| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - William Westbrook (fresh) SG - Rusty Sherman (fresh) SF - Russell Kyle (fresh) PF - Bobby Mays (fresh) C - Robert Hatchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Mark Hamner (fresh) SG - Daniel Blount (fresh) SF - Donald Yardley (fresh) PF - Nicholas Smith (fresh) C - Glen Tirado (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Glen Tirado wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Smith misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Russell Kyle - foul #1 on Russell Kyle, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Smith misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:25 | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Mays connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by William Westbrook | 2-1 |
| 19:06 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Smith drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Daniel Blount | 2-3 |
| 18:55 | Loyola Chicago | William Westbrook hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 18:53 | Loyola Chicago | Russell Kyle tips it in | 4-3 |
| 18:31 | Western Illinois | Mark Hamner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 18:30 | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Mays snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| 18:08 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Hatchell makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 7-3 |
| 17:44 | Western Illinois | Glen Tirado misses the runner from the baseline | 7-3 |
| 17:42 | Western Illinois | Glen Tirado snags the offensive board | 7-3 |
| 17:32 | Western Illinois | Mark Hamner knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Blount | 7-6 |
| 17:27 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Hatchell is fouled on the floor by Glen Tirado - foul #1 on Glen Tirado, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| 17:14 | Loyola Chicago | A charge is called on Bobby Mays - foul #1 on Bobby Mays, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| 17:00 | Western Illinois | Glen Tirado hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Nicholas Smith | 7-9 |
| 16:47 | Loyola Chicago | Russell Kyle loses the dribble to Donald Yardley | 7-9 |
| 16:43 | Western Illinois | Donald Yardley banks in the layup | 7-11 |
| 16:29 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Hatchell banks in the layup on a great pass from William Westbrook | 9-11 |
| 16:07 | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount is whistled for traveling | 9-11 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ryan Plourde (SF), Paul Ray (PF), Stanley Jemison (C) Russell Kyle, Bobby Mays, Robert Hatchell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Phillip Schutz (PG), Lyle Davey (SG), Ronald Greene (SF), Russell Wilson (PF), Darryl Shields (C) Mark Hamner, Daniel Blount, Donald Yardley, Nicholas Smith, Glen Tirado | |
| 15:53 | Loyola Chicago | Ryan Plourde comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 9-11 |
| 15:51 | Western Illinois | Phillip Schutz gets the rebound | 9-11 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - William Westbrook (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rusty Sherman (fresh) SF - Ryan Plourde (fresh) PF - Paul Ray (fresh) C - Stanley Jemison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Phillip Schutz (fresh) SG - Lyle Davey (fresh) SF - Ronald Greene (fresh) PF - Russell Wilson (fresh) C - Darryl Shields (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Western Illinois | Phillip Schutz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-11 |
| 15:32 | Loyola Chicago | Paul Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 15:15 | Loyola Chicago | Paul Ray blows the layup but he's hacked by Russell Wilson - foul #1 on Russell Wilson, team foul #2 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | David Okonski (SG) Rusty Sherman | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Hamner (PG), Daniel Blount (SG) Lyle Davey, Ronald Greene | |
| 15:15 | Loyola Chicago | Paul Ray makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 15:15 | Loyola Chicago | Paul Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 14:57 | Western Illinois | Stanley Jemison steals the ball from Darryl Shields | 11-11 |
| 14:38 | Loyola Chicago | David Okonski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 14:36 | Western Illinois | Phillip Schutz grabs the board | 11-11 |
| 14:16 | Western Illinois | Russell Wilson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 11-11 |
| 14:14 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Paul Ray | 11-11 |
| 13:57 | Loyola Chicago | Paul Ray makes the shot from close range on a great pass from William Westbrook | 13-11 |
| 13:35 | Western Illinois | Stanley Jemison knocks away the 3 by Daniel Blount | 13-11 |
| 13:33 | Western Illinois | Darryl Shields tips it back up and in | 13-13 |
| 13:21 | Loyola Chicago | Stanley Jemison knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from David Okonski | 15-13 |
| 13:07 | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount is whistled for traveling | 15-13 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Rusty Sherman (SG), Russell Kyle (SF), Bobby Mays (PF), Robert Hatchell (C) William Westbrook, Ryan Plourde, Paul Ray, Stanley Jemison | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lyle Davey (PG), Dennis Flanders (SG), Donald Yardley (SF), Nicholas Smith (PF), Glen Tirado (C) Mark Hamner, Daniel Blount, Phillip Schutz, Russell Wilson, Darryl Shields | |
| 12:50 | Loyola Chicago | David Okonski misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 15-13 |
| 12:49 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Smith pulls down the rebound | 15-13 |
| 12:25 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Smith is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Nicholas Smith, team foul #3 | 15-13 |
| 12:12 | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Mays connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Rusty Sherman and he's hacked by Nicholas Smith - foul #2 on Nicholas Smith, team foul #4 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ronald Greene (PF) Nicholas Smith | |
| 12:12 | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Mays makes the free throw | 18-13 |
| 11:56 | Western Illinois | Donald Yardley drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Glen Tirado | 18-16 |
| 11:42 | Loyola Chicago | David Okonski clanks a floater from the left side | 18-16 |
| 11:40 | Western Illinois | Glen Tirado grabs the board | 18-16 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - David Okonski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rusty Sherman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell Kyle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bobby Mays (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Hatchell (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Lyle Davey (fresh) SG - Dennis Flanders (fresh) SF - Donald Yardley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Greene (fresh) C - Glen Tirado (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Western Illinois | David Okonski is called for the reach on Lyle Davey in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Okonski, team foul #3 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | William Westbrook (PG) David Okonski | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Hamner (PG), Daniel Blount (SG), Russell Wilson (PF) Lyle Davey, Dennis Flanders, Ronald Greene | |
| 11:30 | Western Illinois | Donald Yardley loses the dribble to Robert Hatchell | 18-16 |
| 11:13 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Hatchell loses the dribble to Glen Tirado | 18-16 |
| 11:08 | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-16 |
| 11:06 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Hatchell snags the defensive board | 18-16 |
| 10:58 | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Mays's fadeaway is rejected by Glen Tirado | 18-16 |
| 10:57 | Loyola Chicago | Russell Kyle hits the follow up shot | 20-16 |
| 10:44 | Western Illinois | Mark Hamner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-16 |
| 10:42 | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Mays snags the defensive board | 20-16 |
| 10:24 | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Mays misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 20-16 |
| 10:22 | Western Illinois | Mark Hamner grabs the board | 20-16 |
| 10:17 | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount is hacked by Russell Kyle - foul #2 on Russell Kyle, team foul #4 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ryan Plourde (SF), Paul Ray (PF), Stanley Jemison (C) Russell Kyle, Bobby Mays, Robert Hatchell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Phillip Schutz (SF), Ronald Greene (PF), Darryl Shields (C) Donald Yardley, Russell Wilson, Glen Tirado | |
| 09:56 | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount is fouled on the floor by Rusty Sherman - foul #1 on Rusty Sherman, team foul #5 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | David Okonski (SG) Rusty Sherman | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 09:45 | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount can't finish the layup | 20-16 |
| 09:43 | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount tips it home | 20-18 |
| 09:23 | Loyola Chicago | David Okonski can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 20-18 |
| 09:22 | Western Illinois | Phillip Schutz gets the rebound | 20-18 |
| 09:03 | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by David Okonski - foul #2 on David Okonski, team foul #6 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Silveira (SG), Bobby Mays (PF), Robert Hatchell (C) David Okonski, Paul Ray, Stanley Jemison | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Donald Yardley (SF), Russell Wilson (PF) Phillip Schutz, Ronald Greene | |
| 09:03 | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount misses the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 09:03 | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 08:45 | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Mays is denied on a dunk by Darryl Shields | 20-19 |
| 08:43 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Blount | 20-19 |
| 08:24 | Western Illinois | Mark Hamner drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Darryl Shields | 20-21 |
| 08:13 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Hatchell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-21 |
| 08:11 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Blount | 20-21 |
| 08:06 | Western Illinois | Robert Hatchell denies the turnaround by Daniel Blount | 20-21 |
| 08:04 | Loyola Chicago | William Westbrook snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 07:53 | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Mays misses the easy layup but the foul's on Russell Wilson - foul #2 on Russell Wilson, team foul #5 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Rusty Sherman (SG) Thomas Silveira | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Phillip Schutz (PG), Lyle Davey (SG), Ronald Greene (PF), Glen Tirado (C) Mark Hamner, Daniel Blount, Russell Wilson, Darryl Shields | |
| 07:53 | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Mays makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 07:53 | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Mays makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 07:27 | Western Illinois | Lyle Davey's pass is intercepted by Rusty Sherman | 22-21 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - William Westbrook (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Rusty Sherman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ryan Plourde (fairly fresh) PF - Bobby Mays (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Hatchell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Phillip Schutz (fresh) SG - Lyle Davey (fresh) SF - Donald Yardley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Greene (fresh) C - Glen Tirado (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Mays lays it in set up by William Westbrook | 24-21 |
| 06:56 | Western Illinois | Ronald Greene drills a runner from the left block set up by Phillip Schutz | 24-23 |
| 06:39 | Loyola Chicago | Rusty Sherman makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by William Westbrook | 26-23 |
| 06:24 | Western Illinois | Ronald Greene misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-23 |
| 06:23 | Western Illinois | Glen Tirado tips it home | 26-25 |
| 06:03 | Loyola Chicago | William Westbrook misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-25 |
| 06:02 | Western Illinois | Glen Tirado grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 05:42 | Western Illinois | Glen Tirado can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-25 |
| 05:41 | Loyola Chicago | Rusty Sherman snags the defensive board | 26-25 |
| 05:29 | Loyola Chicago | William Westbrook comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 26-25 |
| 05:28 | Loyola Chicago | William Westbrook hits the follow up shot | 28-25 |
| 05:13 | Western Illinois | Donald Yardley hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Phillip Schutz | 28-27 |
| 04:48 | Loyola Chicago | Lyle Davey steps in front of the Ryan Plourde pass | 28-27 |
| 04:34 | Western Illinois | Ronald Greene comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-27 |
| 04:32 | Loyola Chicago | William Westbrook pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 04:06 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Hatchell misses long on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Glen Tirado - foul #2 on Glen Tirado, team foul #6 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Silveira (PG), Jerrod Ragin (SF), Paul Ray (PF) William Westbrook, Ryan Plourde, Bobby Mays | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Hamner (PG), Daniel Blount (SG), Darryl Shields (PF) Lyle Davey, Ronald Greene, Glen Tirado | |
| 04:06 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Hatchell makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 04:06 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Hatchell makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 03:46 | Western Illinois | Darryl Shields misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 30-27 |
| 03:44 | Western Illinois | Phillip Schutz gets the offensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 03:35 | Western Illinois | Donald Yardley connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-29 |
| 03:17 | Loyola Chicago | Mark Hamner steals the ball from Paul Ray | 30-29 |
| 03:13 | Western Illinois | Mark Hamner misses the lay-in | 30-29 |
| 03:11 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Schutz | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Thomas Silveira (fresh) SG - Rusty Sherman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerrod Ragin (fresh) PF - Paul Ray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Hatchell (tiring) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Mark Hamner (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Blount (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Yardley (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Darryl Shields (fresh) 2 pts. C - Phillip Schutz (fairly fresh) 2 ast. | |
| 02:58 | Western Illinois | Darryl Shields can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 02:56 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Silveira grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 02:53 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Silveira loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-29 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | David Okonski (PG), Russell Kyle (SF), Stanley Jemison (C) Rusty Sherman, Jerrod Ragin, Robert Hatchell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Russell Wilson (SF), Nicholas Smith (PF) Donald Yardley, Phillip Schutz | |
| 02:43 | Western Illinois | Mark Hamner can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 02:42 | Loyola Chicago | Russell Kyle gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 02:38 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Silveira misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 30-29 |
| 02:37 | Loyola Chicago | Paul Ray grabs the offensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 02:20 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Silveira buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by David Okonski | 32-29 |
| 02:13 | Western Illinois | The jumper by Daniel Blount is denied by Paul Ray | 32-29 |
| 02:12 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Paul Ray | 32-29 |
| 01:52 | Loyola Chicago | Russell Kyle misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-29 |
| 01:51 | Western Illinois | Darryl Shields gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 01:39 | Western Illinois | Darryl Shields can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Stanley Jemison - foul #1 on Stanley Jemison, team foul #7 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | William Westbrook (PG), Bobby Mays (PF) Thomas Silveira, Paul Ray | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ronald Greene (SF), Glen Tirado (C) Russell Wilson, Nicholas Smith | |
| 01:39 | Western Illinois | Darryl Shields makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 01:39 | Western Illinois | Darryl Shields misses the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 01:39 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Blount | 32-30 |
| 01:18 | Western Illinois | Glen Tirado misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away but the foul's on William Westbrook - foul #1 on William Westbrook, team foul #8 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Nicholas Smith (PF) Darryl Shields | |
| 01:18 | Western Illinois | Glen Tirado makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 01:18 | Western Illinois | Glen Tirado misses the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 01:18 | Western Illinois | Glen Tirado misses the 3rd free throw | 32-31 |
| 01:18 | Loyola Chicago | Russell Kyle gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 00:58 | Loyola Chicago | William Westbrook connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Russell Kyle | 34-31 |
| 00:39 | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Glen Tirado | 34-33 |
| 00:11 | Loyola Chicago | William Westbrook is hacked by Mark Hamner - foul #1 on Mark Hamner, team foul #7 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Rusty Sherman (SG), Ryan Plourde (SF), Paul Ray (C) David Okonski, Russell Kyle, Stanley Jemison | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Phillip Schutz (PG), Lyle Davey (SG) Mark Hamner, Daniel Blount | |
| 00:11 | Loyola Chicago | William Westbrook makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 00:11 | Loyola Chicago | William Westbrook makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 00:03 | Western Illinois | Ronald Greene misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-33 |
| 00:01 | Loyola Chicago | Rusty Sherman snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 00:00 | Loyola Chicago | Rusty Sherman misses long on a fullcourt shot | 36-33 |