| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robin Franklin (fresh) SG - Martin Anderson (fresh) SF - James Gale (fresh) PF - Robert Jackson (fresh) C - Ross Hamm (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Erin Seager (fresh) SG - Nathaniel Sherman (fresh) SF - Lee Bahena (fresh) PF - Jonathan Hickman (fresh) C - Frank Chambers (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Michigan State | James Gale misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Loyola Chicago | Jonathan Hickman gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Loyola Chicago | Jonathan Hickman misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Loyola Chicago | Lee Bahena tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Michigan State | James Gale misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Robin Franklin | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Michigan State | James Gale clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Loyola Chicago | Jonathan Hickman pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Loyola Chicago | Jonathan Hickman knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Erin Seager | 0-4 |
| 18:35 | Michigan State | James Gale is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on James Gale, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:19 | Loyola Chicago | Lee Bahena clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 18:18 | Loyola Chicago | Nathaniel Sherman misses the tip | 0-4 |
| 18:17 | Loyola Chicago | Frank Chambers pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:03 | Loyola Chicago | Robin Franklin takes the ball from Nathaniel Sherman | 0-4 |
| 17:53 | Michigan State | James Gale knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 3-4 |
| 17:29 | Loyola Chicago | Ross Hamm swats the short shot by Frank Chambers | 3-4 |
| 17:28 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:24 | Michigan State | James Gale connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Martin Anderson | 6-4 |
| 17:01 | Loyola Chicago | Frank Chambers misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 6-4 |
| 17:00 | Michigan State | James Gale snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 16:54 | Michigan State | Robin Franklin travels with the ball | 6-4 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Britton (PG), Jason Valentine (SG) Robin Franklin, Martin Anderson | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 16:27 | Loyola Chicago | Jonathan Hickman double dribbles | 6-4 |
| 16:25 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Sherman steps in front of the Mark Britton pass in the backcourt | 6-4 |
| 16:03 | Loyola Chicago | Jason Valentine is called for the reach on Frank Chambers - foul #1 on Jason Valentine, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Patrick Timmons (SG), Gregory Gosney (SF), Michael Richardson (C) Nathaniel Sherman, Lee Bahena, Frank Chambers | |
| 15:49 | Loyola Chicago | Jonathan Hickman is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Erin Seager | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Mark Britton (fresh) SG - Jason Valentine (fresh) SF - James Gale (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) C - Ross Hamm (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Erin Seager (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Patrick Timmons (fresh) SF - Gregory Gosney (fresh) PF - Jonathan Hickman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Richardson (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Michigan State | Jason Valentine is hacked by Patrick Timmons - foul #1 on Patrick Timmons, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robin Franklin (PG), Martin Anderson (SG) Mark Britton, Jason Valentine | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Robert Kinman (PG), John Weise (C) Erin Seager, Jonathan Hickman | |
| 15:16 | Michigan State | Robin Franklin comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 15:14 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Richardson grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 14:58 | Loyola Chicago | John Weise can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 6-6 |
| 14:57 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:52 | Michigan State | Martin Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-6 |
| 14:51 | Michigan State | Robin Franklin tips it in | 8-6 |
| 14:35 | Loyola Chicago | Patrick Timmons clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 14:33 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:25 | Michigan State | Robin Franklin clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 8-6 |
| 14:23 | Michigan State | James Gale tips it but misses | 8-6 |
| 14:21 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm tips it home | 10-6 |
| 14:11 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Kinman makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Patrick Timmons | 10-9 |
| 13:52 | Michigan State | Michael Richardson steps in front of the Robin Franklin pass | 10-9 |
| 13:49 | Loyola Chicago | Robin Franklin picks off the pass by Robert Kinman in the backcourt | 10-9 |
| 13:48 | Michigan State | Robin Franklin lays it up and in | 12-9 |
| 13:31 | Loyola Chicago | Gregory Gosney is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Gregory Gosney, team foul #2 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jason Valentine (SG), Timothy Dittmer (PF), Michael Hooks (C) Martin Anderson, Robert Jackson, Ross Hamm | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Erin Seager (PG), Nathaniel Sherman (SG), Lee Bahena (SF), Jonathan Hickman (PF), Frank Chambers (C) Robert Kinman, Patrick Timmons, Gregory Gosney, Michael Richardson, John Weise | |
| 13:22 | Michigan State | James Gale is hacked by Lee Bahena - foul #1 on Lee Bahena, team foul #3 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Britton (PG) Robin Franklin | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 13:09 | Michigan State | James Gale is fouled on the floor by Lee Bahena - foul #2 on Lee Bahena, team foul #4 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Patrick Timmons (SF) Lee Bahena | |
| 12:56 | Michigan State | James Gale misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 12-9 |
| 12:54 | Loyola Chicago | Patrick Timmons grabs the defensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 12:36 | Loyola Chicago | Nathaniel Sherman can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 12-9 |
| 12:35 | Loyola Chicago | Frank Chambers grabs the offensive board | 12-9 |
| 12:28 | Loyola Chicago | Frank Chambers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-9 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ross Hamm (C) Michael Hooks | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 12:26 | Michigan State | Mark Britton is hacked by Erin Seager in the backcourt - foul #1 on Erin Seager, team foul #5 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robin Franklin (PG) Mark Britton | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 12:11 | Michigan State | Robin Franklin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-9 |
| 12:10 | Loyola Chicago | Frank Chambers grabs the defensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 11:56 | Loyola Chicago | Timothy Dittmer swats the shot by Jonathan Hickman | 12-9 |
| 11:55 | Michigan State | Robin Franklin snags the defensive board | 12-9 |
| 11:50 | Michigan State | Jonathan Hickman is called for the reach on James Gale - foul #1 on Jonathan Hickman, team foul #6 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Jackson (PF) Timothy Dittmer | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Gregory Gosney (SF) Patrick Timmons | |
| 11:30 | Michigan State | James Gale comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 12-9 |
| 11:28 | Loyola Chicago | Jonathan Hickman snags the defensive board | 12-9 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robin Franklin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jason Valentine (fresh) SF - James Gale (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) C - Ross Hamm (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Erin Seager (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nathaniel Sherman (fresh) SF - Gregory Gosney (fresh) PF - Jonathan Hickman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Chambers (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Loyola Chicago | Gregory Gosney misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-9 |
| 11:19 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Gale | 12-9 |
| 11:14 | Michigan State | James Gale scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robin Franklin | 15-9 |
| 11:08 | Loyola Chicago | Nathaniel Sherman clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Ross Hamm - foul #1 on Ross Hamm, team foul #3 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Britton (PG), Martin Anderson (SG) Robin Franklin, Jason Valentine | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 11:08 | Loyola Chicago | Nathaniel Sherman makes the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 11:08 | Loyola Chicago | Nathaniel Sherman makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 10:53 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Martin Anderson | 17-11 |
| 10:45 | Loyola Chicago | Gregory Gosney connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-14 |
| 10:30 | Michigan State | James Gale is hacked by Frank Chambers - foul #1 on Frank Chambers, team foul #7 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Dittmer (C) Ross Hamm | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Robert Kinman (PG), Patrick Timmons (SG), Michael Richardson (PF), John Weise (C) Erin Seager, Nathaniel Sherman, Jonathan Hickman, Frank Chambers | |
| 10:30 | Michigan State | James Gale makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:30 | Michigan State | James Gale makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 10:10 | Loyola Chicago | Patrick Timmons scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Kinman | 19-16 |
| 10:00 | Michigan State | James Gale misses the shot from the left side | 19-16 |
| 09:58 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Richardson grabs the board | 19-16 |
| 09:33 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Kinman misses the jumper from the left wing | 19-16 |
| 09:31 | Michigan State | Timothy Dittmer grabs the defensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 09:15 | Michigan State | James Gale knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Britton | 21-16 |
| 08:59 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Kinman buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Richardson and he's hacked by Mark Britton - foul #1 on Mark Britton, team foul #4 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robin Franklin (PG), Jason Valentine (SG), Ross Hamm (C) Mark Britton, Martin Anderson, Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Nathaniel Sherman (SG), Jonathan Hickman (PF), Frank Chambers (C) Patrick Timmons, Gregory Gosney, Michael Richardson | |
| 08:59 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Kinman makes the free throw | 21-19 |
| 08:52 | Michigan State | Robin Franklin drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jason Valentine | 24-19 |
| 08:29 | Loyola Chicago | Nathaniel Sherman misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 24-19 |
| 08:27 | Michigan State | James Gale gets the rebound | 24-19 |
| 08:23 | Michigan State | Robin Franklin connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Jason Valentine | 26-19 |
| 08:01 | Loyola Chicago | Nathaniel Sherman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-19 |
| 07:59 | Michigan State | Timothy Dittmer grabs the defensive rebound | 26-19 |
| 07:52 | Michigan State | Robin Franklin is fouled on the floor by John Weise - foul #1 on John Weise, team foul #8 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Lancaster (SF) James Gale | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Erin Seager (PG), Patrick Timmons (SF) Robert Kinman, John Weise | |
| 07:52 | Michigan State | Robin Franklin misses the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 07:52 | Loyola Chicago | Frank Chambers grabs the defensive rebound | 26-19 |
| 07:34 | Loyola Chicago | Ross Hamm is called for the reach on Erin Seager - foul #2 on Ross Hamm, team foul #5 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Hooks (C) Ross Hamm | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 07:18 | Loyola Chicago | Jonathan Hickman lays it in set up by Erin Seager | 26-21 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robin Franklin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Valentine (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Lancaster (fresh) PF - Timothy Dittmer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Hooks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Erin Seager (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Nathaniel Sherman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Patrick Timmons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jonathan Hickman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Chambers (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Michigan State | Robin Franklin misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-21 |
| 07:12 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks misses the tip | 26-21 |
| 07:10 | Michigan State | Thomas Lancaster grabs the offensive board | 26-21 |
| 06:57 | Michigan State | Robin Franklin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Erin Seager - foul #2 on Erin Seager, team foul #9 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Anderson (SG) Jason Valentine | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Glenn Faucett (PG), Gregory Gosney (SF), Michael Richardson (C) Erin Seager, Nathaniel Sherman, Frank Chambers | |
| 06:57 | Michigan State | Robin Franklin misses the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 06:57 | Michigan State | Robin Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 06:38 | Loyola Chicago | Glenn Faucett clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Hooks - foul #1 on Michael Hooks, team foul #6 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Britton (PG), James Gale (SF), Robert Jackson (PF) Robin Franklin, Thomas Lancaster, Michael Hooks | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Marty Bunch (C) Jonathan Hickman | |
| 06:38 | Loyola Chicago | Glenn Faucett makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 06:38 | Loyola Chicago | Glenn Faucett makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 06:20 | Michigan State | Mark Britton is hacked by Patrick Timmons - foul #2 on Patrick Timmons, team foul #10 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Robert Kinman (PG), Nathaniel Sherman (SG), John Weise (C) Glenn Faucett, Patrick Timmons, Marty Bunch | |
| 06:20 | Michigan State | Mark Britton makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 06:20 | Michigan State | Mark Britton makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 06:02 | Loyola Chicago | Nathaniel Sherman scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-26 |
| 05:47 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson lays it up and in and he's hacked by Michael Richardson - foul #1 on Michael Richardson, team foul #11 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Hooks (C) Timothy Dittmer | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jonathan Hickman (PF) Nathaniel Sherman | |
| 05:47 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson makes the free throw | 32-26 |
| 05:31 | Loyola Chicago | Gregory Gosney makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Robert Kinman | 32-28 |
| 05:21 | Michigan State | James Gale comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 05:19 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Michael Richardson | 32-28 |
| 04:57 | Loyola Chicago | Jonathan Hickman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robin Franklin (PG), Jason Valentine (SG), Thomas Lancaster (SF), David Prouty (PF) Mark Britton, Martin Anderson, James Gale, Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Nathaniel Sherman (SG), Frank Chambers (C) John Weise, Michael Richardson | |
| 04:49 | Michigan State | Jason Valentine misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-28 |
| 04:48 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Frank Chambers | 32-28 |
| 04:27 | Loyola Chicago | Nathaniel Sherman misses short on a floater from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 04:26 | Loyola Chicago | Jonathan Hickman tips it home | 32-30 |
| 04:18 | Michigan State | Jason Valentine connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Robin Franklin | 34-30 |
| 04:00 | Loyola Chicago | Nathaniel Sherman connects on the open 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jonathan Hickman | 34-33 |
| 03:54 | Michigan State | Jason Valentine comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 03:53 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks tips it in | 36-33 |
| 03:38 | Loyola Chicago | Jonathan Hickman comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by David Prouty - foul #1 on David Prouty, team foul #7 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Gale (SF), Robert Jackson (PF), Ross Hamm (C) Thomas Lancaster, David Prouty, Michael Hooks | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Erin Seager (PG), Patrick Timmons (SG), Lee Bahena (SF) Robert Kinman, Nathaniel Sherman, Gregory Gosney | |
| 03:38 | Loyola Chicago | Jonathan Hickman makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 03:38 | Loyola Chicago | Jonathan Hickman misses the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 03:38 | Loyola Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Timmons | 36-34 |
| 03:27 | Loyola Chicago | Lee Bahena misses long on a 3 from straight away | 36-34 |
| 03:25 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 03:21 | Michigan State | James Gale buries a jumper from the left block and the foul's on Erin Seager - foul #3 on Erin Seager, team foul #12 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Anderson (SG) Jason Valentine | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Glenn Faucett (PG), Michael Richardson (PF) Erin Seager, Jonathan Hickman | |
| 03:21 | Michigan State | James Gale misses the free throw | 38-34 |
| 03:21 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Richardson grabs the board | 38-34 |
| 03:13 | Loyola Chicago | Patrick Timmons travels with the ball | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robin Franklin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Martin Anderson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Gale (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Ross Hamm (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Glenn Faucett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Patrick Timmons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Bahena (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Richardson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Frank Chambers (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Michigan State | James Gale buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Ross Hamm | 40-34 |
| 02:34 | Loyola Chicago | Frank Chambers clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 02:32 | Michigan State | James Gale gets the rebound | 40-34 |
| 02:15 | Michigan State | Martin Anderson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-34 |
| 02:14 | Loyola Chicago | Glenn Faucett grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 02:09 | Loyola Chicago | Glenn Faucett is fouled on the floor by James Gale - foul #2 on James Gale, team foul #8 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Britton (PG), Jason Valentine (SG), Timothy Dittmer (PF) Robin Franklin, Martin Anderson, Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | John Weise (C) Frank Chambers | |
| 02:09 | Loyola Chicago | Glenn Faucett makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 02:09 | Loyola Chicago | Glenn Faucett makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 01:50 | Michigan State | Glenn Faucett takes the ball from Timothy Dittmer | 40-36 |
| 01:36 | Loyola Chicago | Patrick Timmons misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 40-36 |
| 01:34 | Loyola Chicago | Glenn Faucett snags the offensive board | 40-36 |
| 01:15 | Loyola Chicago | Glenn Faucett clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 40-36 |
| 01:14 | Michigan State | Timothy Dittmer gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 01:10 | Michigan State | James Gale misses the floater from the right side | 40-36 |
| 01:09 | Loyola Chicago | Lee Bahena gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 00:57 | Loyola Chicago | Glenn Faucett misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 00:55 | Michigan State | Jason Valentine snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 00:41 | Michigan State | James Gale is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on James Gale, team foul #9 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robin Franklin (PG), Martin Anderson (SG), Thomas Lancaster (SF), Robert Jackson (PF) Mark Britton, Jason Valentine, James Gale, Timothy Dittmer | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Robert Kinman (PG), Nathaniel Sherman (SG), Gregory Gosney (SF), Jonathan Hickman (PF), Frank Chambers (C) Glenn Faucett, Patrick Timmons, Lee Bahena, Michael Richardson, John Weise | |
| 00:13 | Loyola Chicago | Gregory Gosney is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-36 |
| 00:11 | Loyola Chicago | Frank Chambers tips it in | 40-38 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-38 |
| 00:00 | Loyola Chicago | Nathaniel Sherman misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 40-38 |