| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Eddie Carmona (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Lawrence Smock (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Dufour (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leon Soo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Transylvania | PG - Willie Blanchette (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ryan Randles (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Merle Biggs (fresh) C - Reuben Ericson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour inbounds the ball | 31-27 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Transylvania | Transylvania is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-27 |
| 19:32 | Transylvania | Merle Biggs pulls down the rebound | 31-27 |
| 19:30 | Transylvania | Willie Blanchette loses the dribble to Eddie Carmona in the backcourt | 31-27 |
| 19:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Merle Biggs denies the turnaround by John Dufour | 31-27 |
| 19:09 | Transylvania | Reuben Ericson pulls down the rebound | 31-27 |
| 18:54 | Transylvania | Lawrence Fisher misses the easy layup | 31-27 |
| 18:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour snags the defensive board | 31-27 |
| 18:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour throws it down on a nice dish by Eddie Carmona | 33-27 |
| 18:11 | Transylvania | Lawrence Fisher misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 33-27 |
| 18:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Johnson snags the defensive board | 33-27 |
| 18:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Blanchette - foul #1 on Willie Blanchette, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| 17:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Merle Biggs blocks the short jumper by John Dufour | 33-27 |
| 17:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona grabs the offensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 17:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 35-27 |
| 16:52 | Transylvania | Lawrence Fisher banks in the layup | 35-29 |
| 16:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Fisher is called for the reach on John Dufour - foul #2 on Lawrence Fisher, team foul #2 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Pantano (SG), Willie Schroeder (PF), George Gold (C) Lawrence Smock, Leon Soo, Paul Johnson | |
| Subs | Transylvania | Stanley Kester (PG), Daron Yates (SG), Virgil Baker (SF), Mark Salvaggio (PF), David Steely (C) Willie Blanchette, Ryan Randles, Lawrence Fisher, Merle Biggs, Reuben Ericson | |
| 16:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Pantano | 38-29 |
| 15:59 | Transylvania | Daron Yates hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Stanley Kester | 38-31 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Eddie Carmona (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Pantano (fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Dufour (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willie Schroeder (fresh) 3 reb. C - George Gold (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Transylvania | PG - Stanley Kester (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Daron Yates (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Virgil Baker (fresh) PF - Mark Salvaggio (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - David Steely (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stanley Kester steals it from Eddie Carmona | 38-31 |
| 15:17 | Transylvania | Stanley Kester is hacked by Eddie Carmona - foul #2 on Eddie Carmona, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock (SG), Dale Alford (SF) Eddie Carmona, John Dufour | |
| Subs | Transylvania | | |
| 15:09 | Transylvania | David Steely knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Stanley Kester | 38-33 |
| 14:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Schroeder drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-33 |
| 14:22 | Transylvania | Daron Yates comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-33 |
| 14:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Schroeder snags the defensive board | 41-33 |
| 14:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Schroeder comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-33 |
| 14:04 | Transylvania | Virgil Baker grabs the board | 41-33 |
| 14:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | The refs have stopped play. Dale Alford is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. His finger is completely bent. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 41-33 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona (PG), John Dufour (SF), Leon Soo (PF), Paul Johnson (C) Richard Pantano, Dale Alford, Willie Schroeder, George Gold | |
| Subs | Transylvania | Willie Blanchette (PG), Ryan Randles (SG), Lawrence Fisher (SF), Merle Biggs (PF), Reuben Ericson (C) Stanley Kester, Daron Yates, Virgil Baker, Mark Salvaggio, David Steely | |
| 13:46 | Transylvania | Lawrence Fisher comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 41-33 |
| 13:45 | Transylvania | Lawrence Fisher grabs the offensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 13:18 | Transylvania | Reuben Ericson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-33 |
| 12:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-33 |
| 12:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Johnson tips it in | 43-33 |
| 12:51 | Transylvania | Lawrence Fisher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-33 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Pantano (SG) Lawrence Smock | |
| Subs | Transylvania | | |
| 12:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Fisher picks off the pass by Eddie Carmona | 43-33 |
| 12:09 | Transylvania | Ryan Randles connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 12:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Johnson clanks a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Reuben Ericson - foul #1 on Reuben Ericson, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Alford (SF) John Dufour | |
| Subs | Transylvania | | |
| 12:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 12:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Eddie Carmona (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Pantano (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Dale Alford (fresh) PF - Leon Soo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Transylvania | PG - Willie Blanchette (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ryan Randles (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lawrence Fisher (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Merle Biggs (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Reuben Ericson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:52 | Transylvania | Ryan Randles comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 45-36 |
| 11:51 | Transylvania | Reuben Ericson tips it back up and in | 45-38 |
| 11:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-38 |
| 11:26 | Transylvania | Reuben Ericson snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 11:07 | Transylvania | Reuben Ericson misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 45-38 |
| 11:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Johnson pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 10:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leon Soo is hacked by Ryan Randles - foul #2 on Ryan Randles, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | William Yarborough (PG), Lawrence Smock (SG), John Dufour (SF), Willie Schroeder (PF), George Gold (C) Eddie Carmona, Richard Pantano, Dale Alford, Leon Soo, Paul Johnson | |
| Subs | Transylvania | Stanley Kester (PG), Daron Yates (SG), Virgil Baker (SF), Mark Salvaggio (PF), David Steely (C) Willie Blanchette, Ryan Randles, Lawrence Fisher, Merle Biggs, Reuben Ericson | |
| 10:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Daron Yates picks off the pass by John Dufour | 45-38 |
| 10:18 | Transylvania | Daron Yates lays it in | 45-40 |
| 09:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 09:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Schroeder pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 09:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Schroeder hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 09:27 | Transylvania | The rebound goes to Daron Yates | 45-40 |
| 09:10 | Transylvania | Stanley Kester is called for traveling | 45-40 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona (PG), Leon Soo (PF), Paul Johnson (C) William Yarborough, Willie Schroeder, George Gold | |
| Subs | Transylvania | Willie Blanchette (PG), Lawrence Fisher (SF), Merle Biggs (PF) Stanley Kester, Virgil Baker, Mark Salvaggio | |
| 08:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Blanchette steals the ball from Leon Soo | 45-40 |
| 08:38 | Transylvania | Willie Blanchette lays it in | 45-42 |
| 08:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 08:05 | Transylvania | David Steely makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-44 |
| 07:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Steely is called for the reach on John Dufour - foul #1 on David Steely, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Transylvania | Ryan Randles (SG), Reuben Ericson (C) Daron Yates, David Steely | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Eddie Carmona (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Smock (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Dufour (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leon Soo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Transylvania | PG - Willie Blanchette (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ryan Randles (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lawrence Fisher (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Merle Biggs (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Reuben Ericson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 07:30 | Transylvania | Merle Biggs grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 07:24 | Transylvania | Ryan Randles misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 07:23 | Transylvania | Reuben Ericson snags the offensive board | 48-44 |
| 07:10 | Transylvania | Lawrence Fisher connects on the jump hook from the left block | 48-46 |
| 06:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-46 |
| 06:41 | Transylvania | Reuben Ericson pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 06:36 | Transylvania | Ryan Randles is hacked by Paul Johnson - foul #1 on Paul Johnson, team foul #2 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Pantano (SG), Dale Alford (SF), Willie Schroeder (PF), George Gold (C) Lawrence Smock, John Dufour, Leon Soo, Paul Johnson | |
| Subs | Transylvania | Stanley Kester (PG), Virgil Baker (SF), Mark Salvaggio (PF) Willie Blanchette, Lawrence Fisher, Merle Biggs | |
| 06:23 | Transylvania | Stanley Kester drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 06:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 06:01 | Transylvania | Virgil Baker snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 05:55 | Transylvania | Virgil Baker's dunk attempt is rejected by George Gold | 48-49 |
| 05:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Pantano gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 05:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Alford comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Reuben Ericson - foul #2 on Reuben Ericson, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | William Yarborough (PG) Eddie Carmona | |
| Subs | Transylvania | | |
| 05:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Alford makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 05:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Alford misses the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 05:33 | Transylvania | Ryan Randles pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 05:15 | Transylvania | Virgil Baker can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 05:14 | Transylvania | Virgil Baker hits the follow up shot | 49-51 |
| 04:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Pantano hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-51 |
| 04:39 | Transylvania | Virgil Baker is whistled for traveling | 51-51 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona (PG), Lawrence Smock (SG), John Dufour (SF), Leon Soo (PF), Paul Johnson (C) William Yarborough, Richard Pantano, Dale Alford, Willie Schroeder, George Gold | |
| Subs | Transylvania | Willie Blanchette (PG), Daron Yates (SG), Lawrence Fisher (SF), Merle Biggs (PF), David Steely (C) Stanley Kester, Ryan Randles, Virgil Baker, Mark Salvaggio, Reuben Ericson | |
| 04:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour lays it up and in | 53-51 |
| 04:02 | Transylvania | Daron Yates connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Willie Blanchette | 53-54 |
| 03:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 03:43 | Transylvania | The rebound goes to Lawrence Fisher | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Eddie Carmona (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Smock (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Dufour (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leon Soo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Transylvania | PG - Willie Blanchette (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daron Yates (fresh) 12 pts. 3 stl. SF - Lawrence Fisher (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Merle Biggs (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Steely (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Transylvania | Daron Yates drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Willie Blanchette and the foul's on Lawrence Smock - foul #2 on Lawrence Smock, team foul #3 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Transylvania | Reuben Ericson (C) David Steely | |
| 03:25 | Transylvania | Daron Yates misses the free throw | 53-56 |
| 03:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leon Soo grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 03:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Blanchette steps in front of the Eddie Carmona pass in the backcourt | 53-56 |
| 03:09 | Transylvania | Willie Blanchette misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Eddie Carmona - foul #3 on Eddie Carmona, team foul #4 | 53-56 |
| 03:09 | Transylvania | Willie Blanchette misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 03:09 | Transylvania | Willie Blanchette makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Transylvania | Transylvania is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock misses long on a shot from the right side | 53-57 |
| 02:50 | Transylvania | Reuben Ericson gets the rebound | 53-57 |
| 02:44 | Transylvania | Daron Yates misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-57 |
| 02:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 02:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from John Dufour | 56-57 |
| 02:17 | Transylvania | Daron Yates misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-57 |
| 02:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Transylvania | Transylvania is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock is hacked by Willie Blanchette - foul #2 on Willie Blanchette, team foul #7 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Transylvania | Ryan Randles (SG) Daron Yates | |
| 01:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 01:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 01:37 | Transylvania | Lawrence Fisher knocks in the jumper in the lane | 58-59 |
| 01:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-59 |
| 01:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 00:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Reuben Ericson swats the short shot by Paul Johnson | 58-59 |
| 00:57 | Transylvania | Reuben Ericson grabs the board | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Transylvania | Transylvania is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Transylvania | Reuben Ericson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-59 |
| 00:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leon Soo comes up short on the floater from the right side | 58-59 |
| 00:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour hits the follow up shot | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Transylvania | Transylvania is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Transylvania | Merle Biggs is fouled on the floor by Leon Soo - foul #1 on Leon Soo, team foul #5 | 60-59 |
| 00:07 | Transylvania | Merle Biggs makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Reuben Ericson | 60-61 |
| 00:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| 00:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Reuben Ericson swats the layup by Paul Johnson | 60-61 |
| 00:00 | Transylvania | The rebound goes to Reuben Ericson | 60-61 |