| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - James Wilson (fresh) SG - Bryan Adler (fresh) SF - Kenneth Hill (fresh) PF - Lawrence Brown (fresh) C - Andrew Seabolt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - James Wilcox (fresh) SG - John Barlow (fresh) SF - Solomon Hammond (fresh) PF - Charles King (fresh) C - Cecil Graves (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Elmhurst | Elmhurst is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bryan Adler hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by James Wilson | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Elmhurst | John Barlow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bryan Adler clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Cecil Graves - foul #1 on Cecil Graves, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bryan Adler makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bryan Adler makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:33 | Elmhurst | James Wilcox hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Barlow | 4-3 |
| 18:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Solomon Hammond is called for the reach on James Wilson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Solomon Hammond, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| 18:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Hill hits a jumpshot from the left side | 6-3 |
| 17:50 | Elmhurst | Charles King drills a floater in the paint set up by Solomon Hammond | 6-5 |
| 17:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Seabolt is fouled on the floor by Cecil Graves - foul #2 on Cecil Graves, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dave Broadnax (PG), Cory Priester (SG), Henry Leland (SF), Harvey Guadalupe (PF), George Elliott (C) James Wilson, Bryan Adler, Kenneth Hill, Lawrence Brown, Andrew Seabolt | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Jeffrey Thomas (SF), John Sneed (C) Solomon Hammond, Cecil Graves | |
| 17:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Henry Leland knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by George Elliott | 8-5 |
| 16:39 | Elmhurst | John Barlow hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 16:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Elliott snags the defensive board | 8-5 |
| 16:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles King steps in front of the Henry Leland pass | 8-5 |
| 15:48 | Elmhurst | Cory Priester is called for the reach on John Barlow - foul #1 on Cory Priester, team foul #1 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | James Wilson (PG), Bryan Adler (SG), Lawrence Brown (PF), Andrew Seabolt (C) Dave Broadnax, Cory Priester, Harvey Guadalupe, George Elliott | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Dustin Hitt (PG), Edwin Smith (SG), Richard Rutherford (C) James Wilcox, John Barlow, Charles King | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - James Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bryan Adler (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Henry Leland (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Brown (fresh) C - Andrew Seabolt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - Dustin Hitt (fresh) SG - Edwin Smith (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Thomas (fresh) PF - John Sneed (fresh) C - Richard Rutherford (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Elmhurst | Jeffrey Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-5 |
| 15:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Wilson clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 8-5 |
| 15:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Bryan Adler | 8-5 |
| 14:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Thomas takes the ball from James Wilson | 8-5 |
| 14:45 | Elmhurst | Edwin Smith can't finish the layup | 8-5 |
| 14:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Seabolt grabs the defensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 14:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bryan Adler loses the dribble to Edwin Smith in the backcourt | 8-5 |
| 14:40 | Elmhurst | Edwin Smith lays it in | 8-7 |
| 14:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bryan Adler's pass is intercepted by Dustin Hitt in the backcourt | 8-7 |
| 14:24 | Elmhurst | Jeffrey Thomas loses the dribble to Bryan Adler | 8-7 |
| 14:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Brown drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Wilson | 10-7 |
| 13:56 | Elmhurst | Richard Rutherford comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 10-7 |
| 13:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Seabolt pulls down the rebound | 10-7 |
| 13:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Henry Leland is denied on a layup by Richard Rutherford | 10-7 |
| 13:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Seabolt | 10-7 |
| 13:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Wilson can't finish the uncontested layup | 10-7 |
| 13:16 | Elmhurst | Edwin Smith grabs the board | 10-7 |
| 12:54 | Elmhurst | The pull-up jumper by Jeffrey Thomas is blocked by Lawrence Brown | 10-7 |
| 12:53 | Elmhurst | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Thomas | 10-7 |
| 12:36 | Elmhurst | Jeffrey Thomas knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Dustin Hitt | 10-10 |
| 12:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bryan Adler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-10 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dave Broadnax (PG), Cory Priester (SG), Kenneth Hill (SF), Harvey Guadalupe (PF), George Elliott (C) James Wilson, Bryan Adler, Henry Leland, Lawrence Brown, Andrew Seabolt | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | James Wilcox (PG), John Barlow (SG), Solomon Hammond (SF), Charles King (PF), Lester Bivins (C) Dustin Hitt, Edwin Smith, Jeffrey Thomas, John Sneed, Richard Rutherford | |
| 12:05 | Elmhurst | John Barlow comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 12:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Harvey Guadalupe grabs the defensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 11:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Elliott can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 10-10 |
| 11:51 | Elmhurst | Charles King snags the defensive board | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Dave Broadnax (fresh) SG - Cory Priester (fresh) SF - Kenneth Hill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harvey Guadalupe (fresh) C - George Elliott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - James Wilcox (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Barlow (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Solomon Hammond (fresh) PF - Charles King (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lester Bivins (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Elmhurst | James Wilcox can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 11:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Elliott grabs the defensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 11:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dave Broadnax double dribbles | 10-10 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | John Edwards (SF) Solomon Hammond | |
| 11:02 | Elmhurst | Lester Bivins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Harvey Guadalupe - foul #1 on Harvey Guadalupe, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| 11:02 | Elmhurst | Lester Bivins makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 11:02 | Elmhurst | Lester Bivins misses the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 11:02 | Elmhurst | Lester Bivins grabs the offensive board | 10-11 |
| 10:52 | Elmhurst | Lester Bivins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 10:51 | Elmhurst | The offensive rebound goes to John Barlow | 10-11 |
| 10:37 | Elmhurst | John Barlow is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Hill - foul #1 on Kenneth Hill, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Bryan Adler (SG), Andrew Seabolt (C) Cory Priester, George Elliott | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | John Sneed (C) Lester Bivins | |
| 10:25 | Elmhurst | Bryan Adler steals it from John Sneed | 10-11 |
| 10:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Harvey Guadalupe is open but comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Charles King - foul #1 on Charles King, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | James Wilson (PG) Dave Broadnax | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Edwin Smith (SG) John Barlow | |
| 10:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Harvey Guadalupe makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 10:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Harvey Guadalupe makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 09:43 | Elmhurst | Edwin Smith hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from John Edwards and he's hacked by Bryan Adler - foul #1 on Bryan Adler, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Brown (PF) Harvey Guadalupe | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Solomon Hammond (SF), Lester Bivins (C) John Edwards, John Sneed | |
| 09:43 | Elmhurst | Edwin Smith makes the free throw | 12-14 |
| 09:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Wilson is hacked by James Wilcox - foul #1 on James Wilcox, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Cory Priester (SG), George Elliott (C) Bryan Adler, Andrew Seabolt | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Dustin Hitt (PG) James Wilcox | |
| 09:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Cory Priester is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Hill | 14-14 |
| 08:48 | Elmhurst | Dustin Hitt is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Dustin Hitt, team foul #6 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Henry Leland (SF) Kenneth Hill | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | John Barlow (SG), John Sneed (C) Edwin Smith, Lester Bivins | |
| 08:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Henry Leland double dribbles | 14-14 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dave Broadnax (PG) James Wilson | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Edwin Smith (PG), John Edwards (SF), Richard Rutherford (C) Dustin Hitt, Solomon Hammond, John Sneed | |
| 08:10 | Elmhurst | Dave Broadnax is called for the reach on Charles King - foul #1 on Dave Broadnax, team foul #5 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Bryan Adler (SG), Harvey Guadalupe (PF) Cory Priester, Lawrence Brown | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Jeffrey Thomas (SF) John Edwards | |
| 07:56 | Elmhurst | Charles King drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Rutherford and he's fouled by Harvey Guadalupe - foul #2 on Harvey Guadalupe, team foul #6 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Brown (PF), Andrew Seabolt (C) Harvey Guadalupe, George Elliott | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | James Wilcox (PG) Edwin Smith | |
| 07:56 | Elmhurst | Charles King makes the free throw | 14-17 |
| 07:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bryan Adler misses long on a jumper from the right side | 14-17 |
| 07:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Henry Leland hits the follow up shot | 16-17 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Dave Broadnax (fresh) SG - Bryan Adler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Henry Leland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lawrence Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Seabolt (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - James Wilcox (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Barlow (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles King (tiring) 5 pts. C - Richard Rutherford (fresh) | |
| 07:13 | Elmhurst | John Barlow is hacked by Henry Leland - foul #1 on Henry Leland, team foul #7 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Hill (SF) Henry Leland | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | John Edwards (SF), Lester Bivins (PF), John Sneed (C) Jeffrey Thomas, Charles King, Richard Rutherford | |
| 07:13 | Elmhurst | John Barlow misses the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 07:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Brown pulls down the rebound | 16-17 |
| 07:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dave Broadnax is fouled in the backcourt by John Edwards - foul #1 on John Edwards, team foul #7 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Edwin Smith (SG) John Barlow | |
| 07:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dave Broadnax makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 07:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dave Broadnax makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 06:49 | Elmhurst | Lester Bivins misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left block | 18-17 |
| 06:47 | Elmhurst | John Sneed pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 06:34 | Elmhurst | Lawrence Brown picks off the pass by James Wilcox | 18-17 |
| 06:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Brown can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 18-17 |
| 06:11 | Elmhurst | James Wilcox snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| 06:06 | Elmhurst | Edwin Smith misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 18-17 |
| 06:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Seabolt pulls down the rebound | 18-17 |
| 05:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dave Broadnax drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Bryan Adler and he's fouled by John Sneed - foul #1 on John Sneed, team foul #8 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Cory Priester (SG), Henry Leland (SF), George Elliott (C) Bryan Adler, Kenneth Hill, Andrew Seabolt | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Dustin Hitt (PG), John Barlow (SG), Jeffrey Thomas (SF), Charles King (PF), Richard Rutherford (C) James Wilcox, Edwin Smith, John Edwards, Lester Bivins, John Sneed | |
| 05:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dave Broadnax misses the free throw | 20-17 |
| 05:44 | Elmhurst | Richard Rutherford gets the rebound | 20-17 |
| 05:22 | Elmhurst | Jeffrey Thomas makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dustin Hitt | 20-19 |
| 05:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Henry Leland is hacked by Jeffrey Thomas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Thomas, team foul #9 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | James Wilson (PG) Dave Broadnax | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | | |
| 05:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Henry Leland makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 05:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Henry Leland makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 05:01 | Elmhurst | Jeffrey Thomas connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Dustin Hitt | 22-22 |
| 04:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Brown misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Richard Rutherford - foul #1 on Richard Rutherford, team foul #10 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Edwin Smith (SG), Solomon Hammond (SF), Lester Bivins (PF), John Sneed (C) John Barlow, Jeffrey Thomas, Charles King, Richard Rutherford | |
| 04:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Brown makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 04:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 04:15 | Elmhurst | Cory Priester steals it from Lester Bivins | 24-22 |
| 03:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Henry Leland hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's fouled by John Sneed - foul #2 on John Sneed, team foul #11 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Harvey Guadalupe (PF) Lawrence Brown | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | James Wilcox (PG), Cecil Graves (C) Dustin Hitt, John Sneed | |
| 03:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Henry Leland makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 03:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Henry Leland makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 03:33 | Elmhurst | James Wilcox connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Edwin Smith | 26-24 |
| 03:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Wilson misses the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 26-24 |
| 03:11 | Elmhurst | Lester Bivins gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Cory Priester (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Henry Leland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Harvey Guadalupe (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Elliott (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - James Wilcox (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Edwin Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Solomon Hammond (fairly fresh) PF - Lester Bivins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Cecil Graves (fresh) | |
| 02:51 | Elmhurst | Lester Bivins scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from James Wilcox and the foul's on Harvey Guadalupe - foul #3 on Harvey Guadalupe, team foul #8 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Bryan Adler (SG), Kenneth Hill (SF), Lawrence Brown (PF), Andrew Seabolt (C) Cory Priester, Henry Leland, Harvey Guadalupe, George Elliott | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | John Barlow (SG), Jeffrey Thomas (SF) Edwin Smith, Solomon Hammond | |
| 02:51 | Elmhurst | Lester Bivins makes the free throw | 26-27 |
| 02:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Wilcox is called for the reach on James Wilson in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Wilcox, team foul #12 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Richard Rutherford (PF) Lester Bivins | |
| 02:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 02:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 02:45 | Elmhurst | The rebound goes to Richard Rutherford | 27-27 |
| 02:31 | Elmhurst | James Wilcox misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-27 |
| 02:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Brown gets the rebound | 27-27 |
| 02:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Hill misses the wide open fadeaway near the basket | 27-27 |
| 02:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 01:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Hill misses short on an open floater in the lane | 27-27 |
| 01:51 | Elmhurst | Cecil Graves gets the rebound | 27-27 |
| 01:27 | Elmhurst | John Barlow misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Lawrence Brown - foul #1 on Lawrence Brown, team foul #9 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dave Broadnax (PG) James Wilson | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Dustin Hitt (PG), John Sneed (PF) James Wilcox, Richard Rutherford | |
| 01:27 | Elmhurst | John Barlow makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 01:27 | Elmhurst | John Barlow makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 01:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Thomas is called for the reach on Bryan Adler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Thomas, team foul #13 | 27-29 |
| 01:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bryan Adler makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 01:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bryan Adler misses the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 01:24 | Elmhurst | Cecil Graves grabs the board | 28-29 |
| 01:20 | Elmhurst | Dustin Hitt buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Cecil Graves | 28-31 |
| 00:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | The refs have stopped play. Andrew Seabolt is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his shoulder. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 28-31 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Cory Priester (SG), Henry Leland (SF), George Elliott (C) Bryan Adler, Kenneth Hill, Andrew Seabolt | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Edwin Smith (SG), John Edwards (SF), Lester Bivins (PF) John Barlow, Jeffrey Thomas, John Sneed | |
| 00:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Brown clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Lester Bivins - foul #1 on Lester Bivins, team foul #14 | 28-31 |
| 00:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Brown makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 00:33 | Elmhurst | Cecil Graves knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Dustin Hitt | 30-34 |
| 00:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dave Broadnax misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Edwin Smith - foul #1 on Edwin Smith, team foul #15 | 30-34 |
| 00:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dave Broadnax makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 00:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dave Broadnax makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 00:05 | Elmhurst | Lester Bivins misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Lawrence Brown - foul #2 on Lawrence Brown, team foul #10 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | James Wilcox (PG), John Sneed (C) Dustin Hitt, Cecil Graves | |
| 00:05 | Elmhurst | Lester Bivins makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 00:05 | Elmhurst | Lester Bivins makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dave Broadnax misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 32-36 |