| Lineup | Martin Luther | PG - Chester Sheridan (fresh) SG - Frederick Cerna (fresh) SF - Charles Kravitz (fresh) PF - Joseph Reed (fresh) C - Gene Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Jerald Taylor (fresh) SG - Thomas Flor (fresh) SF - Ricky Ford (fresh) PF - Nathan Dahlgren (fresh) C - Randy Harden (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Randy Harden wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Martin Luther | Martin Luther is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Flor misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathan Dahlgren snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ricky Ford hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Martin Luther | Charles Kravitz pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Martin Luther | Chester Sheridan double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathan Dahlgren misses long on a floater from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Martin Luther | The rebound goes to Joseph Reed | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Martin Luther | Charles Kravitz misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Randy Harden - foul #1 on Randy Harden, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Martin Luther | Charles Kravitz makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:11 | Martin Luther | Charles Kravitz misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Randy Harden gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Randy Harden makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 1-3 |
| 18:45 | Martin Luther | Chester Sheridan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 1-3 |
| 18:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Flor hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerald Taylor and he's hacked by Frederick Cerna - foul #1 on Frederick Cerna, team foul #1 | 1-5 |
| 18:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Flor makes the free throw | 1-6 |
| 18:21 | Martin Luther | Charles Kravitz scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Frederick Cerna | 3-6 |
| 17:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ricky Ford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-6 |
| 17:46 | Martin Luther | Chester Sheridan can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 17:45 | Martin Luther | Chester Sheridan grabs the offensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 17:37 | Martin Luther | Charles Kravitz is hacked by Ricky Ford - foul #1 on Ricky Ford, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Martin Luther | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim King (SG), Charles Vanmeter (PF), Frank Hill (C) Thomas Flor, Nathan Dahlgren, Randy Harden | |
| 17:24 | Martin Luther | Joseph Reed hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 3-6 |
| 17:22 | Martin Luther | Charles Kravitz grabs the offensive board | 3-6 |
| 17:15 | Martin Luther | Joseph Reed hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 3-6 |
| 17:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim King pulls down the rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim King misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 3-6 |
| 16:58 | Martin Luther | The rebound goes to Charles Kravitz | 3-6 |
| 16:52 | Martin Luther | Frank Hill is called for the reach on Chester Sheridan - foul #1 on Frank Hill, team foul #3 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Martin Luther | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Lizotte (SG), William Matkowski (C) Jerald Taylor, Ricky Ford | |
| 16:44 | Martin Luther | Joseph Reed misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Charles Vanmeter - foul #1 on Charles Vanmeter, team foul #4 | 3-6 |
| 16:44 | Martin Luther | Joseph Reed makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:44 | Martin Luther | Joseph Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Hill can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 5-6 |
| 16:34 | Martin Luther | The rebound goes to Gene Smith | 5-6 |
| 16:18 | Martin Luther | Gene Smith buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Chester Sheridan | 7-6 |
| 16:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Vanmeter hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Jim King | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Martin Luther | PG - Chester Sheridan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frederick Cerna (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Kravitz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Reed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gene Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Jim King (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Lizotte (fresh) SF - Frank Hill (fresh) PF - Charles Vanmeter (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Matkowski (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Martin Luther | Charles Kravitz scores on a floater near the basket set up by Chester Sheridan | 9-8 |
| 15:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim King clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 15:32 | Martin Luther | The rebound goes to Charles Kravitz | 9-8 |
| 15:18 | Martin Luther | Charles Kravitz hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 15:16 | Martin Luther | Gene Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 15:08 | Martin Luther | Frederick Cerna misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Andrew Lizotte - foul #1 on Andrew Lizotte, team foul #5 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Martin Luther | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerald Taylor (PG), Thomas Flor (SG), Ricky Ford (SF), Nathan Dahlgren (PF), Randy Harden (C) Jim King, Andrew Lizotte, Frank Hill, Charles Vanmeter, William Matkowski | |
| 15:08 | Martin Luther | Frederick Cerna misses the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 15:08 | Martin Luther | Frederick Cerna misses the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 15:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Randy Harden snags the defensive board | 9-8 |
| 14:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerald Taylor misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 14:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Randy Harden grabs the offensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerald Taylor scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 9-11 |
| 14:30 | Martin Luther | Frederick Cerna misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Thomas Flor - foul #1 on Thomas Flor, team foul #6 | 9-11 |
| 14:30 | Martin Luther | Frederick Cerna makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 14:30 | Martin Luther | Frederick Cerna makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 14:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ricky Ford comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 14:14 | Martin Luther | Gene Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 14:01 | Martin Luther | Joseph Reed is whistled for traveling | 11-11 |
| Subs | Martin Luther | Douglas Collier (C) Gene Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 13:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Randy Harden scores on a shot in the lane | 11-13 |
| 13:20 | Martin Luther | Douglas Collier hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Chester Sheridan | 13-13 |
| 13:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerald Taylor can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-13 |
| 13:03 | Martin Luther | Charles Kravitz gets the rebound | 13-13 |
| 12:59 | Martin Luther | Chester Sheridan comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Nathan Dahlgren - foul #1 on Nathan Dahlgren, team foul #7 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Martin Luther | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim King (SG), Frank Hill (SF), Charles Vanmeter (C) Thomas Flor, Ricky Ford, Randy Harden | |
| 12:59 | Martin Luther | Chester Sheridan makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:59 | Martin Luther | Chester Sheridan makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 12:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Cerna is called for the reach on Jim King - foul #2 on Frederick Cerna, team foul #2 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Martin Luther | Ruben Levis (PG), Bob Hollins (SG), George Stafford (PF), Gene Smith (C) Chester Sheridan, Frederick Cerna, Joseph Reed, Douglas Collier | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | William Matkowski (C) Nathan Dahlgren | |
| 12:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerald Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-13 |
| Subs | Martin Luther | Ambrose Grunewald (SF) Charles Kravitz | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 12:02 | Martin Luther | Ruben Levis clanks a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Jerald Taylor - foul #1 on Jerald Taylor, team foul #8 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Martin Luther | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Lizotte (SG) Jerald Taylor | |
| 12:02 | Martin Luther | Ruben Levis misses the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 12:02 | Martin Luther | Ruben Levis makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 11:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim King misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-13 |
| 11:32 | Martin Luther | Gene Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 16-13 |
| Lineup | Martin Luther | PG - Ruben Levis (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Bob Hollins (fresh) SF - Ambrose Grunewald (fresh) PF - George Stafford (fresh) C - Gene Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Jim King (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Lizotte (fresh) SF - Frank Hill (fresh) PF - Charles Vanmeter (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Matkowski (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Martin Luther | Ruben Levis banks in the layup on a nice dish by George Stafford and he's hacked by Jim King - foul #1 on Jim King, team foul #9 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Martin Luther | Charles Kravitz (SF), Joseph Reed (PF) Ambrose Grunewald, George Stafford | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Flor (SG), Ricky Ford (SF), Nathan Dahlgren (PF), Randy Harden (C) Andrew Lizotte, Frank Hill, Charles Vanmeter, William Matkowski | |
| 11:19 | Martin Luther | Ruben Levis makes the free throw | 19-13 |
| 10:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim King is hacked by Gene Smith - foul #1 on Gene Smith, team foul #3 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Martin Luther | Chester Sheridan (PG), Douglas Collier (C) Ruben Levis, Gene Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerald Taylor (PG) Jim King | |
| 10:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathan Dahlgren's floater is knocked away by Douglas Collier | 19-13 |
| 10:36 | Martin Luther | Douglas Collier gets the rebound | 19-13 |
| 10:20 | Martin Luther | Jerald Taylor is called for the reach on Charles Kravitz - foul #2 on Jerald Taylor, team foul #10 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Martin Luther | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim King (PG) Jerald Taylor | |
| 10:20 | Martin Luther | Charles Kravitz misses the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 10:20 | Martin Luther | Charles Kravitz misses the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 10:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Nathan Dahlgren | 19-13 |
| 09:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Kravitz steps in front of the Ricky Ford pass | 19-13 |
| 09:42 | Martin Luther | Randy Harden steals the ball from Joseph Reed | 19-13 |
| 09:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Reed steals the ball from Randy Harden | 19-13 |
| 09:17 | Martin Luther | Chester Sheridan clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Jim King - foul #2 on Jim King, team foul #11 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Martin Luther | Ambrose Grunewald (SF), Gene Smith (C) Charles Kravitz, Douglas Collier | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | James Smith (PG), Andrew Lizotte (SG), Charles Vanmeter (PF), Frank Hill (C) Jim King, Thomas Flor, Nathan Dahlgren, Randy Harden | |
| 09:17 | Martin Luther | Chester Sheridan makes the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 09:17 | Martin Luther | Chester Sheridan makes the 2nd free throw | 21-13 |
| 08:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Smith's pass is intercepted by Joseph Reed | 21-13 |
| 08:42 | Martin Luther | Chester Sheridan is hacked by Andrew Lizotte - foul #2 on Andrew Lizotte, team foul #12 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Martin Luther | George Stafford (PF) Joseph Reed | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Flor (SG), William Matkowski (C) Andrew Lizotte, Ricky Ford | |
| 08:42 | Martin Luther | Chester Sheridan makes the 1st free throw | 22-13 |
| 08:42 | Martin Luther | Chester Sheridan makes the 2nd free throw | 23-13 |
| 08:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Hill is called for traveling | 23-13 |
| Subs | Martin Luther | Ruben Levis (PG) Chester Sheridan | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 08:16 | Martin Luther | George Stafford can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 23-13 |
| 08:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Vanmeter snags the defensive board | 23-13 |
| 07:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Vanmeter loses the dribble to Bob Hollins | 23-13 |
| 07:41 | Martin Luther | Bob Hollins clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 23-13 |
| 07:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Matkowski pulls down the rebound | 23-13 |
| 07:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Hill misses short on a runner in the lane | 23-13 |
| 07:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Smith tips it home | 23-15 |
| Lineup | Martin Luther | PG - Ruben Levis (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bob Hollins (fairly fresh) SF - Ambrose Grunewald (fresh) PF - George Stafford (fresh) C - Gene Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Flor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frank Hill (fresh) PF - Charles Vanmeter (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Matkowski (fresh) | |
| 07:07 | Martin Luther | James Smith steals it from Ruben Levis | 23-15 |
| 06:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Matkowski's pass is intercepted by Ambrose Grunewald | 23-15 |
| 06:26 | Martin Luther | George Stafford knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Bob Hollins | 25-15 |
| 06:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Hill makes the floater from close range on a great pass from William Matkowski and he's fouled by Bob Hollins - foul #1 on Bob Hollins, team foul #4 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Martin Luther | Chester Sheridan (PG), Charles Kravitz (SF), Joseph Reed (PF), Douglas Collier (C) Ruben Levis, Ambrose Grunewald, George Stafford, Gene Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Ricky Ford (SF), Nathan Dahlgren (PF), Randy Harden (C) James Smith, Charles Vanmeter, William Matkowski | |
| 06:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Hill misses the free throw | 25-17 |
| 06:17 | Martin Luther | Charles Kravitz pulls down the rebound | 25-17 |
| 06:14 | Martin Luther | Chester Sheridan is hacked by Frank Hill in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Hill, team foul #13 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Martin Luther | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | James Smith (PG) Frank Hill | |
| 06:14 | Martin Luther | Chester Sheridan makes the 1st free throw | 26-17 |
| 06:14 | Martin Luther | Chester Sheridan makes the 2nd free throw | 27-17 |
| 05:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Randy Harden misses the lay-in | 27-17 |
| 05:50 | Martin Luther | Douglas Collier grabs the board | 27-17 |
| 05:31 | Martin Luther | Chester Sheridan comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 27-17 |
| 05:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ricky Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 27-17 |
| 05:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathan Dahlgren's pass is intercepted by Bob Hollins | 27-17 |
| 05:03 | Martin Luther | Charles Kravitz can't throw it down | 27-17 |
| 05:02 | Martin Luther | Douglas Collier tips it home | 29-17 |
| 04:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-17 |
| 04:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Randy Harden snags the offensive board | 29-17 |
| 04:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Flor scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Nathan Dahlgren | 29-20 |
| 04:19 | Martin Luther | Chester Sheridan scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Bob Hollins | 31-20 |
| 03:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Randy Harden misses short on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Charles Kravitz - foul #1 on Charles Kravitz, team foul #5 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Martin Luther | Frederick Cerna (SG) Bob Hollins | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerald Taylor (PG), Jim King (SG) James Smith, Thomas Flor | |
| 03:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Randy Harden makes the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 03:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Randy Harden misses the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 03:57 | Martin Luther | Joseph Reed snags the defensive board | 31-21 |
| 03:43 | Martin Luther | Frederick Cerna misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 31-21 |
| 03:42 | Martin Luther | Charles Kravitz grabs the offensive board | 31-21 |
| 03:27 | Martin Luther | Chester Sheridan loses the dribble to Jerald Taylor | 31-21 |
| 03:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ricky Ford banks in the layup on a great pass from Jerald Taylor | 31-23 |
| 03:10 | Martin Luther | Charles Kravitz buries a jumpshot from the right side | 33-23 |
| Lineup | Martin Luther | PG - Chester Sheridan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frederick Cerna (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Kravitz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Joseph Reed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Douglas Collier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Jerald Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jim King (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ricky Ford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nathan Dahlgren (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Randy Harden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathan Dahlgren blows the layup | 33-23 |
| 02:53 | Martin Luther | Charles Kravitz grabs the defensive rebound | 33-23 |
| 02:39 | Martin Luther | Charles Kravitz connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from Chester Sheridan | 35-23 |
| 02:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Randy Harden clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-23 |
| 02:19 | Martin Luther | Chester Sheridan pulls down the rebound | 35-23 |
| 02:01 | Martin Luther | Frederick Cerna scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Reed | 37-23 |
| 01:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathan Dahlgren hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Randy Harden and he's hacked by Joseph Reed - foul #1 on Joseph Reed, team foul #6 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Martin Luther | Ruben Levis (PG), George Stafford (PF), Gene Smith (C) Chester Sheridan, Joseph Reed, Douglas Collier | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Hill (SF), Charles Vanmeter (C) Ricky Ford, Randy Harden | |
| 01:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathan Dahlgren makes the free throw | 37-26 |
| 01:27 | Martin Luther | Charles Vanmeter takes the ball from Charles Kravitz | 37-26 |
| 01:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathan Dahlgren misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 37-26 |
| 01:08 | Martin Luther | The rebound goes to Gene Smith | 37-26 |
| 00:52 | Martin Luther | The pull-up jumper by Charles Kravitz is blocked by Nathan Dahlgren | 37-26 |
| 00:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Charles Vanmeter | 37-26 |
| 00:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Hill misses the shot from the left wing | 37-26 |
| 00:34 | Martin Luther | Gene Smith gets the rebound | 37-26 |
| 00:21 | Martin Luther | Gene Smith connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Frederick Cerna | 39-26 |
| 00:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim King hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-26 |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-26 |