| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Jeffrey Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lupe Miranda (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Toles (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Riggle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Otha Knezevic (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Wright (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Junior Rosado (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Curry (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Earl Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Curry inbounds the ball | 36-34 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Curry is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Bruce Curry, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| 19:30 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Toles misses short on a shot in the paint | 36-34 |
| 19:28 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Riggle tips it back up and in | 38-34 |
| 19:11 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Curry knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Mark Wilson | 38-37 |
| 18:55 | Loyola Chicago | Jeffrey Jackson misses the jump hook from close range | 38-37 |
| 18:53 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Junior Rosado | 38-37 |
| 18:24 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Curry comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 38-37 |
| 18:23 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Wilson tips it but misses | 38-37 |
| 18:22 | Loyola Chicago | Jeffrey Jackson pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 18:06 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Toles makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Jeffrey Jackson and the foul's on John Wright - foul #3 on John Wright, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams (PG) John Wright | |
| 18:06 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Toles makes the free throw | 41-37 |
| 17:57 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Wilson clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-37 |
| 17:56 | Loyola Chicago | Lupe Miranda grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 17:51 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Toles double dribbles | 41-37 |
| 17:34 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Curry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 17:33 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Riggle grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 17:16 | Loyola Chicago | Otha Knezevic drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Jeffrey Jackson | 43-37 |
| 16:51 | Detroit Mercy | Otha Knezevic blocks the short jumper by Junior Rosado | 43-37 |
| 16:50 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Toles grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 16:31 | Loyola Chicago | Jeffrey Jackson misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Junior Rosado - foul #1 on Junior Rosado, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Wagers (SF), Juan Ortiz (PF), Andre Howell (C) Richard Toles, Charles Riggle, Otha Knezevic | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Felix Rose (SG), Moises Macias (SF), Kevin Nichols (PF), Matthew Stocking (C) Junior Rosado, Bruce Curry, Earl Johnson, Mark Wilson | |
| 16:31 | Loyola Chicago | Jeffrey Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 16:31 | Loyola Chicago | Jeffrey Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 16:08 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-37 |
| 16:07 | Loyola Chicago | Andre Howell pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 16:03 | Loyola Chicago | Jeffrey Jackson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ronald Williams - foul #1 on Ronald Williams, team foul #4 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Larry Mowers (SG) Lupe Miranda | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 16:03 | Loyola Chicago | Jeffrey Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 16:03 | Loyola Chicago | Jeffrey Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 16:03 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Nichols gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Jeffrey Jackson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Larry Mowers (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Wagers (fresh) PF - Juan Ortiz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Andre Howell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ronald Williams (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Felix Rose (fresh) SF - Moises Macias (fresh) PF - Kevin Nichols (fresh) C - Matthew Stocking (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Detroit Mercy | Felix Rose scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Matthew Stocking and he's hacked by Jeffrey Jackson - foul #2 on Jeffrey Jackson, team foul #1 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Derick Gerlach (SG) Jeffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Wright (PG), Mark Wilson (C) Ronald Williams, Moises Macias | |
| 15:46 | Detroit Mercy | Felix Rose misses the free throw | 46-39 |
| 15:46 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Stocking gets the offensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 15:29 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Wilson misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Derick Gerlach - foul #1 on Derick Gerlach, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams (SG), Earl Johnson (PF) Felix Rose, Matthew Stocking | |
| 15:29 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 15:29 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 15:29 | Loyola Chicago | Juan Ortiz grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 15:09 | Loyola Chicago | Derick Gerlach clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-40 |
| 15:08 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Johnson snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| 14:48 | Detroit Mercy | John Wright knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ronald Williams | 46-43 |
| 14:24 | Loyola Chicago | Juan Ortiz clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-43 |
| 14:23 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Wilson gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 14:06 | Detroit Mercy | John Wright misses long on a runner near the basket | 46-43 |
| 14:05 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Wagers pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 13:58 | Loyola Chicago | Juan Ortiz knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Derick Gerlach | 48-43 |
| 13:39 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Nichols double dribbles | 48-43 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jeffrey Jackson (PG), Lupe Miranda (SG), Richard Toles (SF), Charles Riggle (PF), Otha Knezevic (C) Larry Mowers, Derick Gerlach, Thomas Wagers, Juan Ortiz, Andre Howell | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Junior Rosado (SG), Bruce Curry (SF), Moises Macias (PF), Matthew Stocking (C) Ronald Williams, Kevin Nichols, Earl Johnson, Mark Wilson | |
| 13:22 | Loyola Chicago | Jeffrey Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-43 |
| 12:55 | Detroit Mercy | John Wright loses the dribble to Charles Riggle | 48-43 |
| 12:41 | Loyola Chicago | Moises Macias is called for the reach on Lupe Miranda - foul #1 on Moises Macias, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Earl Johnson (PF), Mark Wilson (C) Moises Macias, Matthew Stocking | |
| 12:21 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Riggle drills a floater from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 12:06 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Wilson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-43 |
| 12:04 | Detroit Mercy | Junior Rosado grabs the offensive board | 50-43 |
| 11:45 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Riggle steps in front of the Mark Wilson pass | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Jeffrey Jackson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lupe Miranda (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Toles (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Charles Riggle (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Otha Knezevic (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Wright (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Junior Rosado (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Curry (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Earl Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Toles misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 11:30 | Detroit Mercy | John Wright gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 11:18 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-43 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Larry Mowers (PG) Jeffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams (PG) John Wright | |
| 11:04 | Loyola Chicago | Lupe Miranda is fouled on the floor by Bruce Curry - foul #3 on Bruce Curry, team foul #6 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Juan Ortiz (C) Otha Knezevic | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 10:49 | Loyola Chicago | Lupe Miranda throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-43 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Andre Howell (C) Richard Toles | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Felix Rose (SG) Junior Rosado | |
| 10:27 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Curry drills a jumper in the lane set up by Felix Rose and the foul's on Juan Ortiz - foul #2 on Juan Ortiz, team foul #3 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Wagers (SF) Charles Riggle | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Nichols (PF), Matthew Stocking (C) Earl Johnson, Mark Wilson | |
| 10:27 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Curry makes the free throw | 50-46 |
| 10:06 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Wagers misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 10:05 | Loyola Chicago | Andre Howell grabs the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 09:49 | Loyola Chicago | Kevin Nichols is called for the reach on Larry Mowers - foul #1 on Kevin Nichols, team foul #7 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jeffrey Jackson (PG), Richard Toles (SF), Otha Knezevic (C) Lupe Miranda, Thomas Wagers, Andre Howell | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Wright (PG), Junior Rosado (SG), Moises Macias (SF) Ronald Williams, Felix Rose, Bruce Curry | |
| 09:49 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Mowers makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 09:49 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Mowers makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 09:27 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Mowers is called for the reach on Matthew Stocking - foul #2 on Larry Mowers, team foul #4 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Charles Riggle (PF) Juan Ortiz | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Earl Johnson (PF), Mark Wilson (C) Moises Macias, Matthew Stocking | |
| 08:59 | Detroit Mercy | Otha Knezevic is called for the reach on John Wright - foul #2 on Otha Knezevic, team foul #5 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Lupe Miranda (SG) Larry Mowers | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 08:44 | Detroit Mercy | Otha Knezevic denies the turnaround by John Wright | 52-46 |
| 08:43 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Richard Toles | 52-46 |
| 08:26 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Toles connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Charles Riggle | 55-46 |
| 08:19 | Detroit Mercy | Junior Rosado is fouled on the floor by Lupe Miranda - foul #3 on Lupe Miranda, team foul #6 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Curry (SF) Kevin Nichols | |
| 07:59 | Detroit Mercy | Otha Knezevic picks off the pass by Mark Wilson | 55-46 |
| 07:35 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Toles clanks a floater from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 07:33 | Loyola Chicago | Jeffrey Jackson hits the follow up shot | 57-46 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Jeffrey Jackson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lupe Miranda (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Toles (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Charles Riggle (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Otha Knezevic (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Wright (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Junior Rosado (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Curry (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Earl Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Detroit Mercy | John Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-46 |
| 07:15 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Curry grabs the offensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 07:00 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Curry comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 57-46 |
| 06:58 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Lupe Miranda | 57-46 |
| 06:35 | Loyola Chicago | Otha Knezevic hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 57-46 |
| 06:33 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Curry grabs the board | 57-46 |
| 06:10 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Johnson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-46 |
| 06:09 | Loyola Chicago | Otha Knezevic gets the rebound | 57-46 |
| 05:46 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Toles misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 57-46 |
| 05:45 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 05:27 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Curry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-46 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Larry Mowers (PG), Derick Gerlach (SG), Thomas Wagers (SF), Juan Ortiz (PF), Andre Howell (C) Jeffrey Jackson, Lupe Miranda, Richard Toles, Charles Riggle, Otha Knezevic | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams (PG), Felix Rose (SG), Moises Macias (SF), Kevin Nichols (PF), Matthew Stocking (C) John Wright, Junior Rosado, Bruce Curry, Earl Johnson, Mark Wilson | |
| 05:06 | Loyola Chicago | Andre Howell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-46 |
| 05:05 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Ronald Williams | 57-46 |
| 04:47 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Nichols drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Ronald Williams | 57-48 |
| 04:18 | Loyola Chicago | Derick Gerlach loses the ball out of bounds | 57-48 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Lupe Miranda (SG) Derick Gerlach | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Wright (PG) Felix Rose | |
| 04:00 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams is called for traveling | 57-48 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Curry (SF), Mark Wilson (C) Moises Macias, Matthew Stocking | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Loyola Chicago | Kevin Nichols picks off the pass by Lupe Miranda | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Wilson buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-51 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Larry Mowers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lupe Miranda (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Wagers (fresh) PF - Juan Ortiz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Andre Howell (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Wright (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Curry (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:09 | Loyola Chicago | Lupe Miranda hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 03:07 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Kevin Nichols | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:46 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-51 |
| 02:45 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Curry tips it in | 57-53 |
| 02:45 | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-53 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jeffrey Jackson (PG), Richard Toles (SF), Charles Riggle (PF), Otha Knezevic (C) Larry Mowers, Thomas Wagers, Juan Ortiz, Andre Howell | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Junior Rosado (SG), Earl Johnson (PF) Ronald Williams, Kevin Nichols | |
| 02:36 | Loyola Chicago | Mark Wilson denies the turnaround by Jeffrey Jackson | 57-53 |
| 02:34 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Riggle gets the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 02:20 | Loyola Chicago | Otha Knezevic buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeffrey Jackson | 59-53 |
| 01:57 | Detroit Mercy | John Wright is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Jackson - foul #3 on Jeffrey Jackson, team foul #7 | 59-53 |
| 01:57 | Detroit Mercy | John Wright makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 01:57 | Detroit Mercy | John Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 01:34 | Loyola Chicago | Jeffrey Jackson misses the fadeaway from the left side | 59-55 |
| 01:33 | Loyola Chicago | Jeffrey Jackson tips it back up and in | 61-55 |
| 01:10 | Detroit Mercy | Junior Rosado drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mark Wilson | 61-57 |
| 00:57 | Loyola Chicago | Jeffrey Jackson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-57 |
| 00:56 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Curry grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Johnson knocks in the floater near the basket set up by John Wright | 61-59 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Toles can't connect on a shot in the lane | 61-59 |
| 00:16 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Curry gets the rebound | 61-59 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Detroit Mercy | Junior Rosado clanks a jump hook from the right block | 61-59 |
| 00:02 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Wilson can't tip it in | 61-59 |
| 00:01 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Jackson | 61-59 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Loyola Chicago | Jeffrey Jackson runs out the clock | 61-59 |