| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Gregory Lebron (fresh) SG - James James (fresh) SF - James Elam (fresh) PF - Gerardo Garcia (fresh) C - Salvador Reyes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - James Geis (fresh) SG - Luis Emery (fresh) SF - George Malone (fresh) PF - William Sparks (fresh) C - Billy Craig (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Salvador Reyes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | DePaul | Salvador Reyes makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Gregory Lebron | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Loyola Chicago | Luis Emery misses badly on a shot from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | DePaul | Salvador Reyes snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | DePaul | The jump hook by Gerardo Garcia is blocked by George Malone | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Billy Craig | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Loyola Chicago | Billy Craig buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from James Geis | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | DePaul | James Elam's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | Loyola Chicago | Billy Craig comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | DePaul | Gerardo Garcia grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:00 | DePaul | Gerardo Garcia misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 2-2 |
| 17:58 | DePaul | Salvador Reyes gets the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:53 | DePaul | James Elam drills a floater from the left block | 4-2 |
| 17:48 | Loyola Chicago | The short jumper by James Geis is denied by Salvador Reyes | 4-2 |
| 17:46 | Loyola Chicago | William Sparks gets the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:35 | Loyola Chicago | Luis Emery drills a shot from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 17:17 | DePaul | James Elam misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 4-4 |
| 17:16 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to James Elam | 4-4 |
| 16:58 | DePaul | Gerardo Garcia connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Lebron | 7-4 |
| 16:40 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Luis Emery | 7-7 |
| 16:22 | DePaul | James Elam clanks a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on George Malone - foul #1 on George Malone, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Beane (PG), Calvin Porter (SG) James Geis, Luis Emery | |
| 16:22 | DePaul | James Elam makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:22 | DePaul | James Elam makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:06 | Loyola Chicago | Salvador Reyes denies the turnaround by William Sparks | 9-7 |
| 16:05 | Loyola Chicago | William Sparks grabs the offensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 15:54 | Loyola Chicago | Gerardo Garcia takes the ball from William Sparks | 9-7 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Gregory Lebron (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - James James (fairly fresh) SF - James Elam (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gerardo Garcia (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Salvador Reyes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Ronald Beane (fresh) SG - Calvin Porter (fresh) SF - George Malone (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Sparks (fresh) 2 reb. C - Billy Craig (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | DePaul | Salvador Reyes clanks a shot from the right side | 9-7 |
| 15:37 | DePaul | Gregory Lebron hits the follow up shot | 11-7 |
| 15:19 | Loyola Chicago | William Sparks knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Ronald Beane and he's fouled by Gregory Lebron - foul #1 on Gregory Lebron, team foul #1 | 11-9 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | John Qualls (SF), Kenneth Flickinger (C) George Malone, Billy Craig | |
| 15:19 | Loyola Chicago | William Sparks makes the free throw | 11-10 |
| 14:53 | DePaul | Salvador Reyes hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James James | 13-10 |
| 14:39 | Loyola Chicago | Gregory Lebron picks off the pass by Ronald Beane | 13-10 |
| 14:14 | DePaul | Gregory Lebron buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Gerardo Garcia | 15-10 |
| 13:54 | Loyola Chicago | Kenneth Flickinger knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 15-12 |
| 13:42 | DePaul | Gregory Lebron misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-12 |
| 13:40 | Loyola Chicago | John Qualls pulls down the rebound | 15-12 |
| 13:29 | Loyola Chicago | Gerardo Garcia is called for the reach on Calvin Porter - foul #1 on Gerardo Garcia, team foul #2 | 15-12 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Geis (PG), Luis Emery (SG), George Malone (SF), Billy Craig (C) Ronald Beane, Calvin Porter, William Sparks, Kenneth Flickinger | |
| 13:16 | Loyola Chicago | John Qualls throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-12 |
| 13:01 | DePaul | Gerardo Garcia throws it down set up by James James and he's hacked by Billy Craig - foul #1 on Billy Craig, team foul #2 | 17-12 |
| Subs | DePaul | Derrick Welker (SG) James James | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 13:01 | DePaul | Gerardo Garcia misses the free throw | 17-12 |
| 13:01 | Loyola Chicago | John Qualls gets the rebound | 17-12 |
| 12:42 | Loyola Chicago | Luis Emery hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Derrick Welker - foul #1 on Derrick Welker, team foul #3 | 17-12 |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Nitta (PF), Jeffrey Hazelip (C) Gerardo Garcia, Salvador Reyes | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 12:42 | Loyola Chicago | Luis Emery misses the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 12:42 | Loyola Chicago | Luis Emery makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 12:16 | DePaul | James Elam misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 17-13 |
| 12:15 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Billy Craig | 17-13 |
| 12:01 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 17-13 |
| 12:00 | DePaul | The rebound goes to James Elam | 17-13 |
| 11:44 | DePaul | James Elam connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Gregory Lebron | 20-13 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Gregory Lebron (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Derrick Welker (fresh) SF - James Elam (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Nitta (fresh) C - Jeffrey Hazelip (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - James Geis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Luis Emery (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Malone (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Qualls (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Billy Craig (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Loyola Chicago | John Qualls scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Geis | 20-15 |
| 11:07 | DePaul | Derrick Welker clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-15 |
| 11:05 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to John Qualls | 20-15 |
| 10:45 | Loyola Chicago | James Geis is hacked by Derrick Welker - foul #2 on Derrick Welker, team foul #4 | 20-15 |
| Subs | DePaul | James James (PG), Edwin Zuehls (SG), Richard Womack (SF), Gerardo Garcia (PF), Salvador Reyes (C) Gregory Lebron, Derrick Welker, James Elam, Michael Nitta, Jeffrey Hazelip | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Beane (PG), Calvin Porter (SG), Philip Tankersley (SF), William Sparks (PF), Kenneth Flickinger (C) James Geis, Luis Emery, George Malone, John Qualls, Billy Craig | |
| 10:39 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Beane misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-15 |
| 10:38 | Loyola Chicago | William Sparks tips it home | 20-17 |
| 10:17 | DePaul | William Sparks is called for the reach on James James - foul #1 on William Sparks, team foul #3 | 20-17 |
| 10:00 | DePaul | James James knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Edwin Zuehls | 23-17 |
| 09:48 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Beane clanks a floater from the right wing | 23-17 |
| 09:47 | DePaul | Salvador Reyes grabs the board | 23-17 |
| 09:29 | DePaul | Salvador Reyes hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Calvin Porter - foul #1 on Calvin Porter, team foul #4 | 23-17 |
| Subs | DePaul | James Elam (SF) Richard Womack | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Billy Craig (C) Kenneth Flickinger | |
| 09:29 | DePaul | Salvador Reyes makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 09:29 | DePaul | Salvador Reyes misses the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 09:29 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to James Elam | 24-17 |
| 09:18 | DePaul | Salvador Reyes double dribbles | 24-17 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Geis (PG), Luis Emery (SG), George Malone (SF) Ronald Beane, Calvin Porter, Philip Tankersley | |
| 08:54 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 24-17 |
| 08:53 | DePaul | Salvador Reyes snags the defensive board | 24-17 |
| 08:31 | DePaul | James Elam loses the dribble to Luis Emery | 24-17 |
| 08:26 | Loyola Chicago | Luis Emery blows the layup | 24-17 |
| 08:25 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Salvador Reyes | 24-17 |
| 08:08 | DePaul | James Elam drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Salvador Reyes | 26-17 |
| 07:41 | Loyola Chicago | Luis Emery loses the dribble to Salvador Reyes | 26-17 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - James James (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edwin Zuehls (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Elam (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerardo Garcia (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Salvador Reyes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - James Geis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Luis Emery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Malone (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Sparks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Craig (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | DePaul | James James misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-17 |
| 07:18 | Loyola Chicago | William Sparks gets the rebound | 26-17 |
| 06:55 | Loyola Chicago | James James is called for the reach on Billy Craig - foul #1 on James James, team foul #5 | 26-17 |
| Subs | DePaul | Gregory Lebron (PG), Richard Womack (SF), Michael Nitta (PF), Jeffrey Hazelip (C) Edwin Zuehls, James Elam, Gerardo Garcia, Salvador Reyes | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Beane (PG), Calvin Porter (SG), John Qualls (SF), Jeffrey Huffman (PF), Kenneth Flickinger (C) James Geis, Luis Emery, George Malone, William Sparks, Billy Craig | |
| 06:44 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Beane misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-17 |
| 06:42 | Loyola Chicago | Jeffrey Huffman pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-17 |
| 06:33 | Loyola Chicago | Kenneth Flickinger hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 26-17 |
| 06:31 | DePaul | Jeffrey Hazelip gets the rebound | 26-17 |
| 06:15 | DePaul | Gregory Lebron's pass is intercepted by Calvin Porter | 26-17 |
| 05:58 | Loyola Chicago | John Qualls knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Ronald Beane | 26-19 |
| 05:29 | DePaul | Gregory Lebron clanks a 3 from straight away | 26-19 |
| 05:27 | Loyola Chicago | Jeffrey Huffman gets the rebound | 26-19 |
| 05:12 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Beane is hacked by Gregory Lebron - foul #2 on Gregory Lebron, team foul #6 | 26-19 |
| Subs | DePaul | Edwin Zuehls (SG), James Elam (SF), Gerardo Garcia (PF), Salvador Reyes (C) Gregory Lebron, Richard Womack, Michael Nitta, Jeffrey Hazelip | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | George Malone (SF), William Sparks (PF), Billy Craig (C) John Qualls, Jeffrey Huffman, Kenneth Flickinger | |
| 05:04 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone is fouled on the floor by James Elam - foul #1 on James Elam, team foul #7 | 26-19 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Geis (PG) Calvin Porter | |
| 05:04 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone misses the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 05:04 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Gerardo Garcia | 26-19 |
| 04:46 | DePaul | Ronald Beane takes the ball from Gerardo Garcia | 26-19 |
| 04:27 | Loyola Chicago | William Sparks is whistled for traveling | 26-19 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Luis Emery (SG) Ronald Beane | |
| 04:14 | DePaul | James Elam clanks a shot from the left side | 26-19 |
| 04:12 | DePaul | Gerardo Garcia gets the offensive rebound | 26-19 |
| 03:57 | DePaul | Gerardo Garcia makes the jump hook from the left block | 28-19 |
| 03:39 | Loyola Chicago | Luis Emery buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by William Sparks | 28-21 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - James James (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edwin Zuehls (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Elam (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerardo Garcia (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Salvador Reyes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - James Geis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Luis Emery (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Malone (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Sparks (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Billy Craig (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | DePaul | James Elam connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 30-21 |
| 03:02 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-21 |
| 03:00 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Gerardo Garcia | 30-21 |
| 02:52 | DePaul | James Elam can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on George Malone - foul #2 on George Malone, team foul #5 | 30-21 |
| Subs | DePaul | Gregory Lebron (PG), Derrick Welker (SG), Michael Nitta (PF), Jeffrey Hazelip (C) James James, Edwin Zuehls, Gerardo Garcia, Salvador Reyes | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Beane (PG), John Qualls (SF) James Geis, George Malone | |
| 02:52 | DePaul | James Elam makes the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 02:52 | DePaul | James Elam misses the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 02:52 | Loyola Chicago | Billy Craig snags the defensive board | 31-21 |
| 02:30 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Beane throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-21 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Porter (SG), Kenneth Flickinger (PF) Luis Emery, William Sparks | |
| 02:05 | DePaul | Michael Nitta is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Flickinger - foul #1 on Kenneth Flickinger, team foul #6 | 31-21 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jeffrey Huffman (PF) Billy Craig | |
| 01:52 | DePaul | Gregory Lebron is whistled for a carry | 31-21 |
| Subs | DePaul | Salvador Reyes (C) Jeffrey Hazelip | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | George Malone (SF) Jeffrey Huffman | |
| 01:28 | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Porter misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-21 |
| 01:26 | Loyola Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Flickinger | 31-21 |
| 01:09 | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Porter misses long on a shot from close range | 31-21 |
| 01:08 | DePaul | Salvador Reyes pulls down the rebound | 31-21 |
| 01:06 | DePaul | Gregory Lebron is fouled in the backcourt by Calvin Porter - foul #2 on Calvin Porter, team foul #7 | 31-21 |
| Subs | DePaul | Richard Womack (SF), Gerardo Garcia (PF) James Elam, Michael Nitta | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Geis (PG), Luis Emery (SG), William Sparks (PF), Billy Craig (C) Ronald Beane, Calvin Porter, John Qualls, Kenneth Flickinger | |
| 01:06 | DePaul | Gregory Lebron makes the 1st free throw | 32-21 |
| 01:06 | DePaul | Gregory Lebron makes the 2nd free throw | 33-21 |
| 00:53 | Loyola Chicago | Luis Emery hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Derrick Welker - foul #3 on Derrick Welker, team foul #8 | 33-21 |
| Subs | DePaul | Edwin Zuehls (SG) Derrick Welker | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 00:53 | Loyola Chicago | Luis Emery makes the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 00:53 | Loyola Chicago | Luis Emery makes the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 00:37 | DePaul | Gerardo Garcia misses the driving attempt from the right block | 33-23 |
| 00:36 | Loyola Chicago | Luis Emery pulls down the rebound | 33-23 |
| 00:19 | Loyola Chicago | Billy Craig is whistled for a carry | 33-23 |
| 00:03 | DePaul | Salvador Reyes clanks a jumper in the paint | 33-23 |
| 00:02 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone pulls down the rebound | 33-23 |
| 00:00 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 33-23 |