| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Tony Rosso (fresh) SG - Kevin Alfano (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Watkins (fresh) PF - Edwin Bradley (fresh) C - Edmond Cordero (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Glenn Hurd (fresh) SG - Jacob Chandler (fresh) SF - Dana Kirby (fresh) PF - Kevin Brownlee (fresh) C - Maurice Scott (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Loyola Chicago | Jacob Chandler pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Loyola Chicago | Glenn Hurd knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jacob Chandler | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Tony Rosso | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | Loyola Chicago | Jacob Chandler knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 2-4 |
| 18:15 | Marquette | Kevin Alfano drills a shot from the free throw line | 4-4 |
| 17:55 | Loyola Chicago | Glenn Hurd misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 17:54 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 17:35 | Marquette | Tony Rosso comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 17:34 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Edwin Bradley | 4-4 |
| 17:18 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins is fouled on the floor by Dana Kirby - foul #1 on Dana Kirby, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 17:08 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 17:06 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley gets the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:55 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Tony Rosso | 6-4 |
| 16:39 | Loyola Chicago | Maurice Scott misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 16:38 | Loyola Chicago | Kevin Brownlee tips it back up and in | 6-6 |
| 16:16 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Watkins | 8-6 |
| 16:03 | Loyola Chicago | Kevin Brownlee is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Kevin Brownlee, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Marquette | David May (C) Edmond Cordero | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Tony Rosso (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Alfano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edwin Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David May (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Glenn Hurd (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jacob Chandler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dana Kirby (fresh) PF - Kevin Brownlee (fresh) 2 pts. C - Maurice Scott (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Marquette | Tony Rosso travels with the ball | 8-6 |
| Subs | Marquette | Lyle Jensen (PG), Aaron Beyers (SG) Tony Rosso, Kevin Alfano | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 15:40 | Loyola Chicago | Jacob Chandler is hacked by Aaron Beyers - foul #1 on Aaron Beyers, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Peter Mahar (C) Maurice Scott | |
| 15:30 | Loyola Chicago | Dana Kirby can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-6 |
| 15:29 | Marquette | David May gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:21 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Jeffrey Watkins | 10-6 |
| 15:00 | Loyola Chicago | Peter Mahar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-6 |
| Subs | Marquette | Larry Caraballo (SF), Edmond Cordero (C) Jeffrey Watkins, Edwin Bradley | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Pratt (PF), Rodney Sargent (C) Dana Kirby, Kevin Brownlee | |
| 14:51 | Marquette | Larry Caraballo is denied on a dunk by Rodney Sargent | 10-6 |
| 14:49 | Loyola Chicago | Rodney Sargent gets the rebound | 10-6 |
| 14:31 | Loyola Chicago | Rodney Sargent loses the dribble to Aaron Beyers | 10-6 |
| 14:18 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Lyle Jensen | 12-6 |
| 14:02 | Loyola Chicago | Jacob Chandler comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 12-6 |
| 14:00 | Loyola Chicago | Glenn Hurd grabs the offensive board | 12-6 |
| 13:55 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Pratt can't finish the layup | 12-6 |
| 13:53 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen snags the defensive board | 12-6 |
| 13:43 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Rodney Sargent - foul #1 on Rodney Sargent, team foul #3 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Marquette | Tony Rosso (PG), Kevin Alfano (SG), Jeffrey Watkins (SF), Edwin Bradley (PF) Lyle Jensen, Aaron Beyers, Larry Caraballo, David May | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Terry Salls (PG), Daniel Gasser (SG), Kevin Brownlee (PF), Maurice Scott (C) Glenn Hurd, Jacob Chandler, Daniel Pratt, Rodney Sargent | |
| 13:43 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero misses the 1st free throw | 12-6 |
| 13:43 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero makes the 2nd free throw | 13-6 |
| 13:25 | Loyola Chicago | Kevin Brownlee misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Tony Rosso - foul #1 on Tony Rosso, team foul #2 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Dana Kirby (SF) Peter Mahar | |
| 13:25 | Loyola Chicago | Kevin Brownlee makes the 1st free throw | 13-7 |
| 13:25 | Loyola Chicago | Kevin Brownlee misses the 2nd free throw | 13-7 |
| 13:25 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero snags the defensive board | 13-7 |
| 12:56 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-7 |
| 12:54 | Loyola Chicago | Kevin Brownlee grabs the board | 13-7 |
| 12:31 | Loyola Chicago | Dana Kirby scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Terry Salls | 13-9 |
| 12:22 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-9 |
| 12:21 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley tips it home | 15-9 |
| 12:00 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Gasser misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 15-9 |
| 11:59 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Edwin Bradley | 15-9 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Tony Rosso (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Alfano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edwin Bradley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Edmond Cordero (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Terry Salls (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Gasser (fresh) SF - Dana Kirby (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Brownlee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Maurice Scott (fresh) | |
| 11:54 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Terry Salls - foul #1 on Terry Salls, team foul #4 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Marquette | David May (C) Edmond Cordero | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Glenn Hurd (PG), Jacob Chandler (SG) Terry Salls, Daniel Gasser | |
| 11:54 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 16-9 |
| 11:54 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 17-9 |
| 11:31 | Loyola Chicago | Dana Kirby misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 17-9 |
| 11:30 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins gets the rebound | 17-9 |
| 11:04 | Marquette | The jump hook by David May is blocked by Jacob Chandler | 17-9 |
| 11:03 | Loyola Chicago | Jacob Chandler gets the rebound | 17-9 |
| 10:35 | Loyola Chicago | Kevin Brownlee misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-9 |
| 10:33 | Marquette | Kevin Alfano pulls down the rebound | 17-9 |
| 10:29 | Marquette | Glenn Hurd is called for the reach on Kevin Alfano - foul #1 on Glenn Hurd, team foul #5 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Marquette | Lyle Jensen (PG), Aaron Beyers (SG), Larry Caraballo (C) Tony Rosso, Kevin Alfano, Edwin Bradley | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Peter Mahar (SF), Daniel Pratt (PF), Rodney Sargent (C) Dana Kirby, Kevin Brownlee, Maurice Scott | |
| 10:20 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Aaron Beyers | 19-9 |
| 09:51 | Loyola Chicago | Glenn Hurd misses long on a floater from the right side | 19-9 |
| 09:49 | Marquette | David May grabs the board | 19-9 |
| 09:28 | Marquette | David May scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Lyle Jensen | 21-9 |
| 09:07 | Loyola Chicago | Rodney Sargent loses the dribble to Aaron Beyers | 21-9 |
| 08:57 | Marquette | Peter Mahar steals the ball from David May | 21-9 |
| 08:47 | Loyola Chicago | The jumper by Peter Mahar is denied by David May | 21-9 |
| 08:45 | Marquette | The rebound goes to David May | 21-9 |
| 08:40 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Aaron Beyers | 24-9 |
| 08:32 | Loyola Chicago | Peter Mahar can't finish the layup | 24-9 |
| 08:31 | Loyola Chicago | Peter Mahar snags the offensive board | 24-9 |
| 08:16 | Loyola Chicago | Glenn Hurd comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Jeffrey Watkins - foul #1 on Jeffrey Watkins, team foul #3 | 24-9 |
| Subs | Marquette | Tony Rosso (PG), Kevin Alfano (SG), Edwin Bradley (PF), Edmond Cordero (C) Lyle Jensen, Aaron Beyers, Jeffrey Watkins, David May | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Dana Kirby (SF), Kevin Brownlee (PF), Maurice Scott (C) Peter Mahar, Daniel Pratt, Rodney Sargent | |
| 08:16 | Loyola Chicago | Glenn Hurd misses the 1st free throw | 24-9 |
| 08:16 | Loyola Chicago | Glenn Hurd makes the 2nd free throw | 24-10 |
| 08:03 | Marquette | Tony Rosso's floater is tipped away by Kevin Brownlee | 24-10 |
| 08:02 | Loyola Chicago | Jacob Chandler pulls down the rebound | 24-10 |
| 07:51 | Loyola Chicago | Kevin Brownlee comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-10 |
| 07:49 | Loyola Chicago | Maurice Scott hits the follow up shot | 24-12 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Tony Rosso (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Alfano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Caraballo (fresh) PF - Edwin Bradley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Edmond Cordero (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Glenn Hurd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jacob Chandler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dana Kirby (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Brownlee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Maurice Scott (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:32 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley misses short on a runner from close range but the foul's on Kevin Brownlee - foul #2 on Kevin Brownlee, team foul #6 | 24-12 |
| Subs | Marquette | Aaron Beyers (SF) Larry Caraballo | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Terry Salls (PG), Daniel Gasser (SG), Peter Mahar (PF) Glenn Hurd, Jacob Chandler, Kevin Brownlee | |
| 07:32 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley misses the 1st free throw | 24-12 |
| 07:32 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley misses the 2nd free throw | 24-12 |
| 07:32 | Loyola Chicago | Maurice Scott snags the defensive board | 24-12 |
| 07:13 | Loyola Chicago | Peter Mahar can't finish the layup | 24-12 |
| 07:11 | Marquette | Aaron Beyers pulls down the rebound | 24-12 |
| 06:51 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-12 |
| 06:50 | Marquette | Aaron Beyers snags the offensive board | 24-12 |
| 06:40 | Marquette | Tony Rosso can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 24-12 |
| 06:38 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero snags the offensive board | 24-12 |
| 06:23 | Marquette | Peter Mahar takes the ball from Edmond Cordero | 24-12 |
| 06:01 | Loyola Chicago | Dana Kirby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-12 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins (SF) Aaron Beyers | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jacob Chandler (SG), Robert White (SF), Daniel Pratt (PF), Rodney Sargent (C) Daniel Gasser, Dana Kirby, Peter Mahar, Maurice Scott | |
| 05:39 | Marquette | Daniel Pratt is called for the reach on Jeffrey Watkins - foul #1 on Daniel Pratt, team foul #7 | 24-12 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Glenn Hurd (PG) Terry Salls | |
| 05:39 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 25-12 |
| 05:39 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 26-12 |
| 05:19 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Pratt misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 26-12 |
| 05:18 | Loyola Chicago | Glenn Hurd tips it home | 26-14 |
| 04:49 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 26-14 |
| 04:48 | Loyola Chicago | Glenn Hurd grabs the defensive rebound | 26-14 |
| 04:44 | Loyola Chicago | Glenn Hurd drills a shot from the left side | 26-16 |
| 04:30 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Edmond Cordero | 28-16 |
| 04:14 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Pratt loses the ball out of bounds | 28-16 |
| Subs | Marquette | Lyle Jensen (PG), Aaron Beyers (SG), David May (PF), Larry Caraballo (C) Tony Rosso, Kevin Alfano, Edwin Bradley, Edmond Cordero | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Dana Kirby (SF), Peter Mahar (PF), Maurice Scott (C) Robert White, Daniel Pratt, Rodney Sargent | |
| 04:03 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins is fouled on the floor by Dana Kirby - foul #2 on Dana Kirby, team foul #8 | 28-16 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Rodney Sargent (PF) Dana Kirby | |
| 04:03 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 29-16 |
| 04:03 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 30-16 |
| 03:43 | Loyola Chicago | Maurice Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-16 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Dana Kirby (SF), Kevin Brownlee (PF) Peter Mahar, Rodney Sargent | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Lyle Jensen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Beyers (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Watkins (fresh) 13 pts. PF - David May (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Caraballo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Glenn Hurd (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jacob Chandler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dana Kirby (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Brownlee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Maurice Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins is fouled on the floor by Maurice Scott - foul #1 on Maurice Scott, team foul #9 | 30-16 |
| 03:27 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins misses the 1st free throw | 30-16 |
| 03:27 | Loyola Chicago | Kevin Brownlee grabs the board | 30-16 |
| 03:17 | Loyola Chicago | Kevin Brownlee hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-19 |
| 03:05 | Marquette | David May misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-19 |
| 03:03 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen grabs the offensive board | 30-19 |
| 02:55 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Larry Caraballo | 33-19 |
| 02:33 | Loyola Chicago | Kevin Brownlee buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Glenn Hurd | 33-21 |
| 02:13 | Marquette | David May misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Kevin Brownlee - foul #3 on Kevin Brownlee, team foul #10 | 33-21 |
| Subs | Marquette | Tony Rosso (PG), Kevin Alfano (SG), Edmond Cordero (C) Lyle Jensen, Aaron Beyers, Larry Caraballo | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Terry Salls (PG), Daniel Gasser (SG), Peter Mahar (PF), Daniel Pratt (C) Glenn Hurd, Jacob Chandler, Kevin Brownlee, Maurice Scott | |
| 02:13 | Marquette | David May misses the 1st free throw | 33-21 |
| 02:13 | Marquette | David May makes the 2nd free throw | 34-21 |
| 01:52 | Loyola Chicago | The pull-up jumper by Daniel Pratt is blocked by Edmond Cordero | 34-21 |
| 01:51 | Marquette | David May grabs the board | 34-21 |
| 01:31 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero is hacked by Peter Mahar - foul #1 on Peter Mahar, team foul #11 | 34-21 |
| Subs | Marquette | Larry Caraballo (SF), Edwin Bradley (PF) Jeffrey Watkins, David May | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 01:31 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero makes the 1st free throw | 35-21 |
| 01:31 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero makes the 2nd free throw | 36-21 |
| 01:12 | Loyola Chicago | Terry Salls hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 36-21 |
| 01:11 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley snags the defensive board | 36-21 |
| 00:49 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Tony Rosso | 38-21 |
| 00:31 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Pratt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-21 |
| 00:30 | Loyola Chicago | Dana Kirby pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-21 |
| 00:04 | Loyola Chicago | Peter Mahar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-21 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins (SF) Larry Caraballo | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Glenn Hurd (PG), Jacob Chandler (SG), Maurice Scott (C) Terry Salls, Daniel Gasser, Dana Kirby | |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Tony Rosso misses the halfcourt shot | 38-21 |