| Lineup | Thomas | PG - Vern Zolinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Crawford (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Ward (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Gilliam (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Dustin Rhodes (fresh) SG - Frederick Calabrese (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Douglas Warren (fresh) PF - Bill Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Douglas Warren inbounds the ball | 27-28 |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin Rhodes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Vern Zolinski - foul #2 on Vern Zolinski, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| 19:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin Rhodes misses the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 19:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 19:21 | Thomas | Dustin Rhodes picks off the pass by Eric Crawford | 27-29 |
| 19:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin Rhodes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-29 |
| 18:49 | Thomas | James Ward makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Eric Crawford and he's hacked by Douglas Warren - foul #1 on Douglas Warren, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| 18:49 | Thomas | James Ward makes the free throw | 30-29 |
| 18:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Frederick Calabrese, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| 18:18 | Thomas | Vern Zolinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-29 |
| 17:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Eric Crawford - foul #2 on Eric Crawford, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| 17:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 17:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 17:46 | Thomas | Andrew Williams is hacked by Bill Thomas - foul #3 on Bill Thomas, team foul #3 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Thomas | Justin Kissel (SG), Perry Batista (PF), Christopher Powell (C) Eric Crawford, James Ward, James Gilliam | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | William Lonon (SF), Patrick Stadler (PF) Douglas Warren, Bill Thomas | |
| 17:36 | Thomas | Dustin Rhodes steals the ball from Vern Zolinski | 30-31 |
| 17:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-31 |
| 17:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese grabs the offensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 17:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 30-31 |
| 17:00 | Thomas | Perry Batista pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 16:42 | Thomas | Dustin Rhodes steps in front of the Vern Zolinski pass | 30-31 |
| 16:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-34 |
| 15:53 | Thomas | Andrew Williams can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 15:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Smith snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - Vern Zolinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Kissel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Perry Batista (fresh) 3 reb. C - Christopher Powell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Dustin Rhodes (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 stl. SG - Frederick Calabrese (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - William Lonon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Stadler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin Rhodes is fouled on the floor by Vern Zolinski - foul #3 on Vern Zolinski, team foul #3 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Thomas | Davis Brown (PG), Eric Crawford (SG), James Ward (PF), James Gilliam (C) Vern Zolinski, Justin Kissel, Andrew Williams, Christopher Powell | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Dewitt (PG), Eric Rea (SG), Douglas Warren (SF), Bill Thomas (PF) Dustin Rhodes, Frederick Calabrese, William Lonon, William Smith | |
| 15:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Gilliam steps in front of the Patrick Stadler pass | 30-34 |
| 15:23 | Thomas | Perry Batista comes up short on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Douglas Warren - foul #2 on Douglas Warren, team foul #4 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Thomas | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Jones (C) Patrick Stadler | |
| 15:23 | Thomas | Perry Batista makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 15:23 | Thomas | Perry Batista makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 15:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eric Rea makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Douglas Warren and he's hacked by Eric Crawford - foul #3 on Eric Crawford, team foul #4 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Thomas | Richard Turner (SF) Perry Batista | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | William Lonon (C) John Jones | |
| 15:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eric Rea makes the free throw | 32-37 |
| 14:51 | Thomas | Richard Turner's pass is intercepted by Eric Rea | 32-37 |
| 14:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 32-37 |
| 14:28 | Thomas | The rebound goes to James Gilliam | 32-37 |
| 13:59 | Thomas | Eric Crawford buries a 3 from the left wing set up by James Ward | 35-37 |
| 13:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eric Rea hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 13:49 | Thomas | The rebound goes to Richard Turner | 35-37 |
| 13:29 | Thomas | Davis Brown makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 13:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Dewitt misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-37 |
| 13:11 | Thomas | Richard Turner gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 12:52 | Thomas | Eric Crawford knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Davis Brown and the foul's on Aaron Dewitt - foul #2 on Aaron Dewitt, team foul #5 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Thomas | Vern Zolinski (PG), Andrew Williams (SF), Perry Batista (PF), Christopher Powell (C) Davis Brown, Richard Turner, James Ward, James Gilliam | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin Rhodes (PG), Frederick Calabrese (SG), John Jones (SF), William Smith (C) Eric Rea, Aaron Dewitt, Douglas Warren, William Lonon | |
| 12:52 | Thomas | Eric Crawford makes the free throw | 41-37 |
| 12:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Vern Zolinski steals the ball from Frederick Calabrese | 41-37 |
| 12:10 | Thomas | Perry Batista scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Andrew Williams | 43-37 |
| 11:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin Rhodes clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-37 |
| 11:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - Vern Zolinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Eric Crawford (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Perry Batista (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Powell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Dustin Rhodes (fresh) 1 pts. 3 stl. SG - Frederick Calabrese (fresh) 13 pts. SF - John Jones (fresh) PF - Bill Thomas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - William Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by William Smith | 43-39 |
| 11:17 | Thomas | Andrew Williams loses the dribble to John Jones | 43-39 |
| 11:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin Rhodes lays it up and in on a great pass from John Jones | 43-41 |
| 10:44 | Thomas | Perry Batista scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Vern Zolinski | 46-41 |
| 10:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin Rhodes misses the shot from the baseline | 46-41 |
| 10:19 | Thomas | Vern Zolinski grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 10:02 | Thomas | Perry Batista connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Vern Zolinski | 48-41 |
| 09:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Williams steals the ball from Frederick Calabrese | 48-41 |
| 09:41 | Thomas | Andrew Williams banks in the layup | 50-41 |
| 09:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Perry Batista - foul #2 on Perry Batista, team foul #5 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Thomas | Davis Brown (PG), Justin Kissel (SG), Richard Turner (SF), James Ward (PF), James Gilliam (C) Vern Zolinski, Eric Crawford, Andrew Williams, Perry Batista, Christopher Powell | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Dewitt (PG), Eric Rea (SG), Douglas Warren (SF), Patrick Stadler (C) Dustin Rhodes, Frederick Calabrese, John Jones, William Smith | |
| 09:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 09:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 09:12 | Thomas | James Ward can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 09:11 | Thomas | Richard Turner misses the tip | 50-42 |
| 09:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Dewitt snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 09:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Dewitt is fouled on the floor by James Ward - foul #1 on James Ward, team foul #6 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Thomas | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | William Lonon (PF) Bill Thomas | |
| 08:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Patrick Stadler misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 08:43 | Thomas | The rebound goes to Justin Kissel | 50-42 |
| 08:19 | Thomas | The short jumper by Richard Turner is denied by Patrick Stadler | 50-42 |
| 08:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Patrick Stadler gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| 08:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Lonon comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by James Ward - foul #2 on James Ward, team foul #7 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Thomas | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | William Smith (C) Patrick Stadler | |
| 08:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Lonon makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 08:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Lonon makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 07:51 | Thomas | James Ward misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 50-44 |
| 07:50 | Thomas | Justin Kissel grabs the offensive board | 50-44 |
| 07:33 | Thomas | Richard Turner misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Thomas | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin Rhodes (PG) Eric Rea | |
| 07:33 | Thomas | Richard Turner makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 07:33 | Thomas | Richard Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 07:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Dewitt gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - Davis Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Kissel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Richard Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Ward (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - James Gilliam (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Dustin Rhodes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SG - Aaron Dewitt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Douglas Warren (fresh) PF - William Lonon (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin Rhodes's pass is intercepted by Davis Brown in the backcourt | 51-44 |
| 07:23 | Thomas | Richard Turner knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 53-44 |
| 07:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Douglas Warren is hacked by Richard Turner - foul #2 on Richard Turner, team foul #8 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Thomas | Vern Zolinski (PG), Perry Batista (SF), Christopher Powell (PF) Davis Brown, Richard Turner, James Ward | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese (SG) Aaron Dewitt | |
| 07:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Douglas Warren makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 07:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Douglas Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 06:45 | Thomas | Frederick Calabrese is called for the reach on Christopher Powell - foul #3 on Frederick Calabrese, team foul #7 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Thomas | Carlos Thielen (SG), Andrew Williams (SF) Justin Kissel, James Gilliam | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Patrick Stadler (PF) Douglas Warren | |
| 06:45 | Thomas | Christopher Powell makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 06:45 | Thomas | Christopher Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 06:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Patrick Stadler clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Perry Batista - foul #3 on Perry Batista, team foul #9 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Thomas | Davis Brown (SG) Carlos Thielen | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Jones (SF), Peter Henthorn (PF) William Lonon, William Smith | |
| 06:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Patrick Stadler makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 06:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Patrick Stadler makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 06:03 | Thomas | Christopher Powell misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-48 |
| 06:02 | Thomas | Andrew Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 05:49 | Thomas | Vern Zolinski hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Williams | 58-48 |
| 05:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Peter Henthorn banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dustin Rhodes and he's hacked by Perry Batista - foul #4 on Perry Batista, team foul #10 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Thomas | Justin Kissel (SG), James Ward (PF) Vern Zolinski, Andrew Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Dewitt (PG), Eric Rea (SG), Bill Thomas (PF), William Smith (C) Dustin Rhodes, Frederick Calabrese, John Jones, Patrick Stadler | |
| 05:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Peter Henthorn misses the free throw | 58-50 |
| 05:28 | Thomas | James Ward gets the rebound | 58-50 |
| 05:23 | Thomas | Justin Kissel scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Ward | 61-50 |
| 05:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Peter Henthorn can't throw it down but the foul's on Justin Kissel - foul #3 on Justin Kissel, team foul #11 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Thomas | James Gilliam (C) Christopher Powell | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 05:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Peter Henthorn makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 05:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Peter Henthorn misses the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 05:06 | Thomas | James Gilliam gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| 05:04 | Thomas | Davis Brown is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 61-51 |
| Subs | Thomas | Richard Turner (SF) Perry Batista | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | William Lonon (SF) Peter Henthorn | |
| 04:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Dewitt connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by William Smith | 61-54 |
| 04:30 | Thomas | James Ward lays it in | 63-54 |
| 04:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas misses short on a jumper from the right side | 63-54 |
| 04:11 | Thomas | Richard Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 03:55 | Thomas | James Gilliam is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on James Gilliam, team foul #12 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Thomas | Vern Zolinski (PG), Eric Crawford (SG), Andrew Williams (SF), Perry Batista (PF), Christopher Powell (C) Davis Brown, Justin Kissel, Richard Turner, James Ward, James Gilliam | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin Rhodes (PG), Frederick Calabrese (SG), Douglas Warren (SF), Patrick Stadler (C) Aaron Dewitt, Eric Rea, William Lonon, William Smith | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese misses long on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Eric Crawford - foul #4 on Eric Crawford, team foul #13 | 63-54 |
| 03:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 03:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 03:31 | Thomas | Vern Zolinski hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Powell | 66-56 |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - Vern Zolinski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Eric Crawford (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Andrew Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Perry Batista (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Christopher Powell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Dustin Rhodes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Frederick Calabrese (fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. SF - Douglas Warren (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bill Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Patrick Stadler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Douglas Warren misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 66-56 |
| 03:20 | Thomas | Eric Crawford grabs the board | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:52 | Thomas | Vern Zolinski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-56 |
| 02:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Patrick Stadler grabs the defensive rebound | 66-56 |
| 02:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese is fouled on the floor by Andrew Williams - foul #1 on Andrew Williams, team foul #14 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Thomas | James Gilliam (C) Christopher Powell | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | William Lonon (PF), William Smith (C) Bill Thomas, Patrick Stadler | |
| 02:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese misses the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 02:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 02:18 | Thomas | Andrew Williams knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Eric Crawford | 69-57 |
| 02:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Lonon drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Dustin Rhodes | 69-59 |
| 01:44 | Thomas | Andrew Williams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-59 |
| 01:42 | Thomas | Vern Zolinski tips it back up and in | 71-59 |
| 01:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Smith blows the layup | 71-59 |
| 01:32 | Thomas | James Gilliam pulls down the rebound | 71-59 |
| 01:03 | Thomas | Perry Batista loses the dribble to Dustin Rhodes | 71-59 |
| 00:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin Rhodes can't finish the layup | 71-59 |
| 00:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Smith snags the offensive board | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin Rhodes is hacked by Vern Zolinski - foul #4 on Vern Zolinski, team foul #15 | 71-59 |
| Subs | Thomas | Davis Brown (PG), Justin Kissel (SG), Richard Turner (SF), Christopher Powell (C) Vern Zolinski, Eric Crawford, Andrew Williams, James Gilliam | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Dewitt (SG), John Jones (SF), Patrick Stadler (C) Frederick Calabrese, Douglas Warren, William Smith | |
| 00:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin Rhodes misses the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Patrick Stadler grabs the offensive board | 71-60 |
| 00:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Patrick Stadler knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by John Jones | 71-62 |
| 00:50 | Thomas | Thomas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-62 |
| Subs | Thomas | Vern Zolinski (PG), Eric Crawford (SG), Andrew Williams (SF), James Ward (PF), James Gilliam (C) Davis Brown, Justin Kissel, Richard Turner, Perry Batista, Christopher Powell | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese (SG), Douglas Warren (SF), Bill Thomas (PF), William Smith (C) Aaron Dewitt, John Jones, William Lonon, Patrick Stadler | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas 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 (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Thomas | Vern Zolinski is fouled in the backcourt by Dustin Rhodes - foul #3 on Dustin Rhodes, team foul #8 | 71-62 |
| Subs | Thomas | Carlos Thielen (SG), Richard Turner (SF), Perry Batista (PF), Christopher Powell (C) Eric Crawford, Andrew Williams, James Ward, James Gilliam | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 00:49 | Thomas | Vern Zolinski makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:49 | Thomas | Vern Zolinski makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin Rhodes hits a floater from close range set up by Frederick Calabrese | 73-64 |
| 00:41 | Thomas | Vern Zolinski is hacked by Dustin Rhodes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dustin Rhodes, team foul #9 | 73-64 |
| 00:41 | Thomas | Vern Zolinski makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:41 | Thomas | Vern Zolinski makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Carlos Thielen - foul #1 on Carlos Thielen, team foul #16 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Thomas | Davis Brown (PG), Justin Kissel (SG) Vern Zolinski, Carlos Thielen | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Dewitt (PG), Eric Rea (SG), William Lonon (SF), Patrick Stadler (C) Dustin Rhodes, Frederick Calabrese, Douglas Warren, William Smith | |
| 00:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:34 | Thomas | The rebound goes to Christopher Powell | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas 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 a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Thomas | Justin Kissel banks in the layup | 77-65 |
| 00:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas knocks in the jumper in the lane | 77-67 |
| 00:00 | Thomas | Davis Brown runs out the clock | 77-67 |