| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - James Geis (fresh) SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) SF - George Malone (fresh) PF - Clifford Brown (fresh) C - James Rivard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Aaron Johnson (fresh) SG - Glen Cheng (fresh) SF - Richard Clough (fresh) PF - Richard Burton (fresh) C - Daniel Chapman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Daniel Chapman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Cleveland State | Richard Burton hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:34 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Rivard | 3-2 |
| 19:09 | Cleveland State | Aaron Johnson is hacked by James Geis - foul #1 on James Geis, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:59 | Cleveland State | Richard Burton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:57 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:42 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:41 | Cleveland State | Glen Cheng grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:20 | Cleveland State | Richard Burton makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by Aaron Johnson | 3-4 |
| 18:04 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-4 |
| 18:02 | Cleveland State | Richard Burton grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:51 | Cleveland State | Glen Cheng is whistled for a carry | 3-4 |
| 17:42 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Ronald Smith | 5-4 |
| 17:29 | Cleveland State | Aaron Johnson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 17:28 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to George Malone | 5-4 |
| 17:11 | Loyola Chicago | James Geis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-4 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Randall Smith (PF), Teddy Holliday (C) Richard Burton, Daniel Chapman | |
| 16:52 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 5-4 |
| 16:51 | Cleveland State | Glen Cheng hits the follow up shot | 5-6 |
| 16:30 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 16:28 | Cleveland State | Randall Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:03 | Cleveland State | Randall Smith knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Aaron Johnson | 5-9 |
| 15:38 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 15:37 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith tips it home | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - James Geis (fairly fresh) SG - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Malone (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clifford Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Rivard (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Aaron Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Glen Cheng (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Clough (fairly fresh) PF - Randall Smith (fresh) 3 pts. C - Teddy Holliday (fresh) | |
| 15:19 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-12 |
| 15:06 | Loyola Chicago | Aaron Johnson steps in front of the Clifford Brown pass | 7-12 |
| 15:02 | Cleveland State | Aaron Johnson lays it in | 7-14 |
| 14:44 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Geis | 10-14 |
| 14:23 | Cleveland State | Aaron Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-14 |
| 14:21 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard grabs the board | 10-14 |
| 14:16 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone is fouled on the floor by Teddy Holliday - foul #1 on Teddy Holliday, team foul #1 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter (PG), Calvin Porter (SG), Al Allen (SF), Philip Tankersley (PF), Ronald Bernard (C) James Geis, Ronald Smith, George Malone, Clifford Brown, James Rivard | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert James (PG), Joseph Faucher (SF), Richard Burton (PF), Daniel Chapman (C) Aaron Johnson, Richard Clough, Randall Smith, Teddy Holliday | |
| 14:01 | Loyola Chicago | Glen Cheng is called for the reach on Calvin Porter - foul #1 on Glen Cheng, team foul #2 | 10-14 |
| 13:46 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Ritter | 13-14 |
| 13:31 | Cleveland State | Ronald Bernard denies the turnaround by Robert James | 13-14 |
| 13:30 | Cleveland State | Richard Burton grabs the offensive board | 13-14 |
| 13:25 | Cleveland State | Robert James clanks a runner from close range | 13-14 |
| 13:23 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Bernard grabs the board | 13-14 |
| 13:10 | Loyola Chicago | Philip Tankersley misses badly on a shot in the paint | 13-14 |
| 13:08 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Bernard tips it back up and in | 15-14 |
| 12:59 | Cleveland State | Robert James is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Robert James, team foul #3 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Randall Smith (SG) Glen Cheng | |
| 12:43 | Loyola Chicago | Randall Smith steals the ball from Richard Ritter | 15-14 |
| 12:40 | Cleveland State | Robert James banks in the layup on a great pass from Randall Smith | 15-16 |
| 12:19 | Loyola Chicago | Philip Tankersley scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Al Allen | 17-16 |
| 11:56 | Cleveland State | Robert James hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Philip Tankersley - foul #1 on Philip Tankersley, team foul #2 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | George Malone (SF) Calvin Porter | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Teddy Holliday (PF) Richard Burton | |
| 11:56 | Cleveland State | Robert James makes the free throw | 17-19 |
| 11:41 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 17-19 |
| 11:39 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Teddy Holliday | 17-19 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Richard Ritter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Al Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Malone (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Philip Tankersley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Bernard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert James (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Randall Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Faucher (fresh) PF - Teddy Holliday (fresh) C - Daniel Chapman (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Cleveland State | Randall Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-19 |
| 11:34 | Loyola Chicago | Philip Tankersley grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 11:13 | Loyola Chicago | Philip Tankersley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-19 |
| 11:12 | Cleveland State | Randall Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 10:51 | Cleveland State | Daniel Chapman can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 17-19 |
| 10:50 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to George Malone | 17-19 |
| 10:34 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-19 |
| 10:33 | Cleveland State | Randall Smith gets the rebound | 17-19 |
| 10:21 | Cleveland State | Philip Tankersley swats the layup by Teddy Holliday | 17-19 |
| 10:19 | Cleveland State | Daniel Chapman pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 10:04 | Cleveland State | Randall Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-19 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Geis (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), Clifford Brown (PF), James Rivard (C) Richard Ritter, Al Allen, Philip Tankersley, Ronald Bernard | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Aaron Johnson (PG), Glen Cheng (SG), Richard Clough (SF), Richard Burton (PF) Robert James, Randall Smith, Joseph Faucher, Daniel Chapman | |
| 09:56 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 17-19 |
| 09:55 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone tips it but misses | 17-19 |
| 09:53 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 09:28 | Cleveland State | Richard Burton misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-19 |
| 09:27 | Cleveland State | Teddy Holliday pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 09:16 | Cleveland State | Richard Burton scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Clough | 17-22 |
| 09:02 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 17-22 |
| 09:01 | Cleveland State | Teddy Holliday grabs the board | 17-22 |
| 08:44 | Cleveland State | Glen Cheng clanks a 3 from the left wing | 17-22 |
| 08:43 | Cleveland State | Teddy Holliday misses the tip | 17-22 |
| 08:41 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 08:20 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown lays it in and the foul's on Richard Burton - foul #1 on Richard Burton, team foul #4 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter (SG), Philip Tankersley (SF) Ronald Smith, George Malone | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Faucher (SG), Randall Smith (PF), Aaron Joseph (C) Glen Cheng, Richard Burton, Teddy Holliday | |
| 08:20 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown makes the free throw | 20-22 |
| 08:01 | Cleveland State | Randall Smith is hacked by Clifford Brown - foul #1 on Clifford Brown, team foul #3 | 20-22 |
| 07:49 | Cleveland State | Randall Smith clanks a 3 from the right corner | 20-22 |
| 07:48 | Cleveland State | Aaron Johnson grabs the offensive board | 20-22 |
| 07:40 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough drills a jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Philip Tankersley - foul #2 on Philip Tankersley, team foul #4 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Porter (SG), Al Allen (SF), Ronald Bernard (PF) James Geis, Philip Tankersley, Clifford Brown | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Daniel Chapman (C) Joseph Faucher | |
| 07:40 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough makes the free throw | 20-25 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Richard Ritter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Calvin Porter (fresh) SF - Al Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Bernard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Rivard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Aaron Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randall Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Richard Clough (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Aaron Joseph (fresh) C - Daniel Chapman (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-25 |
| 07:19 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard can't tip it in | 20-25 |
| 07:18 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 07:03 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 20-25 |
| 07:02 | Cleveland State | Randall Smith gets the rebound | 20-25 |
| 06:40 | Cleveland State | Aaron Johnson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Randall Smith | 20-28 |
| 06:30 | Loyola Chicago | Randall Smith steals it from Ronald Bernard | 20-28 |
| 06:11 | Cleveland State | Daniel Chapman misses badly on a runner in the paint | 20-28 |
| 06:09 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Bernard pulls down the rebound | 20-28 |
| 05:54 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter misses long on a floater from the baseline | 20-28 |
| 05:52 | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Porter hits the follow up shot | 22-28 |
| 05:37 | Cleveland State | Daniel Chapman is fouled on the floor by James Rivard - foul #1 on James Rivard, team foul #5 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Geis (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), George Malone (SF), Clifford Brown (PF), Donald Myers (C) Richard Ritter, Calvin Porter, Al Allen, Ronald Bernard, James Rivard | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert James (PG), Glen Cheng (SG), Joseph Faucher (SF), Richard Burton (PF), Teddy Holliday (C) Aaron Johnson, Randall Smith, Richard Clough, Aaron Joseph, Daniel Chapman | |
| 05:25 | Cleveland State | Richard Burton misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 22-28 |
| 05:24 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Clifford Brown | 22-28 |
| 05:12 | Loyola Chicago | James Geis misses long on a floater from the baseline | 22-28 |
| 05:11 | Cleveland State | Joseph Faucher grabs the defensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 05:04 | Cleveland State | Robert James hits the finger roll | 22-30 |
| 04:44 | Loyola Chicago | Teddy Holliday swats the layup by Clifford Brown | 22-30 |
| 04:42 | Cleveland State | Glen Cheng grabs the board | 22-30 |
| 04:31 | Cleveland State | Teddy Holliday hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Smith - foul #1 on Ronald Smith, team foul #6 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Bernard (C) Donald Myers | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 04:31 | Cleveland State | Teddy Holliday misses the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 04:31 | Cleveland State | Teddy Holliday misses the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 04:31 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith pulls down the rebound | 22-30 |
| 04:23 | Loyola Chicago | Teddy Holliday takes the ball from George Malone | 22-30 |
| 04:07 | Cleveland State | Teddy Holliday misses short on a 3 from straight away | 22-30 |
| 04:05 | Cleveland State | Robert James snags the offensive board | 22-30 |
| 03:57 | Cleveland State | Robert James drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Glen Cheng | 22-32 |
| 03:33 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 22-32 |
| 03:31 | Loyola Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to James Geis | 22-32 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - James Geis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Malone (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clifford Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Bernard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert James (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Glen Cheng (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Faucher (fresh) PF - Richard Burton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Teddy Holliday (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Ronald Bernard | 25-32 |
| 03:06 | Cleveland State | Teddy Holliday misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-32 |
| 03:04 | Loyola Chicago | James Geis pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| 02:59 | Loyola Chicago | James Geis comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 25-32 |
| 02:57 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone can't tip it in | 25-32 |
| 02:56 | Cleveland State | Robert James grabs the defensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 02:31 | Cleveland State | Teddy Holliday is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Teddy Holliday, team foul #5 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter (PG), Calvin Porter (SG), Al Allen (SF), Philip Tankersley (PF), James Rivard (C) James Geis, Ronald Smith, George Malone, Clifford Brown, Ronald Bernard | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Aaron Johnson (PG), Randall Smith (SG), Richard Clough (SF), Aaron Joseph (PF), Daniel Chapman (C) Robert James, Glen Cheng, Joseph Faucher, Richard Burton, Teddy Holliday | |
| 02:09 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Calvin Porter and he's hacked by Aaron Johnson - foul #1 on Aaron Johnson, team foul #6 | 27-32 |
| 02:09 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter makes the free throw | 28-32 |
| 01:55 | Cleveland State | Aaron Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-32 |
| 01:53 | Cleveland State | Randall Smith grabs the offensive board | 28-32 |
| 01:40 | Cleveland State | Randall Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-32 |
| 01:39 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 01:34 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Rivard | 30-32 |
| 01:18 | Cleveland State | Daniel Chapman makes the floater near the basket set up by Aaron Johnson and he's hacked by James Rivard - foul #2 on James Rivard, team foul #7 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | George Malone (SF) Calvin Porter | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Glen Cheng (SG) Aaron Joseph | |
| 01:18 | Cleveland State | Daniel Chapman misses the free throw | 30-34 |
| 01:18 | Loyola Chicago | Philip Tankersley snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| 00:58 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-34 |
| 00:38 | Cleveland State | Randall Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-34 |
| 00:36 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 00:20 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-34 |
| 00:18 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone hits the follow up shot | 32-34 |
| 00:05 | Cleveland State | James Rivard swats the short shot by Richard Clough | 32-34 |
| 00:03 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Philip Tankersley | 32-34 |
| 00:00 | Loyola Chicago | Philip Tankersley hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 32-34 |