| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - William Hammer (fresh) SG - Malcolm Rozar (fresh) SF - Charles Terry (fresh) PF - Michael Baltimore (fresh) C - Jon Applebaum (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fresh) SG - Wesley Prado (fresh) SF - Joshua Robertson (fresh) PF - Todd Raub (fresh) C - Jie Huang (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Loyola (MD) | Jon Applebaum wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:53 | Loyola (MD) | William Hammer misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Joshua Robertson - foul #1 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:53 | Loyola (MD) | William Hammer makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:53 | Loyola (MD) | William Hammer makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Todd Raub can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Todd Raub knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | Loyola (MD) | Jie Huang steps in front of the Jon Applebaum pass | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Todd Raub buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Keith Jones and he's fouled by Jon Applebaum - foul #1 on Jon Applebaum, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Todd Raub makes the free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:04 | Loyola (MD) | The jump hook by Malcolm Rozar is blocked by Todd Raub | 2-5 |
| 18:03 | Loyola (MD) | Michael Baltimore tips it but misses | 2-5 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | Keith Jones pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Jie Huang drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joshua Robertson and he's hacked by Jon Applebaum - foul #2 on Jon Applebaum, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Arthur Saad (SG), John Brumback (PF), Kenneth Dobbins (C) Malcolm Rozar, Michael Baltimore, Jon Applebaum | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the free throw | 2-8 |
| 17:16 | Loyola (MD) | Kenneth Dobbins buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Arthur Saad | 5-8 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Wesley Prado's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-8 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Kun Wang (PG), Joseph McVea (SF) William Hammer, Charles Terry | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (SF) Joshua Robertson | |
| 16:55 | Loyola (MD) | Kun Wang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-8 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG) Keith Jones | |
| 16:37 | Illinois | Eric Thomas makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Reed Phillips | 5-11 |
| 16:35 | Loyola (MD) | Kun Wang's pass is intercepted by Reed Phillips in the backcourt | 5-11 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Eric Thomas drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Reed Phillips | 5-14 |
| 16:10 | Loyola (MD) | Wesley Prado is called for the reach on Arthur Saad in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wesley Prado, team foul #2 | 5-14 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Malcolm Rozar (SG), Michael Baltimore (PF) Kun Wang, Kenneth Dobbins | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:50 | Loyola (MD) | Jie Huang is called for the reach on John Brumback - foul #1 on Jie Huang, team foul #3 | 5-14 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | William Hammer (PG), Charles Terry (SF) Arthur Saad, Joseph McVea | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Joshua Robertson (SF) Eric Thomas, Reed Phillips | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - William Hammer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Malcolm Rozar (fresh) SF - Charles Terry (fresh) PF - Michael Baltimore (fresh) C - John Brumback (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wesley Prado (fairly fresh) SF - Joshua Robertson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Todd Raub (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Jie Huang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Loyola (MD) | Charles Terry can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-14 |
| 15:36 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Todd Raub | 5-14 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses short on a runner from the baseline | 5-14 |
| 15:06 | Loyola (MD) | William Hammer snags the defensive board | 5-14 |
| 14:53 | Loyola (MD) | Michael Baltimore misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-14 |
| 14:51 | Loyola (MD) | Charles Terry misses the tip | 5-14 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Keith Jones snags the defensive board | 5-14 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Keith Jones misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by William Hammer - foul #1 on William Hammer, team foul #3 | 5-14 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Kenneth Dobbins (C) John Brumback | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (SF), William Roberts (C) Joshua Robertson, Jie Huang | |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the 1st free throw | 5-15 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 5-16 |
| 14:36 | Loyola (MD) | The jumper by Michael Baltimore is denied by William Roberts | 5-16 |
| 14:34 | Illinois | William Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 5-16 |
| 14:11 | Illinois | Todd Raub hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 5-16 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | William Roberts tips it back up and in | 5-18 |
| 13:46 | Loyola (MD) | Malcolm Rozar makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-18 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | Reed Phillips connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Wesley Prado | 7-20 |
| 12:59 | Loyola (MD) | Malcolm Rozar hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Todd Raub - foul #1 on Todd Raub, team foul #4 | 7-20 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Kun Wang (PG), Arthur Saad (SF), John Brumback (PF), Joseph McVea (C) William Hammer, Charles Terry, Michael Baltimore, Kenneth Dobbins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), Jie Huang (C) Keith Jones, Wesley Prado, Reed Phillips, Todd Raub, William Roberts | |
| 12:59 | Loyola (MD) | Malcolm Rozar makes the 1st free throw | 8-20 |
| 12:59 | Loyola (MD) | Malcolm Rozar misses the 2nd free throw | 8-20 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson pulls down the rebound | 8-20 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Eric Thomas misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-20 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Jie Huang hits the follow up shot | 8-22 |
| 12:21 | Loyola (MD) | Kun Wang misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 8-22 |
| 12:19 | Illinois | Jie Huang pulls down the rebound | 8-22 |
| 12:01 | Illinois | Eric Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-22 |
| 12:00 | Loyola (MD) | Joseph McVea grabs the defensive rebound | 8-22 |
| 11:40 | Loyola (MD) | Joseph McVea can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 8-22 |
| 11:38 | Illinois | Antonio Stack gets the rebound | 8-22 |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Kun Wang (fresh) SG - Malcolm Rozar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Arthur Saad (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Brumback (fairly fresh) C - Joseph McVea (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Stanley Huff (fresh) SF - Joshua Robertson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Antonio Stack (fresh) C - Jie Huang (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Stanley Huff knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Eric Thomas | 8-25 |
| 11:29 | Loyola (MD) | Arthur Saad double dribbles in the backcourt | 8-25 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Michael Baltimore (PF), Kenneth Dobbins (C) Malcolm Rozar, John Brumback | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (SF), William Roberts (C) Joshua Robertson, Jie Huang | |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Reed Phillips hits the finger roll set up by Stanley Huff | 8-27 |
| 11:03 | Loyola (MD) | Michael Baltimore is whistled for traveling | 8-27 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Gary Schoolcraft (PG), James Gingerich (SF) Kun Wang, Joseph McVea | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Kris Barnes (PF) Eric Thomas, Stanley Huff, Antonio Stack | |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Gary Schoolcraft is called for the reach on Keith Jones - foul #1 on Gary Schoolcraft, team foul #4 | 8-27 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | William Hammer (PG), Malcolm Rozar (SG), Charles Terry (SF) Gary Schoolcraft, Arthur Saad, James Gingerich | |
| Subs | Illinois | Todd Raub (PF) William Roberts | |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Reed Phillips hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Charles Terry - foul #1 on Charles Terry, team foul #5 | 8-27 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | John Brumback (C) Kenneth Dobbins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jie Huang (C) Kris Barnes | |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 8-28 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 8-29 |
| 10:18 | Loyola (MD) | Wesley Prado is called for the reach on William Hammer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wesley Prado, team foul #5 | 8-29 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SG) Wesley Prado | |
| 10:10 | Loyola (MD) | Michael Baltimore hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-29 |
| 10:08 | Loyola (MD) | William Hammer snags the offensive board | 8-29 |
| 09:47 | Loyola (MD) | Todd Raub is called for the reach on Malcolm Rozar - foul #2 on Todd Raub, team foul #6 | 8-29 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Joseph McVea (SG) Malcolm Rozar | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Antonio Stack (PF) Keith Jones, Reed Phillips, Todd Raub | |
| 09:34 | Loyola (MD) | William Hammer connects on the open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-29 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Eric Thomas scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Antonio Stack | 10-32 |
| 09:02 | Loyola (MD) | John Brumback hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but the foul's on Jie Huang - foul #2 on Jie Huang, team foul #7 | 10-32 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Arthur Saad (SG), Kenneth Dobbins (C) Charles Terry, Michael Baltimore | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Roberts (C) Jie Huang | |
| 09:02 | Loyola (MD) | John Brumback misses the 1st free throw | 10-32 |
| 09:02 | Loyola (MD) | John Brumback makes the 2nd free throw | 11-32 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Eric Thomas can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-32 |
| 08:35 | Loyola (MD) | John Brumback grabs the defensive rebound | 11-32 |
| 08:17 | Loyola (MD) | John Brumback is called for traveling | 11-32 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Kun Wang (PG), James Gingerich (SF), Michael Baltimore (PF) William Hammer, Joseph McVea, John Brumback | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Reed Phillips (SF), Kris Barnes (PF) Eric Thomas, Joshua Robertson, Antonio Stack | |
| 08:00 | Illinois | Kenneth Dobbins steps in front of the Keith Jones pass | 11-32 |
| 07:45 | Loyola (MD) | Michael Baltimore misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 11-32 |
| 07:43 | Loyola (MD) | Michael Baltimore tips it in | 13-32 |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Kun Wang (fresh) SG - Arthur Saad (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Gingerich (fresh) PF - Michael Baltimore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Dobbins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Huff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reed Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kris Barnes (fresh) C - William Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Reed Phillips can't throw it down but he's hacked by Kenneth Dobbins - foul #1 on Kenneth Dobbins, team foul #6 | 13-32 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Malcolm Rozar (SG), Charles Terry (SF), John Brumback (C) Arthur Saad, James Gingerich, Kenneth Dobbins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Antonio Stack (PF) William Roberts | |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 13-33 |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 13-34 |
| 07:04 | Loyola (MD) | Malcolm Rozar misses the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Stanley Huff - foul #1 on Stanley Huff, team foul #8 | 13-34 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Joseph McVea (C) John Brumback | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG) Keith Jones | |
| 07:04 | Loyola (MD) | Malcolm Rozar makes the 1st free throw | 14-34 |
| 07:04 | Loyola (MD) | Malcolm Rozar makes the 2nd free throw | 15-34 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | 3 seconds is called on Kris Barnes | 15-34 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | William Hammer (PG) Kun Wang | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SF), William Roberts (C) Reed Phillips, Kris Barnes | |
| 06:35 | Loyola (MD) | Joseph McVea hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Charles Terry | 17-34 |
| 06:17 | Illinois | Stanley Huff misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 17-34 |
| 06:16 | Loyola (MD) | Michael Baltimore gets the rebound | 17-34 |
| 06:11 | Loyola (MD) | Malcolm Rozar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-34 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Arthur Saad (SG), John Brumback (C) Malcolm Rozar, Michael Baltimore | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (SG), Todd Raub (PF), Jie Huang (C) Stanley Huff, Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| 05:46 | Illinois | Todd Raub misses the lay-in | 17-34 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Wesley Prado tips it home | 17-36 |
| 05:42 | Loyola (MD) | Arthur Saad is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 17-36 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Michael Baltimore (PF) Joseph McVea | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Reed Phillips (SF) Eric Thomas, Joshua Robertson | |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Reed Phillips buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Wesley Prado | 17-38 |
| 05:10 | Loyola (MD) | William Hammer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-38 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Todd Raub gets the rebound | 17-38 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Reed Phillips can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 17-38 |
| 04:38 | Loyola (MD) | Michael Baltimore snags the defensive board | 17-38 |
| 04:25 | Loyola (MD) | Michael Baltimore buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-38 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Reed Phillips connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Wesley Prado | 20-40 |
| 04:15 | Loyola (MD) | Arthur Saad is fouled in the backcourt by Wesley Prado - foul #3 on Wesley Prado, team foul #9 | 20-40 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Kun Wang (PG), Malcolm Rozar (SG), Kenneth Dobbins (PF), Joseph McVea (C) William Hammer, Charles Terry, Michael Baltimore, John Brumback | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF) Keith Jones, Wesley Prado, Reed Phillips | |
| 04:15 | Loyola (MD) | Arthur Saad makes the 1st free throw | 21-40 |
| 04:15 | Loyola (MD) | Arthur Saad makes the 2nd free throw | 22-40 |
| 03:51 | Illinois | Jie Huang lays it in on a great pass from Eric Thomas | 22-42 |
| 03:28 | Loyola (MD) | Joseph McVea misses short on an open floater from the right block | 22-42 |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Todd Raub grabs the defensive rebound | 22-42 |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Kun Wang (fresh) SG - Malcolm Rozar (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Arthur Saad (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Dobbins (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph McVea (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Huff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Robertson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Todd Raub (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jie Huang (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Stanley Huff's pass is intercepted by Arthur Saad | 22-42 |
| 02:46 | Loyola (MD) | Arthur Saad misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-42 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Jie Huang snags the defensive board | 22-42 |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Todd Raub hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Stanley Huff | 22-44 |
| 02:25 | Loyola (MD) | Arthur Saad hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 22-44 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Jie Huang grabs the board | 22-44 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Stanley Huff is hacked by Malcolm Rozar - foul #1 on Malcolm Rozar, team foul #7 | 22-44 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | William Hammer (PG), Charles Terry (SF), John Brumback (PF), Jon Applebaum (C) Kun Wang, Arthur Saad, Kenneth Dobbins, Joseph McVea | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Reed Phillips (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), William Roberts (C) Eric Thomas, Joshua Robertson, Todd Raub, Jie Huang | |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Stanley Huff makes the 1st free throw | 22-45 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Stanley Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 22-46 |
| 01:45 | Loyola (MD) | Malcolm Rozar clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-46 |
| 01:43 | Loyola (MD) | Jon Applebaum pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-46 |
| 01:36 | Loyola (MD) | Jon Applebaum misses the 3 from the left corner | 22-46 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Reed Phillips gets the rebound | 22-46 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | William Roberts misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 22-46 |
| 01:19 | Loyola (MD) | The rebound goes to Charles Terry | 22-46 |
| 00:56 | Loyola (MD) | John Brumback is hacked by Antonio Stack - foul #1 on Antonio Stack, team foul #10 | 22-46 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Todd Raub (PF) Antonio Stack | |
| 00:56 | Loyola (MD) | John Brumback misses the 1st free throw | 22-46 |
| 00:56 | Loyola (MD) | John Brumback misses the 2nd free throw | 22-46 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Stanley Huff gets the rebound | 22-46 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Reed Phillips is hacked by John Brumback - foul #1 on John Brumback, team foul #8 | 22-46 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Kun Wang (SG), Michael Baltimore (PF) Malcolm Rozar, John Brumback | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kris Barnes (C) William Roberts | |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 22-47 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 22-48 |
| 00:22 | Loyola (MD) | Jon Applebaum clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-48 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Keith Jones | 22-48 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Stanley Huff connects on the 3 from the left wing | 22-51 |
| 00:00 | Loyola (MD) | William Hammer comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 22-51 |