| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - James Sanderson (fresh) SG - Emanuel Kenny (fresh) SF - Robert Lee (fresh) PF - Frank Becker (fresh) C - William Light (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northland | PG - Tom Burnside (fresh) SG - Jeffery McCarthy (fresh) SF - John Kovach (fresh) PF - Carl Foster (fresh) C - Henry Hauer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northland | Henry Hauer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Elmhurst | Elmhurst is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northland | Northland is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Northland | John Kovach throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Elmhurst | Emanuel Kenny clanks a shot from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Northland | The rebound goes to John Kovach | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Northland | Henry Hauer misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Elmhurst | Robert Lee gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Elmhurst | Robert Lee is hacked by Tom Burnside - foul #1 on Tom Burnside, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Elmhurst | Robert Lee lays it up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Northland | Carl Foster misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Northland | John Kovach hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | Elmhurst | Carl Foster steals it from Robert Lee | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Northland | Henry Hauer can't finish the layup but the foul's on Robert Lee - foul #1 on Robert Lee, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Northland | Henry Hauer makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:29 | Northland | Henry Hauer makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:12 | Elmhurst | Emanuel Kenny hits the finger roll set up by James Sanderson | 4-4 |
| 17:51 | Northland | John Kovach misses short on an open fadeaway from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 17:50 | Elmhurst | Robert Lee gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:32 | Elmhurst | Emanuel Kenny loses the dribble to John Kovach | 4-4 |
| 17:14 | Northland | Carl Foster is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 4-4 |
| 17:12 | Northland | Henry Hauer tips it home | 4-6 |
| 16:56 | Elmhurst | James Sanderson is fouled on the floor by Tom Burnside - foul #2 on Tom Burnside, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Dennis Thompson (PG), Bart Buckley (SG), Randy Smith (SF), Michael Keck (PF), Kevin Cueto (C) James Sanderson, Emanuel Kenny, Robert Lee, Frank Becker, William Light | |
| Subs | Northland | Charles Culbreth (PG), Connie Bagwell (SG), Jonathan Wright (SF), Raymond Harper (PF), John Lynch (C) Tom Burnside, Jeffery McCarthy, John Kovach, Carl Foster, Henry Hauer | |
| 16:37 | Elmhurst | Bart Buckley comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 16:36 | Northland | John Lynch gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:33 | Northland | Connie Bagwell's pass is intercepted by Randy Smith in the backcourt | 4-6 |
| 16:18 | Elmhurst | Randy Smith travels with the ball | 4-6 |
| 15:57 | Northland | John Lynch loses the dribble to Randy Smith | 4-6 |
| 15:53 | Elmhurst | Bart Buckley lays it in on a great pass from Randy Smith | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - Dennis Thompson (fresh) SG - Bart Buckley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randy Smith (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Michael Keck (fresh) C - Kevin Cueto (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northland | PG - Charles Culbreth (fresh) SG - Connie Bagwell (fresh) SF - Jonathan Wright (fresh) PF - Raymond Harper (fresh) C - John Lynch (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Northland | Charles Culbreth is fouled on the floor by Kevin Cueto - foul #1 on Kevin Cueto, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Joe Bubb (PG), Anthony Agustin (SG), William Light (C) Dennis Thompson, Randy Smith, Kevin Cueto | |
| Subs | Northland | Dean Jackson (SG), Henry Hauer (C) Jonathan Wright, Raymond Harper | |
| 15:31 | Northland | Charles Culbreth blows the wide open layup | 6-6 |
| 15:30 | Elmhurst | Joe Bubb grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 15:09 | Elmhurst | Joe Bubb can't finish the layup | 6-6 |
| 15:08 | Northland | Henry Hauer grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:48 | Northland | Henry Hauer misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 14:47 | Northland | Dean Jackson tips it but misses | 6-6 |
| 14:45 | Elmhurst | William Light snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 14:22 | Elmhurst | Anthony Agustin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 14:20 | Elmhurst | Michael Keck snags the offensive board | 6-6 |
| 14:00 | Elmhurst | Henry Hauer denies the turnaround by Anthony Agustin | 6-6 |
| 13:59 | Elmhurst | Bart Buckley tips it home | 8-6 |
| 13:50 | Northland | Connie Bagwell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 8-6 |
| 13:48 | Northland | The offensive rebound goes to John Lynch | 8-6 |
| 13:28 | Northland | Connie Bagwell knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by John Lynch | 8-8 |
| 13:12 | Elmhurst | Connie Bagwell takes the ball from Anthony Agustin | 8-8 |
| 13:05 | Northland | Anthony Agustin steals the ball from Connie Bagwell in the backcourt | 8-8 |
| 13:04 | Elmhurst | Anthony Agustin dunks the ball | 10-8 |
| 13:02 | Northland | Connie Bagwell is hacked by Joe Bubb in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joe Bubb, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Dennis Thompson (PG), Emanuel Kenny (SG), Robert Lee (SF), Frank Becker (PF), Kevin Cueto (C) Joe Bubb, Anthony Agustin, Bart Buckley, Michael Keck, William Light | |
| Subs | Northland | Kerry Maxwell (PG), Jeffery McCarthy (SG), Raymond Harper (SF), Carl Foster (PF), Jonathan Wright (C) Connie Bagwell, Dean Jackson, Charles Culbreth, John Lynch, Henry Hauer | |
| 12:44 | Northland | Jonathan Wright misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 10-8 |
| 12:43 | Elmhurst | Frank Becker gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 12:16 | Elmhurst | Emanuel Kenny misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-8 |
| 12:14 | Northland | Carl Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 12:08 | Northland | Raymond Harper hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jonathan Wright | 10-10 |
| 11:55 | Elmhurst | Robert Lee hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 10-10 |
| 11:53 | Northland | Jonathan Wright snags the defensive board | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - Dennis Thompson (fresh) SG - Emanuel Kenny (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Becker (fresh) C - Kevin Cueto (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northland | PG - Kerry Maxwell (fresh) SG - Jeffery McCarthy (fairly fresh) SF - Raymond Harper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Foster (fairly fresh) C - Jonathan Wright (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Northland | Jonathan Wright drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Raymond Harper | 10-12 |
| 11:37 | Elmhurst | Dennis Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffery McCarthy - foul #1 on Jeffery McCarthy, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | James Sanderson (PG), Randy Smith (C) Dennis Thompson, Kevin Cueto | |
| Subs | Northland | John Kovach (SF), John Lynch (C) Raymond Harper, Jonathan Wright | |
| 11:23 | Elmhurst | James Sanderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 11:22 | Elmhurst | Emanuel Kenny grabs the offensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 11:07 | Elmhurst | Robert Lee is hacked by John Kovach - foul #1 on John Kovach, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | | |
| Subs | Northland | Charles Culbreth (PG), Dean Jackson (SG) Kerry Maxwell, Jeffery McCarthy | |
| 10:43 | Elmhurst | Randy Smith drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Lee | 13-12 |
| 10:35 | Northland | John Lynch can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 13-12 |
| 10:34 | Elmhurst | Robert Lee pulls down the rebound | 13-12 |
| 10:13 | Elmhurst | John Lynch steals it from Emanuel Kenny | 13-12 |
| 09:58 | Northland | John Kovach misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 13-12 |
| 09:56 | Northland | Carl Foster tips it back up and in | 13-14 |
| 09:49 | Elmhurst | Randy Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Sanderson | 16-14 |
| 09:35 | Northland | John Kovach is hacked by Robert Lee - foul #2 on Robert Lee, team foul #4 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Dennis Thompson (PG), Anthony Agustin (SG), Bart Buckley (SF), Kevin Cueto (C) James Sanderson, Emanuel Kenny, Robert Lee, Randy Smith | |
| Subs | Northland | Kerry Maxwell (PG), Jeffery McCarthy (SG), Raymond Harper (PF), Jonathan Wright (C) Charles Culbreth, Dean Jackson, Carl Foster, John Lynch | |
| 09:21 | Northland | Raymond Harper's pass is intercepted by Kevin Cueto | 16-14 |
| 08:52 | Elmhurst | Dennis Thompson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Kerry Maxwell - foul #1 on Kerry Maxwell, team foul #5 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Michael Keck (PF) Frank Becker | |
| Subs | Northland | Connie Bagwell (SG), Henry Hauer (C) Jeffery McCarthy, Jonathan Wright | |
| 08:52 | Elmhurst | Dennis Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 08:52 | Elmhurst | Dennis Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 08:32 | Northland | Kerry Maxwell knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Raymond Harper | 18-17 |
| 08:28 | Elmhurst | Bart Buckley comes up short on the shot from close range | 18-17 |
| 08:26 | Northland | Henry Hauer pulls down the rebound | 18-17 |
| 08:10 | Northland | Raymond Harper comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 18-17 |
| 08:08 | Elmhurst | Anthony Agustin pulls down the rebound | 18-17 |
| 08:03 | Elmhurst | John Kovach steps in front of the Dennis Thompson pass | 18-17 |
| 07:59 | Northland | Dennis Thompson is called for the reach on Kerry Maxwell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dennis Thompson, team foul #5 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Joe Bubb (PG), Emanuel Kenny (SG), William Light (C) Dennis Thompson, Anthony Agustin, Kevin Cueto | |
| Subs | Northland | Dean Jackson (SG), Carl Foster (PF) Kerry Maxwell, Raymond Harper | |
| 07:39 | Northland | Connie Bagwell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Joe Bubb - foul #2 on Joe Bubb, team foul #6 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | James Sanderson (PG), Frank Becker (PF) Joe Bubb, Michael Keck | |
| Subs | Northland | Jonathan Wright (SF) John Kovach | |
| 07:39 | Northland | Connie Bagwell makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 07:39 | Northland | Connie Bagwell makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - James Sanderson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Emanuel Kenny (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bart Buckley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank Becker (fairly fresh) C - William Light (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northland | PG - Connie Bagwell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dean Jackson (fresh) SF - Jonathan Wright (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Foster (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Hauer (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Elmhurst | James Sanderson is hacked by Connie Bagwell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Connie Bagwell, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Randy Smith (SF) Bart Buckley | |
| Subs | Northland | Charles Culbreth (PG) Connie Bagwell | |
| 07:12 | Elmhurst | Randy Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-19 |
| 07:10 | Northland | Jonathan Wright grabs the board | 18-19 |
| 07:07 | Northland | Charles Culbreth is hacked by James Sanderson in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Sanderson, team foul #7 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | | |
| Subs | Northland | Jeffery McCarthy (SG) Dean Jackson | |
| 07:07 | Northland | Charles Culbreth misses the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:07 | Elmhurst | Frank Becker pulls down the rebound | 18-19 |
| 06:50 | Elmhurst | William Light knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Sanderson | 21-19 |
| 06:31 | Northland | Carl Foster misses badly on a floater from the left side | 21-19 |
| 06:29 | Elmhurst | Randy Smith pulls down the rebound | 21-19 |
| 06:07 | Elmhurst | Randy Smith drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from James Sanderson and he's hacked by Charles Culbreth - foul #1 on Charles Culbreth, team foul #7 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Dennis Thompson (PG), Bart Buckley (SF), Michael Keck (PF), Kevin Cueto (C) James Sanderson, Emanuel Kenny, Frank Becker, William Light | |
| Subs | Northland | Connie Bagwell (PG), John Kovach (SF), Raymond Harper (PF), John Lynch (C) Charles Culbreth, Jonathan Wright, Carl Foster, Henry Hauer | |
| 06:07 | Elmhurst | Randy Smith makes the free throw | 24-19 |
| 05:56 | Northland | Raymond Harper makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Connie Bagwell | 24-21 |
| 05:40 | Elmhurst | Randy Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 24-21 |
| 05:38 | Northland | John Lynch grabs the board | 24-21 |
| 05:34 | Northland | Randy Smith is called for the reach on Jeffery McCarthy - foul #1 on Randy Smith, team foul #8 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Anthony Agustin (SG) Randy Smith | |
| Subs | Northland | | |
| 05:34 | Northland | Jeffery McCarthy makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 05:34 | Northland | Jeffery McCarthy makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:13 | Elmhurst | Kevin Cueto clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Raymond Harper - foul #1 on Raymond Harper, team foul #8 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | | |
| Subs | Northland | Dean Jackson (SG) Jeffery McCarthy | |
| 05:13 | Elmhurst | Kevin Cueto makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:13 | Elmhurst | Kevin Cueto makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 05:00 | Northland | Michael Keck picks off the pass by Connie Bagwell | 26-23 |
| 04:41 | Elmhurst | Dennis Thompson drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Michael Keck | 29-23 |
| 04:25 | Northland | John Kovach clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Bart Buckley - foul #1 on Bart Buckley, team foul #9 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | James Sanderson (PG), Emanuel Kenny (SG), Frank Becker (PF), William Light (C) Dennis Thompson, Anthony Agustin, Michael Keck, Kevin Cueto | |
| Subs | Northland | Kerry Maxwell (PG), Henry Hauer (C) Connie Bagwell, Raymond Harper | |
| 04:25 | Northland | John Kovach misses the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 04:25 | Northland | John Kovach makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 04:05 | Elmhurst | Emanuel Kenny comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-24 |
| 04:03 | Elmhurst | The offensive rebound goes to Bart Buckley | 29-24 |
| 03:45 | Elmhurst | James Sanderson clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-24 |
| 03:43 | Elmhurst | Frank Becker pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 03:35 | Elmhurst | Bart Buckley is fouled on the floor by John Kovach - foul #2 on John Kovach, team foul #9 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Joe Bubb (PG), Robert Lee (SF) James Sanderson, Frank Becker | |
| Subs | Northland | Tom Burnside (PG), Charles Culbreth (SF), Carl Foster (PF), Jonathan Wright (C) Kerry Maxwell, John Kovach, John Lynch, Henry Hauer | |
| 03:35 | Elmhurst | Bart Buckley misses the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 03:35 | Northland | The rebound goes to Jonathan Wright | 29-24 |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - Joe Bubb (fresh) SG - Emanuel Kenny (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bart Buckley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Light (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northland | PG - Tom Burnside (fresh) SG - Dean Jackson (fresh) SF - Charles Culbreth (fairly fresh) PF - Carl Foster (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Northland | Joe Bubb steals the ball from Dean Jackson | 29-24 |
| 03:08 | Elmhurst | Emanuel Kenny's pass is intercepted by Tom Burnside | 29-24 |
| 02:50 | Northland | Charles Culbreth misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-24 |
| 02:49 | Elmhurst | Bart Buckley grabs the board | 29-24 |
| 02:33 | Elmhurst | Bart Buckley is called for traveling | 29-24 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Anthony Agustin (SG), Michael Keck (PF), Randy Smith (C) Emanuel Kenny, Bart Buckley, William Light | |
| Subs | Northland | Jeffery McCarthy (SG), Raymond Harper (PF), Henry Hauer (C) Dean Jackson, Carl Foster, Jonathan Wright | |
| 02:31 | Northland | Raymond Harper is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Smith - foul #2 on Randy Smith, team foul #10 | 29-24 |
| 02:31 | Northland | Raymond Harper makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 02:31 | Northland | Raymond Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 02:21 | Elmhurst | Anthony Agustin misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-26 |
| 02:20 | Northland | Tom Burnside snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 02:18 | Northland | Jeffery McCarthy is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 29-26 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Dennis Thompson (PG) Joe Bubb | |
| Subs | Northland | | |
| 02:03 | Elmhurst | Robert Lee misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-26 |
| 02:01 | Elmhurst | Robert Lee snags the offensive board | 29-26 |
| 01:52 | Elmhurst | Dennis Thompson drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Lee | 32-26 |
| 01:48 | Northland | Henry Hauer clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-26 |
| 01:46 | Elmhurst | Michael Keck pulls down the rebound | 32-26 |
| 01:28 | Elmhurst | Charles Culbreth steals it from Anthony Agustin | 32-26 |
| 01:24 | Northland | Charles Culbreth banks in the layup | 32-28 |
| 01:05 | Elmhurst | Robert Lee connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Randy Smith | 34-28 |
| 01:03 | Northland | Robert Lee picks off the pass by Jeffery McCarthy in the backcourt | 34-28 |
| 00:58 | Elmhurst | Henry Hauer swats the layup by Robert Lee | 34-28 |
| 00:56 | Northland | Henry Hauer pulls down the rebound | 34-28 |
| 00:53 | Northland | Jeffery McCarthy is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Agustin - foul #1 on Anthony Agustin, team foul #11 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Joe Bubb (PG), Emanuel Kenny (SG), Frank Becker (PF), Kevin Cueto (C) Dennis Thompson, Anthony Agustin, Michael Keck, Randy Smith | |
| Subs | Northland | Connie Bagwell (PG), Jonathan Wright (SF), Carl Foster (PF), John Lynch (C) Tom Burnside, Charles Culbreth, Raymond Harper, Henry Hauer | |
| 00:53 | Northland | Jeffery McCarthy makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 00:53 | Northland | Jeffery McCarthy misses the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 00:53 | Elmhurst | Kevin Cueto grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 00:35 | Elmhurst | Joe Bubb hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-29 |
| 00:34 | Northland | The rebound goes to John Lynch | 34-29 |
| 00:26 | Northland | Jeffery McCarthy knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jonathan Wright | 34-31 |
| 00:03 | Elmhurst | Joe Bubb lays it in on a nice dish by Kevin Cueto | 36-31 |
| 00:00 | Northland | Jeffery McCarthy hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 36-31 |