| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Joseph Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eric Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Mooney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Herrington (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Beck (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Jason Barr (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin Wood (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Perry Brady (fresh) PF - Stephen Short (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Willie Darst (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Perry Brady inbounds the ball | 32-21 |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Darst comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 32-21 |
| 19:30 | Millikin | John Beck gets the rebound | 32-21 |
| 19:14 | Millikin | Eric Hall is fouled on the floor by Perry Brady - foul #1 on Perry Brady, team foul #1 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Daniel Thomas (PF) Stephen Short | |
| 18:58 | Millikin | Charles Mooney is fouled on the floor by Perry Brady - foul #2 on Perry Brady, team foul #2 | 32-21 |
| 18:50 | Millikin | Alvin Wood takes the ball from Eric Hall | 32-21 |
| 18:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Perry Brady hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-21 |
| 18:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Thomas | 32-21 |
| 18:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Daniel Thomas connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by Perry Brady | 32-23 |
| 18:05 | Millikin | Joseph Collins evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Eric Hall | 35-23 |
| 17:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Barr drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Alvin Wood | 35-26 |
| 17:38 | Millikin | Perry Brady steps in front of the Charles Mooney pass | 35-26 |
| 17:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Alvin Wood can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-26 |
| 17:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Barr grabs the offensive board | 35-26 |
| 16:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Darst is fouled on the floor by John Beck - foul #1 on John Beck, team foul #1 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Chittum (SG), Preston Edwards (SF), Stephen Short (PF) Alvin Wood, Perry Brady, Daniel Thomas | |
| 16:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Short drills a shot in the lane | 35-28 |
| 16:15 | Millikin | Eric Hall misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-28 |
| 16:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Preston Edwards gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| 15:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Collins is called for the reach on Willie Darst - foul #1 on Joseph Collins, team foul #2 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Millikin | Terry Burns (PG), Christopher Strong (SG), Harold York (SF), Eugene Jorgensen (PF), John Bartram (C) Joseph Collins, Eric Hall, Charles Mooney, Michael Herrington, John Beck | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Alvin Wood (SG), Perry Brady (SF) Jason Barr, Preston Edwards | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Terry Burns (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Christopher Strong (fresh) SF - Harold York (fresh) PF - Eugene Jorgensen (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Bartram (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Richard Chittum (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alvin Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Perry Brady (fresh) PF - Stephen Short (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Willie Darst (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Alvin Wood knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Willie Darst | 35-31 |
| 15:25 | Millikin | Terry Burns's pass is intercepted by Richard Chittum | 35-31 |
| 15:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Bartram steals it from Alvin Wood | 35-31 |
| 14:49 | Millikin | John Bartram buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Christopher Strong | 37-31 |
| 14:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Chittum is hacked by Eugene Jorgensen - foul #1 on Eugene Jorgensen, team foul #3 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Millikin | Joseph Collins (PG), Eric Hall (SG), Charles Mooney (SF), Michael Herrington (PF), John Beck (C) Terry Burns, Christopher Strong, Harold York, Eugene Jorgensen, John Bartram | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Barr (PG), Daniel Thomas (C) Richard Chittum, Willie Darst | |
| 14:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Alvin Wood clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-31 |
| 14:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Daniel Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 13:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Daniel Thomas misses the easy layup | 37-31 |
| 13:42 | Millikin | Eric Hall gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 13:25 | Millikin | Michael Herrington hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Hall | 40-31 |
| 13:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Short misses the dunk but he's hacked by Michael Herrington - foul #3 on Michael Herrington, team foul #4 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Chittum (SG), Preston Edwards (SF), Willie Darst (C) Alvin Wood, Perry Brady, Daniel Thomas | |
| 13:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Short makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 13:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Short makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 12:43 | Millikin | Richard Chittum takes the ball from Joseph Collins | 40-33 |
| 12:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Preston Edwards lays it in on a great pass from Jason Barr and he's hacked by Eric Hall - foul #3 on Eric Hall, team foul #5 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Millikin | Terry Burns (SG), Harold York (SF) Eric Hall, Charles Mooney | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Alvin Wood (SG) Richard Chittum | |
| 12:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Preston Edwards makes the free throw | 40-36 |
| 12:01 | Millikin | Michael Herrington is whistled for a carry | 40-36 |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Perry Brady (SF), Daniel Thomas (PF) Preston Edwards, Stephen Short | |
| 11:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Alvin Wood misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 11:31 | Millikin | Harold York gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Joseph Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Terry Burns (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Harold York (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Herrington (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Beck (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Jason Barr (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alvin Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Perry Brady (fresh) PF - Daniel Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Darst (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Millikin | Terry Burns makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold York | 42-36 |
| 11:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Alvin Wood buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jason Barr | 42-39 |
| 10:58 | Millikin | Harold York misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Perry Brady - foul #3 on Perry Brady, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Millikin | Eric Hall (SG), Eugene Jorgensen (PF), John Bartram (C) Joseph Collins, Michael Herrington, John Beck | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Chittum (PG), Stephen Short (PF) Jason Barr, Daniel Thomas | |
| 10:58 | Millikin | Harold York makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 10:58 | Millikin | Harold York misses the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 10:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Darst gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 10:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Perry Brady can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 10:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Short hits the follow up shot | 43-41 |
| 10:21 | Millikin | Harold York is hacked by Richard Chittum - foul #2 on Richard Chittum, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Millikin | Charles Mooney (SF) Harold York | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Barr (PG), Preston Edwards (SF) Alvin Wood, Perry Brady | |
| 10:07 | Millikin | Charles Mooney buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Eric Hall | 45-41 |
| 09:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Chittum misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 09:37 | Millikin | John Bartram snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 09:32 | Millikin | Eric Hall makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Terry Burns | 48-41 |
| 09:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Chittum is called for traveling | 48-41 |
| Subs | Millikin | Joseph Collins (PG), Michael Herrington (PF), John Beck (C) Terry Burns, Eugene Jorgensen, John Bartram | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Joshua Durso (PG), Alvin Wood (SG), Perry Brady (SF), Daniel Thomas (C) Jason Barr, Richard Chittum, Preston Edwards, Willie Darst | |
| 09:05 | Millikin | Michael Herrington misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-41 |
| 09:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Perry Brady pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| 08:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Beck swats the short shot by Daniel Thomas | 48-41 |
| 08:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Perry Brady tips it but misses | 48-41 |
| 08:35 | Millikin | The rebound goes to John Beck | 48-41 |
| 08:23 | Millikin | Charles Mooney misses badly on the uncontested runner in the lane | 48-41 |
| 08:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Daniel Thomas snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| 08:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Daniel Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-41 |
| 08:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Short tips it home | 48-43 |
| 08:01 | Millikin | Eric Hall misses the fadeaway from the right side | 48-43 |
| 08:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Perry Brady snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 07:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eric Hall steals the ball from Perry Brady | 48-43 |
| 07:25 | Millikin | Michael Herrington dunks the ball and he's fouled by Daniel Thomas - foul #1 on Daniel Thomas, team foul #5 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Millikin | Terry Burns (SG) Eric Hall | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Barr (PG), Richard Chittum (SG), Preston Edwards (SF), Willie Darst (C) Joshua Durso, Alvin Wood, Perry Brady, Daniel Thomas | |
| 07:25 | Millikin | Michael Herrington misses the free throw | 50-43 |
| 07:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Short gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Joseph Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Terry Burns (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Mooney (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Herrington (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Beck (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Jason Barr (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Chittum (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Preston Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Short (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Willie Darst (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Chittum makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Willie Darst | 50-46 |
| 06:45 | Millikin | Terry Burns can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 50-46 |
| 06:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Darst snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| 06:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Darst comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by John Beck - foul #2 on John Beck, team foul #6 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Millikin | Harold York (SF) Charles Mooney | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Alvin Wood (SG), Perry Brady (SF), Daniel Thomas (PF) Richard Chittum, Preston Edwards, Stephen Short | |
| 06:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Darst misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 06:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Darst makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 05:49 | Millikin | Joseph Collins misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 05:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Daniel Thomas grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 05:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Darst clanks a shot from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 05:25 | Millikin | The rebound goes to John Beck | 50-47 |
| 05:20 | Millikin | John Beck is called for traveling | 50-47 |
| Subs | Millikin | Eric Hall (SG), Eugene Jorgensen (PF), John Bartram (C) Joseph Collins, Michael Herrington, John Beck | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Short (PF) Daniel Thomas | |
| 05:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Barr misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 05:01 | Millikin | Terry Burns gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 04:49 | Millikin | Eric Hall misses the jumpshot from the right side | 50-47 |
| 04:48 | Millikin | John Bartram pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 04:28 | Millikin | Eric Hall can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 04:26 | Millikin | The offensive rebound goes to John Bartram | 50-47 |
| 04:06 | Millikin | Terry Burns can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jason Barr - foul #2 on Jason Barr, team foul #6 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Millikin | Charles Mooney (SF), Michael Herrington (PF), John Beck (C) Harold York, Eugene Jorgensen, John Bartram | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Chittum (SG), Preston Edwards (SF) Alvin Wood, Perry Brady | |
| 04:06 | Millikin | Terry Burns makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 04:06 | Millikin | Terry Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 04:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Short grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 03:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Barr misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-47 |
| 03:47 | Millikin | Michael Herrington gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 03:34 | Millikin | Michael Herrington knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Mooney | 54-47 |
| 03:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Short buries a runner from close range set up by Jason Barr | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Terry Burns (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Mooney (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Herrington (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Beck (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Jason Barr (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Chittum (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Preston Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Short (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Willie Darst (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Millikin | Eric Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Subs | Millikin | Joseph Collins (PG), Christopher Strong (SG) Terry Burns, Eric Hall | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Joshua Durso (PG), Alvin Wood (SG), Perry Brady (SF) Jason Barr, Richard Chittum, Preston Edwards | |
| 02:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Short connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Alvin Wood and the foul's on Christopher Strong - foul #1 on Christopher Strong, team foul #7 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Barr (PG) Joshua Durso | |
| 02:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Short makes the free throw | 54-52 |
| 02:07 | Millikin | Michael Herrington's floater is tipped away by Willie Darst | 54-52 |
| 02:05 | Millikin | John Beck tips it but misses | 54-52 |
| 02:04 | Millikin | John Beck grabs the offensive board | 54-52 |
| 01:50 | Millikin | John Beck is fouled on the floor by Willie Darst - foul #1 on Willie Darst, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Millikin | Eric Hall (SG) Christopher Strong | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 01:50 | Millikin | John Beck makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 01:50 | Millikin | John Beck makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 01:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Barr hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 01:07 | Millikin | Willie Darst is called for the reach on Eric Hall - foul #2 on Willie Darst, team foul #8 | 56-55 |
| 01:07 | Millikin | Eric Hall makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 01:07 | Millikin | Eric Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 01:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Darst grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 00:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Barr hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 00:41 | Millikin | John Beck snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:21 | Millikin | John Beck clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-55 |
| 00:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Perry Brady | 57-55 |
| 00:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Alvin Wood can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 00:12 | Millikin | John Beck grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:10 | Millikin | Jason Barr is called for the reach on John Beck in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jason Barr, team foul #9 | 57-55 |
| 00:10 | Millikin | John Beck makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:10 | Millikin | John Beck misses the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Darst grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 00:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 58-55 |
| 00:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eric Hall steals it from Stephen Short | 58-55 |
| 00:03 | Millikin | John Beck is fouled in the backcourt by Alvin Wood - foul #1 on Alvin Wood, team foul #10 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Millikin | Harold York (SF) Charles Mooney | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 00:03 | Millikin | John Beck misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:03 | Millikin | John Beck makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Perry Brady can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 59-55 |