| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Dustin Smith (fresh) SG - Jason Riebe (fresh) SF - Matthew Lowery (fresh) PF - Kevin Williams (fresh) C - Lawrence Gray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Albert Rains (fresh) SG - Bill Pohl (fresh) SF - Harold Mabry (fresh) PF - Craig Lee (fresh) C - John Moss (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kevin Williams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matthew Lowery makes the 3 from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:18 | Wheaton | Albert Rains can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kevin Williams grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Riebe misses badly on a floater from the left side | 3-0 |
| 18:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kevin Williams tips it back up and in | 5-0 |
| 18:47 | Wheaton | Bill Pohl misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 18:46 | Wheaton | The offensive rebound goes to Craig Lee | 5-0 |
| 18:30 | Wheaton | Craig Lee comes up short on the shot near the basket | 5-0 |
| 18:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matthew Lowery grabs the board | 5-0 |
| 18:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin Smith drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-0 |
| 17:51 | Wheaton | Harold Mabry's floater is tipped away by Kevin Williams | 8-0 |
| 17:50 | Wheaton | Craig Lee tips it in | 8-2 |
| 17:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matthew Lowery connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-2 |
| 17:16 | Wheaton | Craig Lee drills a runner from the right block set up by Albert Rains | 11-4 |
| 17:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matthew Lowery is called for traveling | 11-4 |
| 16:47 | Wheaton | Bill Pohl is fouled on the floor by Dustin Smith - foul #1 on Dustin Smith, team foul #1 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Webb (C) Lawrence Gray | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 16:31 | Wheaton | Harold Mabry connects on the runner near the basket | 11-6 |
| 16:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Webb misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 11-6 |
| 16:10 | Wheaton | Harold Mabry pulls down the rebound | 11-6 |
| 15:57 | Wheaton | Craig Lee misses long on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Charles Webb - foul #1 on Charles Webb, team foul #2 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Morgan (PG), Joseph Light (SG) Dustin Smith, Jason Riebe | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 15:57 | Wheaton | Craig Lee makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 15:57 | Wheaton | Craig Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Charles Morgan (fresh) SG - Joseph Light (fresh) SF - Matthew Lowery (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kevin Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Webb (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Albert Rains (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bill Pohl (fresh) SF - Harold Mabry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Craig Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Moss (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Morgan loses the ball out of bounds | 11-8 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Collier (SF), Lawrence Gray (C) Matthew Lowery, Kevin Williams | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 15:27 | Wheaton | John Moss misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Lawrence Gray - foul #1 on Lawrence Gray, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| 15:27 | Wheaton | John Moss makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 15:27 | Wheaton | John Moss makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 15:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Light hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Charles Morgan | 13-10 |
| 14:59 | Wheaton | Bill Pohl comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-10 |
| 14:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Timothy Collier | 13-10 |
| 14:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Light's layup is rejected by Craig Lee | 13-10 |
| 14:51 | Wheaton | Craig Lee pulls down the rebound | 13-10 |
| 14:40 | Wheaton | Craig Lee buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Harold Mabry | 13-12 |
| 14:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | The short jumper by Charles Webb is denied by John Moss | 13-12 |
| 14:29 | Wheaton | John Moss gets the rebound | 13-12 |
| 14:12 | Wheaton | John Moss hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Bill Pohl | 13-15 |
| 13:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Harold Mabry is called for the reach on Joseph Light - foul #1 on Harold Mabry, team foul #1 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin Smith (PG), Jason Riebe (SG), Matthew Lowery (SF), Kevin Williams (PF) Charles Morgan, Joseph Light, Timothy Collier, Lawrence Gray | |
| Subs | Wheaton | John Wilkins (PG), Stanley Higbee (SG), Robert Rollins (SF), Claude Sims (PF), Gilbert Atkins (C) Albert Rains, Bill Pohl, Harold Mabry, Craig Lee, John Moss | |
| 13:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matthew Lowery drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jason Riebe | 15-15 |
| 13:03 | Wheaton | Gilbert Atkins loses the ball out of bounds | 15-15 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Collier (C) Charles Webb | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 12:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-15 |
| 12:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kevin Williams misses the tip | 15-15 |
| 12:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Collier | 15-15 |
| 12:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin Smith buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Lowery | 18-15 |
| 12:14 | Wheaton | Stanley Higbee hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-18 |
| 11:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kevin Williams comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-18 |
| 11:52 | Wheaton | Gilbert Atkins snags the defensive board | 18-18 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Dustin Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jason Riebe (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Lowery (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kevin Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Collier (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - John Wilkins (fresh) SG - Stanley Higbee (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Rollins (fresh) PF - Claude Sims (fresh) C - Gilbert Atkins (fresh) | |
| 11:47 | Wheaton | John Wilkins's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Williams | 18-18 |
| 11:46 | Wheaton | Stanley Higbee grabs the offensive board | 18-18 |
| 11:35 | Wheaton | Gilbert Atkins misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 18-18 |
| 11:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Timothy Collier | 18-18 |
| 11:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kevin Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-18 |
| 11:17 | Wheaton | Robert Rollins pulls down the rebound | 18-18 |
| 10:58 | Wheaton | John Wilkins drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Stanley Higbee | 18-20 |
| 10:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Riebe connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-20 |
| 10:18 | Wheaton | John Wilkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-20 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Morgan (PG), Joseph Light (SG), Charles Webb (PF), Lawrence Gray (C) Dustin Smith, Jason Riebe, Kevin Williams, Timothy Collier | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Albert Rains (PG), Bill Pohl (SG), Harold Mabry (SF), Craig Lee (PF), John Moss (C) John Wilkins, Stanley Higbee, Robert Rollins, Claude Sims, Gilbert Atkins | |
| 09:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Gray hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 21-20 |
| 09:56 | Wheaton | John Moss pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 09:45 | Wheaton | Albert Rains misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Charles Webb - foul #2 on Charles Webb, team foul #4 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Love (SF), Billy Johnson (PF) Matthew Lowery, Charles Webb | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 09:45 | Wheaton | Albert Rains misses the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 09:45 | Wheaton | Albert Rains misses the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 09:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Gray gets the rebound | 21-20 |
| 09:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Billy Johnson is fouled on the floor by Craig Lee - foul #1 on Craig Lee, team foul #2 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Kevin Williams (PF) Billy Johnson | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 09:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Morgan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Craig Lee - foul #2 on Craig Lee, team foul #3 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Riebe (SG), Timothy Collier (SF) Joseph Light, Mark Love | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Claude Sims (PF) Craig Lee | |
| 09:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 09:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 09:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Collier grabs the offensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 08:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Collier misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-20 |
| 08:51 | Wheaton | John Moss snags the defensive board | 22-20 |
| 08:22 | Wheaton | Bill Pohl is hacked by Kevin Williams - foul #1 on Kevin Williams, team foul #5 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin Smith (PG), Matthew Lowery (SF) Charles Morgan, Timothy Collier | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 08:09 | Wheaton | Claude Sims misses long on a runner from the baseline | 22-20 |
| 08:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kevin Williams snags the defensive board | 22-20 |
| 07:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Riebe double dribbles | 22-20 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Dustin Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jason Riebe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Lowery (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kevin Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Lawrence Gray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Albert Rains (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bill Pohl (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold Mabry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Claude Sims (fresh) C - John Moss (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Wheaton | Bill Pohl drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Harold Mabry | 22-23 |
| 07:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kevin Williams misses long on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Harold Mabry - foul #2 on Harold Mabry, team foul #4 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Collier (C) Lawrence Gray | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Robert Rollins (SF) Harold Mabry | |
| 07:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kevin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 07:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kevin Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 07:04 | Wheaton | John Moss travels with the ball | 24-23 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Billy Johnson (C) Kevin Williams | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 06:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Riebe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-23 |
| 06:34 | Wheaton | The rebound goes to John Moss | 24-23 |
| 06:30 | Wheaton | Bill Pohl hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Rollins | 24-25 |
| 06:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin Smith travels with the ball | 24-25 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Light (SG), Kevin Williams (PF), Lawrence Gray (C) Jason Riebe, Timothy Collier, Billy Johnson | |
| Subs | Wheaton | John Wilkins (PG), Stanley Higbee (SG), Gilbert Atkins (C) Albert Rains, Bill Pohl, John Moss | |
| 05:46 | Wheaton | John Wilkins scores on a 3 from the left wing | 24-28 |
| 05:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gilbert Atkins steals it from Dustin Smith | 24-28 |
| 05:22 | Wheaton | John Wilkins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 24-28 |
| 05:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Dustin Smith | 24-28 |
| 05:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Rollins takes the ball from Lawrence Gray | 24-28 |
| 04:42 | Wheaton | Gilbert Atkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-28 |
| 04:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kevin Williams gets the rebound | 24-28 |
| 04:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-28 |
| 04:29 | Wheaton | Claude Sims snags the defensive board | 24-28 |
| 04:24 | Wheaton | Stanley Higbee clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-28 |
| 04:23 | Wheaton | Claude Sims tips it home | 24-30 |
| 04:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin Smith connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Joseph Light | 27-30 |
| 03:52 | Wheaton | John Wilkins connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Rollins | 27-33 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Dustin Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Joseph Light (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Lowery (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kevin Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Lawrence Gray (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - John Wilkins (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Stanley Higbee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Rollins (fresh) PF - Claude Sims (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gilbert Atkins (fresh) | |
| 03:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Light buries a jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by Stanley Higbee - foul #1 on Stanley Higbee, team foul #5 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Riebe (SG), Timothy Collier (SF), Charles Webb (PF), Billy Johnson (C) Dustin Smith, Matthew Lowery, Kevin Williams, Lawrence Gray | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Albert Rains (PG), Bill Pohl (SG), Harold Mabry (SF), Craig Lee (PF), John Moss (C) John Wilkins, Stanley Higbee, Robert Rollins, Claude Sims, Gilbert Atkins | |
| 03:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Light makes the free throw | 30-33 |
| 03:17 | Wheaton | Albert Rains clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 03:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Collier grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 02:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Craig Lee is called for the reach on Jason Riebe - foul #3 on Craig Lee, team foul #6 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Morgan (PG) Joseph Light | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Todd Kupferberg (PF) Craig Lee | |
| 02:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Webb misses the easy layup | 30-33 |
| 02:37 | Wheaton | The rebound goes to Albert Rains | 30-33 |
| 02:17 | Wheaton | Harold Mabry can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Timothy Collier - foul #1 on Timothy Collier, team foul #6 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Kevin Williams (PF) Billy Johnson | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Claude Sims (PF) Todd Kupferberg | |
| 02:17 | Wheaton | Harold Mabry misses the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 02:17 | Wheaton | Harold Mabry makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 02:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Collier can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 02:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Collier grabs the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 01:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kevin Williams knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Webb and the foul's on Claude Sims - foul #1 on Claude Sims, team foul #7 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin Smith (PG), Matthew Lowery (SF) Charles Morgan, Timothy Collier | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 01:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kevin Williams makes the free throw | 33-34 |
| 01:10 | Wheaton | Albert Rains misses the floater near the basket | 33-34 |
| 01:08 | Wheaton | Harold Mabry tips it back up and in | 33-36 |
| 00:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin Smith double dribbles | 33-36 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Gray (C) Charles Webb | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 00:38 | Wheaton | Albert Rains hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Harold Mabry | 33-39 |
| 00:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-39 |
| 00:20 | Wheaton | Harold Mabry grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 00:02 | Wheaton | Kevin Williams blocks the short jumper by Claude Sims | 33-39 |
| 00:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kevin Williams grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kevin Williams can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 33-39 |