| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Calvin Arledge (fresh) SG - Keith Brown (fresh) SF - Ralph Brown (fresh) PF - Anthony Gutowski (fresh) C - Dennis Stec (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Daniel Tennison (fresh) SG - Jack Adamson (fresh) SF - Richard Kempton (fresh) PF - Andrew Hanson (fresh) C - Arnold Grass (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Arnold Grass wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:34 | Belmont | Daniel Tennison makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Jack Adamson | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Loyola Chicago | Ralph Brown comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Belmont | Arnold Grass grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Belmont | Arnold Grass travels with the ball | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Loyola Chicago | Dennis Stec connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Anthony Gutowski | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Daniel Tennison | 2-4 |
| 18:42 | Loyola Chicago | Anthony Gutowski connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Calvin Arledge | 4-4 |
| 18:23 | Belmont | Arnold Grass hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Tennison | 4-6 |
| 18:07 | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Arledge drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-6 |
| 17:52 | Belmont | Daniel Tennison clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-6 |
| 17:51 | Belmont | Richard Kempton pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 17:35 | Belmont | Arnold Grass clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 7-6 |
| 17:34 | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Arledge gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 17:28 | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Arledge connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ralph Brown | 9-6 |
| 17:16 | Belmont | Daniel Tennison is whistled for traveling | 9-6 |
| 16:48 | Loyola Chicago | Ralph Brown buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Calvin Arledge | 11-6 |
| 16:27 | Belmont | Daniel Tennison is fouled on the floor by Keith Brown - foul #1 on Keith Brown, team foul #1 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Schreiner (PG), Dennis Strain (SG), Harry Sanders (SF), Allen Blas (PF), Gene Schwander (C) Calvin Arledge, Keith Brown, Ralph Brown, Anthony Gutowski, Dennis Stec | |
| Subs | Belmont | Delbert Paylor (PG), Anthony Miller (SG), Bruce Hale (SF), Irving Jordan (PF), Robert Bresnahan (C) Daniel Tennison, Jack Adamson, Richard Kempton, Andrew Hanson, Arnold Grass | |
| 16:00 | Belmont | Robert Bresnahan drills a shot in the paint | 11-8 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Thomas Schreiner (fresh) SG - Dennis Strain (fresh) SF - Harry Sanders (fresh) PF - Allen Blas (fresh) C - Gene Schwander (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Delbert Paylor (fresh) SG - Anthony Miller (fresh) SF - Bruce Hale (fresh) PF - Irving Jordan (fresh) C - Robert Bresnahan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Loyola Chicago | Gene Schwander misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 11-8 |
| 15:39 | Belmont | Irving Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 15:25 | Belmont | Robert Bresnahan comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 11-8 |
| 15:23 | Loyola Chicago | Allen Blas grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 15:06 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Schreiner is called for traveling | 11-8 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Arledge (PG), Keith Brown (SG), Dennis Stec (C) Dennis Strain, Harry Sanders, Gene Schwander | |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Tennison (PG), Jack Adamson (SG), Richard Kempton (SF), Andrew Hanson (PF), Arnold Grass (C) Delbert Paylor, Anthony Miller, Bruce Hale, Irving Jordan, Robert Bresnahan | |
| 14:52 | Belmont | Daniel Tennison clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 11-8 |
| 14:51 | Loyola Chicago | Dennis Stec gets the rebound | 11-8 |
| 14:29 | Loyola Chicago | Dennis Stec scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Keith Brown | 13-8 |
| 14:13 | Belmont | Jack Adamson misses the dunk | 13-8 |
| 14:12 | Loyola Chicago | Dennis Stec gets the rebound | 13-8 |
| 14:03 | Loyola Chicago | Dennis Stec clanks a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Arnold Grass - foul #1 on Arnold Grass, team foul #1 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ralph Brown (SF), Anthony Gutowski (PF) Allen Blas, Thomas Schreiner | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 14:03 | Loyola Chicago | Dennis Stec makes the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 14:03 | Loyola Chicago | Dennis Stec makes the 2nd free throw | 15-8 |
| 13:40 | Belmont | The jump hook by Andrew Hanson is blocked by Anthony Gutowski | 15-8 |
| 13:39 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson tips it back up and in | 15-10 |
| 13:19 | Loyola Chicago | Anthony Gutowski misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 15-10 |
| 13:18 | Belmont | Arnold Grass gets the rebound | 15-10 |
| 13:09 | Belmont | Jack Adamson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jack Adamson, team foul #2 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Schreiner (SG), Allen Blas (C) Keith Brown, Dennis Stec | |
| Subs | Belmont | Bruce Hale (PG) Daniel Tennison | |
| 12:53 | Loyola Chicago | Ralph Brown knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Anthony Gutowski | 17-10 |
| 12:31 | Belmont | Richard Kempton hits the finger roll set up by Bruce Hale | 17-12 |
| 12:15 | Loyola Chicago | Andrew Hanson steals the ball from Ralph Brown | 17-12 |
| 11:59 | Belmont | Bruce Hale is fouled on the floor by Calvin Arledge - foul #1 on Calvin Arledge, team foul #2 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Keith Brown (SG) Calvin Arledge | |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Tennison (PG), Anthony Miller (SG), Irving Jordan (C) Jack Adamson, Richard Kempton, Arnold Grass | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Thomas Schreiner (fresh) SG - Keith Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ralph Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Gutowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Allen Blas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Daniel Tennison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Miller (fresh) SF - Bruce Hale (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Andrew Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Irving Jordan (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Belmont | Anthony Miller clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-12 |
| 11:39 | Belmont | Irving Jordan tips it but misses | 17-12 |
| 11:38 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson tips it but misses | 17-12 |
| 11:37 | Belmont | Irving Jordan grabs the offensive board | 17-12 |
| 11:19 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-12 |
| 11:18 | Loyola Chicago | Keith Brown snags the defensive board | 17-12 |
| 10:56 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Tennison steps in front of the Keith Brown pass | 17-12 |
| 10:53 | Belmont | Daniel Tennison lays it up and in | 17-14 |
| 10:33 | Loyola Chicago | Allen Blas misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 17-14 |
| 10:31 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Schreiner gets the offensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 10:12 | Loyola Chicago | Ralph Brown misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Andrew Hanson - foul #1 on Andrew Hanson, team foul #3 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Arledge (PG), Gene Schwander (PF), Dennis Stec (C) Keith Brown, Anthony Gutowski, Allen Blas | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jack Adamson (SG), Richard Kempton (SF), Arnold Grass (C) Daniel Tennison, Anthony Miller, Andrew Hanson | |
| 10:12 | Loyola Chicago | Ralph Brown makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:12 | Loyola Chicago | Ralph Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:12 | Belmont | Richard Kempton gets the rebound | 18-14 |
| 09:53 | Belmont | Jack Adamson misses the 3 from the left wing | 18-14 |
| 09:51 | Loyola Chicago | Gene Schwander grabs the defensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 09:35 | Loyola Chicago | Ralph Brown is hacked by Jack Adamson - foul #2 on Jack Adamson, team foul #4 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Dennis Strain (SG), Harry Sanders (SF) Thomas Schreiner, Ralph Brown | |
| Subs | Belmont | Delbert Paylor (PG), Anthony Miller (SG) Bruce Hale, Jack Adamson | |
| 09:20 | Loyola Chicago | Gene Schwander connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Calvin Arledge | 20-14 |
| 08:59 | Belmont | Delbert Paylor loses the dribble to Calvin Arledge | 20-14 |
| 08:30 | Loyola Chicago | Gene Schwander comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 20-14 |
| 08:29 | Belmont | Arnold Grass grabs the board | 20-14 |
| 08:14 | Belmont | Arnold Grass misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Dennis Stec - foul #1 on Dennis Stec, team foul #3 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Keith Brown (SG), Allen Blas (SF), Thomas Schreiner (PF) Dennis Strain, Harry Sanders, Gene Schwander | |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Tennison (PG), Bruce Hale (SG), Andrew Hanson (PF) Delbert Paylor, Anthony Miller, Irving Jordan | |
| 08:14 | Belmont | Arnold Grass makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 08:14 | Belmont | Arnold Grass makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 07:54 | Loyola Chicago | Keith Brown misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Daniel Tennison - foul #1 on Daniel Tennison, team foul #5 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Anthony Gutowski (PF) Calvin Arledge | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 07:54 | Loyola Chicago | Keith Brown makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 07:54 | Loyola Chicago | Keith Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 07:54 | Loyola Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Stec | 21-16 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Thomas Schreiner (fresh) SG - Keith Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Blas (fresh) PF - Anthony Gutowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Stec (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Daniel Tennison (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Hale (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Kempton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Arnold Grass (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Loyola Chicago | Dennis Stec hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 21-16 |
| 07:33 | Loyola Chicago | Keith Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 21-16 |
| 07:20 | Loyola Chicago | Anthony Gutowski is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Anthony Gutowski, team foul #4 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Irving Jordan (C) Arnold Grass | |
| 06:53 | Belmont | Bruce Hale is hacked by Keith Brown - foul #2 on Keith Brown, team foul #5 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Arledge (PG), Harry Sanders (SF) Keith Brown, Dennis Stec | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 06:33 | Belmont | Thomas Schreiner steps in front of the Irving Jordan pass | 21-16 |
| 06:30 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Schreiner banks in the layup | 23-16 |
| 06:10 | Belmont | Harry Sanders steals it from Richard Kempton | 23-16 |
| 05:52 | Loyola Chicago | Anthony Gutowski is fouled on the floor by Andrew Hanson - foul #2 on Andrew Hanson, team foul #6 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ralph Brown (SF), Gene Schwander (C) Harry Sanders, Anthony Gutowski | |
| Subs | Belmont | Anthony Miller (SG), Ronald Coppola (PF), Arnold Grass (C) Bruce Hale, Richard Kempton, Andrew Hanson | |
| 05:37 | Loyola Chicago | Ralph Brown comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 23-16 |
| 05:36 | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Arledge misses the tip | 23-16 |
| 05:34 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Schreiner snags the offensive board | 23-16 |
| 05:24 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Schreiner clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-16 |
| 05:23 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Irving Jordan | 23-16 |
| 05:11 | Belmont | Arnold Grass hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-16 |
| 05:10 | Loyola Chicago | Ralph Brown grabs the board | 23-16 |
| 04:58 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Schreiner scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Gene Schwander | 26-16 |
| 04:50 | Belmont | Arnold Grass buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Irving Jordan and he's hacked by Gene Schwander - foul #1 on Gene Schwander, team foul #6 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Dennis Strain (PG), Harry Sanders (SG), Dennis Stec (C) Calvin Arledge, Thomas Schreiner, Gene Schwander | |
| Subs | Belmont | Bruce Hale (SF) Irving Jordan | |
| 04:50 | Belmont | Arnold Grass misses the free throw | 26-18 |
| 04:50 | Loyola Chicago | Allen Blas gets the rebound | 26-18 |
| 04:36 | Loyola Chicago | Allen Blas drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Dennis Strain | 28-18 |
| 04:17 | Belmont | Daniel Tennison loses the dribble to Allen Blas | 28-18 |
| 04:09 | Loyola Chicago | Dennis Stec misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 28-18 |
| 04:07 | Belmont | Ronald Coppola grabs the board | 28-18 |
| 03:49 | Belmont | Daniel Tennison can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 28-18 |
| 03:47 | Loyola Chicago | Ralph Brown gets the rebound | 28-18 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Dennis Strain (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harry Sanders (fresh) SF - Ralph Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Blas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Stec (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Daniel Tennison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Miller (fresh) SF - Bruce Hale (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ronald Coppola (fresh) C - Arnold Grass (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Loyola Chicago | Harry Sanders is fouled on the floor by Anthony Miller - foul #1 on Anthony Miller, team foul #7 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Arledge (PG), Keith Brown (SG), Anthony Gutowski (PF) Dennis Strain, Ralph Brown, Allen Blas | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jack Adamson (SG), Richard Kempton (SF), Andrew Hanson (PF) Daniel Tennison, Anthony Miller, Ronald Coppola | |
| 03:37 | Loyola Chicago | Harry Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 28-18 |
| 03:37 | Loyola Chicago | Anthony Gutowski grabs the offensive board | 28-18 |
| 03:28 | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Arledge makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-18 |
| 03:09 | Belmont | Jack Adamson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 31-18 |
| 03:08 | Loyola Chicago | Anthony Gutowski pulls down the rebound | 31-18 |
| 02:54 | Loyola Chicago | Harry Sanders hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 31-18 |
| 02:52 | Loyola Chicago | Dennis Stec grabs the offensive rebound | 31-18 |
| 02:39 | Loyola Chicago | Anthony Gutowski makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Keith Brown and the foul's on Bruce Hale - foul #1 on Bruce Hale, team foul #8 | 33-18 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ralph Brown (SF) Harry Sanders | |
| Subs | Belmont | Delbert Paylor (PG), Irving Jordan (C) Bruce Hale, Arnold Grass | |
| 02:39 | Loyola Chicago | Anthony Gutowski misses the free throw | 33-18 |
| 02:39 | Belmont | Irving Jordan grabs the board | 33-18 |
| 02:23 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Ralph Brown - foul #1 on Ralph Brown, team foul #7 | 33-18 |
| 02:23 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 33-19 |
| 02:23 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-19 |
| 02:23 | Loyola Chicago | Dennis Stec grabs the board | 33-19 |
| 02:01 | Loyola Chicago | Dennis Stec can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-19 |
| 01:59 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Andrew Hanson | 33-19 |
| 01:32 | Belmont | Richard Kempton clanks a 3 from straight away | 33-19 |
| 01:31 | Loyola Chicago | Dennis Stec grabs the defensive rebound | 33-19 |
| 01:06 | Loyola Chicago | Keith Brown knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Calvin Arledge | 36-19 |
| 00:56 | Belmont | Jack Adamson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Richard Kempton | 36-22 |
| 00:42 | Loyola Chicago | Ralph Brown misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 36-22 |
| 00:40 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson pulls down the rebound | 36-22 |
| 00:24 | Belmont | Jack Adamson misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Ralph Brown - foul #2 on Ralph Brown, team foul #8 | 36-22 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Schreiner (PG), Dennis Strain (SG), Harry Sanders (SF), Allen Blas (PF), Gene Schwander (C) Calvin Arledge, Keith Brown, Ralph Brown, Anthony Gutowski, Dennis Stec | |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Tennison (PG), Arnold Grass (C) Delbert Paylor, Irving Jordan | |
| 00:24 | Belmont | Jack Adamson makes the 1st free throw | 36-23 |
| 00:24 | Belmont | Jack Adamson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-23 |
| 00:24 | Loyola Chicago | Allen Blas grabs the defensive rebound | 36-23 |
| 00:02 | Loyola Chicago | Andrew Hanson is called for the reach on Thomas Schreiner - foul #3 on Andrew Hanson, team foul #9 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Bruce Hale (SG), Irving Jordan (PF) Jack Adamson, Andrew Hanson | |
| 00:02 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Schreiner misses the 1st free throw | 36-23 |
| 00:02 | Belmont | Irving Jordan pulls down the rebound | 36-23 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Irving Jordan misses short on a fullcourt shot | 36-23 |