| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Ronald Turner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mike Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Shaun Carol (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Cousins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Shepard (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Conway (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol inbounds the ball | 29-27 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol clanks a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Jerry Czapla - foul #2 on Jerry Czapla, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| 19:42 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 19:42 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 19:35 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 31-30 |
| 19:20 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 31-30 |
| 19:19 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells can't tip it in | 31-30 |
| 19:17 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 19:12 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 19:11 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla tips it but misses | 31-30 |
| 19:10 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Thomas grabs the board | 31-30 |
| 19:00 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells misses the turnaround from the baseline | 31-30 |
| 18:59 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 18:47 | Loyola Chicago | Albert Conway picks off the pass by Ronald Turner | 31-30 |
| 18:38 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway's floater is tipped away by Steven Wells | 31-30 |
| 18:37 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins grabs the board | 31-30 |
| 18:26 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Thomas comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-30 |
| 18:24 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 18:08 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-30 |
| 17:51 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins connects on the jump hook in the lane | 33-30 |
| 17:28 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham misses the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Ronald Turner - foul #2 on Ronald Turner, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| 17:28 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 17:28 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 17:10 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins is hacked by Jerry Czapla - foul #3 on Jerry Czapla, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson (SG), Bill Dockery (SF), Daniel Bellard (PF) Mike Thomas, Shaun Carol, James Cousins | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown (SG), Terry Mariscal (SF), Greg Decarlo (PF) Jason Shepard, Oscar Pitts, Jerry Czapla | |
| 17:03 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells lays it in and the foul's on Albert Conway - foul #2 on Albert Conway, team foul #3 | 35-32 |
| 17:03 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells makes the free throw | 36-32 |
| 16:47 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-32 |
| 16:45 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 16:23 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner lays it in on a great pass from Daniel Bellard and he's fouled by Greg Decarlo - foul #1 on Greg Decarlo, team foul #4 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | John Carter (C) Steven Wells | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon (PG), Harry Reiter (C) Ellis Markham, Albert Conway | |
| 16:23 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner makes the free throw | 39-32 |
| 16:07 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Bellard | 39-32 |
| 16:06 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery pulls down the rebound | 39-32 |
| 16:01 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-32 |
| 16:00 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo grabs the defensive rebound | 39-32 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Ronald Turner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Stevenson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bill Dockery (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Bellard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - John Carter (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Harold Gordon (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terry Mariscal (fresh) PF - Greg Decarlo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Harry Reiter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Bellard is called for the reach on Michael Brown - foul #1 on Daniel Bellard, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Mike Thomas (SG), Shaun Carol (SF), James Cousins (PF) Ronald Turner, Bill Dockery, Daniel Bellard | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (PG), John Molter (SG), Oscar Pitts (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF) Harold Gordon, Michael Brown, Terry Mariscal, Harry Reiter | |
| 15:27 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Thomas steals it from John Molter | 39-32 |
| 15:13 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins is hacked by Greg Decarlo - foul #2 on Greg Decarlo, team foul #5 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), Albert Conway (C) Jason Shepard, Greg Decarlo | |
| 14:55 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson is hacked by Ellis Markham - foul #1 on Ellis Markham, team foul #6 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells (C) John Carter | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 14:36 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson is called for 3 seconds | 39-32 |
| 14:23 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Albert Conway | 39-34 |
| 14:08 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells lays it up and in | 41-34 |
| 13:43 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Jerry Czapla | 41-36 |
| 13:26 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 41-36 |
| 13:24 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| 13:05 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 13:03 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts gets the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 12:51 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway hits the finger roll on a great pass from Oscar Pitts and the foul's on Shaun Carol - foul #2 on Shaun Carol, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner (PG), Bill Dockery (SG), Robert Elias (SF), Daniel Bellard (PF), John Carter (C) Michael Stevenson, Mike Thomas, Shaun Carol, James Cousins, Steven Wells | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (PG), Michael Brown (SF), Greg Decarlo (PF) Ellis Markham, Oscar Pitts, Jerry Czapla | |
| 12:51 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway makes the free throw | 41-39 |
| 12:25 | Loyola Chicago | John Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-39 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter (C) Albert Conway | |
| 12:08 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Jason Shepard | 41-41 |
| 11:54 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 11:53 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Ronald Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bill Dockery (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Elias (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Bellard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - John Carter (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Jason Shepard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Molter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Greg Decarlo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Harry Reiter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Harry Reiter | 41-44 |
| 11:26 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Bellard can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Harry Reiter - foul #2 on Harry Reiter, team foul #7 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson (SG), Shaun Carol (SF), Steven Wells (C) Bill Dockery, Robert Elias, John Carter | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), Oscar Pitts (SF) John Molter, Michael Brown | |
| 11:26 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Bellard makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 11:26 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Bellard misses the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 11:26 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 11:09 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Greg Decarlo | 42-46 |
| 10:59 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Bellard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 10:58 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol gets the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 10:53 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-46 |
| 10:51 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter grabs the board | 42-46 |
| 10:44 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 10:43 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts gets the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 10:24 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 10:23 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter misses the tip | 42-46 |
| 10:22 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo hits the follow up shot | 42-48 |
| 10:02 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-48 |
| 10:01 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham snags the defensive board | 42-48 |
| 09:39 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo misses the shot in the paint but the foul's on Daniel Bellard - foul #2 on Daniel Bellard, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Mike Thomas (SG), Bill Dockery (SF), James Cousins (PF) Ronald Turner, Shaun Carol, Daniel Bellard | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Molter (SG), Albert Conway (C) Jason Shepard, Harry Reiter | |
| 09:39 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 09:39 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 09:32 | Loyola Chicago | Albert Conway takes the ball from Steven Wells | 42-50 |
| 09:18 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Thomas is called for the reach on John Molter - foul #1 on Mike Thomas, team foul #5 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | John Carter (C) Steven Wells | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF) Oscar Pitts, Greg Decarlo | |
| 09:07 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 09:06 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 08:58 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Thomas clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 08:56 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson tips it home | 44-50 |
| 08:40 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Michael Brown | 44-53 |
| 08:34 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins connects on the shot from the left block set up by Mike Thomas | 46-53 |
| 08:19 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway is fouled on the floor by John Carter - foul #1 on John Carter, team foul #6 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner (PG), Shaun Carol (SF), Steven Wells (C) Michael Stevenson, Bill Dockery, John Carter | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (PG), Oscar Pitts (SF) Ellis Markham, Michael Brown | |
| 08:13 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway is fouled on the floor by Steven Wells - foul #3 on Steven Wells, team foul #7 | 46-53 |
| 08:13 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 08:13 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway misses the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 08:13 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells gets the rebound | 46-54 |
| 07:56 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol travels with the ball | 46-54 |
| 07:41 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 46-54 |
| 07:39 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts tips it home | 46-56 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Ronald Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shaun Carol (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Cousins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Wells (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Jason Shepard (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Molter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Albert Conway (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:19 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells misses long on a jump hook from close range | 46-56 |
| 07:18 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter snags the defensive board | 46-56 |
| 06:53 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Albert Conway | 46-59 |
| 06:39 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-59 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson (SG), Bill Dockery (PF), John Carter (C) Mike Thomas, James Cousins, Steven Wells | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), Michael Brown (SF), Greg Decarlo (PF) Jason Shepard, Oscar Pitts, Jerry Czapla | |
| 06:16 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo is fouled on the floor by Bill Dockery - foul #1 on Bill Dockery, team foul #8 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Bellard (PF) Shaun Carol | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter (C) Albert Conway | |
| 06:16 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo misses the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 06:16 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery gets the rebound | 46-59 |
| 06:01 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-59 |
| 06:00 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo grabs the defensive rebound | 46-59 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:31 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:21 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner buries a floater from the right side set up by Bill Dockery | 48-61 |
| 04:58 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo makes the runner in the paint | 48-63 |
| 04:43 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ronald Turner and the foul's on Michael Brown - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #8 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Mike Thomas (SG), James Cousins (PF), Steven Wells (C) Ronald Turner, Daniel Bellard, John Carter | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (SG), Oscar Pitts (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF), Albert Conway (C) John Molter, Michael Brown, Greg Decarlo, Harry Reiter | |
| 04:43 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery misses the free throw | 50-63 |
| 04:43 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts pulls down the rebound | 50-63 |
| 04:21 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-63 |
| 04:19 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts tips it back up and in | 50-65 |
| 04:02 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Oscar Pitts - foul #1 on Oscar Pitts, team foul #9 | 50-65 |
| 04:02 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery makes the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 04:02 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery makes the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:47 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Ellis Markham | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:27 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-67 |
| 03:25 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery snags the offensive board | 52-67 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Michael Stevenson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Mike Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Dockery (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Cousins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Wells (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Shepard (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Albert Conway (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:19 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson clanks a shot from the free throw line | 52-67 |
| 03:17 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla gets the rebound | 52-67 |
| 02:48 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham is called for a charge - foul #2 on Ellis Markham, team foul #10 | 52-67 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Robert Elias (PG), Randall Bucholz (SF), Daniel Bellard (PF), John Carter (C) Mike Thomas, Bill Dockery, James Cousins, Steven Wells | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon (PG), Michael Brown (SF), Greg Decarlo (PF), Harry Reiter (C) Ellis Markham, Oscar Pitts, Jerry Czapla, Albert Conway | |
| 02:40 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Elias connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-67 |
| 02:12 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard is called for traveling | 55-67 |
| 01:50 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Elias loses the ball out of bounds | 55-67 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery (SF) Randall Bucholz | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 01:27 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Shepard | 55-70 |
| 01:12 | Loyola Chicago | Jason Shepard is called for the reach on Michael Stevenson - foul #1 on Jason Shepard, team foul #11 | 55-70 |
| 01:12 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 56-70 |
| 01:12 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 00:43 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-70 |
| 00:41 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery grabs the defensive rebound | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Bellard loses the dribble to Harry Reiter | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Jason Shepard and he's hacked by John Carter - foul #2 on John Carter, team foul #9 | 57-72 |
| 00:14 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown makes the free throw | 57-73 |
| 00:09 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Elias clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Harold Gordon - foul #1 on Harold Gordon, team foul #12 | 57-73 |
| 00:09 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Elias makes the 1st free throw | 58-73 |
| 00:09 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Elias makes the 2nd free throw | 59-73 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon runs out the clock | 59-73 |