| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kun Xang (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Landon Baldwin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Nathan Hockensmith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Frisch (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Marvin Bernard (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Franklin Phelps (fresh) C - James France (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Kun Xang inbounds the ball | 45-38 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | John Thompson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-38 |
| 19:38 | Loyola (MD) | Mark Frisch pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 19:32 | Loyola (MD) | Marvin Bernard is whistled for traveling | 45-38 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | David Stewart buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Leroy Witherell | 48-38 |
| 19:05 | Loyola (MD) | Landon Baldwin swats the short shot by Mark Frisch | 48-38 |
| 19:04 | Illinois | Kun Xang grabs the board | 48-38 |
| 18:42 | Illinois | Landon Baldwin hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 48-38 |
| 18:41 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell tips it in | 50-38 |
| 18:28 | Loyola (MD) | James France's pass is intercepted by Landon Baldwin | 50-38 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Landon Baldwin loses the dribble to Marvin Bernard | 50-38 |
| 17:48 | Loyola (MD) | Nathan Hockensmith hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-41 |
| 17:21 | Illinois | Kun Xang banks in the layup | 52-41 |
| 17:07 | Loyola (MD) | Nathan Hockensmith is fouled on the floor by Leroy Witherell - foul #2 on Leroy Witherell, team foul #1 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Elvin Mills (SG), Larry Singh (SF), Robert Acuna (PF), Oscar Pierce (C) David Stewart, Kun Xang, John Thompson, Landon Baldwin | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Ralph Navarette (SG), David Hausmann (SF), Richard Warden (PF), David Dinger (C) Mark Frisch, Marvin Bernard, Franklin Phelps, James France | |
| 16:58 | Loyola (MD) | David Dinger misses the easy layup | 52-41 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Larry Singh pulls down the rebound | 52-41 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Robert Acuna comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-41 |
| 16:29 | Loyola (MD) | Richard Warden gets the rebound | 52-41 |
| 16:14 | Loyola (MD) | Nathan Hockensmith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-41 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Robert Acuna grabs the board | 52-41 |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 52-41 |
| 15:51 | Loyola (MD) | David Hausmann grabs the defensive rebound | 52-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Elvin Mills (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Singh (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Acuna (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Oscar Pierce (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Nathan Hockensmith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ralph Navarette (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hausmann (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Warden (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David Dinger (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Loyola (MD) | Nathan Hockensmith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Elvin Mills - foul #3 on Elvin Mills, team foul #2 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Stewart (SG), Kun Xang (SF), John Thompson (PF), Landon Baldwin (C) Leroy Witherell, Larry Singh, Robert Acuna, Oscar Pierce | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Mark Frisch (SG), Marvin Bernard (SF), Franklin Phelps (PF), James France (C) Ralph Navarette, David Hausmann, Richard Warden, David Dinger | |
| 15:42 | Loyola (MD) | Nathan Hockensmith makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 15:42 | Loyola (MD) | Nathan Hockensmith makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 15:18 | Illinois | Kun Xang misses the driving attempt from the left block | 52-43 |
| 15:17 | Loyola (MD) | James France gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| 14:59 | Loyola (MD) | Mark Frisch misses the 3 from the left corner | 52-43 |
| 14:57 | Illinois | John Thompson pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 14:53 | Illinois | Elvin Mills misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 14:51 | Loyola (MD) | Franklin Phelps gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| 14:35 | Loyola (MD) | Mark Frisch loses the dribble to Kun Xang | 52-43 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | John Thompson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | John Thompson snags the offensive board | 52-43 |
| 14:07 | Illinois | Landon Baldwin scores on a driving attempt from the left block and he's fouled by James France - foul #1 on James France, team foul #1 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG) Elvin Mills | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Ralph Navarette (PG) Nathan Hockensmith | |
| 14:07 | Illinois | Landon Baldwin makes the free throw | 55-43 |
| 13:38 | Loyola (MD) | Mark Frisch buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-46 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | Kun Xang is hacked by Marvin Bernard - foul #1 on Marvin Bernard, team foul #2 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Elvin Mills (SG), Larry Singh (SF), Robert Acuna (PF), Oscar Pierce (C) David Stewart, Kun Xang, John Thompson, Landon Baldwin | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Travis Allen (SG), David Hausmann (SF), Richard Warden (PF), David Dinger (C) Mark Frisch, Marvin Bernard, Franklin Phelps, James France | |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Robert Acuna loses the dribble to Richard Warden | 55-46 |
| 12:42 | Loyola (MD) | David Hausmann knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ralph Navarette | 55-48 |
| 12:21 | Illinois | Larry Singh clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-48 |
| 12:19 | Illinois | Oscar Pierce hits the follow up shot | 57-48 |
| 12:05 | Loyola (MD) | Travis Allen connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 57-50 |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Robert Acuna scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Elvin Mills (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Singh (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Acuna (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Oscar Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Ralph Navarette (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Travis Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - David Hausmann (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Warden (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - David Dinger (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Loyola (MD) | Travis Allen is hacked by Larry Singh - foul #2 on Larry Singh, team foul #3 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Stewart (SG), Kun Xang (SF), John Thompson (PF) Elvin Mills, Larry Singh, Oscar Pierce | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Nathan Hockensmith (PG), Mark Frisch (SG), Marvin Bernard (SF), Franklin Phelps (PF), James France (C) Ralph Navarette, Travis Allen, David Hausmann, Richard Warden, David Dinger | |
| 11:12 | Loyola (MD) | John Thompson swats the layup by Mark Frisch | 60-50 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Kun Xang grabs the board | 60-50 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | David Stewart blows the layup but the foul's on James France - foul #2 on James France, team foul #3 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Landon Baldwin (C) Robert Acuna | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| 11:06 | Illinois | David Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | David Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 10:50 | Loyola (MD) | Franklin Phelps is fouled on the floor by Landon Baldwin - foul #3 on Landon Baldwin, team foul #4 | 62-50 |
| 10:41 | Loyola (MD) | Franklin Phelps drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Marvin Bernard | 62-52 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | John Thompson misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 62-52 |
| 10:17 | Loyola (MD) | The rebound goes to James France | 62-52 |
| 09:57 | Loyola (MD) | Mark Frisch is hacked by David Stewart - foul #2 on David Stewart, team foul #5 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Elvin Mills (PG) Leroy Witherell | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| 09:46 | Loyola (MD) | Marvin Bernard comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 62-52 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | Landon Baldwin snags the defensive board | 62-52 |
| 09:25 | Illinois | Landon Baldwin clanks a 3 from the right wing | 62-52 |
| 09:23 | Loyola (MD) | Franklin Phelps grabs the defensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 09:00 | Loyola (MD) | Mark Frisch can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-52 |
| 08:58 | Loyola (MD) | James France grabs the offensive board | 62-52 |
| 08:42 | Loyola (MD) | Nathan Hockensmith knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Marvin Bernard | 62-55 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | David Stewart is whistled for a carry | 62-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG), Larry Singh (SF), Robert Acuna (PF), Oscar Pierce (C) David Stewart, Kun Xang, John Thompson, Landon Baldwin | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Ralph Navarette (PG), Travis Allen (SG), David Hausmann (SF), Richard Warden (PF), David Dinger (C) Nathan Hockensmith, Mark Frisch, Marvin Bernard, Franklin Phelps, James France | |
| 08:05 | Loyola (MD) | David Hausmann misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 62-55 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell grabs the defensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 07:44 | Illinois | Robert Acuna misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Warden - foul #3 on Richard Warden, team foul #4 | 62-55 |
| 07:44 | Illinois | Robert Acuna misses the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 07:44 | Illinois | Robert Acuna makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Elvin Mills (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Singh (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Acuna (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Oscar Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Ralph Navarette (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Travis Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - David Hausmann (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Warden (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - David Dinger (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Loyola (MD) | Ralph Navarette drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 63-57 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Oscar Pierce travels with the ball | 63-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Stewart (SG), John Thompson (PF) Elvin Mills, Larry Singh | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Marvin Bernard (SF) David Hausmann | |
| 06:52 | Loyola (MD) | David Stewart is called for the reach on Travis Allen - foul #3 on David Stewart, team foul #6 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Nathan Hockensmith (PG) Ralph Navarette | |
| 06:33 | Loyola (MD) | Nathan Hockensmith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-57 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | David Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell travels with the ball | 63-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kun Xang (SF), Landon Baldwin (C) Robert Acuna, Oscar Pierce | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Mark Frisch (SG), Franklin Phelps (PF), James France (C) Travis Allen, Richard Warden, David Dinger | |
| 06:00 | Loyola (MD) | Mark Frisch misses the lay-in but he's hacked by David Stewart - foul #4 on David Stewart, team foul #7 | 63-57 |
| 06:00 | Loyola (MD) | Mark Frisch misses the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 06:00 | Loyola (MD) | Mark Frisch makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | David Stewart clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-58 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Kun Xang hits the follow up shot | 65-58 |
| 05:05 | Loyola (MD) | John Thompson swats the layup by Marvin Bernard | 65-58 |
| 05:04 | Loyola (MD) | Franklin Phelps hits the follow up shot | 65-60 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Franklin Phelps takes the ball from Kun Xang | 65-60 |
| 04:25 | Loyola (MD) | Landon Baldwin blocks the short jumper by Mark Frisch | 65-60 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Landon Baldwin grabs the board | 65-60 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | John Thompson is whistled for a carry | 65-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Elvin Mills (PG), Larry Singh (SG), Robert Acuna (SF), Oscar Pierce (PF), Josiah Alexander (C) Leroy Witherell, David Stewart, Kun Xang, John Thompson, Landon Baldwin | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Ralph Navarette (PG), Travis Allen (SF), Richard Warden (PF), David Dinger (C) Nathan Hockensmith, Marvin Bernard, Franklin Phelps, James France | |
| 03:37 | Loyola (MD) | David Dinger can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Josiah Alexander - foul #2 on Josiah Alexander, team foul #8 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | David Hausmann (SF) Mark Frisch | |
| 03:37 | Loyola (MD) | David Dinger makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 03:37 | Loyola (MD) | David Dinger makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Elvin Mills (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Singh (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Acuna (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Oscar Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Josiah Alexander (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Ralph Navarette (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Travis Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - David Hausmann (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Warden (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - David Dinger (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Robert Acuna hits a jumper in the paint | 67-62 |
| 02:52 | Loyola (MD) | Travis Allen misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 67-62 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Oscar Pierce snags the defensive board | 67-62 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG), David Stewart (SG), Kun Xang (SF), John Thompson (PF), Landon Baldwin (C) Elvin Mills, Larry Singh, Robert Acuna, Oscar Pierce, Josiah Alexander | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Nathan Hockensmith (PG), Mark Frisch (SG), Marvin Bernard (SF), Franklin Phelps (PF), James France (C) Ralph Navarette, Travis Allen, David Hausmann, Richard Warden, David Dinger | |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Kun Xang misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 67-62 |
| 02:29 | Loyola (MD) | Mark Frisch gets the rebound | 67-62 |
| 02:25 | Loyola (MD) | Marvin Bernard misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-62 |
| 02:24 | Loyola (MD) | Nathan Hockensmith snags the offensive board | 67-62 |
| 02:14 | Loyola (MD) | James France knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Frisch | 67-65 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | John Thompson misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by James France - foul #3 on James France, team foul #5 | 67-65 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | John Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | John Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 01:38 | Loyola (MD) | James France misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-65 |
| 01:36 | Loyola (MD) | Mark Frisch gets the offensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 01:16 | Loyola (MD) | James France banks in the layup | 68-67 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 70-67 |
| 00:38 | Loyola (MD) | Franklin Phelps misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-67 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Landon Baldwin pulls down the rebound | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Landon Baldwin is hacked by Nathan Hockensmith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nathan Hockensmith, team foul #6 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Acuna (SF) Kun Xang | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell is fouled on the floor by Nathan Hockensmith - foul #2 on Nathan Hockensmith, team foul #7 | 70-67 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Loyola (MD) | Franklin Phelps lays it in | 72-69 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell is hacked by Nathan Hockensmith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nathan Hockensmith, team foul #8 | 72-69 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell misses the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:23 | Loyola (MD) | James France grabs the defensive rebound | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Loyola (MD) | Nathan Hockensmith scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Mark Frisch | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Illinois | John Thompson's pass is intercepted by Nathan Hockensmith | 72-72 |
| 00:04 | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Loyola (MD) | Marvin Bernard misses the halfcourt shot | 72-72 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Stewart (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kun Xang (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Landon Baldwin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Nathan Hockensmith (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Frisch (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Bernard (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Franklin Phelps (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James France (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Loyola (MD) | James France wins the tip | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:46 | Loyola (MD) | Mark Frisch lays it up and in | 72-74 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | David Stewart loses the dribble to Nathan Hockensmith | 72-74 |
| 04:25 | Loyola (MD) | Nathan Hockensmith jams it | 72-76 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-76 |
| 04:08 | Loyola (MD) | Leroy Witherell steps in front of the Mark Frisch pass | 72-76 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell lays it up and in | 74-76 |
| 03:45 | Loyola (MD) | Landon Baldwin is called for the reach on James France - foul #4 on Landon Baldwin, team foul #9 | 74-76 |
| 03:45 | Loyola (MD) | James France makes the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 03:45 | Loyola (MD) | James France makes the 2nd free throw | 74-78 |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Kun Xang is hacked by Marvin Bernard - foul #2 on Marvin Bernard, team foul #9 | 74-78 |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Kun Xang makes the 1st free throw | 75-78 |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Kun Xang misses the 2nd free throw | 75-78 |
| 03:24 | Loyola (MD) | James France gets the rebound | 75-78 |
| 03:12 | Loyola (MD) | Franklin Phelps double dribbles | 75-78 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | David Stewart hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 77-78 |
| 02:38 | Loyola (MD) | Franklin Phelps clanks a 3 from the right corner | 77-78 |
| 02:37 | Loyola (MD) | James France can't tip it in | 77-78 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Landon Baldwin snags the defensive board | 77-78 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 77-78 |
| 02:05 | Loyola (MD) | Mark Frisch grabs the defensive rebound | 77-78 |
| 01:47 | Loyola (MD) | James France blows the layup | 77-78 |
| 01:46 | Loyola (MD) | Franklin Phelps grabs the offensive board | 77-78 |
| 01:21 | Loyola (MD) | Franklin Phelps connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Mark Frisch | 77-81 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Landon Baldwin misses the easy layup | 77-81 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Kun Xang tips it in | 79-81 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fresh) 25 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Stewart (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kun Xang (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Thompson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Landon Baldwin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Nathan Hockensmith (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mark Frisch (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marvin Bernard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Franklin Phelps (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - James France (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:56 | Loyola (MD) | Nathan Hockensmith misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 79-81 |
| 00:55 | Loyola (MD) | The offensive rebound goes to Marvin Bernard | 79-81 |
| 00:28 | Loyola (MD) | Nathan Hockensmith buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Marvin Bernard | 79-83 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Franklin Phelps is called for the reach on Kun Xang - foul #3 on Franklin Phelps, team foul #10 | 79-83 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Kun Xang misses the 1st free throw | 79-83 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Kun Xang makes the 2nd free throw | 80-83 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Loyola (MD) | Nathan Hockensmith is hacked by Leroy Witherell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leroy Witherell, team foul #10 | 80-83 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Travis Allen (PF) Franklin Phelps | |
| 00:20 | Loyola (MD) | Nathan Hockensmith makes the 1st free throw | 80-84 |
| 00:20 | Loyola (MD) | Nathan Hockensmith makes the 2nd free throw | 80-85 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | David Stewart clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 80-85 |
| 00:12 | Loyola (MD) | James France snags the defensive board | 80-85 |
| 00:11 | Loyola (MD) | James France is hacked by Leroy Witherell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leroy Witherell, team foul #11 | 80-85 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | David Hausmann (SF), Franklin Phelps (PF) Marvin Bernard, Travis Allen | |
| 00:11 | Loyola (MD) | James France makes the 1st free throw | 80-86 |
| 00:11 | Loyola (MD) | James France makes the 2nd free throw | 80-87 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Landon Baldwin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 80-87 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Loyola (MD) | Nathan Hockensmith runs out the clock | 80-87 |