| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Jason Barr (fresh) SG - John Pendergraft (fresh) SF - Willie Barber (fresh) PF - Stephen Short (fresh) C - Willie Darst (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Martin Luther | PG - Donald Farrell (fresh) SG - Robert Gilliam (fresh) SF - Richard Taylor (fresh) PF - Micah Corbeil (fresh) C - Johnny Grady (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Darst wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Martin Luther | Martin Luther is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Farrell steps in front of the Willie Darst pass | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Martin Luther | Johnny Grady scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Robert Gilliam | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Barber scores on a runner in the lane set up by John Pendergraft | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Martin Luther | Richard Taylor loses the ball out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Pendergraft banks in the layup set up by Willie Barber | 4-2 |
| 18:15 | Martin Luther | Richard Taylor scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Gilliam and he's fouled by Jason Barr - foul #1 on Jason Barr, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 18:15 | Martin Luther | Richard Taylor makes the free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Barber hits a shot from the free throw line | 6-5 |
| 17:53 | Martin Luther | Micah Corbeil knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Richard Taylor | 6-7 |
| 17:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Pendergraft can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 6-7 |
| 17:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Darst gets the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 17:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | The short jumper by Willie Darst is denied by Johnny Grady | 6-7 |
| 17:27 | Martin Luther | Richard Taylor pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 17:18 | Martin Luther | Micah Corbeil can't connect on a floater from the right side | 6-7 |
| 17:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Darst snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 17:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Darst travels with the ball | 6-7 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Alvin Wood (PG), Joshua Durso (SG), Preston Edwards (SF), Daniel Thomas (PF), Perry Brady (C) Jason Barr, John Pendergraft, Willie Barber, Stephen Short, Willie Darst | |
| Subs | Martin Luther | | |
| 16:54 | Martin Luther | Donald Farrell misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 6-7 |
| 16:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joshua Durso gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 16:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joshua Durso scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alvin Wood | 8-7 |
| 16:31 | Martin Luther | Robert Gilliam is fouled on the floor by Joshua Durso - foul #1 on Joshua Durso, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| 16:18 | Martin Luther | Micah Corbeil connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Richard Taylor | 8-9 |
| 16:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Farrell steals the ball from Perry Brady | 8-9 |
| 15:57 | Martin Luther | Micah Corbeil misses the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Preston Edwards - foul #1 on Preston Edwards, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Pendergraft (SG), Stephen Short (PF) Joshua Durso, Perry Brady | |
| Subs | Martin Luther | Antonia Russo (SG), Walter Sheckler (C) Robert Gilliam, Johnny Grady | |
| 15:57 | Martin Luther | Micah Corbeil makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:57 | Martin Luther | Micah Corbeil makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Alvin Wood (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Pendergraft (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Preston Edwards (fresh) PF - Stephen Short (fresh) C - Daniel Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Martin Luther | PG - Donald Farrell (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Antonia Russo (fresh) SF - Richard Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Micah Corbeil (fresh) 6 pts. C - Walter Sheckler (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Daniel Thomas misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Walter Sheckler - foul #1 on Walter Sheckler, team foul #1 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Martin Luther | Young Chu (PG), Bob Bailey (PF) Donald Farrell, Micah Corbeil | |
| 15:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Daniel Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 15:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Daniel Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 15:50 | Martin Luther | Bob Bailey gets the rebound | 9-11 |
| 15:41 | Martin Luther | Bob Bailey buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Young Chu and he's hacked by John Pendergraft - foul #1 on John Pendergraft, team foul #4 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Joshua Durso (SG), Willie Barber (SF), Willie Darst (C) John Pendergraft, Preston Edwards, Daniel Thomas | |
| Subs | Martin Luther | | |
| 15:41 | Martin Luther | Bob Bailey misses the free throw | 9-13 |
| 15:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Darst grabs the defensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 15:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Darst misses short on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Walter Sheckler - foul #2 on Walter Sheckler, team foul #2 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Pendergraft (SG) Joshua Durso | |
| Subs | Martin Luther | Roland Peng (C) Walter Sheckler | |
| 15:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Darst misses the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 15:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Darst makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 15:15 | Martin Luther | Antonia Russo hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Young Chu | 10-15 |
| 14:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Alvin Wood drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Short | 13-15 |
| 14:41 | Martin Luther | Bob Bailey lays it in on a great pass from Richard Taylor | 13-17 |
| 14:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Darst is fouled on the floor by Young Chu - foul #1 on Young Chu, team foul #3 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Barr (PG), Joshua Durso (SG), Preston Edwards (SF), Daniel Thomas (C) Alvin Wood, John Pendergraft, Willie Barber, Willie Darst | |
| Subs | Martin Luther | Donald Farrell (PG), Robert Gilliam (SG), Micah Corbeil (PF), Johnny Grady (C) Young Chu, Antonia Russo, Bob Bailey, Roland Peng | |
| 14:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joshua Durso's floater is tipped away by Johnny Grady | 13-17 |
| 14:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Daniel Thomas snags the offensive board | 13-17 |
| 13:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Short misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-17 |
| 13:56 | Martin Luther | Robert Gilliam pulls down the rebound | 13-17 |
| 13:39 | Martin Luther | Micah Corbeil is hacked by Joshua Durso - foul #2 on Joshua Durso, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Pendergraft (SG), Willie Barber (SF), Willie Darst (C) Joshua Durso, Preston Edwards, Stephen Short | |
| Subs | Martin Luther | | |
| 13:32 | Martin Luther | Robert Gilliam hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-17 |
| 13:31 | Martin Luther | Donald Farrell snags the offensive board | 13-17 |
| 13:16 | Martin Luther | Willie Darst swats the short shot by Johnny Grady | 13-17 |
| 13:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Daniel Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 13:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Grady blocks the short jumper by John Pendergraft | 13-17 |
| 13:04 | Martin Luther | Richard Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 12:53 | Martin Luther | Micah Corbeil's pass is intercepted by Jason Barr | 13-17 |
| 12:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Pendergraft lays it in on a great pass from Jason Barr | 15-17 |
| 12:33 | Martin Luther | Richard Taylor misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-17 |
| 12:32 | Martin Luther | Micah Corbeil hits the follow up shot | 15-19 |
| 12:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Pendergraft blows the layup but he's fouled by Johnny Grady - foul #1 on Johnny Grady, team foul #4 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Alvin Wood (PG), Preston Edwards (SF), Stephen Short (PF), Perry Brady (C) Jason Barr, Willie Barber, Daniel Thomas, Willie Darst | |
| Subs | Martin Luther | Antonia Russo (SG), Roland Peng (C) Robert Gilliam, Johnny Grady | |
| 12:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Pendergraft makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 12:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Pendergraft makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 12:08 | Martin Luther | Micah Corbeil misses the lay-in | 17-19 |
| 12:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Perry Brady snags the defensive board | 17-19 |
| 11:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Perry Brady misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Roland Peng - foul #1 on Roland Peng, team foul #5 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Barr (PG) John Pendergraft | |
| Subs | Martin Luther | | |
| 11:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Perry Brady makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 11:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Perry Brady makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Jason Barr (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alvin Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Preston Edwards (fresh) PF - Stephen Short (fresh) C - Perry Brady (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Martin Luther | PG - Donald Farrell (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Antonia Russo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Micah Corbeil (fresh) 8 pts. C - Roland Peng (fresh) | |
| 11:51 | Martin Luther | Richard Taylor misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 19-19 |
| 11:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Perry Brady pulls down the rebound | 19-19 |
| 11:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Barr knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Alvin Wood | 21-19 |
| 11:17 | Martin Luther | Richard Taylor comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 21-19 |
| 11:15 | Martin Luther | Donald Farrell hits the follow up shot | 21-21 |
| 10:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Short can't finish the layup but the foul's on Antonia Russo - foul #1 on Antonia Russo, team foul #6 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Pendergraft (SG), Willie Barber (SF), Willie Darst (C) Jason Barr, Preston Edwards, Perry Brady | |
| Subs | Martin Luther | Young Chu (PG), Robert Gilliam (SG), Richard Norton (SF), Bob Bailey (PF), Johnny Grady (C) Donald Farrell, Antonia Russo, Richard Taylor, Micah Corbeil, Roland Peng | |
| 10:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Short makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 10:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Short misses the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 10:50 | Martin Luther | Johnny Grady pulls down the rebound | 22-21 |
| 10:34 | Martin Luther | Willie Darst swats the layup by Johnny Grady | 22-21 |
| 10:32 | Martin Luther | Richard Norton grabs the offensive board | 22-21 |
| 10:27 | Martin Luther | Robert Gilliam hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-24 |
| 10:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Alvin Wood loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-24 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Barr (PG) Alvin Wood | |
| Subs | Martin Luther | | |
| 10:16 | Martin Luther | Johnny Grady scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Young Chu and he's fouled by Willie Barber - foul #1 on Willie Barber, team foul #6 | 22-26 |
| 10:16 | Martin Luther | Johnny Grady makes the free throw | 22-27 |
| 10:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Barber misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-27 |
| 10:01 | Martin Luther | Young Chu snags the defensive board | 22-27 |
| 09:54 | Martin Luther | Bob Bailey misses short on a shot in the paint | 22-27 |
| 09:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Darst pulls down the rebound | 22-27 |
| 09:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Grady swats the short shot by Willie Barber | 22-27 |
| 09:41 | Martin Luther | Bob Bailey gets the rebound | 22-27 |
| 09:28 | Martin Luther | Richard Norton is fouled on the floor by Willie Barber - foul #2 on Willie Barber, team foul #7 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Alvin Wood (PG), Preston Edwards (SF) Jason Barr, Willie Barber | |
| Subs | Martin Luther | Donald Farrell (PG), Micah Corbeil (PF) Young Chu, Bob Bailey | |
| 09:28 | Martin Luther | Richard Norton makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 09:28 | Martin Luther | Richard Norton makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 09:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Alvin Wood comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 22-29 |
| 09:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Preston Edwards grabs the offensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 09:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Pendergraft hits the finger roll | 24-29 |
| 08:45 | Martin Luther | Micah Corbeil hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Alvin Wood - foul #1 on Alvin Wood, team foul #8 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Barr (PG) Alvin Wood | |
| Subs | Martin Luther | Richard Taylor (SF) Richard Norton | |
| 08:45 | Martin Luther | Micah Corbeil misses the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 08:45 | Martin Luther | Micah Corbeil misses the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 08:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Darst grabs the board | 24-29 |
| 08:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Barr's pass is intercepted by Donald Farrell | 24-29 |
| 08:19 | Martin Luther | Richard Taylor misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 24-29 |
| 08:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Willie Darst | 24-29 |
| 08:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Grady denies the turnaround by John Pendergraft | 24-29 |
| 08:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Darst | 24-29 |
| 07:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Preston Edwards connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-29 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Jason Barr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Pendergraft (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Preston Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Short (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Willie Darst (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Martin Luther | PG - Donald Farrell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SG - Robert Gilliam (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Micah Corbeil (fresh) 8 pts. C - Johnny Grady (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 blk. | |
| 07:50 | Martin Luther | Donald Farrell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-29 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Alvin Wood (PG), Perry Brady (SF), Daniel Thomas (C) Jason Barr, Preston Edwards, Willie Darst | |
| Subs | Martin Luther | Antonia Russo (SG), Roland Peng (C) Robert Gilliam, Johnny Grady | |
| 07:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Short comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Antonia Russo - foul #2 on Antonia Russo, team foul #7 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Martin Luther | Young Chu (SG), Bob Bailey (PF) Antonia Russo, Micah Corbeil | |
| 07:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Short makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 07:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Short misses the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 07:37 | Martin Luther | Bob Bailey gets the rebound | 28-29 |
| 07:20 | Martin Luther | Bob Bailey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Daniel Thomas - foul #1 on Daniel Thomas, team foul #9 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Barr (PG), Willie Darst (C) Alvin Wood, Stephen Short | |
| Subs | Martin Luther | Robert Gilliam (SG) Donald Farrell | |
| 07:20 | Martin Luther | Bob Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 07:20 | Martin Luther | Bob Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 07:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Pendergraft misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 28-31 |
| 07:08 | Martin Luther | The rebound goes to Robert Gilliam | 28-31 |
| 07:00 | Martin Luther | Richard Taylor clanks a jump hook from the left block | 28-31 |
| 06:58 | Martin Luther | Richard Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 06:45 | Martin Luther | Richard Taylor misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-31 |
| 06:44 | Martin Luther | Roland Peng misses the tip | 28-31 |
| 06:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Darst snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 06:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Daniel Thomas is hacked by Bob Bailey - foul #1 on Bob Bailey, team foul #8 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Alvin Wood (PG), Preston Edwards (SF), Stephen Short (PF) Jason Barr, Perry Brady, Willie Darst | |
| Subs | Martin Luther | Donald Farrell (PG), Micah Corbeil (PF) Robert Gilliam, Bob Bailey | |
| 06:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Daniel Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 06:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Daniel Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 06:20 | Martin Luther | Donald Farrell clanks a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Daniel Thomas - foul #2 on Daniel Thomas, team foul #10 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Barr (PG), Willie Darst (C) John Pendergraft, Daniel Thomas | |
| Subs | Martin Luther | Johnny Grady (C) Roland Peng | |
| 06:20 | Martin Luther | Donald Farrell misses the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 06:20 | Martin Luther | Donald Farrell makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 06:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Alvin Wood comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 05:58 | Martin Luther | Micah Corbeil snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 05:41 | Martin Luther | Stephen Short is called for the reach on Micah Corbeil - foul #1 on Stephen Short, team foul #11 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Pendergraft (SG), Perry Brady (SF) Jason Barr, Preston Edwards | |
| Subs | Martin Luther | | |
| 05:41 | Martin Luther | Micah Corbeil makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 05:41 | Martin Luther | Micah Corbeil makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 05:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Darst connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alvin Wood | 32-34 |
| 05:20 | Martin Luther | Young Chu scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Taylor | 32-36 |
| 05:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Perry Brady misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-36 |
| 05:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Darst gets the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 05:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Short connects on the floater from the right block | 34-36 |
| 04:49 | Martin Luther | Richard Taylor scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Young Chu and he's fouled by Perry Brady - foul #1 on Perry Brady, team foul #12 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Barr (PG), Preston Edwards (SF) Alvin Wood, Willie Darst | |
| Subs | Martin Luther | Robert Gilliam (SG), Roland Peng (C) Young Chu, Johnny Grady | |
| 04:49 | Martin Luther | Richard Taylor makes the free throw | 34-39 |
| 04:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Barr's pass is intercepted by Robert Gilliam | 34-39 |
| 04:36 | Martin Luther | Donald Farrell misses the easy layup | 34-39 |
| 04:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Barr grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 04:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Perry Brady buries a shot near the basket | 36-39 |
| 03:55 | Martin Luther | Richard Taylor misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 36-39 |
| 03:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Perry Brady grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Jason Barr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Pendergraft (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Preston Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Short (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Perry Brady (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Martin Luther | PG - Donald Farrell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SG - Robert Gilliam (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Taylor (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Micah Corbeil (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Roland Peng (fresh) | |
| 03:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Pendergraft misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Gilliam - foul #1 on Robert Gilliam, team foul #9 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Joshua Durso (PG), Willie Barber (SF), Daniel Thomas (PF), Willie Darst (C) Jason Barr, Preston Edwards, Stephen Short, Perry Brady | |
| Subs | Martin Luther | Antonia Russo (PG), Richard Norton (SF), Bob Bailey (PF), Johnny Grady (C) Donald Farrell, Richard Taylor, Micah Corbeil, Roland Peng | |
| 03:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Pendergraft makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 03:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Pendergraft makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 03:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Pendergraft makes the 3rd free throw | 39-39 |
| 03:27 | Martin Luther | Bob Bailey misses long on a turnaround from close range | 39-39 |
| 03:26 | Martin Luther | Bob Bailey tips it in | 39-41 |
| 03:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Darst blows the layup | 39-41 |
| 03:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Darst can't tip it in | 39-41 |
| 03:14 | Martin Luther | Johnny Grady grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 03:09 | Martin Luther | Daniel Thomas swats the layup by Richard Norton | 39-41 |
| 03:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Willie Darst | 39-41 |
| 02:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Pendergraft makes the 3 from straight away set up by Joshua Durso | 42-41 |
| 02:32 | Martin Luther | John Pendergraft picks off the pass by Bob Bailey | 42-41 |
| 02:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Pendergraft hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Joshua Durso | 44-41 |
| 02:06 | Martin Luther | Johnny Grady is fouled on the floor by Joshua Durso - foul #3 on Joshua Durso, team foul #13 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Barr (PG), Alvin Wood (SG), Stephen Short (PF) Joshua Durso, John Pendergraft, Willie Darst | |
| Subs | Martin Luther | Donald Farrell (PG), Richard Taylor (SF), Micah Corbeil (PF) Robert Gilliam, Richard Norton, Bob Bailey | |
| 02:06 | Martin Luther | Johnny Grady makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 02:06 | Martin Luther | Johnny Grady makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 01:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Alvin Wood misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 01:45 | Martin Luther | Antonia Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 01:36 | Martin Luther | Richard Taylor loses the ball out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Darst (C) Daniel Thomas | |
| Subs | Martin Luther | Young Chu (SG), Walter Sheckler (C) Antonia Russo, Johnny Grady | |
| 01:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Short buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Willie Darst | 46-43 |
| 01:04 | Martin Luther | Donald Farrell misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-43 |
| 01:02 | Martin Luther | Walter Sheckler hits the follow up shot | 46-45 |
| 00:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Barber hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 00:48 | Martin Luther | Micah Corbeil gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 00:42 | Martin Luther | Richard Taylor makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Micah Corbeil | 46-47 |
| 00:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Short loses the dribble to Donald Farrell | 46-47 |
| 00:01 | Martin Luther | Jason Barr takes the ball from Young Chu | 46-47 |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Barr misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 46-47 |