| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Robert Murrieta (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Christopher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - Roger Tinsley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allen Springer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Waylon Schiro (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Gary Butler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bryan Whitehead (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - George White (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mathew Waterfield (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Barry Pederson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utica | George White inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Utica | George White misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 19:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Waylon Schiro grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 19:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Johnny Christopher | 36-30 |
| 19:18 | Utica | George White comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-30 |
| 19:16 | Utica | Mathew Waterfield tips it back up and in | 36-32 |
| 18:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Allen Springer | 39-32 |
| 18:45 | Utica | George White misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-32 |
| 18:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Waylon Schiro grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 18:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Tinsley is fouled on the floor by Gary Butler - foul #1 on Gary Butler, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| 18:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Allen Springer is whistled for a carry | 39-32 |
| 17:48 | Utica | Gary Butler buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mathew Waterfield | 39-34 |
| 17:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher's pass is intercepted by Gary Butler | 39-34 |
| 17:09 | Utica | Barry Pederson misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-34 |
| 17:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Waylon Schiro grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 17:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-34 |
| 17:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Waylon Schiro grabs the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 16:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Waylon Schiro knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Johnny Christopher | 42-34 |
| 16:24 | Utica | Barry Pederson connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Bryan Whitehead | 42-36 |
| 16:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Tinsley misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 42-36 |
| 16:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Waylon Schiro tips it home | 44-36 |
| 15:42 | Utica | Barry Pederson can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 15:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta grabs the defensive rebound | 44-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Robert Murrieta (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Christopher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Roger Tinsley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allen Springer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Waylon Schiro (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Gary Butler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Whitehead (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - George White (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mathew Waterfield (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Barry Pederson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Allen Springer is fouled on the floor by George White - foul #2 on George White, team foul #2 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | James Rice (PG), Roy Theus (SG), Dustin McKeon (SF), Ilia Zenz (PF), Jeffrey Hackenberg (C) Robert Murrieta, Johnny Christopher, Roger Tinsley, Allen Springer, Waylon Schiro | |
| Subs | Utica | Gary Eich (PG), Fred Williams (SG), Larry Johnston (SF), Richard Garrett (PF), Orville Clark (C) Gary Butler, Bryan Whitehead, George White, Mathew Waterfield, Barry Pederson | |
| 15:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Rice drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Roy Theus | 46-36 |
| 15:05 | Utica | Gary Eich comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-36 |
| 15:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Hackenberg grabs the board | 46-36 |
| 14:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Rice drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Roy Theus | 49-36 |
| 14:19 | Utica | Larry Johnston can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-36 |
| 14:18 | Utica | Orville Clark tips it but misses | 49-36 |
| 14:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ilia Zenz grabs the board | 49-36 |
| 14:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin McKeon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-36 |
| 14:11 | Utica | The rebound goes to Orville Clark | 49-36 |
| 13:56 | Utica | Gary Eich is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Gary Eich, team foul #3 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Waylon Schiro (C) Jeffrey Hackenberg | |
| Subs | Utica | Gary Butler (PG), Bryan Whitehead (SG), George White (SF), Mathew Waterfield (PF) Gary Eich, Fred Williams, Larry Johnston, Richard Garrett | |
| 13:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roy Theus is called for traveling | 49-36 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher (SG) Dustin McKeon | |
| Subs | Utica | | |
| 13:21 | Utica | Orville Clark makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from George White | 49-38 |
| 13:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ilia Zenz buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Rice | 52-38 |
| 12:40 | Utica | Mathew Waterfield makes the turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Ilia Zenz - foul #1 on Ilia Zenz, team foul #1 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta (PG), Roger Tinsley (SF), Allen Springer (PF) James Rice, Roy Theus, Ilia Zenz | |
| Subs | Utica | Barry Pederson (C) Orville Clark | |
| 12:40 | Utica | Mathew Waterfield makes the free throw | 52-41 |
| 12:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Allen Springer is fouled on the floor by Gary Butler - foul #2 on Gary Butler, team foul #4 | 52-41 |
| 12:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Bryan Whitehead - foul #3 on Bryan Whitehead, team foul #5 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Hackenberg (C) Waylon Schiro | |
| Subs | Utica | Gary Eich (PG) Gary Butler | |
| 12:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher misses the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 12:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 11:50 | Utica | Bryan Whitehead connects on the shot near the basket | 53-43 |
| 11:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Hackenberg hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 53-43 |
| 11:32 | Utica | Mathew Waterfield grabs the defensive rebound | 53-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Robert Murrieta (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Christopher (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Roger Tinsley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allen Springer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Hackenberg (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Gary Eich (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bryan Whitehead (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - George White (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mathew Waterfield (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Barry Pederson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Utica | Bryan Whitehead is hacked by Jeffrey Hackenberg - foul #2 on Jeffrey Hackenberg, team foul #2 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Roy Theus (SG) Johnny Christopher | |
| Subs | Utica | Orville Clark (C) Mathew Waterfield | |
| 11:17 | Utica | Barry Pederson misses badly on a floater in the lane | 53-43 |
| 11:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roy Theus grabs the board | 53-43 |
| 11:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 11:04 | Utica | Orville Clark grabs the board | 53-43 |
| 11:00 | Utica | George White makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Bryan Whitehead | 53-46 |
| 10:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Orville Clark blocks the short jumper by Robert Murrieta | 53-46 |
| 10:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Tinsley tips it home | 55-46 |
| 10:20 | Utica | Barry Pederson buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Gary Eich | 55-48 |
| 10:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Roy Theus and he's fouled by George White - foul #3 on George White, team foul #6 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher (SG), Ilia Zenz (PF), Waylon Schiro (C) Roy Theus, Allen Springer, Jeffrey Hackenberg | |
| Subs | Utica | Gary Butler (PG), Larry Johnston (SG), Mathew Waterfield (PF) Gary Eich, Bryan Whitehead, George White | |
| 10:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta makes the free throw | 58-48 |
| 09:52 | Utica | Gary Butler misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-48 |
| 09:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Waylon Schiro snags the defensive board | 58-48 |
| 09:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-48 |
| 09:43 | Utica | The rebound goes to Gary Butler | 58-48 |
| 09:38 | Utica | Larry Johnston knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Gary Butler | 58-51 |
| 09:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Tinsley banks in the layup set up by Johnny Christopher | 60-51 |
| 08:57 | Utica | Gary Butler misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 60-51 |
| 08:55 | Utica | Mathew Waterfield tips it but misses | 60-51 |
| 08:54 | Utica | Mathew Waterfield tips it home | 60-53 |
| 08:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-53 |
| 08:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ilia Zenz tips it home | 62-53 |
| 08:11 | Utica | Orville Clark loses the ball out of bounds | 62-53 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | James Rice (PG), Roy Theus (SG), Dustin McKeon (SF), Allen Springer (PF) Robert Murrieta, Johnny Christopher, Roger Tinsley, Ilia Zenz | |
| Subs | Utica | Bryan Whitehead (SG), George White (SF), Richard Garrett (C) Larry Johnston, Barry Pederson, Orville Clark | |
| 07:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | George White steps in front of the James Rice pass | 62-53 |
| 07:39 | Utica | James Rice steps in front of the Mathew Waterfield pass | 62-53 |
| 07:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Rice travels in the backcourt | 62-53 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Utica | Larry Johnston (PF) Mathew Waterfield | |
| 07:24 | Utica | Larry Johnston is hacked by Roy Theus - foul #2 on Roy Theus, team foul #3 | 62-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - James Rice (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Theus (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Dustin McKeon (fresh) PF - Allen Springer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Waylon Schiro (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Gary Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Whitehead (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - George White (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Larry Johnston (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Garrett (fresh) | |
| 07:07 | Utica | Bryan Whitehead scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Butler | 62-55 |
| 06:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Allen Springer is hacked by Larry Johnston - foul #2 on Larry Johnston, team foul #7 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher (SG), Ilia Zenz (C) Dustin McKeon, Waylon Schiro | |
| Subs | Utica | Gary Eich (PG) Gary Butler | |
| 06:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Allen Springer misses the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 06:40 | Utica | Larry Johnston grabs the defensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 06:21 | Utica | George White misses the dunk | 62-55 |
| 06:19 | Utica | Gary Eich grabs the offensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 06:04 | Utica | Gary Eich misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by James Rice - foul #2 on James Rice, team foul #4 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Tinsley (SF), Jeffrey Hackenberg (C) Roy Theus, Allen Springer | |
| Subs | Utica | Mathew Waterfield (PF), Barry Pederson (C) Larry Johnston, Richard Garrett | |
| 06:04 | Utica | Gary Eich misses the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 06:04 | Utica | Gary Eich makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 05:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Rice makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Hackenberg and he's fouled by Gary Eich - foul #2 on Gary Eich, team foul #8 | 64-56 |
| 05:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Rice makes the free throw | 65-56 |
| 05:38 | Utica | George White scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bryan Whitehead and he's hacked by Roger Tinsley - foul #1 on Roger Tinsley, team foul #5 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Roy Theus (PG), Waylon Schiro (C) James Rice, Jeffrey Hackenberg | |
| Subs | Utica | Gary Butler (PG) Gary Eich | |
| 05:38 | Utica | George White makes the free throw | 65-59 |
| 05:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | George White steals the ball from Waylon Schiro | 65-59 |
| 05:00 | Utica | George White loses the dribble to Johnny Christopher | 65-59 |
| 04:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Tinsley lays it in on a nice dish by Johnny Christopher | 67-59 |
| 04:44 | Utica | George White misses badly on a shot from the right side | 67-59 |
| 04:42 | Utica | Mathew Waterfield tips it in | 67-61 |
| 04:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | George White steps in front of the Ilia Zenz pass | 67-61 |
| 03:57 | Utica | Mathew Waterfield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-61 |
| 03:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Waylon Schiro grabs the board | 67-61 |
| 03:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-61 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta (PG), Allen Springer (PF) Roy Theus, Ilia Zenz | |
| Subs | Utica | Orville Clark (C) Barry Pederson | |
| 03:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Tinsley knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Murrieta | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:16 | Utica | Mathew Waterfield travels with the ball | 70-61 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Robert Murrieta (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnny Christopher (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Roger Tinsley (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Allen Springer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Waylon Schiro (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Gary Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bryan Whitehead (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - George White (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. PF - Mathew Waterfield (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. C - Orville Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Orville Clark steps in front of the Roger Tinsley pass | 70-61 |
| 02:36 | Utica | Bryan Whitehead is whistled for a carry | 70-61 |
| 02:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Waylon Schiro jams it on a nice dish by Roger Tinsley | 72-61 |
| 02:02 | Utica | Bryan Whitehead's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-61 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | James Rice (PG), Roy Theus (SG), Dustin McKeon (SF), Ilia Zenz (PF), Jeffrey Hackenberg (C) Robert Murrieta, Johnny Christopher, Roger Tinsley, Allen Springer, Waylon Schiro | |
| Subs | Utica | Gary Eich (PG), Fred Williams (SG), Larry Johnston (SF), Barry Pederson (PF), Richard Garrett (C) Gary Butler, Bryan Whitehead, George White, Mathew Waterfield, Orville Clark | |
| 01:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roy Theus hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Rice | 75-61 |
| 01:27 | Utica | The short jumper by Gary Eich is denied by Jeffrey Hackenberg | 75-61 |
| 01:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ilia Zenz grabs the board | 75-61 |
| 01:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ilia Zenz clanks a shot from the left wing | 75-61 |
| 00:58 | Utica | Richard Garrett pulls down the rebound | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Utica | Barry Pederson's floater is tipped away by Jeffrey Hackenberg | 75-61 |
| 00:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Ilia Zenz | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ilia Zenz can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Barry Pederson - foul #3 on Barry Pederson, team foul #9 | 75-61 |
| 00:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ilia Zenz misses the 1st free throw | 75-61 |
| 00:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ilia Zenz makes the 2nd free throw | 76-61 |
| 00:21 | Utica | Larry Johnston misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Roy Theus - foul #3 on Roy Theus, team foul #6 | 76-61 |
| 00:21 | Utica | Larry Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 76-62 |
| 00:21 | Utica | Larry Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 76-63 |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Rice runs out the clock | 76-63 |