| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - James Place (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Lamb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dave Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rodrick Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Tripp (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Fred Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Corp (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Wildermuth (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Paul James (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Ben (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Loyola Chicago | Dave Merritt inbounds the ball | 26-26 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Loyola Chicago | James Place drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-26 |
| 19:37 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James is whistled for a carry | 29-26 |
| 19:20 | Loyola Chicago | James Place buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Carl Lamb | 31-26 |
| 19:06 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Ben blows the layup | 31-26 |
| 19:05 | Loyola Chicago | Stephen Tripp grabs the defensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 18:54 | Loyola Chicago | James Place buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-26 |
| 18:27 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-26 |
| 18:25 | Loyola Chicago | Rodrick Simmons grabs the board | 34-26 |
| 18:08 | Loyola Chicago | Dave Merritt can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-26 |
| 18:07 | Loyola Chicago | Rodrick Simmons tips it in | 36-26 |
| 17:49 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Fred Harris and he's fouled by Rodrick Simmons - foul #1 on Rodrick Simmons, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| 17:49 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth misses the free throw | 36-28 |
| 17:49 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Carl Lamb | 36-28 |
| 17:38 | Loyola Chicago | Carl Lamb misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 36-28 |
| 17:36 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |
| 17:22 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Fred Harris | 36-31 |
| 17:00 | Loyola Chicago | Carl Lamb drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by James Place | 38-31 |
| 16:41 | Detroit Mercy | Carl Lamb steals it from Anthony Wildermuth | 38-31 |
| 16:14 | Loyola Chicago | Rodrick Simmons misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-31 |
| 16:12 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Lawrence Corp | 38-31 |
| 15:59 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 15:58 | Loyola Chicago | Dave Merritt grabs the board | 38-31 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - James Place (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Lamb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dave Merritt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rodrick Simmons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Stephen Tripp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Fred Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Corp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Anthony Wildermuth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul James (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Ben (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Loyola Chicago | Paul James blocks the short jumper by James Place | 38-31 |
| 15:39 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Ben grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 15:19 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-31 |
| 15:18 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Ben snags the offensive board | 38-31 |
| 15:06 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp is fouled on the floor by Carl Lamb - foul #1 on Carl Lamb, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube (PG), Danny Grizzard (SG), Timothy Smith (SF), Edward Willer (PF), Ralph Patton (C) Fred Harris, Lawrence Corp, Anthony Wildermuth, Paul James, Charles Ben | |
| 14:48 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Willer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-31 |
| 14:26 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Defelice misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 14:24 | Loyola Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Defelice | 38-31 |
| 14:11 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Willer takes the ball from George Mize | 38-31 |
| 13:53 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Noel Berube | 38-34 |
| 13:29 | Loyola Chicago | Edwin Korth connects on the 3 from the right corner | 41-34 |
| 13:09 | Detroit Mercy | George Mize is called for the reach on Danny Grizzard - foul #1 on George Mize, team foul #3 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Place (PG), Carl Lamb (SG) Edwin Korth, Timothy Oster | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris (PG), Anthony Wildermuth (SF), Paul James (PF) Danny Grizzard, Edward Willer, Ralph Patton | |
| 12:58 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Anthony Wildermuth | 41-36 |
| 12:39 | Loyola Chicago | James Place comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-36 |
| 12:37 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Paul James | 41-36 |
| 12:24 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith hits a turnaround from close range set up by Anthony Wildermuth | 41-38 |
| 12:10 | Loyola Chicago | Andrew Lasalle makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Defelice | 43-38 |
| 12:04 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James comes up short on the shot from the left side | 43-38 |
| 12:02 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Defelice pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - James Place (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Lamb (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Mize (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Defelice (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Andrew Lasalle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Fred Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Noel Berube (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Wildermuth (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul James (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Timothy Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Loyola Chicago | George Mize clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 11:35 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 11:27 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Noel Berube | 43-40 |
| 11:08 | Loyola Chicago | James Place is called for traveling | 43-40 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Edwin Korth (PG), Dave Merritt (SF), Rodrick Simmons (PF), Stephen Tripp (C) James Place, George Mize, Robert Defelice, Andrew Lasalle | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp (SG), Danny Grizzard (SF), Charles Ben (C) Noel Berube, Anthony Wildermuth, Timothy Smith | |
| 10:53 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 10:52 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James grabs the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 10:37 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Ben lays it in on a nice dish by Fred Harris and he's hacked by Dave Merritt - foul #1 on Dave Merritt, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Edward Willer (PF) Paul James | |
| 10:37 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Ben makes the free throw | 43-43 |
| 10:17 | Loyola Chicago | Rodrick Simmons drills a 3 from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 09:51 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 09:49 | Loyola Chicago | Dave Merritt pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 09:28 | Loyola Chicago | Dave Merritt scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Edwin Korth | 48-43 |
| 09:08 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Edwin Korth - foul #2 on Edwin Korth, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Place (PG), George Mize (SG) Edwin Korth, Carl Lamb | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube (SG), Anthony Wildermuth (SF), Paul James (PF) Lawrence Corp, Danny Grizzard, Edward Willer | |
| 09:08 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 09:08 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 09:08 | Loyola Chicago | Stephen Tripp snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 08:52 | Loyola Chicago | James Place buries a shot from the left side | 50-43 |
| 08:34 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James loses the dribble to James Place | 50-43 |
| 08:21 | Loyola Chicago | Stephen Tripp drills a shot from the right side set up by George Mize | 52-43 |
| 08:04 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Noel Berube and the foul's on Dave Merritt - foul #2 on Dave Merritt, team foul #6 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Timothy Oster (SF), Robert Defelice (PF), Andrew Lasalle (C) Dave Merritt, Rodrick Simmons, Stephen Tripp | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard (SG), Timothy Smith (C) Fred Harris, Charles Ben | |
| 08:04 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James misses the free throw | 52-45 |
| 08:04 | Loyola Chicago | Andrew Lasalle snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 07:56 | Loyola Chicago | James Place misses the 3 from the left corner | 52-45 |
| 07:55 | Loyola Chicago | Timothy Oster gets the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - James Place (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - George Mize (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Oster (fresh) PF - Robert Defelice (fresh) 3 reb. C - Andrew Lasalle (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Noel Berube (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Danny Grizzard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Wildermuth (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul James (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Timothy Smith (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 07:40 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Defelice drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James Place | 55-45 |
| 07:26 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith misses the shot near the basket | 55-45 |
| 07:24 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Andrew Lasalle | 55-45 |
| 07:12 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Defelice drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by James Place and the foul's on Anthony Wildermuth - foul #1 on Anthony Wildermuth, team foul #1 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Carl Lamb (SG) Timothy Oster | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp (SG) Danny Grizzard | |
| 07:12 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Defelice makes the free throw | 58-45 |
| 06:58 | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-45 |
| 06:56 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James grabs the offensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 06:45 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Noel Berube | 58-47 |
| 06:34 | Loyola Chicago | George Mize scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:26 | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Lawrence Corp | 61-49 |
| 06:04 | Loyola Chicago | Carl Lamb comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-49 |
| 06:02 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James pulls down the rebound | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:54 | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by James Place - foul #1 on James Place, team foul #7 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Edwin Korth (PG), Dave Merritt (SF), Rodrick Simmons (PF), Stephen Tripp (C) James Place, George Mize, Robert Defelice, Andrew Lasalle | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Edward Willer (PF), Charles Ben (C) Anthony Wildermuth, Paul James | |
| 05:54 | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 05:54 | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 05:39 | Loyola Chicago | Rodrick Simmons connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Carl Lamb | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:22 | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Corp | 64-54 |
| 05:04 | Loyola Chicago | Carl Lamb can't connect on a shot from close range but the foul's on Timothy Smith - foul #1 on Timothy Smith, team foul #2 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris (PG), Danny Grizzard (SG), Johnny Dubuque (SF) Noel Berube, Lawrence Corp, Timothy Smith | |
| 05:04 | Loyola Chicago | Carl Lamb makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 05:04 | Loyola Chicago | Carl Lamb makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:41 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by Danny Grizzard is denied by Rodrick Simmons | 66-54 |
| 04:40 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris tips it back up and in | 66-56 |
| 04:19 | Loyola Chicago | Dave Merritt can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 66-56 |
| 04:17 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Ben grabs the board | 66-56 |
| 03:59 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by Johnny Dubuque is denied by Dave Merritt | 66-56 |
| 03:58 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Carl Lamb | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Edwin Korth (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Lamb (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dave Merritt (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Rodrick Simmons (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Stephen Tripp (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Fred Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Danny Grizzard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Dubuque (fresh) PF - Edward Willer (fresh) 3 stl. C - Charles Ben (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:52 | Loyola Chicago | Carl Lamb drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Stephen Tripp | 69-56 |
| 03:52 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-56 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Place (PG) Edwin Korth | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp (SG), Anthony Wildermuth (SF), Paul James (PF) Danny Grizzard, Johnny Dubuque, Edward Willer | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Detroit Mercy | Carl Lamb steals it from Charles Ben | 69-56 |
| 03:26 | Loyola Chicago | Carl Lamb loses the dribble to Charles Ben | 69-56 |
| 03:09 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Ben's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Tripp | 69-56 |
| 03:08 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Rodrick Simmons | 69-56 |
| 02:50 | Loyola Chicago | James Place misses long on a shot from the left side | 69-56 |
| 02:49 | Loyola Chicago | Dave Merritt gets the offensive rebound | 69-56 |
| 02:24 | Loyola Chicago | Stephen Tripp can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Charles Ben - foul #2 on Charles Ben, team foul #3 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Edwin Korth (PG), George Mize (SG), Timothy Oster (SF), Robert Defelice (PF) James Place, Carl Lamb, Dave Merritt, Rodrick Simmons | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube (PG), Danny Grizzard (SG), Timothy Smith (SF), Edward Willer (PF), Ralph Patton (C) Fred Harris, Lawrence Corp, Anthony Wildermuth, Paul James, Charles Ben | |
| 02:24 | Loyola Chicago | Stephen Tripp misses the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 02:24 | Loyola Chicago | Stephen Tripp makes the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| 02:02 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 70-56 |
| 02:00 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith can't tip it in | 70-56 |
| 01:59 | Loyola Chicago | George Mize gets the rebound | 70-56 |
| 01:41 | Loyola Chicago | Stephen Tripp buries a floater from the baseline set up by Timothy Oster | 72-56 |
| 01:28 | Detroit Mercy | George Mize steals the ball from Danny Grizzard | 72-56 |
| 01:25 | Loyola Chicago | George Mize lays it up and in | 74-56 |
| 01:21 | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Danny Grizzard | 74-59 |
| 01:02 | Loyola Chicago | George Mize misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-59 |
| 01:01 | Detroit Mercy | Ralph Patton pulls down the rebound | 74-59 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Timothy Smith | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Willer steals it from Stephen Tripp | 74-62 |
| 00:28 | Detroit Mercy | Ralph Patton banks in the layup | 74-64 |
| 00:00 | Loyola Chicago | Edwin Korth runs out the clock | 74-64 |