| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Elias Noga (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Hill (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jack Malizia (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leon Deberry (fresh) C - Gary Frawley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - William Stevenson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Parker (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Richard Jacobson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kevin Noga (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wheaton | Richard Jacobson inbounds the ball | 26-29 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Wheaton | Richard Jacobson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-29 |
| 19:22 | Lake Forest | Jimmy Hill hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-29 |
| 19:20 | Wheaton | Martin Wright snags the defensive board | 26-29 |
| 18:57 | Wheaton | Richard Jacobson is called for a backcourt violation | 26-29 |
| 18:49 | Lake Forest | Jimmy Hill makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jack Malizia | 29-29 |
| 18:27 | Wheaton | Leon Deberry steals the ball from James Parker | 29-29 |
| 18:10 | Lake Forest | Elias Noga misses short on a shot from the left block | 29-29 |
| 18:08 | Wheaton | Kevin Noga gets the rebound | 29-29 |
| 17:47 | Wheaton | Elias Noga is called for the reach on James Parker - foul #3 on Elias Noga, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | John Hartzog (PG) Elias Noga | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 17:42 | Wheaton | Martin Wright comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 17:40 | Lake Forest | Jack Malizia gets the rebound | 29-29 |
| 17:16 | Lake Forest | Leon Deberry misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Martin Wright - foul #3 on Martin Wright, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Harry Walck (C) Gary Frawley | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Richard Mackey (SF), Gary Slusher (PF), Ronald Snowden (C) Richard Jacobson, Kevin Noga, Martin Wright | |
| 17:16 | Lake Forest | Leon Deberry misses the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 17:16 | Lake Forest | Leon Deberry makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 16:51 | Wheaton | Gary Slusher loses the ball out of bounds | 30-29 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | James Whitmore (SG), Edward Fujita (PF) Jimmy Hill, Leon Deberry | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Richard Manzella (PG) William Stevenson | |
| 16:41 | Lake Forest | Edward Fujita hits the finger roll | 32-29 |
| 16:35 | Wheaton | Gary Slusher's pass is intercepted by John Hartzog | 32-29 |
| 16:23 | Lake Forest | Jack Malizia evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by James Whitmore and he's hacked by Richard Manzella - foul #3 on Richard Manzella, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Craig Wise (SG), Richard Jacobson (SF) Richard Manzella, James Parker | |
| 16:23 | Lake Forest | Jack Malizia makes the free throw | 35-29 |
| 16:15 | Wheaton | Richard Jacobson knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Snowden | 35-31 |
| 15:55 | Lake Forest | James Whitmore is open and scores on a shot from close range set up by Jack Malizia out of the doubleteam | 37-31 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - John Hartzog (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Whitmore (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Malizia (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Fujita (fresh) 4 pts. C - Harry Walck (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Richard Mackey (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Craig Wise (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Jacobson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gary Slusher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Snowden (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Wheaton | Harry Walck is called for the reach on Richard Mackey - foul #2 on Harry Walck, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Elias Noga (PG), Jimmy Hill (SG), Kevin Hutchins (SF), Leon Deberry (PF), Gary Frawley (C) John Hartzog, James Whitmore, Jack Malizia, Edward Fujita, Harry Walck | |
| Subs | Wheaton | William Stevenson (PG), James Parker (SG), Kevin Noga (PF), Martin Wright (C) Richard Mackey, Craig Wise, Gary Slusher, Ronald Snowden | |
| 15:22 | Wheaton | Martin Wright knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by William Stevenson | 37-33 |
| 15:10 | Lake Forest | Jimmy Hill misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-33 |
| 15:09 | Wheaton | Martin Wright snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 14:42 | Wheaton | Richard Jacobson loses the dribble to Gary Frawley | 37-33 |
| 14:31 | Lake Forest | Elias Noga hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Martin Wright - foul #4 on Martin Wright, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Jack Malizia (SF) Kevin Hutchins | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Richard Mackey (SF), Ronald Snowden (C) Richard Jacobson, Martin Wright | |
| 14:31 | Lake Forest | Elias Noga makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 14:31 | Lake Forest | Elias Noga makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 14:11 | Wheaton | Ronald Snowden double dribbles | 39-33 |
| 13:59 | Lake Forest | Jack Malizia splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-33 |
| 13:57 | Wheaton | James Parker gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 13:31 | Wheaton | William Stevenson is hacked by Elias Noga - foul #4 on Elias Noga, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | John Hartzog (PG), Edward Fujita (PF), Harry Walck (C) Elias Noga, Leon Deberry, Gary Frawley | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Craig Wise (SG), Gary Slusher (PF) James Parker, Kevin Noga | |
| 13:20 | Wheaton | Richard Mackey's pass is intercepted by Jack Malizia | 39-33 |
| 13:04 | Lake Forest | Richard Mackey is called for the reach on Jack Malizia - foul #1 on Richard Mackey, team foul #4 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | James Whitmore (SG) Jimmy Hill | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Richard Jacobson (SF) Richard Mackey | |
| 12:58 | Lake Forest | James Whitmore hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Hartzog | 41-33 |
| 12:39 | Wheaton | Ronald Snowden misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Edward Fujita - foul #3 on Edward Fujita, team foul #4 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Leon Deberry (PF) Edward Fujita | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Richard Manzella (PG), James Parker (SG) William Stevenson, Craig Wise | |
| 12:39 | Wheaton | Ronald Snowden misses the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 12:39 | Wheaton | Ronald Snowden makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 12:24 | Lake Forest | Leon Deberry can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 41-34 |
| 12:22 | Wheaton | Ronald Snowden pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 12:05 | Wheaton | James Parker hits a shot from the right wing and the foul's on James Whitmore - foul #1 on James Whitmore, team foul #5 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Jimmy Hill (SG), Kevin Hutchins (SF), Gary Frawley (C) James Whitmore, Jack Malizia, Harry Walck | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Kevin Noga (PF) Ronald Snowden | |
| 12:05 | Wheaton | James Parker makes the free throw | 41-37 |
| 11:49 | Lake Forest | John Hartzog is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-37 |
| 11:48 | Wheaton | James Parker gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - John Hartzog (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Hill (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Hutchins (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Leon Deberry (fresh) 1 pts. C - Gary Frawley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Richard Manzella (fresh) 3 pf. SG - James Parker (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Jacobson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kevin Noga (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Slusher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Wheaton | Richard Manzella connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 11:19 | Lake Forest | Leon Deberry's pass is intercepted by James Parker | 41-39 |
| 11:06 | Wheaton | Jimmy Hill is called for the reach on Richard Manzella - foul #2 on Jimmy Hill, team foul #6 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Jack Malizia (SF), Edward Fujita (PF) Kevin Hutchins, Leon Deberry | |
| Subs | Wheaton | William Stevenson (PG), Richard Mackey (SF) Richard Manzella, Richard Jacobson | |
| 10:53 | Wheaton | Gary Slusher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-39 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | James Whitmore (SG) John Hartzog | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Ronald Snowden (C) Gary Slusher | |
| 10:32 | Lake Forest | James Whitmore buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Jimmy Hill and he's hacked by Kevin Noga - foul #3 on Kevin Noga, team foul #5 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Kevin Hutchins (PG), Harry Walck (C) Jimmy Hill, Gary Frawley | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Craig Wise (SG) James Parker | |
| 10:32 | Lake Forest | James Whitmore misses the free throw | 43-39 |
| 10:32 | Wheaton | Kevin Noga snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 10:07 | Wheaton | William Stevenson misses the fadeaway from the right side | 43-39 |
| 10:05 | Lake Forest | James Whitmore gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 09:36 | Lake Forest | Jack Malizia evades the doubleteam and hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Kevin Hutchins | 45-39 |
| 09:21 | Wheaton | Kevin Noga hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Edward Fujita - foul #4 on Edward Fujita, team foul #7 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | John Hartzog (PG), Jimmy Hill (SG), Leon Deberry (PF), Gary Frawley (C) Kevin Hutchins, James Whitmore, Edward Fujita, Harry Walck | |
| Subs | Wheaton | James Parker (SG), Richard Jacobson (SF), Gary Slusher (C) Craig Wise, Richard Mackey, Ronald Snowden | |
| 09:21 | Wheaton | Kevin Noga makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 09:21 | Wheaton | Kevin Noga makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 09:07 | Lake Forest | Kevin Noga picks off the pass by Jack Malizia | 45-41 |
| 08:51 | Wheaton | James Parker is hacked by John Hartzog - foul #2 on John Hartzog, team foul #8 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Ronald Snowden (C) Kevin Noga | |
| 08:51 | Wheaton | James Parker makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 08:51 | Wheaton | James Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 08:51 | Lake Forest | Leon Deberry grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 08:45 | Lake Forest | Gary Frawley banks in the layup on a great pass from John Hartzog | 47-42 |
| 08:22 | Wheaton | Richard Jacobson misses short on a runner in the paint | 47-42 |
| 08:21 | Wheaton | Richard Jacobson grabs the offensive board | 47-42 |
| 08:08 | Wheaton | Richard Jacobson lays it in | 47-44 |
| 08:01 | Lake Forest | Leon Deberry makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by John Hartzog and he's fouled by Gary Slusher - foul #1 on Gary Slusher, team foul #6 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Kevin Hutchins (SF), Harry Walck (C) Jack Malizia, Gary Frawley | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Richard Manzella (PG) William Stevenson | |
| 08:01 | Lake Forest | Leon Deberry misses the free throw | 49-44 |
| 08:01 | Wheaton | Gary Slusher pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 07:49 | Wheaton | James Parker misses the jumper near the basket | 49-44 |
| 07:48 | Wheaton | James Parker hits the follow up shot | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - John Hartzog (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jimmy Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Hutchins (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Leon Deberry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Walck (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Richard Manzella (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Jacobson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Gary Slusher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Snowden (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Lake Forest | Harry Walck is hacked by Ronald Snowden - foul #1 on Ronald Snowden, team foul #7 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Elias Noga (PG) John Hartzog | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Martin Wright (C) Ronald Snowden | |
| 07:30 | Lake Forest | Harry Walck misses the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 07:30 | Wheaton | Gary Slusher grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 07:14 | Wheaton | Richard Jacobson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Kevin Hutchins - foul #1 on Kevin Hutchins, team foul #9 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | James Whitmore (SG) Jimmy Hill | |
| Subs | Wheaton | William Stevenson (PG), Kevin Noga (PF) Richard Manzella, Gary Slusher | |
| 07:14 | Wheaton | Richard Jacobson misses the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 07:14 | Wheaton | Richard Jacobson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 06:57 | Lake Forest | Harry Walck hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 49-47 |
| 06:55 | Wheaton | Martin Wright snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 06:29 | Wheaton | James Parker misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 49-47 |
| 06:27 | Lake Forest | Leon Deberry snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 06:22 | Lake Forest | James Whitmore misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 49-47 |
| 06:20 | Wheaton | Kevin Noga gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 06:02 | Wheaton | James Parker can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 06:00 | Wheaton | Martin Wright tips it home | 49-49 |
| 06:00 | Lake Forest | Lake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-49 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Jimmy Hill (SG), Jack Malizia (SF), Gary Frawley (C) James Whitmore, Kevin Hutchins, Harry Walck | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Gary Slusher (PF) Kevin Noga | |
| 05:46 | Lake Forest | Jimmy Hill misses the 3 from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 05:45 | Lake Forest | Gary Frawley snags the offensive board | 49-49 |
| 05:29 | Lake Forest | Gary Frawley comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Martin Wright - foul #5 on Martin Wright, team foul #8 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Ronald Snowden (C) Martin Wright | |
| 05:29 | Lake Forest | Gary Frawley misses the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 05:29 | Lake Forest | Gary Frawley makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 05:06 | Wheaton | Gary Slusher drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from William Stevenson | 50-51 |
| 04:43 | Lake Forest | Gary Frawley can't finish the layup | 50-51 |
| 04:42 | Wheaton | Gary Slusher snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 04:24 | Wheaton | Ronald Snowden comes up short on the shot in the paint | 50-51 |
| 04:23 | Wheaton | Richard Jacobson grabs the offensive board | 50-51 |
| 04:10 | Wheaton | William Stevenson knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by James Parker | 50-53 |
| 03:48 | Lake Forest | Jimmy Hill buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Jack Malizia | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Elias Noga (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jimmy Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Malizia (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Leon Deberry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Frawley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - William Stevenson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Jacobson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Slusher (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Snowden (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:44 | Wheaton | Richard Jacobson's layup is rejected by Leon Deberry | 53-53 |
| 03:43 | Wheaton | Richard Jacobson hits the follow up shot | 53-55 |
| 03:37 | Lake Forest | Leon Deberry drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Jimmy Hill | 55-55 |
| 03:15 | Wheaton | Richard Jacobson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-55 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | John Hartzog (PG), Edward Fujita (PF), Harry Walck (C) Elias Noga, Leon Deberry, Gary Frawley | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Craig Wise (SG), Richard Mackey (SF), Kevin Noga (PF) James Parker, Richard Jacobson, Gary Slusher | |
| 02:57 | Lake Forest | Edward Fujita clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 55-55 |
| 02:56 | Lake Forest | Jack Malizia grabs the offensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 02:56 | Lake Forest | Lake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-55 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Elias Noga (PG), Leon Deberry (PF), Gary Frawley (C) John Hartzog, Edward Fujita, Harry Walck | |
| Subs | Wheaton | James Parker (SG) Craig Wise | |
| 02:43 | Lake Forest | Jack Malizia splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-55 |
| 02:41 | Lake Forest | Elias Noga tips it back up and in | 57-55 |
| 02:41 | Wheaton | Wheaton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Richard Jacobson (SF) Richard Mackey | |
| 02:23 | Wheaton | James Parker buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-57 |
| 02:03 | Lake Forest | Jack Malizia misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 57-57 |
| 02:02 | Wheaton | Richard Jacobson gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 01:44 | Wheaton | Leon Deberry takes the ball from William Stevenson | 57-57 |
| 01:24 | Lake Forest | Jimmy Hill misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-57 |
| 01:23 | Wheaton | William Stevenson gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 01:16 | Wheaton | Richard Jacobson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 01:15 | Wheaton | James Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 01:04 | Wheaton | James Parker is hacked by Jack Malizia - foul #3 on Jack Malizia, team foul #10 | 57-57 |
| 01:04 | Wheaton | James Parker makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 01:04 | Wheaton | James Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:56 | Lake Forest | Jack Malizia makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Jimmy Hill | 59-59 |
| 00:45 | Wheaton | Richard Jacobson can't connect on a floater in the lane | 59-59 |
| 00:43 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to Jimmy Hill | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | Lake Forest | Elias Noga throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:05 | Wheaton | James Parker misses long on a jumper from the left side | 59-59 |
| 00:03 | Lake Forest | Elias Noga pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| 00:03 | Lake Forest | Lake Forest calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Lake Forest | Elias Noga misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Elias Noga (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jimmy Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jack Malizia (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Leon Deberry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Gary Frawley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - William Stevenson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Parker (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Jacobson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Noga (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Snowden (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Lake Forest | Jack Malizia wins the tip | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:39 | Lake Forest | Jimmy Hill knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-59 |
| 04:31 | Wheaton | Jimmy Hill is called for the reach on James Parker - foul #3 on Jimmy Hill, team foul #11 | 62-59 |
| 04:31 | Wheaton | James Parker makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 04:31 | Wheaton | James Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 04:14 | Lake Forest | William Stevenson takes the ball from Leon Deberry | 62-61 |
| 03:52 | Wheaton | James Parker hits the finger roll | 62-63 |
| 03:42 | Lake Forest | Jack Malizia hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 64-63 |
| 03:25 | Wheaton | Ronald Snowden comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gary Frawley - foul #2 on Gary Frawley, team foul #12 | 64-63 |
| 03:25 | Wheaton | Ronald Snowden misses the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 03:25 | Wheaton | Ronald Snowden misses the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 03:25 | Lake Forest | Leon Deberry grabs the defensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 03:02 | Lake Forest | Jimmy Hill comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-63 |
| 03:01 | Wheaton | Ronald Snowden snags the defensive board | 64-63 |
| 02:42 | Wheaton | Ronald Snowden can't throw it down | 64-63 |
| 02:40 | Wheaton | Richard Jacobson pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 02:17 | Wheaton | Richard Jacobson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jimmy Hill - foul #4 on Jimmy Hill, team foul #13 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | John Hartzog (PG), Edward Fujita (PF), Harry Walck (C) Elias Noga, Leon Deberry, Gary Frawley | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Gary Slusher (PF) Kevin Noga | |
| 02:17 | Wheaton | Richard Jacobson makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 02:17 | Wheaton | Richard Jacobson misses the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 02:17 | Lake Forest | Edward Fujita pulls down the rebound | 64-64 |
| 02:17 | Lake Forest | Lake Forest calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| 01:54 | Lake Forest | Jack Malizia misses badly on a floater in the paint | 64-64 |
| 01:53 | Wheaton | The rebound goes to Ronald Snowden | 64-64 |
| 01:53 | Wheaton | Wheaton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Elias Noga (PG), Leon Deberry (PF), Gary Frawley (C) John Hartzog, Edward Fujita, Harry Walck | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Kevin Noga (PF) Gary Slusher | |
| 01:35 | Wheaton | Kevin Noga drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from William Stevenson | 64-66 |
| 01:20 | Lake Forest | Jack Malizia works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 64-66 |
| 01:19 | Wheaton | William Stevenson pulls down the rebound | 64-66 |
| 00:57 | Wheaton | Leon Deberry takes the ball from Kevin Noga | 64-66 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Elias Noga (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jimmy Hill (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jack Malizia (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Leon Deberry (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Gary Frawley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - William Stevenson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Parker (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Jacobson (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Noga (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Snowden (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 00:49 | Lake Forest | Jimmy Hill buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Frawley | 67-66 |
| 00:26 | Wheaton | James Parker is called for traveling | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:23 | Lake Forest | Elias Noga is fouled in the backcourt by William Stevenson - foul #1 on William Stevenson, team foul #9 | 67-66 |
| 00:23 | Lake Forest | Elias Noga makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:23 | Lake Forest | Elias Noga makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:11 | Wheaton | William Stevenson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-66 |
| 00:10 | Wheaton | Kevin Noga snags the offensive board | 69-66 |
| 00:02 | Wheaton | James Parker misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-66 |
| 00:01 | Lake Forest | Leon Deberry snags the defensive board | 69-66 |
| 00:00 | Lake Forest | Leon Deberry runs out the clock | 69-66 |