| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Paul Marcell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Khan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Olson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lance Cephas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - James Geis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Malone (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Philip Tankersley (fresh) 8 pts. C - James Rivard (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Eugene Olson inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Belmont | Joseph Adams misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Rivard - foul #1 on James Rivard, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| 19:43 | Belmont | Joseph Adams misses the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 19:43 | Belmont | Joseph Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 19:27 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 19:25 | Belmont | Joseph Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 19:09 | Belmont | Eugene Olson double dribbles | 36-32 |
| 18:50 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 18:49 | Belmont | Joseph Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 18:40 | Belmont | Joseph Adams clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-32 |
| 18:38 | Belmont | Joseph Adams tips it but misses | 36-32 |
| 18:36 | Loyola Chicago | James Geis grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 18:30 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone blows the layup | 36-32 |
| 18:28 | Belmont | David Khan grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 18:24 | Belmont | Paul Marcell comes up short on the shot from the left side | 36-32 |
| 18:23 | Loyola Chicago | Philip Tankersley gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 18:15 | Loyola Chicago | James Geis can't finish the layup but the foul's on Lance Cephas - foul #1 on Lance Cephas, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| 18:15 | Loyola Chicago | James Geis misses the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 18:15 | Loyola Chicago | James Geis makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 17:58 | Belmont | Paul Marcell hits the finger roll set up by Eugene Olson | 38-33 |
| 17:38 | Loyola Chicago | James Geis drills a jumper near the basket | 38-35 |
| 17:20 | Belmont | Paul Marcell is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Paul Marcell, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Birnbaum (PG) Paul Marcell | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter (SG) Ronald Smith | |
| 17:07 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Geis | 38-37 |
| 16:39 | Belmont | James Birnbaum buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Eugene Olson | 40-37 |
| 16:19 | Loyola Chicago | David Khan takes the ball from Richard Ritter | 40-37 |
| 16:16 | Belmont | David Khan hits the finger roll | 42-37 |
| 16:01 | Loyola Chicago | David Khan takes the ball from James Geis | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Birnbaum (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Khan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Eugene Olson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lance Cephas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Adams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - James Geis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Ritter (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Malone (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Philip Tankersley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Rivard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Belmont | George Malone swats the short shot by James Birnbaum | 42-37 |
| 15:45 | Belmont | Lance Cephas misses the tip | 42-37 |
| 15:43 | Belmont | Lance Cephas gets the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 15:20 | Belmont | Lance Cephas can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-37 |
| 15:18 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 14:57 | Loyola Chicago | James Geis scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from George Malone | 42-39 |
| 14:38 | Belmont | Joseph Adams clanks a shot from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 14:37 | Loyola Chicago | Philip Tankersley grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 14:27 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Marcell (PG), Johnny Millender (SF), Mark Mooneyham (PF), Edward Arnstein (C) David Khan, Eugene Olson, Lance Cephas, Joseph Adams | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith (SG), Al Allen (SF), Clifford Brown (PF), Ronald Bernard (C) James Geis, George Malone, Philip Tankersley, James Rivard | |
| 13:58 | Belmont | Paul Marcell misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-39 |
| 13:56 | Belmont | James Birnbaum snags the offensive board | 42-39 |
| 13:47 | Belmont | Johnny Millender's pass is intercepted by Richard Ritter | 42-39 |
| 13:37 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 13:35 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Bernard tips it home | 42-41 |
| 13:23 | Belmont | Edward Arnstein dunks the ball on a nice dish by James Birnbaum and he's fouled by Richard Ritter - foul #1 on Richard Ritter, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Belmont | Terrence Robinson (SG) James Birnbaum | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Shawn Cole (PG) Richard Ritter | |
| 13:23 | Belmont | Edward Arnstein misses the free throw | 44-41 |
| 13:23 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Al Allen | 44-41 |
| 13:05 | Loyola Chicago | Johnny Millender steals it from Ronald Smith | 44-41 |
| 12:52 | Belmont | Edward Arnstein misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 12:51 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 12:28 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Johnny Millender - foul #2 on Johnny Millender, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Belmont | Eugene Olson (SF) Johnny Millender | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter (PG) Shawn Cole | |
| 12:28 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 12:28 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 12:08 | Belmont | Edward Arnstein clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Ronald Smith - foul #1 on Ronald Smith, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Birnbaum (SG), Lance Cephas (PF) Terrence Robinson, Mark Mooneyham | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | George Malone (SF), James Rivard (C) Al Allen, Ronald Bernard | |
| 12:08 | Belmont | Edward Arnstein makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 12:08 | Belmont | Edward Arnstein makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 11:47 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Smith | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Paul Marcell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Birnbaum (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SF - Eugene Olson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lance Cephas (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Arnstein (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Richard Ritter (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Malone (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - Clifford Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - James Rivard (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Belmont | Lance Cephas knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Marcell | 48-46 |
| 11:10 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-46 |
| 11:08 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone misses the tip | 48-46 |
| 11:06 | Loyola Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to George Malone | 48-46 |
| 10:51 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by George Malone | 48-49 |
| 10:38 | Belmont | Lance Cephas is denied on a layup by James Rivard | 48-49 |
| 10:36 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Richard Ritter | 48-49 |
| 10:17 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 10:16 | Belmont | Lance Cephas snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 09:58 | Belmont | Edward Arnstein hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 48-49 |
| 09:56 | Belmont | Edward Arnstein grabs the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 09:42 | Belmont | James Birnbaum double dribbles | 48-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | William High (PG), David Khan (SG), Johnny Millender (SF), Mark Mooneyham (PF), Joseph Adams (C) Paul Marcell, James Birnbaum, Eugene Olson, Lance Cephas, Edward Arnstein | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Geis (PG), Calvin Porter (SG), Al Allen (SF), Philip Tankersley (PF), Ronald Bernard (C) Richard Ritter, Ronald Smith, George Malone, Clifford Brown, James Rivard | |
| 09:21 | Loyola Chicago | James Geis comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Joseph Adams - foul #1 on Joseph Adams, team foul #4 | 48-49 |
| 09:21 | Loyola Chicago | James Geis makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 09:21 | Loyola Chicago | James Geis makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 08:57 | Belmont | Mark Mooneyham can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 48-51 |
| 08:56 | Belmont | Joseph Adams grabs the offensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 08:36 | Belmont | James Geis is called for the reach on William High - foul #2 on James Geis, team foul #4 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | Lance Cephas (PF) Mark Mooneyham | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter (SG), George Malone (SF), James Rivard (C) Calvin Porter, Al Allen, Ronald Bernard | |
| 08:20 | Belmont | Johnny Millender knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 50-51 |
| 07:55 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 07:53 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 07:37 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter clanks a 3 from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 07:36 | Belmont | Joseph Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - William High (fresh) SG - David Khan (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Johnny Millender (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lance Cephas (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - James Geis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Ritter (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Malone (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Philip Tankersley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Rivard (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Belmont | Joseph Adams can't finish the layup | 50-51 |
| 07:17 | Belmont | Johnny Millender grabs the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 07:08 | Belmont | William High misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Philip Tankersley - foul #2 on Philip Tankersley, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | Eugene Olson (SF) Johnny Millender | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 07:08 | Belmont | William High makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 07:08 | Belmont | William High makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 06:55 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 06:53 | Loyola Chicago | James Geis gets the offensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 06:37 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Marcell (PG), James Birnbaum (SG), Mark Mooneyham (PF), Edward Arnstein (C) William High, David Khan, Lance Cephas, Joseph Adams | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen (SG), Clifford Brown (PF), Ronald Bernard (C) James Geis, George Malone, James Rivard | |
| 06:14 | Belmont | Mark Mooneyham misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 06:13 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 05:50 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown is denied on a layup by Eugene Olson | 52-51 |
| 05:48 | Belmont | Paul Marcell snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 05:30 | Belmont | Richard Ritter steals the ball from Eugene Olson | 52-51 |
| 05:26 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter hits the finger roll | 52-53 |
| 05:01 | Belmont | Paul Marcell clanks a 3 from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 04:59 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Philip Tankersley | 52-53 |
| 04:48 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-53 |
| 04:47 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Mark Mooneyham | 52-53 |
| 04:43 | Belmont | Paul Marcell scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Eugene Olson | 55-53 |
| 04:43 | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Khan (SG), Lance Cephas (PF), Joseph Adams (C) James Birnbaum, Mark Mooneyham, Edward Arnstein | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Geis (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), George Malone (SF), James Rivard (C) Richard Ritter, Al Allen, Philip Tankersley, Ronald Bernard | |
| 04:27 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from James Geis | 55-55 |
| 04:07 | Belmont | Eugene Olson hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by David Khan | 58-55 |
| 03:52 | Loyola Chicago | Eugene Olson takes the ball from Ronald Smith | 58-55 |
| 03:42 | Belmont | Lance Cephas clanks a 3 from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 03:41 | Belmont | Joseph Adams pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 03:30 | Belmont | David Khan travels with the ball | 58-55 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Paul Marcell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Khan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Eugene Olson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lance Cephas (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - James Geis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Malone (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Clifford Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - James Rivard (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith is fouled on the floor by David Khan - foul #3 on David Khan, team foul #5 | 58-55 |
| 02:56 | Loyola Chicago | James Geis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 02:54 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard snags the offensive board | 58-55 |
| 02:40 | Loyola Chicago | Paul Marcell picks off the pass by James Geis | 58-55 |
| 02:37 | Belmont | Lance Cephas lays it in on a nice dish by Paul Marcell | 60-55 |
| 02:22 | Loyola Chicago | James Geis scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by George Malone | 60-57 |
| 02:02 | Belmont | Clifford Brown steps in front of the Joseph Adams pass | 60-57 |
| 01:44 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown lays it in on a great pass from James Geis | 60-59 |
| 01:25 | Belmont | Paul Marcell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by George Malone - foul #1 on George Malone, team foul #6 | 60-59 |
| 01:25 | Belmont | Paul Marcell makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 01:25 | Belmont | Paul Marcell makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 01:07 | Loyola Chicago | James Geis misses long on a shot near the basket | 62-59 |
| 01:05 | Belmont | Lance Cephas grabs the defensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 00:58 | Belmont | Lance Cephas clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-59 |
| 00:57 | Loyola Chicago | James Geis snags the defensive board | 62-59 |
| 00:36 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 62-59 |
| 00:34 | Belmont | David Khan pulls down the rebound | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:31 | Belmont | David Khan is fouled in the backcourt by James Geis - foul #3 on James Geis, team foul #7 | 62-59 |
| 00:31 | Belmont | David Khan makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:31 | Belmont | David Khan makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:25 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-59 |
| 00:23 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Joseph Adams | 64-59 |
| 00:21 | Belmont | Joseph Adams is fouled in the backcourt by James Geis - foul #4 on James Geis, team foul #8 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Belmont | Terrence Robinson (SF) Eugene Olson | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 00:21 | Belmont | Joseph Adams makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:21 | Belmont | Joseph Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:14 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-59 |
| 00:13 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Lance Cephas | 66-59 |
| 00:12 | Belmont | Lance Cephas is fouled in the backcourt by James Geis - foul #5 on James Geis, team foul #9 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Birnbaum (SF), Mark Mooneyham (C) Terrence Robinson, Joseph Adams | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter (PG) James Geis | |
| 00:12 | Belmont | Lance Cephas makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:12 | Belmont | Lance Cephas makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:08 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Paul Marcell runs out the clock | 68-59 |