| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Robert Murrieta (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Christopher (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Roger Tinsley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeffrey Hackenberg (fresh) C - Thad Collier (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Donald Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Fraser (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Graham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dwain Richardson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Hovis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Tinsley inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Tinsley hits a floater from close range set up by Johnny Christopher | 29-30 |
| 19:32 | Millikin | Richard Graham misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-30 |
| 19:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Hackenberg gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| 19:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher misses the dunk | 29-30 |
| 19:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Hackenberg tips it but misses | 29-30 |
| 19:04 | Millikin | Steve Hovis gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| 18:42 | Millikin | Dwain Richardson hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Richard Fraser | 29-32 |
| 18:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 18:21 | Millikin | Steve Hovis grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 18:12 | Millikin | Dwain Richardson connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Donald Baker | 29-34 |
| 17:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-34 |
| 17:23 | Millikin | Donald Baker makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dwain Richardson | 32-37 |
| 17:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 17:10 | Millikin | Richard Graham gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 16:59 | Millikin | Dwain Richardson scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Baker | 32-39 |
| 16:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-39 |
| 16:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta snags the offensive board | 32-39 |
| 16:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Murrieta | 35-39 |
| 16:05 | Millikin | Steve Hovis misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 35-39 |
| 16:04 | Millikin | Richard Graham can't tip it in | 35-39 |
| 16:03 | Millikin | Steve Hovis gets the offensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 15:52 | Millikin | Steve Hovis lays it in on a great pass from Donald Baker and he's hacked by Johnny Christopher - foul #1 on Johnny Christopher, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin McKeon (PG), Roy Theus (SG), Jim Hepler (SF), Frank Rodgers (PF), Wayne Appel (C) Robert Murrieta, Johnny Christopher, Roger Tinsley, Jeffrey Hackenberg, Thad Collier | |
| Subs | Millikin | Charles Carlson (PG), Robert Whelchel (SG), Aaron Scala (SF), Randolph Robinson (PF) Donald Baker, Richard Fraser, Richard Graham, Dwain Richardson | |
| 15:52 | Millikin | Steve Hovis misses the free throw | 35-41 |
| 15:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim Hepler grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Dustin McKeon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Theus (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jim Hepler (fresh) PF - Frank Rodgers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wayne Appel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Charles Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Whelchel (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Aaron Scala (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Randolph Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steve Hovis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roy Theus buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-41 |
| 15:14 | Millikin | Aaron Scala scores on a floater from the right side set up by Charles Carlson | 38-43 |
| 15:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roy Theus drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Dustin McKeon | 41-43 |
| 14:52 | Millikin | Robert Whelchel clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-43 |
| 14:50 | Millikin | Charles Carlson grabs the offensive board | 41-43 |
| 14:36 | Millikin | Aaron Scala hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Whelchel and the foul's on Roy Theus - foul #3 on Roy Theus, team foul #2 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher (SG) Jim Hepler | |
| Subs | Millikin | Donald Baker (PG), Richard Graham (SF), Peter Champine (C) Charles Carlson, Robert Whelchel, Steve Hovis | |
| 14:36 | Millikin | Aaron Scala misses the free throw | 41-45 |
| 14:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Wayne Appel grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 14:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roy Theus can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-45 |
| 14:08 | Millikin | Peter Champine grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 13:51 | Millikin | Richard Graham comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 13:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Frank Rodgers | 41-45 |
| 13:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Scala steals it from Dustin McKeon | 41-45 |
| 13:22 | Millikin | Randolph Robinson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 41-45 |
| 13:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Johnny Christopher | 41-45 |
| 13:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roy Theus's floater is tipped away by Randolph Robinson | 41-45 |
| 13:04 | Millikin | Randolph Robinson snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 12:49 | Millikin | Peter Champine misses the easy layup | 41-45 |
| 12:48 | Millikin | Peter Champine grabs the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 12:42 | Millikin | Aaron Scala is called for traveling | 41-45 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta (PG), Roger Tinsley (SF), Jeffrey Hackenberg (PF), Thad Collier (C) Dustin McKeon, Roy Theus, Frank Rodgers, Wayne Appel | |
| Subs | Millikin | Robert Whelchel (PG), Richard Fraser (SG), Dwain Richardson (PF), Steve Hovis (C) Donald Baker, Richard Graham, Randolph Robinson, Peter Champine | |
| 12:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher travels with the ball | 41-45 |
| 12:26 | Millikin | Aaron Scala scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 12:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-48 |
| 12:04 | Millikin | Dwain Richardson gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 11:51 | Millikin | Johnny Christopher steps in front of the Robert Whelchel pass | 41-48 |
| 11:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta lays it in on a great pass from Johnny Christopher | 43-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Robert Murrieta (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnny Christopher (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Tinsley (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jeffrey Hackenberg (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thad Collier (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Robert Whelchel (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Fraser (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Scala (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Dwain Richardson (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Steve Hovis (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Millikin | Aaron Scala hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 43-48 |
| 11:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Hackenberg snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 11:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Whelchel - foul #4 on Robert Whelchel, team foul #1 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Roy Theus (SG) Johnny Christopher | |
| Subs | Millikin | Donald Baker (PG), Richard Graham (SF) Robert Whelchel, Aaron Scala | |
| 11:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Donald Baker - foul #2 on Donald Baker, team foul #2 | 43-48 |
| 11:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 11:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 11:00 | Millikin | Dwain Richardson makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Baker | 45-50 |
| 10:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Tinsley knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Murrieta | 47-50 |
| 10:38 | Millikin | Dwain Richardson is hacked by Jeffrey Hackenberg - foul #2 on Jeffrey Hackenberg, team foul #3 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Millikin | Randolph Robinson (C) Steve Hovis | |
| 10:29 | Millikin | Dwain Richardson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 47-50 |
| 10:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thad Collier snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 10:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thad Collier misses the floater from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 10:02 | Millikin | Richard Graham gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 09:46 | Millikin | Dwain Richardson misses the dunk attempt | 47-50 |
| 09:44 | Millikin | Dwain Richardson snags the offensive board | 47-50 |
| 09:39 | Millikin | Donald Baker is hacked by Roy Theus - foul #4 on Roy Theus, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin McKeon (PG), Johnny Christopher (SG), Jim Hepler (SF), Frank Rodgers (PF), Wayne Appel (C) Robert Murrieta, Roy Theus, Roger Tinsley, Jeffrey Hackenberg, Thad Collier | |
| Subs | Millikin | Aaron Scala (SG), Peter Champine (C) Richard Fraser, Dwain Richardson | |
| 09:28 | Millikin | Donald Baker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 09:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 09:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim Hepler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-50 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Millikin | Charles Carlson (PG), Jimmy Eanes (SF), Steve Hovis (C) Donald Baker, Richard Graham, Peter Champine | |
| 08:58 | Millikin | Randolph Robinson makes the jumper from the free throw line | 47-52 |
| 08:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Rodgers misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-52 |
| 08:41 | Millikin | Charles Carlson gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 08:34 | Millikin | Aaron Scala can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-52 |
| 08:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim Hepler grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 08:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin McKeon drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Johnny Christopher | 50-52 |
| 07:59 | Millikin | Johnny Christopher steps in front of the Randolph Robinson pass | 50-52 |
| 07:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim Hepler hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 07:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher tips it but misses | 50-52 |
| 07:41 | Millikin | Steve Hovis snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Dustin McKeon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Christopher (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jim Hepler (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frank Rodgers (fresh) 3 reb. C - Wayne Appel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Charles Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Aaron Scala (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jimmy Eanes (fresh) PF - Randolph Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve Hovis (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Millikin | Steve Hovis can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 50-52 |
| 07:33 | Millikin | Aaron Scala pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 07:26 | Millikin | Steve Hovis clanks a shot from the left side | 50-52 |
| 07:24 | Millikin | Steve Hovis tips it back up and in | 50-54 |
| 06:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim Hepler is whistled for traveling | 50-54 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta (PG), Roger Tinsley (SF), Jeffrey Hackenberg (PF), Thad Collier (C) Dustin McKeon, Jim Hepler, Frank Rodgers, Wayne Appel | |
| Subs | Millikin | Donald Baker (PG), Richard Fraser (SG), Richard Graham (SF), Dwain Richardson (PF), Peter Champine (C) Charles Carlson, Aaron Scala, Jimmy Eanes, Randolph Robinson, Steve Hovis | |
| 06:29 | Millikin | Robert Murrieta steps in front of the Peter Champine pass | 50-54 |
| 06:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Thad Collier | 53-54 |
| 05:53 | Millikin | Donald Baker misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-54 |
| 05:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 05:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Hackenberg misses the easy layup but the foul's on Dwain Richardson - foul #2 on Dwain Richardson, team foul #3 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Roy Theus (SG) Johnny Christopher | |
| Subs | Millikin | Steve Hovis (C) Peter Champine | |
| 05:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Hackenberg makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 05:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Hackenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 05:30 | Millikin | Dwain Richardson makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Graham and he's hacked by Jeffrey Hackenberg - foul #3 on Jeffrey Hackenberg, team foul #5 | 55-56 |
| 05:30 | Millikin | Dwain Richardson misses the free throw | 55-56 |
| 05:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Hackenberg snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 05:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Hackenberg is called for traveling | 55-56 |
| 04:48 | Millikin | Richard Graham can't connect on a shot from the right block | 55-56 |
| 04:46 | Millikin | Steve Hovis misses the tip | 55-56 |
| 04:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Hackenberg gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 04:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roy Theus clanks a floater from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 04:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Roger Tinsley | 55-56 |
| 04:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Tinsley misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Fraser - foul #1 on Richard Fraser, team foul #4 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin McKeon (PG), Johnny Christopher (SG), Frank Rodgers (PF), Wayne Appel (C) Robert Murrieta, Roy Theus, Jeffrey Hackenberg, Thad Collier | |
| Subs | Millikin | Robert Whelchel (SG) Richard Fraser | |
| 04:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Tinsley makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 04:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Tinsley makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 03:56 | Millikin | Roger Tinsley blocks the short jumper by Donald Baker | 57-56 |
| 03:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Wayne Appel grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 03:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Wayne Appel lays it in on a nice dish by Frank Rodgers | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Dustin McKeon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Christopher (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Tinsley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Rodgers (fresh) 3 reb. C - Wayne Appel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Donald Baker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Whelchel (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Richard Graham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dwain Richardson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - Steve Hovis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Millikin | Dwain Richardson loses the dribble to Frank Rodgers | 59-56 |
| 02:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Wayne Appel blows the layup | 59-56 |
| 02:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin McKeon pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 02:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta (PG), Jeffrey Hackenberg (PF), Thad Collier (C) Dustin McKeon, Frank Rodgers, Wayne Appel | |
| Subs | Millikin | Richard Fraser (SG) Robert Whelchel | |
| 02:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Baker is called for the reach on Robert Murrieta - foul #3 on Donald Baker, team foul #5 | 59-56 |
| 02:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thad Collier makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Robert Murrieta | 61-56 |
| 01:53 | Millikin | Richard Fraser scores on a 3 from straight away | 61-59 |
| 01:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Graham picks off the pass by Thad Collier | 61-59 |
| 01:35 | Millikin | Dwain Richardson lays it up and in set up by Richard Graham | 61-61 |
| 01:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Tinsley is hacked by Richard Graham - foul #1 on Richard Graham, team foul #6 | 61-61 |
| 00:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Tinsley misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-61 |
| 00:54 | Millikin | The rebound goes to Steve Hovis | 61-61 |
| 00:34 | Millikin | Steve Hovis comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 61-61 |
| 00:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher grabs the defensive rebound | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Hackenberg is hacked by Dwain Richardson - foul #3 on Dwain Richardson, team foul #7 | 61-61 |
| 00:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Hackenberg makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Hackenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:05 | Millikin | Millikin calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Millikin | Dwain Richardson's floater is tipped away by Thad Collier | 63-61 |