| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Cottone (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Walter Ebling (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Gustafson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Reder (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - James Geis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Al Allen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Malone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Sparks (fresh) 2 reb. C - Billy Craig (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State 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 (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Loyola Chicago | William Sparks buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Al Allen | 35-34 |
| 19:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Billy Craig is called for the reach on Ronald Gustafson - foul #1 on Billy Craig, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| 19:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder loses the dribble to Billy Craig | 35-34 |
| 19:06 | Loyola Chicago | James Geis is called for traveling | 35-34 |
| 18:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder's layup is rejected by Billy Craig | 35-34 |
| 18:47 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to James Geis | 35-34 |
| 18:31 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 18:29 | Loyola Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Craig | 35-34 |
| 18:07 | Loyola Chicago | James Geis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 18:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 17:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Cottone | 38-34 |
| 17:15 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone hits a 3 from the right corner | 38-37 |
| 17:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 17:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder grabs the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 16:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-37 |
| 16:43 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 16:23 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 16:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 16:17 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 16:15 | Loyola Chicago | Billy Craig snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 16:09 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone travels with the ball | 38-37 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings (PG), Ronald Ned (SG), Jonathon Reichert (SF), Donald Woods (PF), Timothy Henton (C) John Hill, John Cottone, Walter Ebling, Ronald Gustafson, Christopher Reder | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter (PG), Shawn Cole (SG), Philip Tankersley (SF), John Qualls (PF), Jeffrey Huffman (C) James Geis, Al Allen, George Malone, William Sparks, Billy Craig | |
| 15:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Donald Woods | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Michael Stillings (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Ned (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathon Reichert (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Woods (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Henton (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Richard Ritter (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Shawn Cole (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Philip Tankersley (fresh) PF - John Qualls (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeffrey Huffman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Ned is called for the reach on Shawn Cole - foul #1 on Ronald Ned, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| 15:42 | Loyola Chicago | Shawn Cole drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Richard Ritter and he's fouled by Jonathon Reichert - foul #1 on Jonathon Reichert, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| 15:42 | Loyola Chicago | Shawn Cole makes the free throw | 41-40 |
| 15:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods is fouled on the floor by John Qualls - foul #1 on John Qualls, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill (PG) Jonathon Reichert | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 14:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by John Hill | 43-40 |
| 14:32 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-40 |
| 14:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 14:07 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 14:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods snags the offensive board | 43-40 |
| 13:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Philip Tankersley steps in front of the John Hill pass | 43-40 |
| 13:35 | Loyola Chicago | Jeffrey Huffman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 13:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 13:30 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Woods | 45-40 |
| 13:14 | Loyola Chicago | Philip Tankersley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 13:13 | Loyola Chicago | John Qualls can't tip it in | 45-40 |
| 13:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 13:08 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill misses the driving attempt in the paint | 45-40 |
| 13:07 | Loyola Chicago | Jeffrey Huffman grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 12:50 | Loyola Chicago | John Qualls misses the 3 from the right corner | 45-40 |
| 12:48 | Loyola Chicago | Jeffrey Huffman grabs the offensive board | 45-40 |
| 12:36 | Loyola Chicago | John Qualls hits a jumper in the lane | 45-42 |
| 12:31 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-42 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone (SG), Walter Ebling (SF), Ronald Gustafson (PF), Christopher Reder (C) Michael Stillings, Ronald Ned, Donald Woods, Timothy Henton | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Geis (PG), Al Allen (SG), George Malone (SF), William Sparks (PF), Billy Craig (C) Richard Ritter, Shawn Cole, Philip Tankersley, John Qualls, Jeffrey Huffman | |
| 12:11 | Loyola Chicago | Walter Ebling takes the ball from James Geis | 45-42 |
| 11:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 11:54 | Loyola Chicago | James Geis grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Hill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Cottone (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Ebling (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Gustafson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Reder (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - James Geis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Al Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Malone (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Sparks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Craig (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 11:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 47-45 |
| 11:06 | Loyola Chicago | James Geis connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Al Allen | 47-47 |
| 10:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling knocks in the 3 from straight away | 50-47 |
| 10:18 | Loyola Chicago | James Geis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-47 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings (PG) John Hill | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 10:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Stillings | 52-47 |
| 09:48 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen makes the 3 from straight away | 52-50 |
| 09:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling misses short on a shot from the right side | 52-50 |
| 09:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling gets the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 09:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling is fouled on the floor by George Malone - foul #1 on George Malone, team foul #3 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned (SF), Donald Woods (PF), Timothy Henton (C) Walter Ebling, Ronald Gustafson, Christopher Reder | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter (PG), Shawn Cole (SG), Philip Tankersley (SF), John Qualls (PF), Jeffrey Huffman (C) James Geis, Al Allen, George Malone, William Sparks, Billy Craig | |
| 09:14 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone loses the dribble to Richard Ritter | 52-50 |
| 09:11 | Loyola Chicago | Shawn Cole can't finish the layup | 52-50 |
| 09:09 | Loyola Chicago | Philip Tankersley pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 09:04 | Loyola Chicago | John Qualls is called for traveling | 52-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert (SF) John Cottone | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 08:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton's fadeaway is rejected by John Qualls | 52-50 |
| 08:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods snags the offensive board | 52-50 |
| 08:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill (PG) Jonathon Reichert | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | William Sparks (PF) Philip Tankersley | |
| 08:10 | Loyola Chicago | Timothy Henton picks off the pass by Jeffrey Huffman | 52-50 |
| 07:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned misses the jumper from the right block | 52-50 |
| 07:56 | Loyola Chicago | John Qualls pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Stillings (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Ned (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Woods (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy Henton (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Richard Ritter (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Cole (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Qualls (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Sparks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Huffman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:51 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from William Sparks | 52-52 |
| 07:34 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-52 |
| 07:33 | Loyola Chicago | William Sparks snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 07:17 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 07:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 07:11 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill is hacked by Shawn Cole - foul #1 on Shawn Cole, team foul #4 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone (SG), Walter Ebling (SF), Ronald Gustafson (PF), Christopher Reder (C) Michael Stillings, Ronald Ned, Donald Woods, Timothy Henton | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Geis (PG), Al Allen (SG), George Malone (SF), Billy Craig (C) Richard Ritter, Shawn Cole, John Qualls, Jeffrey Huffman | |
| 06:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 06:58 | Loyola Chicago | James Geis pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 06:43 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-52 |
| 06:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 06:22 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill is fouled on the floor by James Geis - foul #3 on James Geis, team foul #5 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Philip Tankersley (PF) William Sparks | |
| 06:11 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Cottone | 55-52 |
| 05:57 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 05:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Al Allen steals it from Christopher Reder | 55-55 |
| 05:25 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 05:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 05:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson misses short on a shot from the left side | 55-55 |
| 05:09 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 05:02 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-55 |
| 05:00 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Walter Ebling | 55-55 |
| 04:54 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Cottone | 58-55 |
| 04:40 | Loyola Chicago | Philip Tankersley is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Philip Tankersley, team foul #6 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings (PG), Ronald Ned (SF), Timothy Henton (C) John Hill, Walter Ebling, Christopher Reder | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter (PG), Shawn Cole (SG), William Sparks (PF) James Geis, Al Allen, Philip Tankersley | |
| 04:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 58-55 |
| 04:14 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone snags the defensive board | 58-55 |
| 03:52 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Ned steps in front of the William Sparks pass | 58-55 |
| 03:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned dunks the ball | 60-55 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Michael Stillings (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Cottone (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Ned (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Gustafson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Henton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Richard Ritter (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Cole (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Malone (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Sparks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Craig (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Loyola Chicago | John Cottone takes the ball from William Sparks | 60-55 |
| 03:02 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone is fouled on the floor by Billy Craig - foul #2 on Billy Craig, team foul #7 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill (PG), Christopher Reder (C) Michael Stillings, Ronald Gustafson | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | John Qualls (SF), Jeffrey Huffman (C) George Malone, Billy Craig | |
| 03:02 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 03:02 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone misses the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 03:02 | Loyola Chicago | Jeffrey Huffman gets the rebound | 61-55 |
| 03:00 | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-55 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling (SF) Ronald Ned | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Geis (PG), Al Allen (SG) Richard Ritter, Shawn Cole | |
| 02:51 | Loyola Chicago | James Geis drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Al Allen | 61-58 |
| 02:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-58 |
| 02:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder gets the offensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 02:03 | Middle Tenn. State | William Sparks denies the turnaround by John Hill | 61-58 |
| 02:01 | Loyola Chicago | James Geis grabs the defensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 02:01 | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson (PF) Timothy Henton | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | George Malone (SF), Billy Craig (C) John Qualls, Jeffrey Huffman | |
| 01:38 | Loyola Chicago | Billy Craig clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 01:36 | Loyola Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Craig | 61-58 |
| 01:19 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen buries a 3 from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 01:05 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill clanks a 3 from the left corner | 61-61 |
| 01:04 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Billy Craig | 61-61 |
| 00:40 | Loyola Chicago | Billy Craig misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 61-61 |
| 00:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 00:15 | Loyola Chicago | William Sparks gets the rebound | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Loyola Chicago | William Sparks buries a floater from the left block and he's hacked by Ronald Gustafson - foul #1 on Ronald Gustafson, team foul #3 | 61-63 |
| 00:02 | Loyola Chicago | William Sparks makes the free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling misses short on a halfcourt shot | 61-64 |