| Lineup | Northland | PG - Tom Burnside (fresh) SG - Jeffery McCarthy (fresh) SF - John Kovach (fresh) PF - Carl Foster (fresh) C - Henry Hauer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Robert Murrieta (fresh) SG - Johnny Christopher (fresh) SF - Roger Tinsley (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Hackenberg (fresh) C - Thad Collier (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northland | Henry Hauer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northland | Northland is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Northland | Carl Foster misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Northland | Jeffery McCarthy grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Northland | Jeffery McCarthy misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Hackenberg | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher loses the dribble to John Kovach | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Northland | Tom Burnside misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Northland | Jeffery McCarthy tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher is fouled on the floor by Jeffery McCarthy - foul #1 on Jeffery McCarthy, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thad Collier tips it in | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Northland | Jeffery McCarthy misses the easy layup | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Northland | Carl Foster gets the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | Northland | Henry Hauer misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Thad Collier - foul #1 on Thad Collier, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | Northland | Henry Hauer makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:13 | Northland | Henry Hauer makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Tom Burnside picks off the pass by Robert Murrieta | 4-2 |
| 17:36 | Northland | Jeffery McCarthy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-2 |
| 17:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Hackenberg | 4-2 |
| 17:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta clanks a shot near the basket but the foul's on Jeffery McCarthy - foul #2 on Jeffery McCarthy, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Northland | Connie Bagwell (SG), Charles Culbreth (SF), John Lynch (PF), Jonathan Wright (C) Jeffery McCarthy, John Kovach, Carl Foster, Henry Hauer | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Rodgers (PF), Wayne Appel (C) Jeffrey Hackenberg, Thad Collier | |
| 17:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:12 | Northland | John Lynch connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Tom Burnside | 6-3 |
| 16:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Roger Tinsley | 6-6 |
| 16:43 | Northland | John Lynch can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Frank Rodgers - foul #1 on Frank Rodgers, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Northland | Raymond Harper (PF) Tom Burnside | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin McKeon (PG), Roy Theus (SG), Jim Hepler (SF) Robert Murrieta, Johnny Christopher, Roger Tinsley | |
| 16:43 | Northland | John Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:43 | Northland | John Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Wayne Appel drills a runner from the left block and he's hacked by Jonathan Wright - foul #1 on Jonathan Wright, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Northland | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Thad Collier (C) Frank Rodgers | |
| 16:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Wayne Appel makes the free throw | 8-9 |
| 16:09 | Northland | Jim Hepler picks off the pass by Jonathan Wright | 8-9 |
| 15:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | The jumper by Jim Hepler is denied by John Lynch | 8-9 |
| 15:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thad Collier snags the offensive board | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Northland | PG - Charles Culbreth (fresh) SG - Connie Bagwell (fresh) SF - Jonathan Wright (fresh) PF - Raymond Harper (fresh) C - John Lynch (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Dustin McKeon (fresh) SG - Roy Theus (fresh) SF - Jim Hepler (fresh) PF - Wayne Appel (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thad Collier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Wayne Appel is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Wayne Appel, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Northland | Tom Burnside (PG), Carl Foster (PF), Henry Hauer (C) Jonathan Wright, Raymond Harper, John Lynch | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher (SG), Jeffrey Hackenberg (PF) Jim Hepler, Wayne Appel | |
| 15:12 | Northland | Charles Culbreth can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Roy Theus - foul #1 on Roy Theus, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Northland | John Kovach (SF) Connie Bagwell | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Tinsley (SF), Frank Rodgers (C) Roy Theus, Thad Collier | |
| 15:12 | Northland | Charles Culbreth makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:12 | Northland | Charles Culbreth makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Tinsley comes up short on the shot from close range | 10-9 |
| 14:52 | Northland | The rebound goes to Henry Hauer | 10-9 |
| 14:26 | Northland | Henry Hauer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 14:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Johnny Christopher | 10-9 |
| 14:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin McKeon makes the 3 from straight away set up by Roger Tinsley | 10-12 |
| 13:43 | Northland | Tom Burnside drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 12-12 |
| 13:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Rodgers is called for traveling | 12-12 |
| Subs | Northland | Connie Bagwell (PG), Dean Jackson (SG), Jonathan Wright (SF), Raymond Harper (PF), John Lynch (C) Tom Burnside, Charles Culbreth, John Kovach, Carl Foster, Henry Hauer | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta (PG), Roy Theus (SG), Jim Hepler (SF), Thad Collier (C) Dustin McKeon, Johnny Christopher, Roger Tinsley, Jeffrey Hackenberg | |
| 13:07 | Northland | John Lynch scores on a driving attempt from close range | 14-12 |
| 12:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thad Collier misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 14-12 |
| 12:48 | Northland | John Lynch grabs the defensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 12:21 | Northland | Dean Jackson scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-12 |
| 12:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim Hepler is whistled for a carry | 17-12 |
| Subs | Northland | Tom Burnside (PG) Dean Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher (SG), Roger Tinsley (SF), Jeffrey Hackenberg (PF) Roy Theus, Jim Hepler, Frank Rodgers | |
| 11:54 | Northland | Tom Burnside hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Harper | 20-12 |
| 11:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Hackenberg is denied on a layup by Raymond Harper | 20-12 |
| 11:38 | Northland | John Lynch grabs the defensive rebound | 20-12 |
| Lineup | Northland | PG - Tom Burnside (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Connie Bagwell (fresh) SF - Jonathan Wright (fresh) PF - Raymond Harper (fresh) C - John Lynch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Robert Murrieta (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Johnny Christopher (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roger Tinsley (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Hackenberg (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thad Collier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Northland | Connie Bagwell scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Tom Burnside | 22-12 |
| 11:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thad Collier hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by John Lynch - foul #1 on John Lynch, team foul #4 | 22-12 |
| Subs | Northland | John Kovach (SF), Carl Foster (PF), Henry Hauer (C) Jonathan Wright, Raymond Harper, John Lynch | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin McKeon (PG) Robert Murrieta | |
| 11:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thad Collier makes the 1st free throw | 22-13 |
| 11:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thad Collier makes the 2nd free throw | 22-14 |
| 10:56 | Northland | Tom Burnside is called for a charge - foul #1 on Tom Burnside, team foul #5 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Northland | Charles Culbreth (SG) Connie Bagwell | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Ernest Holland (PF), Wayne Appel (C) Jeffrey Hackenberg, Thad Collier | |
| 10:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin McKeon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-14 |
| 10:41 | Northland | Henry Hauer snags the defensive board | 22-14 |
| 10:27 | Northland | Johnny Christopher is called for the reach on Henry Hauer - foul #1 on Johnny Christopher, team foul #5 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Northland | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Roy Theus (SG), Jim Hepler (SF), Frank Rodgers (PF) Johnny Christopher, Roger Tinsley, Ernest Holland | |
| 10:15 | Northland | John Kovach makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Culbreth | 24-14 |
| 10:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim Hepler connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Wayne Appel | 24-16 |
| 09:42 | Northland | Henry Hauer jams it on a great pass from Tom Burnside | 26-16 |
| 09:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim Hepler misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-16 |
| 09:26 | Northland | Carl Foster gets the rebound | 26-16 |
| 09:08 | Northland | Jim Hepler is called for the reach on Tom Burnside - foul #1 on Jim Hepler, team foul #6 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Northland | Connie Bagwell (PG), Dean Jackson (SG), Jonathan Wright (SF), Raymond Harper (PF), John Lynch (C) Tom Burnside, Charles Culbreth, John Kovach, Carl Foster, Henry Hauer | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta (PG), Johnny Christopher (SG), Roger Tinsley (SF), Jeffrey Hackenberg (PF), Thad Collier (C) Dustin McKeon, Roy Theus, Jim Hepler, Frank Rodgers, Wayne Appel | |
| 08:58 | Northland | Jonathan Wright can't connect on a runner from the left block | 26-16 |
| 08:57 | Northland | Raymond Harper grabs the offensive board | 26-16 |
| 08:38 | Northland | Connie Bagwell loses the dribble to Johnny Christopher | 26-16 |
| 08:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta hits the finger roll set up by Johnny Christopher | 26-18 |
| 08:05 | Northland | Connie Bagwell is called for a charge - foul #1 on Connie Bagwell, team foul #6 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Northland | Tom Burnside (PG) Dean Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 07:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-18 |
| 07:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Tinsley hits the follow up shot | 26-20 |
| 07:47 | Northland | Connie Bagwell is fouled on the floor by Johnny Christopher - foul #2 on Johnny Christopher, team foul #7 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Northland | Charles Culbreth (SF) Raymond Harper | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Roy Theus (SG) Johnny Christopher | |
| 07:47 | Northland | Connie Bagwell makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 07:47 | Northland | Connie Bagwell makes the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 07:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thad Collier is denied on a layup by Jonathan Wright | 28-20 |
| 07:25 | Northland | Jonathan Wright pulls down the rebound | 28-20 |
| Lineup | Northland | PG - Tom Burnside (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Connie Bagwell (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles Culbreth (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Lynch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Wright (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Robert Murrieta (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roy Theus (fresh) SF - Roger Tinsley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Hackenberg (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thad Collier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Northland | Tom Burnside misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-20 |
| 07:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Hackenberg | 28-20 |
| 06:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thad Collier makes the shot from the baseline | 28-22 |
| 06:36 | Northland | Charles Culbreth makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Jonathan Wright | 30-22 |
| 06:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Tinsley's fadeaway is rejected by Jonathan Wright | 30-22 |
| 06:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Hackenberg | 30-22 |
| 06:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Hackenberg drills a jump hook near the basket | 30-24 |
| 05:42 | Northland | Jonathan Wright clanks a jump hook near the basket | 30-24 |
| 05:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Tinsley snags the defensive board | 30-24 |
| 05:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Tom Burnside is called for the reach on Robert Murrieta - foul #2 on Tom Burnside, team foul #7 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Northland | Kerry Maxwell (PG), Dean Jackson (SG), John Kovach (SF), Carl Foster (PF), Henry Hauer (C) Tom Burnside, Connie Bagwell, Charles Culbreth, John Lynch, Jonathan Wright | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin McKeon (SF), Frank Rodgers (PF), Wayne Appel (C) Roger Tinsley, Jeffrey Hackenberg, Thad Collier | |
| 05:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 05:23 | Northland | Carl Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 05:12 | Northland | Robert Murrieta steps in front of the Henry Hauer pass | 30-24 |
| 05:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta hits the finger roll | 30-26 |
| 04:49 | Northland | Carl Foster buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-26 |
| 04:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roy Theus drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 04:27 | Northland | Henry Hauer makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dean Jackson | 36-29 |
| 04:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Wayne Appel buries a jumper from the right side | 36-31 |
| 04:01 | Northland | Dean Jackson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 03:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Rodgers gets the rebound | 36-31 |
| 03:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Rodgers is fouled on the floor by Carl Foster - foul #1 on Carl Foster, team foul #8 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Northland | Tom Burnside (PG), Jeffery McCarthy (SG) Kerry Maxwell, Dean Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher (SG), Jim Hepler (SF) Robert Murrieta, Roy Theus | |
| 03:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Rodgers misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 03:42 | Northland | The rebound goes to Carl Foster | 36-31 |
| 03:32 | Northland | Carl Foster misses the lay-in | 36-31 |
| 03:30 | Northland | Tom Burnside grabs the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 03:15 | Northland | Tom Burnside throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-31 |
| Subs | Northland | Charles Culbreth (SF) John Kovach | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Lineup | Northland | PG - Tom Burnside (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffery McCarthy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Culbreth (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carl Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Hauer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Dustin McKeon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Johnny Christopher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Hepler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Rodgers (fresh) C - Wayne Appel (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 02:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Rodgers clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Carl Foster - foul #2 on Carl Foster, team foul #9 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Northland | Raymond Harper (PF), John Lynch (C) Carl Foster, Henry Hauer | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Ernest Holland (PF) Wayne Appel | |
| 02:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Rodgers makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 02:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Rodgers makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 02:30 | Northland | Jeffery McCarthy scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Harper | 38-33 |
| 02:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin McKeon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-33 |
| Subs | Northland | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | James Rice (PG), Roger Tinsley (SF), Jeffrey Hackenberg (PF), Thad Collier (C) Dustin McKeon, Jim Hepler, Ernest Holland, Frank Rodgers | |
| 01:58 | Northland | John Lynch can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 01:57 | Northland | Tom Burnside snags the offensive board | 38-33 |
| 01:40 | Northland | Tom Burnside's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-33 |
| Subs | Northland | John Kovach (SF), Henry Hauer (C) Charles Culbreth, Raymond Harper | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 01:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Rice hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Roger Tinsley | 38-35 |
| 01:16 | Northland | Jeffery McCarthy makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Tom Burnside | 41-35 |
| 01:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-35 |
| 01:00 | Northland | Henry Hauer grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 00:46 | Northland | Tom Burnside is fouled on the floor by James Rice - foul #1 on James Rice, team foul #8 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Northland | Charles Culbreth (SG), Carl Foster (PF) Jeffery McCarthy, John Lynch | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin McKeon (PG), Roy Theus (SG) James Rice, Johnny Christopher | |
| 00:46 | Northland | Tom Burnside misses the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 00:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Hackenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 00:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thad Collier hits the finger roll | 41-37 |
| 00:12 | Northland | Tom Burnside makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Charles Culbreth | 44-37 |
| 00:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thad Collier connects on the turnaround from the right block | 44-39 |
| 00:00 | Northland | John Kovach clanks a fullcourt shot | 44-39 |