| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - William Mattson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Hyde (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Wick (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Day (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - William Devlin (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Cartwright (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blake Schermerhorn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven McCoy (fresh) C - Matthew Belcher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Hyde inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Marsh hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-30 |
| 19:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Hyde grabs the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 19:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Wick scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by William Mattson | 31-30 |
| 19:12 | Thomas | Steven Hyde steals the ball from Kevin Cartwright | 31-30 |
| 19:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Wick loses the ball out of bounds | 31-30 |
| 18:53 | Thomas | Blake Schermerhorn hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 31-30 |
| 18:51 | Thomas | Matthew Belcher gets the offensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 18:42 | Thomas | William Devlin hits the finger roll set up by Kevin Cartwright | 31-32 |
| 18:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kevin Cartwright picks off the pass by William Mattson | 31-32 |
| 17:58 | Thomas | Matthew Belcher banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kevin Cartwright and he's hacked by William Mattson - foul #1 on William Mattson, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| 17:58 | Thomas | Matthew Belcher makes the free throw | 31-35 |
| 17:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Marsh travels with the ball | 31-35 |
| 17:14 | Thomas | Matthew Belcher hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from William Devlin | 31-37 |
| 16:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Hyde loses the ball out of bounds | 31-37 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Matsumoto (SF) Steven Hyde | |
| Subs | Thomas | Marcus Olson (PG), David Clark (SF) William Devlin, Blake Schermerhorn | |
| 16:43 | Thomas | Matthew Belcher scores on a shot in the lane | 31-39 |
| 16:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Louis Day is whistled for a carry | 31-39 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Wood (PG), Barrett Cedeno (SG), Lawrence Jasper (PF), Milton Godsey (C) William Mattson, Paul Marsh, Michael Wick, Louis Day | |
| Subs | Thomas | Walter Parada (PF), Shane Lancaster (C) Steven McCoy, Matthew Belcher | |
| 15:53 | Thomas | Kevin Cartwright misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 31-39 |
| 15:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Wood pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - David Wood (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Barrett Cedeno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Donald Matsumoto (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lawrence Jasper (fresh) C - Milton Godsey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - Marcus Olson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Cartwright (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Clark (fresh) PF - Walter Parada (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Shane Lancaster (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Jasper's layup is rejected by Shane Lancaster | 31-39 |
| 15:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Jasper | 31-39 |
| 15:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Matsumoto misses the easy layup but the foul's on Marcus Olson - foul #1 on Marcus Olson, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Marsh (SG), Louis Day (C) Barrett Cedeno, Milton Godsey | |
| Subs | Thomas | William Devlin (PG), Blake Schermerhorn (SF) Kevin Cartwright, David Clark | |
| 15:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Matsumoto makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 15:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Matsumoto misses the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 15:20 | Thomas | Shane Lancaster snags the defensive board | 32-39 |
| 15:16 | Thomas | Blake Schermerhorn clanks a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Louis Day - foul #2 on Louis Day, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Hyde (SF) Donald Matsumoto | |
| Subs | Thomas | | |
| 15:16 | Thomas | Blake Schermerhorn misses the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 15:16 | Thomas | Blake Schermerhorn misses the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 15:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Louis Day | 32-39 |
| 14:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Wood misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-39 |
| 14:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Louis Day gets the offensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 14:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Hyde comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Blake Schermerhorn - foul #1 on Blake Schermerhorn, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | William Mattson (PG), Michael Wick (PF) David Wood, Lawrence Jasper | |
| Subs | Thomas | Steven McCoy (PF), Matthew Belcher (C) Walter Parada, Shane Lancaster | |
| 14:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Hyde makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 14:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Hyde misses the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 14:38 | Thomas | Steven McCoy pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 14:16 | Thomas | Marcus Olson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-39 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Thomas | Kevin Cartwright (SG) Marcus Olson | |
| 14:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Hyde hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Louis Day | 36-39 |
| 13:43 | Thomas | Louis Day is called for the reach on Matthew Belcher - foul #3 on Louis Day, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Thomas | David Clark (SF) Blake Schermerhorn | |
| 13:38 | Thomas | David Clark scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Cartwright | 36-42 |
| 13:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Wick's fadeaway is rejected by Steven McCoy | 36-42 |
| 13:23 | Thomas | Matthew Belcher pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| 13:01 | Thomas | William Devlin misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-42 |
| 12:59 | Thomas | The offensive rebound goes to Steven McCoy | 36-42 |
| 12:38 | Thomas | William Devlin knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Belcher | 36-44 |
| 12:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Louis Day is hacked by Steven McCoy - foul #3 on Steven McCoy, team foul #3 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Barrett Cedeno (SG), Donald Matsumoto (SF), Lawrence Jasper (C) Paul Marsh, Steven Hyde, Louis Day | |
| Subs | Thomas | Marcus Olson (PG) William Devlin | |
| 12:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kevin Cartwright takes the ball from Lawrence Jasper | 36-44 |
| 11:54 | Thomas | Steven McCoy is whistled for a carry | 36-44 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Wood (PG), Milton Godsey (C) William Mattson, Michael Wick | |
| Subs | Thomas | Timothy Bowers (SG), Blake Schermerhorn (SF), Walter Parada (PF), Shane Lancaster (C) Kevin Cartwright, David Clark, Steven McCoy, Matthew Belcher | |
| 11:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Barrett Cedeno throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - David Wood (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Barrett Cedeno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Donald Matsumoto (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lawrence Jasper (fresh) C - Milton Godsey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - Marcus Olson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Bowers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Blake Schermerhorn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Parada (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Shane Lancaster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:19 | Thomas | Timothy Bowers misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-44 |
| 11:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Matsumoto grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 10:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Jasper misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-44 |
| 10:57 | Thomas | Walter Parada grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 10:53 | Thomas | Timothy Bowers can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 36-44 |
| 10:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Matsumoto gets the rebound | 36-44 |
| 10:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Barrett Cedeno hits a shot in the paint and he's fouled by Marcus Olson - foul #2 on Marcus Olson, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | William Mattson (PG), Steven Hyde (SF), Michael Wick (PF), Louis Day (C) David Wood, Donald Matsumoto, Lawrence Jasper, Milton Godsey | |
| Subs | Thomas | William Devlin (PG), Kevin Cartwright (SG), Steven McCoy (PF), Matthew Belcher (C) Marcus Olson, Timothy Bowers, Walter Parada, Shane Lancaster | |
| 10:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Barrett Cedeno misses the free throw | 38-44 |
| 10:41 | Thomas | Steven McCoy pulls down the rebound | 38-44 |
| 10:28 | Thomas | Kevin Cartwright's pass is intercepted by Steven Hyde | 38-44 |
| 10:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Barrett Cedeno scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by William Mattson | 40-44 |
| 10:01 | Thomas | William Devlin comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-44 |
| 10:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Michael Wick | 40-44 |
| 09:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Barrett Cedeno can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Cartwright - foul #3 on Kevin Cartwright, team foul #5 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Thomas | David Clark (SF) Blake Schermerhorn | |
| 09:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Barrett Cedeno misses the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 09:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Barrett Cedeno misses the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 09:39 | Thomas | Steven McCoy grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 09:23 | Thomas | David Clark connects on the jump hook near the basket | 40-46 |
| 09:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Wick blows the layup | 40-46 |
| 08:58 | Thomas | Steven McCoy grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 08:35 | Thomas | Kevin Cartwright is fouled on the floor by Barrett Cedeno - foul #2 on Barrett Cedeno, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Wood (PG), Paul Marsh (SG), Lawrence Jasper (PF) William Mattson, Barrett Cedeno, Michael Wick | |
| Subs | Thomas | Walter Parada (PF) Steven McCoy | |
| 08:18 | Thomas | David Clark misses the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Steven Hyde - foul #3 on Steven Hyde, team foul #5 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Matsumoto (SF) Steven Hyde | |
| Subs | Thomas | Shane Lancaster (C) Matthew Belcher | |
| 08:18 | Thomas | David Clark makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 08:18 | Thomas | David Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 08:18 | Thomas | Walter Parada snags the offensive board | 40-47 |
| 08:05 | Thomas | Walter Parada hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 40-47 |
| 08:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Louis Day | 40-47 |
| 07:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Wood clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-47 |
| 07:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Jasper grabs the offensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 07:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Shane Lancaster picks off the pass by Paul Marsh | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - David Wood (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Matsumoto (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Jasper (fresh) 2 reb. C - Louis Day (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - William Devlin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Cartwright (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - David Clark (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Walter Parada (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Shane Lancaster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Thomas | David Clark comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 07:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Jasper grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 06:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Jasper drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Louis Day and he's hacked by Walter Parada - foul #1 on Walter Parada, team foul #6 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | William Mattson (PG), Steven Hyde (SF), Michael Wick (PF) David Wood, Donald Matsumoto, Louis Day | |
| Subs | Thomas | Marcus Olson (PG), Timothy Bowers (SG), Blake Schermerhorn (SF), Steven McCoy (PF), Matthew Belcher (C) William Devlin, Kevin Cartwright, David Clark, Walter Parada, Shane Lancaster | |
| 06:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Jasper makes the free throw | 43-47 |
| 06:39 | Thomas | Marcus Olson scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Blake Schermerhorn | 43-49 |
| 06:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Wick scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Steven Hyde and he's fouled by Matthew Belcher - foul #3 on Matthew Belcher, team foul #7 | 45-49 |
| 06:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Wick makes the free throw | 46-49 |
| 05:56 | Thomas | Timothy Bowers clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-49 |
| 05:54 | Thomas | Matthew Belcher tips it back up and in | 46-51 |
| 05:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Wick is denied on a layup by Matthew Belcher | 46-51 |
| 05:37 | Thomas | The rebound goes to Matthew Belcher | 46-51 |
| 05:24 | Thomas | Paul Marsh picks off the pass by Matthew Belcher | 46-51 |
| 04:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Wick misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-51 |
| 04:57 | Thomas | Blake Schermerhorn grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 04:36 | Thomas | Matthew Belcher knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Steven McCoy | 46-53 |
| 04:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Jasper comes up short on the runner from the right block | 46-53 |
| 04:24 | Thomas | Matthew Belcher grabs the board | 46-53 |
| 04:24 | Thomas | Thomas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-53 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Louis Day (C) Lawrence Jasper | |
| Subs | Thomas | William Devlin (PG), Kevin Cartwright (SG) Marcus Olson, Timothy Bowers | |
| 04:04 | Thomas | Blake Schermerhorn misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Paul Marsh - foul #1 on Paul Marsh, team foul #6 | 46-53 |
| 04:04 | Thomas | Blake Schermerhorn makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 04:04 | Thomas | Blake Schermerhorn misses the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 04:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Louis Day | 46-54 |
| 03:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Louis Day comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 46-54 |
| 03:53 | Thomas | William Devlin pulls down the rebound | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Thomas | Blake Schermerhorn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-54 |
| 03:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Louis Day grabs the defensive rebound | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - William Mattson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Hyde (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Michael Wick (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Day (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - William Devlin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Cartwright (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Blake Schermerhorn (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven McCoy (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Belcher (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matthew Belcher takes the ball from Louis Day | 46-54 |
| 02:50 | Thomas | William Devlin scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Kevin Cartwright | 46-57 |
| 02:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Wick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-57 |
| 02:27 | Thomas | Matthew Belcher grabs the board | 46-57 |
| 02:05 | Thomas | Matthew Belcher clanks a shot from the baseline | 46-57 |
| 02:03 | Thomas | Matthew Belcher hits the follow up shot | 46-59 |
| 01:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Marsh misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-59 |
| 01:43 | Thomas | Blake Schermerhorn gets the rebound | 46-59 |
| 01:27 | Thomas | Matthew Belcher hits the finger roll | 46-61 |
| 01:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matthew Belcher swats the short shot by Michael Wick | 46-61 |
| 01:16 | Thomas | Kevin Cartwright grabs the board | 46-61 |
| 00:54 | Thomas | Paul Marsh is called for the reach on Kevin Cartwright - foul #2 on Paul Marsh, team foul #7 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Wood (PG), Barrett Cedeno (SG), Donald Matsumoto (SF), Lawrence Jasper (PF), Milton Godsey (C) William Mattson, Paul Marsh, Steven Hyde, Michael Wick, Louis Day | |
| Subs | Thomas | Marcus Olson (PG), David Clark (SF), Walter Parada (PF), Shane Lancaster (C) William Devlin, Blake Schermerhorn, Steven McCoy, Matthew Belcher | |
| 00:54 | Thomas | Kevin Cartwright makes the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 00:54 | Thomas | Kevin Cartwright makes the 2nd free throw | 46-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Wood hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Thomas | Kevin Cartwright misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Barrett Cedeno - foul #3 on Barrett Cedeno, team foul #8 | 48-63 |
| 00:22 | Thomas | Kevin Cartwright makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 00:22 | Thomas | Kevin Cartwright makes the 2nd free throw | 48-65 |
| 00:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Matsumoto can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-65 |
| 00:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Jasper tips it home | 50-65 |
| 00:00 | Thomas | Marcus Olson runs out the clock | 50-65 |