| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Johnnie Dickson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Stier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Faught (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Keller (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kent Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Alexander Marshall (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Larry Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Alvin Estep (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derek Siegfried (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jesse Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| 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 and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 19:40 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Derek Siegfried | 35-32 |
| 19:24 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 19:22 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 19:00 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried misses the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Edward Keller - foul #2 on Edward Keller, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| 19:00 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 19:00 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 19:00 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Faught grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 18:43 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Faught can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 18:42 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 18:24 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-33 |
| 18:04 | Loyola Chicago | James Stier comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Larry Brown - foul #2 on Larry Brown, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| 18:04 | Loyola Chicago | James Stier makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 18:04 | Loyola Chicago | James Stier misses the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 18:04 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 17:45 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown is hacked by James Stier - foul #2 on James Stier, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| 17:33 | Detroit Mercy | The jumper by Jesse Reed is denied by Richard Faught | 36-33 |
| 17:32 | Loyola Chicago | Johnnie Dickson gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 17:19 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Keller is whistled for traveling | 36-33 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ron Bollman (SG), David Agee (PF) James Stier, Edward Keller | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Danny Lafave (C) Jesse Reed | |
| 16:57 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 36-33 |
| 16:56 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Lafave pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 16:37 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Alexander Marshall | 36-35 |
| 16:20 | Loyola Chicago | David Agee banks in the layup on a nice dish by Johnnie Dickson | 38-35 |
| 15:54 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 38-35 |
| 15:53 | Loyola Chicago | Ron Bollman gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Johnnie Dickson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ron Bollman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Faught (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Agee (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kent Morris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Alexander Marshall (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Larry Brown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Alvin Estep (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derek Siegfried (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Danny Lafave (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:48 | Loyola Chicago | David Agee comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-35 |
| 15:47 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 15:28 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 38-35 |
| 15:26 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Kent Morris | 38-35 |
| 15:00 | Loyola Chicago | Johnnie Dickson is fouled on the floor by Alvin Estep - foul #2 on Alvin Estep, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Stier (SG), George Walker (SF), Edward Keller (PF), Gary Hodges (C) Johnnie Dickson, Richard Faught, David Agee, Kent Morris | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley (PG), Roman Gonzales (SG), Dean Liska (SF), Jesse Reed (C) Alexander Marshall, Larry Brown, Alvin Estep, Derek Siegfried | |
| 14:45 | Loyola Chicago | George Walker clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dean Liska - foul #2 on Dean Liska, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Walter Quirk (PF) Danny Lafave | |
| 14:45 | Loyola Chicago | George Walker makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 14:45 | Loyola Chicago | George Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 14:29 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Quirk is whistled for traveling | 40-35 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Dennis Remley (PG) Ron Bollman | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 14:17 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Keller can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Walter Quirk - foul #1 on Walter Quirk, team foul #4 | 40-35 |
| 14:17 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Keller misses the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 14:17 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Keller misses the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 14:17 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 14:01 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Roman Gonzales | 40-38 |
| 13:50 | Loyola Chicago | Roman Gonzales is called for the reach on Edward Keller - foul #1 on Roman Gonzales, team foul #5 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried (PF) Walter Quirk | |
| 13:22 | Loyola Chicago | Gary Hodges hits a shot in the lane | 42-38 |
| 13:05 | Detroit Mercy | Roman Gonzales hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 13:03 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Keller snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 12:58 | Loyola Chicago | George Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-38 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ron Bollman (PG), Richard Faught (SF) Dennis Remley, George Walker | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall (PG), Larry Brown (SG), Alvin Estep (SF) Perry Bradley, Roman Gonzales, Dean Liska | |
| 12:39 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep knocks in the shot from the left side and the foul's on Richard Faught - foul #2 on Richard Faught, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Johnnie Dickson (PG), Kent Morris (C) Ron Bollman, Gary Hodges | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 12:39 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep misses the free throw | 42-40 |
| 12:39 | Loyola Chicago | Kent Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 12:23 | Loyola Chicago | James Stier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-40 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | David Agee (PF) Edward Keller | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 12:16 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed clanks a 3 from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 12:15 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 12:05 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Larry Brown, team foul #6 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ron Bollman (SG), Gary Hodges (PF) James Stier, David Agee | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Danny Lafave (C) Jesse Reed | |
| 11:41 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Faught misses long on a jumper from the left side | 42-40 |
| 11:39 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Johnnie Dickson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ron Bollman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Faught (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Hodges (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Kent Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Alexander Marshall (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Larry Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Alvin Estep (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Derek Siegfried (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Danny Lafave (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:19 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Faught - foul #3 on Richard Faught, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Edward Keller (PF) Gary Hodges | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 11:19 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 11:19 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 11:01 | Loyola Chicago | Johnnie Dickson is hacked by Alexander Marshall - foul #2 on Alexander Marshall, team foul #7 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Gary Hodges (C) Kent Morris | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley (SG), Jesse Reed (C) Larry Brown, Danny Lafave | |
| 11:01 | Loyola Chicago | Johnnie Dickson makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 11:01 | Loyola Chicago | Johnnie Dickson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 10:43 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed's floater is tipped away by Gary Hodges | 44-42 |
| 10:42 | Loyola Chicago | Ron Bollman grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 10:19 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Faught clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 10:17 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 10:02 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 09:48 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Faught misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-45 |
| 09:46 | Loyola Chicago | Johnnie Dickson pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 09:24 | Loyola Chicago | Ron Bollman travels with the ball | 44-45 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Dennis Remley (PG), James Stier (SG), George Walker (SF), Kent Morris (C) Johnnie Dickson, Ron Bollman, Richard Faught, Edward Keller | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown (SG), Dean Liska (SF), Danny Lafave (PF), Walter Quirk (C) Alexander Marshall, Alvin Estep, Derek Siegfried, Jesse Reed | |
| 09:08 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Quirk lays it up and in set up by Larry Brown | 44-47 |
| 08:52 | Loyola Chicago | Gary Hodges clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-47 |
| 08:50 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Walter Quirk | 44-47 |
| 08:29 | Detroit Mercy | Kent Morris is called for the reach on Walter Quirk - foul #2 on Kent Morris, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | David Agee (PF) Gary Hodges | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 08:03 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Lafave misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 44-47 |
| 08:01 | Loyola Chicago | Kent Morris snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 07:40 | Loyola Chicago | Kent Morris's pass is intercepted by Larry Brown | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Dennis Remley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Stier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Walker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Agee (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kent Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Perry Bradley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Brown (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Dean Liska (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Danny Lafave (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Walter Quirk (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley loses the dribble to Kent Morris | 44-47 |
| 07:05 | Loyola Chicago | David Agee is hacked by Danny Lafave - foul #1 on Danny Lafave, team foul #8 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Johnnie Dickson (PG), Edward Keller (PF) Dennis Remley, George Walker | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall (PG), Alvin Estep (SF), Derek Siegfried (PF), Jesse Reed (C) Perry Bradley, Dean Liska, Danny Lafave, Walter Quirk | |
| 07:05 | Loyola Chicago | David Agee misses the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 07:05 | Loyola Chicago | Kent Morris grabs the offensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 06:41 | Loyola Chicago | Kent Morris comes up short on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Larry Brown - foul #4 on Larry Brown, team foul #9 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Richard Faught (SF) David Agee | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 06:41 | Loyola Chicago | Kent Morris makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 06:41 | Loyola Chicago | Kent Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 06:41 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 06:19 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Brown | 45-50 |
| 05:55 | Loyola Chicago | Kent Morris makes the turnaround from the left block | 47-50 |
| 05:43 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 47-50 |
| 05:42 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed hits the follow up shot | 47-52 |
| 05:26 | Loyola Chicago | Alvin Estep is called for the reach on Richard Faught - foul #3 on Alvin Estep, team foul #10 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ron Bollman (SG), Gary Hodges (C) James Stier, Kent Morris | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley (SG) Larry Brown | |
| 05:26 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Faught makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 05:26 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Faught makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 05:04 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 05:03 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Keller snags the defensive board | 49-52 |
| 04:40 | Loyola Chicago | Johnnie Dickson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 04:38 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed snags the defensive board | 49-52 |
| 04:21 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-55 |
| 04:06 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Faught is whistled for traveling | 49-55 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | George Walker (SG), Louis Franklin (C) Johnnie Dickson, Edward Keller | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown (SG), Danny Lafave (C) Perry Bradley, Jesse Reed | |
| 03:50 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown misses the 3 from straight away but he's hacked by Gary Hodges - foul #4 on Gary Hodges, team foul #6 | 49-55 |
| 03:50 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown misses the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 03:50 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 03:50 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown makes the 3rd free throw | 49-57 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Faught loses the dribble to Danny Lafave | 49-57 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Ron Bollman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Walker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Faught (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Hodges (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Louis Franklin (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Alexander Marshall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Larry Brown (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Alvin Estep (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Derek Siegfried (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Danny Lafave (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Lafave misses the floater from the left block | 49-57 |
| 03:13 | Loyola Chicago | George Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 03:08 | Loyola Chicago | George Walker comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 49-57 |
| 03:07 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Lafave grabs the defensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 02:44 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall misses short on a 3 from straight away | 49-57 |
| 02:42 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Faught snags the defensive board | 49-57 |
| 02:42 | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-57 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Johnnie Dickson (PG), James Stier (SG), Edward Keller (PF), Kent Morris (C) Ron Bollman, George Walker, Gary Hodges, Louis Franklin | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed (C) Danny Lafave | |
| 02:31 | Loyola Chicago | Kent Morris misses the fadeaway from the left block | 49-57 |
| 02:29 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 02:03 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Alexander Marshall | 49-60 |
| 01:42 | Loyola Chicago | James Stier misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-60 |
| 01:41 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed grabs the board | 49-60 |
| 01:24 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall is fouled on the floor by James Stier - foul #3 on James Stier, team foul #7 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Dennis Remley (PG), Ron Bollman (SG), George Walker (SF), Gary Hodges (PF), Louis Franklin (C) Johnnie Dickson, James Stier, Richard Faught, Edward Keller, Kent Morris | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley (SG), Dean Liska (SF), Danny Lafave (PF), Walter Quirk (C) Larry Brown, Alvin Estep, Derek Siegfried, Jesse Reed | |
| 01:24 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 01:24 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| 01:17 | Loyola Chicago | George Walker can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 49-62 |
| 01:15 | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley snags the defensive board | 49-62 |
| 01:11 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Perry Bradley | 49-65 |
| 00:54 | Loyola Chicago | George Walker misses badly on a shot from the right side | 49-65 |
| 00:53 | Detroit Mercy | Dean Liska grabs the defensive rebound | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Lafave makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Perry Bradley | 49-68 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Loyola Chicago | Dennis Remley can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-68 |
| 00:18 | Loyola Chicago | Louis Franklin grabs the offensive rebound | 49-68 |
| 00:14 | Loyola Chicago | Gary Hodges can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Danny Lafave - foul #2 on Danny Lafave, team foul #11 | 49-68 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roman Gonzales (SG) Alexander Marshall | |
| 00:14 | Loyola Chicago | Gary Hodges misses the 1st free throw | 49-68 |
| 00:14 | Loyola Chicago | Gary Hodges makes the 2nd free throw | 50-68 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley runs out the clock | 50-68 |