| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Paul Weatherspoon (fresh) SG - Tom Montgomery (fresh) SF - Garry Tarver (fresh) PF - Roger Simcox (fresh) C - James Edwards (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fitchburg St. | PG - Nathan Ruch (fresh) SG - Ross Grogan (fresh) SF - Victor Shell (fresh) PF - Thomas Taylor (fresh) C - Robert Berget (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wheaton | Roger Simcox wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fitchburg St. | Fitchburg St. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Fitchburg St. | Robert Berget pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Fitchburg St. | Thomas Taylor can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Fitchburg St. | Victor Shell can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Wheaton | Roger Simcox snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Wheaton | Roger Simcox hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Wheaton | The offensive rebound goes to Garry Tarver | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Wheaton | Tom Montgomery can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Nathan Ruch - foul #1 on Nathan Ruch, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Wheaton | Tom Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:38 | Wheaton | Tom Montgomery misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:38 | Fitchburg St. | Thomas Taylor gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:16 | Fitchburg St. | Robert Berget can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by James Edwards - foul #1 on James Edwards, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 18:16 | Fitchburg St. | Robert Berget makes the 1st free throw | 1-1 |
| 18:16 | Fitchburg St. | Robert Berget makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:04 | Wheaton | Tom Montgomery can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 1-2 |
| 18:03 | Wheaton | James Edwards hits the follow up shot | 3-2 |
| 17:42 | Fitchburg St. | Nathan Ruch's fadeaway is rejected by Roger Simcox | 3-2 |
| 17:41 | Wheaton | Roger Simcox grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 17:18 | Wheaton | Garry Tarver misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 17:17 | Fitchburg St. | Victor Shell gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:51 | Fitchburg St. | Ross Grogan buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Nathan Ruch | 3-5 |
| 16:40 | Wheaton | Victor Shell is called for the reach on Garry Tarver - foul #1 on Victor Shell, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Everett Jost (C) James Edwards | |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | | |
| 16:29 | Wheaton | The short jumper by Roger Simcox is denied by Thomas Taylor | 3-5 |
| 16:28 | Fitchburg St. | Thomas Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 16:13 | Fitchburg St. | Ross Grogan hits a jumper in the paint | 3-7 |
| 15:53 | Wheaton | Roger Simcox buries a 3 from the right wing | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Paul Weatherspoon (fairly fresh) SG - Tom Montgomery (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Garry Tarver (fairly fresh) PF - Roger Simcox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Everett Jost (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fitchburg St. | PG - Nathan Ruch (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ross Grogan (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Victor Shell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Berget (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Fitchburg St. | The jumper by Robert Berget is denied by Everett Jost | 6-7 |
| 15:31 | Fitchburg St. | Thomas Taylor tips it back up and in | 6-9 |
| 15:19 | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-9 |
| 15:18 | Fitchburg St. | Robert Berget gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 15:00 | Fitchburg St. | Nathan Ruch is hacked by Everett Jost - foul #1 on Everett Jost, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Wheaton | John Tindell (PG), Raymond Ostrom (SG), Bernard Clarke (PF), James Edwards (C) Paul Weatherspoon, Tom Montgomery, Garry Tarver, Roger Simcox | |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | Ronald Smith (PG), Jack McElhannon (SG), Marion Parker (SF), Patrick Lineberry (PF), Jason Jones (C) Nathan Ruch, Ross Grogan, Victor Shell, Thomas Taylor, Robert Berget | |
| 14:50 | Fitchburg St. | Jack McElhannon knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Marion Parker | 6-11 |
| 14:38 | Wheaton | Jason Jones picks off the pass by Everett Jost | 6-11 |
| 14:25 | Fitchburg St. | Jack McElhannon scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jason Jones | 6-14 |
| 14:05 | Wheaton | James Edwards misses the easy layup | 6-14 |
| 14:03 | Fitchburg St. | Jason Jones gets the rebound | 6-14 |
| 14:01 | Fitchburg St. | Ronald Smith's pass is intercepted by John Tindell in the backcourt | 6-14 |
| 13:40 | Wheaton | James Edwards misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-14 |
| 13:38 | Fitchburg St. | Marion Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 6-14 |
| 13:18 | Fitchburg St. | Marion Parker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-14 |
| 13:17 | Wheaton | Bernard Clarke gets the rebound | 6-14 |
| 13:01 | Wheaton | Everett Jost blows the layup but the foul's on Marion Parker - foul #1 on Marion Parker, team foul #3 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon (PG), Tom Montgomery (SG), Garry Tarver (SF), Francis Stouffer (C) John Tindell, Raymond Ostrom, Bernard Clarke, James Edwards | |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | Nathan Ruch (PG), Ross Grogan (SG), Victor Shell (SF), Thomas Taylor (PF), Robert Berget (C) Ronald Smith, Jack McElhannon, Marion Parker, Patrick Lineberry, Jason Jones | |
| 13:01 | Wheaton | Everett Jost makes the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 13:01 | Wheaton | Everett Jost makes the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 12:51 | Fitchburg St. | Nathan Ruch connects on the floater from the right wing | 8-16 |
| 12:47 | Wheaton | Tom Montgomery can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-16 |
| 12:46 | Wheaton | Garry Tarver grabs the offensive rebound | 8-16 |
| 12:33 | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Tom Montgomery | 11-16 |
| 12:24 | Fitchburg St. | Victor Shell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-16 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Roger Simcox (PF) Everett Jost | |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | | |
| 12:12 | Wheaton | Garry Tarver loses the dribble to Victor Shell | 11-16 |
| 11:44 | Fitchburg St. | Nathan Ruch misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 11-16 |
| 11:42 | Fitchburg St. | Thomas Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 11-16 |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Paul Weatherspoon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Tom Montgomery (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garry Tarver (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roger Simcox (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Francis Stouffer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fitchburg St. | PG - Nathan Ruch (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ross Grogan (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Victor Shell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Berget (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Fitchburg St. | Ross Grogan misses the lay-in | 11-16 |
| 11:25 | Wheaton | Tom Montgomery grabs the board | 11-16 |
| 11:03 | Wheaton | Roger Simcox dunks the ball and he's hacked by Robert Berget - foul #1 on Robert Berget, team foul #4 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Wheaton | John Tindell (SG), James Edwards (C) Tom Montgomery, Francis Stouffer | |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | | |
| 11:03 | Wheaton | Roger Simcox misses the free throw | 13-16 |
| 11:03 | Fitchburg St. | Robert Berget pulls down the rebound | 13-16 |
| 10:45 | Fitchburg St. | Thomas Taylor misses short on a runner from the baseline | 13-16 |
| 10:44 | Wheaton | James Edwards gets the rebound | 13-16 |
| 10:22 | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-16 |
| 10:02 | Fitchburg St. | Robert Berget is fouled on the floor by James Edwards - foul #2 on James Edwards, team foul #3 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Raymond Ostrom (SG), Everett Jost (SF), Bernard Clarke (PF), Francis Stouffer (C) Paul Weatherspoon, Garry Tarver, Roger Simcox, James Edwards | |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | Ronald Smith (PG), Jack McElhannon (SG), Marion Parker (SF), Patrick Lineberry (PF), Jason Jones (C) Nathan Ruch, Ross Grogan, Victor Shell, Thomas Taylor, Robert Berget | |
| 09:54 | Fitchburg St. | Jack McElhannon misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 16-16 |
| 09:53 | Wheaton | Raymond Ostrom gets the rebound | 16-16 |
| 09:37 | Wheaton | Everett Jost is hacked by Marion Parker - foul #2 on Marion Parker, team foul #5 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Tom Montgomery (SG) Raymond Ostrom | |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | Mike Epperson (PF) Marion Parker | |
| 09:30 | Wheaton | John Tindell makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Tom Montgomery | 18-16 |
| 09:14 | Fitchburg St. | Mike Epperson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-16 |
| 09:13 | Wheaton | The rebound goes to Francis Stouffer | 18-16 |
| 09:01 | Wheaton | Francis Stouffer lays it up and in on a great pass from Everett Jost | 20-16 |
| 08:39 | Fitchburg St. | Jack McElhannon double dribbles | 20-16 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Garry Tarver (SF), Roger Simcox (PF) Bernard Clarke, Francis Stouffer | |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | Nathan Ruch (PG), Ross Grogan (SG), Victor Shell (SF), Robert Berget (C) Ronald Smith, Jack McElhannon, Mike Epperson, Jason Jones | |
| 08:21 | Wheaton | Garry Tarver comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-16 |
| 08:20 | Wheaton | Roger Simcox grabs the offensive board | 20-16 |
| 08:07 | Wheaton | Tom Montgomery clanks a jumper from the left wing | 20-16 |
| 08:06 | Fitchburg St. | Victor Shell pulls down the rebound | 20-16 |
| 07:52 | Fitchburg St. | Patrick Lineberry can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Roger Simcox - foul #1 on Roger Simcox, team foul #4 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon (PG) Tom Montgomery | |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | Thomas Taylor (PF) Ross Grogan | |
| 07:52 | Fitchburg St. | Patrick Lineberry misses the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 07:52 | Fitchburg St. | Patrick Lineberry makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 07:36 | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon misses the shot from the right wing | 20-17 |
| 07:34 | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon hits the follow up shot | 22-17 |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Paul Weatherspoon (fresh) 8 pts. SG - John Tindell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Garry Tarver (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roger Simcox (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Everett Jost (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fitchburg St. | PG - Nathan Ruch (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Lineberry (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Victor Shell (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thomas Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Berget (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Fitchburg St. | Thomas Taylor clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-17 |
| 07:13 | Fitchburg St. | Nathan Ruch tips it home | 22-19 |
| 06:58 | Wheaton | Thomas Taylor denies the turnaround by John Tindell | 22-19 |
| 06:57 | Fitchburg St. | Robert Berget gets the rebound | 22-19 |
| 06:53 | Fitchburg St. | Nathan Ruch can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away but he's fouled by Paul Weatherspoon - foul #1 on Paul Weatherspoon, team foul #5 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Raymond Ostrom (SG), Cameron Wafer (SF), Bernard Clarke (PF), Francis Stouffer (C) John Tindell, Garry Tarver, Roger Simcox, Everett Jost | |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | Ross Grogan (SG), Mike Epperson (SF) Patrick Lineberry, Victor Shell | |
| 06:53 | Fitchburg St. | Nathan Ruch misses the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 06:53 | Fitchburg St. | Nathan Ruch makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 06:53 | Fitchburg St. | Nathan Ruch makes the 3rd free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:35 | Wheaton | Robert Berget steals it from Paul Weatherspoon | 22-21 |
| 06:26 | Fitchburg St. | Paul Weatherspoon steals the ball from Ross Grogan | 22-21 |
| 06:09 | Wheaton | Raymond Ostrom hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-21 |
| 06:08 | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon grabs the offensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 05:51 | Wheaton | Francis Stouffer clanks a 3 from the left wing | 22-21 |
| 05:50 | Fitchburg St. | Ross Grogan gets the rebound | 22-21 |
| 05:45 | Fitchburg St. | Ross Grogan connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Berget | 22-23 |
| 05:29 | Wheaton | Cameron Wafer is called for 3 seconds | 22-23 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Tom Montgomery (SG), Garry Tarver (SF), Roger Simcox (PF), Everett Jost (C) Raymond Ostrom, Cameron Wafer, Bernard Clarke, Francis Stouffer | |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | Ronald Smith (PG), Victor Shell (SF), Jason Jones (C) Nathan Ruch, Thomas Taylor, Robert Berget | |
| 05:17 | Fitchburg St. | Jason Jones scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Ross Grogan | 22-26 |
| 05:04 | Wheaton | Everett Jost is hacked by Jason Jones - foul #1 on Jason Jones, team foul #6 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Wheaton | John Tindell (PG) Paul Weatherspoon | |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | Patrick Lineberry (PF) Mike Epperson | |
| 04:49 | Wheaton | John Tindell misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Jason Jones - foul #2 on Jason Jones, team foul #7 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | Robert Berget (C) Jason Jones | |
| 04:49 | Wheaton | John Tindell misses the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 04:49 | Wheaton | John Tindell makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 04:35 | Fitchburg St. | Victor Shell misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-26 |
| 04:33 | Wheaton | Roger Simcox gets the rebound | 23-26 |
| 04:28 | Wheaton | Garry Tarver misses the lay-in but the foul's on Ross Grogan - foul #1 on Ross Grogan, team foul #8 | 23-26 |
| 04:28 | Wheaton | Garry Tarver makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 04:28 | Wheaton | Garry Tarver misses the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 04:28 | Wheaton | Everett Jost pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 04:19 | Wheaton | Garry Tarver can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 04:17 | Fitchburg St. | Robert Berget snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 04:11 | Fitchburg St. | Patrick Lineberry clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-26 |
| 04:09 | Wheaton | Garry Tarver snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 03:57 | Wheaton | John Tindell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-26 |
| 03:55 | Fitchburg St. | Patrick Lineberry grabs the defensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 03:34 | Fitchburg St. | Patrick Lineberry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-26 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon (PG), James Edwards (C) John Tindell, Roger Simcox | |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | Jack McElhannon (SG), Marion Parker (SF), Thomas Taylor (PF), Jason Jones (C) Ross Grogan, Victor Shell, Patrick Lineberry, Robert Berget | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Paul Weatherspoon (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Tom Montgomery (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Garry Tarver (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Everett Jost (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fitchburg St. | PG - Ronald Smith (fresh) SG - Jack McElhannon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Marion Parker (fresh) PF - Thomas Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Jones (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:18 | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Jason Jones - foul #3 on Jason Jones, team foul #9 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Bernard Clarke (PF) Garry Tarver | |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | Nathan Ruch (PG), Mike Epperson (SF) Ronald Smith, Jason Jones | |
| 03:18 | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:18 | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon misses the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:18 | Fitchburg St. | Thomas Taylor snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 03:09 | Fitchburg St. | Thomas Taylor is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Thomas Taylor, team foul #10 | 25-26 |
| 02:48 | Wheaton | Everett Jost hits the finger roll | 27-26 |
| 02:24 | Fitchburg St. | Jack McElhannon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-26 |
| 02:23 | Fitchburg St. | Nathan Ruch pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 02:12 | Fitchburg St. | Jack McElhannon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-26 |
| 02:10 | Fitchburg St. | Nathan Ruch tips it but misses | 27-26 |
| 02:08 | Wheaton | Bernard Clarke grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 01:59 | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-26 |
| 01:58 | Fitchburg St. | Thomas Taylor gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 01:37 | Fitchburg St. | Jack McElhannon misses the 3 from the left corner | 27-26 |
| 01:36 | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon grabs the defensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 01:18 | Wheaton | Tom Montgomery comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Mike Epperson - foul #1 on Mike Epperson, team foul #11 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Wheaton | John Tindell (PG), Garry Tarver (SF), Roger Simcox (PF), Francis Stouffer (C) Paul Weatherspoon, Everett Jost, Bernard Clarke, James Edwards | |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | Ronald Smith (PG), Ross Grogan (SG), Victor Shell (SF), Robert Berget (C) Nathan Ruch, Jack McElhannon, Mike Epperson, Thomas Taylor | |
| 01:18 | Wheaton | Tom Montgomery misses the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 01:18 | Wheaton | Tom Montgomery misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 01:18 | Fitchburg St. | Marion Parker pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 01:02 | Fitchburg St. | Marion Parker misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Tom Montgomery - foul #1 on Tom Montgomery, team foul #6 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Raymond Ostrom (SG) Tom Montgomery | |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | | |
| 01:02 | Fitchburg St. | Marion Parker misses the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 01:02 | Fitchburg St. | Marion Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 01:02 | Wheaton | Roger Simcox grabs the defensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 00:52 | Wheaton | John Tindell comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 27-26 |
| 00:50 | Fitchburg St. | Robert Berget gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 00:27 | Fitchburg St. | Victor Shell is fouled on the floor by Garry Tarver - foul #1 on Garry Tarver, team foul #7 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | Patrick Lineberry (PF) Marion Parker | |
| 00:27 | Fitchburg St. | Victor Shell misses the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 00:27 | Wheaton | Roger Simcox grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 00:04 | Wheaton | Roger Simcox hits a turnaround in the lane | 29-26 |
| 00:00 | Fitchburg St. | Victor Shell can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 29-26 |