| Lineup | Northland | PG - Henry Ramsey (fresh) SG - Bruce Dombrosky (fresh) SF - John Lewis (fresh) PF - Donald Coppinger (fresh) C - Edgar Biel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Chad Cordon (fresh) SG - Frederick Calabrese (fresh) SF - Douglas Warren (fresh) PF - Bill Thomas (fresh) C - Patrick Stadler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northland | Northland is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Frederick Calabrese and he's hacked by Donald Coppinger - foul #1 on Donald Coppinger, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:29 | Northland | Henry Ramsey can't connect on a floater from the right side | 0-3 |
| 19:28 | Northland | Donald Coppinger tips it home | 2-3 |
| 19:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas clanks a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Donald Coppinger - foul #2 on Donald Coppinger, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Northland | Ray Caddell (PF) Donald Coppinger | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 19:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:57 | Northland | John Lewis can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 18:55 | Northland | Ray Caddell can't tip it in | 2-4 |
| 18:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 18:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-7 |
| 18:12 | Northland | Henry Ramsey makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by John Lewis | 5-7 |
| 17:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-7 |
| 17:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon tips it home | 5-9 |
| 17:26 | Northland | Ray Caddell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-9 |
| 17:24 | Northland | Bruce Dombrosky tips it in | 7-9 |
| 17:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 17:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Patrick Stadler grabs the offensive board | 7-9 |
| 16:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ray Caddell is called for the reach on Chad Cordon - foul #1 on Ray Caddell, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Northland | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mole (PG), Donald Woods (SG), William Lonon (SF), Orville Davis (PF), Peter Henthorn (C) Chad Cordon, Frederick Calabrese, Douglas Warren, Bill Thomas, Patrick Stadler | |
| 16:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Peter Henthorn knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 7-11 |
| 16:31 | Northland | Henry Ramsey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-11 |
| 16:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Donald Woods | 7-11 |
| 16:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Lonon connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from David Mole | 7-13 |
| 15:52 | Northland | Ray Caddell clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Donald Woods - foul #1 on Donald Woods, team foul #1 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Northland | Samuel Savala (SG), Dennis Davenport (SF) Bruce Dombrosky, John Lewis | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas (PF) Peter Henthorn | |
| 15:52 | Northland | Ray Caddell makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 15:52 | Northland | Ray Caddell makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| Lineup | Northland | PG - Henry Ramsey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Samuel Savala (fresh) SF - Dennis Davenport (fresh) PF - Ray Caddell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edgar Biel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - David Mole (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Woods (fresh) SF - William Lonon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bill Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. C - Orville Davis (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Orville Davis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-13 |
| 15:39 | Northland | Edgar Biel grabs the board | 9-13 |
| 15:16 | Northland | Ray Caddell buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Edgar Biel | 12-13 |
| 15:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Woods loses the dribble to Samuel Savala | 12-13 |
| 14:49 | Northland | Samuel Savala is fouled on the floor by Donald Woods - foul #2 on Donald Woods, team foul #2 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Northland | Robert Isabelle (SG), John Lewis (SF), Billy McCambridge (PF) Henry Ramsey, Ray Caddell, Edgar Biel | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon (PG), Frederick Calabrese (SG), Douglas Warren (SF), Patrick Stadler (C) David Mole, Donald Woods, William Lonon, Orville Davis | |
| 14:30 | Northland | Patrick Stadler swats the layup by Robert Isabelle | 12-13 |
| 14:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Patrick Stadler pulls down the rebound | 12-13 |
| 14:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Patrick Stadler makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-16 |
| 13:44 | Northland | Billy McCambridge misses the driving attempt in the lane | 12-16 |
| 13:42 | Northland | Robert Isabelle hits the follow up shot | 14-16 |
| 13:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 14-16 |
| 13:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Bill Thomas | 14-16 |
| 13:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas lays it in | 14-18 |
| 12:59 | Northland | Dennis Davenport comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 14-18 |
| 12:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas grabs the board | 14-18 |
| 12:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Frederick Calabrese | 14-21 |
| 12:25 | Northland | Billy McCambridge hits a shot from the left block set up by Dennis Davenport | 16-21 |
| 12:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-21 |
| 12:11 | Northland | The rebound goes to Dennis Davenport | 16-21 |
| 11:47 | Northland | Samuel Savala hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 16-21 |
| 11:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Bill Thomas | 16-21 |
| Lineup | Northland | PG - Samuel Savala (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Isabelle (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Lewis (fairly fresh) PF - Billy McCambridge (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Davenport (fairly fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Chad Cordon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Frederick Calabrese (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Warren (fairly fresh) PF - Bill Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Stadler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Douglas Warren misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by John Lewis - foul #1 on John Lewis, team foul #4 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Northland | Henry Ramsey (PG), Bruce Dombrosky (SG), Austin Frechette (SF), Ray Caddell (PF), Edgar Biel (C) Samuel Savala, Robert Isabelle, John Lewis, Billy McCambridge, Dennis Davenport | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mole (PG), John Jones (SG), William Lonon (PF), Orville Davis (C) Chad Cordon, Frederick Calabrese, Bill Thomas, Patrick Stadler | |
| 11:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Douglas Warren makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 11:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Douglas Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 11:12 | Northland | David Mole steps in front of the Henry Ramsey pass | 16-23 |
| 11:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Jones lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Mole | 16-25 |
| 10:41 | Northland | Ray Caddell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Douglas Warren - foul #1 on Douglas Warren, team foul #3 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Northland | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Peter Henthorn (C) Douglas Warren | |
| 10:41 | Northland | Ray Caddell makes the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 10:41 | Northland | Ray Caddell makes the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 10:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ray Caddell is called for the reach on John Jones - foul #2 on Ray Caddell, team foul #5 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Northland | Billy McCambridge (PF) Ray Caddell | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 10:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Orville Davis misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 18-25 |
| 10:06 | Northland | Edgar Biel gets the rebound | 18-25 |
| 09:52 | Northland | Henry Ramsey drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Austin Frechette | 20-25 |
| 09:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Orville Davis connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 20-27 |
| 09:11 | Northland | Austin Frechette banks in the layup set up by Bruce Dombrosky | 22-27 |
| 08:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Peter Henthorn can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Bruce Dombrosky - foul #1 on Bruce Dombrosky, team foul #6 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Northland | John Lewis (SF), Dennis Davenport (PF) Austin Frechette, Billy McCambridge | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon (PG), Frederick Calabrese (SG), Bill Thomas (PF), Patrick Stadler (C) David Mole, John Jones, William Lonon, Orville Davis | |
| 08:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Peter Henthorn makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 08:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Peter Henthorn misses the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 08:53 | Northland | Dennis Davenport pulls down the rebound | 22-28 |
| 08:33 | Northland | John Lewis is whistled for a carry | 22-28 |
| Subs | Northland | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Douglas Warren (SF) Peter Henthorn | |
| 08:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-28 |
| 08:22 | Northland | Edgar Biel grabs the defensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 08:15 | Northland | Henry Ramsey misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Chad Cordon - foul #1 on Chad Cordon, team foul #4 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Northland | Samuel Savala (SG) Bruce Dombrosky | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 08:15 | Northland | Henry Ramsey makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 08:15 | Northland | Henry Ramsey misses the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 08:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese snags the defensive board | 23-28 |
| 08:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Frederick Calabrese, team foul #5 | 23-28 |
| 07:34 | Northland | Edgar Biel misses the runner from the right block | 23-28 |
| 07:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese gets the rebound | 23-28 |
| Lineup | Northland | PG - Henry Ramsey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Samuel Savala (fresh) SF - John Lewis (fresh) PF - Dennis Davenport (fresh) 1 ast. C - Edgar Biel (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Chad Cordon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Frederick Calabrese (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Warren (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bill Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Stadler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-28 |
| Subs | Northland | Robert Isabelle (SG), Billy McCambridge (PF) Henry Ramsey, Dennis Davenport | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 07:08 | Northland | John Lewis misses long on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Chad Cordon - foul #2 on Chad Cordon, team foul #6 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Northland | Bruce Dombrosky (SG), Dennis Davenport (C) Robert Isabelle, Edgar Biel | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mole (PG), William Lonon (C) Chad Cordon, Patrick Stadler | |
| 07:08 | Northland | John Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 07:08 | Northland | John Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 06:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Douglas Warren knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Frederick Calabrese | 24-31 |
| 06:18 | Northland | Billy McCambridge buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Dennis Davenport | 27-31 |
| 06:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mole misses the jumper from the left side | 27-31 |
| 06:04 | Northland | Dennis Davenport gets the rebound | 27-31 |
| 05:42 | Northland | John Lewis can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 27-31 |
| 05:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mole pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 05:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Bill Thomas, team foul #7 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Northland | Henry Ramsey (PG), Robert Isabelle (SG), Austin Frechette (SF), Edgar Biel (C) Samuel Savala, Bruce Dombrosky, John Lewis, Billy McCambridge | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Jones (SG), Orville Davis (PF), Patrick Stadler (C) Frederick Calabrese, Douglas Warren, Bill Thomas | |
| 05:05 | Northland | Henry Ramsey makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 04:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Patrick Stadler hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 29-31 |
| 04:50 | Northland | Henry Ramsey grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 04:45 | Northland | Henry Ramsey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 04:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Orville Davis | 29-31 |
| 04:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mole hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 29-31 |
| 04:36 | Northland | The rebound goes to Henry Ramsey | 29-31 |
| 04:17 | Northland | Austin Frechette makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 04:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Jones can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 03:59 | Northland | Dennis Davenport gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 03:54 | Northland | Robert Isabelle misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 03:53 | Northland | Edgar Biel grabs the offensive board | 31-31 |
| 03:43 | Northland | Edgar Biel is fouled on the floor by Patrick Stadler - foul #1 on Patrick Stadler, team foul #8 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Northland | Bruce Dombrosky (SG), John Lewis (SF), Donald Coppinger (PF) Robert Isabelle, Austin Frechette, Dennis Davenport | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon (PG), Donald Woods (SG), Peter Henthorn (SF), Bill Thomas (PF) David Mole, John Jones, William Lonon, Orville Davis | |
| 03:43 | Northland | Edgar Biel makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 03:43 | Northland | Edgar Biel misses the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 03:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Peter Henthorn gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 03:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Woods connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-34 |
| Lineup | Northland | PG - Henry Ramsey (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Bruce Dombrosky (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Donald Coppinger (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edgar Biel (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Chad Cordon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Donald Woods (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Peter Henthorn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bill Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Stadler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Northland | Bruce Dombrosky hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 32-34 |
| 03:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Patrick Stadler gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 03:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bruce Dombrosky picks off the pass by Bill Thomas | 32-34 |
| 03:00 | Northland | John Lewis banks in the layup set up by Bruce Dombrosky | 34-34 |
| 02:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Coppinger steals the ball from Chad Cordon | 34-34 |
| 02:07 | Northland | John Lewis misses short on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Peter Henthorn - foul #1 on Peter Henthorn, team foul #9 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Northland | Samuel Savala (PG) Henry Ramsey | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese (SG), Douglas Warren (SF), William Lonon (C) Donald Woods, Peter Henthorn, Patrick Stadler | |
| 02:07 | Northland | John Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 02:07 | Northland | John Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 02:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Lonon pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 01:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 35-34 |
| 01:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon tips it in | 35-36 |
| 01:34 | Northland | Bill Thomas is called for the reach on Samuel Savala - foul #2 on Bill Thomas, team foul #10 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Northland | Robert Isabelle (SG), Dennis Davenport (SF), Ray Caddell (PF) Bruce Dombrosky, John Lewis, Donald Coppinger | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Orville Davis (C) Bill Thomas | |
| 01:34 | Northland | Samuel Savala makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 01:34 | Northland | Samuel Savala makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 01:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Edgar Biel is called for the reach on Frederick Calabrese - foul #1 on Edgar Biel, team foul #7 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Northland | Billy McCambridge (PF) Edgar Biel | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 01:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 01:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 01:06 | Northland | Dennis Davenport misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 01:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to William Lonon | 37-38 |
| 00:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 00:38 | Northland | Ray Caddell pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 00:24 | Northland | Samuel Savala can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 37-38 |
| 00:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Orville Davis snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 00:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Lonon makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Chad Cordon | 37-40 |
| 00:00 | Northland | Dennis Davenport misses long on a halfcourt shot | 37-40 |