| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Richard Deane (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Lamb (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Wehr (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rodrick Simmons (fresh) C - Eugene Auer (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Ben Corpuz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John King (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Matthew Howard (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | John King inbounds the ball | 32-39 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Howard | 32-42 |
| 19:24 | Loyola Chicago | Rodrick Simmons scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Eugene Auer | 34-42 |
| 19:15 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 19:14 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Eugene Auer | 34-42 |
| 18:57 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Deane scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Carl Lamb | 37-42 |
| 18:38 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 37-42 |
| 18:37 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins snags the offensive board | 37-42 |
| 18:16 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by John King | 37-44 |
| 18:11 | Loyola Chicago | John Wehr misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 37-44 |
| 18:10 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz snags the defensive board | 37-44 |
| 17:55 | Detroit Mercy | Eugene Auer picks off the pass by Robert Collins | 37-44 |
| 17:42 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Deane scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Carl Lamb | 39-44 |
| 17:24 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Deane takes the ball from John King | 39-44 |
| 17:01 | Loyola Chicago | Carl Lamb knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Rodrick Simmons | 42-44 |
| 16:37 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard misses badly on a floater from the right side | 42-44 |
| 16:35 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to John Wehr | 42-44 |
| 16:22 | Loyola Chicago | John Johnson is called for the reach on John Wehr - foul #3 on John Johnson, team foul #1 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | George Mize (PG), David Coulson (SG), Charles Sacco (SF), Thomas Polly (PF), William Vitale (C) Richard Deane, Carl Lamb, John Wehr, Rodrick Simmons, Eugene Auer | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eugene Lazarski (PG), Fred Linderman (SG), Charles Doroski (SF), Paul James (C) John Johnson, Ben Corpuz, John King, Robert Collins | |
| 16:04 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Sacco hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by George Mize | 45-44 |
| 15:47 | Detroit Mercy | Eugene Lazarski clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 15:45 | Loyola Chicago | William Vitale gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - George Mize (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Coulson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Sacco (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Polly (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Vitale (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Eugene Lazarski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Linderman (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Charles Doroski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Howard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul James (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:18 | Loyola Chicago | David Coulson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 45-44 |
| 15:17 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Polly hits the follow up shot | 47-44 |
| 14:56 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman is hacked by William Vitale - foul #3 on William Vitale, team foul #1 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Richard Deane (PG) George Mize | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson (PG), Jerome Thorton (SG), John King (SF), Robert Collins (C) Eugene Lazarski, Fred Linderman, Matthew Howard, Paul James | |
| 14:46 | Detroit Mercy | John King misses short on a jumper in the lane | 47-44 |
| 14:44 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins tips it home | 47-46 |
| 14:28 | Loyola Chicago | William Vitale misses long on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Charles Doroski - foul #3 on Charles Doroski, team foul #2 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Carl Lamb (SG), Eugene Auer (C) David Coulson, Thomas Polly | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 14:28 | Loyola Chicago | William Vitale makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 14:28 | Loyola Chicago | William Vitale misses the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 14:28 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Robert Collins | 48-46 |
| 14:09 | Detroit Mercy | Carl Lamb takes the ball from Jerome Thorton | 48-46 |
| 13:57 | Loyola Chicago | Carl Lamb can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 48-46 |
| 13:55 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 13:49 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski is hacked by William Vitale - foul #4 on William Vitale, team foul #2 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | John Wehr (SF), Rodrick Simmons (PF) Charles Sacco, William Vitale | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman (PF) Charles Doroski | |
| 13:28 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 13:27 | Loyola Chicago | Carl Lamb grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 13:13 | Loyola Chicago | Eugene Auer drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Wehr and he's fouled by Robert Collins - foul #1 on Robert Collins, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard (PF) Fred Linderman | |
| 13:13 | Loyola Chicago | Eugene Auer misses the free throw | 50-46 |
| 13:13 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 13:03 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard hits a turnaround in the lane | 50-48 |
| 12:43 | Loyola Chicago | Eugene Auer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-48 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Robert Defelice (C) Eugene Auer | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski (SF), Paul James (C) John King, Robert Collins | |
| 12:29 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Jerome Thorton | 50-50 |
| 12:19 | Loyola Chicago | John Wehr can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 12:18 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 11:57 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Doroski | 50-52 |
| 11:34 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Deane throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-52 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | George Mize (PG), David Coulson (SG), Charles Sacco (SF), Thomas Polly (PF), Eugene Auer (C) Richard Deane, Carl Lamb, John Wehr, Rodrick Simmons, Robert Defelice | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz (SG), John King (SF), Robert Collins (C) Jerome Thorton, Charles Doroski, Paul James | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - George Mize (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Coulson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Sacco (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Polly (fresh) 4 pts. C - Eugene Auer (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ben Corpuz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - John King (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Matthew Howard (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Collins (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Ben Corpuz | 50-55 |
| 10:58 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Polly connects on the floater from the left block | 52-55 |
| 10:37 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 10:18 | Loyola Chicago | George Mize misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John King - foul #1 on John King, team foul #4 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | John Wehr (SF) Thomas Polly | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eugene Lazarski (PG), Charles Doroski (PF) John Johnson, Matthew Howard | |
| 10:18 | Loyola Chicago | George Mize makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 10:18 | Loyola Chicago | George Mize makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 10:00 | Detroit Mercy | John King misses the jumper from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 09:59 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Sacco grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 09:43 | Loyola Chicago | John Wehr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-57 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Richard Deane (PG), Carl Lamb (SG), Robert Defelice (C) George Mize, David Coulson, Eugene Auer | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jerome Thorton (SG) Ben Corpuz | |
| 09:27 | Detroit Mercy | Eugene Lazarski buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Charles Doroski | 54-59 |
| 09:23 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Deane loses the dribble to Jerome Thorton in the backcourt | 54-59 |
| 09:22 | Detroit Mercy | Eugene Lazarski can't finish the layup | 54-59 |
| 09:21 | Loyola Chicago | Carl Lamb pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| 09:15 | Loyola Chicago | Carl Lamb misses the shot from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 09:13 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Sacco grabs the offensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 08:47 | Loyola Chicago | John Wehr buries a floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by John King - foul #2 on John King, team foul #5 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Rodrick Simmons (PF) Charles Sacco | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson (PG), Matthew Howard (PF), Paul James (C) Eugene Lazarski, John King, Robert Collins | |
| 08:47 | Loyola Chicago | John Wehr misses the free throw | 56-59 |
| 08:47 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James snags the defensive board | 56-59 |
| 08:18 | Detroit Mercy | The jumper by John Johnson is denied by Rodrick Simmons | 56-59 |
| 08:16 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard tips it home | 56-61 |
| 08:09 | Loyola Chicago | Carl Lamb comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-61 |
| 08:07 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Defelice pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 07:46 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Deane buries a shot from the free throw line | 58-61 |
| 07:25 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 58-61 |
| 07:23 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Defelice gets the rebound | 58-61 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Richard Deane (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Lamb (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Wehr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rodrick Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Defelice (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerome Thorton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Doroski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Howard (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Paul James (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Loyola Chicago | Rodrick Simmons misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 58-61 |
| 07:04 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski gets the rebound | 58-61 |
| 06:38 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 58-61 |
| 06:36 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James grabs the offensive board | 58-61 |
| 06:24 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 58-61 |
| 06:23 | Loyola Chicago | John Wehr grabs the board | 58-61 |
| 06:02 | Loyola Chicago | John Wehr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-61 |
| 06:00 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James grabs the board | 58-61 |
| 06:00 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Charles Sacco (SF), Eugene Auer (C) John Wehr, Robert Defelice | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz (SG), John King (SF), Robert Collins (C) Jerome Thorton, Charles Doroski, Paul James | |
| 05:43 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Ben Corpuz | 58-63 |
| 05:30 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Sacco connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Deane | 60-63 |
| 05:12 | Detroit Mercy | John King makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-66 |
| 04:58 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Deane hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-66 |
| 04:56 | Loyola Chicago | Eugene Auer tips it in | 62-66 |
| 04:44 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-66 |
| 04:43 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Rodrick Simmons | 62-66 |
| 04:35 | Loyola Chicago | Matthew Howard denies the turnaround by Rodrick Simmons | 62-66 |
| 04:33 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins gets the rebound | 62-66 |
| 04:14 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-66 |
| 04:12 | Loyola Chicago | Rodrick Simmons snags the defensive board | 62-66 |
| 03:58 | Loyola Chicago | Rodrick Simmons buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Deane | 64-66 |
| 03:40 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Collins | 64-68 |
| 03:23 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Deane loses the ball out of bounds | 64-68 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | George Mize (PG), David Coulson (SG), John Wehr (SF), Thomas Polly (PF), William Vitale (C) Richard Deane, Carl Lamb, Charles Sacco, Rodrick Simmons, Eugene Auer | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jerome Thorton (SG), Charles Doroski (PF) Ben Corpuz, Matthew Howard | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - George Mize (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Coulson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Wehr (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Polly (fresh) 6 pts. C - William Vitale (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerome Thorton (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John King (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Charles Doroski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Collins (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-68 |
| 03:04 | Loyola Chicago | William Vitale grabs the board | 64-68 |
| 02:58 | Loyola Chicago | John Wehr travels with the ball | 64-68 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman (PF) John King | |
| 02:55 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-68 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Richard Deane (PG), Charles Sacco (PF), Eugene Auer (C) George Mize, Thomas Polly, William Vitale | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John King (SF), Matthew Howard (PF) Charles Doroski, Fred Linderman | |
| 02:49 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-68 |
| 02:48 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard gets the offensive rebound | 64-68 |
| 02:36 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins travels with the ball | 64-68 |
| 02:34 | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-68 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Carl Lamb (SG), Rodrick Simmons (PF) David Coulson, Charles Sacco | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 02:15 | Loyola Chicago | Rodrick Simmons is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Rodrick Simmons, team foul #3 | 64-68 |
| 01:49 | Detroit Mercy | John King loses the dribble to Richard Deane | 64-68 |
| 01:45 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Deane jams it | 66-68 |
| 01:28 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by John King and he's hacked by Richard Deane - foul #1 on Richard Deane, team foul #4 | 66-70 |
| 01:28 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson makes the free throw | 66-71 |
| 01:12 | Loyola Chicago | John King steals it from Eugene Auer | 66-71 |
| 00:55 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson is fouled on the floor by Richard Deane - foul #2 on Richard Deane, team foul #5 | 66-71 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 66-71 |
| 00:25 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard misses the tip | 66-71 |
| 00:23 | Detroit Mercy | John King snags the offensive board | 66-71 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Detroit Mercy | John King is hacked by Carl Lamb - foul #3 on Carl Lamb, team foul #6 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman (SG), Charles Doroski (PF) Jerome Thorton, Matthew Howard | |
| 00:18 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman is fouled on the floor by John Wehr - foul #2 on John Wehr, team foul #7 | 66-71 |
| 00:18 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:18 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman makes the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Deane drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Wehr | 69-73 |
| 00:13 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-73 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jerome Thorton (SG) Fred Linderman | |
| 00:10 | Detroit Mercy | John King is hacked by Richard Deane in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Deane, team foul #8 | 69-73 |
| 00:10 | Detroit Mercy | John King misses the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:10 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Eugene Auer | 69-73 |
| 00:05 | Loyola Chicago | John Wehr clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-73 |
| 00:03 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins grabs the board | 69-73 |
| 00:02 | Detroit Mercy | Carl Lamb is called for the reach on Robert Collins in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carl Lamb, team foul #9 | 69-73 |
| 00:02 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:02 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:00 | Loyola Chicago | John Wehr can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 69-75 |