| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Earl Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Bennett (fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Turner (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Nathan Golden (fresh) 3 reb. C - Hans Savage (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Patrick Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Boles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Shafer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kelvin Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Johnson State | Jason Shafer inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Johnson State | Kelvin Adams can't finish the layup | 30-35 |
| 19:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Hans Savage pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 19:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Turner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-35 |
| 19:25 | Johnson State | Jason Shafer's pass is intercepted by Fred Bennett | 30-35 |
| 19:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathan Golden misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 19:17 | Johnson State | Jason Shafer grabs the board | 30-35 |
| 19:03 | Johnson State | Jason Shafer misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 19:01 | Johnson State | Kelvin Adams snags the offensive board | 30-35 |
| 18:40 | Johnson State | Kelvin Adams buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Franklin | 30-37 |
| 18:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kelvin Adams steps in front of the Hans Savage pass | 30-37 |
| 18:07 | Johnson State | Jason Shafer misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-37 |
| 18:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Hans Savage gets the rebound | 30-37 |
| 17:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathan Golden misses the easy layup | 30-37 |
| 17:35 | Johnson State | Jeremy Boles grabs the defensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 17:10 | Johnson State | Charles Armstrong misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-37 |
| 17:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Hans Savage | 30-37 |
| 17:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Turner hits the finger roll | 32-37 |
| 16:48 | Johnson State | Patrick Franklin comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-37 |
| 16:46 | Johnson State | The offensive rebound goes to Kelvin Adams | 32-37 |
| 16:29 | Johnson State | Kelvin Adams is hacked by Nathan Golden - foul #2 on Nathan Golden, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Leo Blevins (PG), Bill Alam (SG), Richard Wray (PF), Andrew Lemieux (C) Earl Jackson, Fred Bennett, Nathan Golden, Hans Savage | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Greg Williams (SG), Greg Koopman (SF), David Bonawitz (PF), David Hogge (C) Jeremy Boles, Jason Shafer, Kelvin Adams, Charles Armstrong | |
| 16:19 | Johnson State | David Hogge can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 16:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Wray grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 16:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Lemieux misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 16:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Bill Alam | 32-37 |
| 15:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Lemieux misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-37 |
| 15:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Alam grabs the offensive rebound | 32-37 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Leo Blevins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bill Alam (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Turner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Richard Wray (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Lemieux (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Patrick Franklin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Greg Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Greg Koopman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Bonawitz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Hogge (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Alam is whistled for a carry | 32-37 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Patrick Lowery (SG) John Turner | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Jeremy Boles (SG), Paul Akin (SF), Kelvin Adams (PF) Patrick Franklin, Greg Koopman, David Hogge | |
| 14:59 | Johnson State | Greg Williams's pass is intercepted by Richard Wray | 32-37 |
| 14:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leo Blevins scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Patrick Lowery | 34-37 |
| 14:27 | Johnson State | Paul Akin clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Patrick Lowery - foul #4 on Patrick Lowery, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Earl Jackson (PG), Fred Bennett (SG), John Turner (SF), Nathan Golden (PF), Hans Savage (C) Leo Blevins, Patrick Lowery, Bill Alam, Richard Wray, Andrew Lemieux | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Charles Armstrong (C) David Bonawitz | |
| 14:27 | Johnson State | Paul Akin makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 14:27 | Johnson State | Paul Akin makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 14:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Hans Savage buries a runner in the paint | 36-39 |
| 13:55 | Johnson State | Charles Armstrong hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Jeremy Boles and the foul's on Hans Savage - foul #1 on Hans Savage, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Patrick Franklin (PG) Greg Williams | |
| 13:55 | Johnson State | Charles Armstrong misses the free throw | 36-41 |
| 13:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Hans Savage | 36-41 |
| 13:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathan Golden can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-41 |
| 13:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Turner pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 13:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Turner comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 36-41 |
| 13:12 | Johnson State | Kelvin Adams pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| 13:08 | Johnson State | Patrick Franklin can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 13:07 | Johnson State | Kelvin Adams grabs the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 12:55 | Johnson State | Jeremy Boles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-41 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Greg Williams (SG), Jason Shafer (PF), David Bonawitz (C) Jeremy Boles, Kelvin Adams, Charles Armstrong | |
| 12:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Earl Jackson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 12:31 | Johnson State | Greg Williams grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 12:18 | Johnson State | Jason Shafer can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 36-41 |
| 12:16 | Johnson State | David Bonawitz tips it in | 36-43 |
| 12:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Turner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-43 |
| 11:58 | Johnson State | David Bonawitz snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 11:43 | Johnson State | Jason Shafer makes the runner from the baseline set up by Patrick Franklin | 36-45 |
| 11:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathan Golden misses the shot from the baseline | 36-45 |
| 11:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Hans Savage tips it back up and in | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Earl Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Bennett (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Turner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Golden (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Hans Savage (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Patrick Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Greg Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Akin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jason Shafer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Bonawitz (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:04 | Johnson State | David Bonawitz misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Hans Savage - foul #2 on Hans Savage, team foul #4 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Leo Blevins (PG), Bill Alam (SG), Clifton Reedy (SF), Richard Wray (PF), Andrew Lemieux (C) Earl Jackson, Fred Bennett, John Turner, Nathan Golden, Hans Savage | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Jeremy Boles (SG), Charles Armstrong (C) Greg Williams, Paul Akin | |
| 11:04 | Johnson State | David Bonawitz misses the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 11:04 | Johnson State | David Bonawitz makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 10:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Lemieux hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 10:52 | Johnson State | Charles Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 38-46 |
| 10:29 | Johnson State | Jason Shafer comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 38-46 |
| 10:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Lemieux gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 10:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leo Blevins misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 38-46 |
| 10:09 | Johnson State | Jason Shafer grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 09:51 | Johnson State | Richard Wray steps in front of the Jason Shafer pass | 38-46 |
| 09:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Patrick Franklin steals the ball from Leo Blevins in the backcourt | 38-46 |
| 09:23 | Johnson State | David Bonawitz misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 09:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Alam gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 09:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Armstrong denies the turnaround by Bill Alam | 38-46 |
| 09:00 | Johnson State | David Bonawitz gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 08:34 | Johnson State | Jason Shafer connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by David Bonawitz | 38-49 |
| 08:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | The jump hook by Leo Blevins is blocked by David Bonawitz | 38-49 |
| 08:14 | Johnson State | The rebound goes to Charles Armstrong | 38-49 |
| 07:54 | Johnson State | Jason Shafer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-49 |
| 07:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Lemieux grabs the board | 38-49 |
| 07:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leo Blevins is hacked by Jason Shafer - foul #1 on Jason Shafer, team foul #1 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Earl Jackson (PG), Patrick Lowery (SG), John Turner (SF), Nathan Golden (PF), Hans Savage (C) Leo Blevins, Bill Alam, Clifton Reedy, Richard Wray, Andrew Lemieux | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Greg Williams (PG), Paul Akin (SF), Kelvin Adams (PF), David Hogge (C) Patrick Franklin, Jason Shafer, David Bonawitz, Charles Armstrong | |
| 07:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Earl Jackson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-49 |
| 07:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Hans Savage tips it back up and in | 40-49 |
| 07:15 | Johnson State | David Hogge misses long on a 3 from straight away | 40-49 |
| 07:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathan Golden snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Earl Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Lowery (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Turner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Golden (fresh) 4 reb. C - Hans Savage (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Greg Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Boles (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Akin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kelvin Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - David Hogge (fresh) | |
| 07:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Hans Savage loses the dribble to Kelvin Adams | 40-49 |
| 06:47 | Johnson State | Jeremy Boles double dribbles | 40-49 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Greg Koopman (SG) Jeremy Boles | |
| 06:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathan Golden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-49 |
| 06:27 | Johnson State | The rebound goes to David Hogge | 40-49 |
| 06:23 | Johnson State | Greg Koopman is called for traveling | 40-49 |
| 06:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kelvin Adams takes the ball from Earl Jackson | 40-49 |
| 05:52 | Johnson State | Paul Akin can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 40-49 |
| 05:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Turner gets the rebound | 40-49 |
| 05:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Patrick Lowery knocks in the shot from the right block | 42-49 |
| 05:33 | Johnson State | Paul Akin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-49 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Patrick Franklin (PG), Jeremy Boles (SG), Charles Armstrong (C) Greg Williams, Greg Koopman, David Hogge | |
| 05:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Hans Savage travels with the ball | 42-49 |
| 04:54 | Johnson State | Earl Jackson steps in front of the Patrick Franklin pass | 42-49 |
| 04:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Earl Jackson lays it up and in | 44-49 |
| 04:26 | Johnson State | Jeremy Boles can't finish the layup | 44-49 |
| 04:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Hans Savage pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 04:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Hans Savage scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Patrick Lowery | 46-49 |
| 03:41 | Johnson State | Kelvin Adams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 46-49 |
| 03:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Hans Savage grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 03:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Turner scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 48-49 |
| 02:58 | Johnson State | The refs have stopped play. Paul Akin is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his shoulder. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 48-49 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Leo Blevins (PG), Fred Bennett (SG), Bill Alam (SF), Richard Wray (PF), Andrew Lemieux (C) Earl Jackson, Patrick Lowery, John Turner, Nathan Golden, Hans Savage | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Greg Williams (PG), Greg Koopman (SG), Peter Swing (SF), Jason Shafer (PF), David Hogge (C) Patrick Franklin, Jeremy Boles, Paul Akin, Kelvin Adams, Charles Armstrong | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Leo Blevins (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Fred Bennett (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bill Alam (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Wray (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Lemieux (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Greg Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Greg Koopman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Peter Swing (fresh) PF - Jason Shafer (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - David Hogge (fresh) | |
| 02:53 | Johnson State | Greg Koopman is fouled on the floor by Fred Bennett - foul #3 on Fred Bennett, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| 02:48 | Johnson State | The jumper by Greg Koopman is denied by Richard Wray | 48-49 |
| 02:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Wray pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| 02:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-49 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Turner (SF) Leo Blevins | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Patrick Franklin (PG), Jeremy Boles (SG), David Bonawitz (C) Greg Williams, Peter Swing, David Hogge | |
| 02:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Fred Bennett misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 02:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Wray pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 02:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Turner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-49 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Earl Jackson (PG), Patrick Lowery (SG), Nathan Golden (PF) Fred Bennett, Bill Alam, Andrew Lemieux | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Kelvin Adams (PF) Greg Koopman | |
| 01:50 | Johnson State | Richard Wray is called for the reach on David Bonawitz - foul #3 on Richard Wray, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Hans Savage (C) Richard Wray | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Charles Armstrong (C) David Bonawitz | |
| 01:45 | Johnson State | Charles Armstrong misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 01:43 | Johnson State | Jason Shafer grabs the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 01:29 | Johnson State | Jeremy Boles comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 48-49 |
| 01:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Earl Jackson gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 01:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathan Golden drills a turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Kelvin Adams - foul #1 on Kelvin Adams, team foul #2 | 50-49 |
| 01:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathan Golden makes the free throw | 51-49 |
| 00:58 | Johnson State | Charles Armstrong makes the fadeaway in the lane | 51-51 |
| 00:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Patrick Lowery banks in the layup set up by Earl Jackson | 53-51 |
| 00:39 | Johnson State | Jeremy Boles misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-51 |
| 00:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathan Golden snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathan Golden is hacked by Patrick Franklin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Patrick Franklin, team foul #3 | 53-51 |
| 00:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Armstrong is called for the reach on Earl Jackson - foul #3 on Charles Armstrong, team foul #4 | 53-51 |
| 00:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Patrick Lowery is hacked by Jeremy Boles - foul #2 on Jeremy Boles, team foul #5 | 53-51 |
| 00:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Patrick Lowery is hacked by Jeremy Boles - foul #3 on Jeremy Boles, team foul #6 | 53-51 |
| 00:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Armstrong is called for the reach on Hans Savage - foul #4 on Charles Armstrong, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| 00:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Hans Savage makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 00:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Hans Savage misses the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 00:25 | Johnson State | Kelvin Adams gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 00:16 | Johnson State | Kelvin Adams misses the easy layup | 54-51 |
| 00:15 | Johnson State | Charles Armstrong grabs the offensive board | 54-51 |
| 00:03 | Johnson State | Jason Shafer comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 54-51 |
| 00:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathan Golden pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathan Golden runs out the clock | 54-51 |