| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gary Sutton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kent Pittman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Kenneth Castle (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - John Tope (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Michael Jent (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley McCrone (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Clifford Brown (fresh) C - James Rivard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Loyola Chicago | Stanley McCrone inbounds the ball | 46-32 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Jent | 46-35 |
| 19:21 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle's pass is intercepted by Stanley McCrone | 46-35 |
| 19:09 | Loyola Chicago | Stanley McCrone misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-35 |
| 19:08 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown tips it home | 46-37 |
| 18:50 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Gary Sutton | 48-37 |
| 18:37 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-37 |
| 18:35 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton snags the defensive board | 48-37 |
| 18:16 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 48-37 |
| 18:15 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton tips it in | 50-37 |
| 18:03 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard drills a runner from close range | 50-39 |
| 17:50 | Louisville | Kent Pittman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-39 |
| 17:49 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown grabs the board | 50-39 |
| 17:28 | Loyola Chicago | Stanley McCrone misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 17:27 | Louisville | Gary Sutton gets the rebound | 50-39 |
| 16:59 | Louisville | Kent Pittman comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 50-39 |
| 16:57 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard grabs the board | 50-39 |
| 16:52 | Loyola Chicago | Stanley McCrone misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-39 |
| 16:50 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith hits the follow up shot | 50-41 |
| 16:34 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 16:33 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown grabs the board | 50-41 |
| 16:19 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 16:18 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 16:00 | Louisville | John Tope's pass is intercepted by Michael Jent | 50-41 |
| 15:56 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Jent hits the finger roll | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gary Sutton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kent Pittman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Castle (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - John Tope (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Michael Jent (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley McCrone (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Clifford Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Rivard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:27 | Louisville | Kent Pittman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-43 |
| 15:26 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard grabs the board | 50-43 |
| 15:10 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Malcolm Hamilton - foul #1 on Malcolm Hamilton, team foul #1 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kudyauku Albarazi (PG), Paul Hicks (SG), John Small (SF), Jamie Howell (PF), Dale Hulse (C) Gary Sutton, Kent Pittman, Malcolm Hamilton, Kenneth Castle, John Tope | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | William Poole (PG), Clark Cross (SG), Donald Myers (SF), Sam Hall (PF) Michael Jent, Ronald Smith, Stanley McCrone, Clifford Brown | |
| 15:10 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 15:10 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 14:52 | Louisville | Jamie Howell misses long on a jumper from the right block | 50-45 |
| 14:51 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 14:31 | Loyola Chicago | Clark Cross buries a floater from close range | 50-47 |
| 14:22 | Louisville | Jamie Howell clanks a shot in the lane | 50-47 |
| 14:20 | Louisville | Dale Hulse grabs the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 14:06 | Louisville | William Poole picks off the pass by Paul Hicks | 50-47 |
| 13:51 | Loyola Chicago | Clark Cross can't throw it down but he's fouled by Jamie Howell - foul #2 on Jamie Howell, team foul #2 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Timms (C) James Rivard | |
| 13:51 | Loyola Chicago | Clark Cross makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 13:51 | Loyola Chicago | Clark Cross misses the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 13:51 | Louisville | Dale Hulse grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 13:33 | Louisville | Dale Hulse misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 50-48 |
| 13:32 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Myers grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 13:22 | Loyola Chicago | Sam Hall drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Donald Myers | 50-50 |
| 13:11 | Louisville | Jamie Howell drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Kudyauku Albarazi | 52-50 |
| 12:52 | Loyola Chicago | Clark Cross's pass is intercepted by Dale Hulse | 52-50 |
| 12:28 | Louisville | Jamie Howell hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Kudyauku Albarazi | 54-50 |
| 12:08 | Loyola Chicago | James Timms hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 54-50 |
| 12:07 | Loyola Chicago | Clark Cross grabs the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 11:57 | Loyola Chicago | Sam Hall hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Jamie Howell - foul #3 on Jamie Howell, team foul #3 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Sutton (PG), Kent Pittman (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Boyd Bailey (PF), John Tope (C) Kudyauku Albarazi, Paul Hicks, John Small, Jamie Howell, Dale Hulse | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Jent (PG), Stanley McCrone (SF), James Rivard (C) Clark Cross, Donald Myers, James Timms | |
| 11:57 | Loyola Chicago | Sam Hall makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 11:57 | Loyola Chicago | Sam Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gary Sutton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kent Pittman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Boyd Bailey (fresh) C - John Tope (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Michael Jent (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Poole (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stanley McCrone (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Sam Hall (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - James Rivard (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | Louisville | Kent Pittman drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Sutton | 57-52 |
| 11:18 | Loyola Chicago | Sam Hall can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-52 |
| 11:17 | Louisville | Boyd Bailey snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 10:57 | Louisville | Kent Pittman knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Gary Sutton | 60-52 |
| 10:46 | Loyola Chicago | Sam Hall misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 10:44 | Louisville | John Tope pulls down the rebound | 60-52 |
| 10:38 | Louisville | Michael Jent takes the ball from Kent Pittman | 60-52 |
| 10:33 | Loyola Chicago | William Poole can't finish the layup | 60-52 |
| 10:32 | Louisville | Boyd Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 10:18 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton makes the jump hook from close range set up by Kent Pittman | 62-52 |
| 10:05 | Loyola Chicago | Stanley McCrone is hacked by Kent Pittman - foul #1 on Kent Pittman, team foul #4 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Small (SF), Kenneth Castle (PF), Jamie Howell (C) Malcolm Hamilton, Boyd Bailey, John Tope | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith (SG), Clifford Brown (PF) William Poole, Sam Hall | |
| 09:59 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-52 |
| 09:58 | Louisville | Jamie Howell grabs the board | 62-52 |
| 09:33 | Louisville | James Rivard is called for the reach on John Small - foul #2 on James Rivard, team foul #1 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kudyauku Albarazi (PG), Dale Hulse (C) Gary Sutton, Jamie Howell | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 09:23 | Louisville | John Small loses the dribble to James Rivard | 62-52 |
| 09:11 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith drills a 3 from straight away | 62-55 |
| 08:58 | Louisville | Stanley McCrone is called for the reach on Kudyauku Albarazi - foul #1 on Stanley McCrone, team foul #2 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Hicks (SG), John Tope (C) Kent Pittman, Dale Hulse | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 08:51 | Louisville | John Tope makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Kudyauku Albarazi | 64-55 |
| 08:38 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Jent throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton (SG) Paul Hicks | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Clark Cross (PG) Michael Jent | |
| 08:15 | Louisville | John Tope hits the finger roll on a great pass from Malcolm Hamilton | 66-55 |
| 07:58 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Clark Cross | 66-58 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kudyauku Albarazi (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Small (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Castle (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - John Tope (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Clark Cross (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley McCrone (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Clifford Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Rivard (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:40 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 66-58 |
| 07:38 | Loyola Chicago | Clark Cross grabs the defensive rebound | 66-58 |
| 07:25 | Loyola Chicago | Clark Cross connects on the open 3 pointer from straight away | 66-61 |
| 07:11 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle's floater is knocked away by Clifford Brown | 66-61 |
| 07:09 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard snags the defensive board | 66-61 |
| 06:48 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith is fouled on the floor by John Tope - foul #2 on John Tope, team foul #5 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Sutton (PG), Kent Pittman (SG), Jamie Howell (PF), Dale Hulse (C) Kudyauku Albarazi, John Small, Kenneth Castle, John Tope | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Jent (PG), Donald Myers (SF), Sam Hall (PF), James Timms (C) Ronald Smith, Stanley McCrone, Clifford Brown, James Rivard | |
| 06:35 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Myers can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-61 |
| 06:34 | Louisville | Dale Hulse grabs the board | 66-61 |
| 06:32 | Louisville | Michael Jent picks off the pass by Gary Sutton in the backcourt | 66-61 |
| 06:13 | Loyola Chicago | Sam Hall is whistled for a carry | 66-61 |
| 05:52 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 66-61 |
| 05:51 | Louisville | Jamie Howell gets the offensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 05:39 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton double dribbles | 66-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | William Poole (SG), James Rivard (C) Clark Cross, James Timms | |
| 05:15 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard buries a turnaround from the right block | 66-63 |
| 05:03 | Louisville | Dale Hulse loses the dribble to William Poole | 66-63 |
| 04:59 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Jent banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Poole | 66-65 |
| 04:37 | Louisville | Gary Sutton blows the layup | 66-65 |
| 04:36 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard gets the rebound | 66-65 |
| 04:22 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard's fadeaway is rejected by Dale Hulse | 66-65 |
| 04:21 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton grabs the board | 66-65 |
| 04:06 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-65 |
| 04:06 | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Small (SF), Kenneth Castle (PF), John Tope (C) Malcolm Hamilton, Jamie Howell, Dale Hulse | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith (SG), Stanley McCrone (SF), Clifford Brown (PF) William Poole, Donald Myers, Sam Hall | |
| 03:53 | Loyola Chicago | Kent Pittman steps in front of the James Rivard pass | 69-65 |
| 03:50 | Louisville | Gary Sutton dunks the ball set up by Kent Pittman | 71-65 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gary Sutton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kent Pittman (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Small (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Castle (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - John Tope (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Michael Jent (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley McCrone (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Clifford Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Rivard (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:36 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Jent hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 71-65 |
| 03:35 | Louisville | John Tope snags the defensive board | 71-65 |
| 03:31 | Louisville | Kent Pittman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-65 |
| 03:30 | Louisville | John Tope tips it back up and in | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:10 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 73-65 |
| 03:09 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle snags the defensive board | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:52 | Louisville | Kent Pittman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-65 |
| 02:51 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Jent grabs the defensive rebound | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:46 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Jent comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Tope - foul #3 on John Tope, team foul #6 | 73-65 |
| 02:46 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Jent misses the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 02:46 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Jent makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:24 | Louisville | John Tope drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Gary Sutton | 75-66 |
| 02:16 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Ronald Smith | 75-68 |
| 01:57 | Louisville | Ronald Smith picks off the pass by John Small | 75-68 |
| 01:54 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith dunks the ball | 75-70 |
| 01:29 | Louisville | John Small loses the ball out of bounds | 75-70 |
| Subs | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton (SF) John Small | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:12 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-70 |
| 01:10 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle grabs the board | 75-70 |
| 00:41 | Louisville | Gary Sutton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith is fouled on the floor by Gary Sutton - foul #1 on Gary Sutton, team foul #7 | 75-70 |
| 00:36 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:36 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:36 | Louisville | John Tope gets the rebound | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Michael Jent is called for the reach on John Tope in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Jent, team foul #3 | 75-71 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle is fouled on the floor by Clifford Brown - foul #3 on Clifford Brown, team foul #4 | 75-71 |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Gary Sutton is hacked by Michael Jent - foul #4 on Michael Jent, team foul #5 | 75-71 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Stanley McCrone is called for the reach on Malcolm Hamilton - foul #2 on Stanley McCrone, team foul #6 | 75-71 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Gary Sutton is hacked by Clifford Brown - foul #4 on Clifford Brown, team foul #7 | 75-71 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Gary Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Gary Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:18 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 77-71 |
| 00:17 | Louisville | John Tope gets the rebound | 77-71 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | John Tope is hacked by Michael Jent in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Jent, team foul #8 | 77-71 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | William Poole (PG) Michael Jent | |
| 00:14 | Louisville | John Tope makes the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | John Tope makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:09 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 79-71 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Malcolm Hamilton | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Gary Sutton runs out the clock | 79-71 |