| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Calvin Arledge (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Evan Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Gutowski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Matthew Caines (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Joseph Crow (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Donald Holt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dennis Walker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Samuel Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Loyola Chicago | Ralph Brown inbounds the ball | 24-26 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Loyola Chicago | Evan Ross misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-26 |
| 19:46 | Loyola Chicago | Ralph Brown tips it home | 26-26 |
| 19:18 | NC State | Donald Holt is fouled on the floor by Ralph Brown - foul #2 on Ralph Brown, team foul #1 | 26-26 |
| 18:53 | NC State | Joseph Crow hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 26-26 |
| 18:51 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Anthony Gutowski | 26-26 |
| 18:28 | Loyola Chicago | Evan Ross clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Joseph Crow - foul #1 on Joseph Crow, team foul #1 | 26-26 |
| 18:28 | Loyola Chicago | Evan Ross misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 18:28 | Loyola Chicago | Evan Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 18:28 | NC State | Samuel Anderson pulls down the rebound | 26-26 |
| 18:05 | NC State | Anthony Gutowski denies the turnaround by Dennis Walker | 26-26 |
| 18:03 | NC State | Dennis Walker hits the follow up shot | 26-28 |
| 17:51 | Loyola Chicago | Ralph Brown travels with the ball | 26-28 |
| 17:22 | NC State | Donald Holt misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 26-28 |
| 17:21 | NC State | Lester Gibbons tips it but misses | 26-28 |
| 17:19 | Loyola Chicago | Ralph Brown grabs the board | 26-28 |
| 17:15 | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Arledge misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Donald Holt - foul #1 on Donald Holt, team foul #2 | 26-28 |
| 17:15 | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Arledge makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 17:15 | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Arledge misses the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 17:15 | NC State | Samuel Anderson gets the rebound | 27-28 |
| 16:51 | NC State | Samuel Anderson scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dennis Walker | 27-30 |
| 16:32 | Loyola Chicago | Matthew Caines's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-30 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Carl Davidson (SF), Allen Blas (PF) Ralph Brown, Anthony Gutowski | |
| Subs | NC State | John Saunders (C) Samuel Anderson | |
| 16:04 | NC State | Joseph Crow misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 27-30 |
| 16:03 | NC State | Lester Gibbons misses the tip | 27-30 |
| 16:01 | Loyola Chicago | Matthew Caines snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Calvin Arledge (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Evan Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Davidson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Allen Blas (fresh) C - Matthew Caines (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Joseph Crow (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Donald Holt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dennis Walker (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Saunders (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Arledge misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Lester Gibbons - foul #1 on Lester Gibbons, team foul #3 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Charles Hunsicker (C) Matthew Caines | |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Lofgren (SF) Donald Holt | |
| 15:43 | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Arledge misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 15:43 | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Arledge makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 15:16 | NC State | Joseph Crow clanks a floater from the left side | 28-30 |
| 15:15 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Hunsicker grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 14:53 | Loyola Chicago | Evan Ross makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Calvin Arledge | 31-30 |
| 14:36 | NC State | Joseph Crow banks in the layup and he's hacked by Evan Ross - foul #1 on Evan Ross, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Schreiner (PG), Ralph Brown (SF), Anthony Gutowski (PF) Calvin Arledge, Evan Ross, Charles Hunsicker | |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG), Adam Ayers (PF), Samuel Anderson (C) Lester Gibbons, Dennis Walker, John Saunders | |
| 14:36 | NC State | Joseph Crow misses the free throw | 31-32 |
| 14:36 | Loyola Chicago | Anthony Gutowski grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 14:29 | Loyola Chicago | Ralph Brown is called for traveling | 31-32 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG) Joseph Crow | |
| 14:04 | NC State | Patrick Garner misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-32 |
| 14:03 | NC State | Adam Ayers misses the tip | 31-32 |
| 14:01 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Schreiner pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 13:38 | Loyola Chicago | Allen Blas misses the 3 from the left corner | 31-32 |
| 13:37 | NC State | Mark Lofgren snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 13:32 | NC State | Mark Lofgren is fouled on the floor by Ralph Brown - foul #3 on Ralph Brown, team foul #3 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Evan Ross (SG), Matthew Caines (C) Carl Davidson, Allen Blas | |
| Subs | NC State | Donald Holt (SF), Dennis Walker (PF) Mark Lofgren, Adam Ayers | |
| 13:15 | NC State | Donald Holt is hacked by Matthew Caines - foul #3 on Matthew Caines, team foul #4 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Crow (PG) Lester Gibbons | |
| 12:54 | NC State | Patrick Garner scores on a 3 from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 12:33 | Loyola Chicago | Anthony Gutowski makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Thomas Schreiner | 34-35 |
| 12:20 | NC State | Joseph Crow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 12:19 | Loyola Chicago | Evan Ross pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 11:56 | Loyola Chicago | Ralph Brown makes the fadeaway in the lane | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Thomas Schreiner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Evan Ross (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Gutowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Caines (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joseph Crow (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Patrick Garner (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Donald Holt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dennis Walker (fresh) 4 pts. C - Samuel Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | NC State | Samuel Anderson is whistled for traveling | 36-35 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Arledge (PG), Carl Davidson (SF), Allen Blas (PF) Thomas Schreiner, Ralph Brown, Anthony Gutowski | |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG) Patrick Garner | |
| 11:15 | Loyola Chicago | Evan Ross hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 36-35 |
| 11:13 | Loyola Chicago | Matthew Caines grabs the offensive board | 36-35 |
| 10:56 | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Arledge connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Matthew Caines | 38-35 |
| 10:27 | NC State | Samuel Anderson throws it down on a great pass from Lester Gibbons | 38-37 |
| 10:06 | Loyola Chicago | Matthew Caines misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 10:05 | NC State | Donald Holt pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 09:43 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses the jump hook in the lane | 38-37 |
| 09:41 | Loyola Chicago | Matthew Caines grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 09:19 | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Arledge comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 38-37 |
| 09:18 | NC State | Donald Holt gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 08:56 | NC State | Samuel Anderson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 38-37 |
| 08:55 | NC State | Samuel Anderson tips it in | 38-39 |
| 08:32 | Loyola Chicago | Evan Ross misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 08:31 | Loyola Chicago | Matthew Caines tips it in | 40-39 |
| 08:12 | NC State | Joseph Crow is hacked by Allen Blas - foul #1 on Allen Blas, team foul #5 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ralph Brown (SF), Anthony Gutowski (PF), Charles Hunsicker (C) Evan Ross, Allen Blas, Matthew Caines | |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG), Mark Lofgren (SF), Adam Ayers (PF), John Saunders (C) Joseph Crow, Donald Holt, Dennis Walker, Samuel Anderson | |
| 07:45 | NC State | Lester Gibbons's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Gutowski | 40-39 |
| 07:44 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Anthony Gutowski | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Calvin Arledge (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Davidson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ralph Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Gutowski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Charles Hunsicker (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Patrick Garner (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Mark Lofgren (fresh) PF - Adam Ayers (fresh) C - John Saunders (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Hunsicker scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-39 |
| 07:07 | NC State | Charles Hunsicker steals it from Lester Gibbons | 43-39 |
| 06:50 | Loyola Chicago | Carl Davidson can't finish the layup | 43-39 |
| 06:49 | NC State | Patrick Garner grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 06:43 | NC State | Patrick Garner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 06:42 | NC State | Mark Lofgren pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 06:28 | NC State | Patrick Garner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 06:26 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Hunsicker gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 06:08 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Hunsicker double dribbles | 43-39 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Schreiner (PG), Evan Ross (SG), Allen Blas (C) Calvin Arledge, Carl Davidson, Charles Hunsicker | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Crow (PG), Donald Holt (SF), Dennis Walker (PF) Lester Gibbons, Mark Lofgren, Adam Ayers | |
| 05:39 | NC State | Joseph Crow makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-42 |
| 05:21 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Schreiner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 05:20 | NC State | Dennis Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 05:00 | NC State | Patrick Garner connects on the 3 from the left corner | 43-45 |
| 04:54 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Schreiner's pass is intercepted by Joseph Crow in the backcourt | 43-45 |
| 04:51 | NC State | Donald Holt lays it in on a nice dish by Joseph Crow | 43-47 |
| 04:35 | Loyola Chicago | Allen Blas loses the ball out of bounds | 43-47 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Carl Davidson (SF), Matthew Caines (C) Ralph Brown, Anthony Gutowski | |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG), Samuel Anderson (C) Patrick Garner, John Saunders | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 04:09 | NC State | Samuel Anderson blows the layup | 43-47 |
| 04:08 | Loyola Chicago | Evan Ross gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 03:49 | Loyola Chicago | Evan Ross can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-47 |
| 03:47 | NC State | Samuel Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Thomas Schreiner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Evan Ross (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Davidson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Allen Blas (fresh) C - Matthew Caines (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Joseph Crow (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Holt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Anderson (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:23 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses badly on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Matthew Caines - foul #4 on Matthew Caines, team foul #6 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Arledge (PG) Thomas Schreiner | |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Lofgren (SF) Donald Holt | |
| 03:23 | NC State | Samuel Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 03:23 | NC State | Samuel Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 02:58 | Loyola Chicago | Allen Blas misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 02:57 | NC State | The rebound goes to Mark Lofgren | 43-49 |
| 02:30 | NC State | Joseph Crow misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-49 |
| 02:29 | NC State | Dennis Walker tips it but misses | 43-49 |
| 02:28 | Loyola Chicago | Allen Blas grabs the board | 43-49 |
| 02:28 | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-49 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ralph Brown (SF), Anthony Gutowski (PF) Carl Davidson, Allen Blas | |
| Subs | NC State | Donald Holt (SF) Mark Lofgren | |
| 02:09 | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Arledge is called for a backcourt violation | 43-49 |
| 01:44 | NC State | Joseph Crow buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Holt and he's fouled by Evan Ross - foul #2 on Evan Ross, team foul #7 | 43-51 |
| 01:44 | NC State | Joseph Crow makes the free throw | 43-52 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:32 | Loyola Chicago | Matthew Caines makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Ralph Brown | 46-52 |
| 01:10 | NC State | Donald Holt scores on a shot from the left side | 46-54 |
| 00:56 | Loyola Chicago | Anthony Gutowski drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Evan Ross | 49-54 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:34 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Matthew Caines - foul #5 on Matthew Caines, team foul #8 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Allen Blas (C) Matthew Caines | |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG) Lester Gibbons | |
| 00:34 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:34 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:34 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Allen Blas | 49-54 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:29 | Loyola Chicago | Evan Ross is hacked by Patrick Garner - foul #3 on Patrick Garner, team foul #4 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG) Patrick Garner | |
| 00:25 | Loyola Chicago | Evan Ross misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 00:24 | NC State | Lester Gibbons grabs the board | 49-54 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:22 | NC State | Calvin Arledge is called for the reach on Lester Gibbons in the backcourt - foul #2 on Calvin Arledge, team foul #9 | 49-54 |
| 00:22 | NC State | Lester Gibbons makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:22 | NC State | Lester Gibbons misses the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:22 | Loyola Chicago | Anthony Gutowski grabs the board | 49-55 |
| 00:16 | Loyola Chicago | Dennis Walker takes the ball from Ralph Brown | 49-55 |
| 00:15 | NC State | Dennis Walker is fouled in the backcourt by Calvin Arledge - foul #3 on Calvin Arledge, team foul #10 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG) Lester Gibbons | |
| 00:15 | NC State | Dennis Walker makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 00:15 | NC State | Dennis Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 00:08 | Loyola Chicago | Dennis Walker is called for the reach on Calvin Arledge - foul #3 on Dennis Walker, team foul #5 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG) Patrick Garner | |
| 00:06 | Loyola Chicago | Evan Ross knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 00:05 | NC State | Dennis Walker is hacked by Calvin Arledge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Calvin Arledge, team foul #11 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG) Lester Gibbons | |
| 00:05 | NC State | Dennis Walker misses the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:05 | NC State | Dennis Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:01 | Loyola Chicago | Evan Ross misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-58 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Samuel Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-58 |