| Lineup | Northland | PG - John Calcote (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Leland Shorts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Dupuis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Lombardo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Miraglia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Lane Zahn (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Wakefield (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Molter (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - John Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Scott Johnson inbounds the ball | 40-27 |
| Game Plan | Northland | Northland is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Scott Johnson makes the shot from the free throw line | 40-29 |
| 19:25 | Northland | Nicholas Dupuis can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 40-29 |
| 19:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Scott Johnson | 40-29 |
| 19:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Lewis misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-29 |
| 19:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Lewis tips it back up and in | 40-31 |
| 18:47 | Northland | Leland Shorts misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Wakefield - foul #2 on Richard Wakefield, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| 18:47 | Northland | Leland Shorts makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 18:47 | Northland | Leland Shorts makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 18:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Lewis's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Miraglia | 42-31 |
| 18:28 | Northland | John Calcote grabs the defensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 18:14 | Northland | Robert Lombardo connects on the turnaround from close range set up by John Calcote | 44-31 |
| 17:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Molter is hacked by Leland Shorts - foul #1 on Leland Shorts, team foul #1 | 44-31 |
| 17:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Miraglia blocks the short jumper by John Lewis | 44-31 |
| 17:36 | Northland | The rebound goes to Nicholas Dupuis | 44-31 |
| 17:12 | Northland | Robert Miraglia lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Calcote and the foul's on Paul Molter - foul #2 on Paul Molter, team foul #2 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Northland | Jason Swanson (PF) Robert Lombardo | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Downing (PG), Charles Brennan (SF), Raymond Dickstein (PF) Lane Zahn, Scott Johnson, Paul Molter | |
| 17:12 | Northland | Robert Miraglia misses the free throw | 46-31 |
| 17:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Lewis pulls down the rebound | 46-31 |
| 16:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Wakefield hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Downing and he's hacked by John Calcote - foul #3 on John Calcote, team foul #2 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Northland | Donald Collins (PG), Larry Woodward (SG), Christopher Pons (SF), Wayne Oswalt (C) John Calcote, Leland Shorts, Nicholas Dupuis, Robert Miraglia | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Brad Furman (C) John Lewis | |
| 16:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Wakefield makes the free throw | 46-34 |
| 16:39 | Northland | Wayne Oswalt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-34 |
| 16:38 | Northland | Jason Swanson snags the offensive board | 46-34 |
| 16:26 | Northland | Larry Woodward drills a jumper from the right side | 48-34 |
| 16:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Brad Furman hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-36 |
| 15:53 | Northland | Larry Woodward makes the fadeaway from the right block | 50-36 |
| Lineup | Northland | PG - Donald Collins (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Larry Woodward (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Pons (fresh) PF - Jason Swanson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Oswalt (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Joseph Downing (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Wakefield (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Brennan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Dickstein (fresh) C - Brad Furman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Brennan lays it in set up by Joseph Downing | 50-38 |
| 15:14 | Northland | Donald Collins misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-38 |
| 15:13 | Northland | Jason Swanson snags the offensive board | 50-38 |
| 14:58 | Northland | Donald Collins hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jason Swanson | 53-38 |
| 14:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Raymond Dickstein misses the runner from the right block | 53-38 |
| 14:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Brad Furman grabs the offensive rebound | 53-38 |
| 14:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Downing knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Brennan | 53-40 |
| 14:05 | Northland | Donald Collins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-40 |
| 14:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Raymond Dickstein snags the defensive board | 53-40 |
| 13:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Brad Furman buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Joseph Downing | 53-42 |
| 13:20 | Northland | Jason Swanson comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 53-42 |
| 13:18 | Northland | Larry Woodward tips it in | 55-42 |
| 12:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Wakefield scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 12:27 | Northland | Wayne Oswalt comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Brad Furman - foul #1 on Brad Furman, team foul #3 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Northland | John Calcote (PG), Leland Shorts (SG), Nicholas Dupuis (SF), Robert Miraglia (C) Donald Collins, Larry Woodward, Christopher Pons, Jason Swanson | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Lane Zahn (PG), Dennis Bloch (SG), Scott Johnson (SF), Paul Molter (PF), John Lewis (C) Joseph Downing, Richard Wakefield, Charles Brennan, Raymond Dickstein, Brad Furman | |
| 12:27 | Northland | Wayne Oswalt misses the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 12:27 | Northland | Wayne Oswalt makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 12:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dennis Bloch connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Paul Molter | 56-47 |
| 11:53 | Northland | John Calcote hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Wayne Oswalt | 58-47 |
| Lineup | Northland | PG - John Calcote (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leland Shorts (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Dupuis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Wayne Oswalt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Miraglia (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Lane Zahn (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Bloch (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Molter (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - John Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Molter buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Scott Johnson | 58-49 |
| 11:20 | Northland | Nicholas Dupuis makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Leland Shorts | 61-49 |
| 11:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Scott Johnson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Wayne Oswalt - foul #1 on Wayne Oswalt, team foul #3 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Northland | Robert Lombardo (PF) Wayne Oswalt | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 11:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Scott Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 11:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Scott Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 10:55 | Northland | Leland Shorts is hacked by Lane Zahn - foul #2 on Lane Zahn, team foul #4 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Northland | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Downing (SG) Dennis Bloch | |
| 10:34 | Northland | Robert Lombardo drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Leland Shorts | 64-51 |
| 10:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Scott Johnson misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 64-51 |
| 10:10 | Northland | Leland Shorts pulls down the rebound | 64-51 |
| 10:01 | Northland | Nicholas Dupuis misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 64-51 |
| 10:00 | Northland | Robert Miraglia tips it but misses | 64-51 |
| 09:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Molter gets the rebound | 64-51 |
| 09:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lane Zahn is denied on a dunk by Robert Lombardo | 64-51 |
| 09:54 | Northland | Robert Miraglia grabs the defensive rebound | 64-51 |
| 09:30 | Northland | Leland Shorts scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Nicholas Dupuis | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Northland | Northland is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Lewis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 67-51 |
| 09:12 | Northland | The rebound goes to Robert Miraglia | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Northland | Northland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:06 | Northland | Nicholas Dupuis misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 67-51 |
| 09:04 | Northland | Robert Lombardo pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-51 |
| 08:49 | Northland | John Calcote lays it up and in on a nice dish by Leland Shorts | 69-51 |
| 08:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Scott Johnson makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Molter | 69-54 |
| 08:17 | Northland | Robert Miraglia clanks a turnaround from the left block | 69-54 |
| 08:15 | Northland | Leland Shorts misses the tip | 69-54 |
| 08:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Molter pulls down the rebound | 69-54 |
| 07:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Scott Johnson hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Northland | Northland is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:42 | Northland | Nicholas Dupuis is hacked by Scott Johnson - foul #1 on Scott Johnson, team foul #5 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Northland | Donald Collins (PG), Larry Woodward (SG), Christopher Pons (SF), Jason Swanson (PF), Wayne Oswalt (C) John Calcote, Leland Shorts, Nicholas Dupuis, Robert Lombardo, Robert Miraglia | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dennis Bloch (PG), Richard Wakefield (SG), Charles Brennan (SF), Raymond Dickstein (PF), Brad Furman (C) Lane Zahn, Joseph Downing, Scott Johnson, Paul Molter, John Lewis | |
| Lineup | Northland | PG - Donald Collins (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Larry Woodward (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Pons (fresh) PF - Jason Swanson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Wayne Oswalt (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Dennis Bloch (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Wakefield (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Brennan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Dickstein (fresh) C - Brad Furman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Northland | Raymond Dickstein swats the dunk try by Wayne Oswalt | 69-57 |
| 07:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Brad Furman grabs the defensive rebound | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Northland | Northland is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Larry Woodward steps in front of the Charles Brennan pass | 69-57 |
| 06:45 | Northland | Christopher Pons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-57 |
| 06:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dennis Bloch can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 69-57 |
| 06:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Raymond Dickstein grabs the offensive board | 69-57 |
| 06:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dennis Bloch misses long on a floater from the left wing | 69-57 |
| 06:08 | Northland | Donald Collins snags the defensive board | 69-57 |
| 05:44 | Northland | Jason Swanson scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Donald Collins | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Northland | Northland is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Brennan scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-60 |
| 05:18 | Northland | Wayne Oswalt hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 73-60 |
| 04:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dennis Bloch misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jason Swanson - foul #3 on Jason Swanson, team foul #4 | 73-60 |
| Subs | Northland | John Calcote (PG), Leland Shorts (SG), Nicholas Dupuis (SF), Robert Lombardo (PF), Robert Miraglia (C) Donald Collins, Larry Woodward, Christopher Pons, Jason Swanson, Wayne Oswalt | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Scott Johnson (SF), Paul Molter (PF), John Lewis (C) Charles Brennan, Raymond Dickstein, Brad Furman | |
| 04:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dennis Bloch makes the 1st free throw | 73-61 |
| 04:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dennis Bloch misses the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| 04:59 | Northland | Robert Miraglia grabs the board | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Northland | Northland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:35 | Northland | Leland Shorts is fouled on the floor by Dennis Bloch - foul #1 on Dennis Bloch, team foul #6 | 73-61 |
| Subs | Northland | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Lane Zahn (PG) Dennis Bloch | |
| 04:30 | Northland | Robert Lombardo is fouled on the floor by Scott Johnson - foul #2 on Scott Johnson, team foul #7 | 73-61 |
| 04:30 | Northland | Robert Lombardo misses the 1st free throw | 73-61 |
| 04:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Wakefield snags the defensive board | 73-61 |
| 04:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Lewis knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lane Zahn | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | Northland | Northland is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:07 | Northland | John Calcote knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Leland Shorts and he's hacked by Lane Zahn - foul #3 on Lane Zahn, team foul #8 | 75-63 |
| 04:07 | Northland | John Calcote makes the free throw | 76-63 |
| 03:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Molter misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-63 |
| 03:47 | Northland | Robert Miraglia grabs the defensive rebound | 76-63 |
| Game Plan | Northland | Northland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Northland | PG - John Calcote (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leland Shorts (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SF - Nicholas Dupuis (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Lombardo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Miraglia (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Lane Zahn (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Wakefield (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Molter (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - John Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Northland | The jump hook by Robert Miraglia is blocked by Scott Johnson | 76-63 |
| 03:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 76-63 |
| Game Plan | Northland | Northland is playing a motion 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) | |
| 03:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Calcote steps in front of the Lane Zahn pass | 76-63 |
| 02:54 | Northland | Richard Wakefield is called for the reach on Nicholas Dupuis - foul #3 on Richard Wakefield, team foul #9 | 76-63 |
| Subs | Northland | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Downing (SG), Charles Brennan (SF), Raymond Dickstein (PF) Richard Wakefield, Scott Johnson, Paul Molter | |
| 02:54 | Northland | Nicholas Dupuis misses the 1st free throw | 76-63 |
| 02:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Lewis gets the rebound | 76-63 |
| 02:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-63 |
| 02:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lane Zahn connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Joseph Downing | 76-65 |
| 02:25 | Northland | Lane Zahn steps in front of the Leland Shorts pass | 76-65 |
| 02:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-65 |
| Subs | Northland | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Wakefield (SG), Scott Johnson (SF), Paul Molter (PF) Joseph Downing, Charles Brennan, Raymond Dickstein | |
| 02:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Molter loses the dribble to Robert Lombardo | 76-65 |
| 01:44 | Northland | Leland Shorts misses short on a floater from the left wing | 76-65 |
| 01:42 | Northland | Robert Miraglia grabs the offensive rebound | 76-65 |
| 01:15 | Northland | John Calcote is fouled on the floor by Paul Molter - foul #3 on Paul Molter, team foul #10 | 76-65 |
| Subs | Northland | Donald Collins (SG), Larry Woodward (SF), Jason Swanson (PF), Wayne Oswalt (C) Leland Shorts, Nicholas Dupuis, Robert Lombardo, Robert Miraglia | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Downing (PG), Dennis Bloch (SG), Charles Brennan (SF), Raymond Dickstein (PF), Brad Furman (C) Lane Zahn, Richard Wakefield, Scott Johnson, Paul Molter, John Lewis | |
| 01:15 | Northland | John Calcote makes the 1st free throw | 77-65 |
| 01:15 | Northland | John Calcote misses the 2nd free throw | 77-65 |
| 01:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Brad Furman gets the rebound | 77-65 |
| 01:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Brennan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 77-65 |
| 01:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Raymond Dickstein snags the offensive board | 77-65 |
| 00:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Downing comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 77-65 |
| 00:49 | Northland | Wayne Oswalt snags the defensive board | 77-65 |
| Game Plan | Northland | Northland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Northland | Larry Woodward makes the jump hook near the basket | 79-65 |
| Game Plan | Northland | Northland 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) | |
| 00:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Brad Furman clanks a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Wayne Oswalt - foul #2 on Wayne Oswalt, team foul #5 | 79-65 |
| Subs | Northland | Christopher Pons (SF) John Calcote | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 00:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Brad Furman makes the 1st free throw | 79-66 |
| 00:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Brad Furman makes the 2nd free throw | 79-67 |
| 00:00 | Northland | Donald Collins runs out the clock | 79-67 |