| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - James Place (fresh) SG - Carl Lamb (fresh) SF - Dave Merritt (fresh) PF - Rodrick Simmons (fresh) C - Stephen Tripp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fresh) SG - James Carino (fresh) SF - Robert Walton (fresh) PF - Russell McAllister (fresh) C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Loyola Chicago | Rodrick Simmons wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:33 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Walton is called for the reach on Carl Lamb - foul #1 on Robert Walton, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Loyola Chicago | Fred Oglesby blocks the short jumper by Stephen Tripp | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Sam Houston State | James Carino connects on the 3 from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:41 | Loyola Chicago | Rodrick Simmons misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:40 | Loyola Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Dave Merritt | 0-3 |
| 18:26 | Loyola Chicago | Stephen Tripp can't finish the layup | 0-3 |
| 18:24 | Loyola Chicago | Carl Lamb misses the tip | 0-3 |
| 18:23 | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:21 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy is fouled in the backcourt by James Place - foul #1 on James Place, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:01 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-5 |
| 17:44 | Loyola Chicago | Russell McAllister takes the ball from Stephen Tripp | 0-5 |
| 17:16 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Rodrick Simmons - foul #1 on Rodrick Simmons, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ben Nelson (SG), Emmitt Parker (SF), Dan Saunders (PF), James Miller (C) James Carino, Robert Walton, Russell McAllister, Fred Oglesby | |
| 17:16 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 0-6 |
| 17:16 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 0-6 |
| 17:16 | Loyola Chicago | Rodrick Simmons snags the defensive board | 0-6 |
| 17:03 | Loyola Chicago | Stephen Tripp lays it in and he's hacked by James Miller - foul #1 on James Miller, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister (PF) John Murphy | |
| 17:03 | Loyola Chicago | Stephen Tripp makes the free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:37 | Sam Houston State | Ben Nelson comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 3-6 |
| 16:35 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to James Place | 3-6 |
| 16:14 | Loyola Chicago | Dave Merritt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-6 |
| 16:13 | Loyola Chicago | James Place grabs the offensive board | 3-6 |
| 15:52 | Loyola Chicago | Rodrick Simmons lays it in on a great pass from James Place | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - James Place (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Lamb (fresh) SF - Dave Merritt (fresh) PF - Rodrick Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Tripp (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Ben Nelson (fresh) SG - Emmitt Parker (fresh) SF - Dan Saunders (fresh) PF - Russell McAllister (fresh) C - James Miller (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister hits a driving attempt from the left block | 5-8 |
| 15:03 | Loyola Chicago | Carl Lamb comes up short on the floater from the right side | 5-8 |
| 15:02 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 14:41 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister can't connect on a floater from the left block | 5-8 |
| 14:39 | Sam Houston State | Ben Nelson hits the follow up shot | 5-10 |
| 14:16 | Loyola Chicago | Carl Lamb comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 5-10 |
| 14:15 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister grabs the board | 5-10 |
| 13:52 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Emmitt Parker | 5-12 |
| 13:37 | Loyola Chicago | Rodrick Simmons is whistled for a carry | 5-12 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Edwin Korth (PG), George Mize (SG), William Vitale (SF), Charles Drake (PF), Robert Defelice (C) James Place, Carl Lamb, Dave Merritt, Rodrick Simmons, Stephen Tripp | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), James Carino (SG), Robert Walton (SF), Fred Oglesby (C) Ben Nelson, Emmitt Parker, Dan Saunders, Russell McAllister | |
| 13:15 | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Edwin Korth - foul #1 on Edwin Korth, team foul #3 | 5-12 |
| 13:15 | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton makes the 1st free throw | 5-13 |
| 13:15 | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton misses the 2nd free throw | 5-13 |
| 13:15 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Defelice gets the rebound | 5-13 |
| 13:10 | Loyola Chicago | George Mize scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Charles Drake | 8-13 |
| 12:41 | Sam Houston State | James Miller clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Defelice - foul #1 on Robert Defelice, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| 12:41 | Sam Houston State | James Miller misses the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 12:41 | Sam Houston State | James Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 12:20 | Loyola Chicago | George Mize can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-14 |
| 12:18 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Drake tips it in | 10-14 |
| 12:04 | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton is whistled for traveling | 10-14 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Place (PG), Carl Lamb (SG) Edwin Korth, Charles Drake | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders (PF) James Miller | |
| 11:40 | Loyola Chicago | Carl Lamb knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - James Place (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Lamb (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Mize (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Vitale (fresh) C - Robert Defelice (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fresh) 1 pts. SG - James Carino (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Walton (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dan Saunders (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders's layup is rejected by Robert Defelice | 13-14 |
| 11:22 | Loyola Chicago | Carl Lamb grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 11:03 | Loyola Chicago | George Mize clanks a 3 from straight away | 13-14 |
| 11:02 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby pulls down the rebound | 13-14 |
| 10:38 | Sam Houston State | George Mize steals the ball from John Murphy | 13-14 |
| 10:35 | Loyola Chicago | James Place blows the layup | 13-14 |
| 10:33 | Sam Houston State | James Carino grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 10:16 | Sam Houston State | James Carino buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by John Murphy | 13-16 |
| 10:09 | Loyola Chicago | Carl Lamb comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by James Carino - foul #1 on James Carino, team foul #3 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Dave Merritt (SF), Rodrick Simmons (PF), Stephen Tripp (C) George Mize, William Vitale, Robert Defelice | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Emmitt Parker (SF), Russell McAllister (PF), James Miller (C) Robert Walton, Dan Saunders, Fred Oglesby | |
| 10:09 | Loyola Chicago | Carl Lamb makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 10:09 | Loyola Chicago | Carl Lamb makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 09:52 | Sam Houston State | James Miller is denied on a layup by Rodrick Simmons | 15-16 |
| 09:51 | Loyola Chicago | James Place gets the rebound | 15-16 |
| 09:35 | Loyola Chicago | James Miller steps in front of the Carl Lamb pass | 15-16 |
| 09:07 | Sam Houston State | Emmitt Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-16 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Edwin Korth (PG), George Mize (SG) James Place, Carl Lamb | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ben Nelson (PG), Fred Oglesby (C) John Murphy, James Miller | |
| 08:53 | Loyola Chicago | Dave Merritt misses badly on a runner from the right block | 15-16 |
| 08:51 | Sam Houston State | Emmitt Parker pulls down the rebound | 15-16 |
| 08:29 | Sam Houston State | Emmitt Parker knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-19 |
| 08:13 | Loyola Chicago | George Mize hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-19 |
| 08:12 | Loyola Chicago | Edwin Korth pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 07:58 | Loyola Chicago | Dave Merritt makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Edwin Korth | 17-19 |
| 07:29 | Sam Houston State | Ben Nelson makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Emmitt Parker | 17-21 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Edwin Korth (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Mize (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dave Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rodrick Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Tripp (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Ben Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Carino (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Emmitt Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Russell McAllister (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Loyola Chicago | Edwin Korth is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Edwin Korth, team foul #5 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Place (PG), Carl Lamb (SG), William Vitale (PF), Robert Defelice (C) Edwin Korth, Dave Merritt, Rodrick Simmons, Stephen Tripp | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Robert Walton (SF), James Miller (PF), Dan Saunders (C) James Carino, Emmitt Parker, Russell McAllister, Fred Oglesby | |
| 06:45 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy misses the easy layup | 17-21 |
| 06:43 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders grabs the offensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 06:31 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders buries a shot from the right side set up by John Murphy | 17-23 |
| 06:24 | Loyola Chicago | Carl Lamb is denied on a layup by James Miller | 17-23 |
| 06:23 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Defelice tips it but misses | 17-23 |
| 06:21 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders pulls down the rebound | 17-23 |
| 06:02 | Sam Houston State | James Miller can't finish the layup | 17-23 |
| 06:01 | Loyola Chicago | Carl Lamb grabs the defensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 05:56 | Loyola Chicago | George Mize is hacked by John Murphy - foul #1 on John Murphy, team foul #4 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Dave Merritt (SF), Stephen Tripp (C) George Mize, Robert Defelice | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Carino (SG), Russell McAllister (PF) Ben Nelson, Dan Saunders | |
| 05:39 | Loyola Chicago | William Vitale hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Carl Lamb | 19-23 |
| 05:23 | Sam Houston State | James Carino misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-23 |
| 05:21 | Loyola Chicago | William Vitale gets the rebound | 19-23 |
| 05:16 | Loyola Chicago | James Place connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-23 |
| 05:00 | Sam Houston State | James Miller knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by John Murphy | 21-25 |
| 04:40 | Loyola Chicago | Stephen Tripp makes the floater near the basket | 23-25 |
| 04:22 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 23-27 |
| 04:05 | Loyola Chicago | Stephen Tripp is fouled on the floor by Robert Walton - foul #2 on Robert Walton, team foul #5 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Rodrick Simmons (PF) Dave Merritt | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ben Nelson (SG), Emmitt Parker (SF), Fred Oglesby (C) James Carino, Robert Walton, James Miller | |
| 03:51 | Loyola Chicago | Stephen Tripp misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 23-27 |
| 03:50 | Sam Houston State | Emmitt Parker gets the rebound | 23-27 |
| 03:32 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy hits a floater from the right side set up by Ben Nelson | 23-29 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - James Place (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Lamb (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Vitale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rodrick Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Tripp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ben Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emmitt Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Russell McAllister (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Loyola Chicago | Rodrick Simmons misses the 3 from the right corner | 23-29 |
| 03:21 | Loyola Chicago | James Place tips it but misses | 23-29 |
| 03:19 | Sam Houston State | Ben Nelson gets the rebound | 23-29 |
| 02:58 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister is hacked by William Vitale - foul #1 on William Vitale, team foul #6 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Edwin Korth (PG), George Mize (SG), Timothy Oster (SF), Robert Defelice (C) James Place, Carl Lamb, William Vitale, Stephen Tripp | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Carino (SG), Robert Walton (SF), Dan Saunders (PF) John Murphy, Emmitt Parker, Russell McAllister | |
| 02:36 | Sam Houston State | Edwin Korth steals the ball from Ben Nelson | 23-29 |
| 02:16 | Loyola Chicago | Fred Oglesby steps in front of the Robert Defelice pass | 23-29 |
| 01:51 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders clanks a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Edwin Korth - foul #3 on Edwin Korth, team foul #7 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Carl Lamb (SG), Dave Merritt (SF) Edwin Korth, Timothy Oster | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Russell McAllister (PF), James Miller (C) James Carino, Robert Walton, Fred Oglesby | |
| 01:51 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 01:51 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 01:26 | Loyola Chicago | Carl Lamb misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 23-31 |
| 01:25 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Russell McAllister | 23-31 |
| 01:09 | Sam Houston State | The jump hook by Dan Saunders is blocked by Rodrick Simmons | 23-31 |
| 01:07 | Sam Houston State | Ben Nelson gets the offensive rebound | 23-31 |
| 00:44 | Sam Houston State | James Miller clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Defelice - foul #2 on Robert Defelice, team foul #8 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Place (PG), William Vitale (PF), Stephen Tripp (C) George Mize, Rodrick Simmons, Robert Defelice | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Carino (SG), Robert Walton (SF), Fred Oglesby (C) Ben Nelson, Dan Saunders, Russell McAllister | |
| 00:44 | Sam Houston State | James Miller makes the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 00:44 | Sam Houston State | James Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 00:33 | Loyola Chicago | Stephen Tripp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-33 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister (PF) James Miller | |
| 00:04 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby is fouled on the floor by Stephen Tripp - foul #1 on Stephen Tripp, team foul #9 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ben Nelson (PG) John Murphy | |
| 00:04 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby makes the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 00:04 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby misses the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 00:04 | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton grabs the offensive rebound | 23-34 |
| 00:02 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby loses the dribble to Dave Merritt | 23-34 |
| 00:00 | Loyola Chicago | Dave Merritt misses long on a fullcourt shot | 23-34 |