| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Michael Stevenson (fresh) SG - Mike Thomas (fresh) SF - Shaun Carol (fresh) PF - James Cousins (fresh) C - Steven Wells (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) SG - Harold Gordon (fresh) SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) C - Greg Decarlo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Greg Decarlo | 0-3 |
| 18:50 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 18:48 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:42 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:41 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon can't tip it in | 0-3 |
| 18:39 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:19 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Greg Decarlo - foul #1 on Greg Decarlo, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:19 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:19 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:01 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Stevenson is called for the reach on Ellis Markham - foul #1 on Michael Stevenson, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 17:45 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 17:44 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Czapla | 2-3 |
| 17:26 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Oscar Pitts | 2-5 |
| 17:10 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by James Cousins | 4-5 |
| 16:58 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 16:57 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:53 | Loyola Chicago | Jerry Czapla denies the turnaround by Steven Wells | 4-5 |
| 16:51 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 16:34 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-5 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Brad Lemire (PG), Randall Bucholz (SG), Robert Elias (SF), Bill Dockery (PF), Clyde Thomas (C) Michael Stevenson, Mike Thomas, Shaun Carol, James Cousins, Steven Wells | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (SG), Albert Conway (PF), Harry Reiter (C) Harold Gordon, Jerry Czapla, Greg Decarlo | |
| 16:18 | Loyola Chicago | Ellis Markham steals the ball from Randall Bucholz | 4-5 |
| 16:04 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-5 |
| 16:02 | Loyola Chicago | Clyde Thomas grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 15:59 | Loyola Chicago | Brad Lemire's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-5 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal (SF) Oscar Pitts | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Brad Lemire (fresh) SG - Randall Bucholz (fresh) SF - Robert Elias (fresh) PF - Bill Dockery (fresh) C - Clyde Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jason Shepard (fresh) SF - Terry Mariscal (fresh) PF - Albert Conway (fresh) C - Harry Reiter (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter's pass is intercepted by Brad Lemire | 4-5 |
| 15:23 | Loyola Chicago | Randall Bucholz misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 4-5 |
| 15:22 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Elias pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 15:12 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Elias misses long on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Terry Mariscal - foul #1 on Terry Mariscal, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson (PG), James Cousins (PF), Steven Wells (C) Brad Lemire, Randall Bucholz, Clyde Thomas | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon (SG), Jerry Czapla (PF), Greg Decarlo (C) Ellis Markham, Albert Conway, Harry Reiter | |
| 15:12 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Elias makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:12 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Elias makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 15:01 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo lays it in on a nice dish by Jerry Czapla | 6-7 |
| 14:45 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Bill Dockery | 9-7 |
| 14:31 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Greg Decarlo | 9-9 |
| 14:15 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-9 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Mike Thomas (SG), Shaun Carol (SF) Bill Dockery, Robert Elias | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts (SF) Terry Mariscal | |
| 13:49 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon's pass is intercepted by Mike Thomas | 9-9 |
| 13:46 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Thomas hits the finger roll | 11-9 |
| 13:24 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Thomas is called for the reach on Harold Gordon - foul #1 on Mike Thomas, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery (PF), Clyde Thomas (C) James Cousins, Steven Wells | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), Terry Mariscal (SG), Albert Conway (PF), Harry Reiter (C) Jason Shepard, Harold Gordon, Jerry Czapla, Greg Decarlo | |
| 13:12 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-12 |
| 12:58 | Loyola Chicago | The jump hook by Clyde Thomas is blocked by Oscar Pitts | 11-12 |
| 12:56 | Loyola Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Shaun Carol | 11-12 |
| 12:42 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol is called for traveling | 11-12 |
| 12:21 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Ellis Markham | 11-15 |
| 12:03 | Loyola Chicago | Clyde Thomas scores on a shot in the lane | 13-15 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Michael Stevenson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mike Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Shaun Carol (fresh) PF - Bill Dockery (fresh) C - Clyde Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Mariscal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) PF - Albert Conway (fresh) C - Harry Reiter (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter misses the 3 from the left wing | 13-15 |
| 11:37 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway grabs the offensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 11:20 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham double dribbles | 13-15 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Brad Lemire (PG), Randall Bucholz (SG), Robert Elias (SF), James Cousins (PF), Steven Wells (C) Michael Stevenson, Mike Thomas, Shaun Carol, Bill Dockery, Clyde Thomas | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon (SG), Jerry Czapla (PF), Greg Decarlo (C) Terry Mariscal, Oscar Pitts, Albert Conway | |
| 11:04 | Loyola Chicago | Randall Bucholz misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-15 |
| 11:02 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 10:51 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-15 |
| 10:49 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells snags the defensive board | 13-15 |
| 10:36 | Loyola Chicago | Brad Lemire throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-15 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Jones (SF) Harry Reiter | |
| 10:23 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo drills a fadeaway from close range | 13-17 |
| 10:06 | Loyola Chicago | Brad Lemire is hacked by Jerry Czapla - foul #1 on Jerry Czapla, team foul #3 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson (PG), Shaun Carol (SF) Brad Lemire, Robert Elias | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (PG) Ellis Markham | |
| 09:48 | Loyola Chicago | Randall Bucholz hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Greg Decarlo - foul #2 on Greg Decarlo, team foul #4 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts (SF), Albert Conway (C) Dustin Jones, Greg Decarlo | |
| 09:48 | Loyola Chicago | Randall Bucholz makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 09:48 | Loyola Chicago | Randall Bucholz makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:35 | Detroit Mercy | Randall Bucholz is called for the reach on Harold Gordon - foul #1 on Randall Bucholz, team foul #3 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Mike Thomas (SG) Randall Bucholz | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 09:21 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Oscar Pitts | 15-19 |
| 09:03 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-19 |
| 09:01 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla pulls down the rebound | 15-19 |
| 08:45 | Detroit Mercy | James Cousins is called for the reach on Oscar Pitts - foul #1 on James Cousins, team foul #4 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG) Harold Gordon | |
| 08:34 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Mike Thomas - foul #2 on Mike Thomas, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery (SG), Robert Elias (SF), Clyde Thomas (PF) Mike Thomas, Shaun Carol, James Cousins | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter (C) Jerry Czapla | |
| 08:34 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 08:34 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard misses the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 08:34 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery gets the rebound | 15-20 |
| 08:20 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Michael Stevenson | 17-20 |
| 08:03 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-20 |
| 08:01 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Elias pulls down the rebound | 17-20 |
| 07:44 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-20 |
| 07:43 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts pulls down the rebound | 17-20 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Michael Stevenson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Dockery (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Elias (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clyde Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Wells (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Shepard (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Oscar Pitts (fairly fresh) PF - Albert Conway (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harry Reiter (fresh) | |
| 07:39 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham is denied on a layup by Robert Elias | 17-20 |
| 07:37 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Elias gets the rebound | 17-20 |
| 07:31 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Elias clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Oscar Pitts - foul #1 on Oscar Pitts, team foul #5 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol (SF), James Cousins (PF) Michael Stevenson, Steven Wells | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon (SG), Terry Mariscal (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF) Jason Shepard, Oscar Pitts, Harry Reiter | |
| 07:31 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Elias makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 07:31 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Elias makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 07:09 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-20 |
| 07:08 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Clyde Thomas | 19-20 |
| 06:53 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Elias can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 19-20 |
| 06:51 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol tips it in | 21-20 |
| 06:32 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Terry Mariscal | 21-22 |
| 06:04 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Elias hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-22 |
| 06:02 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal gets the rebound | 21-22 |
| 05:33 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-22 |
| 05:31 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham grabs the offensive board | 21-22 |
| 05:24 | Detroit Mercy | James Cousins steps in front of the Harold Gordon pass | 21-22 |
| 05:05 | Loyola Chicago | Clyde Thomas can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Jerry Czapla - foul #2 on Jerry Czapla, team foul #6 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson (PG), Randall Bucholz (SG), Steven Wells (C) Robert Elias, Bill Dockery, James Cousins | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire (PG), Jason Shepard (SG), Oscar Pitts (SF), Harry Reiter (PF) Ellis Markham, Harold Gordon, Terry Mariscal, Jerry Czapla | |
| 05:05 | Loyola Chicago | Clyde Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:05 | Loyola Chicago | Clyde Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 04:45 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Oscar Pitts | 23-24 |
| 04:26 | Loyola Chicago | Randall Bucholz is hacked by Harry Reiter - foul #1 on Harry Reiter, team foul #7 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Chase Umstead (PF) Clyde Thomas | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 04:26 | Loyola Chicago | Randall Bucholz misses the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:26 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway snags the defensive board | 23-24 |
| 04:02 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Chase Umstead - foul #1 on Chase Umstead, team foul #6 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Robert Elias (SF) Shaun Carol | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 04:02 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 04:02 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 03:41 | Loyola Chicago | Chase Umstead is whistled for a carry | 23-26 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Mike Thomas (SG), Bill Dockery (SF), James Cousins (PF) Randall Bucholz, Robert Elias, Chase Umstead | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), Greg Decarlo (C) Roderick Haire, Albert Conway | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Michael Stevenson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mike Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bill Dockery (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Cousins (fresh) C - Steven Wells (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Shepard (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) PF - Harry Reiter (fresh) 4 pts. C - Greg Decarlo (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:25 | Detroit Mercy | Steven Wells swats the short shot by Oscar Pitts | 23-26 |
| 03:24 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to James Cousins | 23-26 |
| 03:05 | Loyola Chicago | A charge is called on Mike Thomas - foul #3 on Mike Thomas, team foul #7 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Robert Elias (SF) Mike Thomas | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon (SG), Jerry Czapla (PF) Jason Shepard, Harry Reiter | |
| 02:50 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jerry Czapla | 23-29 |
| 02:36 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Harold Gordon - foul #1 on Harold Gordon, team foul #8 | 23-29 |
| 02:36 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery misses the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 02:36 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 02:19 | Detroit Mercy | James Cousins steals it from Greg Decarlo | 24-29 |
| 01:56 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-29 |
| 01:55 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla pulls down the rebound | 24-29 |
| 01:43 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-29 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Randall Bucholz (SG), Shaun Carol (SF), Clyde Thomas (PF), John Carter (C) Bill Dockery, Robert Elias, James Cousins, Steven Wells | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal (SF) Oscar Pitts | |
| 01:25 | Loyola Chicago | Clyde Thomas is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Clyde Thomas, team foul #8 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Brad Lemire (PG) Michael Stevenson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (SG) Harold Gordon | |
| 01:10 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal misses the 3 from the right corner | 24-29 |
| 01:09 | Loyola Chicago | Randall Bucholz grabs the board | 24-29 |
| 00:52 | Loyola Chicago | Brad Lemire drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Randall Bucholz | 27-29 |
| 00:26 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-29 |
| 00:25 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 00:02 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla grabs the board | 27-29 |