| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - John Tiger (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Ospina (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Ross (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clinton Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Eldon Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Gilbert Corwin (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Wash (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Troupe (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Monte (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Loyola Chicago | Steve Ross inbounds the ball | 39-24 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:44 | Loyola Chicago | John Tiger clanks a jumper from the right wing | 39-24 |
| 19:42 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe snags the defensive board | 39-24 |
| 19:22 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-27 |
| 19:02 | Loyola Chicago | John Tiger is hacked by Michael Wash - foul #3 on Michael Wash, team foul #1 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chris Durocher (SG) Michael Wash | |
| 18:53 | Loyola Chicago | Steve Ross can't finish the layup | 39-27 |
| 18:52 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte pulls down the rebound | 39-27 |
| 18:34 | Detroit Mercy | Gilbert Corwin comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 39-27 |
| 18:33 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte hits the follow up shot | 39-29 |
| 18:16 | Loyola Chicago | Clinton Richardson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-29 |
| 18:15 | Detroit Mercy | Gilbert Corwin pulls down the rebound | 39-29 |
| 18:09 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-29 |
| 18:07 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Walker grabs the offensive board | 39-29 |
| 17:58 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe is fouled on the floor by Steve Ross - foul #2 on Steve Ross, team foul #1 | 39-29 |
| 17:38 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Durocher misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 39-29 |
| 17:37 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Eldon Lee | 39-29 |
| 17:22 | Loyola Chicago | John Tiger hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 39-29 |
| 17:21 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe grabs the board | 39-29 |
| 17:14 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 39-29 |
| 17:12 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte grabs the offensive board | 39-29 |
| 17:02 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Chris Durocher | 39-31 |
| 16:55 | Loyola Chicago | Steve Ross makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Eldon Lee | 41-31 |
| 16:28 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Walker scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Gilbert Corwin | 41-34 |
| 16:09 | Loyola Chicago | Chris Durocher is called for the reach on Steve Ross - foul #1 on Chris Durocher, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jeffrey Shoemaker (PG), Scott Binns (SG), Wilbert Hawk (SF), Jason Acker (PF), Michael Tonn (C) John Tiger, Charles Ospina, Steve Ross, Clinton Richardson, Eldon Lee | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shively (PG), Richard Linsley (SG), Willie Hess (PF), Brad Buskirk (C) Gilbert Corwin, Chris Durocher, Thomas Walker, Harold Monte | |
| 15:52 | Loyola Chicago | Wilbert Hawk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-34 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead (PG), Michael Wash (SG) James Shively, Todd Troupe | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Jeffrey Shoemaker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Binns (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wilbert Hawk (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Acker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Tonn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Billy Craighead (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Wash (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Linsley (fresh) PF - Willie Hess (fresh) C - Brad Buskirk (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead is hacked by Scott Binns - foul #2 on Scott Binns, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| 15:09 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 15:07 | Loyola Chicago | Jeffrey Shoemaker grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 14:50 | Loyola Chicago | Jeffrey Shoemaker is fouled on the floor by Brad Buskirk - foul #1 on Brad Buskirk, team foul #3 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chris Durocher (PF) Brad Buskirk | |
| 14:37 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Tonn hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 14:36 | Loyola Chicago | Jason Acker tips it in | 43-34 |
| 14:16 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess drills a floater from the baseline set up by Michael Wash | 43-36 |
| 14:09 | Loyola Chicago | Jeffrey Shoemaker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-36 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | John Tiger (PG), Steve Ross (SF), Clinton Richardson (PF), Eldon Lee (C) Scott Binns, Wilbert Hawk, Jason Acker, Michael Tonn | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe (SF), Thomas Walker (PF) Richard Linsley, Chris Durocher | |
| 13:56 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess misses the floater in the paint | 43-36 |
| 13:54 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess tips it back up and in | 43-38 |
| 13:44 | Loyola Chicago | Willie Hess steals it from Clinton Richardson | 43-38 |
| 13:30 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 13:29 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe grabs the offensive board | 43-38 |
| 13:14 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Walker clanks a 3 from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 13:12 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Shoemaker | 43-38 |
| 12:50 | Loyola Chicago | John Tiger is fouled on the floor by Todd Troupe - foul #2 on Todd Troupe, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Charles Ospina (SG) Jeffrey Shoemaker | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte (C) Willie Hess | |
| 12:42 | Loyola Chicago | Harold Monte is called for the reach on Steve Ross - foul #3 on Harold Monte, team foul #5 | 43-38 |
| 12:23 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Ospina is denied on a layup by Thomas Walker | 43-38 |
| 12:21 | Loyola Chicago | Eldon Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 11:59 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Walker steals the ball from Clinton Richardson | 43-38 |
| 11:33 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe's fadeaway is rejected by Eldon Lee | 43-38 |
| 11:31 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Walker tips it in | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - John Tiger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Ospina (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Ross (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clinton Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Eldon Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Billy Craighead (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Wash (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Todd Troupe (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Monte (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:16 | Loyola Chicago | Todd Troupe denies the turnaround by Eldon Lee | 43-40 |
| 11:15 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 11:11 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-40 |
| 11:09 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Steve Ross | 43-40 |
| 10:59 | Loyola Chicago | Steve Ross misses the lay-in | 43-40 |
| 10:57 | Loyola Chicago | Eldon Lee misses the tip | 43-40 |
| 10:55 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 10:41 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte buries a floater from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 10:32 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Ospina misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 10:30 | Loyola Chicago | Clinton Richardson snags the offensive board | 43-42 |
| 10:12 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Ospina misses short on a shot from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 10:10 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Michael Wash | 43-42 |
| 10:01 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wash is whistled for traveling | 43-42 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jeffrey Shoemaker (PG), Scott Binns (SG), Wilbert Hawk (SF), Jason Acker (PF), Michael Tonn (C) John Tiger, Charles Ospina, Steve Ross, Clinton Richardson, Eldon Lee | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gilbert Corwin (PG), Chris Durocher (SG), Richard Linsley (SF), Willie Hess (PF), Brad Buskirk (C) Billy Craighead, Michael Wash, Todd Troupe, Thomas Walker, Harold Monte | |
| 09:42 | Loyola Chicago | Jason Acker misses the 3 from straight away | 43-42 |
| 09:40 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 09:24 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Binns is called for the reach on Chris Durocher - foul #3 on Scott Binns, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| 09:04 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-42 |
| 08:39 | Loyola Chicago | The short jumper by Wilbert Hawk is denied by Brad Buskirk | 43-42 |
| 08:37 | Loyola Chicago | Wilbert Hawk tips it back up and in | 45-42 |
| 08:23 | Detroit Mercy | Gilbert Corwin buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 08:10 | Loyola Chicago | Wilbert Hawk's layup is rejected by Willie Hess | 45-45 |
| 08:09 | Detroit Mercy | Gilbert Corwin gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 07:49 | Detroit Mercy | Gilbert Corwin clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-45 |
| 07:48 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Tonn snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 07:29 | Loyola Chicago | Jason Acker is fouled on the floor by Willie Hess - foul #2 on Willie Hess, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | John Tiger (PG), Charles Ospina (SG), Steve Ross (SF), Clinton Richardson (PF), Eldon Lee (C) Jeffrey Shoemaker, Scott Binns, Wilbert Hawk, Jason Acker, Michael Tonn | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead (PG), Michael Wash (SG), Todd Troupe (SF), Thomas Walker (PF), Harold Monte (C) Gilbert Corwin, Chris Durocher, Richard Linsley, Willie Hess, Brad Buskirk | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - John Tiger (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Ospina (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Ross (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clinton Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Eldon Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Billy Craighead (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Wash (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Todd Troupe (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Monte (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Loyola Chicago | Eldon Lee scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Clinton Richardson and the foul's on Harold Monte - foul #4 on Harold Monte, team foul #7 | 47-45 |
| 07:19 | Loyola Chicago | Eldon Lee makes the free throw | 48-45 |
| 06:57 | Detroit Mercy | Eldon Lee denies the turnaround by Todd Troupe | 48-45 |
| 06:56 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Walker tips it but misses | 48-45 |
| 06:54 | Loyola Chicago | Steve Ross grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 06:47 | Loyola Chicago | Steve Ross misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Harold Monte - foul #5 on Harold Monte, team foul #8 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Saxon (C) Harold Monte | |
| 06:47 | Loyola Chicago | Steve Ross makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 06:47 | Loyola Chicago | Steve Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 06:47 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Kevin Saxon | 49-45 |
| 06:26 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Kevin Saxon | 49-47 |
| 06:16 | Loyola Chicago | Steve Ross hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by John Tiger | 51-47 |
| 05:49 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-50 |
| 05:36 | Loyola Chicago | Steve Ross comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 05:34 | Loyola Chicago | Clinton Richardson tips it home | 53-50 |
| 05:17 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Walker hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Wash | 53-53 |
| 05:00 | Loyola Chicago | Eldon Lee's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Saxon | 53-53 |
| 04:59 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Kevin Saxon | 53-53 |
| 04:52 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Walker connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Billy Craighead | 53-56 |
| 04:35 | Loyola Chicago | Eldon Lee lays it in on a great pass from John Tiger | 55-56 |
| 04:18 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wash misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Steve Ross - foul #3 on Steve Ross, team foul #4 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jeffrey Shoemaker (PG), Scott Binns (SG), Wilbert Hawk (SF), Jason Acker (PF), Michael Tonn (C) John Tiger, Charles Ospina, Steve Ross, Clinton Richardson, Eldon Lee | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gilbert Corwin (PG), Richard Linsley (SF), Chris Durocher (PF), Willie Hess (C) Billy Craighead, Todd Troupe, Thomas Walker, Kevin Saxon | |
| 04:18 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wash makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 04:18 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wash makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 03:51 | Loyola Chicago | Jeffrey Shoemaker comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Linsley - foul #1 on Richard Linsley, team foul #9 | 55-58 |
| 03:51 | Loyola Chicago | Jeffrey Shoemaker makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 03:51 | Loyola Chicago | Jeffrey Shoemaker makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 03:24 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess blows the layup but the foul's on Wilbert Hawk - foul #1 on Wilbert Hawk, team foul #5 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brad Buskirk (C) Michael Wash | |
| 03:24 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 03:24 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess misses the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 03:24 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Tonn grabs the defensive rebound | 57-59 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Jeffrey Shoemaker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Binns (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Wilbert Hawk (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Acker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Tonn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Gilbert Corwin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Durocher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Linsley (fresh) PF - Willie Hess (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Brad Buskirk (fresh) | |
| 03:10 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Tonn can't finish the layup but the foul's on Gilbert Corwin - foul #1 on Gilbert Corwin, team foul #10 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Steve Ross (SF) Wilbert Hawk | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead (PG), Thomas Walker (PF) Gilbert Corwin, Brad Buskirk | |
| 03:10 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Tonn makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 03:10 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Tonn makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 02:49 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead knocks in the jump hook from close range | 59-61 |
| 02:49 | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | John Tiger (PG), Charles Ospina (SG), Clinton Richardson (PF), Eldon Lee (C) Jeffrey Shoemaker, Scott Binns, Michael Tonn, Jason Acker | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wash (SG), Todd Troupe (SF) Chris Durocher, Richard Linsley | |
| 02:31 | Loyola Chicago | Eldon Lee makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by John Tiger | 61-61 |
| 02:14 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe is called for a charge - foul #3 on Todd Troupe, team foul #11 | 61-61 |
| 02:12 | Loyola Chicago | John Tiger is hacked by Billy Craighead in the backcourt - foul #4 on Billy Craighead, team foul #12 | 61-61 |
| 02:12 | Loyola Chicago | John Tiger makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 02:12 | Loyola Chicago | John Tiger makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 01:55 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 63-61 |
| 01:54 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Walker gets the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 01:36 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Walker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-61 |
| 01:34 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to John Tiger | 63-61 |
| 01:15 | Loyola Chicago | Eldon Lee is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Eldon Lee, team foul #6 | 63-61 |
| 01:04 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-63 |
| 00:57 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Ospina can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 00:56 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Walker grabs the board | 63-63 |
| 00:43 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wash is called for traveling | 63-63 |
| 00:25 | Loyola Chicago | Clinton Richardson misses the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Willie Hess - foul #3 on Willie Hess, team foul #13 | 63-63 |
| 00:25 | Loyola Chicago | Clinton Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:25 | Loyola Chicago | Clinton Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:25 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wash pulls down the rebound | 64-63 |
| 00:07 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wash hits the finger roll | 64-65 |
| 00:07 | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-65 |
| 00:03 | Loyola Chicago | Clinton Richardson makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Steve Ross and he's hacked by Willie Hess - foul #4 on Willie Hess, team foul #14 | 66-65 |
| 00:03 | Loyola Chicago | Clinton Richardson makes the free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:03 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wash misses the halfcourt shot | 67-65 |