| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Matt Vallo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Zachmann (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Font (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Aaron Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Richard Beasley (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joel Janowski (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Johnnie Harrell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Holter (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Joel Janowski inbounds the ball | 40-29 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:41 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Joel Janowski buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-32 |
| 19:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Johnson misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-32 |
| 19:18 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Joel Janowski grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 19:11 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Johnnie Harrell drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 18:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Holt blows the layup | 40-35 |
| 18:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Font tips it home | 42-35 |
| 18:46 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John Williams misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Timothy Zachmann - foul #1 on Timothy Zachmann, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| 18:46 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John Williams makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 18:46 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 18:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Holt snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 18:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnnie Harrell swats the shot by Aaron Johnson | 42-36 |
| 18:38 | U.S. Merchant Marines | The rebound goes to Johnnie Harrell | 42-36 |
| 18:34 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John Williams drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Richard Beasley | 42-39 |
| 18:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Zachmann is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Holter - foul #3 on Matthew Holter, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Kent Roebuck (PF) Aaron Johnson | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Clifford Estepp (PG), Robert Williams (SG), George Gerth (SF), Ronald Crabtree (C) Richard Beasley, John Williams, Joel Janowski, Matthew Holter | |
| 18:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Font hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 44-39 |
| 18:23 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Clifford Estepp's pass is intercepted by Matt Vallo in the backcourt | 44-39 |
| 18:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kent Roebuck comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Johnnie Harrell - foul #1 on Johnnie Harrell, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | William Mitchell (PG), George Couey (SG), Alexander Warf (SF), Robert Almanza (C) Matt Vallo, Timothy Zachmann, Richard Font, Richard Holt | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | John Robinson (C) Johnnie Harrell | |
| 18:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kent Roebuck makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 18:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kent Roebuck makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 17:47 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Clifford Estepp is hacked by Kent Roebuck - foul #1 on Kent Roebuck, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| 17:38 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Clifford Estepp misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-39 |
| 17:37 | U.S. Merchant Marines | George Gerth can't tip it in | 46-39 |
| 17:35 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Ronald Crabtree grabs the offensive board | 46-39 |
| 17:19 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Ronald Crabtree comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-39 |
| 17:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to George Couey | 46-39 |
| 17:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Williams is called for the reach on George Couey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Williams, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Johnson (PF) Robert Almanza | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Richard Beasley (PG), Johnnie Harrell (PF) Robert Williams, George Gerth | |
| 17:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Couey misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 17:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 16:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kent Roebuck drills a jumper from close range | 48-39 |
| 16:28 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Clifford Estepp can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-39 |
| 16:27 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Ronald Crabtree grabs the offensive board | 48-39 |
| 16:18 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Ronald Crabtree connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Richard Beasley | 48-42 |
| 15:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Alexander Warf lays it up and in | 50-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - William Mitchell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Couey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alexander Warf (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Aaron Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Kent Roebuck (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Richard Beasley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. SG - Clifford Estepp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Robinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnnie Harrell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Crabtree (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John Robinson is called for traveling | 50-42 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Matt Vallo (PG), Timothy Zachmann (SG), Richard Font (SF), Robert Almanza (PF), Richard Holt (C) William Mitchell, George Couey, Alexander Warf, Aaron Johnson, Kent Roebuck | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | James Grimes (PG), John Williams (SG), Joel Janowski (SF), Matthew Holter (C) Richard Beasley, Clifford Estepp, John Robinson, Ronald Crabtree | |
| 15:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joel Janowski is called for the reach on Richard Font - foul #2 on Joel Janowski, team foul #4 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | George Gerth (PF) Johnnie Harrell | |
| 15:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joel Janowski is called for the reach on Richard Font - foul #3 on Joel Janowski, team foul #5 | 50-42 |
| 14:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Font makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-42 |
| 14:33 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Matthew Holter buries a turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Richard Holt - foul #3 on Richard Holt, team foul #3 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Johnnie Harrell (PF) George Gerth | |
| 14:33 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Matthew Holter makes the free throw | 52-45 |
| 14:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Font comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 52-45 |
| 14:17 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Johnnie Harrell gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 14:06 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Johnnie Harrell's pass is intercepted by Timothy Zachmann | 52-45 |
| 13:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Font buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Matt Vallo | 54-45 |
| 13:40 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Joel Janowski double dribbles | 54-45 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | William Mitchell (PG), George Couey (SG), Michael Davis (SF), Aaron Johnson (PF) Matt Vallo, Timothy Zachmann, Richard Font, Robert Almanza | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Richard Beasley (PG), Robert Williams (SG), Ryan Machinsky (SF) James Grimes, John Williams, Joel Janowski | |
| 13:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Davis clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Beasley - foul #2 on Richard Beasley, team foul #6 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | John Robinson (SF) Ryan Machinsky | |
| 13:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Davis makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 13:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 13:10 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John Robinson is hacked by Michael Davis - foul #2 on Michael Davis, team foul #4 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Alexander Warf (SF), Kent Roebuck (C) Michael Davis, Richard Holt | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | George Gerth (SF) Johnnie Harrell | |
| 13:05 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Matthew Holter's layup is rejected by Kent Roebuck | 56-45 |
| 13:03 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Robert Williams snags the offensive board | 56-45 |
| 12:46 | U.S. Merchant Marines | William Mitchell steals it from Richard Beasley | 56-45 |
| 12:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Couey is hacked by Matthew Holter - foul #4 on Matthew Holter, team foul #7 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Davis (SF) Aaron Johnson | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Clifford Estepp (PG), Ryan Machinsky (SF), Ronald Crabtree (PF) Richard Beasley, George Gerth, Matthew Holter | |
| 12:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Couey makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 12:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Couey misses the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 12:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kent Roebuck grabs the offensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 12:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Davis misses the lay-in | 57-45 |
| 12:16 | U.S. Merchant Marines | The rebound goes to Robert Williams | 57-45 |
| 12:12 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Clifford Estepp clanks a shot from the free throw line | 57-45 |
| 12:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to George Couey | 57-45 |
| 12:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kent Roebuck's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-45 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Zachmann (SG), Richard Font (SF), Aaron Johnson (PF), Richard Holt (C) William Mitchell, Michael Davis, Alexander Warf, Kent Roebuck | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | James Grimes (SG), Johnnie Harrell (PF) Robert Williams, John Robinson | |
| 11:53 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Ryan Machinsky loses the ball out of bounds | 57-45 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Matt Vallo (PG), Robert Almanza (C) George Couey, Richard Holt | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Matt Vallo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Zachmann (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Font (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Almanza (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Clifford Estepp (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Grimes (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ryan Machinsky (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Johnnie Harrell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Crabtree (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Zachmann buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Almanza | 60-45 |
| 11:15 | U.S. Merchant Marines | James Grimes is hacked by Matt Vallo - foul #2 on Matt Vallo, team foul #5 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | John Williams (SG), Joel Janowski (SF), George Gerth (C) Clifford Estepp, Ryan Machinsky, Ronald Crabtree | |
| 11:00 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Joel Janowski blows the layup | 60-45 |
| 10:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Zachmann grabs the board | 60-45 |
| 10:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matt Vallo can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 60-45 |
| 10:45 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Johnnie Harrell grabs the defensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 10:40 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Matt Vallo is called for the reach on James Grimes - foul #3 on Matt Vallo, team foul #6 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | William Mitchell (PG), George Couey (SG), Michael Davis (SF), Alexander Warf (PF), Kent Roebuck (C) Matt Vallo, Timothy Zachmann, Richard Font, Aaron Johnson, Robert Almanza | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Richard Beasley (PG), John Robinson (C) James Grimes, Johnnie Harrell | |
| 10:18 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Joel Janowski can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 60-45 |
| 10:17 | U.S. Merchant Marines | George Gerth hits the follow up shot | 60-47 |
| 10:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joel Janowski picks off the pass by Michael Davis | 60-47 |
| 10:00 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John Williams misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-47 |
| 09:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kent Roebuck pulls down the rebound | 60-47 |
| 09:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Davis can't connect on a runner from the right block | 60-47 |
| 09:52 | U.S. Merchant Marines | George Gerth grabs the board | 60-47 |
| 09:48 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Richard Beasley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-47 |
| 09:46 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John Robinson snags the offensive board | 60-47 |
| 09:32 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Joel Janowski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Beasley | 60-49 |
| 09:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Davis banks in the layup on a nice dish by Alexander Warf and he's fouled by Joel Janowski - foul #4 on Joel Janowski, team foul #8 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Eugene Rumley (SG), Aaron Johnson (PF), Richard Holt (C) George Couey, Alexander Warf, Kent Roebuck | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Clifford Estepp (PG), James Grimes (SG), Ryan Machinsky (SF), Johnnie Harrell (PF), Ronald Crabtree (C) Richard Beasley, John Williams, Joel Janowski, George Gerth, John Robinson | |
| 09:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Davis misses the free throw | 62-49 |
| 09:15 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Ronald Crabtree gets the rebound | 62-49 |
| 08:57 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Ryan Machinsky comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-49 |
| 08:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Holt gets the rebound | 62-49 |
| 08:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Davis lays it in | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 08:28 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Johnnie Harrell misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-49 |
| 08:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Holt grabs the board | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 08:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Holt misses long on an open jumper in the paint | 64-49 |
| 08:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Davis snags the offensive board | 64-49 |
| 07:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eugene Rumley hits a wide open jump hook from the right block set up by William Mitchell | 66-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - William Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eugene Rumley (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Michael Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Clifford Estepp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Grimes (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ryan Machinsky (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Johnnie Harrell (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Crabtree (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | U.S. Merchant Marines | James Grimes misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 66-49 |
| 07:33 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Johnnie Harrell misses the tip | 66-49 |
| 07:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Davis snags the defensive board | 66-49 |
| 07:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Holt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-49 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Matt Vallo (PG), Timothy Zachmann (SG), Richard Font (SF), Kent Roebuck (PF), Robert Almanza (C) William Mitchell, Eugene Rumley, Michael Davis, Aaron Johnson, Richard Holt | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Richard Beasley (PG), Robert Williams (SG), Joel Janowski (SF), John Robinson (PF), Matthew Holter (C) Clifford Estepp, James Grimes, Ryan Machinsky, Johnnie Harrell, Ronald Crabtree | |
| 06:52 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Richard Beasley misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Almanza - foul #3 on Robert Almanza, team foul #7 | 66-49 |
| 06:52 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Richard Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 06:52 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Richard Beasley makes the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 06:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Robinson steps in front of the Richard Font pass in the backcourt | 66-51 |
| 06:34 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Matthew Holter is hacked by Robert Almanza - foul #4 on Robert Almanza, team foul #8 | 66-51 |
| 06:34 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Matthew Holter misses the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 06:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Almanza snags the defensive board | 66-51 |
| 06:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matt Vallo hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 66-51 |
| 06:05 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Robert Williams pulls down the rebound | 66-51 |
| 06:00 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Richard Beasley misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 66-51 |
| 05:59 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Matthew Holter can't tip it in | 66-51 |
| 05:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Font grabs the defensive rebound | 66-51 |
| 05:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Beasley is called for the reach on Matt Vallo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Beasley, team foul #9 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | John Williams (SG), Ronald Crabtree (PF) Richard Beasley, John Robinson | |
| 05:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matt Vallo misses the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 05:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Almanza | 66-51 |
| 05:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matt Vallo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-51 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Richard Beasley (PG) Robert Williams | |
| 05:22 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Joel Janowski misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Richard Font - foul #1 on Richard Font, team foul #9 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | George Couey (PG), Eugene Rumley (SG), Alexander Warf (PF), Richard Holt (C) Matt Vallo, Timothy Zachmann, Kent Roebuck, Robert Almanza | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Johnnie Harrell (PF) Ronald Crabtree | |
| 05:22 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Joel Janowski makes the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 05:22 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Joel Janowski makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 05:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Holt scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Alexander Warf and the foul's on Matthew Holter - foul #5 on Matthew Holter, team foul #10 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | William Mitchell (PG) Richard Font | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | James Grimes (PG), Ryan Machinsky (SF), George Gerth (C) Richard Beasley, Joel Janowski, Matthew Holter | |
| 05:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Holt makes the free throw | 69-53 |
| 04:51 | U.S. Merchant Marines | George Gerth misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Richard Holt - foul #4 on Richard Holt, team foul #10 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Johnson (PF) Eugene Rumley | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | | |
| 04:51 | U.S. Merchant Marines | George Gerth misses the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 04:51 | U.S. Merchant Marines | George Gerth makes the 2nd free throw | 69-54 |
| 04:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Alexander Warf can't finish the uncontested layup | 69-54 |
| 04:24 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Johnnie Harrell snags the defensive board | 69-54 |
| 04:18 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Richard Holt takes the ball from Ryan Machinsky | 69-54 |
| 03:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Alexander Warf connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by William Mitchell | 72-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - William Mitchell (fresh) 3 ast. SG - George Couey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alexander Warf (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Aaron Johnson (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Holt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - James Grimes (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Machinsky (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Johnnie Harrell (tiring) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - George Gerth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:44 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Ryan Machinsky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-54 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Eugene Rumley (SG), Michael Davis (SF), Kent Roebuck (PF), Robert Almanza (C) William Mitchell, Alexander Warf, Aaron Johnson, Richard Holt | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Clifford Estepp (PG), Robert Williams (SG), John Robinson (SF), Ronald Crabtree (PF) James Grimes, John Williams, Ryan Machinsky, Johnnie Harrell | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Couey misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 72-54 |
| 03:15 | U.S. Merchant Marines | George Gerth grabs the board | 72-54 |
| 03:11 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Clifford Estepp's pass is intercepted by Kent Roebuck | 72-54 |
| 03:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-54 |
| 02:57 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Robert Williams misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-54 |
| 02:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kent Roebuck gets the rebound | 72-54 |
| 02:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eugene Rumley misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 72-54 |
| 02:50 | U.S. Merchant Marines | The rebound goes to Ronald Crabtree | 72-54 |
| 02:45 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Clifford Estepp can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Eugene Rumley - foul #1 on Eugene Rumley, team foul #11 | 72-54 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | William Mitchell (PG) George Couey | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | James Grimes (SG) Robert Williams | |
| 02:45 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Clifford Estepp makes the 1st free throw | 72-55 |
| 02:45 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Clifford Estepp makes the 2nd free throw | 72-56 |
| 02:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eugene Rumley misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-56 |
| 02:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Almanza hits the follow up shot | 74-56 |
| 02:15 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Clifford Estepp scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Grimes | 74-59 |
| 02:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kent Roebuck knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Eugene Rumley | 76-59 |
| 01:44 | U.S. Merchant Marines | James Grimes is hacked by Eugene Rumley - foul #2 on Eugene Rumley, team foul #12 | 76-59 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | George Couey (SG), Alexander Warf (SF) Eugene Rumley, Michael Davis | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | | |
| 01:44 | U.S. Merchant Marines | James Grimes makes the 1st free throw | 76-60 |
| 01:44 | U.S. Merchant Marines | James Grimes makes the 2nd free throw | 76-61 |
| 01:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Alexander Warf misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 76-61 |
| 01:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Couey grabs the offensive rebound | 76-61 |
| 00:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Alexander Warf is fouled on the floor by Ronald Crabtree - foul #2 on Ronald Crabtree, team foul #11 | 76-61 |
| 00:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Alexander Warf misses the 1st free throw | 76-61 |
| 00:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Alexander Warf makes the 2nd free throw | 77-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:50 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Ronald Crabtree misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 77-61 |
| 00:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kent Roebuck grabs the defensive rebound | 77-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Mitchell is fouled in the backcourt by Clifford Estepp - foul #2 on Clifford Estepp, team foul #12 | 77-61 |
| 00:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 78-61 |
| 00:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 79-61 |
| 00:42 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Clifford Estepp makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 79-64 |
| 00:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Grimes takes the ball from Robert Almanza | 79-64 |
| 00:14 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Clifford Estepp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-64 |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Mitchell runs out the clock | 79-64 |