| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Brant Schenkelberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Blaine McKirryher (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Washington (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Meekins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Howard Lorenzen (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Martin Luther | PG - Neal Rutter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Leung (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Powell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Archie Linares (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Toro (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Martin Luther | Dwayne Powell inbounds the ball | 31-35 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Martin Luther | Martin Luther is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Martin Luther | Archie Linares scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Neal Rutter | 31-37 |
| 19:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Blaine McKirryher clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 19:30 | Martin Luther | Michael Toro pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 19:17 | Martin Luther | Michael Leung misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 19:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerry Washington grabs the board | 31-37 |
| 18:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Meekins's pass is intercepted by Michael Leung | 31-37 |
| 18:31 | Martin Luther | Archie Linares scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Leung | 31-39 |
| 18:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Brant Schenkelberg misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 18:05 | Martin Luther | The rebound goes to Archie Linares | 31-39 |
| 17:42 | Martin Luther | Michael Toro misses badly on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Howard Lorenzen - foul #2 on Howard Lorenzen, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Martin Luther | Glen Hampton (PF) Archie Linares | |
| 17:42 | Martin Luther | Michael Toro misses the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 17:42 | Martin Luther | Michael Toro makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 17:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Toro steals the ball from David Meekins | 31-40 |
| 17:05 | Martin Luther | Howard Lorenzen blocks the short jumper by Michael Toro | 31-40 |
| 17:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Blaine McKirryher gets the rebound | 31-40 |
| 16:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerry Washington misses the easy layup but the foul's on Dwayne Powell - foul #2 on Dwayne Powell, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Karl Johnson (PF), Jerry Hamon (C) David Meekins, Howard Lorenzen | |
| Subs | Martin Luther | Melvin Frye (PG), Gary Ray (SG), Nelson Walker (SF), Matthew Corry (C) Neal Rutter, Michael Leung, Dwayne Powell, Michael Toro | |
| 16:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerry Washington makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 16:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerry Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 16:28 | Martin Luther | Gary Ray connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-42 |
| 16:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerry Washington misses badly on a runner from close range | 33-42 |
| 16:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Hamon | 33-42 |
| 15:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerry Washington misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-42 |
| 15:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerry Washington tips it back up and in | 35-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Brant Schenkelberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Blaine McKirryher (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Washington (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Karl Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jerry Hamon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Martin Luther | PG - Melvin Frye (fresh) SG - Gary Ray (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nelson Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Glen Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Corry (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Martin Luther | Glen Hampton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-42 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathaniel Nelson (PG), Stephen Gorney (SG), Derek Withers (SF) Brant Schenkelberg, Blaine McKirryher, Jerry Washington | |
| Subs | Martin Luther | Archie Linares (PF), Michael Toro (C) Glen Hampton, Matthew Corry | |
| 15:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Gorney scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Nathaniel Nelson | 37-42 |
| 15:00 | Martin Luther | Stephen Gorney steals it from Archie Linares | 37-42 |
| 14:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Gorney misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-42 |
| 14:44 | Martin Luther | The rebound goes to Archie Linares | 37-42 |
| 14:35 | Martin Luther | Gary Ray misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 14:33 | Martin Luther | Archie Linares tips it home | 37-44 |
| 14:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerry Hamon drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Nathaniel Nelson | 40-44 |
| 13:51 | Martin Luther | Gary Ray comes up short on the shot near the basket | 40-44 |
| 13:50 | Martin Luther | Archie Linares snags the offensive board | 40-44 |
| 13:31 | Martin Luther | Melvin Frye comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-44 |
| 13:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Derek Withers grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 13:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathaniel Nelson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Gorney | 43-44 |
| 13:02 | Martin Luther | Gary Ray can't finish the layup | 43-44 |
| 13:00 | Martin Luther | Archie Linares pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 12:55 | Martin Luther | Stephen Gorney steals it from Archie Linares | 43-44 |
| 12:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathaniel Nelson loses the ball out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Brant Schenkelberg (PG), Blaine McKirryher (SG), Jerry Washington (SF), David Meekins (PF), Howard Lorenzen (C) Nathaniel Nelson, Stephen Gorney, Derek Withers, Karl Johnson, Jerry Hamon | |
| Subs | Martin Luther | Neal Rutter (PG), Michael Leung (SG), Dwayne Powell (SF), Glen Hampton (PF), Matthew Corry (C) Melvin Frye, Gary Ray, Nelson Walker, Archie Linares, Michael Toro | |
| 12:16 | Martin Luther | Dwayne Powell double dribbles | 43-44 |
| 11:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Meekins can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Glen Hampton - foul #2 on Glen Hampton, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| 11:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Meekins makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 11:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Meekins makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 11:39 | Martin Luther | Dwayne Powell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 11:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Meekins grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Brant Schenkelberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Blaine McKirryher (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Washington (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Meekins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Lorenzen (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Martin Luther | PG - Neal Rutter (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Leung (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dwayne Powell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glen Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Corry (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Howard Lorenzen is fouled on the floor by Matthew Corry - foul #1 on Matthew Corry, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Martin Luther | Michael Toro (C) Matthew Corry | |
| 11:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerry Washington buries a turnaround near the basket | 47-44 |
| 10:59 | Martin Luther | Michael Leung hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-44 |
| 10:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerry Washington gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 10:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Toro denies the turnaround by Blaine McKirryher | 47-44 |
| 10:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Blaine McKirryher tips it back up and in | 49-44 |
| 10:31 | Martin Luther | Neal Rutter buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Leung | 49-47 |
| 10:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Blaine McKirryher is hacked by Michael Leung - foul #2 on Michael Leung, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Martin Luther | Archie Linares (PF) Glen Hampton | |
| 09:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerry Washington connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 09:45 | Martin Luther | Archie Linares misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 09:43 | Martin Luther | Dwayne Powell grabs the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 09:25 | Martin Luther | Dwayne Powell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 09:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Howard Lorenzen pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 09:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerry Washington is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Jerry Washington, team foul #2 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Gorney (SG), Derek Withers (SF), Karl Johnson (PF), Jerry Hamon (C) Blaine McKirryher, Jerry Washington, David Meekins, Howard Lorenzen | |
| Subs | Martin Luther | Melvin Frye (PG), Gary Ray (SG), Nelson Walker (SF), Glen Hampton (C) Neal Rutter, Michael Leung, Dwayne Powell, Michael Toro | |
| 08:53 | Martin Luther | Glen Hampton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 08:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Derek Withers grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 08:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Derek Withers makes the driving attempt from the left block | 54-47 |
| 08:27 | Martin Luther | Glen Hampton lays it in set up by Archie Linares | 54-49 |
| 08:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Derek Withers comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 54-49 |
| 08:15 | Martin Luther | The rebound goes to Glen Hampton | 54-49 |
| 07:56 | Martin Luther | Archie Linares can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Karl Johnson - foul #3 on Karl Johnson, team foul #3 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Blaine McKirryher (SG) Brant Schenkelberg | |
| Subs | Martin Luther | Michael Toro (C) Glen Hampton | |
| 07:56 | Martin Luther | Archie Linares misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 07:56 | Martin Luther | Archie Linares makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 07:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Archie Linares takes the ball from Karl Johnson | 54-50 |
| 07:28 | Martin Luther | Melvin Frye misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Stephen Gorney - foul #2 on Stephen Gorney, team foul #4 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerry Washington (SF) Derek Withers | |
| Subs | Martin Luther | Michael Leung (SG), Matthew Corry (PF) Gary Ray, Archie Linares | |
| 07:28 | Martin Luther | Melvin Frye makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 07:28 | Martin Luther | Melvin Frye makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Stephen Gorney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Blaine McKirryher (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Washington (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - Karl Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Jerry Hamon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Martin Luther | PG - Melvin Frye (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Leung (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nelson Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Corry (fresh) 6 pts. C - Michael Toro (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerry Washington hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 54-52 |
| 07:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerry Washington pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 06:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerry Hamon connects on the jumper from the right side | 56-52 |
| 06:28 | Martin Luther | Michael Toro misses the 3 from the left corner | 56-52 |
| 06:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerry Washington gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 06:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerry Hamon clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-52 |
| 06:11 | Martin Luther | The rebound goes to Michael Leung | 56-52 |
| 06:07 | Martin Luther | Blaine McKirryher is called for the reach on Michael Leung - foul #2 on Blaine McKirryher, team foul #5 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Brant Schenkelberg (PG), David Meekins (PF), Howard Lorenzen (C) Stephen Gorney, Karl Johnson, Jerry Hamon | |
| Subs | Martin Luther | Neal Rutter (PG), Dwayne Powell (SF), Glen Hampton (PF) Melvin Frye, Nelson Walker, Matthew Corry | |
| 05:53 | Martin Luther | Michael Toro can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 05:51 | Martin Luther | Michael Leung tips it in | 56-54 |
| 05:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Glen Hampton swats the short shot by Jerry Washington | 56-54 |
| 05:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Howard Lorenzen snags the offensive board | 56-54 |
| 05:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerry Washington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-54 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Gorney (SG), Derek Withers (SF) Blaine McKirryher, Jerry Washington | |
| Subs | Martin Luther | Gary Ray (SG), Matthew Corry (C) Michael Leung, Michael Toro | |
| 04:49 | Martin Luther | Neal Rutter misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 04:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Gorney grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 04:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Brant Schenkelberg slams it home set up by Howard Lorenzen and he's hacked by Gary Ray - foul #2 on Gary Ray, team foul #5 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Martin Luther | Melvin Frye (SG), Archie Linares (PF) Gary Ray, Matthew Corry | |
| 04:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Brant Schenkelberg makes the free throw | 59-54 |
| 04:18 | Martin Luther | Neal Rutter can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 59-54 |
| 04:17 | Martin Luther | Glen Hampton tips it back up and in | 59-56 |
| 04:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Gorney hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Neal Rutter - foul #1 on Neal Rutter, team foul #6 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Blaine McKirryher (SG), Jerry Washington (SF) Brant Schenkelberg, Derek Withers | |
| Subs | Martin Luther | Michael Toro (C) Glen Hampton | |
| 04:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Gorney makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 04:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Gorney misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 04:00 | Martin Luther | The rebound goes to Michael Toro | 60-56 |
| 03:50 | Martin Luther | Melvin Frye hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-59 |
| 03:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Melvin Frye steals the ball from David Meekins | 60-59 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Stephen Gorney (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Blaine McKirryher (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Washington (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. PF - David Meekins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Lorenzen (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Martin Luther | PG - Neal Rutter (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Melvin Frye (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dwayne Powell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Archie Linares (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Toro (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:07 | Martin Luther | Michael Toro makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Neal Rutter | 60-61 |
| 02:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Gorney is hacked by Neal Rutter - foul #2 on Neal Rutter, team foul #7 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Karl Johnson (PF), Jerry Hamon (C) David Meekins, Howard Lorenzen | |
| Subs | Martin Luther | Michael Leung (SG), Nelson Walker (SF), Glen Hampton (PF) Neal Rutter, Dwayne Powell, Archie Linares | |
| 02:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Gorney makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 02:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Gorney makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 02:48 | Martin Luther | Martin Luther calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Brant Schenkelberg (PG) Stephen Gorney | |
| Subs | Martin Luther | Archie Linares (PF) Glen Hampton | |
| 02:38 | Martin Luther | Michael Leung drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Melvin Frye | 62-64 |
| 02:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-64 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Meekins (PF), Howard Lorenzen (C) Karl Johnson, Jerry Hamon | |
| Subs | Martin Luther | Neal Rutter (PG), Dwayne Powell (SF) Melvin Frye, Nelson Walker | |
| 02:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dwayne Powell is called for the reach on Jerry Washington - foul #3 on Dwayne Powell, team foul #8 | 62-64 |
| 02:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerry Washington makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 02:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerry Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 01:50 | Martin Luther | Michael Toro banks in the layup set up by Michael Leung | 64-66 |
| 01:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Toro swats the short shot by Brant Schenkelberg | 64-66 |
| 01:42 | Martin Luther | Archie Linares gets the rebound | 64-66 |
| 01:26 | Martin Luther | David Meekins steals the ball from Michael Leung | 64-66 |
| 01:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Meekins misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-66 |
| 01:10 | Martin Luther | Dwayne Powell grabs the board | 64-66 |
| 00:46 | Martin Luther | Michael Leung hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 64-66 |
| 00:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Howard Lorenzen grabs the board | 64-66 |
| 00:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Archie Linares steals it from David Meekins | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Martin Luther | Martin Luther is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Martin Luther | Brant Schenkelberg is called for the reach on Dwayne Powell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brant Schenkelberg, team foul #6 | 64-66 |
| 00:26 | Martin Luther | Neal Rutter is fouled on the floor by Blaine McKirryher - foul #3 on Blaine McKirryher, team foul #7 | 64-66 |
| 00:26 | Martin Luther | Neal Rutter makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:26 | Martin Luther | Neal Rutter misses the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Howard Lorenzen | 64-67 |
| 00:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Neal Rutter picks off the pass by David Meekins | 64-67 |
| 00:04 | Martin Luther | Dwayne Powell is hacked by Blaine McKirryher in the backcourt - foul #4 on Blaine McKirryher, team foul #8 | 64-67 |
| 00:04 | Martin Luther | Dwayne Powell misses the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Howard Lorenzen grabs the defensive rebound | 64-67 |
| 00:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-67 |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerry Washington misses short on a halfcourt shot | 64-67 |