| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Bernard Cole (fresh) SG - Franklin Kemper (fresh) SF - Terrence Noga (fresh) PF - Joseph Nordstrom (fresh) C - Jesse Tillison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Randy Rhodes (fresh) SG - Dima Lisowski (fresh) SF - Brian Simeon (fresh) PF - Ralph Coppinger (fresh) C - Joel Huffman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Brian Simeon wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Niagara | Brian Simeon clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:33 | Loyola (MD) | Bernard Cole's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes is fouled on the floor by Bernard Cole - foul #1 on Bernard Cole, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Niagara | Joel Huffman can't connect on a floater from the right block | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger tips it home | 0-4 |
| 18:41 | Loyola (MD) | Jesse Tillison is open and buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bernard Cole | 2-4 |
| 18:14 | Niagara | Brian Simeon clanks a jumper in the lane | 2-4 |
| 18:12 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:51 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes blows the layup | 2-4 |
| 17:50 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski gets the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:21 | Niagara | Joel Huffman lays it up and in | 2-6 |
| 17:17 | Loyola (MD) | Dima Lisowski is called for the reach on Terrence Noga in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dima Lisowski, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Pete Hall (PF), Edward Kong (C) Ralph Coppinger, Joel Huffman | |
| 17:03 | Loyola (MD) | Joseph Nordstrom connects on the turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Edward Kong - foul #1 on Edward Kong, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| 17:03 | Loyola (MD) | Joseph Nordstrom misses the free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:03 | Niagara | Pete Hall pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:35 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Dima Lisowski | 4-8 |
| 16:33 | Loyola (MD) | Bernard Cole is hacked by Dima Lisowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dima Lisowski, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Kevin Coleman (SG) Dima Lisowski | |
| 16:19 | Loyola (MD) | Franklin Kemper buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 15:58 | Niagara | Brian Simeon buries a driving attempt in the lane and the foul's on Bernard Cole - foul #2 on Bernard Cole, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Lester Prejean (PG), Allen Goodwin (SG), Michael Logsdon (SF), Homer Galliher (C) Bernard Cole, Franklin Kemper, Terrence Noga, Jesse Tillison | |
| Subs | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger (PF), Joel Huffman (C) Pete Hall, Edward Kong | |
| 15:58 | Niagara | Brian Simeon misses the free throw | 7-10 |
| 15:58 | Niagara | Brian Simeon snags the offensive board | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Lester Prejean (fresh) SG - Allen Goodwin (fresh) SF - Michael Logsdon (fresh) PF - Joseph Nordstrom (fresh) 2 pts. C - Homer Galliher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Randy Rhodes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Coleman (fresh) SF - Brian Simeon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Coppinger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Huffman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Niagara | Homer Galliher swats the short shot by Ralph Coppinger | 7-10 |
| 15:41 | Loyola (MD) | Joseph Nordstrom pulls down the rebound | 7-10 |
| 15:34 | Loyola (MD) | Kevin Coleman takes the ball from Michael Logsdon | 7-10 |
| 15:16 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Ralph Coppinger and he's hacked by Joseph Nordstrom - foul #1 on Joseph Nordstrom, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| 15:16 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes misses the free throw | 7-12 |
| 15:16 | Loyola (MD) | Michael Logsdon gets the rebound | 7-12 |
| 15:00 | Loyola (MD) | Lester Prejean misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Kevin Coleman - foul #1 on Kevin Coleman, team foul #4 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Franklin Kemper (SG), Terrence Noga (SF), Paul Hall (C) Allen Goodwin, Michael Logsdon, Joseph Nordstrom | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 15:00 | Loyola (MD) | Lester Prejean makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 15:00 | Loyola (MD) | Lester Prejean makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:40 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger blows the layup | 9-12 |
| 14:38 | Loyola (MD) | The rebound goes to Franklin Kemper | 9-12 |
| 14:24 | Loyola (MD) | Paul Hall misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 9-12 |
| 14:23 | Loyola (MD) | Paul Hall snags the offensive board | 9-12 |
| 14:14 | Loyola (MD) | Brian Simeon steals the ball from Franklin Kemper | 9-12 |
| 13:45 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Ralph Coppinger | 9-15 |
| 13:40 | Loyola (MD) | Lester Prejean lays it up and in set up by Homer Galliher | 11-15 |
| 13:12 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-18 |
| 13:04 | Loyola (MD) | Paul Hall misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-18 |
| 13:03 | Loyola (MD) | Franklin Kemper grabs the offensive rebound | 11-18 |
| 12:45 | Loyola (MD) | Homer Galliher's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Simeon | 11-18 |
| 12:43 | Loyola (MD) | The offensive rebound goes to Franklin Kemper | 11-18 |
| 12:30 | Loyola (MD) | Franklin Kemper comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-18 |
| 12:29 | Loyola (MD) | Homer Galliher hits the follow up shot | 13-18 |
| 12:13 | Niagara | Brian Simeon lays it up and in set up by Randy Rhodes | 13-20 |
| 12:11 | Loyola (MD) | Lester Prejean's pass is intercepted by Kevin Coleman in the backcourt | 13-20 |
| 11:59 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-20 |
| 11:58 | Loyola (MD) | Terrence Noga grabs the defensive rebound | 13-20 |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Lester Prejean (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Franklin Kemper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terrence Noga (fairly fresh) PF - Homer Galliher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Hall (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Randy Rhodes (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Coleman (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Brian Simeon (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Ralph Coppinger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Huffman (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Loyola (MD) | Lester Prejean banks in the layup | 15-20 |
| 11:15 | Niagara | Brian Simeon blows the layup | 15-20 |
| 11:14 | Loyola (MD) | Paul Hall grabs the board | 15-20 |
| 11:05 | Loyola (MD) | Franklin Kemper hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 15-20 |
| 11:04 | Niagara | Brian Simeon snags the defensive board | 15-20 |
| 10:43 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger misses the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Homer Galliher - foul #1 on Homer Galliher, team foul #4 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Allen Goodwin (PG), Michael Logsdon (SG), Joseph Nordstrom (PF), Jesse Tillison (C) Lester Prejean, Franklin Kemper, Homer Galliher, Paul Hall | |
| Subs | Niagara | Marcus Whittier (PG), Gary Gullette (SG), Pete Hall (SF), Edward Kong (C) Randy Rhodes, Kevin Coleman, Brian Simeon, Joel Huffman | |
| 10:43 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger misses the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 10:43 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger misses the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 10:43 | Loyola (MD) | Jesse Tillison snags the defensive board | 15-20 |
| 10:27 | Loyola (MD) | Joseph Nordstrom buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Allen Goodwin | 17-20 |
| 10:02 | Niagara | Marcus Whittier misses short on a 3 from the left wing but he's fouled by Allen Goodwin - foul #1 on Allen Goodwin, team foul #5 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Franklin Kemper (SG) Terrence Noga | |
| Subs | Niagara | Gregory Magana (SF) Ralph Coppinger | |
| 10:02 | Niagara | Marcus Whittier makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 10:02 | Niagara | Marcus Whittier makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 10:02 | Niagara | Marcus Whittier makes the 3rd free throw | 17-23 |
| 09:49 | Loyola (MD) | Joseph Nordstrom misses short on a floater near the basket | 17-23 |
| 09:48 | Niagara | Pete Hall pulls down the rebound | 17-23 |
| 09:30 | Niagara | Gary Gullette hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-23 |
| 09:28 | Loyola (MD) | Joseph Nordstrom grabs the defensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 09:22 | Loyola (MD) | Allen Goodwin is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right corner | 17-23 |
| 09:21 | Niagara | Pete Hall grabs the board | 17-23 |
| 09:17 | Niagara | Marcus Whittier misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Allen Goodwin - foul #2 on Allen Goodwin, team foul #6 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Terrence Noga (SF) Allen Goodwin | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 09:17 | Niagara | Marcus Whittier makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 09:17 | Niagara | Marcus Whittier makes the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 09:00 | Loyola (MD) | Michael Logsdon comes up short on the floater near the basket | 17-25 |
| 08:59 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Edward Kong | 17-25 |
| 08:37 | Niagara | The short jumper by Marcus Whittier is denied by Joseph Nordstrom | 17-25 |
| 08:35 | Niagara | Marcus Whittier grabs the offensive rebound | 17-25 |
| 08:14 | Niagara | Pete Hall scores on a jumper from the right wing | 17-27 |
| 07:49 | Loyola (MD) | Michael Logsdon is fouled on the floor by Gregory Magana - foul #1 on Gregory Magana, team foul #5 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Lester Prejean (PG) Michael Logsdon | |
| Subs | Niagara | Randy Rhodes (PG), Kevin Coleman (SG), Brian Simeon (SF), Ralph Coppinger (PF), Joel Huffman (C) Marcus Whittier, Gary Gullette, Gregory Magana, Pete Hall, Edward Kong | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Lester Prejean (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Franklin Kemper (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Terrence Noga (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Nordstrom (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jesse Tillison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Randy Rhodes (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Coleman (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Brian Simeon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Coppinger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Huffman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Loyola (MD) | Franklin Kemper is alone and drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Nordstrom | 19-27 |
| 07:10 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes makes the fadeaway from the right side | 19-29 |
| 07:00 | Loyola (MD) | Terrence Noga can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 19-29 |
| 06:58 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes gets the rebound | 19-29 |
| 06:54 | Niagara | Brian Simeon misses the turnaround from the baseline | 19-29 |
| 06:53 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes tips it home | 19-31 |
| 06:31 | Loyola (MD) | Franklin Kemper hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 19-31 |
| 06:30 | Loyola (MD) | Joseph Nordstrom snags the offensive board | 19-31 |
| 06:25 | Loyola (MD) | Jesse Tillison buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Lester Prejean | 21-31 |
| 06:02 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Franklin Kemper - foul #1 on Franklin Kemper, team foul #7 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Michael Logsdon (SG), Homer Galliher (PF), Paul Hall (C) Franklin Kemper, Joseph Nordstrom, Jesse Tillison | |
| Subs | Niagara | Marcus Whittier (SG), Gregory Magana (SF), Pete Hall (PF), Edward Kong (C) Kevin Coleman, Brian Simeon, Ralph Coppinger, Joel Huffman | |
| 06:02 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 06:02 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 21-33 |
| 05:49 | Loyola (MD) | Lester Prejean travels with the ball | 21-33 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Gary Gullette (SG) Randy Rhodes | |
| 05:26 | Niagara | Marcus Whittier's pass is intercepted by Lester Prejean | 21-33 |
| 05:22 | Loyola (MD) | Lester Prejean lays it in | 23-33 |
| 04:59 | Niagara | Gregory Magana loses the ball out of bounds | 23-33 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Franklin Kemper (SG), Joseph Nordstrom (PF) Terrence Noga, Homer Galliher | |
| Subs | Niagara | Joel Huffman (C) Edward Kong | |
| 04:56 | Loyola (MD) | Lester Prejean's pass is intercepted by Gregory Magana in the backcourt | 23-33 |
| 04:39 | Niagara | Pete Hall's pass is intercepted by Michael Logsdon | 23-33 |
| 04:23 | Loyola (MD) | Franklin Kemper is hacked by Joel Huffman - foul #1 on Joel Huffman, team foul #6 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Randy Rhodes (PG), Kevin Coleman (SG), Brian Simeon (SF), Ralph Coppinger (PF) Marcus Whittier, Gary Gullette, Gregory Magana, Pete Hall | |
| 04:09 | Loyola (MD) | Paul Hall buries a jumper from the left block set up by Michael Logsdon | 25-33 |
| 03:44 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-33 |
| 03:43 | Niagara | Joel Huffman hits the follow up shot | 25-35 |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Michael Logsdon (fairly fresh) SG - Franklin Kemper (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Lester Prejean (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Nordstrom (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Randy Rhodes (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Coleman (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Brian Simeon (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Coppinger (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Huffman (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 03:24 | Loyola (MD) | Franklin Kemper misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-35 |
| 03:23 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Kevin Coleman | 25-35 |
| 03:05 | Niagara | The pull-up jumper by Randy Rhodes is blocked by Joseph Nordstrom | 25-35 |
| 03:03 | Loyola (MD) | Franklin Kemper gets the rebound | 25-35 |
| 03:01 | Loyola (MD) | Lester Prejean is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Simeon - foul #1 on Brian Simeon, team foul #7 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Bernard Cole (PG), Allen Goodwin (SF), Homer Galliher (PF), Jesse Tillison (C) Michael Logsdon, Franklin Kemper, Joseph Nordstrom, Paul Hall | |
| Subs | Niagara | Dima Lisowski (SG), Pete Hall (PF), Edward Kong (C) Randy Rhodes, Ralph Coppinger, Joel Huffman | |
| 03:01 | Loyola (MD) | Lester Prejean makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 03:01 | Loyola (MD) | Lester Prejean misses the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 03:01 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Pete Hall | 26-35 |
| 02:39 | Niagara | Edward Kong is fouled on the floor by Jesse Tillison - foul #1 on Jesse Tillison, team foul #8 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Terrence Noga (SF) Lester Prejean | |
| Subs | Niagara | Marcus Whittier (PG), Gary Gullette (SF) Kevin Coleman, Brian Simeon | |
| 02:39 | Niagara | Edward Kong makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 02:39 | Niagara | Edward Kong makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 02:25 | Loyola (MD) | Homer Galliher throws it down set up by Jesse Tillison | 28-37 |
| 01:57 | Niagara | Pete Hall can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Allen Goodwin - foul #3 on Allen Goodwin, team foul #9 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Franklin Kemper (SG), Joseph Nordstrom (PF) Allen Goodwin, Homer Galliher | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 01:57 | Niagara | Pete Hall misses the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 01:57 | Niagara | Pete Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 01:54 | Loyola (MD) | Terrence Noga is called for traveling in the backcourt | 28-38 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger (PF) Pete Hall | |
| 01:38 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger hits the finger roll | 28-40 |
| 01:17 | Loyola (MD) | Franklin Kemper clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-40 |
| 01:16 | Niagara | Edward Kong gets the rebound | 28-40 |
| 00:50 | Niagara | Franklin Kemper is called for the reach on Gary Gullette - foul #2 on Franklin Kemper, team foul #10 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Michael Logsdon (SG), Homer Galliher (C) Franklin Kemper, Jesse Tillison | |
| Subs | Niagara | Kevin Coleman (PG), Pete Hall (PF), Joel Huffman (C) Marcus Whittier, Ralph Coppinger, Edward Kong | |
| 00:50 | Niagara | Gary Gullette misses the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 00:50 | Niagara | Gary Gullette makes the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 00:24 | Loyola (MD) | Homer Galliher misses the easy open layup but he's hacked by Joel Huffman - foul #2 on Joel Huffman, team foul #8 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Brian Simeon (SF) Gary Gullette | |
| 00:24 | Loyola (MD) | Homer Galliher misses the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 00:24 | Loyola (MD) | Homer Galliher makes the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 00:04 | Niagara | Joseph Nordstrom takes the ball from Dima Lisowski | 29-41 |
| 00:00 | Loyola (MD) | Joseph Nordstrom hits a halfcourt shot | 32-41 |