| Lineup | Norwich | PG - Richard Jacobsen (fresh) SG - Issac Jones (fresh) SF - Roy Sousa (fresh) PF - Michael Dendy (fresh) C - James Urena (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Lane Zahn (fresh) SG - Richard Wakefield (fresh) SF - Larry Brooks (fresh) PF - Stuart Drake (fresh) C - John Lewis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stuart Drake wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Norwich | Norwich is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Urena is called for the reach on Larry Brooks - foul #1 on James Urena, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Larry Brooks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stuart Drake hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Norwich | Richard Jacobsen buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Dendy | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Larry Brooks can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Lewis grabs the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lane Zahn can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Norwich | The rebound goes to Roy Sousa | 2-2 |
| 18:25 | Norwich | Issac Jones misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Wakefield - foul #1 on Richard Wakefield, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:25 | Norwich | Issac Jones misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:25 | Norwich | Issac Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stuart Drake misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Dendy - foul #1 on Michael Dendy, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 17:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stuart Drake makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stuart Drake makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:32 | Norwich | Issac Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 17:31 | Norwich | Roy Sousa tips it in | 5-4 |
| 17:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Larry Brooks scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Wakefield | 5-7 |
| 16:58 | Norwich | James Urena throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-7 |
| 16:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Wakefield misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Issac Jones - foul #1 on Issac Jones, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| 16:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Wakefield makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Wakefield makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 16:27 | Norwich | Roy Sousa hits the finger roll | 7-9 |
| 16:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Urena denies the turnaround by Richard Wakefield | 7-9 |
| 16:01 | Norwich | James Urena grabs the board | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Norwich | PG - Richard Jacobsen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Issac Jones (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Roy Sousa (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Dendy (fresh) C - James Urena (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Lane Zahn (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Wakefield (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stuart Drake (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Lewis (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Norwich | Issac Jones scores on a driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by John Lewis - foul #1 on John Lewis, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Norwich | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Downing (PG), Jim Bump (PF), James Timmer (C) Lane Zahn, Stuart Drake, John Lewis | |
| 15:55 | Norwich | Issac Jones makes the free throw | 10-9 |
| 15:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Dendy blocks the short jumper by Jim Bump | 10-9 |
| 15:45 | Norwich | The rebound goes to Roy Sousa | 10-9 |
| 15:39 | Norwich | Roy Sousa throws it down set up by Issac Jones | 12-9 |
| 15:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Timmer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on James Urena - foul #2 on James Urena, team foul #4 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Norwich | Thomas Johnson (PG), Frank Downie (SG), Robert Dyer (SF), Jason Saunders (C) Richard Jacobsen, Issac Jones, Roy Sousa, James Urena | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Everett Miller (SG), Raymond Dickstein (C) Richard Wakefield, Larry Brooks | |
| 15:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Timmer makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 15:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Timmer makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 15:00 | Norwich | Frank Downie hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 12-11 |
| 14:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim Bump grabs the board | 12-11 |
| 14:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Everett Miller makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Raymond Dickstein | 12-14 |
| 14:28 | Norwich | Jason Saunders can't connect on a floater near the basket | 12-14 |
| 14:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim Bump pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| 14:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Everett Miller hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 12-14 |
| 14:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Raymond Dickstein pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 13:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Everett Miller hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 12-14 |
| 13:54 | Norwich | Michael Dendy grabs the defensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 13:47 | Norwich | Thomas Johnson is hacked by Everett Miller - foul #1 on Everett Miller, team foul #3 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Norwich | Richard Jacobsen (PG), Roy Sousa (SF) Thomas Johnson, Michael Dendy | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Lane Zahn (PG), Richard Wakefield (SG), Larry Brooks (SF), Stuart Drake (PF), John Lewis (C) Joseph Downing, Everett Miller, James Timmer, Jim Bump, Raymond Dickstein | |
| 13:38 | Norwich | Richard Jacobsen is hacked by Lane Zahn - foul #1 on Lane Zahn, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| 13:25 | Norwich | Frank Downie misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-14 |
| 13:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stuart Drake grabs the board | 12-14 |
| 13:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Larry Brooks comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Roy Sousa - foul #1 on Roy Sousa, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Norwich | Issac Jones (SG) Frank Downie | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 13:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Larry Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 13:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Larry Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 12:43 | Norwich | Robert Dyer hits a jumper from close range | 14-16 |
| 12:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Wakefield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-16 |
| Subs | Norwich | Jeffrey Hill (PF), Frank Downie (C) Robert Dyer, Jason Saunders | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 12:06 | Norwich | Larry Brooks is called for the reach on Roy Sousa - foul #1 on Larry Brooks, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Norwich | Michael Dendy (PF) Roy Sousa | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Downing (PG), Everett Miller (SG) Lane Zahn, Richard Wakefield | |
| 11:54 | Norwich | Richard Jacobsen hits a runner from the baseline and he's hacked by Joseph Downing - foul #1 on Joseph Downing, team foul #6 | 16-16 |
| 11:54 | Norwich | Richard Jacobsen makes the free throw | 17-16 |
| Lineup | Norwich | PG - Richard Jacobsen (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Issac Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Hill (fresh) PF - Michael Dendy (fresh) C - Frank Downie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Joseph Downing (fresh) SG - Everett Miller (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stuart Drake (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Lewis (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Jacobsen takes the ball from Joseph Downing | 17-16 |
| 11:31 | Norwich | Richard Jacobsen banks in the layup | 19-16 |
| 11:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Larry Brooks misses long on a 3 from straight away | 19-16 |
| 11:15 | Norwich | Jeffrey Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 11:09 | Norwich | Richard Jacobsen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-16 |
| 11:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Larry Brooks snags the defensive board | 19-16 |
| 10:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stuart Drake scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Downing | 19-19 |
| 10:40 | Norwich | Michael Dendy drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Issac Jones | 21-19 |
| 10:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Dendy takes the ball from Larry Brooks | 21-19 |
| 10:17 | Norwich | Richard Jacobsen is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Jacobsen, team foul #6 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Norwich | Thomas Johnson (PG), Mark Hoerr (SG), Roy Sousa (SF), Robert Dyer (C) Richard Jacobsen, Issac Jones, Jeffrey Hill, Frank Downie | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Lane Zahn (PG), Richard Wakefield (SG), Jim Bump (SF), James Timmer (PF), Raymond Dickstein (C) Joseph Downing, Everett Miller, Larry Brooks, Stuart Drake, John Lewis | |
| 10:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Wakefield hits the finger roll on a great pass from Lane Zahn | 21-21 |
| 09:49 | Norwich | Thomas Johnson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 21-21 |
| 09:47 | Norwich | Robert Dyer gets the offensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 09:30 | Norwich | Mark Hoerr can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-21 |
| 09:29 | Norwich | Roy Sousa tips it back up and in | 23-21 |
| 09:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Wakefield connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Lane Zahn | 23-24 |
| 08:50 | Norwich | Robert Dyer scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Michael Dendy | 25-24 |
| 08:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Wakefield misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-24 |
| 08:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Timmer can't tip it in | 25-24 |
| 08:27 | Norwich | Robert Dyer gets the rebound | 25-24 |
| 08:21 | Norwich | Mark Hoerr connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Johnson | 28-24 |
| 08:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Timmer hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 28-24 |
| 08:15 | Norwich | Mark Hoerr grabs the defensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 08:09 | Norwich | Roy Sousa loses the dribble to Raymond Dickstein | 28-24 |
| 07:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Raymond Dickstein is fouled on the floor by Roy Sousa - foul #2 on Roy Sousa, team foul #7 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Norwich | Richard Jacobsen (PG), Frank Downie (SG), Jeffrey Hill (SF), Jason Saunders (C) Thomas Johnson, Mark Hoerr, Roy Sousa, Robert Dyer | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Downing (PG), Larry Brooks (SF), Stuart Drake (PF) Lane Zahn, Jim Bump, James Timmer | |
| 07:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Raymond Dickstein misses the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 07:50 | Norwich | Frank Downie gets the rebound | 28-24 |
| Lineup | Norwich | PG - Richard Jacobsen (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Frank Downie (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Hill (fresh) PF - Michael Dendy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Saunders (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Joseph Downing (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Wakefield (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stuart Drake (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Dickstein (fresh) | |
| 07:42 | Norwich | Frank Downie buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Jacobsen | 31-24 |
| 07:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stuart Drake lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph Downing | 31-26 |
| 07:31 | Norwich | Raymond Dickstein picks off the pass by Jason Saunders | 31-26 |
| 07:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stuart Drake is hacked by Jeffrey Hill - foul #1 on Jeffrey Hill, team foul #8 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Norwich | Issac Jones (SG) Michael Dendy | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Everett Miller (SG), John Lewis (C) Richard Wakefield, Raymond Dickstein | |
| 07:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stuart Drake misses the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 07:12 | Norwich | Issac Jones grabs the board | 31-26 |
| 06:59 | Norwich | Jeffrey Hill makes the jumper from the right wing | 33-26 |
| 06:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Larry Brooks connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 06:18 | Norwich | Jeffrey Hill misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-29 |
| 06:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Larry Brooks gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 05:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Hill is called for the reach on Everett Miller - foul #2 on Jeffrey Hill, team foul #9 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Norwich | Thomas Johnson (PG), Michael Dendy (PF), Robert Dyer (C) Richard Jacobsen, Jeffrey Hill, Jason Saunders | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 05:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Everett Miller makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 05:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Everett Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 05:32 | Norwich | Thomas Johnson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #10 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Norwich | Mark Hoerr (SG) Issac Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Wakefield (SG) Everett Miller | |
| 05:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stuart Drake is called for a charge - foul #1 on Stuart Drake, team foul #7 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Norwich | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Lane Zahn (PG), Jim Bump (PF) Joseph Downing, Stuart Drake | |
| 05:00 | Norwich | Mark Hoerr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-31 |
| Subs | Norwich | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | James Timmer (PF) Larry Brooks | |
| 04:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Timmer is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on James Timmer, team foul #8 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Norwich | Richard Jacobsen (PG), Jason Saunders (C) Mark Hoerr, Frank Downie | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Raymond Dickstein (C) John Lewis | |
| 04:21 | Norwich | Raymond Dickstein is called for the reach on Robert Dyer - foul #1 on Raymond Dickstein, team foul #9 | 33-31 |
| 04:21 | Norwich | Robert Dyer misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 04:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Timmer grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 04:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim Bump misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 04:03 | Norwich | Michael Dendy grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 03:57 | Norwich | Michael Dendy knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Johnson | 35-31 |
| 03:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Raymond Dickstein throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-31 |
| Subs | Norwich | Issac Jones (SG), Roy Sousa (SF), James Urena (C) Thomas Johnson, Robert Dyer, Michael Dendy | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Downing (PG), Larry Brooks (SF), Stuart Drake (PF) Lane Zahn, James Timmer, Raymond Dickstein | |
| Lineup | Norwich | PG - Richard Jacobsen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Issac Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Sousa (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Saunders (fresh) C - James Urena (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Joseph Downing (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Wakefield (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stuart Drake (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Jim Bump (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Norwich | James Urena clanks a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Jim Bump - foul #1 on Jim Bump, team foul #10 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Norwich | Jeffrey Hill (PF) Jason Saunders | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Everett Miller (SG) Richard Wakefield | |
| 03:28 | Norwich | James Urena makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 03:28 | Norwich | James Urena misses the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 03:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stuart Drake gets the rebound | 36-31 |
| 03:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Larry Brooks misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-31 |
| 03:10 | Norwich | Richard Jacobsen grabs the board | 36-31 |
| 03:06 | Norwich | Richard Jacobsen is fouled on the floor by Joseph Downing - foul #2 on Joseph Downing, team foul #11 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Norwich | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Lewis (C) Jim Bump | |
| 03:06 | Norwich | Richard Jacobsen misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 03:06 | Norwich | Richard Jacobsen makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 02:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Everett Miller misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 02:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Downing gets the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 02:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Urena swats the layup by John Lewis | 37-31 |
| 02:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to John Lewis | 37-31 |
| 02:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stuart Drake knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Larry Brooks and he's fouled by Issac Jones - foul #2 on Issac Jones, team foul #11 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Norwich | Thomas Johnson (PG) Richard Jacobsen | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Wakefield (SG) Everett Miller | |
| 02:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stuart Drake misses the free throw | 37-33 |
| 02:23 | Norwich | James Urena grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 02:18 | Norwich | Thomas Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-33 |
| 02:16 | Norwich | The offensive rebound goes to James Urena | 37-33 |
| 02:04 | Norwich | Thomas Johnson hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 01:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Wakefield makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-35 |
| 01:34 | Norwich | Jeffrey Hill loses the dribble to Joseph Downing | 40-35 |
| 01:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Downing misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-35 |
| 01:06 | Norwich | James Urena grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 00:59 | Norwich | Jeffrey Hill can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Joseph Downing - foul #3 on Joseph Downing, team foul #12 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Norwich | Mark Hoerr (PG), Frank Downie (SG), Michael Dendy (PF), Robert Dyer (C) Thomas Johnson, Issac Jones, Roy Sousa, James Urena | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Lane Zahn (PG), Everett Miller (SG), Jim Bump (SF), James Timmer (PF), Raymond Dickstein (C) Joseph Downing, Richard Wakefield, Larry Brooks, Stuart Drake, John Lewis | |
| 00:59 | Norwich | Jeffrey Hill misses the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 00:59 | Norwich | Jeffrey Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 00:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lane Zahn can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Mark Hoerr - foul #1 on Mark Hoerr, team foul #12 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Norwich | Richard Jacobsen (PG), Jason Saunders (C) Mark Hoerr, Jeffrey Hill | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 00:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lane Zahn makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 00:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lane Zahn makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 00:24 | Norwich | Jason Saunders scores on a shot near the basket | 43-37 |
| 00:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Everett Miller misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 00:01 | Norwich | Robert Dyer snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 00:00 | Norwich | Robert Dyer misses long on a fullcourt shot | 43-37 |