| Lineup | U. of New England | PG - Greg Terry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Mitchell (fresh) 12 pts. SF - John Buker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank West (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - James Carlson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Franklin Bell (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Keith Boyle (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Keith Powers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Polakowski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lawrence Teachout (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Powers inbounds the ball | 27-22 |
| Game Plan | U. of New England | U. of New England is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Franklin Bell makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-25 |
| 19:17 | U. of New England | Todd Mitchell is denied on a layup by Lawrence Teachout | 27-25 |
| 19:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Robert Polakowski | 27-25 |
| 18:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Franklin Bell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 18:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Teachout tips it but misses | 27-25 |
| 18:54 | U. of New England | The rebound goes to John Buker | 27-25 |
| 18:38 | U. of New England | James Carlson buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by John Buker | 29-25 |
| 18:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Boyle hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-28 |
| 17:57 | U. of New England | Todd Mitchell connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Greg Terry | 32-28 |
| 17:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Boyle clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-28 |
| 17:35 | U. of New England | The rebound goes to James Carlson | 32-28 |
| 17:15 | U. of New England | John Buker misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 17:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Teachout grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 16:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Powers is fouled on the floor by Todd Mitchell - foul #1 on Todd Mitchell, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | U. of New England | Shawn Schick (SG), Ross Smith (SF), Paul Kenna (PF) Todd Mitchell, John Buker, Frank West | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Matthew Gatlin (PG), John Griffin (SG), Steve Easter (SF), James Zwanzig (C) Franklin Bell, Keith Boyle, Keith Powers, Lawrence Teachout | |
| 16:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matthew Gatlin is hacked by Paul Kenna - foul #1 on Paul Kenna, team foul #2 | 32-28 |
| 16:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Polakowski misses short on a jump hook from close range | 32-28 |
| 16:22 | U. of New England | James Carlson pulls down the rebound | 32-28 |
| 16:13 | U. of New England | Steve Easter steals the ball from James Carlson | 32-28 |
| 15:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Griffin misses the jumpshot from the left side | 32-28 |
| 15:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Easter hits the follow up shot | 32-30 |
| Lineup | U. of New England | PG - Greg Terry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Schick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ross Smith (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Paul Kenna (fresh) C - James Carlson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Matthew Gatlin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Griffin (fresh) SF - Steve Easter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Polakowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Zwanzig (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | U. of New England | Greg Terry clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-30 |
| 15:36 | U. of New England | James Carlson grabs the offensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 15:22 | U. of New England | Greg Terry can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-30 |
| 15:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Matthew Gatlin | 32-30 |
| 15:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matthew Gatlin is hacked by Shawn Schick - foul #1 on Shawn Schick, team foul #3 | 32-30 |
| Subs | U. of New England | Todd Mitchell (SG), John Buker (SF), Frank West (PF) Greg Terry, Paul Kenna, James Carlson | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Franklin Bell (PG), Keith Boyle (SG), Keith Powers (SF), Lawrence Teachout (C) Matthew Gatlin, John Griffin, Robert Polakowski, James Zwanzig | |
| 14:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Franklin Bell loses the ball out of bounds | 32-30 |
| 14:35 | U. of New England | Frank West hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 14:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Lawrence Teachout | 32-30 |
| 14:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Powers comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-30 |
| 14:16 | U. of New England | Todd Mitchell grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 14:00 | U. of New England | Shawn Schick misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 13:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Teachout grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 13:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Franklin Bell knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Steve Easter | 32-33 |
| 13:36 | U. of New England | Ross Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 13:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Easter grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 13:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank West denies the turnaround by Keith Powers | 32-33 |
| 13:25 | U. of New England | Frank West grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 13:10 | U. of New England | Shawn Schick comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Steve Easter - foul #1 on Steve Easter, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | U. of New England | James Carlson (C) Ross Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Griffin (SF), Robert Polakowski (PF) Keith Powers, Steve Easter | |
| 13:10 | U. of New England | Shawn Schick makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 13:10 | U. of New England | Shawn Schick makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 12:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Franklin Bell misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 12:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Teachout grabs the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 12:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Boyle drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Griffin | 34-36 |
| 12:02 | U. of New England | Shawn Schick can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-36 |
| 12:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Polakowski gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 11:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Franklin Bell hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Griffin | 34-39 |
| Lineup | U. of New England | PG - Shawn Schick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Mitchell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - John Buker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank West (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - James Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Franklin Bell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Keith Boyle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Griffin (fresh) PF - Robert Polakowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Teachout (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:28 | U. of New England | John Griffin steals the ball from John Buker | 34-39 |
| 11:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Teachout misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 34-39 |
| 10:59 | U. of New England | Frank West gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 10:52 | U. of New England | Frank West throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-39 |
| Subs | U. of New England | Greg Terry (PG), Glenn Gill (SG), Ross Smith (SF), Paul Kenna (PF) Shawn Schick, Todd Mitchell, John Buker, Frank West | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Matthew Gatlin (PG), Keith Powers (SF), Steve Easter (C) Franklin Bell, Keith Boyle, Lawrence Teachout | |
| 10:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Easter banks in the layup set up by Keith Powers | 34-41 |
| 10:07 | U. of New England | Greg Terry is fouled on the floor by Keith Powers - foul #1 on Keith Powers, team foul #2 | 34-41 |
| Subs | U. of New England | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Newton (PG) John Griffin | |
| 09:51 | U. of New England | James Carlson knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Ross Smith | 36-41 |
| 09:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matthew Gatlin buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Mark Newton | 36-43 |
| 09:16 | U. of New England | Paul Kenna can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 36-43 |
| 09:15 | U. of New England | Paul Kenna grabs the offensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 09:03 | U. of New England | James Carlson makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Greg Terry | 38-43 |
| 08:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Newton is hacked by Greg Terry - foul #3 on Greg Terry, team foul #4 | 38-43 |
| Subs | U. of New England | Shawn Schick (SG), John Buker (SF), Frank West (PF) Glenn Gill, Paul Kenna, James Carlson | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Franklin Bell (PG), Keith Boyle (SG), Lawrence Teachout (C) Mark Newton, Matthew Gatlin, Robert Polakowski | |
| 08:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Boyle is denied on a layup by Frank West | 38-43 |
| 08:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Franklin Bell grabs the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 08:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Buker steals it from Keith Boyle | 38-43 |
| 07:55 | U. of New England | John Buker misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-43 |
| 07:53 | U. of New England | Ross Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 07:42 | U. of New England | Greg Terry misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 07:40 | U. of New England | Ross Smith gets the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| Lineup | U. of New England | PG - Greg Terry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Schick (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Buker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank West (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Ross Smith (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Franklin Bell (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Keith Boyle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Powers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steve Easter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Lawrence Teachout (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:25 | U. of New England | Frank West can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-43 |
| 07:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Teachout gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 07:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Teachout clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 38-43 |
| 07:06 | U. of New England | Frank West grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 06:47 | U. of New England | Frank West hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 06:45 | U. of New England | John Buker pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 06:22 | U. of New England | John Buker misses the easy layup | 38-43 |
| 06:20 | U. of New England | Frank West gets the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 06:06 | U. of New England | Ross Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Lawrence Teachout - foul #1 on Lawrence Teachout, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | U. of New England | Glenn Gill (PG), Todd Mitchell (SG), Paul Kenna (PF), James Carlson (C) Greg Terry, Shawn Schick, John Buker, Frank West | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Matthew Gatlin (SG), John Griffin (SF), Robert Polakowski (PF), James Zwanzig (C) Keith Boyle, Keith Powers, Steve Easter, Lawrence Teachout | |
| 06:06 | U. of New England | Ross Smith makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 06:06 | U. of New England | Ross Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 05:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ross Smith steals it from Robert Polakowski | 40-43 |
| 05:21 | U. of New England | Ross Smith makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from James Carlson | 43-43 |
| 05:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Polakowski hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Matthew Gatlin | 43-45 |
| 04:53 | U. of New England | Glenn Gill clanks a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Franklin Bell - foul #3 on Franklin Bell, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| Subs | U. of New England | Samuel Tinker (SF), Frank West (PF) Ross Smith, Paul Kenna | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Newton (PG) Franklin Bell | |
| 04:53 | U. of New England | Glenn Gill misses the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 04:53 | U. of New England | Glenn Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 04:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matthew Gatlin misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 04:37 | U. of New England | The rebound goes to Samuel Tinker | 44-45 |
| 04:20 | U. of New England | Todd Mitchell can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 44-45 |
| 04:18 | U. of New England | James Carlson gets the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 04:08 | U. of New England | Frank West makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from James Carlson | 47-45 |
| 04:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Griffin loses the dribble to Glenn Gill | 47-45 |
| 03:40 | U. of New England | Frank West can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-45 |
| 03:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Robert Polakowski | 47-45 |
| 03:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-45 |
| Subs | U. of New England | Greg Terry (PG), John Buker (SF) Glenn Gill, Samuel Tinker | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Franklin Bell (PG), Keith Boyle (SG), Keith Powers (SF), Lawrence Teachout (C) Mark Newton, Matthew Gatlin, John Griffin, James Zwanzig | |
| Lineup | U. of New England | PG - Greg Terry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Todd Mitchell (fresh) 15 pts. SF - John Buker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank West (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - James Carlson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Franklin Bell (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SG - Keith Boyle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Powers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Polakowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Teachout (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Franklin Bell clanks a 3 from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 03:21 | U. of New England | James Carlson gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 03:17 | U. of New England | Todd Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-45 |
| 03:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Teachout grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 02:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Teachout comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 02:55 | U. of New England | Frank West grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 02:35 | U. of New England | Greg Terry buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-45 |
| 02:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Franklin Bell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-45 |
| 02:28 | U. of New England | The rebound goes to Frank West | 49-45 |
| 02:15 | U. of New England | Frank West buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Todd Mitchell | 52-45 |
| 01:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Powers's pass is intercepted by Todd Mitchell | 52-45 |
| 01:31 | U. of New England | Todd Mitchell comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-45 |
| 01:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Teachout snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 01:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Franklin Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-45 |
| 01:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Teachout | 52-45 |
| 01:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Boyle is hacked by James Carlson - foul #3 on James Carlson, team foul #5 | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | U. of New England | U. of New England is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Powers scores on a floater from the left block set up by Franklin Bell and he's hacked by Greg Terry - foul #4 on Greg Terry, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| 00:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Powers makes the free throw | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | U. of New England | U. of New England is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:46 | U. of New England | Franklin Bell is called for the reach on Greg Terry in the backcourt - foul #4 on Franklin Bell, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| 00:43 | U. of New England | Greg Terry is fouled on the floor by Franklin Bell - foul #5 on Franklin Bell, team foul #6 | 52-48 |
| Subs | U. of New England | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Matthew Gatlin (PG) Franklin Bell | |
| 00:40 | U. of New England | James Carlson is hacked by Keith Powers - foul #2 on Keith Powers, team foul #7 | 52-48 |
| 00:40 | U. of New England | James Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 00:40 | U. of New England | James Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | U. of New England | U. of New England is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Boyle comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 00:33 | U. of New England | James Carlson gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 00:31 | U. of New England | Keith Boyle is called for the reach on James Carlson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Keith Boyle, team foul #8 | 54-48 |
| Subs | U. of New England | Shawn Schick (SG) Todd Mitchell | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 00:31 | U. of New England | James Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:31 | U. of New England | James Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | U. of New England | U. of New England is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Powers connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Matthew Gatlin | 56-51 |
| 00:25 | U. of New England | Shawn Schick is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Boyle - foul #3 on Keith Boyle, team foul #9 | 56-51 |
| 00:25 | U. of New England | Shawn Schick makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:25 | U. of New England | Shawn Schick makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | U. of New England | U. of New England is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Boyle connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Matthew Gatlin | 58-54 |
| 00:16 | U. of New England | Greg Terry is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Gatlin - foul #2 on Matthew Gatlin, team foul #10 | 58-54 |
| Subs | U. of New England | Todd Mitchell (SG) Shawn Schick | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 00:16 | U. of New England | Greg Terry makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:16 | U. of New England | Greg Terry misses the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Polakowski snags the defensive board | 59-54 |
| 00:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Powers drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Keith Boyle | 59-57 |
| 00:06 | U. of New England | Matthew Gatlin is called for the reach on James Carlson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Matthew Gatlin, team foul #11 | 59-57 |
| 00:06 | U. of New England | James Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:06 | U. of New England | James Carlson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Teachout pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 00:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | U. of New England | U. of New England is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Boyle comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-57 |
| 00:00 | U. of New England | John Buker gets the rebound | 60-57 |