| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Eric Malone (fresh) SG - Evan Townsend (fresh) SF - Richard Antle (fresh) PF - Robert Room (fresh) C - Richard Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ronald Archibald (fresh) SG - George Barnette (fresh) SF - Ivan Mioduszewski (fresh) PF - Erik Hui (fresh) C - John Woolridge (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Room wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Johnson misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Johnson tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Arkansas | Ronald Archibald scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Erik Hui | 2-2 |
| 19:12 | Loyola Chicago | Evan Townsend hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 19:11 | Arkansas | John Woolridge snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | Arkansas | John Woolridge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:24 | Loyola Chicago | Eric Malone misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Arkansas | Ronald Archibald grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:03 | Arkansas | George Barnette misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:02 | Arkansas | Erik Hui pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:56 | Arkansas | Ronald Archibald comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-2 |
| 17:55 | Arkansas | Erik Hui tips it home | 2-4 |
| 17:42 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Johnson knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Evan Townsend and he's hacked by Erik Hui - foul #1 on Erik Hui, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 17:42 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Johnson misses the free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:42 | Arkansas | John Woolridge snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 17:31 | Arkansas | Ivan Mioduszewski knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Woolridge | 4-7 |
| 17:04 | Loyola Chicago | Eric Malone is hacked by Ivan Mioduszewski - foul #1 on Ivan Mioduszewski, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| 16:48 | Loyola Chicago | Evan Townsend throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-7 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jack Hunt (SG) Evan Townsend | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 16:32 | Arkansas | George Barnette misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jack Hunt - foul #1 on Jack Hunt, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | William Byas (PF), Dennis Scott (C) Robert Room, Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 16:32 | Arkansas | George Barnette makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 16:32 | Arkansas | George Barnette misses the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 16:32 | Loyola Chicago | Dennis Scott pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:10 | Loyola Chicago | Jack Hunt misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-8 |
| 16:08 | Arkansas | John Woolridge grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 15:40 | Arkansas | Ivan Mioduszewski makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Erik Hui | 4-10 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Eric Malone (fairly fresh) SG - Jack Hunt (fresh) SF - Richard Antle (fairly fresh) PF - William Byas (fresh) C - Dennis Scott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ronald Archibald (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Barnette (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Ivan Mioduszewski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Erik Hui (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Woolridge (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:14 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Antle misses the shot from the left side | 4-10 |
| 15:12 | Loyola Chicago | Eric Malone grabs the offensive board | 4-10 |
| 14:55 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Antle scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 6-10 |
| 14:37 | Arkansas | Dennis Scott picks off the pass by Erik Hui | 6-10 |
| 14:14 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Antle misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ivan Mioduszewski - foul #2 on Ivan Mioduszewski, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Evan Townsend (SG), Robert Room (PF), Richard Johnson (C) Eric Malone, William Byas, Dennis Scott | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Claud Devanski (PG), Roger Crump (SG), Mark Garrett (SF), Daniel Jones (PF), Jaime Mirsky (C) Ronald Archibald, George Barnette, Ivan Mioduszewski, Erik Hui, John Woolridge | |
| 14:14 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Antle makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:14 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Antle makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:11 | Arkansas | Claud Devanski's pass is intercepted by Jack Hunt in the backcourt | 8-10 |
| 13:56 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Room connects on the floater from the left block set up by Evan Townsend | 10-10 |
| 13:40 | Arkansas | Roger Crump is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Roger Crump, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | John Rahm (PG), William Byas (SF) Jack Hunt, Richard Antle | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 13:19 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Johnson scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from John Rahm | 12-10 |
| 13:04 | Arkansas | Daniel Jones misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Room - foul #1 on Robert Room, team foul #2 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Erik Hui (PF) Jaime Mirsky | |
| 13:04 | Arkansas | Daniel Jones makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:04 | Arkansas | Daniel Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:04 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 12:44 | Loyola Chicago | John Rahm can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 12:43 | Arkansas | Erik Hui grabs the board | 12-11 |
| 12:28 | Arkansas | Daniel Jones misses short on a shot from the right side | 12-11 |
| 12:27 | Arkansas | Roger Crump grabs the offensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 12:17 | Arkansas | Roger Crump scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Mark Garrett | 12-14 |
| 12:04 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Johnson travels with the ball | 12-14 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Eric Malone (PG), Douglas Demar (SF) John Rahm, William Byas | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronald Archibald (PG), George Barnette (SG), John Woolridge (C) Claud Devanski, Roger Crump, Daniel Jones | |
| 11:44 | Arkansas | Erik Hui misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-14 |
| 11:43 | Arkansas | Mark Garrett tips it home | 12-16 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Eric Malone (fresh) SG - Evan Townsend (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Douglas Demar (fresh) PF - Robert Room (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ronald Archibald (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Barnette (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Mark Garrett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Erik Hui (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Woolridge (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Loyola Chicago | Evan Townsend loses the ball out of bounds | 12-16 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jack Hunt (SG), Richard Antle (SF) Evan Townsend, Douglas Demar | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Daniel Jones (SF) Mark Garrett | |
| 11:09 | Arkansas | Erik Hui misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 12-16 |
| 11:07 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Robert Room | 12-16 |
| 10:49 | Loyola Chicago | Eric Malone misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 12-16 |
| 10:48 | Loyola Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Room | 12-16 |
| 10:35 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Antle misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 12-16 |
| 10:33 | Arkansas | John Woolridge snags the defensive board | 12-16 |
| 10:28 | Arkansas | Ronald Archibald lays it in on a great pass from George Barnette | 12-18 |
| 10:14 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Johnson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Daniel Jones - foul #1 on Daniel Jones, team foul #5 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Evan Townsend (SG), William Byas (PF) Jack Hunt, Robert Room | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Mark Garrett (SF) Erik Hui | |
| 10:14 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 10:14 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 09:59 | Arkansas | William Byas denies the turnaround by Daniel Jones | 13-18 |
| 09:57 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Antle snags the defensive board | 13-18 |
| 09:32 | Loyola Chicago | Mark Garrett picks off the pass by Eric Malone | 13-18 |
| 09:29 | Arkansas | Mark Garrett banks in the layup | 13-20 |
| 09:04 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Antle comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 13-20 |
| 09:02 | Loyola Chicago | William Byas grabs the offensive rebound | 13-20 |
| 08:49 | Loyola Chicago | William Byas comes up short on the floater from close range | 13-20 |
| 08:47 | Arkansas | John Woolridge gets the rebound | 13-20 |
| 08:34 | Arkansas | Ronald Archibald is whistled for a carry | 13-20 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jack Hunt (PG), Robert Room (PF), Dennis Scott (C) Eric Malone, Richard Antle, Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Claud Devanski (PG), Roger Crump (SG), Andres Marino (SF), Erik Hui (PF), Jaime Mirsky (C) Ronald Archibald, George Barnette, Mark Garrett, Daniel Jones, John Woolridge | |
| 08:11 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Room scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Jack Hunt | 15-20 |
| 08:05 | Arkansas | Andres Marino misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 15-20 |
| 08:04 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Dennis Scott | 15-20 |
| 07:49 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Room misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Erik Hui - foul #2 on Erik Hui, team foul #6 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | John Rahm (PG) Evan Townsend | |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Woolridge (C) Erik Hui | |
| 07:49 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Room makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 07:49 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Room makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 07:32 | Arkansas | Claud Devanski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away but he's fouled by John Rahm - foul #1 on John Rahm, team foul #3 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Richard Antle (SF) William Byas | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronald Archibald (PG), Daniel Jones (SF) Roger Crump, Andres Marino | |
| 07:32 | Arkansas | Claud Devanski makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 07:32 | Arkansas | Claud Devanski makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 07:32 | Arkansas | Claud Devanski makes the 3rd free throw | 17-23 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - John Rahm (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jack Hunt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Antle (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Room (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Scott (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ronald Archibald (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Claud Devanski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Jones (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jaime Mirsky (fresh) C - John Woolridge (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Loyola Chicago | Claud Devanski steals it from Jack Hunt | 17-23 |
| 07:04 | Arkansas | Claud Devanski scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Woolridge | 17-26 |
| 06:43 | Loyola Chicago | Jack Hunt buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by John Rahm | 20-26 |
| 06:26 | Arkansas | Claud Devanski buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Ronald Archibald | 20-29 |
| 06:21 | Loyola Chicago | John Rahm hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jaime Mirsky - foul #1 on Jaime Mirsky, team foul #7 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Evan Townsend (SG), William Byas (PF) Jack Hunt, Robert Room | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Barnette (SG), Mark Garrett (SF) Claud Devanski, John Woolridge | |
| 06:21 | Loyola Chicago | John Rahm makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 06:21 | Loyola Chicago | John Rahm makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 06:02 | Arkansas | Jaime Mirsky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-29 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Eric Malone (PG), Richard Johnson (C) John Rahm, Dennis Scott | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 05:38 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Johnson clanks a turnaround from the right block | 22-29 |
| 05:36 | Arkansas | Mark Garrett pulls down the rebound | 22-29 |
| 05:19 | Arkansas | Mark Garrett misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 22-29 |
| 05:18 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Johnson grabs the board | 22-29 |
| 05:12 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Johnson misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 22-29 |
| 05:10 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Mark Garrett | 22-29 |
| 04:53 | Arkansas | Mark Garrett misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 22-29 |
| 04:51 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Antle grabs the defensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 04:33 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Antle is fouled on the floor by Daniel Jones - foul #2 on Daniel Jones, team foul #8 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jack Hunt (SG), Robert Room (PF) Evan Townsend, William Byas | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Claud Devanski (PG), Andres Marino (SF), John Woolridge (C) Ronald Archibald, Daniel Jones, Jaime Mirsky | |
| 04:33 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Antle makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 04:33 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Antle makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 04:16 | Arkansas | John Woolridge misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-29 |
| 04:15 | Loyola Chicago | Eric Malone snags the defensive board | 24-29 |
| 04:02 | Loyola Chicago | 3 seconds is called on Robert Room | 24-29 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Douglas Demar (SF), Dennis Scott (C) Richard Antle, Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 03:45 | Arkansas | George Barnette comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-29 |
| 03:43 | Arkansas | John Woolridge grabs the offensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 03:30 | Arkansas | John Woolridge blows the layup | 24-29 |
| 03:28 | Loyola Chicago | Douglas Demar grabs the defensive rebound | 24-29 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Eric Malone (fresh) SG - Jack Hunt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Demar (fresh) PF - Robert Room (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Scott (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Claud Devanski (fresh) 9 pts. SG - George Barnette (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andres Marino (fresh) PF - Mark Garrett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Woolridge (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Room hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Mark Garrett - foul #1 on Mark Garrett, team foul #9 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Evan Townsend (SG), William Byas (SF), Richard Johnson (C) Eric Malone, Douglas Demar, Dennis Scott | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronald Archibald (PG), Ivan Mioduszewski (SF), Erik Hui (PF) George Barnette, Andres Marino, Mark Garrett | |
| 03:01 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Room makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 03:01 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Room makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 02:45 | Arkansas | Erik Hui misses the 3 from the right corner | 26-29 |
| 02:43 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to John Woolridge | 26-29 |
| 02:23 | Arkansas | William Byas steals the ball from Ronald Archibald | 26-29 |
| 02:05 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Room comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 26-29 |
| 02:03 | Arkansas | Ronald Archibald gets the rebound | 26-29 |
| 01:48 | Arkansas | Claud Devanski misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 26-29 |
| 01:47 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Johnson gets the rebound | 26-29 |
| 01:42 | Loyola Chicago | Jack Hunt connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Evan Townsend | 28-29 |
| 01:27 | Arkansas | Evan Townsend is called for the reach on Ronald Archibald - foul #1 on Evan Townsend, team foul #4 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Eric Malone (PG), Richard Antle (SF) Jack Hunt, Robert Room | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Barnette (SG), Daniel Jones (C) Claud Devanski, John Woolridge | |
| 01:08 | Arkansas | George Barnette connects on the 3 from the left corner | 28-32 |
| 00:54 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Johnson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Erik Hui - foul #3 on Erik Hui, team foul #10 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jeffrey Mendiola (SG), Douglas Demar (PF) Evan Townsend, William Byas | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Andrew Smith (PG), Jaime Mirsky (C) Ronald Archibald, Erik Hui | |
| 00:54 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 00:54 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 00:54 | Arkansas | Jaime Mirsky grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 00:40 | Arkansas | Andrew Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 29-32 |
| 00:38 | Arkansas | Ivan Mioduszewski pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 00:22 | Arkansas | Ivan Mioduszewski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-32 |
| 00:21 | Loyola Chicago | Eric Malone gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 00:05 | Loyola Chicago | Eric Malone comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 29-32 |
| 00:03 | Arkansas | Andrew Smith snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Andrew Smith misses short on a halfcourt shot | 29-32 |