| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Jimmie Blanc (fresh) SG - Michael Woodruff (fresh) SF - Raymond Crider (fresh) PF - Chris Davis (fresh) C - Troy Nilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - David Pearson (fresh) SG - Aaron Knotts (fresh) SF - James Conner (fresh) PF - Gerald Meyers (fresh) C - Kevin Garnica (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Kevin Garnica wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Marquette | Kevin Garnica's floater is tipped away by Troy Nilson | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Marquette | Aaron Knotts tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Woodruff hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Marquette | Gerald Meyers grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Marquette | Kevin Garnica drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Aaron Knotts | 0-4 |
| 18:33 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Woodruff can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 18:32 | Marquette | Gerald Meyers pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:12 | Marquette | Aaron Knotts clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Chris Davis - foul #1 on Chris Davis, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:12 | Marquette | Aaron Knotts misses the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:12 | Marquette | Aaron Knotts makes the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:56 | Loyola Chicago | Raymond Crider blows the layup | 0-5 |
| 17:54 | Marquette | Gerald Meyers grabs the defensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:32 | Marquette | James Conner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 17:30 | Loyola Chicago | Chris Davis gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:12 | Loyola Chicago | Raymond Crider clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-5 |
| 17:11 | Marquette | Aaron Knotts pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 16:50 | Marquette | David Pearson buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Aaron Knotts | 0-7 |
| 16:25 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Woodruff makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 3-7 |
| 16:01 | Marquette | James Conner misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-7 |
| 15:59 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Knotts | 3-7 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Jimmie Blanc (fresh) SG - Michael Woodruff (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raymond Crider (fresh) PF - Chris Davis (fresh) C - Troy Nilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - David Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Aaron Knotts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Conner (fresh) PF - Gerald Meyers (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Kevin Garnica (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Marquette | James Conner slams it home and the foul's on Raymond Crider - foul #1 on Raymond Crider, team foul #2 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Gerald Lowery (SF) Raymond Crider | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dustin Hockaday (PG), Brian Marchetti (SG), Jerome Mack (PF), John Couture (C) David Pearson, Aaron Knotts, Gerald Meyers, Kevin Garnica | |
| 15:49 | Marquette | James Conner makes the free throw | 3-10 |
| 15:20 | Loyola Chicago | Chris Davis misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-10 |
| 15:18 | Loyola Chicago | Troy Nilson tips it in | 5-10 |
| 15:12 | Marquette | James Conner double dribbles | 5-10 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Shaw (PG), David Trumbull (SG), Brian Wyche (C) Jimmie Blanc, Michael Woodruff, Troy Nilson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Gary Pesce (PF) James Conner | |
| 14:51 | Loyola Chicago | Chris Davis drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 14:38 | Marquette | Gary Pesce misses short on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Chris Davis - foul #2 on Chris Davis, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Stanley Armwood (C) Chris Davis | |
| Subs | Marquette | David Pearson (PG), Aaron Knotts (SG), Kevin Garnica (C) Dustin Hockaday, Brian Marchetti, John Couture | |
| 14:38 | Marquette | Gary Pesce misses the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:38 | Marquette | Gary Pesce makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:24 | Loyola Chicago | Gerald Lowery is hacked by Kevin Garnica - foul #1 on Kevin Garnica, team foul #1 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Raymond Crider (SF) Stanley Armwood | |
| Subs | Marquette | Gerald Meyers (PF) Gary Pesce | |
| 14:10 | Loyola Chicago | Brian Wyche's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-11 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Woodruff (SG) David Trumbull | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 13:57 | Marquette | Jerome Mack comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 13:55 | Loyola Chicago | Brian Wyche grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:37 | Loyola Chicago | Gerald Meyers steps in front of the James Shaw pass | 8-11 |
| 13:14 | Marquette | James Shaw steps in front of the Aaron Knotts pass | 8-11 |
| 13:02 | Loyola Chicago | Gerald Lowery drills a turnaround from the left block | 10-11 |
| 12:47 | Marquette | James Shaw steps in front of the Aaron Knotts pass | 10-11 |
| 12:27 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Woodruff travels with the ball | 10-11 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jimmie Blanc (PG), Troy Nilson (C) James Shaw, Raymond Crider | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Conner (SF), Gary Pesce (PF), John Couture (C) Jerome Mack, Gerald Meyers, Kevin Garnica | |
| 12:10 | Marquette | Gary Pesce misses short on a shot from close range but the foul's on Brian Wyche - foul #1 on Brian Wyche, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | David Trumbull (SF) Brian Wyche | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dustin Hockaday (SG) Aaron Knotts | |
| 12:10 | Marquette | Gary Pesce makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:10 | Marquette | Gary Pesce misses the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:10 | Loyola Chicago | Gerald Lowery grabs the board | 10-12 |
| 11:44 | Loyola Chicago | Jimmie Blanc connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 12-12 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Jimmie Blanc (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Woodruff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Trumbull (fresh) PF - Gerald Lowery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Troy Nilson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - David Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dustin Hockaday (fresh) SF - James Conner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Pesce (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Couture (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Marquette | James Conner drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by David Pearson | 12-14 |
| 11:18 | Loyola Chicago | Jimmie Blanc misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 12-14 |
| 11:16 | Marquette | Dustin Hockaday snags the defensive board | 12-14 |
| 11:02 | Marquette | Dustin Hockaday knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from David Pearson | 12-17 |
| 10:44 | Loyola Chicago | Troy Nilson buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Jimmie Blanc | 14-17 |
| 10:26 | Marquette | James Conner's layup is rejected by Gerald Lowery | 14-17 |
| 10:25 | Marquette | Dustin Hockaday snags the offensive board | 14-17 |
| 10:04 | Marquette | James Conner buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-20 |
| 09:54 | Loyola Chicago | Dustin Hockaday steals it from Michael Woodruff | 14-20 |
| 09:34 | Marquette | Gary Pesce misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-20 |
| 09:33 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Troy Nilson | 14-20 |
| 09:27 | Loyola Chicago | David Trumbull misses long on a 3 from straight away | 14-20 |
| 09:25 | Loyola Chicago | Gerald Lowery tips it in | 16-20 |
| 09:00 | Marquette | James Conner misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 16-20 |
| 08:59 | Loyola Chicago | Troy Nilson gets the rebound | 16-20 |
| 08:50 | Loyola Chicago | James Conner steals the ball from Gerald Lowery | 16-20 |
| 08:46 | Marquette | James Conner misses the easy layup | 16-20 |
| 08:45 | Loyola Chicago | Troy Nilson pulls down the rebound | 16-20 |
| 08:24 | Loyola Chicago | Jimmie Blanc is whistled for traveling | 16-20 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Shaw (PG), Randall Walker (SG), Raymond Crider (SF), Brian Wyche (PF), Stanley Armwood (C) Jimmie Blanc, Michael Woodruff, David Trumbull, Gerald Lowery, Troy Nilson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Nicholas Harris (PG), Aaron Knotts (SG), Jerome Mack (SF), Gerald Meyers (PF), Kevin Garnica (C) David Pearson, Dustin Hockaday, James Conner, Gary Pesce, John Couture | |
| 08:03 | Marquette | Brian Wyche is called for the reach on Aaron Knotts - foul #2 on Brian Wyche, team foul #5 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Troy Nilson (C) Brian Wyche | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 07:50 | Marquette | Gerald Meyers is fouled on the floor by Randall Walker - foul #1 on Randall Walker, team foul #6 | 16-20 |
| 07:41 | Marquette | Jerome Mack can't throw it down | 16-20 |
| 07:39 | Marquette | Kevin Garnica gets the offensive rebound | 16-20 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - James Shaw (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Randall Walker (fresh) SF - Raymond Crider (fresh) PF - Stanley Armwood (fresh) C - Troy Nilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Nicholas Harris (fresh) SG - Aaron Knotts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerome Mack (fresh) PF - Gerald Meyers (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kevin Garnica (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Marquette | Gerald Meyers is fouled on the floor by Stanley Armwood - foul #1 on Stanley Armwood, team foul #7 | 16-20 |
| 07:31 | Marquette | Gerald Meyers makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 07:31 | Marquette | Gerald Meyers misses the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 07:31 | Marquette | Jerome Mack gets the offensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 07:14 | Marquette | Kevin Garnica travels with the ball | 16-21 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Conner (SF) Jerome Mack | |
| 06:51 | Loyola Chicago | Randall Walker is fouled on the floor by Aaron Knotts - foul #1 on Aaron Knotts, team foul #2 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dustin Hockaday (PG) Nicholas Harris | |
| 06:33 | Loyola Chicago | Troy Nilson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-21 |
| 06:31 | Loyola Chicago | Raymond Crider tips it back up and in | 18-21 |
| 06:14 | Marquette | James Conner can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Raymond Crider - foul #2 on Raymond Crider, team foul #8 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jimmie Blanc (PG), David Trumbull (SF) Randall Walker, Raymond Crider | |
| Subs | Marquette | David Pearson (PG) Dustin Hockaday | |
| 06:14 | Marquette | James Conner makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 06:14 | Marquette | James Conner misses the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 06:14 | Loyola Chicago | Troy Nilson grabs the defensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 06:09 | Loyola Chicago | Jimmie Blanc misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Kevin Garnica - foul #2 on Kevin Garnica, team foul #3 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Marquette | John Couture (C) Kevin Garnica | |
| 06:09 | Loyola Chicago | Jimmie Blanc makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 06:09 | Loyola Chicago | Jimmie Blanc makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:51 | Marquette | Gerald Meyers misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 20-22 |
| 05:49 | Marquette | Aaron Knotts tips it back up and in | 20-24 |
| 05:33 | Loyola Chicago | James Shaw hits a floater from the left block set up by Jimmie Blanc | 22-24 |
| 05:21 | Marquette | David Pearson makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Conner | 22-27 |
| 05:01 | Loyola Chicago | David Trumbull buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Stanley Armwood | 25-27 |
| 04:53 | Marquette | Jimmie Blanc steals the ball from Gerald Meyers | 25-27 |
| 04:33 | Loyola Chicago | John Couture steals it from Stanley Armwood | 25-27 |
| 04:28 | Marquette | Aaron Knotts can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Shaw - foul #1 on James Shaw, team foul #9 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Woodruff (SG), Gerald Lowery (PF) James Shaw, Stanley Armwood | |
| Subs | Marquette | Jerome Mack (SF), Gary Pesce (PF) James Conner, Gerald Meyers | |
| 04:28 | Marquette | Aaron Knotts makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 04:28 | Marquette | Aaron Knotts makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 04:07 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Woodruff drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Troy Nilson | 28-29 |
| 03:45 | Marquette | Aaron Knotts clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 03:43 | Loyola Chicago | Troy Nilson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 03:22 | Loyola Chicago | Troy Nilson misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Jerome Mack - foul #1 on Jerome Mack, team foul #4 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Randall Walker (PG), Raymond Crider (SF), Chris Davis (PF) Jimmie Blanc, David Trumbull, Gerald Lowery | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dustin Hockaday (PG), Brian Marchetti (SG), Kevin Garnica (C) David Pearson, Aaron Knotts, Gary Pesce | |
| 03:22 | Loyola Chicago | Troy Nilson makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 03:22 | Loyola Chicago | Troy Nilson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Randall Walker (fresh) SG - Michael Woodruff (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Raymond Crider (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chris Davis (fresh) 3 pts. C - Troy Nilson (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dustin Hockaday (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brian Marchetti (fresh) SF - Jerome Mack (fresh) PF - John Couture (fresh) C - Kevin Garnica (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:01 | Marquette | Raymond Crider picks off the pass by John Couture | 30-29 |
| 02:43 | Loyola Chicago | Chris Davis makes the driving attempt from the right block | 32-29 |
| 02:24 | Marquette | Dustin Hockaday hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 02:22 | Marquette | Kevin Garnica grabs the offensive board | 32-29 |
| 02:11 | Marquette | John Couture hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 02:09 | Marquette | Kevin Garnica snags the offensive board | 32-29 |
| 02:03 | Marquette | Jerome Mack can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 02:01 | Loyola Chicago | Chris Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 01:45 | Loyola Chicago | Jerome Mack is called for the reach on Chris Davis - foul #2 on Jerome Mack, team foul #5 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jimmie Blanc (PG), Gerald Lowery (C) Randall Walker, Troy Nilson | |
| Subs | Marquette | David Pearson (PG), Aaron Knotts (SG), James Conner (SF), Gerald Meyers (PF) Dustin Hockaday, Brian Marchetti, Jerome Mack, John Couture | |
| 01:31 | Loyola Chicago | Raymond Crider hits a fadeaway from close range | 34-29 |
| 01:14 | Marquette | Kevin Garnica misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Gerald Lowery - foul #1 on Gerald Lowery, team foul #10 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | David Trumbull (SG) Michael Woodruff | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 01:14 | Marquette | Kevin Garnica makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 01:14 | Marquette | Kevin Garnica makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 01:07 | Loyola Chicago | David Trumbull clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-31 |
| 01:06 | Marquette | David Pearson pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 00:59 | Marquette | Gerald Meyers can't connect on a runner from the left block | 34-31 |
| 00:58 | Loyola Chicago | Jimmie Blanc snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 00:53 | Loyola Chicago | Jimmie Blanc clanks a 3 from the right corner | 34-31 |
| 00:52 | Loyola Chicago | Chris Davis can't tip it in | 34-31 |
| 00:50 | Marquette | James Conner grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 00:41 | Marquette | Raymond Crider picks off the pass by Kevin Garnica | 34-31 |
| 00:38 | Loyola Chicago | Raymond Crider lays it up and in | 36-31 |
| 00:19 | Marquette | Chris Davis is called for the reach on Gerald Meyers - foul #3 on Chris Davis, team foul #11 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Woodruff (SG), Brian Wyche (C) Raymond Crider, Chris Davis | |
| Subs | Marquette | Jerome Mack (C) Kevin Garnica | |
| 00:19 | Marquette | Gerald Meyers makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 00:19 | Marquette | Gerald Meyers makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 00:01 | Loyola Chicago | Gerald Lowery misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Aaron Knotts snags the defensive board | 36-33 |