| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Clayton Haskins (fresh) SG - John Zoller (fresh) SF - Kevin Prince (fresh) PF - Scott McCann (fresh) C - Patrick McMulen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Daniel Morin (fresh) SG - Gerry Weaver (fresh) SF - John Bortz (fresh) PF - Curtis Sprenger (fresh) C - Charles Coomer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Coomer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Coomer's dunk attempt is rejected by Kevin Prince | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | The Citadel | Clayton Haskins snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | The Citadel | Kevin Prince blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Loyola Chicago | Curtis Sprenger snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Coomer drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Daniel Morin | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | The Citadel | Patrick McMulen loses the ball out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Loyola Chicago | John Bortz misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | The Citadel | Kevin Prince pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:17 | The Citadel | Scott McCann misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:16 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Gerry Weaver | 0-2 |
| 17:51 | Loyola Chicago | Clayton Haskins is called for the reach on John Bortz - foul #1 on Clayton Haskins, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:40 | Loyola Chicago | Gerry Weaver hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-5 |
| 17:27 | The Citadel | Kevin Prince makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Clayton Haskins | 2-5 |
| 17:04 | Loyola Chicago | Gerry Weaver misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 17:02 | Loyola Chicago | Curtis Sprenger tips it home | 2-7 |
| 16:52 | The Citadel | John Zoller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-7 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Bond (PG), Mark Moorman (PF) Daniel Morin, Curtis Sprenger | |
| 16:45 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Coomer misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Patrick McMulen - foul #1 on Patrick McMulen, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| 16:45 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Coomer makes the 1st free throw | 2-8 |
| 16:45 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Coomer misses the 2nd free throw | 2-8 |
| 16:45 | The Citadel | Patrick McMulen snags the defensive board | 2-8 |
| 16:34 | The Citadel | Patrick McMulen hits a floater in the lane | 4-8 |
| 16:19 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Bond buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 4-10 |
| 16:02 | The Citadel | Scott McCann buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Clayton Haskins | 7-10 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Clayton Haskins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Zoller (fresh) SF - Kevin Prince (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott McCann (fresh) 3 pts. C - Patrick McMulen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Joseph Bond (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gerry Weaver (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Bortz (fairly fresh) PF - Mark Moorman (fresh) C - Charles Coomer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:52 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Coomer blows the layup but he's fouled by John Zoller - foul #1 on John Zoller, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Milton Guardado (PG) Clayton Haskins | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Deason (SG), Kenneth Barcus (SF) Gerry Weaver, John Bortz | |
| 15:52 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Coomer makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 15:52 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Coomer makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 15:33 | The Citadel | Patrick McMulen connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Milton Guardado | 9-12 |
| 15:23 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Bond misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-12 |
| 15:21 | Loyola Chicago | Mark Moorman tips it back up and in | 9-14 |
| 15:01 | The Citadel | Milton Guardado makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from John Zoller and he's hacked by Joseph Bond - foul #1 on Joseph Bond, team foul #1 | 11-14 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Billy Rice (SG), Michael Hendricks (SF), Wilson Shoemaker (PF), Ronald Federico (C) John Zoller, Kevin Prince, Scott McCann, Patrick McMulen | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Morin (PG), Curtis Sprenger (PF) Kenneth Barcus, Charles Coomer | |
| 15:01 | The Citadel | Milton Guardado makes the free throw | 12-14 |
| 14:48 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Bond lays it up and in on a nice dish by Daniel Morin and he's fouled by Milton Guardado - foul #1 on Milton Guardado, team foul #4 | 12-16 |
| 14:48 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Bond misses the free throw | 12-16 |
| 14:48 | The Citadel | Wilson Shoemaker snags the defensive board | 12-16 |
| 14:19 | The Citadel | Milton Guardado makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Wilson Shoemaker | 15-16 |
| 14:06 | Loyola Chicago | Billy Rice takes the ball from Curtis Sprenger | 15-16 |
| 14:03 | The Citadel | Billy Rice hits the finger roll | 17-16 |
| 13:52 | Loyola Chicago | Curtis Sprenger hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Morin | 17-19 |
| 13:43 | The Citadel | Billy Rice scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Wilson Shoemaker | 19-19 |
| 13:30 | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Deason hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 19-19 |
| 13:28 | Loyola Chicago | Mark Moorman tips it in | 19-21 |
| 13:09 | The Citadel | A charge is called on Michael Hendricks - foul #1 on Michael Hendricks, team foul #5 | 19-21 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Clayton Haskins (PG), John Zoller (SG), Kevin Prince (SF), Scott McCann (PF), Patrick McMulen (C) Milton Guardado, Billy Rice, Michael Hendricks, Wilson Shoemaker, Ronald Federico | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Gerry Weaver (SG), John Bortz (SF), Kenneth Vos (PF), Kenneth Barcus (C) Joseph Bond, Benjamin Deason, Curtis Sprenger, Mark Moorman | |
| 12:51 | Loyola Chicago | John Bortz scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Morin | 19-23 |
| 12:34 | The Citadel | John Zoller misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-23 |
| 12:33 | Loyola Chicago | John Bortz gets the rebound | 19-23 |
| 12:27 | Loyola Chicago | Gerry Weaver clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-23 |
| 12:25 | The Citadel | Patrick McMulen snags the defensive board | 19-23 |
| 12:20 | The Citadel | Kevin Prince scores on a floater from the left side | 21-23 |
| 12:02 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Morin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-23 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Kareem Paris (PG), Charles Coomer (C) Daniel Morin, Kenneth Barcus | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Clayton Haskins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Zoller (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Prince (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Scott McCann (fresh) 3 pts. C - Patrick McMulen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Kareem Paris (fresh) SG - Gerry Weaver (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Bortz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Vos (fresh) C - Charles Coomer (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:50 | The Citadel | Clayton Haskins is hacked by Kareem Paris - foul #1 on Kareem Paris, team foul #2 | 21-23 |
| 11:37 | The Citadel | Scott McCann connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Clayton Haskins | 23-23 |
| 11:18 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Coomer misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 23-23 |
| 11:17 | The Citadel | John Zoller grabs the defensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 10:56 | The Citadel | Gerry Weaver is called for the reach on Patrick McMulen - foul #1 on Gerry Weaver, team foul #3 | 23-23 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Wilson Shoemaker (PF) Scott McCann | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Bond (PG), Curtis Sprenger (PF) Kareem Paris, Kenneth Vos | |
| 10:37 | The Citadel | Wilson Shoemaker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 10:36 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to John Bortz | 23-23 |
| 10:15 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Coomer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 10:13 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Kevin Prince | 23-23 |
| 09:58 | The Citadel | Patrick McMulen misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-23 |
| 09:57 | The Citadel | Clayton Haskins tips it home | 25-23 |
| 09:32 | Loyola Chicago | John Zoller takes the ball from Joseph Bond | 25-23 |
| 09:15 | The Citadel | Kevin Prince hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-23 |
| 09:13 | The Citadel | The offensive rebound goes to John Zoller | 25-23 |
| 08:55 | The Citadel | John Zoller comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-23 |
| 08:53 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Coomer pulls down the rebound | 25-23 |
| 08:34 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Bond comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 25-23 |
| 08:32 | The Citadel | Kevin Prince grabs the board | 25-23 |
| 08:27 | The Citadel | John Zoller drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Kevin Prince | 28-23 |
| 08:19 | Loyola Chicago | John Bortz connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Bond | 28-25 |
| 08:04 | The Citadel | Patrick McMulen can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Charles Coomer - foul #1 on Charles Coomer, team foul #4 | 28-25 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Milton Guardado (PG), Billy Rice (SG), Michael Hendricks (SF), Scott McCann (PF) Clayton Haskins, John Zoller, Kevin Prince, Wilson Shoemaker | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Morin (PG), Benjamin Deason (SG), Kenneth Barcus (SF), Mark Moorman (PF), Kenneth Vos (C) Joseph Bond, Gerry Weaver, John Bortz, Curtis Sprenger, Charles Coomer | |
| 08:04 | The Citadel | Patrick McMulen makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 08:04 | The Citadel | Patrick McMulen misses the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 08:04 | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Deason pulls down the rebound | 29-25 |
| 07:45 | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Deason misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-25 |
| 07:43 | The Citadel | Scott McCann grabs the board | 29-25 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Milton Guardado (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Rice (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Hendricks (fresh) PF - Scott McCann (fresh) 5 pts. C - Patrick McMulen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Daniel Morin (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Benjamin Deason (fresh) SF - Kenneth Barcus (fresh) PF - Mark Moorman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Vos (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | The Citadel | Patrick McMulen's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Moorman | 29-25 |
| 07:12 | Loyola Chicago | Mark Moorman snags the defensive board | 29-25 |
| 07:06 | Loyola Chicago | Kenneth Barcus clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-25 |
| 07:05 | The Citadel | Scott McCann snags the defensive board | 29-25 |
| 06:47 | The Citadel | Billy Rice misses short on a jumper from the left side | 29-25 |
| 06:45 | The Citadel | The offensive rebound goes to Scott McCann | 29-25 |
| 06:37 | The Citadel | Billy Rice loses the ball out of bounds | 29-25 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Wilson Shoemaker (C) Patrick McMulen | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Bond (SF) Kenneth Barcus | |
| 06:20 | Loyola Chicago | Mark Moorman knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Benjamin Deason | 29-28 |
| 06:02 | The Citadel | Billy Rice is hacked by Benjamin Deason - foul #1 on Benjamin Deason, team foul #5 | 29-28 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Charles Coomer (C) Kenneth Vos | |
| 05:52 | The Citadel | Wilson Shoemaker lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Hendricks | 31-28 |
| 05:33 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Coomer can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 31-28 |
| 05:31 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Coomer snags the offensive board | 31-28 |
| 05:19 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Hendricks steps in front of the Joseph Bond pass | 31-28 |
| 05:16 | The Citadel | Michael Hendricks hits the finger roll | 33-28 |
| 05:11 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Morin is fouled in the backcourt by Milton Guardado - foul #2 on Milton Guardado, team foul #6 | 33-28 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Glen Boren (PG), John Zoller (SG), Kevin Prince (SF), Ronald Federico (C) Milton Guardado, Billy Rice, Michael Hendricks, Scott McCann | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Gerry Weaver (SG), John Bortz (SF), Curtis Sprenger (PF) Daniel Morin, Benjamin Deason, Mark Moorman | |
| 04:50 | Loyola Chicago | Gerry Weaver makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Bond | 33-31 |
| 04:37 | The Citadel | Wilson Shoemaker blows the layup | 33-31 |
| 04:35 | The Citadel | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Prince | 33-31 |
| 04:18 | The Citadel | Glen Boren makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by John Zoller | 35-31 |
| 04:03 | Loyola Chicago | Curtis Sprenger clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ronald Federico - foul #1 on Ronald Federico, team foul #7 | 35-31 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Clayton Haskins (PG), Scott McCann (PF) Glen Boren, Wilson Shoemaker | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Kareem Paris (PG), Kenneth Vos (C) Joseph Bond, Charles Coomer | |
| 04:03 | Loyola Chicago | Curtis Sprenger misses the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 04:03 | Loyola Chicago | Curtis Sprenger makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 03:37 | The Citadel | Kenneth Vos steps in front of the Clayton Haskins pass | 35-32 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Clayton Haskins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Zoller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Prince (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott McCann (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Federico (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Kareem Paris (fresh) SG - Gerry Weaver (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Bortz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Sprenger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Vos (fresh) | |
| 03:21 | Loyola Chicago | Curtis Sprenger misses long on a floater from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 03:20 | The Citadel | Scott McCann gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 02:57 | The Citadel | John Zoller comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 02:56 | Loyola Chicago | John Bortz grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 02:52 | Loyola Chicago | Gerry Weaver is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Gerry Weaver, team foul #6 | 35-32 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Patrick McMulen (C) Ronald Federico | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Morin (PG), Benjamin Deason (SG), Joseph Bond (SF), Mark Moorman (PF), Charles Coomer (C) Kareem Paris, Gerry Weaver, John Bortz, Curtis Sprenger, Kenneth Vos | |
| 02:34 | The Citadel | Clayton Haskins makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Zoller | 37-32 |
| 02:19 | Loyola Chicago | Patrick McMulen blocks the short jumper by Mark Moorman | 37-32 |
| 02:18 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Scott McCann | 37-32 |
| 02:11 | The Citadel | Kevin Prince is called for traveling | 37-32 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Milton Guardado (SG), Michael Hendricks (SF), Wilson Shoemaker (PF) John Zoller, Kevin Prince, Scott McCann | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 01:58 | Loyola Chicago | Wilson Shoemaker steps in front of the Joseph Bond pass | 37-32 |
| 01:40 | The Citadel | Michael Hendricks is hacked by Joseph Bond - foul #2 on Joseph Bond, team foul #7 | 37-32 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Gerry Weaver (SG), John Bortz (SF) Benjamin Deason, Joseph Bond | |
| 01:40 | The Citadel | Michael Hendricks makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 01:40 | The Citadel | Michael Hendricks misses the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 01:40 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Coomer grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 01:14 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Morin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-32 |
| 01:13 | The Citadel | Wilson Shoemaker grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 01:04 | The Citadel | Patrick McMulen's layup is rejected by Charles Coomer | 38-32 |
| 01:02 | The Citadel | Clayton Haskins tips it but misses | 38-32 |
| 01:00 | Loyola Chicago | Mark Moorman pulls down the rebound | 38-32 |
| 00:54 | Loyola Chicago | John Bortz hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 38-32 |
| 00:53 | The Citadel | Wilson Shoemaker grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 00:36 | The Citadel | Patrick McMulen is fouled on the floor by Charles Coomer - foul #2 on Charles Coomer, team foul #8 | 38-32 |
| Subs | The Citadel | John Zoller (SG), Kevin Prince (SF), Scott McCann (PF) Clayton Haskins, Michael Hendricks, Wilson Shoemaker | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Bond (PG), Curtis Sprenger (PF), Kenneth Vos (C) Daniel Morin, Mark Moorman, Charles Coomer | |
| 00:36 | The Citadel | Patrick McMulen makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 00:36 | The Citadel | Patrick McMulen misses the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 00:36 | Loyola Chicago | John Bortz gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 00:25 | Loyola Chicago | John Bortz misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 00:24 | The Citadel | Patrick McMulen snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 00:01 | The Citadel | Patrick McMulen misses the fadeaway in the paint | 39-32 |
| 00:00 | Loyola Chicago | Kenneth Vos pulls down the rebound | 39-32 |