| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Chris Tibbits (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Harper (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Noel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Rex Milam (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Dikembe Ahmed (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shane Lavallie (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Neely (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Frank Chapdelaine (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eusebio Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Alan Neely inbounds the ball | 32-37 |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Shane Lavallie can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-37 |
| 19:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dikembe Ahmed pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 19:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dikembe Ahmed double dribbles | 32-37 |
| 19:00 | Occidental | Christopher Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-37 |
| 18:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Chapdelaine drills a runner near the basket set up by Dikembe Ahmed and he's hacked by Kevin Harper - foul #2 on Kevin Harper, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| 18:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Chapdelaine makes the free throw | 32-40 |
| 18:24 | Occidental | Kevin Harper is fouled on the floor by Shane Lavallie - foul #1 on Shane Lavallie, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| 18:10 | Occidental | Chris Tibbits is hacked by Dikembe Ahmed - foul #3 on Dikembe Ahmed, team foul #2 | 32-40 |
| 17:55 | Occidental | Rex Milam clanks a shot from the baseline | 32-40 |
| 17:53 | Occidental | Robert Noel misses the tip | 32-40 |
| 17:52 | Occidental | Chris Tibbits hits the follow up shot | 34-40 |
| 17:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dikembe Ahmed is fouled on the floor by Chris Tibbits - foul #1 on Chris Tibbits, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| 17:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eusebio Gallo hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 17:09 | Occidental | Christopher Brown pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 16:56 | Occidental | Robert Noel is hacked by Frank Chapdelaine - foul #1 on Frank Chapdelaine, team foul #3 | 34-40 |
| 16:49 | Occidental | Kevin Harper drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Noel | 37-40 |
| 16:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dikembe Ahmed is hacked by Chris Tibbits - foul #2 on Chris Tibbits, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| 16:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dikembe Ahmed hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Frank Chapdelaine | 37-43 |
| 15:54 | Occidental | Kevin Harper misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 37-43 |
| 15:52 | Occidental | Christopher Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Chris Tibbits (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Harper (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Noel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Rex Milam (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Dikembe Ahmed (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shane Lavallie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Neely (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Frank Chapdelaine (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Eusebio Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:39 | Occidental | Kevin Harper hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Chris Tibbits | 40-43 |
| 15:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Shane Lavallie drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-45 |
| 15:10 | Occidental | Christopher Brown can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Dikembe Ahmed - foul #4 on Dikembe Ahmed, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Occidental | Dennis Whitt (PG), Bruce Rauch (SG), Lee Searles (C) Chris Tibbits, Kevin Harper, Rex Milam | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Adam Yates (PG) Dikembe Ahmed | |
| 15:10 | Occidental | Christopher Brown makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 15:10 | Occidental | Christopher Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 14:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Shane Lavallie hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-45 |
| 14:53 | Occidental | Christopher Brown gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 14:36 | Occidental | Bruce Rauch comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 14:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Chapdelaine gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 14:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Alan Neely comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 42-45 |
| 14:08 | Occidental | Christopher Brown snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 14:06 | Occidental | Shane Lavallie picks off the pass by Dennis Whitt in the backcourt | 42-45 |
| 13:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eusebio Gallo misses the fadeaway from the right side | 42-45 |
| 13:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Alan Neely tips it home | 42-47 |
| 13:20 | Occidental | Christopher Brown drills a jumper in the lane | 44-47 |
| 12:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Chapdelaine misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 44-47 |
| 12:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Alan Neely hits the follow up shot | 44-49 |
| 12:36 | Occidental | Christopher Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Eusebio Gallo | 44-49 |
| 12:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Eusebio Gallo | 44-49 |
| 12:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dennis Whitt picks off the pass by Adam Yates in the backcourt | 44-49 |
| 12:31 | Occidental | Bruce Rauch misses the lay-in | 44-49 |
| 12:29 | Occidental | Christopher Brown snags the offensive board | 44-49 |
| 12:13 | Occidental | Lee Searles drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Bruce Rauch | 46-49 |
| 12:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Adam Yates misses the jumper from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 12:08 | Occidental | Bruce Rauch snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 11:51 | Occidental | Bruce Rauch can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 46-49 |
| 11:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Alan Neely pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Dennis Whitt (fresh) SG - Bruce Rauch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Noel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Lee Searles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Adam Yates (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Shane Lavallie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Neely (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. PF - Frank Chapdelaine (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Eusebio Gallo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Shane Lavallie misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 46-49 |
| 11:27 | Occidental | Dennis Whitt grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 11:08 | Occidental | Christopher Brown knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Bruce Rauch | 48-49 |
| 10:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lee Searles steals the ball from Shane Lavallie | 48-49 |
| 10:35 | Occidental | Bruce Rauch makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Dennis Whitt | 51-49 |
| 10:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eusebio Gallo misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 10:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Chapdelaine tips it back up and in | 51-51 |
| 09:56 | Occidental | Bruce Rauch knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Dennis Whitt | 54-51 |
| 09:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Adam Yates's floater is tipped away by Christopher Brown | 54-51 |
| 09:34 | Occidental | Robert Noel pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 09:30 | Occidental | Bruce Rauch misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 54-51 |
| 09:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Alan Neely gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 09:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Noel steps in front of the Adam Yates pass | 54-51 |
| 09:08 | Occidental | Robert Noel misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Alan Neely - foul #2 on Alan Neely, team foul #5 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Occidental | Chris Tibbits (PG), Kevin Harper (SG), Stanley Haugland (PF), Rex Milam (C) Dennis Whitt, Bruce Rauch, Christopher Brown, Lee Searles | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dikembe Ahmed (PG), Adam Harrison (SG), Dingbang Zhou (SF), Wayne Carlos (PF), Perry Leming (C) Adam Yates, Shane Lavallie, Alan Neely, Frank Chapdelaine, Eusebio Gallo | |
| 09:08 | Occidental | Robert Noel misses the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 09:08 | Occidental | Robert Noel makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 08:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Adam Harrison clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 55-51 |
| 08:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Perry Leming can't tip it in | 55-51 |
| 08:46 | Occidental | Rex Milam grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 08:44 | Occidental | Adam Harrison steps in front of the Chris Tibbits pass in the backcourt | 55-51 |
| 08:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dikembe Ahmed jams it on a great pass from Adam Harrison | 55-53 |
| 08:21 | Occidental | Stanley Haugland loses the dribble to Dingbang Zhou | 55-53 |
| 08:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dikembe Ahmed jams it set up by Dingbang Zhou | 55-55 |
| 08:08 | Occidental | Wayne Carlos denies the turnaround by Robert Noel | 55-55 |
| 08:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dingbang Zhou gets the rebound | 55-55 |
| 07:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | The short jumper by Dikembe Ahmed is denied by Rex Milam | 55-55 |
| 07:41 | Occidental | Stanley Haugland pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Chris Tibbits (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Harper (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Noel (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Stanley Haugland (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rex Milam (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Dikembe Ahmed (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Adam Harrison (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dingbang Zhou (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wayne Carlos (fresh) 5 pts. C - Perry Leming (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Occidental | Dikembe Ahmed steals it from Kevin Harper | 55-55 |
| 07:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dikembe Ahmed can't finish the layup | 55-55 |
| 07:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Perry Leming pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 07:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Adam Harrison clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 55-55 |
| 07:02 | Occidental | Rex Milam pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| 06:51 | Occidental | Kevin Harper comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-55 |
| 06:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Dingbang Zhou | 55-55 |
| 06:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Wayne Carlos double dribbles | 55-55 |
| Subs | Occidental | George Rice (SF), Lee Searles (PF) Robert Noel, Stanley Haugland | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Shane Lavallie (SG), Alan Neely (SF), Eusebio Gallo (C) Adam Harrison, Dingbang Zhou, Perry Leming | |
| 06:04 | Occidental | Rex Milam misses the shot from the right block | 55-55 |
| 06:03 | Occidental | Lee Searles tips it but misses | 55-55 |
| 06:01 | Occidental | The offensive rebound goes to Lee Searles | 55-55 |
| 05:44 | Occidental | Rex Milam hits the finger roll | 57-55 |
| 05:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Alan Neely's fadeaway is rejected by Chris Tibbits | 57-55 |
| 05:18 | Occidental | The rebound goes to George Rice | 57-55 |
| 05:05 | Occidental | Rex Milam hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 05:03 | Occidental | Rex Milam can't tip it in | 57-55 |
| 05:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eusebio Gallo gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 04:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dikembe Ahmed comes up short on the floater from the left side | 57-55 |
| 04:40 | Occidental | George Rice gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 04:32 | Occidental | Wayne Carlos steals it from Chris Tibbits | 57-55 |
| 04:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dikembe Ahmed knocks in the driving attempt in the lane and the foul's on Rex Milam - foul #2 on Rex Milam, team foul #4 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Occidental | Dennis Whitt (PG), Bruce Rauch (SG), Christopher Brown (PF), Stanley Haugland (C) Chris Tibbits, Kevin Harper, Lee Searles, Rex Milam | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Chapdelaine (PF) Wayne Carlos | |
| 04:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dikembe Ahmed makes the free throw | 57-58 |
| 03:41 | Occidental | Christopher Brown can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 57-58 |
| 03:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eusebio Gallo gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Dennis Whitt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bruce Rauch (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Rice (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christopher Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Stanley Haugland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Dikembe Ahmed (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Shane Lavallie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Neely (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. PF - Frank Chapdelaine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Eusebio Gallo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Alan Neely clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-58 |
| 03:11 | Occidental | Stanley Haugland snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| 02:53 | Occidental | Bruce Rauch misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-58 |
| 02:51 | Occidental | Stanley Haugland tips it back up and in | 59-58 |
| 02:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eusebio Gallo can't connect on a runner from close range | 59-58 |
| 02:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Chapdelaine | 59-58 |
| 02:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dennis Whitt takes the ball from Frank Chapdelaine | 59-58 |
| 02:05 | Occidental | George Rice lays it up and in set up by Dennis Whitt | 61-58 |
| 01:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Chapdelaine is called for a charge - foul #2 on Frank Chapdelaine, team foul #6 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Occidental | Chris Tibbits (PG), Kevin Harper (SG), Robert Noel (SF), Rex Milam (C) Dennis Whitt, Bruce Rauch, George Rice, Stanley Haugland | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 01:24 | Occidental | Robert Noel misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-58 |
| 01:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Eusebio Gallo | 61-58 |
| 01:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Chapdelaine drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Alan Neely | 61-60 |
| 00:42 | Occidental | Robert Noel knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Alan Neely scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Shane Lavallie | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:36 | Occidental | Kevin Harper is hacked by Dikembe Ahmed in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dikembe Ahmed, team foul #7 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Occidental | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Adam Yates (PG) Dikembe Ahmed | |
| 00:36 | Occidental | Kevin Harper misses the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eusebio Gallo gets the rebound | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eusebio Gallo drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Shane Lavallie and he's fouled by Rex Milam - foul #3 on Rex Milam, team foul #5 | 64-64 |
| 00:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eusebio Gallo makes the free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:07 | Occidental | Occidental calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:01 | Occidental | Chris Tibbits banks in the layup | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Shane Lavallie misses the fullcourt shot | 66-65 |