| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Ratko Losiewski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Renato Rossi (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Manuel Kittinger (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Derek Hersom (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Stafford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Lobdell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sherman McKewen (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frankie John (fresh) 6 pts. C - Fred Newbold (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Loyola (MD) | Manuel Kittinger inbounds the ball | 34-44 |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Loyola (MD) | Renato Rossi can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 19:33 | Loyola (MD) | Derek Hersom gets the offensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 19:18 | Loyola (MD) | Sherman McKewen is called for the reach on Ratko Losiewski - foul #1 on Sherman McKewen, team foul #1 | 34-44 |
| 19:06 | Loyola (MD) | Frankie John is called for the reach on Derek Hersom - foul #2 on Frankie John, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| 18:56 | Loyola (MD) | Ratko Losiewski lays it in | 36-44 |
| 18:51 | Southern Illinois | John Smith misses short on a runner in the paint | 36-44 |
| 18:49 | Loyola (MD) | Derek Hersom pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 18:29 | Loyola (MD) | Fred Newbold swats the short shot by Manuel Kittinger | 36-44 |
| 18:27 | Loyola (MD) | Manuel Kittinger tips it home | 38-44 |
| 17:58 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-44 |
| 17:57 | Loyola (MD) | Derek Hersom gets the rebound | 38-44 |
| 17:44 | Loyola (MD) | Manuel Kittinger misses long on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Sherman McKewen - foul #2 on Sherman McKewen, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo (PF), John Schultheis (C) Frankie John, Fred Newbold | |
| 17:44 | Loyola (MD) | Manuel Kittinger makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 17:44 | Loyola (MD) | Manuel Kittinger misses the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 17:44 | Southern Illinois | John Schultheis grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 17:25 | Southern Illinois | John Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-44 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie (SF) Sherman McKewen | |
| 17:08 | Loyola (MD) | Ratko Losiewski can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 17:06 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher Cumbie | 39-44 |
| 17:00 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Manuel Kittinger - foul #2 on Manuel Kittinger, team foul #1 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Richard Viera (SG), Mladen Zedaker (PF), Michael King (C) Renato Rossi, Derek Hersom, Kevin Stafford | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins (SF) John Lobdell | |
| 17:00 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 17:00 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 16:40 | Loyola (MD) | Richard Viera drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ratko Losiewski and he's hacked by Christopher Cumbie - foul #1 on Christopher Cumbie, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Paul Gaillard (PG), Kenneth Childress (SF) Ratko Losiewski, Manuel Kittinger | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk (PG) John Smith | |
| 16:40 | Loyola (MD) | Richard Viera makes the free throw | 42-46 |
| 16:33 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-46 |
| 16:32 | Southern Illinois | John Schultheis pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 16:15 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins is hacked by Kenneth Childress - foul #1 on Kenneth Childress, team foul #2 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sherman McKewen (SF), Frankie John (PF), Fred Newbold (C) Charlie Chaffins, Dwight Woo, John Schultheis | |
| 15:55 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-46 |
| 15:54 | Loyola (MD) | The rebound goes to Kenneth Childress | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Paul Gaillard (fresh) SG - Richard Viera (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Kenneth Childress (fresh) PF - Mladen Zedaker (fresh) C - Michael King (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Glen Sisk (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Christopher Cumbie (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sherman McKewen (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frankie John (fresh) 6 pts. C - Fred Newbold (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:39 | Loyola (MD) | Michael King blows the layup | 42-46 |
| 15:37 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 15:18 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 15:16 | Loyola (MD) | Paul Gaillard snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 14:57 | Loyola (MD) | Paul Gaillard misses badly on a shot near the basket | 42-46 |
| 14:56 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 14:52 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie's floater is knocked away by Mladen Zedaker | 42-46 |
| 14:50 | Loyola (MD) | Michael King gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 14:37 | Loyola (MD) | Paul Gaillard makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Richard Viera and he's fouled by Fred Newbold - foul #1 on Fred Newbold, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Renato Rossi (SG), Manuel Kittinger (SF), Derek Hersom (PF), Kevin Stafford (C) Richard Viera, Kenneth Childress, Mladen Zedaker, Michael King | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Smith (PG), John Lobdell (SG), Dwight Woo (PF), John Schultheis (C) Glen Sisk, Sherman McKewen, Frankie John, Fred Newbold | |
| 14:37 | Loyola (MD) | Paul Gaillard makes the free throw | 45-46 |
| 14:20 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Kevin Stafford - foul #2 on Kevin Stafford, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | James Lawson (PG) Paul Gaillard | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins (SF) Christopher Cumbie | |
| 14:20 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell misses the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 14:20 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 14:04 | Loyola (MD) | Charlie Chaffins is called for the reach on Renato Rossi - foul #3 on Charlie Chaffins, team foul #6 | 45-47 |
| 13:43 | Loyola (MD) | Derek Hersom knocks in the runner from close range | 47-47 |
| 13:26 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Lobdell | 47-50 |
| 13:01 | Loyola (MD) | Kevin Stafford jams it set up by Renato Rossi | 49-50 |
| 12:49 | Southern Illinois | John Smith is fouled on the floor by James Lawson - foul #4 on James Lawson, team foul #4 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Ratko Losiewski (PG) James Lawson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sherman McKewen (SF), Frankie John (PF), Fred Newbold (C) Charlie Chaffins, Dwight Woo, John Schultheis | |
| 12:28 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John's floater is knocked away by Derek Hersom | 49-50 |
| 12:27 | Loyola (MD) | The rebound goes to Kevin Stafford | 49-50 |
| 12:20 | Loyola (MD) | Ratko Losiewski misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #7 | 49-50 |
| 12:20 | Loyola (MD) | Ratko Losiewski makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 12:20 | Loyola (MD) | Ratko Losiewski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 11:55 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Mladen Zedaker (PF) Derek Hersom | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Ratko Losiewski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Renato Rossi (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Kittinger (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Mladen Zedaker (fresh) C - Kevin Stafford (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Lobdell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Sherman McKewen (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frankie John (fresh) 6 pts. C - Fred Newbold (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:32 | Loyola (MD) | Ratko Losiewski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Richard Viera (SG), Kenneth Childress (SF), Michael King (C) Renato Rossi, Manuel Kittinger, Kevin Stafford | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie (SG), John Schultheis (C) John Lobdell, Fred Newbold | |
| 11:15 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie double dribbles | 51-50 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo (PF) Frankie John | |
| 10:58 | Loyola (MD) | Ratko Losiewski steps out of bounds on the baseline | 51-50 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk (PG) John Smith | |
| 10:42 | Southern Illinois | Sherman McKewen clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 10:41 | Loyola (MD) | Mladen Zedaker grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 10:25 | Loyola (MD) | Mladen Zedaker is whistled for a carry | 51-50 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Renato Rossi (SG), Manuel Kittinger (SF), Derek Hersom (PF) Richard Viera, Kenneth Childress, Michael King | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell (SG) Sherman McKewen | |
| 10:11 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Manuel Kittinger - foul #3 on Manuel Kittinger, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Kevin Stafford (C) Mladen Zedaker | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold (C) John Schultheis | |
| 10:11 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 10:11 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie misses the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 10:11 | Loyola (MD) | Manuel Kittinger pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 09:49 | Loyola (MD) | Derek Hersom misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 51-51 |
| 09:48 | Loyola (MD) | Manuel Kittinger snags the offensive board | 51-51 |
| 09:32 | Loyola (MD) | Manuel Kittinger connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-51 |
| 09:18 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-51 |
| 09:17 | Loyola (MD) | Ratko Losiewski snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 09:01 | Loyola (MD) | Manuel Kittinger misses the runner in the lane | 53-51 |
| 08:59 | Loyola (MD) | Kevin Stafford snags the offensive board | 53-51 |
| 08:49 | Loyola (MD) | Christopher Cumbie is called for the reach on Manuel Kittinger - foul #2 on Christopher Cumbie, team foul #8 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Richard Viera (PG), Kenneth Childress (SG) Ratko Losiewski, Renato Rossi | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Smith (PG), Sherman McKewen (SF), Frankie John (PF), John Schultheis (C) Glen Sisk, John Lobdell, Dwight Woo, Fred Newbold | |
| 08:49 | Loyola (MD) | Manuel Kittinger makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 08:49 | Loyola (MD) | Manuel Kittinger misses the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 08:49 | Southern Illinois | Sherman McKewen gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 08:43 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from John Smith | 54-53 |
| 08:16 | Loyola (MD) | Richard Viera comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 54-53 |
| 08:15 | Loyola (MD) | Kevin Stafford misses the tip | 54-53 |
| 08:13 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 07:59 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Christopher Cumbie is denied by Kevin Stafford | 54-53 |
| 07:57 | Loyola (MD) | Derek Hersom snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| 07:34 | Loyola (MD) | Kevin Stafford connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Richard Viera (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Childress (fresh) SF - Manuel Kittinger (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Derek Hersom (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Stafford (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Cumbie (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sherman McKewen (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frankie John (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Schultheis (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Southern Illinois | John Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Christopher Cumbie | 56-55 |
| 07:09 | Loyola (MD) | Kenneth Childress comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 56-55 |
| 07:08 | Loyola (MD) | Kenneth Childress tips it but misses | 56-55 |
| 07:07 | Loyola (MD) | Kevin Stafford tips it home | 58-55 |
| 06:47 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 58-55 |
| 06:46 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie grabs the offensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 06:33 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie drills a 3 from straight away set up by John Smith | 58-58 |
| 06:19 | Loyola (MD) | Kenneth Childress comes up short on the shot from the left block | 58-58 |
| 06:18 | Loyola (MD) | Derek Hersom snags the offensive board | 58-58 |
| 06:04 | Loyola (MD) | Derek Hersom misses short on a runner from close range | 58-58 |
| 06:03 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Frankie John | 58-58 |
| 05:45 | Southern Illinois | Sherman McKewen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-58 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | James Lawson (PG), Renato Rossi (SG), Ratko Losiewski (SF), Mladen Zedaker (PF), Michael King (C) Richard Viera, Kenneth Childress, Manuel Kittinger, Derek Hersom, Kevin Stafford | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell (SG), Charlie Chaffins (SF), Dwight Woo (PF), Fred Newbold (C) Christopher Cumbie, Sherman McKewen, Frankie John, John Schultheis | |
| 05:29 | Loyola (MD) | James Lawson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Dwight Woo - foul #3 on Dwight Woo, team foul #9 | 58-58 |
| 05:29 | Loyola (MD) | James Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 05:29 | Loyola (MD) | James Lawson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 05:29 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| 05:11 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-58 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk (PG) John Smith | |
| 04:57 | Loyola (MD) | Ratko Losiewski misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 04:56 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| 04:42 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Glen Sisk | 59-60 |
| 04:25 | Loyola (MD) | Renato Rossi clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 59-60 |
| 04:23 | Loyola (MD) | Michael King can't tip it in | 59-60 |
| 04:21 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell snags the defensive board | 59-60 |
| 04:12 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Glen Sisk | 59-63 |
| 03:59 | Loyola (MD) | Ratko Losiewski scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 61-63 |
| 03:44 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell's layup is rejected by Mladen Zedaker | 61-63 |
| 03:43 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk grabs the offensive board | 61-63 |
| 03:37 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-63 |
| 03:36 | Loyola (MD) | Mladen Zedaker grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - James Lawson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SG - Renato Rossi (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ratko Losiewski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. PF - Mladen Zedaker (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael King (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Glen Sisk (fresh) 5 ast. SG - John Lobdell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charlie Chaffins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dwight Woo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Fred Newbold (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:11 | Loyola (MD) | Renato Rossi can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-63 |
| 03:09 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Fred Newbold | 61-63 |
| 02:50 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 61-63 |
| 02:48 | Loyola (MD) | Ratko Losiewski snags the defensive board | 61-63 |
| 02:48 | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Manuel Kittinger (SF), Derek Hersom (PF), Kevin Stafford (C) Ratko Losiewski, Mladen Zedaker, Michael King | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Smith (PG), Sherman McKewen (SF), Frankie John (PF) Glen Sisk, Charlie Chaffins, Dwight Woo | |
| 02:29 | Loyola (MD) | Kevin Stafford makes the jumper from close range and the foul's on Fred Newbold - foul #2 on Fred Newbold, team foul #10 | 63-63 |
| 02:29 | Loyola (MD) | Kevin Stafford makes the free throw | 64-63 |
| 02:15 | Southern Illinois | A charge is called on John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #11 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Schultheis (C) Fred Newbold | |
| 01:52 | Loyola (MD) | Renato Rossi misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on John Lobdell - foul #1 on John Lobdell, team foul #12 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold (C) John Schultheis | |
| 01:52 | Loyola (MD) | Renato Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 01:52 | Loyola (MD) | Renato Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 01:33 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 66-63 |
| 01:31 | Southern Illinois | Sherman McKewen tips it home | 66-65 |
| 01:11 | Loyola (MD) | Kevin Stafford misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 66-65 |
| 01:10 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold grabs the defensive rebound | 66-65 |
| 01:05 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Kevin Stafford - foul #3 on Kevin Stafford, team foul #6 | 66-65 |
| 01:05 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell misses the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 01:05 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell misses the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 01:05 | Loyola (MD) | Kevin Stafford grabs the defensive rebound | 66-65 |
| 00:48 | Loyola (MD) | Manuel Kittinger connects on the shot from the free throw line | 68-65 |
| 00:32 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell is hacked by Renato Rossi - foul #1 on Renato Rossi, team foul #7 | 68-65 |
| 00:32 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell misses the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:32 | Loyola (MD) | Kevin Stafford gets the rebound | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Loyola (MD) | Kevin Stafford is hacked by John Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #13 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Richard Viera (PG) James Lawson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:30 | Loyola (MD) | Kevin Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:30 | Loyola (MD) | Kevin Stafford makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold is whistled for a carry | 70-65 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | James Lawson (PG), Michael King (PF), Mladen Zedaker (C) Richard Viera, Derek Hersom, Kevin Stafford | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:22 | Loyola (MD) | Manuel Kittinger is fouled in the backcourt by John Smith - foul #4 on John Smith, team foul #14 | 70-65 |
| 00:22 | Loyola (MD) | Manuel Kittinger makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:22 | Loyola (MD) | Manuel Kittinger makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:16 | Southern Illinois | Sherman McKewen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-65 |
| 00:14 | Southern Illinois | John Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-65 |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | John Smith buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Lobdell | 72-68 |
| 00:11 | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-68 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Richard Viera (PG), Derek Hersom (PF), Kevin Stafford (C) James Lawson, Michael King, Mladen Zedaker | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:08 | Loyola (MD) | John Smith is called for the reach on Renato Rossi in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Smith, team foul #15 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk (PG) John Smith | |
| 00:08 | Loyola (MD) | Renato Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:08 | Loyola (MD) | Renato Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | Sherman McKewen buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-71 |
| 00:00 | Loyola (MD) | Richard Viera runs out the clock | 73-71 |