| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Jerald Taylor (fresh) SG - Paul Benbow (fresh) SF - Ricky Ford (fresh) PF - Nathan Dahlgren (fresh) C - Rodney Roland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - John Kepner (fresh) SG - Brian Seibel (fresh) SF - Steve Digiovanni (fresh) PF - Colin Allsop (fresh) C - Christopher Tipton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Rodney Roland wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Rodney Roland can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ricky Ford tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | Wheaton | Christopher Tipton knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Steve Digiovanni | 2-2 |
| 19:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Rodney Roland can't finish the layup | 2-2 |
| 19:22 | Wheaton | Christopher Tipton grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 19:17 | Wheaton | Steve Digiovanni clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 2-2 |
| 19:16 | Wheaton | Colin Allsop gets the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 19:09 | Wheaton | Steve Digiovanni connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Christopher Tipton | 2-4 |
| 18:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Brian Seibel steps in front of the Ricky Ford pass | 2-4 |
| 18:30 | Wheaton | Christopher Tipton blows the layup | 2-4 |
| 18:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Rodney Roland grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 18:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ricky Ford can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 18:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Roland | 2-4 |
| 18:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Benbow's pass is intercepted by Brian Seibel | 2-4 |
| 17:43 | Wheaton | Nathan Dahlgren takes the ball from Christopher Tipton | 2-4 |
| 17:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Benbow buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jerald Taylor | 5-4 |
| 17:02 | Wheaton | Brian Seibel misses the 3 from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 17:01 | Wheaton | Christopher Tipton snags the offensive board | 5-4 |
| 16:40 | Wheaton | Jerald Taylor is called for the reach on Steve Digiovanni - foul #1 on Jerald Taylor, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim King (PG), Tyrone Lyman (SG), Michael Barley (SF), Randy Harden (PF) Jerald Taylor, Paul Benbow, Ricky Ford, Nathan Dahlgren | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Derrick Coffin (PF), David Tassone (C) Colin Allsop, Christopher Tipton | |
| 16:28 | Wheaton | John Kepner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-4 |
| 16:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Barley snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 16:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Kepner steals it from Rodney Roland | 5-4 |
| 16:01 | Wheaton | Steve Digiovanni hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Michael Barley - foul #1 on Michael Barley, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Hill (C) Rodney Roland | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 16:01 | Wheaton | Steve Digiovanni misses the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:01 | Wheaton | Steve Digiovanni makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Jim King (fresh) SG - Tyrone Lyman (fresh) SF - Michael Barley (fresh) PF - Randy Harden (fresh) C - Frank Hill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - John Kepner (fresh) SG - Brian Seibel (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Steve Digiovanni (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Derrick Coffin (fresh) C - David Tassone (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Hill's pass is intercepted by Steve Digiovanni | 5-5 |
| 15:36 | Wheaton | John Kepner hits the finger roll set up by Steve Digiovanni | 5-7 |
| 15:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Randy Harden misses short on a shot from the left side | 5-7 |
| 15:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Randy Harden grabs the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Barley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 14:58 | Wheaton | Brian Seibel grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:50 | Wheaton | David Tassone hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Steve Digiovanni | 5-10 |
| 14:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Randy Harden can't finish the layup | 5-10 |
| 14:35 | Wheaton | Derrick Coffin gets the rebound | 5-10 |
| 14:27 | Wheaton | David Tassone can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-10 |
| 14:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Randy Harden gets the rebound | 5-10 |
| 14:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Randy Harden is fouled on the floor by Derrick Coffin - foul #1 on Derrick Coffin, team foul #1 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerald Taylor (PG), Paul Benbow (SG), Ricky Ford (SF), Nathan Dahlgren (PF), Rodney Roland (C) Jim King, Tyrone Lyman, Michael Barley, Randy Harden, Frank Hill | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Joshua Douglass (PG), Louis Westmoreland (SG), Colin Allsop (PF), Christopher Tipton (C) John Kepner, Brian Seibel, Steve Digiovanni, Derrick Coffin | |
| 14:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Rodney Roland is fouled on the floor by Louis Westmoreland - foul #1 on Louis Westmoreland, team foul #2 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Charles Thompson (SG) David Tassone | |
| 14:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Rodney Roland is fouled on the floor by Christopher Tipton - foul #1 on Christopher Tipton, team foul #3 | 5-10 |
| 13:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Benbow makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Nathan Dahlgren | 8-10 |
| 13:36 | Wheaton | Louis Westmoreland comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 13:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathan Dahlgren snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| 13:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathan Dahlgren loses the dribble to Christopher Tipton | 8-10 |
| 13:04 | Wheaton | Joshua Douglass misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 13:03 | Wheaton | Charles Thompson grabs the offensive board | 8-10 |
| 12:52 | Wheaton | Christopher Tipton loses the dribble to Jerald Taylor | 8-10 |
| 12:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathan Dahlgren misses the floater from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 12:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ricky Ford snags the offensive board | 8-10 |
| 12:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerald Taylor misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 8-10 |
| 12:16 | Wheaton | Colin Allsop grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 12:04 | Wheaton | Christopher Tipton is hacked by Jerald Taylor - foul #2 on Jerald Taylor, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Tyrone Lyman (PG) Jerald Taylor | |
| Subs | Wheaton | John Kepner (PG), Brian Seibel (SG), Steve Digiovanni (SF) Joshua Douglass, Charles Thompson, Louis Westmoreland | |
| 11:51 | Wheaton | Steve Digiovanni throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-10 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Tyrone Lyman (fresh) SG - Paul Benbow (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ricky Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Dahlgren (fresh) C - Rodney Roland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - John Kepner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Seibel (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Steve Digiovanni (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Colin Allsop (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Tipton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Rodney Roland misses long on a floater from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 11:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Benbow tips it but misses | 8-10 |
| 11:28 | Wheaton | Christopher Tipton pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 11:14 | Wheaton | Christopher Tipton connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Steve Digiovanni | 8-12 |
| 11:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Benbow is called for traveling | 8-12 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Barley (SF), Randy Harden (PF) Ricky Ford, Nathan Dahlgren | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Derrick Coffin (PF), David Tassone (C) Colin Allsop, Christopher Tipton | |
| 10:49 | Wheaton | Steve Digiovanni's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Rodney Roland | 8-12 |
| 10:48 | Wheaton | David Tassone grabs the offensive board | 8-12 |
| 10:31 | Wheaton | Derrick Coffin hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 8-12 |
| 10:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Tyrone Lyman pulls down the rebound | 8-12 |
| 10:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Benbow comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 8-12 |
| 10:21 | Wheaton | Steve Digiovanni snags the defensive board | 8-12 |
| 09:56 | Wheaton | David Tassone is called for traveling | 8-12 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim King (PG), Frank Hill (C) Paul Benbow, Rodney Roland | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 09:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Randy Harden misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 8-12 |
| 09:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Randy Harden grabs the offensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 09:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Randy Harden comes up short on the floater near the basket | 8-12 |
| 09:19 | Wheaton | The rebound goes to David Tassone | 8-12 |
| 09:08 | Wheaton | David Tassone is hacked by Frank Hill - foul #1 on Frank Hill, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Ricky Ford (SF), Nathan Dahlgren (PF), Rodney Roland (C) Jim King, Randy Harden, Frank Hill | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Louis Westmoreland (SF), Colin Allsop (PF), Christopher Tipton (C) Steve Digiovanni, Derrick Coffin, David Tassone | |
| 08:43 | Wheaton | John Kepner misses short on a jumper from the left side | 8-12 |
| 08:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Rodney Roland grabs the board | 8-12 |
| 08:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Kepner picks off the pass by Tyrone Lyman in the backcourt | 8-12 |
| 08:20 | Wheaton | John Kepner is whistled for traveling | 8-12 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim King (PG), Paul Benbow (SG) Tyrone Lyman, Michael Barley | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Joshua Douglass (PG), David Tassone (SF) John Kepner, Brian Seibel | |
| 08:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ricky Ford hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jim King | 11-12 |
| 07:47 | Wheaton | Louis Westmoreland misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Paul Benbow - foul #1 on Paul Benbow, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Steve Digiovanni (SF) David Tassone | |
| 07:47 | Wheaton | Louis Westmoreland makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 07:47 | Wheaton | Louis Westmoreland makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Jim King (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Benbow (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ricky Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Dahlgren (fresh) C - Rodney Roland (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Joshua Douglass (fresh) SG - Louis Westmoreland (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steve Digiovanni (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Colin Allsop (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Tipton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathan Dahlgren hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jim King and he's hacked by Steve Digiovanni - foul #1 on Steve Digiovanni, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Derrick Coffin (C) Christopher Tipton | |
| 07:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathan Dahlgren misses the free throw | 13-14 |
| 07:27 | Wheaton | Derrick Coffin grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 07:03 | Wheaton | Derrick Coffin misses the easy layup | 13-14 |
| 07:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathan Dahlgren grabs the board | 13-14 |
| 06:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Colin Allsop is called for the reach on Nathan Dahlgren - foul #1 on Colin Allsop, team foul #5 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Tyrone Lyman (PG), Randy Harden (C) Jim King, Rodney Roland | |
| Subs | Wheaton | John Kepner (PG), Brian Seibel (SG) Joshua Douglass, Louis Westmoreland | |
| 06:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Randy Harden knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 06:26 | Wheaton | Derrick Coffin double dribbles | 16-14 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Barley (SF), Frank Hill (C) Ricky Ford, Nathan Dahlgren | |
| Subs | Wheaton | David Tassone (C) Colin Allsop | |
| 06:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Benbow misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-14 |
| 06:10 | Wheaton | The rebound goes to Steve Digiovanni | 16-14 |
| 05:54 | Wheaton | John Kepner knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Steve Digiovanni | 16-16 |
| 05:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Brian Seibel is called for the reach on Paul Benbow - foul #1 on Brian Seibel, team foul #6 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Rodney Roland (C) Frank Hill | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Christopher Tipton (C) David Tassone | |
| 05:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Benbow connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Tyrone Lyman | 19-16 |
| 05:19 | Wheaton | Paul Benbow takes the ball from Steve Digiovanni | 19-16 |
| 05:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Tyrone Lyman connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-16 |
| 04:37 | Wheaton | Brian Seibel misses short on a 3 from straight away | 22-16 |
| 04:35 | Wheaton | Derrick Coffin misses the tip | 22-16 |
| 04:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Rodney Roland grabs the defensive rebound | 22-16 |
| 04:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Tyrone Lyman drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-16 |
| 03:58 | Wheaton | Paul Benbow is called for the reach on Brian Seibel - foul #2 on Paul Benbow, team foul #6 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerald Taylor (PG), Ricky Ford (SF), Nathan Dahlgren (PF) Tyrone Lyman, Paul Benbow, Randy Harden | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Joshua Douglass (PG), Louis Westmoreland (SG), David Tassone (SF), Colin Allsop (PF) John Kepner, Brian Seibel, Steve Digiovanni, Derrick Coffin | |
| 03:38 | Wheaton | Joshua Douglass misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 25-16 |
| 03:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Rodney Roland snags the defensive board | 25-16 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Jerald Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Barley (fresh) SF - Ricky Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Dahlgren (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Roland (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Joshua Douglass (fresh) SG - Louis Westmoreland (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Tassone (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Colin Allsop (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Tipton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Barley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-16 |
| 03:29 | Wheaton | Christopher Tipton snags the defensive board | 25-16 |
| 03:12 | Wheaton | Christopher Tipton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 25-16 |
| 03:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Rodney Roland grabs the defensive rebound | 25-16 |
| 02:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathan Dahlgren's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-16 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Benbow (SG) Michael Barley | |
| Subs | Wheaton | John Kepner (PG), Brian Seibel (SG) Joshua Douglass, Christopher Tipton | |
| 02:32 | Wheaton | David Tassone misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Rodney Roland - foul #1 on Rodney Roland, team foul #7 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Derrick Coffin (C) Louis Westmoreland | |
| 02:32 | Wheaton | David Tassone misses the 1st free throw | 25-16 |
| 02:32 | Wheaton | David Tassone misses the 2nd free throw | 25-16 |
| 02:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Rodney Roland | 25-16 |
| 02:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Rodney Roland banks in the layup on a great pass from Jerald Taylor | 27-16 |
| 01:59 | Wheaton | Derrick Coffin banks in the layup | 27-18 |
| 01:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathan Dahlgren misses short on a shot from close range | 27-18 |
| 01:40 | Wheaton | Colin Allsop grabs the defensive rebound | 27-18 |
| 01:28 | Wheaton | Colin Allsop misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 27-18 |
| 01:26 | Wheaton | The offensive rebound goes to Derrick Coffin | 27-18 |
| 01:00 | Wheaton | Brian Seibel comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Paul Benbow - foul #3 on Paul Benbow, team foul #8 | 27-18 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Tyrone Lyman (SG), Randy Harden (PF), Frank Hill (C) Paul Benbow, Nathan Dahlgren, Rodney Roland | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Steve Digiovanni (SF), Louis Westmoreland (PF), Christopher Tipton (C) David Tassone, Colin Allsop, Derrick Coffin | |
| 01:00 | Wheaton | Brian Seibel misses the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 01:00 | Wheaton | Brian Seibel makes the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 00:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Randy Harden is hacked by Steve Digiovanni - foul #2 on Steve Digiovanni, team foul #7 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Barley (SF) Ricky Ford | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 00:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Randy Harden makes the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 00:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Randy Harden makes the 2nd free throw | 29-19 |
| 00:13 | Wheaton | Michael Barley is called for the reach on Christopher Tipton - foul #2 on Michael Barley, team foul #9 | 29-19 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim King (PG) Jerald Taylor | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Joshua Douglass (PG), Charles Thompson (SG) John Kepner, Brian Seibel | |
| 00:13 | Wheaton | Christopher Tipton makes the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 00:13 | Wheaton | Christopher Tipton misses the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 00:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Hill snags the defensive board | 29-20 |
| 00:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Barley connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Tyrone Lyman | 32-20 |
| 00:00 | Wheaton | Steve Digiovanni misses the halfcourt shot | 32-20 |