The Duhawks tallied points with every player who stepped on the floor, but none reached double figures for the home team. Alex Brant, Dan Pawelski, and Tim Kelly each had eight for Loras, who shot 45% from the field.

Turnovers and free throw attempts were mostly even, but Wheaton made 15-of-18 from the charity stripe and the Duhawks shot 7-of-14. The Thunder did most of their damage on the glass, winning the rebounding battle 32-25. They also blocked four shots.

The nine point halftime lead grew as high as 22, but was down to 12 with just over six minutes to go. Wheaton simply continued to shoot the ball well down the stretch, again extending the lead courtesy of 75% shooting in the second half (18-for24).