| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Allen Kadlec (fresh) SG - Roy McMikle (fresh) SF - Allen Lester (fresh) PF - Christopher Flanagan (fresh) C - David Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Franklin | PG - Kenneth Sinclair (fresh) SG - Chad Heine (fresh) SF - William Snow (fresh) PF - Rodney Defalco (fresh) C - Douglas Ely (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Franklin | Douglas Ely wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Franklin | Franklin is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Franklin | Rodney Defalco's floater is tipped away by David Jackson | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Franklin | Rodney Defalco hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Jackson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Flanagan grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Flanagan buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Allen Kadlec | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | Franklin | Rodney Defalco misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | Franklin | Chad Heine pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Franklin | Roy McMikle takes the ball from Chad Heine | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Allen Kadlec hits the finger roll on a great pass from Roy McMikle | 4-2 |
| 18:20 | Franklin | Kenneth Sinclair misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 18:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Flanagan snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roy McMikle is fouled on the floor by Chad Heine - foul #1 on Chad Heine, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 17:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Allen Lester drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Allen Kadlec | 6-2 |
| 17:12 | Franklin | Douglas Ely hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 16:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Flanagan connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Jackson | 8-5 |
| 16:36 | Franklin | Kenneth Sinclair loses the ball out of bounds | 8-5 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Franklin | Christopher Cramer (SG), James Zellars (SF), Jame Chung (PF), Randy Looney (C) Chad Heine, William Snow, Rodney Defalco, Douglas Ely | |
| 16:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Allen Lester misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by James Zellars - foul #1 on James Zellars, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| 16:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Allen Lester makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 16:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Allen Lester misses the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 16:14 | Franklin | Jame Chung grabs the defensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 16:01 | Franklin | Jame Chung's layup is rejected by Christopher Flanagan | 9-5 |
| 16:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Jackson snags the defensive board | 9-5 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Allen Kadlec (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy McMikle (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Allen Lester (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Flanagan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Franklin | PG - Kenneth Sinclair (fresh) SG - Christopher Cramer (fresh) SF - James Zellars (fresh) PF - Jame Chung (fresh) C - Randy Looney (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roy McMikle scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from David Jackson | 11-5 |
| 15:26 | Franklin | Kenneth Sinclair can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Allen Kadlec - foul #1 on Allen Kadlec, team foul #1 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Victor Woolverton (SF), Emil Lax (PF) Allen Lester, Christopher Flanagan | |
| Subs | Franklin | Chad Heine (SG), Rodney Defalco (PF) James Zellars, Randy Looney | |
| 15:26 | Franklin | Kenneth Sinclair makes the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 15:26 | Franklin | Kenneth Sinclair misses the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 15:26 | Franklin | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Defalco | 11-6 |
| 15:06 | Franklin | Kenneth Sinclair drills a turnaround from the left block | 11-8 |
| 14:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-8 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Franklin | James Zellars (PG), William Snow (SF) Kenneth Sinclair, Christopher Cramer | |
| 14:33 | Franklin | William Snow knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Chad Heine | 11-10 |
| 14:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Allen Kadlec misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 14:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Emil Lax | 11-10 |
| 14:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roy McMikle comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 11-10 |
| 14:08 | Franklin | Jame Chung grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 14:03 | Franklin | Chad Heine clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 14:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Jackson pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Allen Kadlec misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-10 |
| 13:39 | Franklin | William Snow gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:32 | Franklin | Rodney Defalco's fadeaway is rejected by David Jackson | 11-10 |
| 13:30 | Franklin | Jame Chung snags the offensive board | 11-10 |
| 13:24 | Franklin | Chad Heine comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 13:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roy McMikle pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Snow steals it from Allen Kadlec | 11-10 |
| 12:49 | Franklin | Emil Lax steals it from Chad Heine | 11-10 |
| 12:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roy McMikle is fouled on the floor by Chad Heine - foul #2 on Chad Heine, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Cross (PG), Steve Tyrrell (SG), Allen Lester (SF), Christopher Flanagan (PF), Daniel Standish (C) Allen Kadlec, Roy McMikle, Victor Woolverton, Emil Lax, David Jackson | |
| Subs | Franklin | Kenneth Sinclair (PG), Christopher Cramer (SG), Bryan Slama (PF), Douglas Ely (C) Chad Heine, William Snow, Rodney Defalco, Jame Chung | |
| 12:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Cross drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Christopher Flanagan | 13-10 |
| 12:04 | Franklin | James Zellars comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-10 |
| 12:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Flanagan grabs the defensive rebound | 13-10 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Michael Cross (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steve Tyrrell (fresh) SF - Allen Lester (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Flanagan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Standish (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Franklin | PG - Kenneth Sinclair (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Cramer (fresh) SF - James Zellars (fresh) PF - Bryan Slama (fresh) C - Douglas Ely (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Flanagan misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Zellars - foul #2 on James Zellars, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Franklin | Thomas Maffei (SG) James Zellars | |
| 11:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Flanagan makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 11:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Flanagan misses the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 11:50 | Franklin | The rebound goes to Douglas Ely | 14-10 |
| 11:22 | Franklin | Kenneth Sinclair clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-10 |
| 11:21 | Franklin | Bryan Slama can't tip it in | 14-10 |
| 11:19 | Franklin | Christopher Cramer grabs the offensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 11:09 | Franklin | Douglas Ely misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-10 |
| 11:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Flanagan grabs the defensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 11:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Allen Lester is hacked by Christopher Cramer - foul #1 on Christopher Cramer, team foul #5 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Allen Kadlec (PG), Roy McMikle (SG) Michael Cross, Steve Tyrrell | |
| Subs | Franklin | William Snow (SF) Thomas Maffei | |
| 10:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Daniel Standish's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-10 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Franklin | Jame Chung (PF) Bryan Slama | |
| 10:26 | Franklin | Roy McMikle steals it from Christopher Cramer | 14-10 |
| 10:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Allen Lester's layup is rejected by Douglas Ely | 14-10 |
| 10:09 | Franklin | Douglas Ely grabs the defensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 10:02 | Franklin | Daniel Standish swats the layup by Kenneth Sinclair | 14-10 |
| 10:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Daniel Standish snags the defensive board | 14-10 |
| 09:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Allen Kadlec misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kenneth Sinclair - foul #1 on Kenneth Sinclair, team foul #6 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Jackson (C) Daniel Standish | |
| Subs | Franklin | Rodney Defalco (PF) Douglas Ely | |
| 09:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Allen Kadlec makes the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 09:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Allen Kadlec makes the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 09:43 | Franklin | William Snow can't throw it down | 16-10 |
| 09:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Allen Lester pulls down the rebound | 16-10 |
| 09:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Rodney Defalco steps in front of the Roy McMikle pass | 16-10 |
| 09:03 | Franklin | Christopher Cramer buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Sinclair | 16-13 |
| 08:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Allen Lester scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Allen Kadlec and he's hacked by Christopher Cramer - foul #2 on Christopher Cramer, team foul #7 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Tyrrell (SG), Emil Lax (PF) Roy McMikle, Christopher Flanagan | |
| Subs | Franklin | Thomas Maffei (SG), Bryan Slama (SF), Randy Looney (C) Christopher Cramer, William Snow, Jame Chung | |
| 08:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Allen Lester makes the free throw | 19-13 |
| 08:27 | Franklin | Bryan Slama scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 19-15 |
| 08:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Sinclair steals the ball from Emil Lax | 19-15 |
| 08:02 | Franklin | Kenneth Sinclair comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 19-15 |
| 08:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Allen Lester snags the defensive board | 19-15 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Allen Kadlec (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steve Tyrrell (fresh) SF - Allen Lester (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Emil Lax (fresh) C - David Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Franklin | PG - Kenneth Sinclair (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Maffei (fresh) SF - Bryan Slama (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rodney Defalco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Randy Looney (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Allen Lester double dribbles | 19-15 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Cross (PG), Roy McMikle (SG), Victor Woolverton (SF) Allen Kadlec, Steve Tyrrell, Allen Lester | |
| Subs | Franklin | Jame Chung (PF), Douglas Ely (C) Rodney Defalco, Randy Looney | |
| 07:21 | Franklin | Roy McMikle takes the ball from Douglas Ely | 19-15 |
| 07:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roy McMikle hits the finger roll | 21-15 |
| 06:59 | Franklin | Douglas Ely is whistled for a carry | 21-15 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Flanagan (PF) Emil Lax | |
| Subs | Franklin | William Snow (SF) Bryan Slama | |
| 06:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Flanagan buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Cross | 23-15 |
| 06:24 | Franklin | Kenneth Sinclair can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Michael Cross - foul #1 on Michael Cross, team foul #2 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Allen Kadlec (PG), Daniel Standish (C) Michael Cross, David Jackson | |
| Subs | Franklin | Rodney Defalco (PF) Jame Chung | |
| 06:24 | Franklin | Kenneth Sinclair makes the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 06:24 | Franklin | Kenneth Sinclair misses the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 06:24 | Franklin | Rodney Defalco grabs the offensive board | 23-16 |
| 06:09 | Franklin | Douglas Ely misses the 3 from straight away | 23-16 |
| 06:07 | Franklin | Thomas Maffei tips it but misses | 23-16 |
| 06:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Daniel Standish grabs the defensive rebound | 23-16 |
| 05:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Allen Kadlec is hacked by Kenneth Sinclair - foul #2 on Kenneth Sinclair, team foul #8 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Franklin | Chad Heine (SG) Kenneth Sinclair | |
| 05:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Allen Kadlec makes the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 05:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Allen Kadlec makes the 2nd free throw | 25-16 |
| 05:27 | Franklin | Rodney Defalco loses the dribble to Roy McMikle | 25-16 |
| 05:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Allen Kadlec lays it up and in on a nice dish by Roy McMikle | 27-16 |
| 05:05 | Franklin | William Snow scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Chad Heine | 27-19 |
| 04:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Daniel Standish misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 27-19 |
| 04:49 | Franklin | Thomas Maffei grabs the board | 27-19 |
| 04:45 | Franklin | Chad Heine comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-19 |
| 04:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Flanagan grabs the defensive rebound | 27-19 |
| 04:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Snow steals it from Christopher Flanagan | 27-19 |
| 04:25 | Franklin | Allen Kadlec steps in front of the Thomas Maffei pass in the backcourt | 27-19 |
| 04:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Victor Woolverton hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Daniel Standish and he's fouled by Thomas Maffei - foul #1 on Thomas Maffei, team foul #9 | 29-19 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Tyrrell (SG), Emil Lax (PF), David Jackson (C) Roy McMikle, Christopher Flanagan, Daniel Standish | |
| Subs | Franklin | Bryan Slama (SF), Jame Chung (PF), Randy Looney (C) William Snow, Rodney Defalco, Douglas Ely | |
| 04:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Victor Woolverton misses the free throw | 29-19 |
| 04:10 | Franklin | The rebound goes to Jame Chung | 29-19 |
| 03:50 | Franklin | The jump hook by Thomas Maffei is blocked by David Jackson | 29-19 |
| 03:48 | Franklin | Randy Looney tips it but misses | 29-19 |
| 03:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Jackson gets the rebound | 29-19 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Allen Kadlec (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steve Tyrrell (fresh) SF - Victor Woolverton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Emil Lax (fresh) C - David Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Franklin | PG - Thomas Maffei (fairly fresh) SG - Chad Heine (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bryan Slama (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jame Chung (fresh) 4 reb. C - Randy Looney (fresh) | |
| 03:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Randy Looney denies the turnaround by Steve Tyrrell | 29-19 |
| 03:28 | Franklin | Bryan Slama grabs the defensive rebound | 29-19 |
| 03:23 | Franklin | Bryan Slama misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-19 |
| 03:22 | Franklin | Jame Chung can't tip it in | 29-19 |
| 03:21 | Franklin | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Looney | 29-19 |
| 03:10 | Franklin | Chad Heine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-19 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Allen Lester (SF) Victor Woolverton | |
| Subs | Franklin | Kenneth Sinclair (PG), Christopher Cramer (SG), James Zellars (SF) Thomas Maffei, Chad Heine, Bryan Slama | |
| 02:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Allen Kadlec comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth Sinclair - foul #3 on Kenneth Sinclair, team foul #10 | 29-19 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Roy McMikle (SG) Steve Tyrrell | |
| Subs | Franklin | Bryan Slama (SF) Kenneth Sinclair | |
| 02:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Allen Kadlec makes the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 02:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Allen Kadlec misses the 2nd free throw | 30-19 |
| 02:52 | Franklin | Randy Looney grabs the defensive rebound | 30-19 |
| 02:34 | Franklin | Jame Chung misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-19 |
| 02:33 | Franklin | Jame Chung grabs the offensive rebound | 30-19 |
| 02:17 | Franklin | Bryan Slama's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-19 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Cross (PG) Allen Kadlec | |
| Subs | Franklin | Rodney Defalco (PF) Randy Looney | |
| 02:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Cross misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 30-19 |
| 02:07 | Franklin | Rodney Defalco grabs the defensive rebound | 30-19 |
| 02:00 | Franklin | Christopher Cramer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-19 |
| 01:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Emil Lax grabs the board | 30-19 |
| 01:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Cramer is called for the reach on Emil Lax - foul #3 on Christopher Cramer, team foul #11 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Franklin | Chad Heine (SG), William Snow (SF) Christopher Cramer, Bryan Slama | |
| 01:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Emil Lax misses the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 01:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Emil Lax makes the 2nd free throw | 31-19 |
| 01:30 | Franklin | Rodney Defalco slams it home set up by Chad Heine and he's fouled by Emil Lax - foul #1 on Emil Lax, team foul #3 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Flanagan (PF) Emil Lax | |
| Subs | Franklin | Douglas Ely (C) Jame Chung | |
| 01:30 | Franklin | Rodney Defalco makes the free throw | 31-22 |
| 01:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roy McMikle clanks a 3 from the left corner | 31-22 |
| 01:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Allen Lester pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-22 |
| 01:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Allen Lester scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Cross | 33-22 |
| 01:10 | Franklin | Roy McMikle steps in front of the William Snow pass | 33-22 |
| 00:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roy McMikle connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Cross | 36-22 |
| 00:41 | Franklin | Michael Cross is called for the reach on James Zellars - foul #2 on Michael Cross, team foul #4 | 36-22 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Allen Kadlec (PG), Daniel Standish (C) Michael Cross, David Jackson | |
| Subs | Franklin | | |
| 00:25 | Franklin | William Snow is fouled on the floor by Allen Kadlec - foul #2 on Allen Kadlec, team foul #5 | 36-22 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Tyrrell (SG) Roy McMikle | |
| Subs | Franklin | Jame Chung (PF), Randy Looney (C) Rodney Defalco, Douglas Ely | |
| 00:05 | Franklin | James Zellars misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-22 |
| 00:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Tyrrell grabs the defensive rebound | 36-22 |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Tyrrell comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 36-22 |