| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Leonard Rice (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Gregory (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Todd Boggess (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Shepler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Pugsley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Timothy Fernandes (fresh) SG - Harvey Quist (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Hanson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Verdin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Berry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Martin Hanson inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Western Carolina | Martin Hanson's layup is rejected by Bryan Pugsley | 33-32 |
| 19:32 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Christopher Shepler | 33-32 |
| 19:28 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Gregory's pass is intercepted by Timothy Fernandes | 33-32 |
| 19:14 | Western Carolina | David Verdin dunks the ball and he's hacked by Christopher Shepler - foul #3 on Christopher Shepler, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Glen Winter (PF) Christopher Shepler | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 19:14 | Western Carolina | David Verdin misses the free throw | 33-34 |
| 19:14 | Western Carolina | Martin Hanson grabs the offensive board | 33-34 |
| 19:04 | Western Carolina | Michael Berry buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Fernandes | 33-37 |
| 18:40 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Gregory clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 18:39 | Loyola Chicago | Bryan Pugsley snags the offensive board | 33-37 |
| 18:15 | Loyola Chicago | Leonard Rice is fouled on the floor by David Verdin - foul #1 on David Verdin, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| 18:01 | Loyola Chicago | Leonard Rice misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-37 |
| 17:59 | Western Carolina | Michael Berry grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 17:45 | Western Carolina | David Verdin clanks a jump hook in the lane | 33-37 |
| 17:43 | Western Carolina | David Verdin misses the tip | 33-37 |
| 17:41 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Gregory pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 17:13 | Loyola Chicago | Glen Winter clanks a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Harvey Quist - foul #2 on Harvey Quist, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Terry Edwards (C) Bryan Pugsley | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Justin Marshall (C) Michael Berry | |
| 17:13 | Loyola Chicago | Glen Winter makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 17:13 | Loyola Chicago | Glen Winter misses the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 17:13 | Western Carolina | David Verdin gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| 16:48 | Western Carolina | David Verdin banks in the layup | 34-39 |
| 16:34 | Loyola Chicago | Todd Boggess can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-39 |
| 16:33 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Martin Hanson | 34-39 |
| 16:10 | Western Carolina | David Verdin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 16:08 | Western Carolina | Justin Marshall grabs the offensive board | 34-39 |
| 15:44 | Western Carolina | Martin Hanson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 34-39 |
| 15:42 | Loyola Chicago | Glen Winter gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Leonard Rice (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Gregory (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Todd Boggess (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Glen Winter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Timothy Fernandes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harvey Quist (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Hanson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Verdin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Justin Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:23 | Loyola Chicago | Leonard Rice misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Timothy Fernandes - foul #2 on Timothy Fernandes, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jerald Iglesias (SG), Kirk Manchester (SF), Christopher Shepler (PF), Bryan Pugsley (C) Thomas Gregory, Todd Boggess, Glen Winter, Terry Edwards | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Richard Crumrine (PG), Jonathan Burton (SG), Cory Dobson (SF), Michael Berry (C) Timothy Fernandes, Harvey Quist, Martin Hanson, David Verdin | |
| 15:23 | Loyola Chicago | Leonard Rice makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 15:23 | Loyola Chicago | Leonard Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 15:13 | Western Carolina | Richard Crumrine is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Richard Crumrine, team foul #4 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Philip Roberts (PG) Leonard Rice | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Ruckman (SF) Richard Crumrine | |
| 14:59 | Loyola Chicago | Philip Roberts comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 14:58 | Western Carolina | Michael Berry snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 14:53 | Western Carolina | David Ruckman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-39 |
| 14:40 | Loyola Chicago | Philip Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-39 |
| 14:25 | Western Carolina | Michael Berry drills a shot from the baseline | 36-41 |
| 14:03 | Loyola Chicago | Jerald Iglesias drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Philip Roberts | 38-41 |
| 13:44 | Western Carolina | Jonathan Burton is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jonathan Burton, team foul #5 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Gregory (SG) Philip Roberts | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Harvey Quist (SG), Martin Hanson (SF) Jonathan Burton, David Ruckman | |
| 13:26 | Loyola Chicago | Jerald Iglesias's pass is intercepted by Justin Marshall | 38-41 |
| 13:12 | Western Carolina | Harvey Quist makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Michael Berry | 38-44 |
| 12:57 | Loyola Chicago | Kirk Manchester hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Jerald Iglesias and he's fouled by Michael Berry - foul #1 on Michael Berry, team foul #6 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Leonard Rice (PG), Glen Winter (C) Jerald Iglesias, Bryan Pugsley | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Timothy Fernandes (PG), David Verdin (PF), William Watkins (C) Cory Dobson, Justin Marshall, Michael Berry | |
| 12:57 | Loyola Chicago | Kirk Manchester makes the free throw | 41-44 |
| 12:42 | Western Carolina | Timothy Fernandes misses the floater from just outside the lane | 41-44 |
| 12:40 | Loyola Chicago | Christopher Shepler grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 12:23 | Loyola Chicago | Kirk Manchester travels with the ball | 41-44 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Todd Boggess (SF), Terry Edwards (C) Kirk Manchester, Christopher Shepler | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 12:03 | Western Carolina | Terry Edwards is called for the reach on Martin Hanson - foul #3 on Terry Edwards, team foul #2 | 41-44 |
| 11:53 | Western Carolina | William Watkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-44 |
| 11:51 | Loyola Chicago | Todd Boggess pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 11:33 | Loyola Chicago | Leonard Rice connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Glen Winter | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Leonard Rice (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Gregory (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Todd Boggess (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Glen Winter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Timothy Fernandes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harvey Quist (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Hanson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Verdin (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - William Watkins (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Western Carolina | David Verdin drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Timothy Fernandes | 44-46 |
| 11:08 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Gregory can't connect on a shot from close range but the foul's on Harvey Quist - foul #3 on Harvey Quist, team foul #7 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Christopher Shepler (PF), Bryan Pugsley (C) Glen Winter, Terry Edwards | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jonathan Burton (SF), Michael Berry (C) Martin Hanson, William Watkins | |
| 11:08 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 11:08 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 10:45 | Western Carolina | Michael Berry comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 10:44 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Bryan Pugsley | 46-46 |
| 10:31 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Gregory's layup is rejected by Michael Berry | 46-46 |
| 10:29 | Western Carolina | Timothy Fernandes pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 10:16 | Western Carolina | Michael Berry can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 46-46 |
| 10:15 | Loyola Chicago | Christopher Shepler snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 09:54 | Loyola Chicago | Leonard Rice hits a floater from the left block set up by Todd Boggess | 48-46 |
| 09:40 | Western Carolina | Jonathan Burton misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 48-46 |
| 09:38 | Loyola Chicago | Bryan Pugsley gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 09:29 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Gregory hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Leonard Rice | 50-46 |
| 09:19 | Western Carolina | Leonard Rice is called for the reach on Michael Berry - foul #1 on Leonard Rice, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Philip Roberts (PG), Jerald Iglesias (SG), Kirk Manchester (SF) Leonard Rice, Thomas Gregory, Todd Boggess | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Cory Dobson (PG), Martin Hanson (SF), Justin Marshall (PF), William Watkins (C) Timothy Fernandes, Harvey Quist, David Verdin, Michael Berry | |
| 09:12 | Western Carolina | Philip Roberts picks off the pass by Martin Hanson | 50-46 |
| 08:57 | Loyola Chicago | Bryan Pugsley misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by William Watkins - foul #1 on William Watkins, team foul #8 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Glen Winter (PF) Christopher Shepler | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 08:57 | Loyola Chicago | Bryan Pugsley makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 08:57 | Loyola Chicago | Bryan Pugsley misses the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 08:57 | Western Carolina | William Watkins grabs the board | 51-46 |
| 08:45 | Western Carolina | William Watkins can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 51-46 |
| 08:44 | Loyola Chicago | Kirk Manchester grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 08:21 | Loyola Chicago | Bryan Pugsley misses the dunk but he's hacked by William Watkins - foul #2 on William Watkins, team foul #9 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Gregory (SG), Todd Boggess (SF) Philip Roberts, Kirk Manchester | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Harvey Quist (SG) Jonathan Burton | |
| 08:21 | Loyola Chicago | Bryan Pugsley makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 08:21 | Loyola Chicago | Bryan Pugsley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 08:02 | Western Carolina | William Watkins can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 53-46 |
| 08:00 | Western Carolina | Justin Marshall pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 07:47 | Western Carolina | Martin Hanson knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Harvey Quist | 53-48 |
| 07:35 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Gregory hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jerald Iglesias | 56-48 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Jerald Iglesias (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Gregory (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Todd Boggess (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Glen Winter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Pugsley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Cory Dobson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harvey Quist (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Martin Hanson (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Justin Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - William Watkins (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Western Carolina | William Watkins misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-48 |
| 07:17 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Glen Winter | 56-48 |
| 07:02 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Gregory lays it in | 58-48 |
| 06:47 | Western Carolina | William Watkins misses the runner from close range | 58-48 |
| 06:46 | Loyola Chicago | Todd Boggess gets the rebound | 58-48 |
| 06:42 | Loyola Chicago | Glen Winter hits a jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by Justin Marshall - foul #2 on Justin Marshall, team foul #10 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Leonard Rice (PG), Kirk Manchester (SF), Christopher Shepler (PF) Jerald Iglesias, Todd Boggess, Bryan Pugsley | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Richard Crumrine (PG), Jonathan Burton (SG), David Verdin (PF), Michael Berry (C) Cory Dobson, Harvey Quist, Justin Marshall, William Watkins | |
| 06:42 | Loyola Chicago | Glen Winter makes the free throw | 61-48 |
| 06:21 | Western Carolina | Jonathan Burton lays it up and in set up by Richard Crumrine | 61-50 |
| 05:58 | Loyola Chicago | Leonard Rice hits a floater from the right wing set up by Thomas Gregory | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:39 | Western Carolina | Michael Berry drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Richard Crumrine | 63-53 |
| 05:14 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Gregory comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jonathan Burton - foul #2 on Jonathan Burton, team foul #11 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Todd Boggess (SF), Terry Edwards (C) Kirk Manchester, Glen Winter | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Harvey Quist (SG) Martin Hanson | |
| 05:14 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 05:14 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:54 | Western Carolina | Michael Berry misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-53 |
| 04:53 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Gregory grabs the board | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:35 | Loyola Chicago | Leonard Rice is hacked by Michael Berry - foul #2 on Michael Berry, team foul #12 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jerald Iglesias (SG) Thomas Gregory | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Cory Dobson (SF) Jonathan Burton | |
| 04:35 | Loyola Chicago | Leonard Rice makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 04:35 | Loyola Chicago | Leonard Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:19 | Western Carolina | Cory Dobson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 67-53 |
| 04:17 | Loyola Chicago | Terry Edwards grabs the board | 67-53 |
| 03:50 | Loyola Chicago | Jerald Iglesias makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Leonard Rice | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:36 | Western Carolina | Richard Crumrine misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 69-53 |
| 03:35 | Loyola Chicago | Christopher Shepler pulls down the rebound | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Loyola Chicago | Leonard Rice is denied on a layup by Michael Berry | 69-53 |
| 03:09 | Loyola Chicago | Christopher Shepler grabs the offensive board | 69-53 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Leonard Rice (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 7 ast. SG - Jerald Iglesias (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Todd Boggess (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Shepler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Terry Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Richard Crumrine (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Harvey Quist (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Cory Dobson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Verdin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Berry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:45 | Loyola Chicago | Christopher Shepler misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Berry - foul #3 on Michael Berry, team foul #13 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Philip Roberts (PG), Kirk Manchester (SF), Glen Winter (C) Leonard Rice, Todd Boggess, Terry Edwards | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Timothy Fernandes (PG), Jonathan Burton (SG), Justin Marshall (PF), William Watkins (C) Richard Crumrine, Harvey Quist, David Verdin, Michael Berry | |
| 02:45 | Loyola Chicago | Christopher Shepler makes the 1st free throw | 70-53 |
| 02:45 | Loyola Chicago | Christopher Shepler makes the 2nd free throw | 71-53 |
| 02:23 | Western Carolina | William Watkins travels with the ball | 71-53 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Garf Ruth (C) Christopher Shepler | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 01:54 | Loyola Chicago | Kirk Manchester throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-53 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Terry Edwards (C) Garf Ruth | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 01:39 | Western Carolina | Timothy Fernandes clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 71-53 |
| 01:37 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Terry Edwards | 71-53 |
| 01:12 | Loyola Chicago | Philip Roberts buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Kirk Manchester | 73-53 |
| 01:00 | Western Carolina | Jonathan Burton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 73-53 |
| 00:58 | Western Carolina | Cory Dobson misses the tip | 73-53 |
| 00:56 | Western Carolina | Cory Dobson hits the follow up shot | 73-55 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Loyola Chicago | Jerald Iglesias can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by William Watkins - foul #3 on William Watkins, team foul #14 | 73-55 |
| 00:34 | Loyola Chicago | Jerald Iglesias misses the 1st free throw | 73-55 |
| 00:34 | Loyola Chicago | Jerald Iglesias misses the 2nd free throw | 73-55 |
| 00:34 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to William Watkins | 73-55 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Western Carolina | Cory Dobson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 73-55 |
| 00:26 | Loyola Chicago | Terry Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 73-55 |
| 00:00 | Loyola Chicago | Philip Roberts runs out the clock | 73-55 |