| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Uros Kubinski (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Danny Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charlie Royal (fresh) PF - Amado Russo (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - John Gower (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Brad Lemire (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mike Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shaun Carol (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chase Umstead (fresh) C - Steven Wells (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Charlie Royal inbounds the ball | 39-37 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Marquette | John Gower hits the finger roll | 41-37 |
| 19:32 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 41-37 |
| 19:31 | Loyola Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Wells | 41-37 |
| 19:19 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Thomas loses the dribble to Danny Davis | 41-37 |
| 19:13 | Marquette | Chase Umstead denies the turnaround by Amado Russo | 41-37 |
| 19:12 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski misses the tip | 41-37 |
| 19:11 | Marquette | Charlie Royal pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 19:02 | Marquette | Amado Russo drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Danny Davis | 43-37 |
| 18:45 | Loyola Chicago | Brad Lemire misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-37 |
| 18:43 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 18:37 | Marquette | Steven Wells swats the short shot by Amado Russo | 43-37 |
| 18:36 | Marquette | Amado Russo hits the follow up shot | 45-37 |
| 18:23 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells loses the dribble to John Gower | 45-37 |
| 18:08 | Marquette | John Gower misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Steven Wells - foul #2 on Steven Wells, team foul #1 | 45-37 |
| 18:08 | Marquette | John Gower makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 18:08 | Marquette | John Gower makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 17:48 | Loyola Chicago | Amado Russo is called for the reach on Shaun Carol - foul #1 on Amado Russo, team foul #1 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni (SF) Charlie Royal | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 17:29 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Bellantoni is called for the reach on Mike Thomas - foul #2 on Donald Bellantoni, team foul #2 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago (PG) Uros Kubinski | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery (SG), Robert Elias (SF), John Carter (PF) Mike Thomas, Shaun Carol, Chase Umstead | |
| 17:10 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-37 |
| 17:08 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Amado Russo | 47-37 |
| 16:52 | Marquette | John Carter steps in front of the Amado Russo pass | 47-37 |
| 16:30 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Elias makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Bill Dockery | 47-40 |
| 16:12 | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago misses badly on a floater from the right side | 47-40 |
| 16:11 | Loyola Chicago | John Carter pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| 15:50 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Brad Lemire | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Alonzo Santiago (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Danny Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Donald Bellantoni (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Amado Russo (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - John Gower (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Brad Lemire (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bill Dockery (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Robert Elias (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Wells (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:28 | Marquette | John Gower misses the dunk but the foul's on Steven Wells - foul #3 on Steven Wells, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Uros Kubinski (PG), Charlie Royal (SF), William Harris (PF) Danny Davis, Donald Bellantoni, Amado Russo | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Randall Bucholz (PG), Mike Thomas (SG), Shaun Carol (SF), Chase Umstead (PF) Brad Lemire, Bill Dockery, Robert Elias, Steven Wells | |
| 15:28 | Marquette | John Gower misses the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 15:28 | Marquette | John Gower makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 15:20 | Loyola Chicago | Charlie Royal takes the ball from Randall Bucholz | 48-42 |
| 15:15 | Marquette | Charlie Royal hits the finger roll | 50-42 |
| 14:54 | Loyola Chicago | John Carter misses the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by William Harris - foul #1 on William Harris, team foul #3 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Danny Davis (SG) Alonzo Santiago | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 14:54 | Loyola Chicago | John Carter makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 14:54 | Loyola Chicago | John Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 14:54 | Marquette | John Gower grabs the defensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 14:51 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Clyde Thomas (C) John Carter | |
| 14:37 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-43 |
| 14:35 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Thomas grabs the offensive board | 50-43 |
| 14:18 | Loyola Chicago | Randall Bucholz connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Shaun Carol and he's hacked by Uros Kubinski - foul #2 on Uros Kubinski, team foul #4 | 50-45 |
| 14:18 | Loyola Chicago | Randall Bucholz makes the free throw | 50-46 |
| 13:51 | Marquette | Charlie Royal is called for 3 seconds | 50-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago (SG), Donald Bellantoni (PF) Danny Davis, John Gower | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 13:34 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Thomas double dribbles | 50-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Amado Russo (PF) Donald Bellantoni | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Brad Lemire (PG) Randall Bucholz | |
| 13:17 | Marquette | Amado Russo knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Uros Kubinski | 52-46 |
| 12:52 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-46 |
| 12:51 | Marquette | William Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 12:43 | Marquette | William Harris misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-46 |
| 12:41 | Loyola Chicago | Clyde Thomas pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 12:23 | Loyola Chicago | Brad Lemire is fouled on the floor by Uros Kubinski - foul #3 on Uros Kubinski, team foul #5 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Danny Davis (SG), Donald Bellantoni (PF) Alonzo Santiago, William Harris | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery (SG), Robert Elias (SF), John Carter (PF), Steven Wells (C) Mike Thomas, Shaun Carol, Chase Umstead, Clyde Thomas | |
| 12:04 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 12:02 | Marquette | Amado Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 11:48 | Marquette | Amado Russo misses the easy layup | 52-46 |
| 11:46 | Marquette | Amado Russo hits the follow up shot | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Uros Kubinski (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Danny Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Charlie Royal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Bellantoni (fresh) 2 reb. C - Amado Russo (fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Brad Lemire (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bill Dockery (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Robert Elias (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Wells (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery is whistled for a carry | 54-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Gower (C) Amado Russo | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Randall Bucholz (PG) Brad Lemire | |
| 11:08 | Marquette | John Gower is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on John Gower, team foul #6 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago (PG) Uros Kubinski | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol (SF) Robert Elias | |
| 10:48 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Randall Bucholz | 54-49 |
| 10:34 | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-49 |
| 10:33 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Bill Dockery | 54-49 |
| 10:17 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells's pass is intercepted by Charlie Royal | 54-49 |
| 10:00 | Marquette | John Gower connects on the shot from the left block set up by Alonzo Santiago | 56-49 |
| 09:47 | Loyola Chicago | Randall Bucholz misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-49 |
| 09:46 | Marquette | The rebound goes to John Gower | 56-49 |
| 09:34 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from John Gower | 58-49 |
| 09:32 | Loyola Chicago | Randall Bucholz is hacked by Alonzo Santiago in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alonzo Santiago, team foul #7 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Uros Kubinski (PG), Amado Russo (PF), William Harris (C) Alonzo Santiago, Donald Bellantoni, John Gower | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Mike Thomas (SG), Robert Elias (SF), Chase Umstead (PF), Clyde Thomas (C) Bill Dockery, Shaun Carol, John Carter, Steven Wells | |
| 09:32 | Loyola Chicago | Randall Bucholz makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 09:32 | Loyola Chicago | Randall Bucholz makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 09:17 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-51 |
| 09:16 | Marquette | Amado Russo can't tip it in | 58-51 |
| 09:15 | Loyola Chicago | Chase Umstead pulls down the rebound | 58-51 |
| 08:59 | Loyola Chicago | Chase Umstead can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-51 |
| 08:57 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Elias snags the offensive board | 58-51 |
| 08:41 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Thomas hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Elias | 58-54 |
| 08:30 | Marquette | Danny Davis makes the 3 from straight away set up by Uros Kubinski | 61-54 |
| 08:13 | Loyola Chicago | Randall Bucholz clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 08:12 | Marquette | Danny Davis snags the defensive board | 61-54 |
| 07:52 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-54 |
| 07:31 | Loyola Chicago | Randall Bucholz hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 64-54 |
| 07:30 | Loyola Chicago | Chase Umstead tips it in | 64-56 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Uros Kubinski (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Danny Davis (tiring) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Charlie Royal (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Amado Russo (fresh) 20 pts. 7 reb. C - William Harris (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Randall Bucholz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mike Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Elias (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Chase Umstead (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clyde Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:07 | Marquette | William Harris hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Clyde Thomas - foul #1 on Clyde Thomas, team foul #3 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago (SG), Donald Bellantoni (SF), John Gower (C) Danny Davis, Charlie Royal, Amado Russo | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Brad Lemire (PG), Shaun Carol (SF), Bill Dockery (PF), Steven Wells (C) Randall Bucholz, Robert Elias, Chase Umstead, Clyde Thomas | |
| 07:07 | Marquette | William Harris makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 07:07 | Marquette | William Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 07:07 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery snags the defensive board | 65-56 |
| 06:48 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Thomas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-56 |
| 06:46 | Marquette | William Harris pulls down the rebound | 65-56 |
| 06:31 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-56 |
| 06:29 | Marquette | John Gower can't tip it in | 65-56 |
| 06:27 | Marquette | William Harris tips it back up and in | 67-56 |
| 06:05 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells's fadeaway is rejected by William Harris | 67-56 |
| 06:03 | Marquette | John Gower pulls down the rebound | 67-56 |
| 05:40 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | Amado Russo (PF) William Harris | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Chase Umstead (PF) Mike Thomas | |
| 05:27 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol dunks the ball | 67-58 |
| 05:19 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski is hacked by Brad Lemire - foul #1 on Brad Lemire, team foul #4 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charlie Royal (SF) Donald Bellantoni | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 05:08 | Marquette | Brad Lemire is called for the reach on Uros Kubinski - foul #2 on Brad Lemire, team foul #5 | 67-58 |
| 04:58 | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Charlie Royal | 70-58 |
| 04:42 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-58 |
| 04:40 | Marquette | John Gower grabs the defensive rebound | 70-58 |
| 04:30 | Marquette | Amado Russo can't finish the layup | 70-58 |
| 04:28 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Wells pulls down the rebound | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:06 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Steven Wells | 70-61 |
| 03:51 | Marquette | Amado Russo can't finish the layup | 70-61 |
| 03:50 | Marquette | Amado Russo tips it home | 72-61 |
| 03:37 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol misses short on a floater from the left wing | 72-61 |
| 03:35 | Marquette | John Gower grabs the board | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Marquette | Charlie Royal drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Uros Kubinski | 74-61 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Uros Kubinski (tiring) 22 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alonzo Santiago (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charlie Royal (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Amado Russo (fresh) 22 pts. 8 reb. C - John Gower (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Brad Lemire (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bill Dockery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Shaun Carol (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chase Umstead (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Wells (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol misses short on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Charlie Royal - foul #3 on Charlie Royal, team foul #8 | 74-61 |
| Subs | Marquette | Danny Davis (SG), Donald Bellantoni (SF), William Harris (C) Alonzo Santiago, Charlie Royal, John Gower | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Randall Bucholz (PG), Mike Thomas (SG), John Carter (PF), Clyde Thomas (C) Brad Lemire, Bill Dockery, Chase Umstead, Steven Wells | |
| 03:06 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol makes the 1st free throw | 74-62 |
| 03:06 | Loyola Chicago | Shaun Carol misses the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| 03:06 | Marquette | Amado Russo grabs the board | 74-62 |
| 02:45 | Marquette | William Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Gower (C) Amado Russo | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Robert Elias (SF) Shaun Carol | |
| 02:42 | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | Amado Russo (PF) William Harris | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Brad Lemire (PG) Randall Bucholz | |
| 02:33 | Loyola Chicago | Danny Davis steps in front of the Clyde Thomas pass | 74-62 |
| 02:29 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski misses the lay-in | 74-62 |
| 02:28 | Loyola Chicago | Clyde Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 74-62 |
| 02:21 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Elias loses the dribble to Donald Bellantoni | 74-62 |
| 02:17 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni hits the finger roll | 76-62 |
| 01:59 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Thomas buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Carter | 76-65 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:41 | Marquette | John Gower drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Danny Davis | 78-65 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:28 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Thomas travels with the ball | 78-65 |
| Subs | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago (PG), William Harris (PF) Uros Kubinski, Amado Russo | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Randall Bucholz (PG), Bill Dockery (SG) Brad Lemire, Mike Thomas | |
| 01:03 | Marquette | John Gower comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Clyde Thomas - foul #2 on Clyde Thomas, team foul #6 | 78-65 |
| 01:03 | Marquette | John Gower makes the 1st free throw | 79-65 |
| 01:03 | Marquette | John Gower makes the 2nd free throw | 80-65 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Dockery's pass is intercepted by Danny Davis | 80-65 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Marquette | William Harris is fouled on the floor by John Carter - foul #2 on John Carter, team foul #7 | 80-65 |
| 00:28 | Marquette | William Harris misses the 1st free throw | 80-65 |
| 00:28 | Loyola Chicago | John Carter gets the rebound | 80-65 |
| 00:20 | Loyola Chicago | Alonzo Santiago is called for the reach on Randall Bucholz - foul #4 on Alonzo Santiago, team foul #9 | 80-65 |
| 00:20 | Loyola Chicago | Randall Bucholz makes the 1st free throw | 80-66 |
| 00:20 | Loyola Chicago | Randall Bucholz makes the 2nd free throw | 80-67 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago runs out the clock | 80-67 |