| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) SG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) SF - James Sledge (fresh) PF - Amado Russo (fresh) C - James Dickson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Ronald Turner (fresh) SG - Mike Thomas (fresh) SF - Shaun Carol (fresh) PF - James Cousins (fresh) C - Steven Wells (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | James Dickson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | Marquette | Willie Stearns scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from James Sledge | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-2 |
| 19:15 | Marquette | James Sledge clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 19:13 | Marquette | James Dickson tips it back up and in | 4-2 |
| 18:57 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol knocks in the runner from close range | 4-4 |
| 18:47 | Marquette | James Sledge misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 18:46 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 18:39 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Thomas drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Shaun Carol | 4-7 |
| 18:31 | Marquette | James Sledge knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Willie Stearns | 7-7 |
| 18:19 | Loyola Chicago | Willie Stearns steps in front of the Shaun Carol pass | 7-7 |
| 18:16 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph lays it up and in on a great pass from Willie Stearns | 9-7 |
| 17:58 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Amado Russo - foul #1 on Amado Russo, team foul #1 | 9-7 |
| 17:58 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 17:58 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol misses the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 17:58 | Marquette | Amado Russo snags the defensive board | 9-8 |
| 17:49 | Marquette | Shaun Carol steps in front of the Amado Russo pass | 9-8 |
| 17:40 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins is hacked by James Dickson - foul #1 on James Dickson, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Marquette | Clinton Venezia (PF), William Harris (C) Amado Russo, James Dickson | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 17:30 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Thomas hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Turner | 9-11 |
| 17:14 | Marquette | James Sledge drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Dominick Joseph | 12-11 |
| 16:55 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-14 |
| 16:47 | Marquette | Willie Stearns is fouled on the floor by James Cousins - foul #1 on James Cousins, team foul #1 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Marquette | Uros Kubinski (SG), Danny Davis (SF) Dominick Joseph, James Sledge | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Robert Elias (PG), Michael Stevenson (SG), Bill Dockery (SF), Daniel Bellard (PF), John Carter (C) Ronald Turner, Mike Thomas, Shaun Carol, James Cousins, Steven Wells | |
| 16:41 | Marquette | Clinton Venezia hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Michael Stevenson - foul #1 on Michael Stevenson, team foul #2 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Marquette | Amado Russo (C) William Harris | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 16:41 | Marquette | Clinton Venezia misses the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 16:41 | Marquette | Clinton Venezia makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 16:29 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Uros Kubinski - foul #1 on Uros Kubinski, team foul #3 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Harris (C) Clinton Venezia | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 16:29 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 16:29 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson misses the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 16:29 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 16:12 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson is called for traveling | 13-15 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Dickson (C) William Harris | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 16:03 | Marquette | Amado Russo buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Willie Stearns | 15-15 |
| 15:41 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-15 |
| 15:39 | Marquette | James Dickson grabs the board | 15-15 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Uros Kubinski (fresh) SF - Danny Davis (fresh) PF - Amado Russo (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Dickson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Robert Elias (fresh) SG - Michael Stevenson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Bill Dockery (fresh) PF - Daniel Bellard (fresh) C - John Carter (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Marquette | Michael Stevenson steals the ball from Uros Kubinski | 15-15 |
| 15:19 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Bellard clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-15 |
| 15:17 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 14:56 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-15 |
| 14:54 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Amado Russo | 15-15 |
| 14:49 | Marquette | Danny Davis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-15 |
| 14:47 | Marquette | Amado Russo gets the offensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 14:41 | Marquette | Willie Stearns misses the shot from the free throw line | 15-15 |
| 14:39 | Marquette | Amado Russo hits the follow up shot | 17-15 |
| 14:23 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Elias misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 17-15 |
| 14:21 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Bellard tips it in | 17-17 |
| 14:07 | Marquette | Willie Stearns throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-17 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (SG), James Sledge (SF), Clinton Venezia (PF), William Harris (C) Uros Kubinski, Danny Davis, Amado Russo, James Dickson | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner (PG), Mike Thomas (SG), Shaun Carol (SF), James Cousins (PF), Steven Wells (C) Robert Elias, Michael Stevenson, Bill Dockery, Daniel Bellard, John Carter | |
| 13:51 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 17-17 |
| 13:49 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 13:36 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from James Cousins | 17-19 |
| 13:25 | Marquette | James Sledge knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Dominick Joseph | 20-19 |
| 13:15 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Clinton Venezia - foul #1 on Clinton Venezia, team foul #4 | 20-19 |
| 13:15 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins misses the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 13:15 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 12:59 | Marquette | Willie Stearns comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Ronald Turner - foul #1 on Ronald Turner, team foul #3 | 20-20 |
| 12:59 | Marquette | Willie Stearns makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 12:59 | Marquette | Willie Stearns makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 12:41 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Thomas misses badly on the uncontested jumper from just outside the lane | 22-20 |
| 12:39 | Marquette | William Harris pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| 12:21 | Marquette | James Sledge is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 22-20 |
| Subs | Marquette | Uros Kubinski (SF), James Dickson (C) Willie Stearns, William Harris | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 12:02 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins buries a jumper from the left block | 22-22 |
| 11:54 | Marquette | James Sledge can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-22 |
| 11:52 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol pulls down the rebound | 22-22 |
| 11:23 | Loyola Chicago | Dominick Joseph is called for the reach on Shaun Carol - foul #1 on Dominick Joseph, team foul #5 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), Danny Davis (SF), Amado Russo (PF) Dominick Joseph, James Sledge, Clinton Venezia | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson (SG), Bill Dockery (SF), Daniel Bellard (PF), John Carter (C) Mike Thomas, Shaun Carol, James Cousins, Steven Wells | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Uros Kubinski (fresh) SF - Danny Davis (fresh) PF - Amado Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Dickson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Ronald Turner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Stevenson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Bill Dockery (fresh) PF - Daniel Bellard (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Carter (fresh) | |
| 11:06 | Loyola Chicago | John Carter can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Danny Davis - foul #1 on Danny Davis, team foul #6 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (SG), William Harris (C) Uros Kubinski, James Dickson | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Robert Elias (PG) Ronald Turner | |
| 11:06 | Loyola Chicago | John Carter makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 11:06 | Loyola Chicago | John Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 10:54 | Marquette | Willie Stearns misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 22-24 |
| 10:52 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| 10:27 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Bellard makes the driving attempt near the basket | 22-26 |
| 10:14 | Marquette | Willie Stearns lays it up and in on a great pass from Dominick Joseph | 24-26 |
| 09:52 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Elias clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 24-26 |
| 09:51 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph grabs the defensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 09:46 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 09:44 | Marquette | Amado Russo pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 09:33 | Marquette | Danny Davis buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Willie Stearns | 27-26 |
| 09:15 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-26 |
| 09:13 | Marquette | Amado Russo pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 09:05 | Marquette | William Harris can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Stevenson - foul #2 on Michael Stevenson, team foul #4 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SG), Uros Kubinski (SF), James Dickson (C) Dominick Joseph, Danny Davis, Amado Russo | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner (PG), Mike Thomas (SG), Shaun Carol (SF), James Cousins (PF), Steven Wells (C) Robert Elias, Michael Stevenson, Bill Dockery, Daniel Bellard, John Carter | |
| 09:05 | Marquette | William Harris makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 09:05 | Marquette | William Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 09:05 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins grabs the defensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 08:44 | Loyola Chicago | Willie Stearns steps in front of the Ronald Turner pass | 28-26 |
| 08:33 | Marquette | Willie Stearns is hacked by Ronald Turner - foul #2 on Ronald Turner, team foul #5 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Marquette | Clinton Venezia (PF) William Harris | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Randall Bucholz (PG) Ronald Turner | |
| 08:17 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Shaun Carol - foul #1 on Shaun Carol, team foul #6 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Marquette | Amado Russo (PF) Clinton Venezia | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Robert Elias (PG) Randall Bucholz | |
| 08:17 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 08:17 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 08:00 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Thomas loses the dribble to Amado Russo | 30-26 |
| 07:52 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski is hacked by Steven Wells - foul #1 on Steven Wells, team foul #7 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Marquette | Danny Davis (SF) Willie Stearns | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 07:52 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 07:52 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 07:33 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins lays it in set up by Steven Wells | 32-28 |
| 07:15 | Marquette | James Sledge knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Amado Russo | 35-28 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Uros Kubinski (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Sledge (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Davis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Amado Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James Dickson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Robert Elias (fresh) SG - Mike Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Shaun Carol (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Cousins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Wells (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:02 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 35-28 |
| 07:00 | Marquette | James Dickson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 06:50 | Marquette | Danny Davis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 06:48 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Steven Wells | 35-28 |
| 06:30 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Thomas can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 06:28 | Marquette | James Dickson pulls down the rebound | 35-28 |
| 06:24 | Marquette | James Sledge loses the dribble to James Cousins | 35-28 |
| 06:06 | Loyola Chicago | Danny Davis takes the ball from Steven Wells | 35-28 |
| 05:51 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-28 |
| 05:50 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| 05:34 | Loyola Chicago | Amado Russo is called for the reach on James Cousins - foul #2 on Amado Russo, team foul #7 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), Dominick Joseph (SG), Donnie Waters (SF), Clinton Venezia (PF), William Harris (C) Uros Kubinski, James Sledge, Danny Davis, Amado Russo, James Dickson | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Randall Bucholz (PG), Bill Dockery (SF), John Carter (C) Robert Elias, Shaun Carol, Steven Wells | |
| 05:34 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins misses the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 05:34 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Clinton Venezia | 35-28 |
| 05:26 | Marquette | William Harris is whistled for a carry | 35-28 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Bellard (PF) James Cousins | |
| 05:08 | Loyola Chicago | John Carter blows the layup | 35-28 |
| 05:07 | Marquette | Clinton Venezia grabs the board | 35-28 |
| 04:54 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-28 |
| 04:53 | Loyola Chicago | John Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 04:38 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Thomas misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 04:37 | Marquette | Donnie Waters pulls down the rebound | 35-28 |
| 04:29 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Willie Stearns | 38-28 |
| 04:09 | Loyola Chicago | Randall Bucholz travels with the ball | 38-28 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SF) Donnie Waters | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 03:53 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Sledge | 41-28 |
| 03:35 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-28 |
| 03:34 | Marquette | Clinton Venezia grabs the defensive rebound | 41-28 |
| 03:29 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Clinton Venezia | 44-28 |
| 03:05 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-28 |
| 03:03 | Marquette | William Harris pulls down the rebound | 44-28 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Sledge (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Clinton Venezia (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - William Harris (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Randall Bucholz (fresh) SG - Mike Thomas (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Bill Dockery (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Bellard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - John Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:50 | Marquette | James Sledge makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Willie Stearns | 47-28 |
| 02:39 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by William Harris - foul #1 on William Harris, team foul #8 | 47-28 |
| Subs | Marquette | Uros Kubinski (SF), Amado Russo (PF), James Dickson (C) Dominick Joseph, Clinton Venezia, William Harris | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner (PG), Shaun Carol (SF), James Cousins (PF), Steven Wells (C) Randall Bucholz, Mike Thomas, Daniel Bellard, John Carter | |
| 02:39 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery misses the 1st free throw | 47-28 |
| 02:39 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery makes the 2nd free throw | 47-29 |
| 02:25 | Marquette | James Dickson scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Willie Stearns | 49-29 |
| 02:10 | Loyola Chicago | James Dickson blocks the short jumper by Steven Wells | 49-29 |
| 02:09 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Amado Russo | 49-29 |
| 01:53 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Amado Russo | 52-29 |
| 01:50 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | Danny Davis (SF) James Sledge | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson (SG) Bill Dockery | |
| 01:41 | Marquette | Willie Stearns drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Uros Kubinski | 54-29 |
| 01:30 | Loyola Chicago | Uros Kubinski is called for the reach on Shaun Carol - foul #2 on Uros Kubinski, team foul #9 | 54-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (PG) Willie Stearns | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 01:30 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol makes the 1st free throw | 54-30 |
| 01:30 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol makes the 2nd free throw | 54-31 |
| 01:11 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-31 |
| 01:09 | Marquette | James Dickson tips it but misses | 54-31 |
| 01:08 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol snags the defensive board | 54-31 |
| 00:49 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 54-31 |
| 00:47 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins tips it home | 54-33 |
| 00:43 | Marquette | Shaun Carol steals the ball from James Dickson | 54-33 |
| 00:40 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner throws it down on a great pass from Shaun Carol | 54-35 |
| 00:28 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Dickson | 57-35 |
| 00:03 | Loyola Chicago | Uros Kubinski is called for the reach on Ronald Turner - foul #3 on Uros Kubinski, team foul #10 | 57-35 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), James Sledge (SF), Clinton Venezia (PF), William Harris (C) Uros Kubinski, Danny Davis, Amado Russo, James Dickson | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery (SF), Daniel Bellard (PF), John Carter (C) Shaun Carol, James Cousins, Steven Wells | |
| 00:03 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner makes the 1st free throw | 57-36 |
| 00:03 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 57-36 |
| 00:03 | Marquette | William Harris pulls down the rebound | 57-36 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | William Harris hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 57-36 |