| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - David Mole (fresh) SG - Lee Walker (fresh) SF - Walter Vitale (fresh) PF - Willie Risk (fresh) C - Orville Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Elms | PG - Jeffrey Gullett (fresh) SG - Melvin Fairchild (fresh) SF - Jerry Guillot (fresh) PF - Hugh Stucky (fresh) C - Leonard Vento (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Elms | Hugh Stucky wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Elms | Elms is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Elms | Jerry Guillot connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Leonard Vento | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Hugh Stucky steps in front of the Lee Walker pass | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Elms | Hugh Stucky scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Melvin Fairchild | 0-5 |
| 18:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Walter Vitale misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Leonard Vento - foul #1 on Leonard Vento, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Walter Vitale makes the 1st free throw | 1-5 |
| 18:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Walter Vitale makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:30 | Elms | Jeffrey Gullett misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 18:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Risk grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 18:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lee Walker connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by David Mole | 5-5 |
| 17:51 | Elms | Hugh Stucky is denied on a layup by Orville Davis | 5-5 |
| 17:50 | Elms | Jeffrey Gullett pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:37 | Elms | Jerry Guillot's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by David Mole | 5-5 |
| 17:36 | Elms | Leonard Vento grabs the offensive board | 5-5 |
| 17:24 | Elms | Hugh Stucky misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by David Mole - foul #1 on David Mole, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| 17:24 | Elms | Hugh Stucky makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:24 | Elms | Hugh Stucky makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Risk banks in the layup set up by David Mole and he's hacked by Jerry Guillot - foul #1 on Jerry Guillot, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Elms | Todd Simons (PF) Hugh Stucky | |
| 17:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Risk makes the free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:45 | Elms | Jerry Guillot misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-7 |
| 16:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Risk snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 16:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Todd Simons is called for the reach on Willie Risk - foul #1 on Todd Simons, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Roy Gilmore (SF), Steve Rice (PF) Walter Vitale, Willie Risk | |
| Subs | Elms | William Wolinski (PG), William Rogalski (SG), James Vanmatre (SF), Brandon Young (C) Jeffrey Gullett, Melvin Fairchild, Jerry Guillot, Leonard Vento | |
| 16:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Rogalski picks off the pass by Roy Gilmore | 8-7 |
| 16:12 | Elms | William Rogalski lays it up and in | 8-9 |
| 15:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roy Gilmore is whistled for traveling | 8-9 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon (SG), James Todd (C) Lee Walker, Orville Davis | |
| Subs | Elms | Hugh Stucky (PF) Brandon Young | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - David Mole (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chad Cordon (fresh) SF - Roy Gilmore (fresh) PF - Steve Rice (fresh) C - James Todd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Elms | PG - William Wolinski (fresh) SG - William Rogalski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Vanmatre (fresh) PF - Hugh Stucky (fresh) 5 pts. C - Todd Simons (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Elms | Hugh Stucky hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 15:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Todd gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 15:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Todd Simons - foul #2 on Todd Simons, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Elms | Melvin Fairchild (SG), Leonard Vento (C) William Wolinski, Todd Simons | |
| 15:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 15:06 | Elms | David Mole steps in front of the James Vanmatre pass | 10-9 |
| 14:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Todd clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by William Rogalski - foul #1 on William Rogalski, team foul #5 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Lee Walker (SG), Willie Risk (PF) David Mole, Roy Gilmore | |
| Subs | Elms | Jeffrey Gullett (PG), Jerry Guillot (SF) William Rogalski, James Vanmatre | |
| 14:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Todd makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 14:21 | Elms | Hugh Stucky is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Hugh Stucky, team foul #6 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Walter Vitale (SF), Orville Davis (C) James Todd, Steve Rice | |
| Subs | Elms | | |
| 14:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 14:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Risk grabs the offensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 13:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lee Walker makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-9 |
| 13:26 | Elms | Hugh Stucky clanks a jumper from the baseline | 15-9 |
| 13:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Orville Davis gets the rebound | 15-9 |
| 13:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lee Walker misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 15-9 |
| 13:18 | Elms | Jerry Guillot grabs the board | 15-9 |
| 13:01 | Elms | Hugh Stucky hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jerry Guillot | 15-11 |
| 12:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Gullett is called for the reach on Chad Cordon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Gullett, team foul #7 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Elms | William Rogalski (SG), Brandon Young (PF), James Vanmatre (C) Melvin Fairchild, Hugh Stucky, Leonard Vento | |
| 12:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 12:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon makes the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 12:37 | Elms | James Vanmatre throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-11 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mole (PG), David Nitta (SG), Roy Gilmore (SF), Steve Rice (PF), James Todd (C) Chad Cordon, Lee Walker, Walter Vitale, Willie Risk, Orville Davis | |
| Subs | Elms | | |
| 12:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Nitta misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-11 |
| 12:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Rice snags the offensive board | 17-11 |
| 11:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | The jump hook by James Todd is blocked by Brandon Young | 17-11 |
| 11:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Todd tips it back up and in | 19-11 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - David Mole (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Nitta (fresh) SF - Roy Gilmore (fresh) PF - Steve Rice (fresh) C - James Todd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elms | PG - Jeffrey Gullett (fresh) SG - William Rogalski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Guillot (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brandon Young (fresh) C - James Vanmatre (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Elms | Steve Rice swats the short shot by Jerry Guillot | 19-11 |
| 11:35 | Elms | Jerry Guillot tips it back up and in | 19-13 |
| 11:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Nitta misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-13 |
| 11:22 | Elms | Brandon Young snags the defensive board | 19-13 |
| 11:18 | Elms | Jeffrey Gullett connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by William Rogalski | 19-16 |
| 10:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Brandon Young steals the ball from David Nitta | 19-16 |
| 10:33 | Elms | Jerry Guillot is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Jerry Guillot, team foul #8 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Lee Walker (SG), Walter Vitale (SF), Willie Risk (PF), Orville Davis (C) David Nitta, Roy Gilmore, Steve Rice, James Todd | |
| Subs | Elms | Melvin Fairchild (SG), Hugh Stucky (PF), Leonard Vento (C) Jeffrey Gullett, Jerry Guillot, Brandon Young | |
| 10:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Risk misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 19-16 |
| 10:05 | Elms | Leonard Vento gets the rebound | 19-16 |
| 10:00 | Elms | James Vanmatre misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 19-16 |
| 09:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mole snags the defensive board | 19-16 |
| 09:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lee Walker misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-16 |
| 09:38 | Elms | Leonard Vento pulls down the rebound | 19-16 |
| 09:18 | Elms | Leonard Vento makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-19 |
| 09:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Orville Davis is fouled on the floor by Leonard Vento - foul #2 on Leonard Vento, team foul #9 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon (PG) David Mole | |
| Subs | Elms | Jeffrey Gullett (PG), Samuel Steadman (SF), Brandon Young (C) William Rogalski, James Vanmatre, Leonard Vento | |
| 09:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Orville Davis misses the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 09:00 | Elms | Hugh Stucky grabs the defensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 08:43 | Elms | Samuel Steadman makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 19-21 |
| 08:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Walter Vitale misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-21 |
| 08:27 | Elms | Brandon Young snags the defensive board | 19-21 |
| 08:20 | Elms | Jeffrey Gullett is hacked by Orville Davis - foul #1 on Orville Davis, team foul #2 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Roy Gilmore (SF), Steve Rice (PF) Walter Vitale, Willie Risk | |
| Subs | Elms | | |
| 08:03 | Elms | Brandon Young lays it in | 19-23 |
| 07:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Melvin Fairchild is called for the reach on Lee Walker - foul #1 on Melvin Fairchild, team foul #10 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mole (PG), James Todd (C) Chad Cordon, Orville Davis | |
| Subs | Elms | | |
| 07:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lee Walker makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 07:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lee Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 07:41 | Elms | Jeffrey Gullett misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing but the foul's on Steve Rice - foul #1 on Steve Rice, team foul #3 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon (SG) Lee Walker | |
| Subs | Elms | | |
| 07:41 | Elms | Jeffrey Gullett makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 07:41 | Elms | Jeffrey Gullett misses the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 07:41 | Elms | Jeffrey Gullett makes the 3rd free throw | 21-25 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - David Mole (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chad Cordon (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Roy Gilmore (fresh) PF - Steve Rice (fresh) C - James Todd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elms | PG - Jeffrey Gullett (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Melvin Fairchild (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Samuel Steadman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hugh Stucky (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Brandon Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Rice connects on the fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by Hugh Stucky - foul #2 on Hugh Stucky, team foul #11 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Elms | William Wolinski (SG), James Vanmatre (SF) Melvin Fairchild, Hugh Stucky | |
| 07:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Rice misses the free throw | 23-25 |
| 07:20 | Elms | Samuel Steadman pulls down the rebound | 23-25 |
| 07:03 | Elms | Jeffrey Gullett drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James Vanmatre | 23-28 |
| 06:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by William Wolinski - foul #1 on William Wolinski, team foul #12 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Lee Walker (SG), Walter Vitale (SF), Willie Risk (PF), Orville Davis (C) David Mole, Roy Gilmore, Steve Rice, James Todd | |
| Subs | Elms | William Rogalski (SG) Jeffrey Gullett | |
| 06:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon misses the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 06:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 06:29 | Elms | James Vanmatre misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-28 |
| 06:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lee Walker grabs the board | 24-28 |
| 06:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lee Walker misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-28 |
| 06:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Orville Davis tips it back up and in | 26-28 |
| 06:04 | Elms | William Rogalski drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-31 |
| 05:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Walter Vitale misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 26-31 |
| 05:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Orville Davis tips it in | 28-31 |
| 05:31 | Elms | William Wolinski hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from William Rogalski | 28-33 |
| 05:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Orville Davis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Vanmatre - foul #1 on James Vanmatre, team foul #13 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mole (PG), David Nitta (SG), Roy Gilmore (SF) Chad Cordon, Lee Walker, Walter Vitale | |
| Subs | Elms | Jeffrey Gullett (PG), Melvin Fairchild (SG) William Wolinski, William Rogalski | |
| 05:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Orville Davis makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 05:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Orville Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 05:12 | Elms | The rebound goes to James Vanmatre | 29-33 |
| 04:50 | Elms | Brandon Young misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by David Nitta - foul #1 on David Nitta, team foul #4 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Rice (PF), James Todd (C) Willie Risk, Orville Davis | |
| Subs | Elms | | |
| 04:50 | Elms | Brandon Young misses the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 04:50 | Elms | Brandon Young misses the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 04:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Rice grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 04:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Todd hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-33 |
| 04:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to David Mole | 29-33 |
| 04:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mole clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jeffrey Gullett - foul #2 on Jeffrey Gullett, team foul #14 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Lee Walker (SG) David Nitta | |
| Subs | Elms | William Rogalski (PG) Jeffrey Gullett | |
| 04:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mole makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 04:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mole misses the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 04:06 | Elms | The rebound goes to Brandon Young | 30-33 |
| 03:50 | Elms | Melvin Fairchild knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by William Rogalski | 30-35 |
| 03:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lee Walker loses the dribble to Brandon Young | 30-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - David Mole (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lee Walker (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Roy Gilmore (fresh) PF - Steve Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Todd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elms | PG - William Rogalski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Melvin Fairchild (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Vanmatre (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Samuel Steadman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Brandon Young (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:19 | Elms | Brandon Young is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Brandon Young, team foul #15 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Walter Vitale (SF), Willie Risk (PF), Orville Davis (C) Roy Gilmore, Steve Rice, James Todd | |
| Subs | Elms | Jeffrey Gullett (PG), Jerry Guillot (SF), Hugh Stucky (PF), Leonard Vento (C) William Rogalski, James Vanmatre, Samuel Steadman, Brandon Young | |
| 02:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Orville Davis knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 32-35 |
| 02:36 | Elms | Leonard Vento is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Leonard Vento, team foul #16 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Elms | Todd Simons (C) Leonard Vento | |
| 02:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Orville Davis misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 02:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Orville Davis gets the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 01:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lee Walker can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 01:56 | Elms | The rebound goes to Hugh Stucky | 32-35 |
| 01:47 | Elms | Todd Simons misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-35 |
| 01:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mole grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 01:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Orville Davis is whistled for a carry | 32-35 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon (PG), David Nitta (SG), Roy Gilmore (SF), Steve Rice (PF), James Todd (C) David Mole, Lee Walker, Walter Vitale, Willie Risk, Orville Davis | |
| Subs | Elms | William Rogalski (SG) Melvin Fairchild | |
| 01:20 | Elms | Jerry Guillot is whistled for traveling | 32-35 |
| 01:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Roy Gilmore | 35-35 |
| 00:47 | Elms | William Rogalski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-35 |
| 00:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roy Gilmore gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 00:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Rice buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by David Nitta | 37-35 |
| 00:26 | Elms | Jeffrey Gullett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-35 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mole (PG), Orville Davis (C) David Nitta, James Todd | |
| Subs | Elms | Melvin Fairchild (SG) Jeffrey Gullett | |
| 00:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-35 |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | The clock runs out | 37-35 |