| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Carter (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jerome Keller (fresh) 4 reb. C - Matthew Middlebrooks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Robert Freda (fresh) 12 pts. SG - James Souther (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Chad Moore (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Aaron Johnson (fresh) C - David Mooney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Jason Carter inbounds the ball | 41-38 |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:48 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Aaron Johnson steals it from John Williams | 41-38 |
| 19:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Freda can't connect on a floater from the left side | 41-38 |
| 19:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Moore grabs the offensive board | 41-38 |
| 19:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Souther connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 41-40 |
| 18:56 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Jason Carter misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 18:55 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Jerome Keller grabs the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 18:48 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Jason Carter misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 41-40 |
| 18:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mooney grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 18:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matthew Middlebrooks is called for the reach on James Souther - foul #2 on Matthew Middlebrooks, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Anthony Elks (PG), John Lainez (SG), Nelson Jones (SF), Kevin Molnar (PF), Boyce Sawyer (C) Robert Williams, John Williams, Jason Carter, Jerome Keller, Matthew Middlebrooks | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Howard Baines (PG), William Keith (SG), Jeffrey Blais (SF), Bobby Marr (C) Robert Freda, James Souther, Chad Moore, David Mooney | |
| 18:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Blais makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Aaron Johnson | 41-43 |
| 18:08 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Howard Baines steals it from Kevin Molnar | 41-43 |
| 17:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Howard Baines connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from William Keith and the foul's on Anthony Elks - foul #2 on Anthony Elks, team foul #2 | 41-45 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Homer Elbert (C) Aaron Johnson | |
| 17:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Howard Baines makes the free throw | 41-46 |
| 17:32 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Howard Baines steals it from Anthony Elks | 41-46 |
| 17:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Homer Elbert hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the free throw line | 41-46 |
| 17:20 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Boyce Sawyer pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| 17:12 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Anthony Elks misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-46 |
| 17:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Howard Baines gets the rebound | 41-46 |
| 16:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Blais hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-49 |
| 16:21 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Nelson Jones can't finish the layup | 41-49 |
| 16:19 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Boyce Sawyer tips it in | 43-49 |
| 16:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nelson Jones is called for the reach on Jeffrey Blais in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nelson Jones, team foul #3 | 43-49 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Robert Williams (PG), John Williams (SG), Jason Carter (SF), Jerome Keller (PF), Matthew Middlebrooks (C) Anthony Elks, John Lainez, Nelson Jones, Kevin Molnar, Boyce Sawyer | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Freda (PG), James Souther (SG), Chad Moore (SF), Aaron Johnson (PF), David Mooney (C) Howard Baines, William Keith, Jeffrey Blais, Bobby Marr, Homer Elbert | |
| 16:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Freda misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 43-49 |
| 16:00 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Matthew Middlebrooks grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Carter (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jerome Keller (fresh) 5 reb. C - Matthew Middlebrooks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Robert Freda (fresh) 12 pts. SG - James Souther (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Chad Moore (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Aaron Johnson (fresh) C - David Mooney (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:53 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Robert Williams misses the jumper from close range but he's hacked by David Mooney - foul #2 on David Mooney, team foul #1 | 43-49 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Matt Vallo (PG) Robert Freda | |
| 15:53 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 15:53 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Robert Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 15:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matt Vallo can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-49 |
| 15:28 | U.S. Merchant Marines | The rebound goes to John Williams | 45-49 |
| 15:11 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Jerome Keller clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 15:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Johnson gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 15:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mooney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-49 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Ronald Buchholz (PG), Virgil Barker (C) Robert Williams, Matthew Middlebrooks | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Freda (SF) Chad Moore | |
| 14:43 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Jerome Keller hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Aaron Johnson - foul #3 on Aaron Johnson, team foul #2 | 45-49 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Moore (SF), Aaron Tucker (C) James Souther, David Mooney | |
| 14:43 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Jerome Keller makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 14:43 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Jerome Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 14:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Moore misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Virgil Barker - foul #1 on Virgil Barker, team foul #4 | 47-49 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Howard Baines (PG), Bobby Marr (C) Matt Vallo, Aaron Johnson | |
| 14:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Moore makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 14:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 14:28 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Jason Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 14:16 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Jason Carter connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Williams | 49-50 |
| 14:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Moore travels in the backcourt | 49-50 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Matthew Middlebrooks (C) Jerome Keller | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | William Keith (SF), Homer Elbert (C) Chad Moore, Aaron Tucker | |
| 13:59 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Jason Carter misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-50 |
| 13:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Howard Baines pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 13:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Keith's pass is intercepted by Virgil Barker in the backcourt | 49-50 |
| 13:39 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John Williams misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 13:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Keith grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 13:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | The jump hook by Bobby Marr is blocked by Matthew Middlebrooks | 49-50 |
| 13:20 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Virgil Barker gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 13:15 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John Williams drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Buchholz | 51-50 |
| 13:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bobby Marr is fouled in the backcourt by Virgil Barker - foul #2 on Virgil Barker, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Anthony Elks (PG), John Lainez (SG), Robert Williams (SF), Jerome Keller (PF) Ronald Buchholz, John Williams, Jason Carter, Virgil Barker | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Matt Vallo (PG), James Souther (SG), Jeffrey Blais (SF), Aaron Johnson (PF), David Mooney (C) Howard Baines, Robert Freda, William Keith, Bobby Marr, Homer Elbert | |
| 12:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Souther buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Matt Vallo | 51-53 |
| 12:29 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Robert Williams buries a turnaround in the paint | 53-53 |
| 12:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Souther hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-53 |
| 12:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Blais tips it home | 53-55 |
| 11:48 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Matthew Middlebrooks misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Mooney - foul #3 on David Mooney, team foul #3 | 53-55 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Ronald Buchholz (PG), Nelson Jones (SG), Kevin Molnar (SF), Boyce Sawyer (PF) Anthony Elks, John Lainez, Robert Williams, Jerome Keller | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Howard Baines (PG), William Keith (SG), Chad Moore (SF), Aaron Tucker (C) Matt Vallo, James Souther, Jeffrey Blais, David Mooney | |
| 11:48 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Matthew Middlebrooks makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 11:48 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Matthew Middlebrooks makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Ronald Buchholz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nelson Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Molnar (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Boyce Sawyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Middlebrooks (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Howard Baines (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Keith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Chad Moore (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Aaron Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Aaron Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Howard Baines is hacked by Ronald Buchholz in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Buchholz, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Robert Williams (PG), John Williams (SG) Ronald Buchholz, Matthew Middlebrooks | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Bobby Marr (C) Aaron Johnson | |
| 11:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Keith knocks in the floater from the right block | 55-57 |
| 11:08 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Kevin Molnar can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-57 |
| 11:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Keith snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 10:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Keith is called for 10 seconds | 55-57 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Jason Carter (SF) John Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Freda (PG), James Souther (SG), Homer Elbert (C) Howard Baines, William Keith, Bobby Marr | |
| 10:44 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Aaron Tucker swats the short shot by Nelson Jones | 55-57 |
| 10:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Moore grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 10:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-57 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Anthony Elks (PG), John Williams (SG), Jerome Keller (PF) Robert Williams, Nelson Jones, Boyce Sawyer | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Blais (SG) James Souther | |
| 10:27 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Jason Carter misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Freda - foul #1 on Robert Freda, team foul #4 | 55-57 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Virgil Barker (C) Kevin Molnar | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | James Souther (SG), Aaron Johnson (PF) Chad Moore, Aaron Tucker | |
| 10:27 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Jason Carter makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 10:27 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Jason Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 10:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Johnson scores on a jump hook in the paint | 57-59 |
| 10:06 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John Williams is hacked by Aaron Johnson - foul #4 on Aaron Johnson, team foul #5 | 57-59 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | William Keith (PF) Aaron Johnson | |
| 09:53 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Jerome Keller drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-59 |
| 09:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Souther misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-59 |
| 09:33 | U.S. Merchant Marines | The rebound goes to Jason Carter | 59-59 |
| 09:27 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Jerome Keller can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-59 |
| 09:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Keith pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| 09:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Homer Elbert hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right wing | 59-59 |
| 09:11 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Virgil Barker snags the defensive board | 59-59 |
| 09:04 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Virgil Barker clanks a 3 from the left wing | 59-59 |
| 09:03 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Jerome Keller pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 08:49 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John Williams knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 61-59 |
| 08:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Blais is called for traveling | 61-59 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Robert Williams (PG), John Lainez (SG), Nelson Jones (SF), Kevin Molnar (PF), Boyce Sawyer (C) Anthony Elks, John Williams, Jason Carter, Jerome Keller, Virgil Barker | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Matt Vallo (PG), Chad Moore (SF), Bobby Marr (PF), David Mooney (C) Robert Freda, Jeffrey Blais, William Keith, Homer Elbert | |
| 07:59 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John Lainez clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 61-59 |
| 07:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to David Mooney | 61-59 |
| 07:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-59 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Ronald Buchholz (PG) Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Johnson (PF) Bobby Marr | |
| 07:39 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Kevin Molnar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-59 |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Ronald Buchholz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Lainez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nelson Jones (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Molnar (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Boyce Sawyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Matt Vallo (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Souther (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Chad Moore (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Aaron Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - David Mooney (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Souther makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Matt Vallo | 61-61 |
| 07:07 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John Lainez misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-61 |
| 07:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Chad Moore | 61-61 |
| 07:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matt Vallo is hacked by Kevin Molnar in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Molnar, team foul #7 | 61-61 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Robert Williams (SG), Jason Carter (SF), Jerome Keller (PF), Matthew Middlebrooks (C) John Lainez, Nelson Jones, Kevin Molnar, Boyce Sawyer | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | William Keith (SG) James Souther | |
| 07:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matt Vallo makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 07:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matt Vallo makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 06:48 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Jason Carter misses the runner in the paint | 61-63 |
| 06:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 06:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Johnson misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Buchholz - foul #5 on Ronald Buchholz, team foul #8 | 61-63 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | John Williams (SG) Ronald Buchholz | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Howard Baines (PG), Bobby Marr (C) Matt Vallo, David Mooney | |
| 06:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 06:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 06:19 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John Williams is hacked by Chad Moore - foul #3 on Chad Moore, team foul #6 | 61-64 |
| 06:02 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Bobby Marr is called for the reach on Jason Carter - foul #1 on Bobby Marr, team foul #7 | 61-64 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Kevin Molnar (PF) Jerome Keller | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Tucker (PF) Aaron Johnson | |
| 06:02 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Jason Carter makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 06:02 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Jason Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 05:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Tucker's layup is rejected by Matthew Middlebrooks | 63-64 |
| 05:47 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Jason Carter pulls down the rebound | 63-64 |
| 05:41 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Kevin Molnar comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-64 |
| 05:40 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Kevin Molnar snags the offensive board | 63-64 |
| 05:28 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Chad Moore takes the ball from Matthew Middlebrooks | 63-64 |
| 04:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Keith can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by John Williams - foul #2 on John Williams, team foul #9 | 63-64 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Anthony Elks (PG), John Lainez (SG), Nelson Jones (SF), Boyce Sawyer (PF) Robert Williams, John Williams, Jason Carter, Kevin Molnar | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Freda (PG), Jeffrey Blais (SF), Aaron Johnson (PF), David Mooney (C) Howard Baines, Chad Moore, Aaron Tucker, Bobby Marr | |
| 04:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Keith makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 04:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Keith makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 04:43 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Nelson Jones misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-66 |
| 04:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mooney grabs the board | 63-66 |
| 04:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Keith is fouled in the backcourt by John Lainez - foul #2 on John Lainez, team foul #10 | 63-66 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Matt Vallo (PG) Robert Freda | |
| 04:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Keith makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 04:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Keith makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 04:15 | U.S. Merchant Marines | David Mooney is called for the reach on Nelson Jones - foul #4 on David Mooney, team foul #8 | 63-68 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Jerome Keller (PF) Matthew Middlebrooks | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Freda (SG) William Keith | |
| 04:15 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Nelson Jones makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 04:15 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Nelson Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 03:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mooney loses the dribble to Nelson Jones | 65-68 |
| 03:44 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Anthony Elks travels in the backcourt | 65-68 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Robert Williams (SF), Virgil Barker (C) Nelson Jones, Boyce Sawyer | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Howard Baines (PG), Chad Moore (SF), Bobby Marr (PF), Homer Elbert (C) Matt Vallo, Jeffrey Blais, Aaron Johnson, David Mooney | |
| 03:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bobby Marr is fouled on the floor by Jerome Keller - foul #2 on Jerome Keller, team foul #11 | 65-68 |
| 03:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bobby Marr makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 03:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bobby Marr makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Anthony Elks (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Lainez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jerome Keller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Virgil Barker (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Howard Baines (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Freda (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Chad Moore (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Bobby Marr (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Homer Elbert (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:29 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John Lainez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-70 |
| 03:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Moore grabs the board | 65-70 |
| 03:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Lainez is called for the reach on Howard Baines in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Lainez, team foul #12 | 65-70 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | John Williams (SG) John Lainez | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 03:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Howard Baines makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 03:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Howard Baines makes the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| 03:04 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Anthony Elks hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Jerome Keller | 67-72 |
| 02:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-72 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Nelson Jones (SG), Kevin Molnar (SF), Boyce Sawyer (PF) John Williams, Robert Williams, Jerome Keller | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Matt Vallo (PG), James Souther (SG), Jeffrey Blais (SF), Aaron Johnson (PF), David Mooney (C) Howard Baines, Robert Freda, Chad Moore, Bobby Marr, Homer Elbert | |
| 02:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matt Vallo is hacked by Anthony Elks - foul #3 on Anthony Elks, team foul #13 | 67-72 |
| 02:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matt Vallo misses the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 02:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matt Vallo makes the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 02:45 | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-73 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | John Lainez (SG), Matthew Middlebrooks (C) Nelson Jones, Virgil Barker | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 02:29 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Boyce Sawyer knocks in the runner in the lane | 69-73 |
| 02:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Blais makes the wide open jumper from the baseline set up by Aaron Johnson | 69-75 |
| 02:04 | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-75 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Robert Williams (PG), Jerome Keller (PF) Anthony Elks, Boyce Sawyer | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Moore (SF) Jeffrey Blais | |
| 01:39 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John Lainez knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jerome Keller | 72-75 |
| 01:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matt Vallo misses the easy open layup | 72-75 |
| 01:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mooney tips it back up and in | 72-77 |
| 01:30 | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-77 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | John Williams (SG), Jason Carter (SF) John Lainez, Kevin Molnar | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 01:04 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Jerome Keller misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 72-77 |
| 01:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Souther grabs the board | 72-77 |
| 00:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Moore drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from James Souther | 72-79 |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:44 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Robert Williams's pass is intercepted by David Mooney | 72-79 |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matt Vallo is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Williams - foul #2 on Robert Williams, team foul #14 | 72-79 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | William Keith (SF) Chad Moore | |
| 00:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matt Vallo misses the 1st free throw | 72-79 |
| 00:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matt Vallo makes the 2nd free throw | 72-80 |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:35 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John Williams clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 72-80 |
| 00:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Keith gets the rebound | 72-80 |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Williams is called for the reach on William Keith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Williams, team foul #15 | 72-80 |
| 00:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Keith makes the 1st free throw | 72-81 |
| 00:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Keith makes the 2nd free throw | 72-82 |
| 00:27 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John Williams scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 75-82 |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Souther is hacked by Robert Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Williams, team foul #16 | 75-82 |
| 00:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Souther makes the 1st free throw | 75-83 |
| 00:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Souther makes the 2nd free throw | 75-84 |
| 00:19 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-84 |
| 00:18 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Matthew Middlebrooks grabs the offensive board | 75-84 |
| 00:14 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John Williams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-84 |
| 00:12 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Jason Carter grabs the offensive rebound | 75-84 |
| 00:08 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John Williams drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Williams | 78-84 |
| 00:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Williams is called for the reach on James Souther in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Williams, team foul #17 | 78-84 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Moore (SF) Aaron Johnson | |
| 00:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Souther makes the 1st free throw | 78-85 |
| 00:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Souther misses the 2nd free throw | 78-85 |
| 00:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mooney snags the offensive board | 78-85 |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matt Vallo runs out the clock | 78-85 |