| Lineup | Virginia Wesleyan | PG - Lane Royce (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Fisher (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Tony Wagner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Moses Easterling (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - David Zollinger (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jacob Ciersezwski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ivan Brumfield (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Winfrey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Wesleyan | Jacob Taylor inbounds the ball | 34-41 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Wesleyan | Virginia Wesleyan is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Elmhurst | Elmhurst is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Virginia Wesleyan | William Fisher can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Jacob Ciersezwski - foul #3 on Jacob Ciersezwski, team foul #1 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Christopher Raven (SG) Jacob Ciersezwski | |
| 19:37 | Virginia Wesleyan | William Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 19:37 | Virginia Wesleyan | William Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 19:26 | Elmhurst | Christopher Raven hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ivan Brumfield | 36-43 |
| 19:11 | Virginia Wesleyan | William Fisher misses the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-43 |
| 19:10 | Elmhurst | James Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 19:05 | Elmhurst | Christopher Raven blows the layup but the foul's on Tony Wagner - foul #1 on Tony Wagner, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Danny Jenkins (PG) Lane Royce | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Mark Thomas (C) James Lee | |
| 19:05 | Elmhurst | Christopher Raven misses the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 19:05 | Elmhurst | Christopher Raven makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 18:47 | Virginia Wesleyan | Danny Jenkins is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 18:27 | Elmhurst | Ivan Brumfield hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 18:25 | Virginia Wesleyan | Moses Easterling snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 18:13 | Virginia Wesleyan | Jacob Taylor connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-44 |
| 17:53 | Elmhurst | Ivan Brumfield is open and buries a floater from close range set up by Christopher Raven | 41-46 |
| 17:42 | Virginia Wesleyan | William Fisher can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 17:40 | Virginia Wesleyan | Moses Easterling tips it home | 43-46 |
| 17:36 | Elmhurst | David Zollinger throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-46 |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Lane Royce (PG), Michael McClelland (SG), David Melo (SF), Johnny Gooden (PF), Cary McRoyal (C) Danny Jenkins, William Fisher, Jacob Taylor, Tony Wagner, Moses Easterling | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Jason Wilbur (PG), Chris Fulmer (SG), Larry Ward (PF), James Lee (C) David Zollinger, Christopher Raven, Matthew Winfrey, Mark Thomas | |
| 17:20 | Virginia Wesleyan | Michael McClelland makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Johnny Gooden | 45-46 |
| 17:14 | Elmhurst | Michael McClelland is called for the reach on Jason Wilbur in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael McClelland, team foul #2 | 45-46 |
| 17:06 | Elmhurst | Chris Fulmer drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Ward | 45-49 |
| 17:00 | Virginia Wesleyan | Johnny Gooden misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-49 |
| 16:58 | Virginia Wesleyan | Cary McRoyal hits the follow up shot | 47-49 |
| 16:56 | Elmhurst | Ivan Brumfield is hacked by Michael McClelland in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael McClelland, team foul #3 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Edwin Blose (PG), Jeffery Moore (SG) Lane Royce, Michael McClelland | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Matthew Winfrey (PF), James Coleman (C) Ivan Brumfield, James Lee | |
| 16:40 | Elmhurst | Larry Ward misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-49 |
| 16:39 | Elmhurst | The offensive rebound goes to James Coleman | 47-49 |
| 16:15 | Elmhurst | Chris Fulmer is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-49 |
| 16:14 | Elmhurst | James Coleman grabs the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 16:01 | Elmhurst | Matthew Winfrey loses the dribble to Edwin Blose | 47-49 |
| 15:55 | Virginia Wesleyan | Edwin Blose loses the dribble to Jason Wilbur in the backcourt | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Virginia Wesleyan | PG - Edwin Blose (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffery Moore (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Melo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Johnny Gooden (fairly fresh) C - Cary McRoyal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - Jason Wilbur (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Chris Fulmer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Winfrey (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Coleman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Elmhurst | Jason Wilbur is hacked by Edwin Blose - foul #2 on Edwin Blose, team foul #4 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Lane Royce (PG), Michael McClelland (SG), Danny Jenkins (SF), Tony Wagner (PF), Moses Easterling (C) Edwin Blose, Jeffery Moore, David Melo, Johnny Gooden, Cary McRoyal | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | David Zollinger (PG), Jacob Ciersezwski (SG), Ivan Brumfield (SF), Christopher Raven (PF), Jerry Eisenberg (C) Jason Wilbur, Chris Fulmer, Larry Ward, Matthew Winfrey, James Coleman | |
| 15:20 | Elmhurst | Ivan Brumfield lays it in set up by David Zollinger | 47-51 |
| 15:03 | Virginia Wesleyan | Lane Royce hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 47-51 |
| 15:02 | Elmhurst | Jerry Eisenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 14:45 | Elmhurst | Ivan Brumfield's pass is intercepted by Danny Jenkins | 47-51 |
| 14:25 | Virginia Wesleyan | Moses Easterling makes the fadeaway from the left side | 49-51 |
| 14:21 | Elmhurst | David Zollinger loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-51 |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | William Fisher (SG), Jacob Taylor (SF) Michael McClelland, Danny Jenkins | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Mark Thomas (PF), James Lee (C) Ivan Brumfield, Jerry Eisenberg | |
| 14:04 | Virginia Wesleyan | William Fisher loses the ball out of bounds | 49-51 |
| 13:53 | Elmhurst | David Zollinger buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 13:50 | Virginia Wesleyan | Jacob Taylor is hacked by Christopher Raven in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Raven, team foul #2 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Ivan Brumfield (SF), Matthew Winfrey (PF) Christopher Raven, Mark Thomas | |
| 13:39 | Virginia Wesleyan | Lane Royce is hacked by James Lee - foul #1 on James Lee, team foul #3 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Cary McRoyal (C) Moses Easterling | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | | |
| 13:27 | Virginia Wesleyan | Jacob Taylor misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-53 |
| 13:25 | Virginia Wesleyan | Cary McRoyal tips it home | 51-53 |
| 13:07 | Elmhurst | David Zollinger misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-53 |
| 13:06 | Virginia Wesleyan | Cary McRoyal grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 12:58 | Virginia Wesleyan | William Fisher connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Jacob Taylor and the foul's on Jacob Ciersezwski - foul #4 on Jacob Ciersezwski, team foul #4 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Michael McClelland (PG), Moses Easterling (C) Lane Royce, Tony Wagner | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Chris Fulmer (SG), Christopher Raven (SF) Jacob Ciersezwski, Ivan Brumfield | |
| 12:58 | Virginia Wesleyan | William Fisher makes the free throw | 54-53 |
| 12:41 | Elmhurst | Chris Fulmer is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 12:40 | Virginia Wesleyan | Moses Easterling gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 12:38 | Virginia Wesleyan | Moses Easterling is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Moses Easterling, team foul #5 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Jeffery Moore (SG), Danny Jenkins (SF), David Melo (PF) William Fisher, Jacob Taylor, Cary McRoyal | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | | |
| 12:29 | Elmhurst | Matthew Winfrey clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 12:28 | Virginia Wesleyan | Jeffery Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 12:22 | Virginia Wesleyan | James Lee blocks the short jumper by Moses Easterling | 54-53 |
| 12:20 | Elmhurst | Chris Fulmer gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 12:18 | Elmhurst | David Zollinger throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-53 |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Edwin Blose (PG) Michael McClelland | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Jason Wilbur (SG), Ivan Brumfield (SF), Mark Thomas (C) David Zollinger, Matthew Winfrey, James Lee | |
| 12:02 | Virginia Wesleyan | Jeffery Moore can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-53 |
| 12:00 | Virginia Wesleyan | Edwin Blose grabs the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 11:52 | Virginia Wesleyan | Edwin Blose connects on the open 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Virginia Wesleyan | PG - Edwin Blose (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jeffery Moore (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Jenkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Melo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Moses Easterling (tiring) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - Chris Fulmer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Wilbur (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ivan Brumfield (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Christopher Raven (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Thomas (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Elmhurst | Mark Thomas knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Chris Fulmer and the foul's on Moses Easterling - foul #3 on Moses Easterling, team foul #6 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | William Fisher (SG), Jacob Taylor (SF), Johnny Gooden (PF), Cary McRoyal (C) Edwin Blose, Jeffery Moore, David Melo, Moses Easterling | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | David Zollinger (PG), Larry Ward (SF), James Coleman (C) Chris Fulmer, Jason Wilbur, Ivan Brumfield | |
| 11:36 | Elmhurst | Mark Thomas makes the free throw | 57-56 |
| 11:31 | Virginia Wesleyan | Danny Jenkins is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Danny Jenkins, team foul #7 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Matthew Winfrey (PF) Mark Thomas | |
| 11:19 | Elmhurst | Larry Ward clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Jacob Taylor - foul #2 on Jacob Taylor, team foul #8 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Lane Royce (PG) Danny Jenkins | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | | |
| 11:19 | Elmhurst | Larry Ward makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 11:19 | Elmhurst | Larry Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 11:04 | Virginia Wesleyan | Cary McRoyal clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Christopher Raven - foul #2 on Christopher Raven, team foul #5 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Michael McClelland (PG) Lane Royce | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Jason Wilbur (SG), Ivan Brumfield (SF), Jerry Eisenberg (C) Christopher Raven, Matthew Winfrey, James Coleman | |
| 11:04 | Virginia Wesleyan | Cary McRoyal makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 11:04 | Virginia Wesleyan | Cary McRoyal makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 11:00 | Elmhurst | William Fisher is called for the reach on Jason Wilbur in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Fisher, team foul #9 | 59-58 |
| 11:00 | Elmhurst | Jason Wilbur makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 11:00 | Elmhurst | Jason Wilbur makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 10:43 | Virginia Wesleyan | William Fisher can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-60 |
| 10:42 | Elmhurst | Jerry Eisenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 10:37 | Elmhurst | Ivan Brumfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-60 |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Tony Wagner (PF), David Melo (C) Johnny Gooden, Cary McRoyal | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Matthew Winfrey (PF) Larry Ward | |
| 10:23 | Virginia Wesleyan | Jacob Taylor is hacked by Matthew Winfrey - foul #1 on Matthew Winfrey, team foul #6 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Lane Royce (PG) Michael McClelland | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Christopher Raven (SG), James Lee (C) Jason Wilbur, Jerry Eisenberg | |
| 10:11 | Virginia Wesleyan | Lane Royce can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 59-60 |
| 10:10 | Elmhurst | David Zollinger grabs the defensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 09:56 | Elmhurst | Ivan Brumfield can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right wing | 59-60 |
| 09:55 | Virginia Wesleyan | Tony Wagner snags the defensive board | 59-60 |
| 09:34 | Virginia Wesleyan | Lane Royce knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-60 |
| 09:30 | Elmhurst | Christopher Raven loses the dribble to Lane Royce in the backcourt | 61-60 |
| 09:29 | Virginia Wesleyan | Lane Royce lays it in | 63-60 |
| 09:04 | Elmhurst | Christopher Raven misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-60 |
| 09:03 | Virginia Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Tony Wagner | 63-60 |
| 08:47 | Virginia Wesleyan | Jacob Taylor is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from William Fisher | 65-60 |
| 08:47 | Elmhurst | Elmhurst calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-60 |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Michael McClelland (PG), Jeffery Moore (SG), Danny Jenkins (SF), Johnny Gooden (PF), Moses Easterling (C) Lane Royce, William Fisher, Jacob Taylor, Tony Wagner, David Melo | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Chris Fulmer (PG), Jason Wilbur (SG), Larry Ward (SF), Mark Thomas (PF), James Coleman (C) David Zollinger, Christopher Raven, Ivan Brumfield, Matthew Winfrey, James Lee | |
| 08:33 | Elmhurst | Michael McClelland steps in front of the Chris Fulmer pass | 65-60 |
| 08:31 | Virginia Wesleyan | Jeffery Moore is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 65-60 |
| 08:15 | Elmhurst | Mark Thomas misses long on an open shot from the right side | 65-60 |
| 08:14 | Elmhurst | James Coleman snags the offensive board | 65-60 |
| 07:55 | Elmhurst | James Coleman clanks a floater from the right wing | 65-60 |
| 07:53 | Elmhurst | James Coleman snags the offensive board | 65-60 |
| 07:33 | Elmhurst | Larry Ward misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Danny Jenkins - foul #2 on Danny Jenkins, team foul #10 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Edwin Blose (PG), William Fisher (SG), Tony Wagner (PF), Cary McRoyal (C) Michael McClelland, Jeffery Moore, Johnny Gooden, Moses Easterling | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | David Zollinger (PG), Jacob Ciersezwski (SG), Christopher Raven (PF), Jerry Eisenberg (C) Chris Fulmer, Jason Wilbur, Mark Thomas, James Coleman | |
| 07:33 | Elmhurst | Larry Ward makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 07:33 | Elmhurst | Larry Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| Lineup | Virginia Wesleyan | PG - Edwin Blose (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Fisher (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Jenkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Tony Wagner (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Cary McRoyal (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - David Zollinger (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jacob Ciersezwski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Larry Ward (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Raven (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Eisenberg (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Virginia Wesleyan | Danny Jenkins misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-62 |
| 07:12 | Elmhurst | Jerry Eisenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 06:54 | Elmhurst | Jacob Ciersezwski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 65-62 |
| 06:53 | Virginia Wesleyan | Cary McRoyal gets the rebound | 65-62 |
| 06:50 | Virginia Wesleyan | William Fisher is fouled in the backcourt by Jacob Ciersezwski - foul #5 on Jacob Ciersezwski, team foul #7 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Lane Royce (PG), Jacob Taylor (SF) Edwin Blose, Danny Jenkins | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Ivan Brumfield (SF), Matthew Winfrey (PF), James Lee (C) Jacob Ciersezwski, Larry Ward, Jerry Eisenberg | |
| 06:50 | Virginia Wesleyan | William Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 06:50 | Elmhurst | The rebound goes to James Lee | 65-62 |
| 06:45 | Elmhurst | David Zollinger is hacked by Lane Royce - foul #2 on Lane Royce, team foul #11 | 65-62 |
| 06:45 | Elmhurst | David Zollinger misses the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 06:45 | Elmhurst | David Zollinger makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 06:34 | Virginia Wesleyan | Cary McRoyal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-63 |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Moses Easterling (C) Tony Wagner | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Chris Fulmer (SG) Christopher Raven | |
| 06:32 | Elmhurst | Chris Fulmer is called for traveling in the backcourt | 65-63 |
| 06:19 | Virginia Wesleyan | Moses Easterling misses the easy layup | 65-63 |
| 06:17 | Virginia Wesleyan | Moses Easterling tips it back up and in | 67-63 |
| 06:02 | Elmhurst | Ivan Brumfield connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Lee | 67-66 |
| 06:00 | Virginia Wesleyan | Lane Royce is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lane Royce, team foul #12 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Michael McClelland (PG), Danny Jenkins (SF), Tony Wagner (PF) Lane Royce, Jacob Taylor, Cary McRoyal | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Jason Wilbur (PG), Mark Thomas (C) David Zollinger, James Lee | |
| 05:51 | Elmhurst | Ivan Brumfield scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Jason Wilbur | 67-68 |
| 05:22 | Virginia Wesleyan | Michael McClelland hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Moses Easterling | 69-68 |
| 05:04 | Elmhurst | Ivan Brumfield misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-68 |
| 05:03 | Virginia Wesleyan | Moses Easterling snags the defensive board | 69-68 |
| 04:45 | Virginia Wesleyan | Tony Wagner comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Matthew Winfrey - foul #2 on Matthew Winfrey, team foul #8 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Edwin Blose (PG), Jeffery Moore (SG), Johnny Gooden (SF), David Melo (C) Michael McClelland, William Fisher, Danny Jenkins, Moses Easterling | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | David Zollinger (PG), Christopher Raven (SF), Larry Ward (PF), Jerry Eisenberg (C) Chris Fulmer, Ivan Brumfield, Matthew Winfrey, Mark Thomas | |
| 04:45 | Virginia Wesleyan | Tony Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 04:45 | Virginia Wesleyan | Tony Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 04:21 | Elmhurst | David Zollinger is whistled for a carry | 71-68 |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Jacob Taylor (SF) Tony Wagner | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Ivan Brumfield (SF) Jason Wilbur | |
| 04:16 | Virginia Wesleyan | Edwin Blose is fouled in the backcourt by David Zollinger - foul #3 on David Zollinger, team foul #9 | 71-68 |
| 04:16 | Virginia Wesleyan | Edwin Blose makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 04:16 | Virginia Wesleyan | Edwin Blose misses the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 04:16 | Elmhurst | Jerry Eisenberg snags the defensive board | 72-68 |
| 04:14 | Elmhurst | David Zollinger is fouled in the backcourt by David Melo - foul #2 on David Melo, team foul #13 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | William Fisher (SG) Jeffery Moore | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | | |
| 04:14 | Elmhurst | David Zollinger misses the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 04:14 | Elmhurst | David Zollinger makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 03:51 | Virginia Wesleyan | Christopher Raven picks off the pass by Johnny Gooden | 72-69 |
| 03:47 | Elmhurst | Christopher Raven banks in the layup | 72-71 |
| 03:22 | Virginia Wesleyan | David Melo makes the wide open driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Jacob Taylor | 74-71 |
| Lineup | Virginia Wesleyan | PG - Edwin Blose (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Fisher (tired) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jacob Taylor (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Gooden (fairly fresh) C - David Melo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - David Zollinger (tired) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Raven (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ivan Brumfield (very tired) 14 pts. PF - Larry Ward (tiring) 6 pts. C - Jerry Eisenberg (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Elmhurst | Ivan Brumfield misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 74-71 |
| 03:00 | Elmhurst | Jerry Eisenberg tips it home | 74-73 |
| 02:36 | Virginia Wesleyan | Johnny Gooden connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from William Fisher and he's fouled by Larry Ward - foul #1 on Larry Ward, team foul #10 | 76-73 |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Lane Royce (PG), Jeffery Moore (SG), Danny Jenkins (SF), Cary McRoyal (C) Edwin Blose, William Fisher, Jacob Taylor, David Melo | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Chris Fulmer (PG), Jason Wilbur (SG), Mark Thomas (PF), James Coleman (C) David Zollinger, Ivan Brumfield, Larry Ward, Jerry Eisenberg | |
| 02:36 | Virginia Wesleyan | Johnny Gooden makes the free throw | 77-73 |
| 02:32 | Elmhurst | Lane Royce is called for the reach on Chris Fulmer in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lane Royce, team foul #14 | 77-73 |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Moses Easterling (C) Johnny Gooden | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | | |
| 02:32 | Elmhurst | Chris Fulmer makes the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 02:32 | Elmhurst | Chris Fulmer makes the 2nd free throw | 77-75 |
| 02:14 | Virginia Wesleyan | Cary McRoyal knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Lane Royce and he's hacked by Mark Thomas - foul #1 on Mark Thomas, team foul #11 | 79-75 |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Michael McClelland (PG) Lane Royce | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Matthew Winfrey (PF) Mark Thomas | |
| 02:14 | Virginia Wesleyan | Cary McRoyal makes the free throw | 80-75 |
| 02:12 | Elmhurst | Elmhurst calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 80-75 |
| 01:57 | Elmhurst | Jason Wilbur misses short on an open floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Jeffery Moore - foul #1 on Jeffery Moore, team foul #15 | 80-75 |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Lane Royce (PG), William Fisher (SG), Jacob Taylor (SF), Tony Wagner (PF) Michael McClelland, Jeffery Moore, Danny Jenkins, Cary McRoyal | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Ivan Brumfield (SF), James Lee (C) Chris Fulmer, James Coleman | |
| 01:57 | Elmhurst | Jason Wilbur makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 01:57 | Elmhurst | Jason Wilbur makes the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| 01:46 | Virginia Wesleyan | Jacob Taylor lays it in | 82-77 |
| 01:31 | Elmhurst | Christopher Raven throws a bad pass out of bounds | 82-77 |
| 01:31 | Elmhurst | Elmhurst calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 82-77 |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | David Zollinger (PG) Jason Wilbur | |
| 01:20 | Virginia Wesleyan | William Fisher connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Lane Royce | 85-77 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Wesleyan | Virginia Wesleyan is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Elmhurst | Elmhurst is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:10 | Elmhurst | James Lee lays it up and in and he's fouled by Moses Easterling - foul #4 on Moses Easterling, team foul #16 | 85-79 |
| 01:10 | Elmhurst | James Lee makes the free throw | 85-80 |
| 00:53 | Virginia Wesleyan | Lane Royce misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 85-80 |
| 00:51 | Elmhurst | Christopher Raven gets the rebound | 85-80 |
| 00:51 | Elmhurst | Elmhurst calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 85-80 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Wesleyan | Virginia Wesleyan is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Elmhurst | Elmhurst is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Elmhurst | Matthew Winfrey clanks a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on William Fisher - foul #3 on William Fisher, team foul #17 | 85-80 |
| 00:32 | Elmhurst | Matthew Winfrey makes the 1st free throw | 85-81 |
| 00:32 | Elmhurst | Matthew Winfrey makes the 2nd free throw | 85-82 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Wesleyan | Virginia Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Elmhurst | Elmhurst is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Virginia Wesleyan | David Zollinger is called for the reach on William Fisher in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Zollinger, team foul #12 | 85-82 |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Danny Jenkins (PG) Lane Royce | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | | |
| 00:30 | Elmhurst | Elmhurst calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 85-82 |
| 00:30 | Virginia Wesleyan | William Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 86-82 |
| 00:30 | Virginia Wesleyan | William Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 87-82 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Wesleyan | Virginia Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Elmhurst | Elmhurst is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Elmhurst | James Lee misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 87-82 |
| 00:22 | Elmhurst | Matthew Winfrey grabs the offensive rebound | 87-82 |
| 00:20 | Elmhurst | Christopher Raven makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 87-85 |
| 00:17 | Virginia Wesleyan | Jacob Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by David Zollinger - foul #5 on David Zollinger, team foul #13 | 87-85 |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Lane Royce (PG) Danny Jenkins | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Jason Wilbur (PG) David Zollinger | |
| 00:17 | Virginia Wesleyan | Jacob Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 88-85 |
| 00:17 | Virginia Wesleyan | Jacob Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 89-85 |
| 00:10 | Elmhurst | James Lee misses the wide open 3 from the right wing | 89-85 |
| 00:08 | Elmhurst | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Winfrey | 89-85 |
| 00:04 | Elmhurst | James Lee misses the 3 from the right corner | 89-85 |
| 00:02 | Elmhurst | James Lee pulls down the offensive rebound | 89-85 |
| 00:00 | Elmhurst | The clock runs out | 89-85 |