| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Earl Voight (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sammie Gonsales (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oliver Mosley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harvey Guadalupe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Norman Huckstep (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - William Comer (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Jimmy Horton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Anthony Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mark Chenard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Wildman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Oliver Mosley inbounds the ball | 33-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Oliver Mosley misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Anthony Hughes - foul #1 on Anthony Hughes, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| 19:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Oliver Mosley makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 19:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Oliver Mosley misses the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 19:34 | Messiah | Manuel Wildman grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 19:16 | Messiah | Norman Huckstep picks off the pass by William Comer | 34-34 |
| 18:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammie Gonsales's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-34 |
| 18:28 | Messiah | The jumper by William Comer is denied by Norman Huckstep | 34-34 |
| 18:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Norman Huckstep pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 18:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Anthony Hughes is called for the reach on Sammie Gonsales - foul #2 on Anthony Hughes, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| 17:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Manuel Wildman swats the short shot by Oliver Mosley | 34-34 |
| 17:52 | Messiah | Mark Chenard grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 17:29 | Messiah | Mark Chenard misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-34 |
| 17:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Earl Voight grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 17:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Oliver Mosley banks in the layup | 36-34 |
| 16:52 | Messiah | Anthony Hughes is fouled on the floor by Harvey Guadalupe - foul #3 on Harvey Guadalupe, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Virgil Turner (SF), George Elliott (PF), Rodney Adams (C) Oliver Mosley, Harvey Guadalupe, Norman Huckstep | |
| Subs | Messiah | Brandon Curd (PG), Arthur Port (SG), Robert Carr (SF), Miles Lamberth (PF), Richard Harvard (C) William Comer, Jimmy Horton, Anthony Hughes, Mark Chenard, Manuel Wildman | |
| 16:37 | Messiah | Brandon Curd connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Richard Harvard | 36-36 |
| 16:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Brandon Curd steals the ball from Virgil Turner | 36-36 |
| 16:11 | Messiah | Robert Carr lays it up and in set up by Brandon Curd | 36-38 |
| 15:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | The jumper by George Elliott is denied by Miles Lamberth | 36-38 |
| 15:50 | Messiah | Miles Lamberth grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Earl Voight (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sammie Gonsales (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Virgil Turner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Elliott (fresh) C - Rodney Adams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Brandon Curd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Port (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Carr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Miles Lamberth (fresh) C - Richard Harvard (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Messiah | Brandon Curd's pass is intercepted by Earl Voight in the backcourt | 36-38 |
| 15:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammie Gonsales lays it in on a great pass from Earl Voight | 38-38 |
| 15:25 | Messiah | Robert Carr is whistled for traveling | 38-38 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Ira Shook (PG), Bernard Swilley (SG), Oliver Mosley (SF), Harvey Guadalupe (PF), Norman Huckstep (C) Earl Voight, Sammie Gonsales, Virgil Turner, George Elliott, Rodney Adams | |
| Subs | Messiah | William Comer (PG), Jimmy Horton (SG), Anthony Hughes (SF), Mark Chenard (PF), Manuel Wildman (C) Brandon Curd, Arthur Port, Robert Carr, Miles Lamberth, Richard Harvard | |
| 15:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Oliver Mosley is fouled on the floor by Anthony Hughes - foul #3 on Anthony Hughes, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| 14:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ira Shook comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-38 |
| 14:45 | Messiah | The rebound goes to Anthony Hughes | 38-38 |
| 14:38 | Messiah | Mark Chenard can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 38-38 |
| 14:37 | Messiah | Manuel Wildman grabs the offensive board | 38-38 |
| 14:25 | Messiah | Mark Chenard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 14:24 | Messiah | Mark Chenard pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 14:06 | Messiah | Jimmy Horton misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-38 |
| 14:04 | Messiah | Anthony Hughes pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 13:40 | Messiah | Bernard Swilley picks off the pass by Jimmy Horton | 38-38 |
| 13:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Chenard swats the layup by Oliver Mosley | 38-38 |
| 13:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Norman Huckstep tips it but misses | 38-38 |
| 13:11 | Messiah | Mark Chenard snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 12:54 | Messiah | Jimmy Horton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 12:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Oliver Mosley grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 12:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Norman Huckstep knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Oliver Mosley | 40-38 |
| 12:09 | Messiah | Norman Huckstep takes the ball from Anthony Hughes | 40-38 |
| 11:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Harvey Guadalupe travels with the ball | 40-38 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Earl Voight (PG), Sammie Gonsales (SG), Virgil Turner (SF), George Elliott (PF), Rodney Adams (C) Ira Shook, Bernard Swilley, Oliver Mosley, Harvey Guadalupe, Norman Huckstep | |
| Subs | Messiah | Brandon Curd (PG), Arthur Port (SG), Robert Carr (SF), Miles Lamberth (PF), Richard Harvard (C) William Comer, Jimmy Horton, Anthony Hughes, Mark Chenard, Manuel Wildman | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Earl Voight (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sammie Gonsales (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Virgil Turner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Elliott (fresh) C - Rodney Adams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Brandon Curd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Port (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Carr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Miles Lamberth (fresh) C - Richard Harvard (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Messiah | Rodney Adams is called for the reach on Brandon Curd - foul #1 on Rodney Adams, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| 11:25 | Messiah | Brandon Curd blows the layup | 40-38 |
| 11:23 | Messiah | Richard Harvard hits the follow up shot | 40-40 |
| 10:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammie Gonsales connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Rodney Adams | 42-40 |
| 10:45 | Messiah | Miles Lamberth misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-40 |
| 10:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Elliott pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 10:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Rodney Adams hits the finger roll on a great pass from Earl Voight | 44-40 |
| 10:09 | Messiah | Earl Voight steals it from Richard Harvard | 44-40 |
| 09:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Earl Voight connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Sammie Gonsales | 47-40 |
| 09:30 | Messiah | Miles Lamberth hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brandon Curd | 47-42 |
| 09:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammie Gonsales connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by George Elliott | 50-42 |
| 08:48 | Messiah | Arthur Port is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Arthur Port, team foul #4 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Oliver Mosley (SF), Harvey Guadalupe (PF), Norman Huckstep (C) Virgil Turner, George Elliott, Rodney Adams | |
| Subs | Messiah | William Comer (PG), Jimmy Horton (SG), Anthony Hughes (SF), Mark Chenard (PF), Manuel Wildman (C) Brandon Curd, Arthur Port, Robert Carr, Miles Lamberth, Richard Harvard | |
| 08:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Manuel Wildman is called for the reach on Norman Huckstep - foul #1 on Manuel Wildman, team foul #5 | 50-42 |
| 07:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammie Gonsales's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-42 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Ira Shook (PG), Bernard Swilley (SG) Earl Voight, Sammie Gonsales | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 07:38 | Messiah | Anthony Hughes clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 07:37 | Messiah | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Chenard | 50-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Ira Shook (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bernard Swilley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oliver Mosley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harvey Guadalupe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Norman Huckstep (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - William Comer (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Jimmy Horton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Anthony Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Chenard (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Manuel Wildman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:14 | Messiah | Mark Chenard hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Norman Huckstep - foul #3 on Norman Huckstep, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| 07:14 | Messiah | Mark Chenard makes the free throw | 50-45 |
| 06:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ira Shook misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 06:54 | Messiah | The rebound goes to Mark Chenard | 50-45 |
| 06:45 | Messiah | William Comer is hacked by Ira Shook - foul #2 on Ira Shook, team foul #4 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Earl Voight (PG), Sammie Gonsales (SG) Ira Shook, Bernard Swilley | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 06:30 | Messiah | Mark Chenard clanks a jump hook from the left block | 50-45 |
| 06:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Norman Huckstep pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 06:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Earl Voight misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 06:23 | Messiah | The rebound goes to Mark Chenard | 50-45 |
| 06:06 | Messiah | Anthony Hughes misses the 3 from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 06:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Harvey Guadalupe pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 05:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Harvey Guadalupe is denied on a layup by Mark Chenard | 50-45 |
| 05:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammie Gonsales pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 05:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Norman Huckstep makes the shot in the paint | 52-45 |
| 05:04 | Messiah | Mark Chenard hits a 3 from straight away | 52-48 |
| 04:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammie Gonsales hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 04:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Norman Huckstep pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 04:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Norman Huckstep throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-48 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Virgil Turner (SF), George Elliott (PF), Rodney Adams (C) Oliver Mosley, Harvey Guadalupe, Norman Huckstep | |
| Subs | Messiah | Brandon Curd (PG), Arthur Port (SG), Robert Carr (SF), Miles Lamberth (PF), Richard Harvard (C) William Comer, Jimmy Horton, Anthony Hughes, Mark Chenard, Manuel Wildman | |
| 04:04 | Messiah | Robert Carr clanks a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Virgil Turner - foul #2 on Virgil Turner, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Ira Shook (SG) Sammie Gonsales | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 04:04 | Messiah | Robert Carr makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 04:04 | Messiah | Robert Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 03:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Arthur Port is called for the reach on Ira Shook - foul #3 on Arthur Port, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| 03:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Earl Voight connects on the 3 from straight away set up by George Elliott | 55-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Earl Voight (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ira Shook (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Virgil Turner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Elliott (fresh) C - Rodney Adams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Brandon Curd (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Port (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Miles Lamberth (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Harvard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:05 | Messiah | Arthur Port misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-50 |
| 03:04 | Messiah | Robert Carr tips it back up and in | 55-52 |
| 02:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Virgil Turner buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ira Shook | 57-52 |
| 02:46 | Messiah | Messiah calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-52 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammie Gonsales (SG), Oliver Mosley (SF), Harvey Guadalupe (PF), Norman Huckstep (C) Ira Shook, Virgil Turner, George Elliott, Rodney Adams | |
| Subs | Messiah | William Comer (PG), Jimmy Horton (SG), Anthony Hughes (SF), Mark Chenard (PF), Manuel Wildman (C) Brandon Curd, Arthur Port, Robert Carr, Miles Lamberth, Richard Harvard | |
| 02:26 | Messiah | Earl Voight steals the ball from Mark Chenard | 57-52 |
| 01:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammie Gonsales hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:37 | Messiah | William Comer buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jimmy Horton | 60-55 |
| 01:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Earl Voight loses the dribble to William Comer in the backcourt | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:19 | Messiah | Manuel Wildman misses the floater from the right wing | 60-55 |
| 01:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Harvey Guadalupe grabs the defensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 00:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Comer steals it from Sammie Gonsales | 60-55 |
| 00:46 | Messiah | Anthony Hughes lays it up and in set up by William Comer | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Harvey Guadalupe lays it in set up by Earl Voight and the foul's on Mark Chenard - foul #3 on Mark Chenard, team foul #7 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Virgil Turner (SF) Oliver Mosley | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 00:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Harvey Guadalupe makes the free throw | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Messiah | Mark Chenard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-57 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | George Elliott (PF) Harvey Guadalupe | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Comer is called for the reach on Virgil Turner in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Comer, team foul #8 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Rodney Adams (PF) George Elliott | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 00:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Virgil Turner makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Virgil Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Messiah | Norman Huckstep blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by William Comer | 65-57 |
| 00:08 | Messiah | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Hughes | 65-57 |
| 00:06 | Messiah | Manuel Wildman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Earl Voight runs out the clock | 65-57 |