| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - James Geis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Al Allen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Malone (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Sparks (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Craig (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Wells (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Cuthbert (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Charles (fresh) C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone inbounds the ball | 33-45 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone is called for 3 seconds | 33-45 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant (PF) Dennis Charles | |
| 19:27 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons drills a jumper from the right side and the foul's on William Sparks - foul #2 on William Sparks, team foul #1 | 33-47 |
| 19:27 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the free throw | 33-48 |
| 19:11 | Loyola Chicago | William Sparks connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by James Geis | 35-48 |
| 18:56 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-51 |
| 18:39 | Loyola Chicago | James Geis comes up short on the floater from the right block | 35-51 |
| 18:37 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant pulls down the rebound | 35-51 |
| 18:21 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-51 |
| 18:19 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone snags the defensive board | 35-51 |
| 18:07 | Loyola Chicago | James Geis travels with the ball | 35-51 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), Dennis Charles (PF), Charles Tanner (C) Raymond Parsons, Dusty Grant, Richard Peterson | |
| 17:38 | Notre Dame | Billy Craig steps in front of the Brad Smith pass | 35-51 |
| 17:16 | Loyola Chicago | William Sparks scores on a shot from the left wing set up by George Malone | 37-51 |
| 16:59 | Notre Dame | Al Allen is called for the reach on Gary Wells - foul #3 on Al Allen, team foul #2 | 37-51 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), David Sears (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Brad Smith, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Dennis Charles, Charles Tanner | |
| 16:49 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Shawn Cole - foul #1 on Shawn Cole, team foul #3 | 37-51 |
| 16:49 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant makes the 1st free throw | 37-52 |
| 16:49 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 37-53 |
| 16:24 | Loyola Chicago | Jeffrey Huffman is whistled for traveling | 37-53 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Dennis Charles (PF) Raymond Parsons, Richard Peterson | |
| 16:00 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert misses the shot near the basket | 37-53 |
| 15:58 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter grabs the defensive rebound | 37-53 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Richard Ritter (fresh) SG - Shawn Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Tankersley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Qualls (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Huffman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Sears (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gary Wells (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Cuthbert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Charles (fresh) C - Dusty Grant (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Loyola Chicago | John Qualls misses the 3 from the left wing | 37-53 |
| 15:40 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant pulls down the rebound | 37-53 |
| 15:24 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 37-53 |
| 15:22 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant can't tip it in | 37-53 |
| 15:20 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Huffman | 37-53 |
| 15:00 | Loyola Chicago | John Qualls's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-53 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Geis (PG), George Malone (SF), William Sparks (PF), Billy Craig (C) Shawn Cole, Philip Tankersley, John Qualls, Jeffrey Huffman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), Robert Bostwick (SF), Richard Peterson (C) David Sears, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Dennis Charles | |
| 14:39 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick clanks a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on George Malone - foul #3 on George Malone, team foul #4 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen (SG) Richard Ritter | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner (C) Richard Peterson | |
| 14:39 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick makes the 1st free throw | 37-54 |
| 14:39 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick makes the 2nd free throw | 37-55 |
| 14:20 | Loyola Chicago | James Geis misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Tanner - foul #2 on Charles Tanner, team foul #1 | 37-55 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Sears (SF), Richard Peterson (C) Robert Bostwick, Charles Tanner | |
| 14:20 | Loyola Chicago | James Geis makes the 1st free throw | 38-55 |
| 14:20 | Loyola Chicago | James Geis makes the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| 14:12 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 39-57 |
| 13:59 | Loyola Chicago | Dusty Grant is called for the reach on James Geis - foul #1 on Dusty Grant, team foul #2 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Dennis Charles (PF), Charles Tanner (C) Raymond Parsons, David Sears, Dusty Grant, Richard Peterson | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:48 | Loyola Chicago | William Sparks drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Al Allen | 42-57 |
| 13:27 | Notre Dame | James Geis takes the ball from Jeffrey Cuthbert | 42-57 |
| 13:24 | Loyola Chicago | James Geis blows the layup | 42-57 |
| 13:23 | Loyola Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to George Malone | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:10 | Loyola Chicago | Dennis Charles denies the turnaround by Al Allen | 42-57 |
| 13:09 | Loyola Chicago | Billy Craig snags the offensive board | 42-57 |
| 12:57 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-57 |
| 12:55 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Dennis Charles | 42-57 |
| 12:28 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 42-57 |
| 12:26 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to George Malone | 42-57 |
| 12:10 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone is whistled for traveling | 42-57 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter (PG), Shawn Cole (SG), John Qualls (SF), Jeffrey Huffman (C) James Geis, Al Allen, George Malone, Billy Craig | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), David Sears (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Brad Smith, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Dennis Charles, Charles Tanner | |
| 11:59 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant is fouled on the floor by Shawn Cole - foul #2 on Shawn Cole, team foul #5 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Philip Tankersley (SF) William Sparks | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 11:49 | Notre Dame | David Sears is whistled for a carry | 42-57 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Richard Ritter (fresh) SG - Shawn Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Tankersley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Qualls (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Huffman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Wells (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Sears (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dusty Grant (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Loyola Chicago | Shawn Cole is hacked by Dusty Grant - foul #2 on Dusty Grant, team foul #3 | 42-57 |
| 11:24 | Loyola Chicago | Philip Tankersley is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Philip Tankersley, team foul #6 | 42-57 |
| 11:12 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Huffman steals the ball from Dusty Grant | 42-57 |
| 11:00 | Loyola Chicago | Philip Tankersley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-57 |
| 10:58 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant gets the rebound | 42-57 |
| 10:53 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Raymond Parsons | 42-60 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:33 | Loyola Chicago | Shawn Cole misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-60 |
| 10:32 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells snags the defensive board | 42-60 |
| 10:15 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses long on a jumper from the left side | 42-60 |
| 10:13 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-60 |
| 10:00 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant is fouled on the floor by Philip Tankersley - foul #3 on Philip Tankersley, team foul #7 | 42-60 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen (SG), George Malone (SF), William Sparks (PF), Billy Craig (C) Shawn Cole, Philip Tankersley, John Qualls, Jeffrey Huffman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF) Gary Wells, David Sears | |
| 10:00 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant makes the 1st free throw | 42-61 |
| 10:00 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 42-62 |
| 09:52 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 42-62 |
| 09:51 | Loyola Chicago | Billy Craig grabs the offensive board | 42-62 |
| 09:37 | Loyola Chicago | William Sparks is denied on a dunk by Richard Peterson | 42-62 |
| 09:35 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson gets the rebound | 42-62 |
| 09:22 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons clanks a jumper from the left side | 42-62 |
| 09:20 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert tips it home | 42-64 |
| 09:03 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone travels with the ball | 42-64 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Geis (PG) Richard Ritter | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Wells (SG), Dennis Charles (PF), Charles Tanner (C) Brad Smith, Dusty Grant, Richard Peterson | |
| 08:48 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Billy Craig - foul #3 on Billy Craig, team foul #8 | 42-64 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Shawn Cole (SG) Al Allen | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant (PF) Dennis Charles | |
| 08:48 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses the 1st free throw | 42-64 |
| 08:48 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses the 2nd free throw | 42-64 |
| 08:48 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner grabs the offensive rebound | 42-64 |
| 08:34 | Notre Dame | Billy Craig steps in front of the Jeffrey Cuthbert pass | 42-64 |
| 08:23 | Loyola Chicago | James Geis misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 42-64 |
| 08:21 | Loyola Chicago | Billy Craig snags the offensive board | 42-64 |
| 08:08 | Loyola Chicago | Billy Craig misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 42-64 |
| 08:06 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant pulls down the rebound | 42-64 |
| 07:50 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the jump hook from the right block | 42-66 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - James Geis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Malone (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Sparks (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Craig (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Wells (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Cuthbert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dusty Grant (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Charles Tanner (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Loyola Chicago | Shawn Cole makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-66 |
| 07:24 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons's fadeaway is rejected by Billy Craig | 44-66 |
| 07:23 | Loyola Chicago | James Geis grabs the defensive rebound | 44-66 |
| 07:04 | Loyola Chicago | James Geis is fouled on the floor by Gary Wells - foul #3 on Gary Wells, team foul #4 | 44-66 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter (PG), Al Allen (SG), Philip Tankersley (SF), John Qualls (PF), Jeffrey Huffman (C) James Geis, Shawn Cole, George Malone, William Sparks, Billy Craig | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (SG), David Sears (SF), Dennis Charles (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Gary Wells, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Dusty Grant, Charles Tanner | |
| 06:54 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by David Sears - foul #1 on David Sears, team foul #5 | 44-66 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick (SG) Raymond Parsons | |
| 06:54 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter makes the 1st free throw | 45-66 |
| 06:54 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter makes the 2nd free throw | 46-66 |
| 06:36 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson is hacked by Jeffrey Huffman - foul #1 on Jeffrey Huffman, team foul #9 | 46-66 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG) Robert Bostwick | |
| 06:36 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 46-66 |
| 06:36 | Loyola Chicago | John Qualls snags the defensive board | 46-66 |
| 06:28 | Loyola Chicago | Philip Tankersley clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-66 |
| 06:27 | Notre Dame | David Sears grabs the defensive rebound | 46-66 |
| 05:59 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-66 |
| 05:57 | Loyola Chicago | Philip Tankersley pulls down the rebound | 46-66 |
| 05:43 | Loyola Chicago | Philip Tankersley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Ritter | 48-66 |
| 05:17 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons drills a jumper from the left block | 48-68 |
| 05:17 | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-68 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Geis (PG), George Malone (SF), William Sparks (PF), Billy Craig (C) Richard Ritter, Philip Tankersley, John Qualls, Jeffrey Huffman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Wells (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), Charles Tanner (C) Raymond Parsons, David Sears, Dennis Charles, Richard Peterson | |
| 05:05 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-68 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), Richard Peterson (C) Brad Smith, Charles Tanner | |
| 04:50 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert misses the jumper from the free throw line | 48-68 |
| 04:49 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells snags the offensive board | 48-68 |
| 04:27 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant lays it in | 48-70 |
| 04:03 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-70 |
| 04:01 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant snags the defensive board | 48-70 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert misses badly on a floater in the paint | 48-70 |
| 03:32 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells grabs the offensive rebound | 48-70 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - James Geis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Al Allen (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Malone (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Sparks (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Craig (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Wells (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Cuthbert (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dusty Grant (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses the lay-in | 48-70 |
| 03:06 | Loyola Chicago | Billy Craig grabs the defensive rebound | 48-70 |
| 02:53 | Loyola Chicago | William Sparks loses the dribble to Gary Wells | 48-70 |
| 02:49 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells throws it down | 48-72 |
| 02:41 | Loyola Chicago | William Sparks hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 48-72 |
| 02:40 | Loyola Chicago | William Sparks gets the offensive rebound | 48-72 |
| 02:27 | Loyola Chicago | Billy Craig is fouled on the floor by Dusty Grant - foul #3 on Dusty Grant, team foul #6 | 48-72 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), Robert Bostwick (SG), David Sears (SF), Charles Tanner (C) Raymond Parsons, Gary Wells, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Richard Peterson | |
| 02:07 | Loyola Chicago | Jeffrey Huffman makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Shawn Cole | 50-72 |
| 01:53 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant blows the dunk but he's fouled by Shawn Cole - foul #3 on Shawn Cole, team foul #10 | 50-72 |
| 01:53 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant misses the 1st free throw | 50-72 |
| 01:53 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 50-72 |
| 01:53 | Loyola Chicago | Jeffrey Huffman gets the rebound | 50-72 |
| 01:42 | Loyola Chicago | John Qualls can't finish the layup | 50-72 |
| 01:41 | Loyola Chicago | John Qualls tips it back up and in | 52-72 |
| 01:21 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant misses the lay-in | 52-72 |
| 01:20 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Dusty Grant | 52-72 |
| 01:15 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant buries a shot from close range | 52-74 |
| 01:09 | Loyola Chicago | Jeffrey Huffman travels with the ball | 52-74 |
| 00:51 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 52-77 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Loyola Chicago | Jeffrey Huffman knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Ritter | 54-77 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Notre Dame | David Sears buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Robert Bostwick | 54-79 |
| 00:12 | Loyola Chicago | Jeffrey Huffman misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-79 |
| 00:11 | Notre Dame | David Sears pulls down the rebound | 54-79 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith runs out the clock | 54-79 |