 | Loyola Chicago | James Brown makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Johnny Patel | 19-19 |
| 09:21 | Detroit Mercy | Brandon Drake takes the ball from William Smith | 19-19 |
| 09:18 | Loyola Chicago | Stacey Davis lays it up and in set up by Brandon Drake | 21-19 |
| 09:01 | Detroit Mercy | Gabriel Godbey is hacked by Stacey Davis - foul #2 on Stacey Davis, team foul #4 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jimmy Olmstead (PF) Stacey Davis | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Canizales (SG), Jerry Fairfax (SF), Daniel Cairns (C) Jim Motter, Clinton Schnieders, William Smith | |
| 08:48 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Canizales is hacked by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #5 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Bruce Wynkoop (C) Carlos Bettencourt | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 08:35 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-19 |
| 08:34 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Cairns grabs the offensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 08:19 | Detroit Mercy | The jump hook by Jerry Fairfax is blocked by Bruce Wynkoop | 21-19 |
| 08:18 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider snags the offensive board | 21-19 |
| 08:10 | Detroit Mercy | Gabriel Godbey is fouled on the floor by Johnny Patel - foul #1 on Johnny Patel, team foul #6 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Clinton Schnieders (SF), Joseph Watkins (C) Jerry Fairfax, Daniel Cairns | |
| 08:02 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider makes the runner in the lane | 21-21 |
| 07:44 | Loyola Chicago | Brandon Drake is called for traveling | 21-21 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Donald Fielding (PG), Carlos Bettencourt (C) Johnny Patel, Bruce Wynkoop | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jim Motter (SG), William Smith (C) Matthew Canizales, Joseph Watkins | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Donald Fielding (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Drake (fresh) PF - Jimmy Olmstead (fresh) C - Carlos Bettencourt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Gabriel Godbey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Motter (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Clinton Schnieders (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ian Snider (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider hits a floater from the baseline | 21-23 |
| 07:09 | Loyola Chicago | Jimmy Olmstead hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Fielding | 24-23 |
| 06:58 | Detroit Mercy | Gabriel Godbey misses short on a jumper from the right side | 24-23 |
| 06:56 | Loyola Chicago | Carlos Bettencourt grabs the board | 24-23 |
| 06:52 | Loyola Chicago | James Brown is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #7 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Larry Marlin (SG), Daniel Sands (SF) James Brown, Brandon Drake | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Canizales (PG), Joseph Watkins (PF) Gabriel Godbey, Ian Snider | |
| 06:33 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Watkins misses the easy layup | 24-23 |
| 06:31 | Detroit Mercy | Clinton Schnieders tips it home | 24-25 |
| 06:17 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Marlin hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 24-25 |
| 06:15 | Detroit Mercy | Clinton Schnieders grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 06:04 | Detroit Mercy | William Smith misses the easy layup | 24-25 |
| 06:02 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Sands grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 05:58 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Fielding misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-25 |
| 05:56 | Detroit Mercy | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 24-25 |
| 05:41 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Watkins misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Daniel Sands - foul #1 on Daniel Sands, team foul #8 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Johnny Patel (PG), Bruce Wynkoop (PF) Donald Fielding, Jimmy Olmstead | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gabriel Godbey (PG), Ian Snider (PF), Daniel Cairns (C) Jim Motter, Clinton Schnieders, William Smith | |
| 05:41 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Watkins misses the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 05:41 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Watkins misses the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 05:41 | Loyola Chicago | Carlos Bettencourt gets the rebound | 24-25 |
| 05:19 | Loyola Chicago | Bruce Wynkoop buries a jumper from the left block | 26-25 |
| 04:54 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Cairns is called for traveling | 26-25 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Brandon Drake (SF), Kristopher Jackson (C) Daniel Sands, Carlos Bettencourt | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 04:38 | Loyola Chicago | Kristopher Jackson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-25 |
| 04:37 | Detroit Mercy | Gabriel Godbey grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 04:26 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Wynkoop is called for the reach on Ian Snider - foul #1 on Bruce Wynkoop, team foul #9 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jimmy Olmstead (PF) Kristopher Jackson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jim Motter (SG), Clinton Schnieders (SF), William Smith (C) Matthew Canizales, Joseph Watkins, Daniel Cairns | |
| 04:26 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 04:26 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 04:16 | Loyola Chicago | William Smith swats the layup by Johnny Patel | 26-27 |
| 04:15 | Loyola Chicago | Jimmy Olmstead tips it home | 28-27 |
| 04:05 | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Patel is called for the reach on Clinton Schnieders - foul #2 on Johnny Patel, team foul #10 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Donald Fielding (PG), Daniel Sands (SG) Johnny Patel, Larry Marlin | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 04:05 | Detroit Mercy | Clinton Schnieders makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 04:05 | Detroit Mercy | Clinton Schnieders misses the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 04:05 | Loyola Chicago | Bruce Wynkoop snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 03:55 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Fielding is hacked by Jim Motter - foul #2 on Jim Motter, team foul #6 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Brown (SG), Stacey Davis (PF), Carlos Bettencourt (C) Daniel Sands, Jimmy Olmstead, Bruce Wynkoop | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Fern (PG) Gabriel Godbey | |
| 03:43 | Loyola Chicago | James Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 28-28 |
| 03:42 | Loyola Chicago | Carlos Bettencourt tips it but misses | 28-28 |
| 03:40 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Jim Motter | 28-28 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Donald Fielding (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Drake (fresh) PF - Stacey Davis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Carlos Bettencourt (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Fern (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jim Motter (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Clinton Schnieders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ian Snider (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Detroit Mercy | Clinton Schnieders makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jim Motter | 28-30 |
| 02:55 | Loyola Chicago | James Brown is hacked by Jim Motter - foul #3 on Jim Motter, team foul #7 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Johnny Patel (PG) Donald Fielding | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gabriel Godbey (SG), Joseph Watkins (PF) Jim Motter, Ian Snider | |
| 02:55 | Loyola Chicago | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 02:55 | Loyola Chicago | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 02:35 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Fern is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Richard Fern, team foul #8 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Canizales (SG), Jerry Fairfax (SF), Daniel Cairns (C) Richard Fern, Clinton Schnieders, William Smith | |
| 02:13 | Loyola Chicago | James Brown clanks a turnaround in the paint | 30-30 |
| 02:11 | Loyola Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Drake | 30-30 |
| 01:58 | Loyola Chicago | Stacey Davis makes the shot from close range set up by James Brown | 32-30 |
| 01:40 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Watkins clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-30 |
| 01:39 | Loyola Chicago | Carlos Bettencourt snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 01:18 | Loyola Chicago | Carlos Bettencourt is fouled on the floor by Daniel Cairns - foul #1 on Daniel Cairns, team foul #9 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Sands (SF) Brandon Drake | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Clinton Schnieders (SF), Ian Snider (PF), William Smith (C) Jerry Fairfax, Joseph Watkins, Daniel Cairns | |
| 01:18 | Loyola Chicago | Carlos Bettencourt makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 01:18 | Loyola Chicago | Carlos Bettencourt misses the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 01:18 | Detroit Mercy | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 00:56 | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Patel is called for the reach on Gabriel Godbey - foul #3 on Johnny Patel, team foul #11 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Donald Fielding (PG), Jimmy Olmstead (PF), Bruce Wynkoop (C) Johnny Patel, Stacey Davis, Carlos Bettencourt | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:56 | Detroit Mercy | Gabriel Godbey makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 00:56 | Detroit Mercy | Gabriel Godbey makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 00:43 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Fielding knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Daniel Sands | 35-32 |
| 00:27 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider misses short on a shot from the left block | 35-32 |
| 00:26 | Detroit Mercy | William Smith snags the offensive board | 35-32 |
| 00:03 | Detroit Mercy | Gabriel Godbey misses long on a 3 from straight away | 35-32 |
| 00:02 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider tips it home | 35-34 |
| 00:00 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Sands misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 35-34 |