| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Merlin Morris (fresh) SG - James Martini (fresh) SF - Kelly Jeanlouis (fresh) PF - John Clarke (fresh) C - William Knight (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Billy Petersen (fresh) SG - Justin Newbern (fresh) SF - Eric Moore (fresh) PF - Edward Suttle (fresh) C - Paul Ray (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | John Clarke wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:50 | DePaul | Kelly Jeanlouis misses short on a shot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Loyola Chicago | Billy Petersen grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Loyola Chicago | Billy Petersen misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Loyola Chicago | Billy Petersen pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Loyola Chicago | Justin Newbern drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Billy Petersen | 0-3 |
| 18:53 | DePaul | Merlin Morris comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:51 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Suttle pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:26 | Loyola Chicago | Justin Newbern misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by James Martini - foul #1 on James Martini, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:26 | Loyola Chicago | Justin Newbern makes the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:26 | Loyola Chicago | Justin Newbern makes the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:05 | DePaul | William Knight's pass is intercepted by Eric Moore | 0-5 |
| 17:46 | Loyola Chicago | Eric Moore can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-5 |
| 17:45 | DePaul | John Clarke pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:26 | DePaul | William Knight clanks a shot from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 17:25 | Loyola Chicago | Justin Newbern gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:15 | Loyola Chicago | Billy Petersen misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 17:13 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Suttle pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:02 | Loyola Chicago | William Knight steals the ball from Edward Suttle | 0-5 |
| 16:56 | DePaul | Kelly Jeanlouis makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Merlin Morris | 3-5 |
| 16:43 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Suttle misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by John Clarke - foul #1 on John Clarke, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | DePaul | Edwin Teague (PG), Carlton Slaughter (SG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SF), Steven Baum (PF), Chase Smith (C) Merlin Morris, James Martini, Kelly Jeanlouis, John Clarke, William Knight | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 16:43 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Suttle makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:43 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Suttle misses the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:43 | DePaul | Steven Baum grabs the board | 3-6 |
| 16:21 | DePaul | Steven Baum misses the dunk | 3-6 |
| 16:19 | Loyola Chicago | Paul Ray snags the defensive board | 3-6 |
| 15:58 | Loyola Chicago | Justin Newbern misses the lay-in | 3-6 |
| 15:57 | DePaul | Steven Baum gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Edwin Teague (fresh) SG - Carlton Slaughter (fresh) SF - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) PF - Steven Baum (fresh) 2 reb. C - Chase Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Billy Petersen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Justin Newbern (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eric Moore (fresh) PF - Edward Suttle (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Ray (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | DePaul | Carlton Slaughter is fouled on the floor by Edward Suttle - foul #1 on Edward Suttle, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Clarke (PF) Chase Smith | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Robert Hatchell (C) Paul Ray | |
| 15:35 | DePaul | Dikembe Ahmadi lays it up and in on a great pass from Steven Baum | 5-6 |
| 15:31 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Baum swats the layup by Billy Petersen | 5-6 |
| 15:30 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ahmadi | 5-6 |
| 15:25 | DePaul | Carlton Slaughter misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 15:24 | DePaul | Dikembe Ahmadi hits the follow up shot | 7-6 |
| 15:02 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Suttle scores on a runner from the left block | 7-8 |
| 14:48 | DePaul | Edwin Teague comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 7-8 |
| 14:46 | DePaul | Steven Baum snags the offensive board | 7-8 |
| 14:30 | DePaul | Edwin Teague misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 14:29 | DePaul | John Clarke tips it back up and in | 9-8 |
| 14:13 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Suttle scores on a runner in the paint | 9-10 |
| 13:52 | DePaul | Edwin Teague loses the dribble to Robert Hatchell | 9-10 |
| 13:42 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Hatchell clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 9-10 |
| 13:41 | Loyola Chicago | Justin Newbern grabs the offensive board | 9-10 |
| 13:21 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Baum is called for the reach on Justin Newbern - foul #1 on Steven Baum, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | DePaul | Merlin Morris (PG), James Martini (SG), Kelly Jeanlouis (SF), William Knight (C) Edwin Teague, Carlton Slaughter, Dikembe Ahmadi, John Clarke | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | William Westbrook (PG), Steven Peterson (SG), Eugene Burks (SF), Paul Ray (C) Billy Petersen, Justin Newbern, Eric Moore, Edward Suttle | |
| 13:08 | Loyola Chicago | William Westbrook's fadeaway is rejected by William Knight | 9-10 |
| 13:07 | DePaul | William Knight gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 12:51 | DePaul | William Knight misses the lay-in but the foul's on Paul Ray - foul #1 on Paul Ray, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Clarke (PF) Steven Baum | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Mays (PF) Robert Hatchell | |
| 12:51 | DePaul | William Knight makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 12:51 | DePaul | William Knight misses the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 12:51 | Loyola Chicago | Paul Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 12:31 | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Mays can't connect on a runner near the basket but the foul's on William Knight - foul #1 on William Knight, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | DePaul | Steven Baum (PF) John Clarke | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 12:31 | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Mays makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 12:31 | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Mays misses the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 12:31 | Loyola Chicago | Paul Ray pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 12:20 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Peterson misses long on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Merlin Morris - foul #1 on Merlin Morris, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Subs | DePaul | James Henderson (SG), John Clarke (PF) James Martini, Steven Baum | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 12:20 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:20 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 11:57 | DePaul | Kelly Jeanlouis misses long on a shot in the lane | 10-13 |
| 11:55 | DePaul | William Knight gets the offensive rebound | 10-13 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Merlin Morris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Henderson (fresh) SF - Kelly Jeanlouis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Clarke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Knight (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - William Westbrook (fresh) SG - Steven Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eugene Burks (fresh) PF - Bobby Mays (fresh) 1 pts. C - Paul Ray (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | DePaul | John Clarke is hacked by Bobby Mays - foul #1 on Bobby Mays, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | DePaul | James Martini (SG), Steven Baum (PF) James Henderson, John Clarke | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Justin Newbern (SG), Robert Hatchell (PF) William Westbrook, Bobby Mays | |
| 11:17 | DePaul | Steven Baum's pass is intercepted by Steven Peterson | 10-13 |
| 10:54 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Peterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-13 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Clarke (PF) Steven Baum | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Billy Petersen (PG), Eric Moore (SF) Steven Peterson, Eugene Burks | |
| 10:41 | DePaul | Kelly Jeanlouis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-13 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Edward Suttle (PF) Robert Hatchell | |
| 10:28 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Suttle buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Eric Moore and the foul's on James Martini - foul #2 on James Martini, team foul #6 | 10-15 |
| Subs | DePaul | James Henderson (SG) James Martini | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Robert Hatchell (C) Paul Ray | |
| 10:28 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Suttle makes the free throw | 10-16 |
| 10:15 | DePaul | Kelly Jeanlouis comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 10-16 |
| 10:13 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Robert Hatchell | 10-16 |
| 09:56 | Loyola Chicago | Eric Moore lays it in on a nice dish by Billy Petersen | 10-18 |
| 09:36 | DePaul | William Knight is fouled on the floor by Robert Hatchell - foul #1 on Robert Hatchell, team foul #4 | 10-18 |
| Subs | DePaul | Dikembe Ahmadi (SF), Steven Baum (C) Kelly Jeanlouis, William Knight | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 09:15 | DePaul | John Clarke misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Edward Suttle - foul #2 on Edward Suttle, team foul #5 | 10-18 |
| Subs | DePaul | Kelly Jeanlouis (SF), William Knight (C) Dikembe Ahmadi, Steven Baum | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Eugene Burks (SF), Paul Ray (C) Eric Moore, Edward Suttle | |
| 09:15 | DePaul | John Clarke makes the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 09:15 | DePaul | John Clarke misses the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 09:15 | Loyola Chicago | Eugene Burks gets the rebound | 11-18 |
| 08:59 | Loyola Chicago | Eugene Burks knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Billy Petersen | 11-20 |
| 08:38 | DePaul | William Knight double dribbles | 11-20 |
| Subs | DePaul | Carlton Slaughter (SG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SF), Steven Baum (PF) Merlin Morris, Kelly Jeanlouis, John Clarke | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Mays (PF) Robert Hatchell | |
| 08:20 | Loyola Chicago | Billy Petersen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-20 |
| 08:18 | DePaul | William Knight snags the defensive board | 11-20 |
| 08:05 | DePaul | William Knight hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 11-20 |
| 08:04 | Loyola Chicago | Eugene Burks snags the defensive board | 11-20 |
| 07:52 | Loyola Chicago | Eugene Burks's floater is knocked away by Steven Baum | 11-20 |
| 07:51 | DePaul | James Henderson gets the rebound | 11-20 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - James Henderson (fresh) SG - Carlton Slaughter (fresh) SF - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Baum (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - William Knight (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Billy Petersen (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Justin Newbern (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eugene Burks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Mays (fresh) 1 pts. C - Paul Ray (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:47 | DePaul | Dikembe Ahmadi knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by James Henderson | 13-20 |
| 07:22 | Loyola Chicago | Paul Ray's layup is rejected by Dikembe Ahmadi | 13-20 |
| 07:21 | DePaul | Dikembe Ahmadi grabs the board | 13-20 |
| 07:03 | DePaul | William Knight misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-20 |
| 07:01 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to William Knight | 13-20 |
| 06:45 | DePaul | James Henderson misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 13-20 |
| 06:43 | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Mays pulls down the rebound | 13-20 |
| 06:27 | Loyola Chicago | Paul Ray hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 13-20 |
| 06:26 | DePaul | Dikembe Ahmadi gets the rebound | 13-20 |
| 06:10 | DePaul | William Knight is hacked by Paul Ray - foul #2 on Paul Ray, team foul #6 | 13-20 |
| Subs | DePaul | Merlin Morris (PG), Edwin Teague (SG), Kelly Jeanlouis (SF), John Clarke (PF) James Henderson, Carlton Slaughter, Dikembe Ahmadi, William Knight | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | William Westbrook (PG), Steven Peterson (SG), Eric Moore (SF), Robert Hatchell (PF) Billy Petersen, Justin Newbern, Eugene Burks, Paul Ray | |
| 06:03 | DePaul | John Clarke is hacked by Eric Moore - foul #1 on Eric Moore, team foul #7 | 13-20 |
| 06:03 | DePaul | John Clarke misses the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 06:03 | Loyola Chicago | Eric Moore grabs the board | 13-20 |
| 05:44 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Peterson can't connect on a runner near the basket | 13-20 |
| 05:42 | DePaul | John Clarke pulls down the rebound | 13-20 |
| 05:30 | DePaul | Kelly Jeanlouis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-20 |
| 05:28 | Loyola Chicago | Eric Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 13-20 |
| 05:15 | Loyola Chicago | Eric Moore clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-20 |
| 05:13 | Loyola Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Bobby Mays | 13-20 |
| 05:03 | Loyola Chicago | Eric Moore connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Westbrook | 13-22 |
| 04:43 | DePaul | Merlin Morris is fouled on the floor by Robert Hatchell - foul #2 on Robert Hatchell, team foul #8 | 13-22 |
| Subs | DePaul | William Knight (C) Steven Baum | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Justin Newbern (SG), Eugene Burks (PF) William Westbrook, Robert Hatchell | |
| 04:43 | DePaul | Merlin Morris makes the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 04:43 | DePaul | Merlin Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 04:34 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Peterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-22 |
| Subs | DePaul | James Henderson (SG) Edwin Teague | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 04:20 | DePaul | Merlin Morris misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 15-22 |
| 04:19 | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Mays grabs the defensive rebound | 15-22 |
| 04:13 | Loyola Chicago | Justin Newbern is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Justin Newbern, team foul #9 | 15-22 |
| Subs | DePaul | Edwin Teague (SG) James Henderson | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Billy Petersen (PG) Steven Peterson | |
| 03:56 | DePaul | Kelly Jeanlouis makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Merlin Morris | 18-22 |
| 03:30 | Loyola Chicago | Eugene Burks knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-25 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Merlin Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edwin Teague (fresh) SF - Kelly Jeanlouis (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Clarke (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Knight (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Billy Petersen (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Justin Newbern (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eric Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Burks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Mays (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:27 | DePaul | Billy Petersen steals it from Merlin Morris in the backcourt | 18-25 |
| 03:16 | Loyola Chicago | Justin Newbern misses long on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Edwin Teague - foul #1 on Edwin Teague, team foul #7 | 18-25 |
| Subs | DePaul | James Martini (SG), Steven Baum (C) Edwin Teague, William Knight | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Edward Suttle (PF), Paul Ray (C) Eric Moore, Bobby Mays | |
| 03:16 | Loyola Chicago | Justin Newbern makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 03:16 | Loyola Chicago | Justin Newbern makes the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 02:56 | DePaul | John Clarke makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Merlin Morris | 20-27 |
| 02:46 | Loyola Chicago | The short jumper by Edward Suttle is denied by John Clarke | 20-27 |
| 02:45 | DePaul | Steven Baum grabs the defensive rebound | 20-27 |
| 02:39 | DePaul | John Clarke lays it up and in | 22-27 |
| 02:35 | Loyola Chicago | Justin Newbern comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-27 |
| 02:34 | DePaul | John Clarke pulls down the rebound | 22-27 |
| 02:13 | DePaul | Merlin Morris knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Martini | 25-27 |
| 01:54 | Loyola Chicago | Billy Petersen misses the floater from the right side | 25-27 |
| 01:53 | DePaul | Steven Baum grabs the defensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 01:39 | DePaul | Kelly Jeanlouis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-27 |
| 01:38 | Loyola Chicago | Paul Ray pulls down the rebound | 25-27 |
| 01:31 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Suttle's pass is intercepted by John Clarke | 25-27 |
| 01:14 | DePaul | James Martini hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Baum | 28-27 |
| 00:59 | Loyola Chicago | Justin Newbern misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-27 |
| 00:58 | DePaul | Steven Baum pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 00:35 | DePaul | John Clarke comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 28-27 |
| 00:34 | Loyola Chicago | Billy Petersen gets the rebound | 28-27 |
| 00:16 | Loyola Chicago | Billy Petersen buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-30 |
| 00:05 | DePaul | Merlin Morris is hacked by Edward Suttle - foul #3 on Edward Suttle, team foul #10 | 28-30 |
| Subs | DePaul | Dikembe Ahmadi (SF), William Knight (C) Kelly Jeanlouis, Steven Baum | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | William Westbrook (PG), Steven Peterson (SG), Eric Moore (SF), Robert Hatchell (PF), Bobby Mays (C) Billy Petersen, Justin Newbern, Eugene Burks, Edward Suttle, Paul Ray | |
| 00:05 | DePaul | Merlin Morris misses the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 00:05 | DePaul | Merlin Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 00:00 | Loyola Chicago | Eric Moore misses the shot from the free throw line | 29-30 |