| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Barry Wallace (fresh) SG - Raymond Drew (fresh) SF - John Blade (fresh) PF - Kyle Heidrick (fresh) C - Curtis Miller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - George Richardson (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Jack (fresh) SF - Hilton Washam (fresh) PF - Steve Moore (fresh) C - Milton Goodwin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wheaton | Kyle Heidrick wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Wheaton | Raymond Drew hits a shot from the left side | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Wartburg | Barry Wallace is called for the reach on George Richardson - foul #1 on Barry Wallace, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Wartburg | Jeffrey Jack misses the 3 from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Wheaton | John Blade grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Wheaton | Barry Wallace throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Wartburg | Hilton Washam clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Wheaton | Raymond Drew gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | Wheaton | The jumper by John Blade is denied by Steve Moore | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | Wartburg | Milton Goodwin pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:06 | Wartburg | Hilton Washam buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Steve Moore | 2-3 |
| 17:45 | Wheaton | Raymond Drew comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 17:44 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to Hilton Washam | 2-3 |
| 17:36 | Wartburg | Jeffrey Jack's pass is intercepted by Curtis Miller | 2-3 |
| 17:32 | Wheaton | Raymond Drew is fouled in the backcourt by Hilton Washam - foul #1 on Hilton Washam, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Hal Herzberger (PG), Robert Maestas (SG), Oren Fort (SF), Lynn Pelley (PF), William Johnson (C) Barry Wallace, Raymond Drew, John Blade, Kyle Heidrick, Curtis Miller | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 17:22 | Wheaton | Oren Fort hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 17:21 | Wheaton | Robert Maestas hits the follow up shot | 4-3 |
| 17:01 | Wartburg | Hilton Washam hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Milton Goodwin | 4-6 |
| 16:32 | Wheaton | Hal Herzberger drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Maestas | 7-6 |
| 16:11 | Wartburg | Steve Moore misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-6 |
| 16:10 | Wartburg | The offensive rebound goes to Milton Goodwin | 7-6 |
| 15:56 | Wartburg | Jeffrey Jack can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 7-6 |
| 15:55 | Wartburg | Milton Goodwin gets the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Hal Herzberger (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Maestas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oren Fort (fresh) PF - Lynn Pelley (fresh) C - William Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - George Richardson (fairly fresh) SG - Jeffrey Jack (fairly fresh) SF - Hilton Washam (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Steve Moore (fairly fresh) C - Milton Goodwin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Wartburg | Jeffrey Jack comes up short on the floater from the right side | 7-6 |
| 15:48 | Wheaton | William Johnson pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:44 | Wheaton | Hal Herzberger can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on George Richardson - foul #1 on George Richardson, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Raymond Drew (SG), John Blade (SF), Kyle Heidrick (PF), Curtis Miller (C) Robert Maestas, Oren Fort, Lynn Pelley, William Johnson | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Christopher Banuelos (PG), Jay Thomas (SG), Robert Pollack (SF), Roderick Murguia (PF), Ronald Love (C) George Richardson, Jeffrey Jack, Hilton Washam, Steve Moore, Milton Goodwin | |
| 15:44 | Wheaton | Hal Herzberger misses the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:44 | Wheaton | Hal Herzberger misses the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:44 | Wartburg | Ronald Love snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| 15:38 | Wartburg | Robert Pollack misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on John Blade - foul #1 on John Blade, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Barry Wallace (PG) Hal Herzberger | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 15:38 | Wartburg | Robert Pollack makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:38 | Wartburg | Robert Pollack misses the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:38 | Wheaton | Kyle Heidrick grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 15:29 | Wheaton | Ronald Love is called for the reach on Curtis Miller - foul #1 on Ronald Love, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| 15:13 | Wheaton | Curtis Miller lays it in on a nice dish by Raymond Drew | 9-7 |
| 15:09 | Wartburg | Christopher Banuelos misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-7 |
| 15:07 | Wheaton | Kyle Heidrick pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 15:05 | Wheaton | Jay Thomas picks off the pass by Raymond Drew in the backcourt | 9-7 |
| 15:02 | Wartburg | Jay Thomas lays it up and in | 9-9 |
| 14:53 | Wheaton | Curtis Miller is whistled for traveling | 9-9 |
| 14:37 | Wartburg | Jay Thomas buries a 3 from straight away | 9-12 |
| 14:16 | Wheaton | Kyle Heidrick buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Raymond Drew | 11-12 |
| 13:56 | Wartburg | Christopher Banuelos drills a shot from just outside the lane | 11-14 |
| 13:40 | Wheaton | Raymond Drew knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Barry Wallace | 13-14 |
| 13:23 | Wartburg | Ronald Love clanks a jumper from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 13:21 | Wheaton | Kyle Heidrick snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 13:19 | Wheaton | Barry Wallace is hacked by Jay Thomas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jay Thomas, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Hal Herzberger (PG), Robert Maestas (SG), Oren Fort (SF), Lynn Pelley (PF), William Johnson (C) Barry Wallace, Raymond Drew, John Blade, Kyle Heidrick, Curtis Miller | |
| Subs | Wartburg | George Richardson (PG), Jeffrey Jack (SG), Hilton Washam (SF), Steve Moore (PF), Milton Goodwin (C) Christopher Banuelos, Jay Thomas, Robert Pollack, Roderick Murguia, Ronald Love | |
| 13:13 | Wheaton | Oren Fort hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Hal Herzberger | 15-14 |
| 12:57 | Wartburg | Milton Goodwin drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 12:55 | Wheaton | Hilton Washam takes the ball from Robert Maestas in the backcourt | 15-17 |
| 12:53 | Wartburg | Hilton Washam misses the lay-in | 15-17 |
| 12:52 | Wartburg | Milton Goodwin tips it but misses | 15-17 |
| 12:50 | Wheaton | The rebound goes to Oren Fort | 15-17 |
| 12:42 | Wheaton | Robert Maestas clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 15-17 |
| 12:41 | Wheaton | William Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 12:25 | Wheaton | Oren Fort hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 12:23 | Wartburg | Steve Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 12:03 | Wartburg | Hilton Washam misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 15-17 |
| 12:01 | Wartburg | The offensive rebound goes to Milton Goodwin | 15-17 |
| 11:48 | Wartburg | Hilton Washam is fouled on the floor by Lynn Pelley - foul #1 on Lynn Pelley, team foul #3 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Barry Wallace (PG), John Blade (SF), Kyle Heidrick (PF), Curtis Miller (C) Robert Maestas, Oren Fort, Lynn Pelley, William Johnson | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Adam Robinson (SF) Hilton Washam | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Barry Wallace (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hal Herzberger (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Blade (fresh) PF - Kyle Heidrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Miller (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - George Richardson (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Jack (fresh) SF - Adam Robinson (fresh) PF - Steve Moore (fairly fresh) C - Milton Goodwin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Wartburg | Steve Moore can't finish the layup but the foul's on Kyle Heidrick - foul #1 on Kyle Heidrick, team foul #4 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Ralph Watkins (SG) Hal Herzberger | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 11:41 | Wartburg | Steve Moore misses the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 11:41 | Wartburg | Steve Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 11:41 | Wheaton | The rebound goes to Curtis Miller | 15-17 |
| 11:24 | Wheaton | Ralph Watkins is fouled on the floor by George Richardson - foul #2 on George Richardson, team foul #5 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Hilton Washam (SF) George Richardson | |
| 11:07 | Wheaton | Ralph Watkins hits a wide open fadeaway from the right wing set up by John Blade | 17-17 |
| 10:58 | Wartburg | Adam Robinson drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Jack | 17-19 |
| 10:53 | Wheaton | John Blade is whistled for traveling | 17-19 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Robert Maestas (SG) Ralph Watkins | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Jay Thomas (SG), Robert Pollack (SF), Roderick Murguia (C) Jeffrey Jack, Hilton Washam, Milton Goodwin | |
| 10:46 | Wartburg | Jay Thomas hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Adam Robinson | 17-21 |
| 10:24 | Wheaton | Curtis Miller misses short on an open jumper from close range | 17-21 |
| 10:23 | Wartburg | Roderick Murguia grabs the board | 17-21 |
| 10:00 | Wartburg | Roderick Murguia's floater is tipped away by Kyle Heidrick | 17-21 |
| 09:58 | Wartburg | Roderick Murguia grabs the offensive board | 17-21 |
| 09:41 | Wartburg | Roderick Murguia misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 17-21 |
| 09:39 | Wheaton | Curtis Miller grabs the board | 17-21 |
| 09:33 | Wheaton | Barry Wallace's 3 pointer is rejected by Roderick Murguia | 17-21 |
| 09:31 | Wartburg | Steve Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 09:25 | Wartburg | Roderick Murguia hits a runner in the paint set up by Adam Robinson and the foul's on Curtis Miller - foul #1 on Curtis Miller, team foul #5 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Hal Herzberger (PG), Raymond Drew (SG), Oren Fort (SF), Lynn Pelley (PF), William Johnson (C) Barry Wallace, Robert Maestas, John Blade, Kyle Heidrick, Curtis Miller | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Christopher Banuelos (PG), Jeffrey Jack (SG), Hilton Washam (SF), Ronald Love (C) Adam Robinson, Jay Thomas, Robert Pollack, Steve Moore | |
| 09:25 | Wartburg | Roderick Murguia makes the free throw | 17-24 |
| 09:00 | Wheaton | William Johnson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-24 |
| 08:58 | Wartburg | Hilton Washam snags the defensive board | 17-24 |
| 08:47 | Wartburg | Christopher Banuelos is fouled on the floor by Hal Herzberger - foul #1 on Hal Herzberger, team foul #6 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Milton Goodwin (C) Roderick Murguia | |
| 08:26 | Wartburg | Jeffrey Jack drills a jumper from the right side and the foul's on Raymond Drew - foul #1 on Raymond Drew, team foul #7 | 17-26 |
| 08:26 | Wartburg | Jeffrey Jack makes the free throw | 17-27 |
| 08:24 | Wheaton | Ronald Love picks off the pass by Raymond Drew in the backcourt | 17-27 |
| 08:12 | Wartburg | Ronald Love lays it in on a nice dish by Jeffrey Jack | 17-29 |
| 08:07 | Wheaton | Hal Herzberger knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Johnson | 19-29 |
| 07:45 | Wartburg | Milton Goodwin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-29 |
| 07:44 | Wartburg | Christopher Banuelos tips it in | 19-31 |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Hal Herzberger (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Drew (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oren Fort (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lynn Pelley (fairly fresh) C - William Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Christopher Banuelos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeffrey Jack (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hilton Washam (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Love (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Milton Goodwin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Wheaton | Hal Herzberger is hacked by Christopher Banuelos in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Banuelos, team foul #6 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Barry Wallace (PG), Robert Maestas (SG), Ralph Watkins (SF), Curtis Miller (C) Hal Herzberger, Raymond Drew, Oren Fort, William Johnson | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Jay Thomas (SG), Steve Moore (PF) Christopher Banuelos, Ronald Love | |
| 07:28 | Wheaton | Robert Maestas banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Ralph Watkins | 21-31 |
| 07:12 | Wartburg | Milton Goodwin misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-31 |
| 07:10 | Wheaton | Curtis Miller pulls down the rebound | 21-31 |
| 06:52 | Wheaton | Lynn Pelley is hacked by Steve Moore - foul #1 on Steve Moore, team foul #7 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Wheaton | John Blade (SF) Barry Wallace | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Robert Pollack (SF) Hilton Washam | |
| 06:52 | Wheaton | Lynn Pelley makes the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 06:52 | Wheaton | Lynn Pelley misses the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 06:52 | Wheaton | Curtis Miller grabs the offensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 06:40 | Wheaton | Curtis Miller knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Ralph Watkins | 25-31 |
| 06:23 | Wartburg | Lynn Pelley steals the ball from Steve Moore | 25-31 |
| 06:06 | Wheaton | John Blade hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-31 |
| 06:04 | Wheaton | Curtis Miller can't tip it in | 25-31 |
| 06:03 | Wheaton | John Blade grabs the offensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 05:48 | Wheaton | Robert Maestas clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 05:46 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to Steve Moore | 25-31 |
| 05:23 | Wartburg | Jay Thomas misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-31 |
| 05:22 | Wheaton | The rebound goes to Curtis Miller | 25-31 |
| 05:17 | Wheaton | John Blade scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Ralph Watkins | 27-31 |
| 04:59 | Wartburg | Milton Goodwin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-31 |
| 04:57 | Wartburg | Steve Moore tips it back up and in | 27-33 |
| 04:39 | Wheaton | John Blade misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 04:37 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to Steve Moore | 27-33 |
| 04:19 | Wartburg | Milton Goodwin misses the jump hook near the basket | 27-33 |
| 04:18 | Wartburg | Steve Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 04:13 | Wartburg | Robert Pollack hits a shot from the left wing | 27-35 |
| 04:11 | Wheaton | Robert Maestas is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Jack - foul #1 on Jeffrey Jack, team foul #8 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Raymond Drew (SG), Oren Fort (SF), Kyle Heidrick (PF), William Johnson (C) Ralph Watkins, John Blade, Lynn Pelley, Curtis Miller | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Christopher Banuelos (PG), Adam Robinson (SF), Roderick Murguia (PF), Ronald Love (C) Jay Thomas, Robert Pollack, Steve Moore, Milton Goodwin | |
| 04:11 | Wheaton | Robert Maestas makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 04:11 | Wheaton | Robert Maestas makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 03:58 | Wartburg | Adam Robinson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ronald Love and he's hacked by Raymond Drew - foul #2 on Raymond Drew, team foul #8 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Barry Wallace (PG) Robert Maestas | |
| Subs | Wartburg | George Richardson (PG) Christopher Banuelos | |
| 03:58 | Wartburg | Adam Robinson misses the free throw | 29-37 |
| 03:58 | Wheaton | William Johnson gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| 03:40 | Wheaton | Barry Wallace misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 29-37 |
| 03:39 | Wheaton | Kyle Heidrick can't tip it in | 29-37 |
| 03:38 | Wartburg | Ronald Love pulls down the rebound | 29-37 |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Barry Wallace (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Drew (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oren Fort (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kyle Heidrick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - George Richardson (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Jack (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Roderick Murguia (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Love (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Wartburg | George Richardson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-37 |
| 03:10 | Wheaton | The rebound goes to William Johnson | 29-37 |
| 02:48 | Wheaton | William Johnson is called for traveling | 29-37 |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Robert Pollack (SG), Hilton Washam (SF), Steve Moore (PF) Jeffrey Jack, Adam Robinson, Ronald Love | |
| 02:33 | Wartburg | Roderick Murguia connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Hilton Washam | 29-39 |
| 02:09 | Wheaton | William Johnson blows the wide open dunk | 29-39 |
| 02:07 | Wartburg | Robert Pollack gets the rebound | 29-39 |
| 02:00 | Wartburg | Kyle Heidrick swats the short shot by Roderick Murguia | 29-39 |
| 01:59 | Wheaton | Oren Fort pulls down the rebound | 29-39 |
| 01:57 | Wheaton | Oren Fort is hacked by Robert Pollack in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Pollack, team foul #9 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Hal Herzberger (SG), John Blade (SF) Raymond Drew, William Johnson | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Christopher Banuelos (PG) George Richardson | |
| 01:57 | Wheaton | Oren Fort makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 01:57 | Wheaton | Oren Fort makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 01:41 | Wartburg | Christopher Banuelos loses the dribble to Barry Wallace | 31-39 |
| 01:24 | Wheaton | John Blade is denied on a layup by Steve Moore | 31-39 |
| 01:22 | Wheaton | Kyle Heidrick tips it home | 33-39 |
| 00:54 | Wartburg | Hilton Washam is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Hilton Washam, team foul #10 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Robert Maestas (SG), Curtis Miller (C) Barry Wallace, Oren Fort | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Jeffrey Jack (SG), Adam Robinson (SF), Ronald Love (PF), Milton Goodwin (C) Robert Pollack, Hilton Washam, Steve Moore, Roderick Murguia | |
| 00:44 | Wheaton | Robert Maestas scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Curtis Miller | 35-39 |
| 00:31 | Wartburg | Jeffrey Jack is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Jeffrey Jack, team foul #11 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | George Richardson (PG) Christopher Banuelos | |
| 00:16 | Wheaton | Hal Herzberger drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-39 |
| 00:01 | Wartburg | Milton Goodwin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-39 |
| 00:00 | Wheaton | John Blade gets the rebound | 38-39 |