| Lineup | California Lutheran | PG - Daniel Harrington (fresh) SG - Richard Verdin (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tommy Mayberry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Dennis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Luther Ball (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Michael Cross (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Tyrrell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emil Lax (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Willie Shackleford (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Dubois (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | California Lutheran | Tommy Mayberry inbounds the ball | 28-21 |
| Game Plan | California Lutheran | California Lutheran is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:32 | California Lutheran | Luther Ball misses badly on a shot from the right side | 28-21 |
| 19:31 | California Lutheran | John Dennis hits the follow up shot | 30-21 |
| 19:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dennis blocks the short jumper by Emil Lax | 30-21 |
| 19:14 | California Lutheran | Tommy Mayberry pulls down the rebound | 30-21 |
| 18:55 | California Lutheran | Daniel Harrington is hacked by Michael Cross - foul #1 on Michael Cross, team foul #1 | 30-21 |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Randy Presnell (PG), Larry Nieto (SF), Steven Porath (PF) Daniel Harrington, Tommy Mayberry, John Dennis | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 18:39 | California Lutheran | The jump hook by Steven Porath is blocked by Emil Lax | 30-21 |
| 18:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dubois grabs the board | 30-21 |
| 18:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Shackleford comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Steven Porath - foul #1 on Steven Porath, team foul #1 | 30-21 |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Daniel Harrington (PG), Tommy Mayberry (SF) Randy Presnell, Larry Nieto | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 18:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Shackleford misses the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 18:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Shackleford makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 18:08 | California Lutheran | Emil Lax picks off the pass by Steven Porath | 30-22 |
| 17:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Emil Lax makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Willie Shackleford | 30-24 |
| 17:31 | California Lutheran | Tommy Mayberry is denied on a layup by John Dubois | 30-24 |
| 17:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Shackleford pulls down the rebound | 30-24 |
| 17:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Emil Lax makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Michael Cross and he's fouled by Tommy Mayberry - foul #1 on Tommy Mayberry, team foul #2 | 30-26 |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Randy Presnell (PG), Henry White (SG), Larry Nieto (SF), John Dennis (PF), Walker Addington (C) Daniel Harrington, Richard Verdin, Tommy Mayberry, Steven Porath, Luther Ball | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 17:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Emil Lax misses the free throw | 30-26 |
| 17:11 | California Lutheran | Walker Addington pulls down the rebound | 30-26 |
| 17:05 | California Lutheran | John Dennis lays it up and in on a nice dish by Larry Nieto | 32-26 |
| 16:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Emil Lax misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 32-26 |
| 16:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Emil Lax hits the follow up shot | 32-28 |
| 16:34 | California Lutheran | Henry White hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Randy Presnell | 35-28 |
| 16:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Emil Lax hits a jump hook from close range | 35-30 |
| 15:43 | California Lutheran | John Dennis misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 35-30 |
| 15:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Tyrrell pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| Lineup | California Lutheran | PG - Randy Presnell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry White (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Larry Nieto (fresh) PF - John Dennis (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Walker Addington (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Michael Cross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Tyrrell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emil Lax (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Willie Shackleford (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - John Dubois (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Larry Nieto blocks the jumper by Michael Cross | 35-30 |
| 15:28 | California Lutheran | John Dennis grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 15:14 | California Lutheran | Henry White misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 15:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Emil Lax pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 14:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Tyrrell is hacked by Larry Nieto - foul #3 on Larry Nieto, team foul #3 | 35-30 |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Daniel Harrington (PG), Richard Verdin (SG), Tommy Mayberry (SF), Steven Porath (PF), Luther Ball (C) Randy Presnell, Henry White, Larry Nieto, John Dennis, Walker Addington | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Vieira (PG), Robert Ollie (SG), Robert Hunziker (SF), Carl Greco (PF), David Atkinson (C) Michael Cross, Steve Tyrrell, Emil Lax, Willie Shackleford, John Dubois | |
| 14:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Ollie is fouled on the floor by Steven Porath - foul #2 on Steven Porath, team foul #4 | 35-30 |
| 14:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Ollie hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 35-30 |
| 14:26 | California Lutheran | Daniel Harrington gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 14:21 | California Lutheran | Daniel Harrington throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-30 |
| 14:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Ollie misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 14:01 | California Lutheran | The rebound goes to Luther Ball | 35-30 |
| 13:36 | California Lutheran | Richard Verdin's floater is knocked away by David Atkinson | 35-30 |
| 13:34 | California Lutheran | Tommy Mayberry gets the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 13:21 | California Lutheran | Robert Ollie steps in front of the Tommy Mayberry pass | 35-30 |
| 13:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Vieira hits the finger roll set up by Robert Ollie | 35-32 |
| 12:56 | California Lutheran | Richard Verdin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-32 |
| 12:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Ollie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-32 |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Randy Presnell (PG), Henry White (SG), John Dennis (PF), Walker Addington (C) Daniel Harrington, Richard Verdin, Steven Porath, Luther Ball | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Cross (PG), Steve Tyrrell (SG), Emil Lax (SF), John Dubois (C) Keith Vieira, Robert Ollie, Robert Hunziker, David Atkinson | |
| 12:14 | California Lutheran | Randy Presnell misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Carl Greco - foul #2 on Carl Greco, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Richard Verdin (SG) Henry White | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Shackleford (PF) Carl Greco | |
| 12:14 | California Lutheran | Randy Presnell misses the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 12:14 | California Lutheran | Randy Presnell misses the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 12:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dubois gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 11:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Tyrrell buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Cross | 38-35 |
| 11:32 | California Lutheran | Richard Verdin connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Randy Presnell | 41-35 |
| Lineup | California Lutheran | PG - Randy Presnell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Verdin (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Tommy Mayberry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Dennis (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Walker Addington (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Michael Cross (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steve Tyrrell (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emil Lax (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Willie Shackleford (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - John Dubois (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Cross buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Steve Tyrrell | 41-37 |
| 10:56 | California Lutheran | Richard Verdin misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 41-37 |
| 10:55 | California Lutheran | Walker Addington tips it back up and in | 43-37 |
| 10:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Shackleford misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on John Dennis - foul #2 on John Dennis, team foul #5 | 43-37 |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Daniel Harrington (PG), Henry White (SG), Larry Nieto (SF), Steven Porath (PF), Luther Ball (C) Randy Presnell, Richard Verdin, Tommy Mayberry, John Dennis, Walker Addington | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Atkinson (C) John Dubois | |
| 10:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Shackleford misses the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 10:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Shackleford misses the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 10:44 | California Lutheran | Luther Ball pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| 10:17 | California Lutheran | Henry White can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-37 |
| 10:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Atkinson grabs the board | 43-37 |
| 10:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Shackleford is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Willie Shackleford, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Tommy Mayberry (SF) Larry Nieto | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Hunziker (SF), Carl Greco (PF) Emil Lax, Willie Shackleford | |
| 09:40 | California Lutheran | Daniel Harrington misses long on a shot near the basket | 43-37 |
| 09:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Steve Tyrrell | 43-37 |
| 09:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Cross lays it up and in on a great pass from Steve Tyrrell | 43-39 |
| 09:02 | California Lutheran | Luther Ball comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on David Atkinson - foul #3 on David Atkinson, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Randy Presnell (PG), Richard Verdin (SG), Larry Nieto (SF), John Dennis (PF) Daniel Harrington, Henry White, Tommy Mayberry, Steven Porath | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Vieira (PG), Robert Ollie (SG), Emil Lax (SF), Willie Shackleford (PF), John Dubois (C) Michael Cross, Steve Tyrrell, Robert Hunziker, Carl Greco, David Atkinson | |
| 09:02 | California Lutheran | Luther Ball makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 09:02 | California Lutheran | Luther Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 08:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Emil Lax knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Ollie | 45-41 |
| 08:36 | California Lutheran | Richard Verdin misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 08:35 | California Lutheran | John Dennis tips it back up and in | 47-41 |
| 08:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Luther Ball takes the ball from John Dubois | 47-41 |
| 08:06 | California Lutheran | Richard Verdin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 08:04 | California Lutheran | Larry Nieto gets the offensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 07:47 | California Lutheran | Richard Verdin scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Dennis | 50-41 |
| 07:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Ollie can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-41 |
| 07:22 | California Lutheran | Luther Ball snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| Lineup | California Lutheran | PG - Randy Presnell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Verdin (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Larry Nieto (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Dennis (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Luther Ball (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Keith Vieira (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Ollie (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Emil Lax (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Willie Shackleford (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - John Dubois (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:04 | California Lutheran | John Dennis is denied on a layup by Emil Lax | 50-41 |
| 07:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dubois snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 06:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Emil Lax misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Dennis - foul #3 on John Dennis, team foul #6 | 50-41 |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Daniel Harrington (PG), Henry White (SG), Tommy Mayberry (SF), Steven Porath (PF), Walker Addington (C) Randy Presnell, Richard Verdin, Larry Nieto, John Dennis, Luther Ball | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Cross (PG), Steve Tyrrell (SG), Carl Greco (PF) Keith Vieira, Robert Ollie, Willie Shackleford | |
| 06:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Emil Lax makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 06:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Emil Lax makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 06:17 | California Lutheran | Henry White double dribbles | 50-43 |
| Subs | California Lutheran | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Hunziker (SF), David Atkinson (C) Emil Lax, John Dubois | |
| 06:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Walker Addington denies the turnaround by Michael Cross | 50-43 |
| 06:03 | California Lutheran | Steven Porath gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 05:37 | California Lutheran | Walker Addington hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Steven Porath | 52-43 |
| 05:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Tyrrell lays it in | 52-45 |
| 05:08 | California Lutheran | Henry White makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Daniel Harrington | 55-45 |
| 04:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Tyrrell drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-48 |
| 04:30 | California Lutheran | Carl Greco steps in front of the Walker Addington pass | 55-48 |
| 04:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Tyrrell clanks a floater from the left block but the foul's on Tommy Mayberry - foul #2 on Tommy Mayberry, team foul #7 | 55-48 |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Randy Presnell (PG), Richard Verdin (SG), John Dennis (PF), Luther Ball (C) Daniel Harrington, Henry White, Steven Porath, Walker Addington | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Emil Lax (SF), Willie Shackleford (PF), John Dubois (C) Robert Hunziker, Carl Greco, David Atkinson | |
| 04:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Tyrrell makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 04:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Tyrrell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 03:54 | California Lutheran | Richard Verdin drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | California Lutheran | California Lutheran is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Tommy Mayberry is called for the reach on Emil Lax - foul #3 on Tommy Mayberry, team foul #8 | 58-50 |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Daniel Harrington (PG), Walker Addington (C) Randy Presnell, Luther Ball | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Ollie (SG) Steve Tyrrell | |
| 03:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Emil Lax makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 03:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Emil Lax misses the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 03:30 | California Lutheran | John Dennis grabs the board | 58-51 |
| 03:09 | California Lutheran | John Dennis is hacked by John Dubois - foul #2 on John Dubois, team foul #5 | 58-51 |
| Subs | California Lutheran | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Vieira (PG) Michael Cross | |
| Lineup | California Lutheran | PG - Daniel Harrington (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Verdin (fresh) 18 pts. SF - Tommy Mayberry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Dennis (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Walker Addington (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Keith Vieira (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Ollie (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Emil Lax (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Willie Shackleford (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - John Dubois (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:45 | California Lutheran | Tommy Mayberry comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-51 |
| 02:44 | California Lutheran | Richard Verdin can't tip it in | 58-51 |
| 02:43 | California Lutheran | Daniel Harrington gets the offensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 02:25 | California Lutheran | John Dennis is hacked by Willie Shackleford - foul #3 on Willie Shackleford, team foul #6 | 58-51 |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Randy Presnell (PG), Henry White (SG), Larry Nieto (SF), Steven Porath (PF), Luther Ball (C) Daniel Harrington, Richard Verdin, Tommy Mayberry, John Dennis, Walker Addington | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Tyrrell (SG) Robert Ollie | |
| 02:06 | California Lutheran | Henry White hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-51 |
| 01:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Tyrrell comes up short on the floater from the right side | 61-51 |
| 01:55 | California Lutheran | The rebound goes to Henry White | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | California Lutheran | California Lutheran is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:26 | California Lutheran | Steven Porath's floater is tipped away by Willie Shackleford | 61-51 |
| 01:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dubois grabs the board | 61-51 |
| 01:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Emil Lax misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 61-51 |
| 01:15 | California Lutheran | The rebound goes to Henry White | 61-51 |
| 00:46 | California Lutheran | Willie Shackleford picks off the pass by Steven Porath | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | California Lutheran | California Lutheran is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Tyrrell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-51 |
| 00:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Emil Lax tips it but misses | 61-51 |
| 00:38 | California Lutheran | Steven Porath grabs the board | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | California Lutheran | California Lutheran is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:15 | California Lutheran | Luther Ball clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 61-51 |
| 00:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Vieira grabs the defensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 00:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Emil Lax can't finish the layup | 61-51 |
| 00:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dubois can't tip it in | 61-51 |
| 00:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Vieira misses the tip | 61-51 |
| 00:04 | California Lutheran | Larry Nieto pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| 00:00 | California Lutheran | Randy Presnell runs out the clock | 61-51 |