| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Michael Stevenson (fresh) SG - Mike Thomas (fresh) SF - Shaun Carol (fresh) PF - James Cousins (fresh) C - Steven Wells (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) SG - James Sledge (fresh) SF - Uros Kubinski (fresh) PF - Amado Russo (fresh) C - John Gower (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 | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Marquette | Shaun Carol picks off the pass by Dominick Joseph | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson is hacked by Dominick Joseph - foul #1 on Dominick Joseph, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Shaun Carol | 2-0 |
| 18:17 | Marquette | James Sledge misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:15 | Marquette | John Gower hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 18:01 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins lays it up and in on a nice dish by Steven Wells | 4-2 |
| 17:43 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph is hacked by Mike Thomas - foul #1 on Mike Thomas, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 17:33 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph misses long on a 3 from straight away | 4-2 |
| 17:31 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski snags the offensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:10 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Gower | 4-5 |
| 16:48 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells lays it up and in on a great pass from Mike Thomas and he's fouled by Dominick Joseph - foul #2 on Dominick Joseph, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery (SG), Robert Elias (SF), Clyde Thomas (PF) Mike Thomas, Shaun Carol, James Cousins | |
| Subs | Marquette | Danny Davis (SG) Dominick Joseph | |
| 16:48 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells makes the free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:26 | Marquette | John Gower lays it in set up by James Sledge | 7-7 |
| 16:07 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery's pass is intercepted by Uros Kubinski | 7-7 |
| 15:43 | Marquette | Danny Davis travels with the ball | 7-7 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Brad Lemire (PG), James Cousins (PF) Michael Stevenson, Steven Wells | |
| Subs | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago (PG), Donnie Waters (SF), Clinton Venezia (PF) James Sledge, Uros Kubinski, Amado Russo | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Brad Lemire (fresh) SG - Bill Dockery (fresh) SF - Robert Elias (fresh) PF - James Cousins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clyde Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Alonzo Santiago (fresh) SG - Danny Davis (fresh) SF - Donnie Waters (fresh) PF - Clinton Venezia (fresh) C - John Gower (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Loyola Chicago | Clyde Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 15:31 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Donnie Waters | 7-7 |
| 15:09 | Marquette | Danny Davis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 15:08 | Marquette | John Gower gets the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:46 | Marquette | Donnie Waters hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by John Gower and he's fouled by Brad Lemire - foul #1 on Brad Lemire, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson (PG), Mike Thomas (SG), Shaun Carol (SF) Brad Lemire, Bill Dockery, Robert Elias | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (PG), Amado Russo (PF), William Harris (C) Alonzo Santiago, Clinton Venezia, John Gower | |
| 14:46 | Marquette | Donnie Waters makes the free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:32 | Loyola Chicago | Clyde Thomas comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 7-10 |
| 14:31 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 14:22 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson misses short on a shot from the right side | 7-10 |
| 14:20 | Marquette | Amado Russo snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| 14:06 | Marquette | Amado Russo hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 7-10 |
| 14:05 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| 13:45 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol buries a jumper from the baseline | 9-10 |
| 13:16 | Marquette | Amado Russo hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Stevenson - foul #1 on Michael Stevenson, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery (PF), Steven Wells (C) James Cousins, Clyde Thomas | |
| Subs | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago (PG), Uros Kubinski (SF), John Gower (C) Danny Davis, Donnie Waters, William Harris | |
| 13:16 | Marquette | Amado Russo misses the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:16 | Marquette | Amado Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:16 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 13:02 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-10 |
| 13:00 | Marquette | John Gower grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 12:49 | Marquette | Amado Russo banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Sledge and he's fouled by Bill Dockery - foul #1 on Bill Dockery, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| 12:49 | Marquette | Amado Russo makes the free throw | 9-13 |
| 12:35 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol blows the dunk but he's hacked by Uros Kubinski - foul #1 on Uros Kubinski, team foul #3 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Clinton Venezia (PF) Amado Russo | |
| 12:35 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 12:35 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:11 | Marquette | James Sledge buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-16 |
| 11:45 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Stevenson | 13-16 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Michael Stevenson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mike Thomas (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shaun Carol (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bill Dockery (fresh) C - Steven Wells (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Alonzo Santiago (fresh) SG - James Sledge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Uros Kubinski (fresh) PF - Clinton Venezia (fresh) C - John Gower (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Marquette | Steven Wells blocks the short jumper by Clinton Venezia | 13-16 |
| 11:29 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Thomas gets the rebound | 13-16 |
| 11:13 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-16 |
| 11:12 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery snags the offensive board | 13-16 |
| 11:01 | Loyola Chicago | John Gower is called for the reach on Mike Thomas - foul #1 on John Gower, team foul #4 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Brad Lemire (PG), Robert Elias (SF), James Cousins (PF) Michael Stevenson, Mike Thomas, Shaun Carol | |
| Subs | Marquette | Danny Davis (SG), Amado Russo (PF) James Sledge, Clinton Venezia | |
| 10:48 | Loyola Chicago | Brad Lemire's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-16 |
| 10:28 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-16 |
| 10:26 | Marquette | Amado Russo tips it home | 13-18 |
| 10:11 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Elias knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Bill Dockery | 16-18 |
| 09:50 | Marquette | John Gower buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Uros Kubinski | 16-20 |
| 09:39 | Loyola Chicago | The jumper by Bill Dockery is denied by Amado Russo | 16-20 |
| 09:37 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Amado Russo | 16-20 |
| 09:13 | Marquette | Amado Russo is hacked by Steven Wells - foul #1 on Steven Wells, team foul #5 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson (PG), Mike Thomas (SG), Shaun Carol (SF), Clyde Thomas (C) Brad Lemire, Bill Dockery, Robert Elias, Steven Wells | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (PG), Donnie Waters (SF), William Harris (C) Alonzo Santiago, Uros Kubinski, John Gower | |
| 08:55 | Marquette | Donnie Waters comes up short on the runner in the paint | 16-20 |
| 08:54 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol pulls down the rebound | 16-20 |
| 08:37 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-20 |
| 08:35 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins grabs the offensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 08:25 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins connects on the runner near the basket | 18-20 |
| 08:09 | Marquette | James Sledge is fouled on the floor by Mike Thomas - foul #2 on Mike Thomas, team foul #6 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Randall Bucholz (SG) Mike Thomas | |
| Subs | Marquette | John Gower (C) William Harris | |
| 07:53 | Marquette | Amado Russo makes the jumper from the right block set up by Danny Davis | 18-22 |
| 07:35 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins's pass is intercepted by Danny Davis | 18-22 |
| 07:32 | Marquette | Danny Davis misses the lay-in | 18-22 |
| 07:30 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol grabs the defensive rebound | 18-22 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Michael Stevenson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Bucholz (fresh) SF - Shaun Carol (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Cousins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Clyde Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - James Sledge (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Danny Davis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donnie Waters (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Amado Russo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Gower (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol is denied on a layup by John Gower | 18-22 |
| 07:10 | Marquette | Donnie Waters pulls down the rebound | 18-22 |
| 06:44 | Marquette | John Gower is whistled for traveling | 18-22 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery (SG), Robert Elias (SF), Steven Wells (C) Randall Bucholz, Shaun Carol, James Cousins | |
| Subs | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago (PG), Uros Kubinski (SF), Clinton Venezia (PF) Danny Davis, Donnie Waters, Amado Russo | |
| 06:25 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Elias scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 20-22 |
| 06:12 | Marquette | James Sledge is fouled on the floor by Clyde Thomas - foul #1 on Clyde Thomas, team foul #7 | 20-22 |
| 06:12 | Marquette | James Sledge misses the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 06:12 | Loyola Chicago | Clyde Thomas snags the defensive board | 20-22 |
| 06:01 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Elias misses badly on a shot from the left side | 20-22 |
| 05:59 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski grabs the defensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 05:53 | Marquette | Clyde Thomas steals it from James Sledge | 20-22 |
| 05:30 | Loyola Chicago | Clyde Thomas can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Clinton Venezia - foul #1 on Clinton Venezia, team foul #5 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol (SF) Robert Elias | |
| Subs | Marquette | Amado Russo (PF), William Harris (C) Clinton Venezia, John Gower | |
| 05:30 | Loyola Chicago | Clyde Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 05:30 | Loyola Chicago | Clyde Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:11 | Marquette | James Sledge drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-25 |
| 04:52 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Alonzo Santiago - foul #1 on Alonzo Santiago, team foul #6 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins (PF) Clyde Thomas | |
| Subs | Marquette | Danny Davis (SG) James Sledge | |
| 04:52 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 04:52 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 04:38 | Marquette | William Harris clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 24-25 |
| 04:36 | Marquette | Amado Russo tips it in | 24-27 |
| 04:15 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 03:56 | Marquette | William Harris drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Danny Davis and the foul's on James Cousins - foul #1 on James Cousins, team foul #8 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Brad Lemire (PG), Mike Thomas (SG) Michael Stevenson, Bill Dockery | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (PG), Donnie Waters (SF), John Gower (C) Alonzo Santiago, Uros Kubinski, Amado Russo | |
| 03:56 | Marquette | William Harris misses the free throw | 27-29 |
| 03:56 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 03:33 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol is fouled on the floor by Donnie Waters - foul #1 on Donnie Waters, team foul #7 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | John Carter (C) Steven Wells | |
| Subs | Marquette | Clinton Venezia (PF) William Harris | |
| 03:33 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 03:33 | Marquette | Donnie Waters snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Brad Lemire (fresh) SG - Mike Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shaun Carol (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Cousins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Carter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Danny Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donnie Waters (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clinton Venezia (fresh) C - John Gower (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Donnie Waters | 27-32 |
| 03:02 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol knocks in the jumper from the right block | 29-32 |
| 02:50 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Clinton Venezia | 29-35 |
| 02:38 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Thomas misses badly on a floater in the lane | 29-35 |
| 02:36 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins tips it back up and in | 31-35 |
| 02:28 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph misses the 3 from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 02:26 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to John Carter | 31-35 |
| 02:11 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Clinton Venezia - foul #2 on Clinton Venezia, team foul #8 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson (PG), Bill Dockery (SF), Steven Wells (C) Brad Lemire, Shaun Carol, John Carter | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SG), Uros Kubinski (SF), Amado Russo (PF) Danny Davis, Donnie Waters, Clinton Venezia | |
| 02:11 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 02:11 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 01:57 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Amado Russo | 33-38 |
| 01:36 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells misses the easy layup | 33-38 |
| 01:35 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Amado Russo | 33-38 |
| 01:20 | Marquette | Amado Russo can't connect on a runner in the lane | 33-38 |
| 01:18 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Steven Wells | 33-38 |
| 01:03 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Bill Dockery | 36-38 |
| 00:46 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski clanks a 3 from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 00:44 | Marquette | John Gower tips it in | 36-40 |
| 00:30 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Dominick Joseph - foul #3 on Dominick Joseph, team foul #9 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol (SF) Mike Thomas | |
| Subs | Marquette | Danny Davis (SG), William Harris (C) Dominick Joseph, John Gower | |
| 00:30 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 00:30 | Loyola Chicago | James Cousins makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 00:05 | Marquette | Danny Davis hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Uros Kubinski | 38-43 |
| 00:01 | Loyola Chicago | Amado Russo denies the turnaround by Steven Wells | 38-43 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | William Harris grabs the board | 38-43 |