| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Chad Anderson (fresh) SG - Nicholas Powell (fresh) SF - John Dufour (fresh) PF - Christopher Day (fresh) C - Joseph Austin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Grant Wright (fresh) SG - Robert Walden (fresh) SF - Roger Williams (fresh) PF - Charles McAuliffe (fresh) C - Ronald Enyeart (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Austin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Williams steps in front of the Chad Anderson pass | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Wheaton | Robert Walden lays it in set up by Roger Williams | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Williams takes the ball from Christopher Day | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Wheaton | Roger Williams lays it up and in | 0-4 |
| 19:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nicholas Powell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 19:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Day tips it back up and in | 2-4 |
| 18:43 | Wheaton | Grant Wright is hacked by Nicholas Powell - foul #1 on Nicholas Powell, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:26 | Wheaton | Charles McAuliffe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-4 |
| 18:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Grant Wright takes the ball from Chad Anderson | 2-4 |
| 17:54 | Wheaton | Robert Walden loses the ball out of bounds | 2-4 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona (PG), Lawrence Smock (SG), Dale Alford (SF), Paul Johnson (PF), Willie Schroeder (C) Chad Anderson, Nicholas Powell, John Dufour, Christopher Day, Joseph Austin | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 17:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock is whistled for a carry | 2-4 |
| 17:22 | Wheaton | Grant Wright misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-4 |
| 17:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Willie Schroeder | 2-4 |
| 17:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Alford misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 2-4 |
| 17:08 | Wheaton | Roger Williams pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:58 | Wheaton | Charles McAuliffe misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 16:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Johnson gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Smock | 5-4 |
| 16:40 | Wheaton | Robert Walden misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-4 |
| 16:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Lawrence Smock | 5-4 |
| 16:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Alford misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-4 |
| 16:14 | Wheaton | The rebound goes to Ronald Enyeart | 5-4 |
| 15:55 | Wheaton | Ronald Enyeart misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 15:54 | Wheaton | Ronald Enyeart snags the offensive board | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Eddie Carmona (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lawrence Smock (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dale Alford (fresh) PF - Paul Johnson (fresh) C - Willie Schroeder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Grant Wright (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Walden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roger Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles McAuliffe (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Enyeart (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Wheaton | Charles McAuliffe makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 5-6 |
| 15:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-6 |
| 15:08 | Wheaton | Roger Williams misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Paul Johnson - foul #1 on Paul Johnson, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Anderson (PG), Nicholas Powell (SG), John Dufour (SF), Christopher Day (PF), Joseph Austin (C) Eddie Carmona, Lawrence Smock, Dale Alford, Paul Johnson, Willie Schroeder | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Jonathon Tripp (PG), David Anderson (SG), Nick Clark (PF), James Turner (C) Grant Wright, Robert Walden, Charles McAuliffe, Ronald Enyeart | |
| 15:08 | Wheaton | Roger Williams misses the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:08 | Wheaton | Roger Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jonathon Tripp is called for the reach on Chad Anderson - foul #1 on Jonathon Tripp, team foul #1 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Leo Wiedeman (PG) Roger Williams | |
| 14:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Austin hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Nicholas Powell | 10-7 |
| 14:11 | Wheaton | Leo Wiedeman knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 10-9 |
| 13:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Austin lays it in on a great pass from Christopher Day | 12-9 |
| 13:43 | Wheaton | James Turner buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 13:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 12-11 |
| 13:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Austin tips it back up and in | 14-11 |
| 13:13 | Wheaton | James Turner misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 14-11 |
| 13:11 | Wheaton | James Turner gets the offensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 12:48 | Wheaton | Jonathon Tripp misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 14-11 |
| 12:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Christopher Day | 14-11 |
| 12:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Austin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Leo Wiedeman - foul #1 on Leo Wiedeman, team foul #2 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Norman (SF) John Dufour | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Robert Walden (SG), Roger Williams (SF), Charles McAuliffe (PF) Leo Wiedeman, David Anderson, James Turner | |
| 12:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Austin makes the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 12:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 12:10 | Wheaton | Robert Walden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-11 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Ronald Enyeart (C) Nick Clark | |
| 11:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nicholas Powell comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Roger Williams - foul #1 on Roger Williams, team foul #3 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Grant Wright (PG) Jonathon Tripp | |
| 11:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nicholas Powell misses the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 11:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nicholas Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 11:58 | Wheaton | Ronald Enyeart grabs the defensive rebound | 16-11 |
| 11:38 | Wheaton | Ronald Enyeart is hacked by Nicholas Powell - foul #2 on Nicholas Powell, team foul #3 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona (SG), John Dufour (SF) Nicholas Powell, Jason Norman | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Chad Anderson (fairly fresh) SG - Eddie Carmona (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Dufour (fresh) PF - Christopher Day (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Austin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Grant Wright (fresh) SG - Robert Walden (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roger Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles McAuliffe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Enyeart (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Wheaton | Roger Williams misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 16-11 |
| 11:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona grabs the board | 16-11 |
| 11:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Austin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-11 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Norman (SF), Willie Schroeder (C) John Dufour, Joseph Austin | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 10:38 | Wheaton | Roger Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 16-11 |
| 10:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Schroeder grabs the board | 16-11 |
| 10:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Day misses the easy layup but the foul's on Charles McAuliffe - foul #1 on Charles McAuliffe, team foul #4 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour (SF), Joseph Austin (C) Jason Norman, Willie Schroeder | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Jonathon Tripp (PG), David Anderson (SF), Nick Clark (C) Grant Wright, Roger Williams, Ronald Enyeart | |
| 10:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Day makes the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 10:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Day makes the 2nd free throw | 18-11 |
| 10:10 | Wheaton | Robert Walden's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Day | 18-11 |
| 10:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona pulls down the rebound | 18-11 |
| 10:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Austin clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 18-11 |
| 10:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-11 |
| 09:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Eddie Carmona and the foul's on Charles McAuliffe - foul #2 on Charles McAuliffe, team foul #5 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Leo Wiedeman (PG), James Turner (C) Robert Walden, Charles McAuliffe | |
| 09:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour makes the free throw | 21-11 |
| 09:23 | Wheaton | Jonathon Tripp can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 21-11 |
| 09:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Chad Anderson | 21-11 |
| 09:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Austin can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by David Anderson - foul #1 on David Anderson, team foul #6 | 21-11 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Johnson (PF) John Dufour | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Grant Wright (PG), Roger Williams (SF) Leo Wiedeman, David Anderson | |
| 09:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Austin misses the 1st free throw | 21-11 |
| 09:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 22-11 |
| 08:55 | Wheaton | Jonathon Tripp misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-11 |
| 08:53 | Wheaton | Grant Wright misses the tip | 22-11 |
| 08:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Christopher Day | 22-11 |
| 08:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-11 |
| 08:25 | Wheaton | Nick Clark gets the rebound | 22-11 |
| 08:13 | Wheaton | Christopher Day is called for the reach on Roger Williams - foul #1 on Christopher Day, team foul #4 | 22-11 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour (SF), Willie Schroeder (C) Paul Johnson, Joseph Austin | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Robert Walden (SG), Ronald Enyeart (C) Jonathon Tripp, James Turner | |
| 08:04 | Wheaton | Grant Wright hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Chad Anderson - foul #1 on Chad Anderson, team foul #5 | 22-11 |
| 08:04 | Wheaton | Grant Wright makes the 1st free throw | 22-12 |
| 08:04 | Wheaton | Grant Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 22-12 |
| 08:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Schroeder grabs the defensive rebound | 22-12 |
| 07:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 22-12 |
| 07:43 | Wheaton | Roger Williams snags the defensive board | 22-12 |
| 07:35 | Wheaton | Roger Williams drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-14 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Chad Anderson (fairly fresh) SG - Eddie Carmona (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Dufour (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Day (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Schroeder (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Grant Wright (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Walden (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roger Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nick Clark (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Enyeart (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Anderson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-14 |
| 07:26 | Wheaton | The rebound goes to Nick Clark | 22-14 |
| 07:21 | Wheaton | Roger Williams knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Grant Wright | 22-16 |
| 07:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Anderson hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-16 |
| 06:50 | Wheaton | Chad Anderson takes the ball from Robert Walden | 25-16 |
| 06:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-16 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock (SG), Paul Johnson (PF), Joseph Austin (C) Eddie Carmona, John Dufour, Willie Schroeder | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Jonathon Tripp (PG), David Anderson (SF), James Turner (PF) Grant Wright, Roger Williams, Nick Clark | |
| 06:11 | Wheaton | Robert Walden scores on a shot in the paint | 25-18 |
| 05:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Day misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-18 |
| 05:49 | Wheaton | Ronald Enyeart grabs the defensive rebound | 25-18 |
| 05:29 | Wheaton | David Anderson drills a jump hook from the left block | 25-20 |
| 05:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Austin lays it in on a nice dish by Lawrence Smock | 27-20 |
| 04:50 | Wheaton | David Anderson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-20 |
| 04:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Christopher Day | 27-20 |
| 04:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Anderson buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-20 |
| 04:20 | Wheaton | Jonathon Tripp is called for traveling | 30-20 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona (SG), John Dufour (SF) Lawrence Smock, Paul Johnson | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Grant Wright (PG), Roger Williams (SF), Nick Clark (PF) Robert Walden, David Anderson, Ronald Enyeart | |
| 04:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Day hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 30-20 |
| 04:02 | Wheaton | James Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 30-20 |
| 03:43 | Wheaton | Nick Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-20 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Nicholas Powell (SG), Willie Schroeder (C) Chad Anderson, Joseph Austin | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Charles McAuliffe (PF) James Turner | |
| 03:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nick Clark steals it from John Dufour | 30-20 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Eddie Carmona (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Powell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Dufour (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Day (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Willie Schroeder (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Grant Wright (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathon Tripp (fresh) SF - Roger Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles McAuliffe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nick Clark (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Wheaton | Jonathon Tripp misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-20 |
| 03:07 | Wheaton | Nick Clark hits the follow up shot | 30-22 |
| 02:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Grant Wright steals it from Eddie Carmona | 30-22 |
| 02:43 | Wheaton | Nick Clark comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 30-22 |
| 02:42 | Wheaton | The offensive rebound goes to Nick Clark | 30-22 |
| 02:24 | Wheaton | Charles McAuliffe misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Nicholas Powell - foul #3 on Nicholas Powell, team foul #6 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Anderson (PG), Dale Alford (SF), Joseph Austin (PF) Nicholas Powell, John Dufour, Christopher Day | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Leo Wiedeman (PG), Robert Walden (SG), James Turner (C) Grant Wright, Jonathon Tripp, Nick Clark | |
| 02:24 | Wheaton | Charles McAuliffe makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 02:24 | Wheaton | Charles McAuliffe makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 02:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Austin is hacked by Charles McAuliffe - foul #3 on Charles McAuliffe, team foul #7 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock (SG), John Dufour (SF) Eddie Carmona, Dale Alford | |
| Subs | Wheaton | David Anderson (PF) Charles McAuliffe | |
| 02:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Austin misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 02:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Schroeder pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 01:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Schroeder hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Chad Anderson | 32-24 |
| 01:37 | Wheaton | David Anderson connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 32-26 |
| 01:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Schroeder misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Roger Williams - foul #2 on Roger Williams, team foul #8 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona (SG), Christopher Day (SF) Lawrence Smock, John Dufour | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Grant Wright (PG), Nick Clark (PF), Ronald Enyeart (C) Leo Wiedeman, Roger Williams, James Turner | |
| 01:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Schroeder misses the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 01:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Schroeder makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 00:58 | Wheaton | Robert Walden misses the floater from close range but the foul's on Eddie Carmona - foul #1 on Eddie Carmona, team foul #7 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Alford (SF) Willie Schroeder | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 00:58 | Wheaton | Robert Walden makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 00:58 | Wheaton | Robert Walden misses the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 00:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Alford grabs the board | 33-27 |
| 00:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Alford is fouled on the floor by David Anderson - foul #2 on David Anderson, team foul #9 | 33-27 |
| 00:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Alford makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 00:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Alford makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 00:25 | Wheaton | Robert Walden is hacked by Eddie Carmona - foul #2 on Eddie Carmona, team foul #8 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour (SF) Dale Alford | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 00:25 | Wheaton | Robert Walden misses the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 00:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Christopher Day | 35-27 |
| 00:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-27 |
| 00:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Anderson grabs the offensive board | 35-27 |
| 00:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Day misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-27 |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Day grabs the offensive board | 35-27 |