| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Tracy Basham (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Dale Gill (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Chacon (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Forest Holbrook (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Shorter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northland | PG - Donald Tew (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Fleming (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Herbert Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Russell Marchan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Stanley Becker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northland | Herbert Wheeler inbounds the ball | 38-37 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northland | Northland is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Northland | Herbert Wheeler hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Fleming | 38-40 |
| 19:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Tracy Basham connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Chacon | 41-40 |
| 19:03 | Northland | Tracy Basham picks off the pass by Herbert Wheeler | 41-40 |
| 18:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Gill lays it up and in on a great pass from Tracy Basham | 43-40 |
| 18:46 | Northland | Donald Tew comes up short on the floater in the lane | 43-40 |
| 18:45 | Northland | Herbert Wheeler tips it home | 43-42 |
| 18:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Gill misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 18:25 | Northland | Russell Marchan gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 18:10 | Northland | Peter Fleming is hacked by Dale Gill - foul #1 on Dale Gill, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| 17:57 | Northland | Russell Marchan misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 17:55 | Northland | Stanley Becker hits the follow up shot | 43-44 |
| 17:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Chacon buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Dale Gill | 45-44 |
| 17:26 | Northland | Donald Tew is fouled in the backcourt by Tracy Basham - foul #1 on Tracy Basham, team foul #2 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Marlar (PF), David Geib (C) Forest Holbrook, Paul Shorter | |
| Subs | Northland | | |
| 17:16 | Northland | Russell Marchan misses short on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Robert Chacon - foul #3 on Robert Chacon, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Sass (C) Robert Chacon | |
| Subs | Northland | Lewis Busch (SG), Robert McMahon (C) Peter Fleming, Stanley Becker | |
| 17:16 | Northland | Russell Marchan makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 17:16 | Northland | Russell Marchan makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 16:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Geib misses badly on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Robert McMahon - foul #1 on Robert McMahon, team foul #1 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Daryl Riveria (PG) Tracy Basham | |
| Subs | Northland | Lionel Trent (PF) Russell Marchan | |
| 16:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Geib misses the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 16:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Geib makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 16:41 | Northland | Dale Gill steals it from Herbert Wheeler | 46-46 |
| 16:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Marlar misses the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Lionel Trent - foul #1 on Lionel Trent, team foul #2 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Forest Holbrook (PF) Frank Sass | |
| Subs | Northland | Peter Fleming (SG) Donald Tew | |
| 16:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Marlar misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 16:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Marlar makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 16:08 | Northland | David Geib is called for the reach on Lionel Trent - foul #2 on David Geib, team foul #4 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Francis Kang (SG) Dale Gill | |
| Subs | Northland | Bernard Robertson (SF), Stanley Becker (C) Herbert Wheeler, Lionel Trent | |
| 15:58 | Northland | Peter Fleming misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 47-46 |
| 15:57 | Northland | Bernard Robertson gets the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Daryl Riveria (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Francis Kang (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Marlar (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Forest Holbrook (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Geib (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northland | PG - Lewis Busch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Peter Fleming (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bernard Robertson (fresh) PF - Robert McMahon (fresh) C - Stanley Becker (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Northland | Peter Fleming makes the runner in the lane set up by Lewis Busch | 47-48 |
| 15:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Marlar banks in the layup | 49-48 |
| 15:04 | Northland | Peter Fleming drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Lewis Busch | 49-51 |
| 14:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Geib lays it in on a great pass from Daryl Riveria | 51-51 |
| 14:19 | Northland | Robert McMahon misses short on a jumper from the right block | 51-51 |
| 14:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Jason Marlar | 51-51 |
| 14:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Peter Fleming is called for the reach on Francis Kang - foul #3 on Peter Fleming, team foul #3 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Tracy Basham (PG), Dale Gill (SG), Robert Chacon (SF), Frank Sass (PF), Paul Shorter (C) Daryl Riveria, Francis Kang, Jason Marlar, Forest Holbrook, David Geib | |
| Subs | Northland | Donald Tew (PG), Herbert Wheeler (SF), John Hughes (PF), Russell Marchan (C) Peter Fleming, Bernard Robertson, Robert McMahon, Stanley Becker | |
| 13:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Shorter is called for traveling | 51-51 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Northland | David Farmer (SG) Lewis Busch | |
| 13:17 | Northland | John Hughes is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on John Hughes, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Northland | Bernard Robertson (SG), Lionel Trent (PF) David Farmer, John Hughes | |
| 13:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Gill buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Sass | 53-51 |
| 12:57 | Northland | Dale Gill takes the ball from Donald Tew in the backcourt | 53-51 |
| 12:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Shorter misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 53-51 |
| 12:46 | Northland | Herbert Wheeler pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 12:28 | Northland | Bernard Robertson buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Russell Marchan | 53-53 |
| 12:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Chacon clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 53-53 |
| 11:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Gill tips it back up and in | 55-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Tracy Basham (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Dale Gill (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Chacon (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frank Sass (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Shorter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northland | PG - Donald Tew (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Herbert Wheeler (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lionel Trent (fresh) C - Russell Marchan (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Northland | Herbert Wheeler scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-56 |
| 11:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Sass lays it up and in on a great pass from Tracy Basham and he's fouled by Russell Marchan - foul #2 on Russell Marchan, team foul #5 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Forest Holbrook (PF) Paul Shorter | |
| Subs | Northland | Peter Fleming (SG), Stanley Becker (C) Bernard Robertson, Lionel Trent | |
| 11:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Sass makes the free throw | 58-56 |
| 11:05 | Northland | Peter Fleming travels with the ball | 58-56 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Marlar (SF), David Geib (C) Robert Chacon, Frank Sass | |
| Subs | Northland | Robert McMahon (PF) Russell Marchan | |
| 10:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Marlar's fadeaway is rejected by Herbert Wheeler | 58-56 |
| 10:49 | Northland | Robert McMahon grabs the board | 58-56 |
| 10:29 | Northland | Donald Tew knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Herbert Wheeler and he's hacked by Dale Gill - foul #2 on Dale Gill, team foul #5 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Daryl Riveria (PG) Tracy Basham | |
| Subs | Northland | | |
| 10:29 | Northland | Donald Tew misses the free throw | 58-58 |
| 10:29 | Northland | Robert McMahon grabs the offensive board | 58-58 |
| 10:03 | Northland | Herbert Wheeler scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Peter Fleming | 58-61 |
| 09:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Gill hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 58-61 |
| 09:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Marlar misses the tip | 58-61 |
| 09:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Geib tips it in | 60-61 |
| 09:23 | Northland | Donald Tew hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Peter Fleming and he's fouled by Daryl Riveria - foul #1 on Daryl Riveria, team foul #6 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Tracy Basham (PG), Robert Chacon (SF), Paul Shorter (C) Dale Gill, Jason Marlar, David Geib | |
| Subs | Northland | Lewis Busch (SF), Russell Marchan (PF) Herbert Wheeler, Robert McMahon | |
| 09:23 | Northland | Donald Tew makes the free throw | 60-64 |
| 09:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stanley Becker is called for the reach on Paul Shorter - foul #1 on Stanley Becker, team foul #6 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Northland | Bernard Robertson (SF) Donald Tew | |
| 08:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stanley Becker is called for the reach on Tracy Basham - foul #2 on Stanley Becker, team foul #7 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Marlar (PF) Forest Holbrook | |
| Subs | Northland | | |
| 08:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Tracy Basham makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 08:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Tracy Basham misses the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 08:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Shorter grabs the offensive board | 61-64 |
| 08:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Marlar misses short on a runner in the paint | 61-64 |
| 08:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Marlar | 61-64 |
| 08:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Chacon misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-64 |
| 08:32 | Northland | Russell Marchan grabs the board | 61-64 |
| 08:11 | Northland | Russell Marchan connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Lewis Busch | 61-66 |
| 07:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Marlar comes up short on the floater from the left side | 61-66 |
| 07:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Tracy Basham grabs the offensive rebound | 61-66 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Tracy Basham (fresh) 4 pts. 8 ast. SG - Daryl Riveria (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Chacon (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jason Marlar (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Shorter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northland | PG - Lewis Busch (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Peter Fleming (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bernard Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Marchan (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Stanley Becker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Daryl Riveria clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-66 |
| 07:32 | Northland | Russell Marchan grabs the board | 61-66 |
| 07:24 | Northland | Lewis Busch misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-66 |
| 07:23 | Northland | The offensive rebound goes to Lewis Busch | 61-66 |
| 07:10 | Northland | Peter Fleming is hacked by Daryl Riveria - foul #2 on Daryl Riveria, team foul #7 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Francis Kang (PG), Dale Gill (SG), Forest Holbrook (PF) Tracy Basham, Daryl Riveria, Paul Shorter | |
| Subs | Northland | Donald Tew (PG), Herbert Wheeler (SF), John Hughes (PF) Lewis Busch, Bernard Robertson, Stanley Becker | |
| 07:10 | Northland | Peter Fleming misses the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 07:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Gill grabs the defensive rebound | 61-66 |
| 07:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Francis Kang drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-66 |
| 06:52 | Northland | Russell Marchan clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-66 |
| 06:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Dale Gill | 64-66 |
| 06:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Chacon misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Herbert Wheeler - foul #1 on Herbert Wheeler, team foul #8 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Geib (C) Jason Marlar | |
| Subs | Northland | Lewis Busch (SG), Robert McMahon (C) Peter Fleming, Russell Marchan | |
| 06:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Chacon makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 06:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Chacon makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 06:29 | Northland | Herbert Wheeler misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-66 |
| 06:28 | Northland | The offensive rebound goes to John Hughes | 66-66 |
| 06:13 | Northland | Herbert Wheeler misses the 3 from the left wing | 66-66 |
| 06:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Geib gets the rebound | 66-66 |
| 05:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Geib blows the layup | 66-66 |
| 05:54 | Northland | John Hughes grabs the board | 66-66 |
| 05:49 | Northland | Francis Kang takes the ball from Donald Tew in the backcourt | 66-66 |
| 05:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Geib is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on David Geib, team foul #8 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Tracy Basham (PG), Jason Marlar (SF) Francis Kang, Robert Chacon | |
| Subs | Northland | | |
| 05:10 | Northland | Lewis Busch connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Donald Tew | 66-68 |
| 04:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Geib lays it in set up by Dale Gill and he's fouled by Herbert Wheeler - foul #2 on Herbert Wheeler, team foul #9 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Shorter (C) Jason Marlar | |
| Subs | Northland | Bernard Robertson (SG), Stanley Becker (C) Donald Tew, Robert McMahon | |
| 04:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Geib misses the free throw | 68-68 |
| 04:56 | Northland | Bernard Robertson pulls down the rebound | 68-68 |
| 04:30 | Northland | David Geib steals it from Lewis Busch | 68-68 |
| 04:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Gill misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 68-68 |
| 04:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Shorter | 68-68 |
| 03:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lewis Busch steps in front of the Tracy Basham pass | 68-68 |
| 03:47 | Northland | Lewis Busch hits the finger roll | 68-70 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Tracy Basham (fresh) 4 pts. 8 ast. SG - Dale Gill (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Geib (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Forest Holbrook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Shorter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northland | PG - Lewis Busch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Bernard Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Herbert Wheeler (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Hughes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Stanley Becker (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Forest Holbrook connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 70-70 |
| 03:13 | Northland | Lewis Busch can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 70-70 |
| 03:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Geib grabs the board | 70-70 |
| 03:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Tracy Basham drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Dale Gill | 73-70 |
| 03:05 | Northland | Northland calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-70 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Chacon (SF), Jason Marlar (PF) David Geib, Forest Holbrook | |
| Subs | Northland | Donald Tew (PG), Peter Fleming (SG) Lewis Busch, Bernard Robertson | |
| 02:40 | Northland | Donald Tew hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Stanley Becker | 73-72 |
| 02:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Marlar comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 73-72 |
| 02:19 | Northland | Herbert Wheeler pulls down the rebound | 73-72 |
| 01:55 | Northland | Peter Fleming misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 73-72 |
| 01:54 | Northland | Stanley Becker hits the follow up shot | 73-74 |
| 01:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Gill misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Herbert Wheeler - foul #3 on Herbert Wheeler, team foul #10 | 73-74 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Forest Holbrook (PF) Jason Marlar | |
| Subs | Northland | | |
| 01:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Gill makes the 1st free throw | 74-74 |
| 01:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Gill misses the 2nd free throw | 74-74 |
| 01:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Shorter snags the offensive board | 74-74 |
| 01:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Forest Holbrook loses the dribble to Donald Tew | 74-74 |
| 01:16 | Northland | Dale Gill is called for the reach on Peter Fleming - foul #3 on Dale Gill, team foul #9 | 74-74 |
| 01:16 | Northland | Peter Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 01:16 | Northland | Peter Fleming misses the 2nd free throw | 74-75 |
| 01:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Shorter grabs the board | 74-75 |
| 00:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Chacon is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Robert Chacon, team foul #10 | 74-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northland | Northland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Northland | Stanley Becker drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Donald Tew | 74-77 |
| 00:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Chacon is hacked by Peter Fleming - foul #4 on Peter Fleming, team foul #11 | 74-77 |
| 00:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Chacon makes the 1st free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Chacon makes the 2nd free throw | 76-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northland | Northland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Northland | Donald Tew is hacked by Tracy Basham in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tracy Basham, team foul #11 | 76-77 |
| 00:10 | Northland | Donald Tew makes the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 00:10 | Northland | Donald Tew makes the 2nd free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 76-79 |
| 00:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Shorter travels with the ball | 76-79 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Northland | Lewis Busch (PG), Russell Marchan (PF) Donald Tew, John Hughes | |
| 00:01 | Northland | Peter Fleming is hacked by Tracy Basham in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tracy Basham, team foul #12 | 76-79 |
| 00:01 | Northland | Peter Fleming misses the 1st free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:01 | Northland | Peter Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 76-80 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northland | Northland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Tracy Basham misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 76-80 |