| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ryan Terry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Manuel Harrell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Cecil Pierce (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Terrell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - James Shaw (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Woodruff (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Meeks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Wyche (fresh) 5 pts. C - Perry Blake (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Loyola Chicago | Christopher Meeks inbounds the ball | 35-29 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Loyola Chicago | Perry Blake blows the layup but the foul's on Fred Terrell - foul #1 on Fred Terrell, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| 19:41 | Loyola Chicago | Perry Blake makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 19:41 | Loyola Chicago | Perry Blake makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 19:20 | St. John's | Fred Terrell misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Perry Blake - foul #2 on Perry Blake, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| 19:20 | St. John's | Fred Terrell makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 19:20 | St. John's | Fred Terrell makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 19:04 | Loyola Chicago | Perry Blake loses the ball out of bounds | 37-31 |
| 18:49 | St. John's | Fred Terrell blows the layup | 37-31 |
| 18:47 | Loyola Chicago | Christopher Meeks pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 18:29 | Loyola Chicago | Ryan Terry is called for the reach on Brian Wyche - foul #1 on Ryan Terry, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| 18:20 | Loyola Chicago | James Shaw dunks the ball | 37-33 |
| 17:58 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Vaughn Wynn | 39-33 |
| 17:37 | Loyola Chicago | Christopher Meeks misses long on a floater from the left side | 39-33 |
| 17:35 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Fred Terrell | 39-33 |
| 17:16 | St. John's | Fred Terrell knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Ryan Terry | 41-33 |
| 16:50 | Loyola Chicago | Perry Blake is whistled for traveling | 41-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Parker (PG), John Hall (SF), Gino Romano (PF) Vaughn Wynn, Manuel Harrell, Cecil Pierce | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Harold Stewart (PG), Jimmie Blanc (SG), Randall Walker (SF), David Prescott (PF), Stanley Armwood (C) James Shaw, Michael Woodruff, Christopher Meeks, Brian Wyche, Perry Blake | |
| 16:30 | St. John's | Gino Romano misses long on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Jimmie Blanc - foul #1 on Jimmie Blanc, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Frederick Wagner (C) Ryan Terry, Fred Terrell | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 16:30 | St. John's | Gino Romano makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 16:30 | St. John's | Gino Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 16:11 | Loyola Chicago | Jimmie Blanc's pass is intercepted by Edward Parker | 43-33 |
| 15:49 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-33 |
| 15:47 | St. John's | Edward Parker hits the follow up shot | 45-33 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gino Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Hall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Frederick Wagner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Harold Stewart (fresh) SG - Jimmie Blanc (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Walker (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Prescott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stanley Armwood (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Loyola Chicago | David Prescott is hacked by Edward Parker - foul #1 on Edward Parker, team foul #3 | 45-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Myers (PG), Ryan Terry (SG), Cecil Pierce (PF), Fred Terrell (C) Vaughn Wynn, Gino Romano, Edward Parker, Frederick Wagner | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Shaw (PG), Michael Woodruff (SG) Harold Stewart, David Prescott | |
| 15:07 | Loyola Chicago | Stanley Armwood clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Raymond Myers - foul #4 on Raymond Myers, team foul #4 | 45-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Parker (PG), Manuel Harrell (SF) Raymond Myers, John Hall | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Christopher Meeks (SF), Perry Blake (C) Randall Walker, Jimmie Blanc | |
| 15:07 | Loyola Chicago | Stanley Armwood makes the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 15:07 | Loyola Chicago | Stanley Armwood makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 14:47 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Edward Parker | 47-35 |
| 14:22 | Loyola Chicago | Stanley Armwood connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-37 |
| 14:05 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 47-37 |
| 14:04 | St. John's | Edward Parker tips it in | 49-37 |
| 13:51 | Loyola Chicago | Christopher Meeks misses short on a runner from the right block | 49-37 |
| 13:49 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell gets the rebound | 49-37 |
| 13:32 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-37 |
| 13:11 | Loyola Chicago | Christopher Meeks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-37 |
| 13:09 | St. John's | Edward Parker snags the defensive board | 52-37 |
| 12:58 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Cecil Pierce | 54-37 |
| 12:34 | Loyola Chicago | Ryan Terry takes the ball from Stanley Armwood | 54-37 |
| 12:30 | St. John's | Ryan Terry blows the layup | 54-37 |
| 12:28 | St. John's | Edward Parker tips it in | 56-37 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 12:14 | Loyola Chicago | James Shaw misses the dunk but the foul's on Cecil Pierce - foul #2 on Cecil Pierce, team foul #5 | 56-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Gino Romano (SG), John Hall (SF), Frederick Wagner (C) Edward Parker, Ryan Terry, Manuel Harrell, Fred Terrell | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jimmie Blanc (SG), Randall Walker (SF), Brian Wyche (PF) Michael Woodruff, Christopher Meeks, Stanley Armwood | |
| 12:14 | Loyola Chicago | James Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 56-38 |
| 12:14 | Loyola Chicago | James Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 56-39 |
| 11:54 | St. John's | John Hall makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-39 |
| 11:40 | Loyola Chicago | Gino Romano is called for the reach on Jimmie Blanc - foul #3 on Gino Romano, team foul #6 | 58-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ryan Terry (SG) Cecil Pierce | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Harold Stewart (PG) James Shaw | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ryan Terry (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Hall (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gino Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Frederick Wagner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Harold Stewart (fresh) SG - Jimmie Blanc (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Walker (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Brian Wyche (fresh) 5 pts. C - Perry Blake (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Loyola Chicago | Brian Wyche is called for traveling | 58-39 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:57 | St. John's | Ryan Terry misses badly on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Brian Wyche - foul #3 on Brian Wyche, team foul #3 | 58-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Parker (PF), Fred Terrell (C) Gino Romano, Frederick Wagner | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 10:57 | St. John's | Ryan Terry makes the 1st free throw | 59-39 |
| 10:57 | St. John's | Ryan Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 60-39 |
| 10:50 | Loyola Chicago | Harold Stewart connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Jimmie Blanc | 60-41 |
| 10:21 | St. John's | Edward Parker connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Vaughn Wynn | 62-41 |
| 10:13 | Loyola Chicago | Brian Wyche is denied on a layup by Fred Terrell | 62-41 |
| 10:11 | St. John's | John Hall snags the defensive board | 62-41 |
| 09:42 | St. John's | Edward Parker is fouled on the floor by Jimmie Blanc - foul #2 on Jimmie Blanc, team foul #4 | 62-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gino Romano (SG), Manuel Harrell (SF), Cecil Pierce (PF) Vaughn Wynn, Ryan Terry, John Hall | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Shaw (PG), Michael Woodruff (SG), Christopher Meeks (SF) Harold Stewart, Randall Walker, Perry Blake | |
| 09:21 | St. John's | Michael Woodruff takes the ball from Gino Romano | 62-41 |
| 09:18 | Loyola Chicago | Christopher Meeks lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Woodruff | 62-43 |
| 09:01 | St. John's | Fred Terrell misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 62-43 |
| 08:59 | Loyola Chicago | Brian Wyche grabs the defensive rebound | 62-43 |
| 08:46 | Loyola Chicago | James Shaw knocks in the runner from close range set up by Michael Woodruff | 62-45 |
| 08:17 | St. John's | Gino Romano hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Fred Terrell | 64-45 |
| 08:00 | Loyola Chicago | Jimmie Blanc double dribbles | 64-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Ryan Terry (SG), John Hall (C) Edward Parker, Gino Romano, Fred Terrell | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | David Prescott (PF), Stanley Armwood (C) Brian Wyche, Jimmie Blanc | |
| 07:36 | St. John's | Ryan Terry hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 64-45 |
| 07:35 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn misses the tip | 64-45 |
| 07:33 | Loyola Chicago | James Shaw pulls down the rebound | 64-45 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Ryan Terry (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Manuel Harrell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cecil Pierce (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - John Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - James Shaw (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Woodruff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Meeks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Prescott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stanley Armwood (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Loyola Chicago | Cecil Pierce picks off the pass by David Prescott | 64-45 |
| 07:01 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Ryan Terry | 66-45 |
| 06:43 | Loyola Chicago | Vaughn Wynn denies the turnaround by Stanley Armwood | 66-45 |
| 06:41 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn pulls down the rebound | 66-45 |
| 06:36 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell is hacked by Christopher Meeks - foul #1 on Christopher Meeks, team foul #5 | 66-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Parker (PF), Fred Terrell (C) Manuel Harrell, Cecil Pierce | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Harold Stewart (PG), Donald Morris (SG), Randall Walker (SF) James Shaw, Michael Woodruff, Christopher Meeks | |
| 06:17 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Ryan Terry | 69-45 |
| 06:08 | Loyola Chicago | Ryan Terry steps in front of the Stanley Armwood pass | 69-45 |
| 06:04 | St. John's | Ryan Terry jams it | 71-45 |
| 05:48 | Loyola Chicago | Randall Walker hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Harold Stewart | 71-48 |
| 05:25 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 71-48 |
| 05:24 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Morris gets the rebound | 71-48 |
| 05:16 | Loyola Chicago | Harold Stewart connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Stanley Armwood and the foul's on Vaughn Wynn - foul #3 on Vaughn Wynn, team foul #7 | 71-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Myers (PG), Gino Romano (SF) Vaughn Wynn, John Hall | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jimmie Blanc (SG), Brian Wyche (PF), Perry Blake (C) Donald Morris, David Prescott, Stanley Armwood | |
| 05:16 | Loyola Chicago | Harold Stewart misses the free throw | 71-50 |
| 05:16 | St. John's | Fred Terrell grabs the board | 71-50 |
| 04:48 | St. John's | Fred Terrell can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Perry Blake - foul #3 on Perry Blake, team foul #6 | 71-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hall (SF) Ryan Terry | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Donald Morris (SG), Stanley Armwood (PF) Brian Wyche, Perry Blake | |
| 04:48 | St. John's | Fred Terrell makes the 1st free throw | 72-50 |
| 04:48 | St. John's | Fred Terrell makes the 2nd free throw | 73-50 |
| 04:30 | Loyola Chicago | Jimmie Blanc is fouled on the floor by Fred Terrell - foul #2 on Fred Terrell, team foul #8 | 73-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Frederick Wagner (C) Fred Terrell | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 04:30 | Loyola Chicago | Jimmie Blanc makes the 1st free throw | 73-51 |
| 04:30 | Loyola Chicago | Jimmie Blanc makes the 2nd free throw | 73-52 |
| 04:08 | St. John's | Jimmie Blanc steals it from Edward Parker | 73-52 |
| 03:55 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Morris misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-52 |
| 03:54 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner pulls down the rebound | 73-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Raymond Myers connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Gino Romano and he's hacked by Harold Stewart - foul #1 on Harold Stewart, team foul #7 | 75-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | David Prescott (PF) Harold Stewart | |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Raymond Myers makes the free throw | 76-52 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raymond Myers (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Gino Romano (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - John Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Parker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. C - Frederick Wagner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Jimmie Blanc (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Morris (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randall Walker (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Prescott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stanley Armwood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Morris misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 76-52 |
| 03:09 | St. John's | John Hall grabs the board | 76-52 |
| 02:44 | St. John's | Edward Parker comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 76-52 |
| 02:42 | Loyola Chicago | Jimmie Blanc gets the rebound | 76-52 |
| 02:37 | Loyola Chicago | Jimmie Blanc buries a driving attempt in the lane and he's hacked by Raymond Myers - foul #5 on Raymond Myers, team foul #9 | 76-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG) Raymond Myers | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Harold Stewart (PG) Donald Morris | |
| 02:37 | Loyola Chicago | Jimmie Blanc makes the free throw | 76-55 |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Randall Walker blocks the jumper by Gino Romano | 76-55 |
| 02:07 | Loyola Chicago | David Prescott gets the rebound | 76-55 |
| 02:01 | Loyola Chicago | Randall Walker lays it in on a nice dish by Jimmie Blanc and he's hacked by Vaughn Wynn - foul #4 on Vaughn Wynn, team foul #10 | 76-57 |
| 02:01 | Loyola Chicago | Randall Walker misses the free throw | 76-57 |
| 02:01 | St. John's | Edward Parker pulls down the rebound | 76-57 |
| 01:56 | St. John's | Gino Romano is called for traveling | 76-57 |
| 01:39 | Loyola Chicago | Stanley Armwood misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 76-57 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner gets the rebound | 76-57 |
| 01:32 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner lays it in on a great pass from John Hall and he's fouled by Stanley Armwood - foul #2 on Stanley Armwood, team foul #8 | 78-57 |
| 01:32 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner misses the free throw | 78-57 |
| 01:32 | Loyola Chicago | Stanley Armwood grabs the defensive rebound | 78-57 |
| 01:20 | Loyola Chicago | Stanley Armwood buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Randall Walker and he's fouled by Gino Romano - foul #4 on Gino Romano, team foul #11 | 78-59 |
| 01:20 | Loyola Chicago | Stanley Armwood makes the free throw | 78-60 |
| 01:05 | St. John's | Edward Parker buries a floater in the lane | 80-60 |
| 00:58 | Loyola Chicago | John Hall picks off the pass by Stanley Armwood | 80-60 |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Edward Parker throws it down on a nice dish by John Hall | 82-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Loyola Chicago | Vaughn Wynn steps in front of the Harold Stewart pass | 82-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Gino Romano scores on a turnaround in the paint | 84-60 |
| 00:24 | Loyola Chicago | Jimmie Blanc's floater is tipped away by John Hall | 84-60 |
| 00:23 | Loyola Chicago | David Prescott grabs the offensive board | 84-60 |
| 00:21 | Loyola Chicago | Stanley Armwood hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 84-60 |
| 00:19 | Loyola Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to David Prescott | 84-60 |
| 00:15 | Loyola Chicago | Stanley Armwood misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 84-60 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Gino Romano gets the rebound | 84-60 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn runs out the clock | 84-60 |