| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - John Wilkins (fresh) SG - John Pendergraft (fresh) SF - Greg Swart (fresh) PF - Stephen Short (fresh) C - Kyle Gooden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eureka | PG - Vincent Goodrum (fresh) SG - Calvin Nolan (fresh) SF - Shawn Tiernan (fresh) PF - Gary Jackson (fresh) C - Roderick Hamilton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eureka | Roderick Hamilton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eureka | Eureka is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Eureka | Calvin Nolan's pass is intercepted by Greg Swart | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kyle Gooden scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from John Wilkins | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Eureka | Gary Jackson makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Vincent Goodrum | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Short loses the dribble to Gary Jackson | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | Eureka | Shawn Tiernan lays it up and in set up by Vincent Goodrum | 2-4 |
| 18:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Wilkins scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by John Pendergraft | 5-4 |
| 18:04 | Eureka | Vincent Goodrum is hacked by Kyle Gooden - foul #1 on Kyle Gooden, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 17:48 | Eureka | Greg Swart blocks the short jumper by Gary Jackson | 5-4 |
| 17:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Greg Swart snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 17:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Wilkins's pass is intercepted by Roderick Hamilton | 5-4 |
| 17:08 | Eureka | Shawn Tiernan comes up short on the shot in the lane | 5-4 |
| 17:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kyle Gooden grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Wilkins's layup is rejected by Roderick Hamilton | 5-4 |
| 17:01 | Eureka | The rebound goes to Calvin Nolan | 5-4 |
| 16:40 | Eureka | Gary Jackson drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Calvin Nolan | 5-6 |
| 16:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Wilkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-6 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Vincent Seals (PG), Chester Gadberry (SG), Jon Swinton (SF), Willie Darst (PF), Perry Brady (C) John Wilkins, John Pendergraft, Greg Swart, Stephen Short, Kyle Gooden | |
| Subs | Eureka | Edward King (PG), Peter Armstrong (SG), Benton Mullins (SF), John Givens (PF), Alvin Gardner (C) Vincent Goodrum, Calvin Nolan, Shawn Tiernan, Gary Jackson, Roderick Hamilton | |
| 16:04 | Eureka | Peter Armstrong makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward King | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Vincent Seals (fresh) SG - Chester Gadberry (fresh) SF - Jon Swinton (fresh) PF - Willie Darst (fresh) C - Perry Brady (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eureka | PG - Edward King (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Benton Mullins (fresh) PF - John Givens (fresh) C - Alvin Gardner (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Darst can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 5-9 |
| 15:44 | Eureka | Alvin Gardner grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 15:40 | Eureka | Perry Brady blocks the short jumper by Peter Armstrong | 5-9 |
| 15:39 | Eureka | Edward King tips it but misses | 5-9 |
| 15:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Willie Darst | 5-9 |
| 15:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chester Gadberry misses long on a floater from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 15:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Perry Brady grabs the offensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 15:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Givens swats the short shot by Willie Darst | 5-9 |
| 15:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Darst pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 14:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Darst knocks in the floater in the lane | 7-9 |
| 14:36 | Eureka | Benton Mullins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 14:35 | Eureka | Edward King tips it home | 7-11 |
| 14:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Benton Mullins is called for the reach on Jon Swinton - foul #1 on Benton Mullins, team foul #1 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Wilkins (PG), John Pendergraft (SG), Greg Swart (SF), Stephen Short (PF), Kyle Gooden (C) Vincent Seals, Chester Gadberry, Jon Swinton, Willie Darst, Perry Brady | |
| Subs | Eureka | Vincent Goodrum (PG), Calvin Nolan (SG), Shawn Tiernan (SF), Gary Jackson (PF), Roderick Hamilton (C) Edward King, Peter Armstrong, Benton Mullins, John Givens, Alvin Gardner | |
| 14:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Greg Swart is hacked by Shawn Tiernan - foul #1 on Shawn Tiernan, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| 14:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | The pull-up jumper by John Wilkins is blocked by Roderick Hamilton | 7-11 |
| 14:07 | Eureka | The rebound goes to Gary Jackson | 7-11 |
| 13:43 | Eureka | Calvin Nolan misses the floater from the baseline | 7-11 |
| 13:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Wilkins grabs the board | 7-11 |
| 13:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Pendergraft buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by John Wilkins | 9-11 |
| 13:17 | Eureka | Calvin Nolan buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Vincent Goodrum | 9-13 |
| 12:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Pendergraft connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Wilkins | 11-13 |
| 12:43 | Eureka | Vincent Goodrum misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 11-13 |
| 12:41 | Eureka | Roderick Hamilton gets the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 12:25 | Eureka | Greg Swart is called for the reach on Shawn Tiernan - foul #1 on Greg Swart, team foul #2 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jon Swinton (PG), Willie Darst (PF) John Wilkins, Stephen Short | |
| Subs | Eureka | Benton Mullins (SG), John Givens (PF) Calvin Nolan, Gary Jackson | |
| 12:11 | Eureka | Shawn Tiernan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-13 |
| 11:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Pendergraft lays it in and the foul's on Roderick Hamilton - foul #1 on Roderick Hamilton, team foul #3 | 13-13 |
| 11:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Pendergraft misses the free throw | 13-13 |
| 11:52 | Eureka | Roderick Hamilton grabs the board | 13-13 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Jon Swinton (fresh) SG - John Pendergraft (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Swart (fresh) PF - Willie Darst (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Gooden (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eureka | PG - Vincent Goodrum (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Benton Mullins (fresh) SF - Shawn Tiernan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Givens (fresh) C - Roderick Hamilton (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:39 | Eureka | Benton Mullins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 13-13 |
| 11:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Greg Swart | 13-13 |
| 11:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Pendergraft's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-13 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Wilkins (PG), Stephen Short (PF) Jon Swinton, Willie Darst | |
| Subs | Eureka | | |
| 11:13 | Eureka | Shawn Tiernan makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Vincent Goodrum and he's hacked by Stephen Short - foul #1 on Stephen Short, team foul #3 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jon Swinton (PG), Willie Darst (PF) John Wilkins, Stephen Short | |
| Subs | Eureka | Edward King (PG), Calvin Nolan (SG), Gary Jackson (PF), Alvin Gardner (C) Vincent Goodrum, Benton Mullins, John Givens, Roderick Hamilton | |
| 11:13 | Eureka | Shawn Tiernan makes the free throw | 13-16 |
| 11:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Pendergraft misses long on a jumper in the lane | 13-16 |
| 11:02 | Eureka | The rebound goes to Shawn Tiernan | 13-16 |
| 10:48 | Eureka | Calvin Nolan buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Shawn Tiernan | 13-19 |
| 10:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jon Swinton hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-19 |
| 10:16 | Eureka | Calvin Nolan clanks a 3 from the left corner | 16-19 |
| 10:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Darst gets the rebound | 16-19 |
| 10:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Shawn Tiernan steals the ball from Willie Darst | 16-19 |
| 09:46 | Eureka | Edward King clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-19 |
| 09:44 | Eureka | Gary Jackson can't tip it in | 16-19 |
| 09:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kyle Gooden grabs the defensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 09:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jon Swinton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-19 |
| 09:33 | Eureka | The rebound goes to Alvin Gardner | 16-19 |
| 09:17 | Eureka | Alvin Gardner lays it up and in on a great pass from Edward King | 16-21 |
| 09:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jon Swinton clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-21 |
| 09:06 | Eureka | Shawn Tiernan snags the defensive board | 16-21 |
| 08:54 | Eureka | Shawn Tiernan clanks a jumper from the baseline | 16-21 |
| 08:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Darst pulls down the rebound | 16-21 |
| 08:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Greg Swart connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-21 |
| 08:27 | Eureka | Calvin Nolan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 19-21 |
| 08:25 | Eureka | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Tiernan | 19-21 |
| 08:12 | Eureka | Gary Jackson can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Kyle Gooden - foul #2 on Kyle Gooden, team foul #4 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Wilkins (PG), Perry Brady (SF), Stephen Short (PF) John Pendergraft, Greg Swart, Kyle Gooden | |
| Subs | Eureka | Vincent Goodrum (PG), Benton Mullins (SG), John Givens (SF), Roderick Hamilton (C) Edward King, Calvin Nolan, Shawn Tiernan, Alvin Gardner | |
| 08:12 | Eureka | Gary Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 08:12 | Eureka | Gary Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 08:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Darst grabs the board | 19-22 |
| 07:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Perry Brady misses the 3 from the left corner | 19-22 |
| 07:50 | Eureka | Gary Jackson gets the rebound | 19-22 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - John Wilkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jon Swinton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Perry Brady (fresh) PF - Stephen Short (fresh) C - Willie Darst (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eureka | PG - Vincent Goodrum (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Benton Mullins (fresh) SF - John Givens (fresh) PF - Gary Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Roderick Hamilton (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Eureka | John Givens makes the wide open driving attempt near the basket | 19-24 |
| 07:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Darst can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Roderick Hamilton - foul #2 on Roderick Hamilton, team foul #4 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Pendergraft (SG), Greg Swart (SF) Jon Swinton, Perry Brady | |
| Subs | Eureka | Peter Armstrong (SG), Alvin Gardner (C) Gary Jackson, Roderick Hamilton | |
| 07:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Darst makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 07:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Darst makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:45 | Eureka | Stephen Short is called for the reach on John Givens - foul #2 on Stephen Short, team foul #5 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Perry Brady (C) Stephen Short | |
| Subs | Eureka | | |
| 06:30 | Eureka | Alvin Gardner drills a floater from the right block set up by Peter Armstrong and he's hacked by Perry Brady - foul #1 on Perry Brady, team foul #6 | 21-26 |
| 06:30 | Eureka | Alvin Gardner misses the free throw | 21-26 |
| 06:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Perry Brady | 21-26 |
| 06:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Darst can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Alvin Gardner - foul #1 on Alvin Gardner, team foul #5 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Eureka | Shawn Tiernan (SF) Alvin Gardner | |
| 06:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Darst makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 06:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Darst makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 06:10 | Eureka | John Givens drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Shawn Tiernan | 23-28 |
| 05:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Perry Brady misses long on a floater from the left block | 23-28 |
| 05:40 | Eureka | Benton Mullins grabs the defensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 05:20 | Eureka | John Givens is fouled on the floor by Willie Darst - foul #1 on Willie Darst, team foul #7 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jon Swinton (SG) John Pendergraft | |
| Subs | Eureka | Calvin Nolan (SG), Alvin Gardner (C) Shawn Tiernan, Benton Mullins | |
| 05:20 | Eureka | John Givens makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 05:20 | Eureka | John Givens makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 05:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Greg Swart misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-30 |
| 05:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Greg Swart grabs the offensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 04:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Greg Swart clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-30 |
| 04:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Darst | 23-30 |
| 04:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Darst connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Jon Swinton | 25-30 |
| 04:27 | Eureka | Calvin Nolan misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-30 |
| 04:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Darst grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 04:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Greg Swart knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Perry Brady | 28-30 |
| 04:03 | Eureka | Peter Armstrong misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 04:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Darst snags the defensive board | 28-30 |
| 03:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jon Swinton knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Wilkins | 31-30 |
| 03:42 | Eureka | Calvin Nolan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-30 |
| 03:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Perry Brady gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - John Wilkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jon Swinton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Swart (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willie Darst (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Perry Brady (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eureka | PG - Vincent Goodrum (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Calvin Nolan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Armstrong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Givens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Alvin Gardner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Darst's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-30 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Pendergraft (SG), Stephen Short (PF), Kyle Gooden (C) Greg Swart, Willie Darst, Perry Brady | |
| Subs | Eureka | Edward King (PG), Shawn Tiernan (SF), Gary Jackson (PF), Roderick Hamilton (C) Vincent Goodrum, Peter Armstrong, John Givens, Alvin Gardner | |
| 03:19 | Eureka | Shawn Tiernan's floater is tipped away by Stephen Short | 31-30 |
| 03:17 | Eureka | Shawn Tiernan tips it in | 31-32 |
| 03:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Calvin Nolan is called for the reach on John Pendergraft - foul #1 on Calvin Nolan, team foul #6 | 31-32 |
| 02:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jon Swinton is whistled for a carry | 31-32 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Eureka | Benton Mullins (SG) Calvin Nolan | |
| 02:36 | Eureka | Shawn Tiernan is fouled on the floor by Stephen Short - foul #3 on Stephen Short, team foul #8 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Greg Swart (SF), Willie Darst (PF) Jon Swinton, Stephen Short | |
| Subs | Eureka | | |
| 02:36 | Eureka | Shawn Tiernan makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 02:36 | Eureka | Shawn Tiernan makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 02:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Wilkins misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 02:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Darst pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 02:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kyle Gooden is hacked by Shawn Tiernan - foul #2 on Shawn Tiernan, team foul #7 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jon Swinton (PG) John Wilkins | |
| Subs | Eureka | | |
| 02:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kyle Gooden misses the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 02:09 | Eureka | Roderick Hamilton grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 01:45 | Eureka | Roderick Hamilton misses the floater near the basket | 31-34 |
| 01:44 | Eureka | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Jackson | 31-34 |
| 01:26 | Eureka | Roderick Hamilton can't connect on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Kyle Gooden - foul #3 on Kyle Gooden, team foul #9 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Wilkins (PG), Perry Brady (C) Greg Swart, Kyle Gooden | |
| Subs | Eureka | Vincent Goodrum (PG), Calvin Nolan (SG) Edward King, Benton Mullins | |
| 01:26 | Eureka | Roderick Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 01:26 | Eureka | Roderick Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 01:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Darst snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 01:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jon Swinton misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-34 |
| 01:13 | Eureka | Roderick Hamilton snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 00:44 | Eureka | Roderick Hamilton is alone and drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Calvin Nolan | 31-36 |
| 00:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Pendergraft comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Calvin Nolan - foul #2 on Calvin Nolan, team foul #8 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Greg Swart (SF) Jon Swinton | |
| Subs | Eureka | Benton Mullins (SF), John Givens (PF), Alvin Gardner (C) Shawn Tiernan, Gary Jackson, Roderick Hamilton | |
| 00:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Pendergraft makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 00:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Pendergraft makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 00:01 | Eureka | Vincent Goodrum splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-36 |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Perry Brady | 33-36 |