| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Billy Charland (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Corey Parson (fresh) PF - Gregory Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - James Place (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Lamb (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dave Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rodrick Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Stephen Tripp (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Loyola Chicago | Dave Merritt inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Loyola Chicago | Carl Lamb is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Billy Charland - foul #2 on Billy Charland, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| 19:43 | Loyola Chicago | Carl Lamb makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 19:43 | Loyola Chicago | Carl Lamb makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 19:29 | St. John's | James Mitchell connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from John Johnston | 35-30 |
| 19:13 | Loyola Chicago | Stephen Tripp hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-30 |
| 19:12 | Loyola Chicago | Carl Lamb tips it back up and in | 35-32 |
| 19:05 | St. John's | James Mitchell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-32 |
| 19:03 | St. John's | James Mitchell snags the offensive board | 35-32 |
| 18:48 | St. John's | Billy Charland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-32 |
| 18:38 | Loyola Chicago | Dave Merritt knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by James Place and the foul's on Gregory Hill - foul #3 on Gregory Hill, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| 18:38 | Loyola Chicago | Dave Merritt makes the free throw | 35-35 |
| 18:19 | St. John's | Billy Charland comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-35 |
| 18:18 | St. John's | James Mitchell tips it in | 37-35 |
| 18:02 | Loyola Chicago | Rodrick Simmons misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 37-35 |
| 18:00 | St. John's | Billy Charland grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 17:41 | St. John's | The short jumper by Billy Charland is denied by Stephen Tripp | 37-35 |
| 17:40 | Loyola Chicago | James Place pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 17:34 | Loyola Chicago | Rodrick Simmons double dribbles | 37-35 |
| 17:23 | St. John's | Billy Charland misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by James Place - foul #2 on James Place, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Robert Defelice (PF) Rodrick Simmons | |
| 17:23 | St. John's | Billy Charland misses the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 17:23 | St. John's | Billy Charland makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 17:05 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Defelice misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 17:04 | St. John's | Gregory Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 16:58 | St. John's | The short jumper by James Mitchell is denied by Robert Defelice | 38-35 |
| 16:56 | Loyola Chicago | Carl Lamb grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 16:38 | Loyola Chicago | Billy Charland is called for the reach on Carl Lamb - foul #3 on Billy Charland, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG), Roscoe Salzer (SF), Garland O'Keefe (PF), Martin Arsenault (C) John Johnston, Corey Parson, Gregory Hill, James Mitchell | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Edwin Korth (PG), George Mize (SG), Timothy Oster (SF), Andrew Lasalle (C) James Place, Carl Lamb, Dave Merritt, Stephen Tripp | |
| 16:31 | Loyola Chicago | Garland O'Keefe denies the turnaround by Andrew Lasalle | 38-35 |
| 16:29 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 16:10 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Roscoe Salzer | 41-35 |
| 15:58 | Loyola Chicago | George Mize throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SG) Billy Charland | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Rodrick Simmons (PF) Andrew Lasalle | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Pleasants (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Arsenault (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Edwin Korth (fresh) 4 pts. SG - George Mize (fresh) SF - Timothy Oster (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rodrick Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Defelice (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:46 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 15:44 | Loyola Chicago | George Mize grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 15:24 | Loyola Chicago | Timothy Oster can't connect on a floater from the right side | 41-35 |
| 15:23 | Loyola Chicago | George Mize tips it in | 41-37 |
| 15:09 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-37 |
| 15:08 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Rodrick Simmons | 41-37 |
| 14:59 | Loyola Chicago | George Mize clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Roscoe Salzer - foul #1 on Roscoe Salzer, team foul #4 | 41-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (PG), Billy Charland (SG), Corey Parson (SF), Gregory Hill (PF), James Mitchell (C) Donald Pleasants, Robert Hardy, Roscoe Salzer, Garland O'Keefe, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Place (PG), Dave Merritt (SF), Stephen Tripp (C) Edwin Korth, Timothy Oster, Robert Defelice | |
| 14:59 | Loyola Chicago | George Mize makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 14:59 | Loyola Chicago | George Mize makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 14:44 | St. John's | James Mitchell hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Johnston | 43-39 |
| 14:29 | Loyola Chicago | Gregory Hill steals the ball from Rodrick Simmons | 43-39 |
| 14:09 | St. John's | John Johnston connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Corey Parson | 46-39 |
| 13:55 | Loyola Chicago | Rodrick Simmons is hacked by James Mitchell - foul #2 on James Mitchell, team foul #5 | 46-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Carl Lamb (SG), Robert Defelice (PF) George Mize, Rodrick Simmons | |
| 13:41 | Loyola Chicago | James Place misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by James Mitchell - foul #3 on James Mitchell, team foul #6 | 46-39 |
| 13:41 | Loyola Chicago | James Place makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 13:41 | Loyola Chicago | James Place makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 13:24 | St. John's | James Mitchell's floater is tipped away by Robert Defelice | 46-41 |
| 13:22 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Defelice gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 13:07 | Loyola Chicago | Dave Merritt clanks a shot from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 13:06 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Defelice gets the offensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 12:49 | Loyola Chicago | Corey Parson steals the ball from Robert Defelice | 46-41 |
| 12:35 | St. John's | James Mitchell scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Corey Parson | 48-41 |
| 12:17 | Loyola Chicago | John Johnston is called for the reach on James Place - foul #1 on John Johnston, team foul #7 | 48-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG), Robert Hardy (SG), Roscoe Salzer (SF), Garland O'Keefe (C) John Johnston, Billy Charland, Corey Parson, Gregory Hill | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | George Mize (SF), Rodrick Simmons (PF), Andrew Lasalle (C) Dave Merritt, Robert Defelice, Stephen Tripp | |
| 12:17 | Loyola Chicago | James Place misses the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 12:17 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Mitchell | 48-41 |
| 12:03 | St. John's | James Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 48-41 |
| 12:01 | Loyola Chicago | Andrew Lasalle grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 11:51 | Loyola Chicago | James Mitchell picks off the pass by Andrew Lasalle | 48-41 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Pleasants (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Mitchell (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - James Place (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carl Lamb (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Mize (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rodrick Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Andrew Lasalle (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:25 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-41 |
| 11:09 | Loyola Chicago | Rodrick Simmons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-41 |
| 11:07 | Loyola Chicago | Andrew Lasalle tips it home | 51-43 |
| 10:52 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 10:51 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Rodrick Simmons | 51-43 |
| 10:42 | Loyola Chicago | Carl Lamb works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 51-43 |
| 10:40 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe pulls down the rebound | 51-43 |
| 10:34 | St. John's | James Mitchell connects on the jump hook from close range and he's hacked by Andrew Lasalle - foul #1 on Andrew Lasalle, team foul #2 | 53-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (PG), Billy Charland (SG), Corey Parson (SF), Gregory Hill (PF) Donald Pleasants, Robert Hardy, Roscoe Salzer, Garland O'Keefe | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Edwin Korth (PG), Dave Merritt (SF), Stephen Tripp (C) James Place, Carl Lamb, Andrew Lasalle | |
| 10:34 | St. John's | James Mitchell makes the free throw | 54-43 |
| 10:22 | Loyola Chicago | Dave Merritt hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 54-43 |
| 10:21 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Mitchell | 54-43 |
| 10:07 | St. John's | James Mitchell buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Hill | 56-43 |
| 09:41 | Loyola Chicago | Stephen Tripp travels with the ball | 56-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe (C) James Mitchell | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Carl Lamb (SG), Robert Defelice (PF) George Mize, Rodrick Simmons | |
| 09:34 | St. John's | Billy Charland drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Gregory Hill | 58-43 |
| 09:14 | Loyola Chicago | Carl Lamb is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-43 |
| 09:13 | Loyola Chicago | Dave Merritt hits the follow up shot | 58-45 |
| 08:53 | St. John's | Gregory Hill knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Billy Charland and he's fouled by Robert Defelice - foul #3 on Robert Defelice, team foul #3 | 60-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Andrew Lasalle (C) Stephen Tripp | |
| 08:53 | St. John's | Gregory Hill makes the free throw | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:39 | Loyola Chicago | Dave Merritt misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 61-45 |
| 08:37 | St. John's | Billy Charland grabs the board | 61-45 |
| 08:20 | St. John's | John Johnston scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Corey Parson | 64-45 |
| 08:02 | Loyola Chicago | Andrew Lasalle can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-45 |
| 08:01 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Defelice gets the offensive rebound | 64-45 |
| 07:51 | Loyola Chicago | Andrew Lasalle hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 64-45 |
| 07:49 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Gregory Hill | 64-45 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Johnston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Charland (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Corey Parson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Gregory Hill (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Edwin Korth (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Carl Lamb (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dave Merritt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Defelice (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Andrew Lasalle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:42 | St. John's | Billy Charland misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 64-45 |
| 07:40 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Garland O'Keefe | 64-45 |
| 07:31 | St. John's | Gregory Hill scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Billy Charland | 66-45 |
| 07:03 | Loyola Chicago | Andrew Lasalle hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dave Merritt and he's hacked by John Johnston - foul #2 on John Johnston, team foul #8 | 66-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG), Robert Hardy (SG), Roscoe Salzer (SF), James Mitchell (PF) John Johnston, Billy Charland, Corey Parson, Gregory Hill | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Place (PG), George Mize (SG), Timothy Oster (SF), Rodrick Simmons (PF) Edwin Korth, Carl Lamb, Dave Merritt, Robert Defelice | |
| 07:03 | Loyola Chicago | Andrew Lasalle makes the free throw | 66-48 |
| 06:55 | St. John's | James Mitchell comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 66-48 |
| 06:54 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe grabs the offensive board | 66-48 |
| 06:43 | St. John's | Robert Hardy is fouled on the floor by Rodrick Simmons - foul #2 on Rodrick Simmons, team foul #4 | 66-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Stephen Tripp (C) Andrew Lasalle | |
| 06:19 | St. John's | James Mitchell hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Pleasants | 68-48 |
| 06:07 | Loyola Chicago | George Mize knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 68-50 |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Mitchell | 71-50 |
| 05:27 | Loyola Chicago | Rodrick Simmons misses badly on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on James Mitchell - foul #4 on James Mitchell, team foul #9 | 71-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (SG), Martin Arsenault (C) Robert Hardy, Garland O'Keefe | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Carl Lamb (SG) Timothy Oster | |
| 05:27 | Loyola Chicago | Rodrick Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 71-51 |
| 05:27 | Loyola Chicago | Rodrick Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 71-51 |
| 05:27 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Martin Arsenault | 71-51 |
| 05:11 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Donald Pleasants | 74-51 |
| 05:02 | Loyola Chicago | George Mize banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Carl Lamb | 74-53 |
| 04:45 | St. John's | James Mitchell travels with the ball | 74-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (PG), Corey Parson (SF), Gregory Hill (PF) Donald Pleasants, Roscoe Salzer, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Dave Merritt (SF) George Mize | |
| 04:30 | Loyola Chicago | James Place drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Dave Merritt | 74-56 |
| 04:11 | St. John's | Billy Charland drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Johnston | 76-56 |
| 03:54 | Loyola Chicago | Rodrick Simmons scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by James Place | 76-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Johnston (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Charland (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Corey Parson (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Gregory Hill (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Mitchell (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - James Place (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Carl Lamb (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dave Merritt (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rodrick Simmons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Stephen Tripp (fairly fresh) 3 blk. | |
| 03:31 | St. John's | John Johnston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe (C) James Mitchell | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Edwin Korth (PG), George Mize (SG), Timothy Oster (SF), Robert Defelice (PF), Andrew Lasalle (C) James Place, Carl Lamb, Dave Merritt, Rodrick Simmons, Stephen Tripp | |
| 03:23 | Loyola Chicago | Timothy Oster travels with the ball | 76-58 |
| 03:01 | St. John's | Gregory Hill hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by George Mize - foul #2 on George Mize, team foul #5 | 76-58 |
| 03:01 | St. John's | Gregory Hill makes the 1st free throw | 77-58 |
| 03:01 | St. John's | Gregory Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 78-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:42 | Loyola Chicago | Andrew Lasalle is hacked by John Johnston - foul #3 on John Johnston, team foul #10 | 78-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG), Roscoe Salzer (SF), Martin Arsenault (C) John Johnston, Corey Parson, Gregory Hill | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 02:42 | Loyola Chicago | Andrew Lasalle misses the 1st free throw | 78-58 |
| 02:42 | Loyola Chicago | Andrew Lasalle makes the 2nd free throw | 78-59 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:25 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 81-59 |
| 02:21 | Loyola Chicago | Edwin Korth is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 81-61 |
| 01:54 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 84-61 |
| 01:38 | Loyola Chicago | Andrew Lasalle misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 84-61 |
| 01:36 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants snags the defensive board | 84-61 |
| 01:13 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Pleasants and the foul's on Edwin Korth - foul #1 on Edwin Korth, team foul #6 | 86-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (PG), Gregory Hill (PF), James Mitchell (C) Donald Pleasants, Garland O'Keefe, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 01:13 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer makes the free throw | 87-61 |
| 00:51 | Loyola Chicago | Timothy Oster lays it up and in | 87-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | St. John's | James Mitchell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Andrew Lasalle - foul #2 on Andrew Lasalle, team foul #7 | 87-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Parson (SF) Roscoe Salzer | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 00:28 | St. John's | James Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 87-63 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | James Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 88-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Loyola Chicago | Andrew Lasalle travels with the ball | 88-63 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | John Johnston runs out the clock | 88-63 |