| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - James Lawson (fresh) SG - Renato Rossi (fresh) SF - Manuel Kittinger (fresh) PF - Derek Hersom (fresh) C - Kevin Stafford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Hiram Collard (fresh) SG - Gregory Stuckey (fresh) SF - George Perkins (fresh) PF - Christopher Dunkle (fresh) C - Matthew Perry (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Christopher Dunkle wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Loyola (MD) | Kevin Stafford grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Loyola (MD) | Kevin Stafford slams it home | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Western Illinois | James Lawson takes the ball from Gregory Stuckey | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Loyola (MD) | Kevin Stafford knocks in the shot in the lane and he's hacked by Gregory Stuckey - foul #1 on Gregory Stuckey, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:52 | Loyola (MD) | Kevin Stafford makes the free throw | 5-0 |
| 18:35 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey misses the 3 from the left corner | 5-0 |
| 18:33 | Loyola (MD) | Kevin Stafford grabs the defensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:26 | Loyola (MD) | James Lawson knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Manuel Kittinger | 8-0 |
| 18:13 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey is hacked by Manuel Kittinger - foul #1 on Manuel Kittinger, team foul #1 | 8-0 |
| 18:03 | Western Illinois | Manuel Kittinger steals the ball from Gregory Stuckey | 8-0 |
| 17:42 | Loyola (MD) | Renato Rossi banks in the layup and the foul's on George Perkins - foul #1 on George Perkins, team foul #2 | 10-0 |
| 17:42 | Loyola (MD) | Renato Rossi misses the free throw | 10-0 |
| 17:42 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Matthew Perry | 10-0 |
| 17:32 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Hiram Collard | 10-2 |
| 17:12 | Loyola (MD) | Matthew Perry blocks the short jumper by Manuel Kittinger | 10-2 |
| 17:11 | Loyola (MD) | Manuel Kittinger tips it home | 12-2 |
| 16:52 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Dunkle | 12-5 |
| 16:45 | Loyola (MD) | Derek Hersom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-5 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Ratko Losiewski (PG), Richard Viera (SG), Mladen Zedaker (PF), Michael King (C) James Lawson, Renato Rossi, Derek Hersom, Kevin Stafford | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan (SG), Jesse Lawson (SF), John Bickerstaff (PF), John Music (C) Gregory Stuckey, George Perkins, Christopher Dunkle, Matthew Perry | |
| 16:29 | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson's layup is rejected by Manuel Kittinger | 12-5 |
| 16:27 | Loyola (MD) | Manuel Kittinger pulls down the rebound | 12-5 |
| 16:03 | Loyola (MD) | Ratko Losiewski misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Bickerstaff - foul #1 on John Bickerstaff, team foul #3 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Kenneth Childress (SF) Manuel Kittinger | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Del Humphries (PG) Hiram Collard | |
| 16:03 | Loyola (MD) | Ratko Losiewski makes the 1st free throw | 13-5 |
| 16:03 | Loyola (MD) | Ratko Losiewski makes the 2nd free throw | 14-5 |
| 15:44 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff buries a turnaround from the baseline | 14-7 |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Ratko Losiewski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Viera (fresh) SF - Kenneth Childress (fresh) PF - Mladen Zedaker (fresh) C - Michael King (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Del Humphries (fresh) SG - Donald Eagan (fresh) SF - Jesse Lawson (fresh) PF - John Bickerstaff (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Music (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Loyola (MD) | Ratko Losiewski banks in the layup | 16-7 |
| 15:11 | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-7 |
| 15:09 | Loyola (MD) | Kenneth Childress gets the rebound | 16-7 |
| 15:00 | Loyola (MD) | Kenneth Childress misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 16-7 |
| 14:58 | Western Illinois | John Music gets the rebound | 16-7 |
| 14:32 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Childress steps in front of the Jesse Lawson pass | 16-7 |
| 14:11 | Loyola (MD) | Richard Viera double dribbles | 16-7 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | James Lawson (PG), Renato Rossi (SG), Manuel Kittinger (SF), Derek Hersom (PF), Kevin Stafford (C) Ratko Losiewski, Richard Viera, Kenneth Childress, Mladen Zedaker, Michael King | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard (PG), Gregory Stuckey (SG), George Perkins (SF), Christopher Dunkle (PF), Matthew Perry (C) Del Humphries, Donald Eagan, Jesse Lawson, John Bickerstaff, John Music | |
| 13:55 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Dunkle | 16-10 |
| 13:37 | Loyola (MD) | Renato Rossi misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 16-10 |
| 13:35 | Loyola (MD) | Kevin Stafford misses the tip | 16-10 |
| 13:33 | Loyola (MD) | Kevin Stafford hits the follow up shot | 18-10 |
| 13:21 | Western Illinois | Matthew Perry loses the ball out of bounds | 18-10 |
| 13:00 | Loyola (MD) | Renato Rossi buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Manuel Kittinger | 20-10 |
| 12:35 | Western Illinois | George Perkins comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Kevin Stafford - foul #1 on Kevin Stafford, team foul #2 | 20-10 |
| 12:35 | Western Illinois | George Perkins misses the 1st free throw | 20-10 |
| 12:35 | Western Illinois | George Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 20-10 |
| 12:35 | Loyola (MD) | Kevin Stafford grabs the defensive rebound | 20-10 |
| 12:21 | Loyola (MD) | Derek Hersom buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Lawson | 22-10 |
| 12:04 | Western Illinois | Christopher Dunkle misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-10 |
| 12:03 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey misses the tip | 22-10 |
| 12:01 | Western Illinois | Matthew Perry grabs the offensive board | 22-10 |
| 11:51 | Western Illinois | George Perkins misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-10 |
| 11:49 | Loyola (MD) | Kevin Stafford grabs the board | 22-10 |
| 11:43 | Loyola (MD) | Kevin Stafford is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Kevin Stafford, team foul #3 | 22-10 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Ratko Losiewski (PG), Richard Viera (SG), Kenneth Childress (SF), Mladen Zedaker (PF), Michael King (C) James Lawson, Renato Rossi, Manuel Kittinger, Derek Hersom, Kevin Stafford | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan (SF), John Bickerstaff (PF) George Perkins, Christopher Dunkle | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Ratko Losiewski (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Viera (fresh) SF - Kenneth Childress (fresh) PF - Mladen Zedaker (fresh) C - Michael King (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Hiram Collard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Stuckey (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Eagan (fresh) PF - John Bickerstaff (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Perry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Donald Eagan | 22-13 |
| 11:01 | Loyola (MD) | Kenneth Childress misses short on a 3 from straight away | 22-13 |
| 11:00 | Western Illinois | Matthew Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 22-13 |
| 10:45 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-13 |
| 10:43 | Loyola (MD) | Kenneth Childress pulls down the rebound | 22-13 |
| 10:21 | Loyola (MD) | Mladen Zedaker is called for traveling | 22-13 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | James Lawson (PG), Renato Rossi (SG), Manuel Kittinger (SF), Derek Hersom (PF) Ratko Losiewski, Richard Viera, Kenneth Childress, Michael King | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson (SG), George Perkins (SF), Christopher Dunkle (PF) Hiram Collard, Gregory Stuckey, Matthew Perry | |
| 10:14 | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-13 |
| 10:13 | Loyola (MD) | The rebound goes to Derek Hersom | 22-13 |
| 09:58 | Loyola (MD) | Manuel Kittinger lays it in on a nice dish by James Lawson | 24-13 |
| 09:37 | Western Illinois | Christopher Dunkle misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-13 |
| 09:35 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-13 |
| 09:23 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff's pass is intercepted by Manuel Kittinger | 24-13 |
| 09:04 | Loyola (MD) | The pull-up jumper by Manuel Kittinger is blocked by John Bickerstaff | 24-13 |
| 09:03 | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan pulls down the rebound | 24-13 |
| 08:59 | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-13 |
| 08:58 | Loyola (MD) | Manuel Kittinger pulls down the rebound | 24-13 |
| 08:53 | Loyola (MD) | Donald Eagan steps in front of the James Lawson pass in the backcourt | 24-13 |
| 08:52 | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan hits the finger roll | 24-15 |
| 08:42 | Loyola (MD) | Manuel Kittinger misses short on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by George Perkins - foul #2 on George Perkins, team foul #4 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Ratko Losiewski (PG), Michael King (PF), Peter McCullough (C) James Lawson, Derek Hersom, Mladen Zedaker | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard (PG), Gregory Stuckey (SG), John Music (PF), Matthew Perry (C) Donald Eagan, George Perkins, Christopher Dunkle, John Bickerstaff | |
| 08:42 | Loyola (MD) | Manuel Kittinger misses the 1st free throw | 24-15 |
| 08:42 | Loyola (MD) | Manuel Kittinger makes the 2nd free throw | 25-15 |
| 08:23 | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson clanks a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Manuel Kittinger - foul #2 on Manuel Kittinger, team foul #4 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Richard Viera (SG), Kenneth Childress (SF) Renato Rossi, Manuel Kittinger | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 08:23 | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 25-16 |
| 08:23 | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson misses the 2nd free throw | 25-16 |
| 08:23 | Loyola (MD) | Peter McCullough pulls down the rebound | 25-16 |
| 08:17 | Loyola (MD) | Michael King lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Viera | 27-16 |
| 07:56 | Western Illinois | Michael King is called for the reach on John Music - foul #1 on Michael King, team foul #5 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan (SF) Jesse Lawson | |
| 07:44 | Western Illinois | John Music hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Hiram Collard and he's fouled by Michael King - foul #2 on Michael King, team foul #6 | 27-18 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Derek Hersom (PF) Michael King | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 07:44 | Western Illinois | John Music makes the free throw | 27-19 |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Ratko Losiewski (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Viera (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Childress (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Derek Hersom (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter McCullough (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Hiram Collard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Stuckey (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Donald Eagan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Music (fresh) 3 pts. C - Matthew Perry (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Loyola (MD) | Peter McCullough drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Derek Hersom | 29-19 |
| 07:11 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard is fouled on the floor by Richard Viera - foul #1 on Richard Viera, team foul #7 | 29-19 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | James Lawson (PG), Renato Rossi (SG), Mladen Zedaker (C) Richard Viera, Kenneth Childress, Peter McCullough | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Williams (SG), Christopher Dunkle (PF), John Bickerstaff (C) Gregory Stuckey, John Music, Matthew Perry | |
| 07:11 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard makes the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 07:11 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard makes the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| 06:54 | Loyola (MD) | Mladen Zedaker makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Derek Hersom | 31-21 |
| 06:52 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard is hacked by James Lawson in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Lawson, team foul #8 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson (SF) Donald Eagan | |
| 06:52 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 06:52 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 06:33 | Loyola (MD) | Ratko Losiewski can't throw it down | 31-23 |
| 06:32 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff snags the defensive board | 31-23 |
| 06:16 | Western Illinois | Robert Williams misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 31-23 |
| 06:14 | Western Illinois | Christopher Dunkle tips it but misses | 31-23 |
| 06:13 | Loyola (MD) | Derek Hersom grabs the board | 31-23 |
| 06:08 | Loyola (MD) | John Bickerstaff steps in front of the Ratko Losiewski pass | 31-23 |
| 05:46 | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson misses the shot from the left side | 31-23 |
| 05:45 | Loyola (MD) | Mladen Zedaker gets the rebound | 31-23 |
| 05:25 | Loyola (MD) | James Lawson is fouled on the floor by Hiram Collard - foul #1 on Hiram Collard, team foul #5 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Paul Gaillard (PG), Richard Viera (SG), Kenneth Childress (SF), Peter McCullough (C) James Lawson, Renato Rossi, Ratko Losiewski, Mladen Zedaker | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Del Humphries (PG), Gregory Stuckey (SG), Donald Eagan (SF), Matthew Perry (C) Hiram Collard, Robert Williams, Jesse Lawson, Christopher Dunkle | |
| 05:14 | Loyola (MD) | Derek Hersom misses the dunk | 31-23 |
| 05:13 | Western Illinois | Matthew Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 04:53 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-23 |
| 04:52 | Loyola (MD) | The rebound goes to Derek Hersom | 31-23 |
| 04:38 | Loyola (MD) | Richard Viera is hacked by Matthew Perry - foul #1 on Matthew Perry, team foul #6 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard (PG), John Music (PF) Del Humphries, John Bickerstaff | |
| 04:15 | Loyola (MD) | Richard Viera misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-23 |
| 04:13 | Western Illinois | John Music grabs the board | 31-23 |
| 03:55 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Matthew Perry | 31-26 |
| 03:31 | Loyola (MD) | Paul Gaillard can't connect on a shot from the right block | 31-26 |
| 03:29 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey grabs the board | 31-26 |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Paul Gaillard (fresh) SG - Richard Viera (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Childress (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Derek Hersom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter McCullough (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Hiram Collard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Stuckey (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Donald Eagan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Music (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Perry (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Gregory Stuckey | 31-28 |
| 02:47 | Loyola (MD) | Peter McCullough misses the easy layup | 31-28 |
| 02:46 | Loyola (MD) | Derek Hersom gets the offensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 02:34 | Loyola (MD) | Richard Viera is hacked by Hiram Collard - foul #2 on Hiram Collard, team foul #7 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Renato Rossi (SG), Manuel Kittinger (SF), Mladen Zedaker (PF), Kevin Stafford (C) Paul Gaillard, Kenneth Childress, Derek Hersom, Peter McCullough | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Del Humphries (PG), Jesse Lawson (SG), George Perkins (SF), Christopher Dunkle (PF), John Bickerstaff (C) Hiram Collard, Gregory Stuckey, Donald Eagan, John Music, Matthew Perry | |
| 02:34 | Loyola (MD) | Richard Viera makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 02:34 | Loyola (MD) | Richard Viera makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 02:14 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff's layup is rejected by Kevin Stafford | 33-28 |
| 02:13 | Loyola (MD) | Manuel Kittinger grabs the board | 33-28 |
| 02:08 | Loyola (MD) | Manuel Kittinger misses short on a 3 from straight away | 33-28 |
| 02:06 | Loyola (MD) | Kevin Stafford pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 01:45 | Loyola (MD) | Renato Rossi clanks a floater in the lane | 33-28 |
| 01:43 | Western Illinois | George Perkins gets the rebound | 33-28 |
| 01:25 | Western Illinois | George Perkins buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Christopher Dunkle | 33-30 |
| 01:03 | Loyola (MD) | Kevin Stafford's floater is tipped away by Christopher Dunkle | 33-30 |
| 01:01 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 00:43 | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Jesse Lawson, team foul #8 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | James Lawson (PG) Richard Viera | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard (PG), Gregory Stuckey (SG), Matthew Perry (C) Del Humphries, Jesse Lawson, John Bickerstaff | |
| 00:18 | Loyola (MD) | Kevin Stafford misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 33-30 |
| 00:17 | Western Illinois | Christopher Dunkle grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 00:13 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard's floater is tipped away by Mladen Zedaker | 33-30 |
| 00:12 | Loyola (MD) | Mladen Zedaker pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 00:01 | Loyola (MD) | Kevin Stafford misses short on a jumper from the left block | 33-30 |
| 00:00 | Loyola (MD) | Manuel Kittinger gets the offensive rebound | 33-30 |