| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Allen (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Homes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Miroslav Koski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Filip Mrozinski (fresh) 2 blk. C - Michael Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Richard Ritter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Al Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - George Malone (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clifford Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Rivard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Northwestern | James Homes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG), Todd Brunner (PF) James Homes, Filip Mrozinski | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 19:10 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (SG), Filip Mrozinski (C) Richard Bernhard, Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 18:48 | Northwestern | James Homes is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on James Homes, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG), Michael Morgan (C) James Homes, Filip Mrozinski | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 18:30 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-33 |
| 18:01 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski clanks a runner from close range but he's fouled by James Rivard - foul #1 on James Rivard, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Robert Whitman (SF) Edward Allen, Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 18:01 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 18:01 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 17:39 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (PG), Filip Mrozinski (C) Richard Bernhard, Robert Whitman | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 17:16 | Northwestern | Richard Ritter steals the ball from Filip Mrozinski | 33-33 |
| 17:11 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Ritter | 33-35 |
| 16:56 | Northwestern | James Homes misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-35 |
| 16:54 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski tips it but misses | 33-35 |
| 16:52 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 16:35 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 16:34 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen gets the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 16:15 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Allen picks off the pass by Al Allen | 33-35 |
| 16:12 | Northwestern | Edward Allen hits the finger roll | 35-35 |
| 15:52 | Loyola Chicago | Filip Mrozinski is called for the reach on James Rivard - foul #1 on Filip Mrozinski, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG), Robert Whitman (SF), Michael Morgan (C) James Homes, Miroslav Koski, Filip Mrozinski | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith (SG), Philip Tankersley (SF), Ronald Bernard (PF), Donald Myers (C) Al Allen, George Malone, Clifford Brown, James Rivard | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Allen (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Whitman (fresh) PF - Todd Brunner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Richard Ritter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) SF - Philip Tankersley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Bernard (fresh) 1 pts. C - Donald Myers (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Myers comes up short on the shot from the left block | 35-35 |
| 15:35 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 15:29 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Ronald Bernard - foul #3 on Ronald Bernard, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (SG), Miroslav Koski (SF) Robert Whitman, Todd Brunner | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 15:29 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 15:29 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 15:12 | Loyola Chicago | Philip Tankersley misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 15:11 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Bernard tips it home | 37-37 |
| 14:44 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-37 |
| 14:42 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 14:35 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Myers misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 14:34 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 14:12 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 14:10 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski tips it back up and in | 39-37 |
| 13:51 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Bernard scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Philip Tankersley | 39-39 |
| 13:24 | Northwestern | Edward Allen buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by James Homes | 41-39 |
| 13:15 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Myers | 41-42 |
| 12:49 | Northwestern | Edward Allen is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Edward Allen, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders (PG), Robert Whitman (SG), Todd Brunner (PF), Filip Mrozinski (C) Edward Allen, James Homes, Richard Bernhard, Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Shawn Cole (PG), Al Allen (SG), George Malone (SF), Clifford Brown (PF), James Rivard (C) Richard Ritter, Ronald Smith, Philip Tankersley, Ronald Bernard, Donald Myers | |
| 12:35 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 12:34 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard tips it in | 41-44 |
| 12:13 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner blows the layup | 41-44 |
| 12:12 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Todd Brunner | 41-44 |
| 11:47 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jarek Zanders | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jarek Zanders (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Whitman (fresh) SF - Miroslav Koski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Todd Brunner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Filip Mrozinski (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Shawn Cole (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Al Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - George Malone (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clifford Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Rivard (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:31 | Loyola Chicago | Todd Brunner steals the ball from George Malone | 43-44 |
| 11:16 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders is fouled on the floor by Clifford Brown - foul #2 on Clifford Brown, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (PG), James Homes (SG), Michael Morgan (C) Jarek Zanders, Miroslav Koski, Filip Mrozinski | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter (PG) Shawn Cole | |
| 11:01 | Northwestern | Edward Allen misses long on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by George Malone - foul #1 on George Malone, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski (SF) Robert Whitman | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 11:01 | Northwestern | Edward Allen makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 11:01 | Northwestern | Edward Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 10:41 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Malone | 45-46 |
| 10:12 | Northwestern | Edward Allen misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 45-46 |
| 10:10 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski tips it back up and in | 47-46 |
| 09:57 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 09:55 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 09:29 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 49-46 |
| 09:10 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Richard Ritter out of a doubleteam | 49-48 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | James Homes is fouled on the floor by Al Allen - foul #1 on Al Allen, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG), Robert Whitman (SF), Filip Mrozinski (C) James Homes, Miroslav Koski, Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith (SG), Philip Tankersley (SF), Ronald Bernard (PF) Al Allen, George Malone, Clifford Brown | |
| 08:39 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner scores on a shot from the left block | 51-48 |
| 08:21 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Bernard clanks a turnaround in the paint | 51-48 |
| 08:20 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 07:54 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner is denied on a layup by James Rivard | 51-48 |
| 07:53 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 07:46 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter clanks a 3 from the right corner | 51-48 |
| 07:44 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith snags the offensive board | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Allen (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Whitman (fresh) PF - Todd Brunner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Filip Mrozinski (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Richard Ritter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) SF - Philip Tankersley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Bernard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - James Rivard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:39 | Loyola Chicago | Todd Brunner swats the layup by Philip Tankersley | 51-48 |
| 07:37 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard can't tip it in | 51-48 |
| 07:35 | Northwestern | Edward Allen pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 07:28 | Northwestern | Philip Tankersley is called for the reach on Richard Bernhard - foul #2 on Philip Tankersley, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Miroslav Koski (SF), Michael Morgan (C) Edward Allen, Robert Whitman, Filip Mrozinski | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen (SG), George Malone (SF), Donald Myers (C) Richard Ritter, Philip Tankersley, James Rivard | |
| 07:12 | Northwestern | James Homes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (PG) Richard Bernhard | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 06:55 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Al Allen | 51-51 |
| 06:37 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 06:13 | Loyola Chicago | Todd Brunner swats the shot by Ronald Bernard | 53-51 |
| 06:11 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen tips it back up and in | 53-53 |
| 05:53 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (PG), Filip Mrozinski (C) Edward Allen, Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter (PG), Clifford Brown (PF), James Rivard (C) Ronald Smith, Ronald Bernard, Donald Myers | |
| 05:38 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Al Allen | 53-56 |
| 05:17 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 05:15 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 05:03 | Loyola Chicago | Miroslav Koski steals the ball from George Malone | 53-56 |
| 04:45 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner misses the lay-in | 53-56 |
| 04:43 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski grabs the offensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 04:17 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 03:55 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Clifford Brown | 56-59 |
| 03:33 | Northwestern | James Rivard steps in front of the James Homes pass | 56-59 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Homes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Miroslav Koski (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Todd Brunner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Filip Mrozinski (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Richard Ritter (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Al Allen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SF - George Malone (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clifford Brown (fresh) 7 pts. C - James Rivard (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:18 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Richard Ritter | 56-61 |
| 02:59 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski makes the jump hook in the lane set up by James Homes | 58-61 |
| 02:35 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 02:34 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner gets the rebound | 58-61 |
| 02:14 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski can't connect on a floater from the right side | 58-61 |
| 02:13 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Richard Ritter | 58-61 |
| 02:08 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the right side | 58-61 |
| 02:07 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner grabs the board | 58-61 |
| 01:40 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 01:38 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to James Rivard | 58-61 |
| 01:33 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Ritter | 58-63 |
| 01:12 | Northwestern | James Homes misses the easy layup | 58-63 |
| 01:11 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard pulls down the rebound | 58-63 |
| 01:02 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown lays it up and in set up by Al Allen | 58-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 58-65 |
| 00:44 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter grabs the board | 58-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Bernhard is called for the reach on Richard Ritter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Bernhard, team foul #4 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (PG), Michael Morgan (C) Richard Bernhard, Filip Mrozinski | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Philip Tankersley (PF) Clifford Brown | |
| 00:41 | Loyola Chicago | Philip Tankersley is hacked by Todd Brunner - foul #5 on Todd Brunner, team foul #5 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski (PF) Todd Brunner | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 00:39 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone is fouled on the floor by James Homes - foul #3 on James Homes, team foul #6 | 58-65 |
| 00:36 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Morgan is called for the reach on George Malone - foul #1 on Michael Morgan, team foul #7 | 58-65 |
| 00:36 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 00:36 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-67 |
| 00:30 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Richard Ritter | 58-67 |
| 00:29 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Allen is called for the reach on Richard Ritter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Edward Allen, team foul #8 | 58-67 |
| 00:29 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:29 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-69 |
| 00:19 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen pulls down the rebound | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter runs out the clock | 58-69 |