| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Randy Rhodes (fresh) SG - Dima Lisowski (fresh) SF - Brian Simeon (fresh) PF - Ralph Coppinger (fresh) C - Joel Huffman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Bernard Cole (fresh) SG - Franklin Kemper (fresh) SF - Terrence Noga (fresh) PF - Joseph Nordstrom (fresh) C - Jesse Tillison (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Loyola (MD) | Joseph Nordstrom wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:53 | Loyola (MD) | Franklin Kemper connects on the open 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Bernard Cole | 0-3 |
| 19:24 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 0-3 |
| 19:22 | Loyola (MD) | Jesse Tillison pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:08 | Loyola (MD) | Terrence Noga is whistled for traveling | 0-3 |
| 18:54 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski is fouled on the floor by Franklin Kemper - foul #1 on Franklin Kemper, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:42 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Dima Lisowski and he's fouled by Jesse Tillison - foul #1 on Jesse Tillison, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:25 | Loyola (MD) | Joseph Nordstrom buries a runner in the paint | 3-5 |
| 18:20 | Niagara | Brian Simeon scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Dima Lisowski | 5-5 |
| 18:07 | Loyola (MD) | Ralph Coppinger is called for the reach on Joseph Nordstrom - foul #1 on Ralph Coppinger, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| 17:53 | Loyola (MD) | Franklin Kemper slams it home and he's fouled by Joel Huffman - foul #1 on Joel Huffman, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Lester Prejean (SF), Homer Galliher (C) Terrence Noga, Jesse Tillison | |
| 17:53 | Loyola (MD) | Franklin Kemper makes the free throw | 5-8 |
| 17:30 | Niagara | Brian Simeon makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Dima Lisowski | 7-8 |
| 17:12 | Loyola (MD) | Franklin Kemper is open but comes up short on the floater from the right block | 7-8 |
| 17:10 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:59 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski is hacked by Joseph Nordstrom - foul #1 on Joseph Nordstrom, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Niagara | Pete Hall (PF), Edward Kong (C) Ralph Coppinger, Joel Huffman | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Allen Goodwin (SG), Terrence Noga (SF), Paul Hall (C) Bernard Cole, Franklin Kemper, Joseph Nordstrom | |
| 16:49 | Niagara | Paul Hall takes the ball from Brian Simeon | 7-8 |
| 16:38 | Loyola (MD) | Homer Galliher misses the easy layup | 7-8 |
| 16:37 | Niagara | Pete Hall gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:31 | Niagara | Brian Simeon misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Allen Goodwin - foul #1 on Allen Goodwin, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Niagara | Kevin Coleman (SG) Dima Lisowski | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Jesse Tillison (C) Homer Galliher | |
| 16:31 | Niagara | Brian Simeon makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 16:31 | Niagara | Brian Simeon makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 16:14 | Loyola (MD) | Paul Hall can't finish the layup | 9-8 |
| 16:12 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 16:03 | Niagara | Edward Kong makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Randy Rhodes | 11-8 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Randy Rhodes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Coleman (fresh) SF - Brian Simeon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Pete Hall (fresh) C - Edward Kong (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Lester Prejean (fairly fresh) SG - Allen Goodwin (fresh) SF - Terrence Noga (fresh) PF - Paul Hall (fresh) C - Jesse Tillison (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Loyola (MD) | Paul Hall scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Lester Prejean | 11-10 |
| 15:22 | Niagara | Brian Simeon misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Paul Hall - foul #1 on Paul Hall, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Niagara | Dima Lisowski (SG), Ralph Coppinger (PF), Joel Huffman (C) Randy Rhodes, Pete Hall, Edward Kong | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Bernard Cole (PG), Franklin Kemper (SG), Michael Logsdon (SF), Joseph Nordstrom (PF) Lester Prejean, Allen Goodwin, Terrence Noga, Paul Hall | |
| 15:22 | Niagara | Brian Simeon makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 15:22 | Niagara | Brian Simeon makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 15:20 | Loyola (MD) | Franklin Kemper is hacked by Brian Simeon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Simeon, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| 15:07 | Loyola (MD) | Joseph Nordstrom makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Bernard Cole | 13-12 |
| 14:47 | Niagara | Kevin Coleman misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Bernard Cole - foul #1 on Bernard Cole, team foul #6 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Niagara | Gary Gullette (SF) Brian Simeon | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Homer Galliher (C) Jesse Tillison | |
| 14:47 | Niagara | Kevin Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 14:47 | Niagara | Kevin Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 14:45 | Loyola (MD) | Kevin Coleman picks off the pass by Michael Logsdon in the backcourt | 15-12 |
| 14:40 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger's floater is tipped away by Homer Galliher | 15-12 |
| 14:38 | Loyola (MD) | Michael Logsdon gets the rebound | 15-12 |
| 14:34 | Loyola (MD) | Bernard Cole's pass is intercepted by Dima Lisowski in the backcourt | 15-12 |
| 14:11 | Niagara | Kevin Coleman loses the dribble to Franklin Kemper | 15-12 |
| 13:57 | Loyola (MD) | Homer Galliher knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Logsdon | 15-14 |
| 13:42 | Niagara | Gary Gullette clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-14 |
| 13:40 | Loyola (MD) | The rebound goes to Joseph Nordstrom | 15-14 |
| 13:26 | Loyola (MD) | Michael Logsdon makes the shot from the free throw line | 15-16 |
| 13:09 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 15-16 |
| 13:08 | Loyola (MD) | The rebound goes to Homer Galliher | 15-16 |
| 12:50 | Loyola (MD) | Homer Galliher comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Gary Gullette - foul #1 on Gary Gullette, team foul #4 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Niagara | Randy Rhodes (PG), Marcus Whittier (SG), Brian Simeon (SF), Pete Hall (PF), Edward Kong (C) Kevin Coleman, Dima Lisowski, Gary Gullette, Ralph Coppinger, Joel Huffman | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Lester Prejean (PG), Allen Goodwin (SG), Terrence Noga (SF), Jesse Tillison (C) Bernard Cole, Franklin Kemper, Michael Logsdon, Joseph Nordstrom | |
| 12:50 | Loyola (MD) | Homer Galliher misses the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 12:50 | Loyola (MD) | Homer Galliher makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 12:35 | Niagara | Brian Simeon connects on the shot from the right block set up by Marcus Whittier | 17-17 |
| 12:22 | Loyola (MD) | Allen Goodwin misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 12:20 | Niagara | Pete Hall snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| 12:07 | Niagara | Lester Prejean is called for the reach on Brian Simeon - foul #1 on Lester Prejean, team foul #7 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Joseph Nordstrom (PF) Homer Galliher | |
| 12:07 | Niagara | Brian Simeon makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 12:07 | Niagara | Brian Simeon makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 11:46 | Loyola (MD) | Lester Prejean hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-20 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Randy Rhodes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcus Whittier (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Simeon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Pete Hall (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Kong (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Lester Prejean (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Goodwin (fresh) SF - Terrence Noga (fresh) PF - Joseph Nordstrom (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jesse Tillison (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | Niagara | Pete Hall can't connect on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Joseph Nordstrom - foul #2 on Joseph Nordstrom, team foul #8 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Niagara | Dima Lisowski (SG), Gary Gullette (SF), Joel Huffman (C) Marcus Whittier, Brian Simeon, Edward Kong | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Bernard Cole (PG), Paul Hall (PF) Allen Goodwin, Joseph Nordstrom | |
| 11:17 | Niagara | Pete Hall misses the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 11:17 | Niagara | Pete Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 11:14 | Loyola (MD) | Lester Prejean is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Gullette - foul #2 on Gary Gullette, team foul #5 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Niagara | Gregory Magana (SF), Ralph Coppinger (PF) Gary Gullette, Pete Hall | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Michael Logsdon (PF) Jesse Tillison | |
| 10:53 | Loyola (MD) | Terrence Noga connects on the open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 20-22 |
| 10:28 | Niagara | Terrence Noga steals it from Randy Rhodes | 20-22 |
| 10:07 | Loyola (MD) | Bernard Cole makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Terrence Noga | 20-24 |
| 09:55 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Paul Hall - foul #2 on Paul Hall, team foul #9 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Niagara | Kevin Coleman (PG), Brian Simeon (SF), Edward Kong (C) Randy Rhodes, Gregory Magana, Joel Huffman | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Franklin Kemper (SG), Allen Goodwin (SF), Homer Galliher (PF), Jesse Tillison (C) Lester Prejean, Terrence Noga, Michael Logsdon, Paul Hall | |
| 09:55 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 09:55 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 09:51 | Loyola (MD) | Brian Simeon is called for the reach on Allen Goodwin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Simeon, team foul #6 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Niagara | Pete Hall (SF) Brian Simeon | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| 09:34 | Loyola (MD) | Kevin Coleman steps in front of the Homer Galliher pass | 22-24 |
| 09:15 | Niagara | Pete Hall lays it in on a nice dish by Ralph Coppinger and he's hacked by Jesse Tillison - foul #2 on Jesse Tillison, team foul #10 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Terrence Noga (SF), Michael Logsdon (PF) Bernard Cole, Jesse Tillison | |
| 09:15 | Niagara | Pete Hall makes the free throw | 25-24 |
| 08:59 | Loyola (MD) | Franklin Kemper clanks a floater from the free throw line | 25-24 |
| 08:58 | Loyola (MD) | Franklin Kemper tips it but misses | 25-24 |
| 08:57 | Niagara | Edward Kong snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 08:51 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski misses short on a runner from close range | 25-24 |
| 08:50 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski grabs the offensive board | 25-24 |
| 08:38 | Niagara | Edward Kong knocks in the jumper from the left block | 27-24 |
| 08:21 | Loyola (MD) | Michael Logsdon knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Terrence Noga and the foul's on Ralph Coppinger - foul #2 on Ralph Coppinger, team foul #7 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Niagara | Marcus Whittier (PG), Gregory Magana (SF), Joel Huffman (C) Kevin Coleman, Ralph Coppinger, Edward Kong | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Bernard Cole (PG) Allen Goodwin | |
| 08:21 | Loyola (MD) | Michael Logsdon misses the free throw | 27-26 |
| 08:21 | Niagara | Joel Huffman grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 08:13 | Niagara | Pete Hall banks in the layup on a nice dish by Marcus Whittier | 29-26 |
| 08:05 | Loyola (MD) | Joel Huffman steals it from Michael Logsdon | 29-26 |
| 07:47 | Niagara | Pete Hall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 29-26 |
| 07:46 | Niagara | Pete Hall snags the offensive board | 29-26 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Marcus Whittier (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dima Lisowski (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Gregory Magana (fresh) PF - Pete Hall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Huffman (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Bernard Cole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Franklin Kemper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Terrence Noga (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Logsdon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Homer Galliher (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 07:38 | Niagara | Pete Hall misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Logsdon - foul #1 on Michael Logsdon, team foul #11 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Niagara | Randy Rhodes (PG) Dima Lisowski | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Lester Prejean (SF) Terrence Noga | |
| 07:38 | Niagara | Pete Hall misses the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 07:38 | Niagara | Pete Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 07:35 | Loyola (MD) | Franklin Kemper double dribbles in the backcourt | 30-26 |
| 07:18 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 30-26 |
| 07:17 | Loyola (MD) | Franklin Kemper snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 06:56 | Loyola (MD) | Lester Prejean can't connect on a shot from the right side | 30-26 |
| 06:54 | Loyola (MD) | Homer Galliher pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 06:48 | Loyola (MD) | Franklin Kemper misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-26 |
| 06:47 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 06:27 | Niagara | Pete Hall clanks a turnaround near the basket | 30-26 |
| 06:25 | Loyola (MD) | Bernard Cole pulls down the rebound | 30-26 |
| 06:22 | Loyola (MD) | Marcus Whittier steals it from Bernard Cole in the backcourt | 30-26 |
| 05:57 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Pete Hall | 32-26 |
| 05:55 | Loyola (MD) | Lester Prejean's pass is intercepted by Randy Rhodes in the backcourt | 32-26 |
| 05:45 | Niagara | Joel Huffman misses the lay-in | 32-26 |
| 05:44 | Niagara | Joel Huffman pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 05:31 | Niagara | Bernard Cole is called for the reach on Gregory Magana - foul #2 on Bernard Cole, team foul #12 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Niagara | Kevin Coleman (PG), Dima Lisowski (SG), Edward Kong (C) Randy Rhodes, Marcus Whittier, Joel Huffman | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Allen Goodwin (PG), Terrence Noga (SF) Bernard Cole, Lester Prejean | |
| 05:31 | Niagara | Gregory Magana makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 05:31 | Niagara | Gregory Magana makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 05:07 | Loyola (MD) | Franklin Kemper misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 34-26 |
| 05:06 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski gets the rebound | 34-26 |
| 04:43 | Niagara | Homer Galliher steals the ball from Dima Lisowski | 34-26 |
| 04:32 | Loyola (MD) | Terrence Noga makes the wide open 3 from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 04:15 | Niagara | Pete Hall hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 34-29 |
| 04:13 | Niagara | Pete Hall gets the offensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 04:02 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Kong | 36-29 |
| 03:44 | Loyola (MD) | Homer Galliher buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Logsdon | 36-31 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Kevin Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Dima Lisowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Magana (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Pete Hall (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Kong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Allen Goodwin (fairly fresh) SG - Franklin Kemper (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Terrence Noga (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Logsdon (tiring) 4 pts. C - Homer Galliher (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-31 |
| 03:17 | Niagara | Kevin Coleman gets the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 02:54 | Niagara | Pete Hall double dribbles | 36-31 |
| Subs | Niagara | Marcus Whittier (PG), Gary Gullette (SG), Brian Simeon (SF), Ralph Coppinger (PF), Joel Huffman (C) Kevin Coleman, Dima Lisowski, Gregory Magana, Pete Hall, Edward Kong | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Bernard Cole (PG), Lester Prejean (SG), Joseph Nordstrom (PF), Jesse Tillison (C) Allen Goodwin, Franklin Kemper, Michael Logsdon, Homer Galliher | |
| 02:32 | Loyola (MD) | Jesse Tillison lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bernard Cole | 36-33 |
| 02:07 | Niagara | Marcus Whittier hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Bernard Cole - foul #3 on Bernard Cole, team foul #13 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Niagara | Dima Lisowski (SG) Gary Gullette | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Franklin Kemper (SG) Bernard Cole | |
| 02:07 | Niagara | Marcus Whittier makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 02:07 | Niagara | Marcus Whittier misses the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 02:07 | Loyola (MD) | The rebound goes to Jesse Tillison | 37-33 |
| 01:51 | Loyola (MD) | Lester Prejean misses the easy layup | 37-33 |
| 01:50 | Loyola (MD) | The offensive rebound goes to Lester Prejean | 37-33 |
| 01:33 | Loyola (MD) | Franklin Kemper misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 01:31 | Loyola (MD) | Joseph Nordstrom snags the offensive board | 37-33 |
| 01:12 | Loyola (MD) | Jesse Tillison misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Joel Huffman - foul #2 on Joel Huffman, team foul #8 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Niagara | Randy Rhodes (PG), Edward Kong (C) Marcus Whittier, Joel Huffman | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| 01:12 | Loyola (MD) | Jesse Tillison makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 01:12 | Loyola (MD) | Jesse Tillison makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 01:00 | Niagara | Brian Simeon makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Randy Rhodes | 39-35 |
| 00:51 | Loyola (MD) | Joseph Nordstrom misses short on an open floater in the lane but he's fouled by Ralph Coppinger - foul #3 on Ralph Coppinger, team foul #9 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Niagara | Kevin Coleman (SG), Pete Hall (PF) Dima Lisowski, Ralph Coppinger | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Allen Goodwin (SG), Paul Hall (C) Franklin Kemper, Jesse Tillison | |
| 00:51 | Loyola (MD) | Joseph Nordstrom misses the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 00:51 | Loyola (MD) | Joseph Nordstrom misses the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 00:51 | Niagara | Pete Hall gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 00:28 | Niagara | Brian Simeon comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 00:26 | Loyola (MD) | Lester Prejean grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 00:04 | Loyola (MD) | Lester Prejean hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 00:03 | Loyola (MD) | Joseph Nordstrom snags the offensive board | 39-35 |
| 00:01 | Loyola (MD) | Allen Goodwin's floater is tipped away by Edward Kong | 39-35 |
| 00:00 | Loyola (MD) | The clock runs out | 39-35 |