| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bobby Rozar (fresh) SG - Frank Murphy (fresh) SF - Joseph Shaw (fresh) PF - Anthony Rohrbach (fresh) C - Bryce Nielsen (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 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Detroit Mercy | The jumper by Frank Murphy is denied by Charles Coomer | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Loyola Chicago | John Bortz snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Coomer connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Gerry Weaver | 0-3 |
| 19:01 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 0-3 |
| 19:00 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen gets the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:45 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-3 |
| 18:43 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Charles Coomer | 0-3 |
| 18:14 | Loyola Chicago | Curtis Sprenger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 17:58 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar is hacked by Daniel Morin - foul #1 on Daniel Morin, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 17:40 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen hits a turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Charles Coomer - foul #1 on Charles Coomer, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 17:40 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen misses the free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:40 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Coomer gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:23 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Coomer misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 2-3 |
| 17:21 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Rohrbach grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 16:56 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Curtis Sprenger - foul #1 on Curtis Sprenger, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| 16:56 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 16:56 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:32 | Loyola Chicago | John Bortz misses badly on a jumper from close range | 4-3 |
| 16:31 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:11 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 4-3 |
| 16:10 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen misses the tip | 4-3 |
| 16:08 | Loyola Chicago | John Bortz pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 15:53 | Loyola Chicago | Curtis Sprenger lays it in on a nice dish by Daniel Morin | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bobby Rozar (fairly fresh) SG - Frank Murphy (fresh) SF - Joseph Shaw (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Rohrbach (fresh) C - Bryce Nielsen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Daniel Morin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerry Weaver (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Bortz (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Curtis Sprenger (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Coomer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 15:40 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Coomer grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 15:25 | Loyola Chicago | Anthony Rohrbach swats the shot by Curtis Sprenger | 4-5 |
| 15:23 | Loyola Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Curtis Sprenger | 4-5 |
| 15:13 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Coomer knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from John Bortz | 4-7 |
| 14:53 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw knocks in the runner in the lane | 6-7 |
| 14:41 | Loyola Chicago | Gerry Weaver drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Curtis Sprenger and the foul's on Frank Murphy - foul #1 on Frank Murphy, team foul #1 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien (PG), Joseph Frankowski (SG), Billy Taylor (SF), Nicolas Buckley (PF), Robert Veasley (C) Bobby Rozar, Frank Murphy, Joseph Shaw, Anthony Rohrbach, Bryce Nielsen | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Bond (PG), Benjamin Deason (SF), Mark Moorman (PF), Kenneth Vos (C) Daniel Morin, John Bortz, Curtis Sprenger, Charles Coomer | |
| 14:41 | Loyola Chicago | Gerry Weaver makes the free throw | 6-10 |
| 14:20 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Veasley hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Mark Moorman - foul #1 on Mark Moorman, team foul #4 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Kenneth Barcus (SF) Gerry Weaver | |
| 14:20 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Veasley makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:20 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Veasley makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:58 | Loyola Chicago | Mark Moorman connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Benjamin Deason | 8-12 |
| 13:46 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Frankowski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 13:45 | Detroit Mercy | Nicolas Buckley gets the offensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 13:38 | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien is whistled for traveling | 8-12 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | John Bortz (SF), Charles Coomer (C) Kenneth Barcus, Kenneth Vos | |
| 13:27 | Loyola Chicago | Terrance Brien steals it from Benjamin Deason | 8-12 |
| 13:24 | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien lays it in | 10-12 |
| 13:05 | Loyola Chicago | John Bortz clanks a 3 from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 13:03 | Loyola Chicago | Mark Moorman grabs the offensive board | 10-12 |
| 12:50 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Bond knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Benjamin Deason | 10-14 |
| 12:29 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Veasley is fouled on the floor by Mark Moorman - foul #2 on Mark Moorman, team foul #5 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy (SG), Joseph Shaw (SF), Anthony Rohrbach (PF) Joseph Frankowski, Billy Taylor, Nicolas Buckley | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Morin (PG), Gerry Weaver (SG), Curtis Sprenger (PF) Joseph Bond, Benjamin Deason, Mark Moorman | |
| 12:18 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-14 |
| 12:16 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw tips it in | 12-14 |
| 11:58 | Loyola Chicago | Terrance Brien takes the ball from John Bortz | 12-14 |
| 11:54 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy lays it up and in on a nice dish by Terrance Brien | 14-14 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Terrance Brien (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Rohrbach (fresh) C - Robert Veasley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Daniel Morin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerry Weaver (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Bortz (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Curtis Sprenger (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Coomer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Loyola Chicago | Curtis Sprenger scores on a shot from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 11:16 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis Sprenger steals it from Anthony Rohrbach | 14-16 |
| 11:08 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Coomer misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 14-16 |
| 11:06 | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| 10:59 | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 14-16 |
| 10:58 | Loyola Chicago | Curtis Sprenger grabs the defensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 10:50 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Morin double dribbles | 14-16 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar (PG), Bryce Nielsen (C) Terrance Brien, Robert Veasley | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Deason (SF), Kenneth Vos (C) John Bortz, Charles Coomer | |
| 10:23 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Vos - foul #1 on Kenneth Vos, team foul #6 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor (SF) Joseph Shaw | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Kenneth Barcus (C) Curtis Sprenger | |
| 10:23 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 10:23 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:59 | Loyola Chicago | Kenneth Barcus misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Billy Taylor - foul #1 on Billy Taylor, team foul #2 | 16-16 |
| 09:59 | Loyola Chicago | Kenneth Barcus misses the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:59 | Loyola Chicago | Kenneth Barcus makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:44 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy hits the finger roll | 18-17 |
| 09:19 | Loyola Chicago | Gerry Weaver is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Gerry Weaver, team foul #7 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien (SG), Nicolas Buckley (PF) Frank Murphy, Anthony Rohrbach | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Bond (PG), John Bortz (SF), Charles Coomer (C) Daniel Morin, Gerry Weaver, Kenneth Barcus | |
| 09:04 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bryce Nielsen | 20-17 |
| 08:39 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Bond buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Coomer | 20-19 |
| 08:14 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Joseph Bond - foul #1 on Joseph Bond, team foul #8 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy (SG), Joseph Shaw (SF), Anthony Rohrbach (PF), Robert Veasley (C) Terrance Brien, Billy Taylor, Nicolas Buckley, Bryce Nielsen | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Gerry Weaver (SG), Curtis Sprenger (PF) Benjamin Deason, Kenneth Vos | |
| 08:14 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 08:14 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar misses the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 08:14 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Coomer pulls down the rebound | 21-19 |
| 08:12 | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Rozar is called for the reach on Joseph Bond in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bobby Rozar, team foul #3 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Frankowski (PG) Bobby Rozar | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 07:57 | Loyola Chicago | Gerry Weaver is hacked by Robert Veasley - foul #1 on Robert Veasley, team foul #4 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien (PG) Joseph Frankowski | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Morin (PG) Joseph Bond | |
| 07:41 | Loyola Chicago | Gerry Weaver hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-19 |
| 07:39 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Veasley pulls down the rebound | 21-19 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Terrance Brien (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Rohrbach (fresh) C - Robert Veasley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Daniel Morin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerry Weaver (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Bortz (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Curtis Sprenger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Coomer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-19 |
| 07:13 | Loyola Chicago | Curtis Sprenger grabs the defensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 07:01 | Loyola Chicago | The jump hook by Gerry Weaver is blocked by Anthony Rohrbach | 21-19 |
| 07:00 | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien grabs the board | 21-19 |
| 06:58 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Morin steals the ball from Terrance Brien in the backcourt | 21-19 |
| 06:46 | Loyola Chicago | Curtis Sprenger is hacked by Anthony Rohrbach - foul #1 on Anthony Rohrbach, team foul #5 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar (PG), Bryce Nielsen (C) Terrance Brien, Robert Veasley | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Deason (SF), Kenneth Vos (C) John Bortz, Charles Coomer | |
| 06:32 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Shaw is called for the reach on Benjamin Deason - foul #1 on Joseph Shaw, team foul #6 | 21-19 |
| 06:14 | Loyola Chicago | Curtis Sprenger misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 21-19 |
| 06:13 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Morin tips it in | 21-21 |
| 05:53 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw's pass is intercepted by Curtis Sprenger | 21-21 |
| 05:48 | Loyola Chicago | Anthony Rohrbach blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Daniel Morin | 21-21 |
| 05:46 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen gets the rebound | 21-21 |
| 05:17 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 21-21 |
| 05:16 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Rohrbach hits the follow up shot | 23-21 |
| 04:47 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Shaw is called for the reach on Curtis Sprenger - foul #2 on Joseph Shaw, team foul #7 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien (PG), Joseph Frankowski (SG), Billy Taylor (SF), Nicolas Buckley (PF), Robert Veasley (C) Bobby Rozar, Frank Murphy, Joseph Shaw, Anthony Rohrbach, Bryce Nielsen | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Bond (PG), John Bortz (SF), Charles Coomer (C) Daniel Morin, Gerry Weaver, Kenneth Vos | |
| 04:47 | Loyola Chicago | Curtis Sprenger makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 04:47 | Loyola Chicago | Curtis Sprenger makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 04:30 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Veasley hits a floater from close range set up by Joseph Frankowski | 25-23 |
| 04:08 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Veasley is called for the reach on Charles Coomer - foul #2 on Robert Veasley, team foul #8 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James McLay (C) Robert Veasley | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Kenneth Barcus (PF) Curtis Sprenger | |
| 04:08 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Coomer makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 04:08 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Coomer misses the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 04:08 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Terrance Brien | 25-24 |
| 04:00 | Detroit Mercy | James McLay scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Joseph Frankowski | 27-24 |
| 03:44 | Loyola Chicago | Kenneth Barcus misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-24 |
| 03:43 | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Deason can't tip it in | 27-24 |
| 03:41 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Bond misses the tip | 27-24 |
| 03:39 | Detroit Mercy | Nicolas Buckley grabs the defensive rebound | 27-24 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Terrance Brien (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Frankowski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Billy Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicolas Buckley (fresh) 2 reb. C - James McLay (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Joseph Bond (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Benjamin Deason (fresh) SF - John Bortz (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Barcus (fresh) 1 pts. C - Charles Coomer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Detroit Mercy | John Bortz steals the ball from Billy Taylor | 27-24 |
| 03:18 | Loyola Chicago | Terrance Brien steals it from Joseph Bond in the backcourt | 27-24 |
| 03:15 | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien misses the easy layup | 27-24 |
| 03:13 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Kenneth Barcus | 27-24 |
| 02:58 | Loyola Chicago | James McLay takes the ball from Charles Coomer | 27-24 |
| 02:41 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-24 |
| 02:40 | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Deason grabs the board | 27-24 |
| 02:20 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Coomer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 27-24 |
| 02:19 | Loyola Chicago | John Bortz grabs the offensive board | 27-24 |
| 02:12 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Bond is fouled on the floor by Joseph Frankowski - foul #1 on Joseph Frankowski, team foul #9 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar (PG), Frank Murphy (SG), Joseph Shaw (SF), Anthony Rohrbach (PF), Bryce Nielsen (C) Terrance Brien, Joseph Frankowski, Billy Taylor, Nicolas Buckley, James McLay | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Morin (PG), Gerry Weaver (SG), Mark Moorman (PF), Kenneth Vos (C) Benjamin Deason, John Bortz, Kenneth Barcus, Charles Coomer | |
| 02:12 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Bond makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 02:12 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Bond makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 01:51 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Bond - foul #2 on Joseph Bond, team foul #9 | 27-26 |
| 01:51 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 01:51 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 01:51 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Kenneth Vos | 28-26 |
| 01:33 | Loyola Chicago | Kenneth Vos comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 28-26 |
| 01:32 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 01:25 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy loses the dribble to Gerry Weaver | 28-26 |
| 01:02 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Bond hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 28-26 |
| 01:00 | Loyola Chicago | Mark Moorman tips it in | 28-28 |
| 00:43 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen jams it | 30-28 |
| 00:25 | Loyola Chicago | Gerry Weaver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-28 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | John Bortz (SF), Curtis Sprenger (PF), Charles Coomer (C) Joseph Bond, Mark Moorman, Kenneth Vos | |
| 00:02 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 00:01 | Loyola Chicago | Gerry Weaver grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 00:00 | Loyola Chicago | Gerry Weaver misses long on a fullcourt shot | 30-28 |