| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Fred Kerry (fresh) SG - Clifford Taylor (fresh) SF - Haywood Davis (fresh) PF - James McGahan (fresh) C - John Kravitz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Kenneth Burt (fresh) SG - Keith Humphrey (fresh) SF - Edwin Shifflett (fresh) PF - Joseph Holmes (fresh) C - Rodney Corr (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Loyola Chicago | Rodney Corr wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:58 | Loyola Chicago | Kenneth Burt is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Kerry - foul #1 on Fred Kerry, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Loyola Chicago | Keith Humphrey is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Central Michigan | James McGahan banks in the layup set up by Fred Kerry | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Holmes is fouled on the floor by James McGahan - foul #1 on James McGahan, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Loyola Chicago | Rodney Corr blows the dunk | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Loyola Chicago | Edwin Shifflett grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Loyola Chicago | Edwin Shifflett misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Holmes tips it home | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz misses badly on a shot from the right block | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Loyola Chicago | Edwin Shifflett grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | Loyola Chicago | Kenneth Burt drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 18:13 | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-5 |
| 18:12 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz grabs the offensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:56 | Central Michigan | James McGahan connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Fred Kerry | 4-5 |
| 17:45 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Holmes hits a jump hook from the left block | 4-7 |
| 17:27 | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Fred Kerry | 7-7 |
| 17:01 | Loyola Chicago | Rodney Corr drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Joseph Holmes | 7-9 |
| 16:48 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by Fred Kerry is denied by Joseph Holmes | 7-9 |
| 16:46 | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor tips it home | 9-9 |
| 16:34 | Loyola Chicago | Kenneth Burt connects on the floater from the right side | 9-11 |
| 16:12 | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 9-11 |
| 16:11 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 15:44 | Loyola Chicago | Keith Humphrey misses long on a floater from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 15:43 | Loyola Chicago | Keith Humphrey grabs the offensive board | 9-11 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Fred Kerry (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Clifford Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Haywood Davis (fresh) PF - James McGahan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - John Kravitz (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Kenneth Burt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Keith Humphrey (fresh) SF - Edwin Shifflett (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Holmes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Corr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:23 | Loyola Chicago | Edwin Shifflett misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Clifford Taylor - foul #1 on Clifford Taylor, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Butler (PG), James Fisher (SG), George Anderson (PF), Charles Bell (C) Fred Kerry, Clifford Taylor, James McGahan, John Kravitz | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 15:23 | Loyola Chicago | Edwin Shifflett misses the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 15:23 | Loyola Chicago | Edwin Shifflett misses the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 15:23 | Central Michigan | George Anderson gets the rebound | 9-11 |
| 15:07 | Central Michigan | George Anderson is denied on a layup by Joseph Holmes | 9-11 |
| 15:05 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Holmes snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| 14:40 | Loyola Chicago | Keith Humphrey misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Stephen Butler - foul #1 on Stephen Butler, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Sullivan (C) Haywood Davis | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 14:40 | Loyola Chicago | Keith Humphrey misses the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:40 | Loyola Chicago | Keith Humphrey makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:29 | Central Michigan | Edwin Shifflett is called for the reach on George Anderson - foul #1 on Edwin Shifflett, team foul #1 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor (SG) James Fisher | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 14:09 | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor is fouled on the floor by Keith Humphrey - foul #1 on Keith Humphrey, team foul #2 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry (PG), James McGahan (PF), John Kravitz (C) Stephen Butler, Charles Bell, James Sullivan | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 13:57 | Central Michigan | George Anderson can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Edwin Shifflett - foul #2 on Edwin Shifflett, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| 13:57 | Central Michigan | George Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:57 | Central Michigan | George Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:42 | Loyola Chicago | Rodney Corr hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 13:40 | Central Michigan | James McGahan pulls down the rebound | 10-12 |
| 13:22 | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 13:20 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Holmes gets the rebound | 10-12 |
| 13:00 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Taylor takes the ball from Rodney Corr | 10-12 |
| 12:56 | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor lays it up and in | 12-12 |
| 12:40 | Loyola Chicago | James McGahan steals the ball from Edwin Shifflett | 12-12 |
| 12:15 | Central Michigan | George Anderson makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Fred Kerry and he's hacked by Kenneth Burt - foul #1 on Kenneth Burt, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Butler (SG), Haywood Davis (SF), Charles Bell (C) Clifford Taylor, James McGahan, John Kravitz | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Osvaldo Marino (PG) Kenneth Burt | |
| 12:15 | Central Michigan | George Anderson misses the free throw | 14-12 |
| 12:15 | Loyola Chicago | Rodney Corr grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 11:52 | Loyola Chicago | Keith Humphrey clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-12 |
| 11:50 | Central Michigan | George Anderson gets the rebound | 14-12 |
| 11:27 | Central Michigan | Charles Bell lays it in on a great pass from Stephen Butler | 16-12 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Fred Kerry (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Stephen Butler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Haywood Davis (fresh) PF - George Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Bell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Osvaldo Marino (fresh) SG - Keith Humphrey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Edwin Shifflett (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Holmes (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Rodney Corr (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:12 | Loyola Chicago | Keith Humphrey clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-12 |
| 11:11 | Central Michigan | Charles Bell grabs the board | 16-12 |
| 11:05 | Central Michigan | Osvaldo Marino steals it from Fred Kerry | 16-12 |
| 11:00 | Loyola Chicago | Osvaldo Marino misses the easy layup | 16-12 |
| 10:59 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to George Anderson | 16-12 |
| 10:54 | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-12 |
| 10:53 | Central Michigan | Charles Bell tips it home | 18-12 |
| 10:32 | Loyola Chicago | Keith Humphrey buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Osvaldo Marino | 18-15 |
| 10:28 | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-15 |
| 10:27 | Central Michigan | George Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 10:11 | Central Michigan | Stephen Butler misses long on a shot from the right side | 18-15 |
| 10:09 | Loyola Chicago | Rodney Corr grabs the defensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 10:02 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Holmes comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 18-15 |
| 10:01 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Stephen Butler | 18-15 |
| 09:48 | Central Michigan | Stephen Butler misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-15 |
| 09:47 | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis tips it back up and in | 20-15 |
| 09:26 | Loyola Chicago | Osvaldo Marino is fouled on the floor by Haywood Davis - foul #1 on Haywood Davis, team foul #5 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor (SG), James McGahan (PF), John Kravitz (C) Fred Kerry, George Anderson, Charles Bell | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Kenneth Burt (PG) Osvaldo Marino | |
| 09:14 | Loyola Chicago | Keith Humphrey knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-18 |
| 09:01 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-18 |
| 08:59 | Loyola Chicago | Kenneth Burt grabs the defensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 08:37 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Taylor picks off the pass by Kenneth Burt | 20-18 |
| 08:15 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Haywood Davis | 22-18 |
| 07:52 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Taylor steps in front of the Kenneth Burt pass | 22-18 |
| 07:47 | Central Michigan | Stephen Butler double dribbles | 22-18 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry (PG), Charles Bell (SF) Stephen Butler, Haywood Davis | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 07:30 | Loyola Chicago | Rodney Corr misses short on a shot from the right block but the foul's on John Kravitz - foul #1 on John Kravitz, team foul #6 | 22-18 |
| 07:30 | Loyola Chicago | Rodney Corr makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 07:30 | Loyola Chicago | Rodney Corr makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 07:17 | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Clifford Taylor | 25-20 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Fred Kerry (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clifford Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - Charles Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James McGahan (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Kravitz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Kenneth Burt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Keith Humphrey (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Edwin Shifflett (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Holmes (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Rodney Corr (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Loyola Chicago | John Kravitz swats the shot by Edwin Shifflett | 25-20 |
| 06:59 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Holmes tips it but misses | 25-20 |
| 06:58 | Central Michigan | Charles Bell snags the defensive board | 25-20 |
| 06:43 | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-20 |
| 06:41 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Rodney Corr | 25-20 |
| 06:25 | Loyola Chicago | Edwin Shifflett misses the easy layup | 25-20 |
| 06:24 | Central Michigan | Charles Bell grabs the board | 25-20 |
| 05:58 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Clifford Taylor | 27-20 |
| 05:33 | Loyola Chicago | Rodney Corr knocks in the shot from the right block | 27-22 |
| 05:17 | Central Michigan | Edwin Shifflett is called for the reach on Charles Bell - foul #3 on Edwin Shifflett, team foul #5 | 27-22 |
| 05:17 | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 27-22 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis (SF) Charles Bell | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 04:55 | Central Michigan | James McGahan misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Joseph Holmes - foul #1 on Joseph Holmes, team foul #6 | 27-22 |
| 04:55 | Central Michigan | James McGahan makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 04:55 | Central Michigan | James McGahan makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 04:38 | Loyola Chicago | Edwin Shifflett clanks a 3 from the right corner | 29-22 |
| 04:36 | Loyola Chicago | Keith Humphrey grabs the offensive rebound | 29-22 |
| 04:12 | Loyola Chicago | Rodney Corr misses short on a shot in the lane but the foul's on John Kravitz - foul #2 on John Kravitz, team foul #7 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Butler (PG), George Anderson (PF), Charles Bell (C) Fred Kerry, James McGahan, John Kravitz | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 04:12 | Loyola Chicago | Rodney Corr makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 04:12 | Loyola Chicago | Rodney Corr makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 03:57 | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-24 |
| 03:56 | Loyola Chicago | Edwin Shifflett grabs the board | 29-24 |
| 03:30 | Loyola Chicago | Rodney Corr is denied on a layup by George Anderson | 29-24 |
| 03:29 | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 03:14 | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor is fouled on the floor by Keith Humphrey - foul #2 on Keith Humphrey, team foul #7 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Osvaldo Marino (PG) Kenneth Burt | |
| 03:14 | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 03:14 | Loyola Chicago | Edwin Shifflett grabs the board | 29-24 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Stephen Butler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clifford Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - Haywood Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Osvaldo Marino (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Keith Humphrey (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Edwin Shifflett (tiring) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Holmes (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Rodney Corr (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Loyola Chicago | Keith Humphrey misses long on a shot from the left side | 29-24 |
| 03:04 | Central Michigan | Charles Bell gets the rebound | 29-24 |
| 02:58 | Central Michigan | George Anderson scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Charles Bell | 31-24 |
| 02:49 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Taylor takes the ball from Keith Humphrey | 31-24 |
| 02:46 | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor banks in the layup | 33-24 |
| 02:26 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Taylor steals the ball from Keith Humphrey | 33-24 |
| 02:23 | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor misses the lay-in | 33-24 |
| 02:21 | Loyola Chicago | Osvaldo Marino grabs the board | 33-24 |
| 02:17 | Loyola Chicago | Edwin Shifflett knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 02:03 | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Bell and he's fouled by Keith Humphrey - foul #3 on Keith Humphrey, team foul #8 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry (PG), James McGahan (PF), John Kravitz (C) Stephen Butler, George Anderson, Charles Bell | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Kenneth Burt (PG) Keith Humphrey | |
| 02:03 | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor makes the free throw | 36-27 |
| 01:46 | Loyola Chicago | Rodney Corr clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Kravitz - foul #3 on John Kravitz, team foul #8 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Fisher (SG), Charles Bell (C) Clifford Taylor, John Kravitz | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 01:46 | Loyola Chicago | Rodney Corr makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 01:46 | Loyola Chicago | Rodney Corr misses the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 01:46 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Charles Bell | 36-28 |
| 01:17 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Burt is called for the reach on Fred Kerry - foul #2 on Kenneth Burt, team foul #9 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Butler (SG), George Anderson (SF) James Fisher, Haywood Davis | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 01:17 | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 01:17 | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry misses the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 01:17 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Holmes gets the rebound | 37-28 |
| 00:55 | Loyola Chicago | The jump hook by Osvaldo Marino is blocked by James McGahan | 37-28 |
| 00:54 | Central Michigan | George Anderson snags the defensive board | 37-28 |
| 00:41 | Central Michigan | James McGahan misses long on a floater near the basket | 37-28 |
| 00:40 | Loyola Chicago | Osvaldo Marino gets the rebound | 37-28 |
| 00:35 | Loyola Chicago | Edwin Shifflett misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 37-28 |
| 00:33 | Loyola Chicago | Kenneth Burt tips it home | 37-30 |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | James McGahan clanks a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Holmes - foul #2 on Joseph Holmes, team foul #10 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis (SF) George Anderson | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | James McGahan makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | James McGahan makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 00:03 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Holmes's pass is intercepted by Charles Bell | 39-30 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Charles Bell comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 39-30 |