| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Paul Weatherspoon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Isley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garry Tarver (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roger Simcox (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Steve Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Donald Clifford (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tim Alford (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Jerald McGartland (fresh) PF - Victor Pyanowski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Howland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wheaton | Garry Tarver inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Wheaton | Steve Alexander misses long on a jumper from the left block | 35-33 |
| 19:51 | Wheaton | Garry Tarver pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 19:30 | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-33 |
| 19:29 | Ripon | The rebound goes to William Howland | 35-33 |
| 19:24 | Ripon | William Howland is fouled on the floor by Jack Isley - foul #1 on Jack Isley, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| 19:14 | Ripon | Steve Alexander steals the ball from William Howland | 35-33 |
| 18:45 | Wheaton | Jerald McGartland steals the ball from Jack Isley | 35-33 |
| 18:21 | Ripon | Donald Clifford is hacked by Garry Tarver - foul #2 on Garry Tarver, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| 18:10 | Ripon | Tim Alford misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-33 |
| 18:09 | Wheaton | The rebound goes to Garry Tarver | 35-33 |
| 17:53 | Wheaton | Tim Alford steals the ball from Garry Tarver | 35-33 |
| 17:36 | Ripon | Jerald McGartland clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 17:35 | Wheaton | Steve Alexander gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 17:29 | Wheaton | Roger Simcox drills a floater in the lane | 37-33 |
| 17:09 | Ripon | Tim Alford misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-33 |
| 17:08 | Wheaton | Steve Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 17:02 | Wheaton | Jack Isley connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-33 |
| 16:49 | Ripon | William Howland dunks the ball and he's hacked by Steve Alexander - foul #2 on Steve Alexander, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Wheaton | John Tindell (PG), Robert Smith (SG), Josh Riley (SF), David McGory (PF), Everett Jost (C) Paul Weatherspoon, Jack Isley, Garry Tarver, Roger Simcox, Steve Alexander | |
| Subs | Ripon | Preston Smith (SG), Dean Greiner (SF), Robert Tate (PF) Tim Alford, Jerald McGartland, Victor Pyanowski | |
| 16:49 | Ripon | William Howland makes the free throw | 40-36 |
| 16:28 | Wheaton | Josh Riley makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-36 |
| 16:14 | Ripon | Dean Greiner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-36 |
| 16:13 | Ripon | Robert Tate tips it home | 43-38 |
| 15:54 | Wheaton | Preston Smith takes the ball from Josh Riley | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - John Tindell (fresh) SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Josh Riley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David McGory (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Everett Jost (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Donald Clifford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Preston Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dean Greiner (fresh) PF - Robert Tate (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - William Howland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Ripon | John Tindell steals the ball from Preston Smith | 43-38 |
| 15:06 | Wheaton | John Tindell is whistled for traveling | 43-38 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon (PG), Jack Isley (SG), Garry Tarver (SF), Roger Simcox (PF), Steve Alexander (C) John Tindell, Robert Smith, Josh Riley, David McGory, Everett Jost | |
| Subs | Ripon | Tim Alford (PG), John Even (SG), Jerald McGartland (SF), Victor Pyanowski (PF) Donald Clifford, Preston Smith, Dean Greiner, William Howland | |
| 14:50 | Ripon | Jerald McGartland is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jerald McGartland, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| 14:25 | Wheaton | Steve Alexander is fouled on the floor by Victor Pyanowski - foul #2 on Victor Pyanowski, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| 14:12 | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon's pass is intercepted by John Even | 43-38 |
| 13:58 | Ripon | Victor Pyanowski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 13:56 | Ripon | Robert Tate tips it but misses | 43-38 |
| 13:55 | Wheaton | Roger Simcox gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 13:35 | Wheaton | Steve Alexander makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Weatherspoon | 45-38 |
| 13:11 | Ripon | Tim Alford misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-38 |
| 13:09 | Wheaton | The rebound goes to Steve Alexander | 45-38 |
| 12:57 | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon is hacked by Jerald McGartland - foul #2 on Jerald McGartland, team foul #3 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Josh Riley (PG), David McGory (PF) Paul Weatherspoon, Roger Simcox | |
| Subs | Ripon | Joseph Sapp (PF), Harry Salisbury (C) Victor Pyanowski, Robert Tate | |
| 12:48 | Wheaton | Tim Alford steps in front of the David McGory pass | 45-38 |
| 12:26 | Ripon | Harry Salisbury hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 45-38 |
| 12:25 | Ripon | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Salisbury | 45-38 |
| 12:13 | Ripon | Jerald McGartland drills a 3 from straight away set up by Tim Alford | 45-41 |
| 11:59 | Wheaton | Jack Isley clanks a 3 from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 11:58 | Ripon | Jerald McGartland pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 11:32 | Ripon | John Even misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-41 |
| 11:31 | Wheaton | The rebound goes to Steve Alexander | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Josh Riley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jack Isley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garry Tarver (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - David McGory (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Steve Alexander (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Tim Alford (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Even (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jerald McGartland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Sapp (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harry Salisbury (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Wheaton | Garry Tarver drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-41 |
| 10:56 | Ripon | John Even buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Tim Alford | 47-43 |
| 10:52 | Wheaton | Tim Alford is called for the reach on Josh Riley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tim Alford, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon (PG), Everett Jost (SF), Roger Simcox (PF) Jack Isley, Garry Tarver, Steve Alexander | |
| Subs | Ripon | Donald Clifford (PG), Preston Smith (SG), Dean Greiner (SF), Victor Pyanowski (PF), William Howland (C) Tim Alford, John Even, Jerald McGartland, Joseph Sapp, Harry Salisbury | |
| 10:34 | Wheaton | Donald Clifford steals the ball from Roger Simcox | 47-43 |
| 10:24 | Ripon | Josh Riley steps in front of the Preston Smith pass | 47-43 |
| 10:20 | Wheaton | Josh Riley lays it up and in | 49-43 |
| 10:04 | Ripon | Dean Greiner knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Donald Clifford | 49-45 |
| 09:42 | Wheaton | The pull-up jumper by Paul Weatherspoon is blocked by William Howland | 49-45 |
| 09:40 | Ripon | Donald Clifford grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 09:24 | Ripon | Preston Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-45 |
| 09:22 | Ripon | William Howland tips it home | 49-47 |
| 08:58 | Wheaton | David McGory drills a jump hook in the paint | 51-47 |
| 08:48 | Ripon | Dean Greiner is fouled on the floor by Everett Jost - foul #2 on Everett Jost, team foul #4 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Wheaton | John Tindell (PG), Jack Isley (SG), Garry Tarver (SF), Steve Alexander (C) Paul Weatherspoon, Josh Riley, Roger Simcox, David McGory | |
| Subs | Ripon | John Even (SG), Jerald McGartland (SF) Preston Smith, Dean Greiner | |
| 08:33 | Ripon | William Howland misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 51-47 |
| 08:32 | Wheaton | Steve Alexander gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 08:13 | Wheaton | Garry Tarver comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-47 |
| 08:12 | Wheaton | Jack Isley pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 08:00 | Wheaton | Everett Jost hits the finger roll set up by Garry Tarver | 53-47 |
| 07:44 | Ripon | Victor Pyanowski can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jack Isley - foul #2 on Jack Isley, team foul #5 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Bernard Clarke (PF) Everett Jost | |
| Subs | Ripon | Tim Alford (PG), Robert Tate (C) Donald Clifford, William Howland | |
| 07:44 | Ripon | Victor Pyanowski misses the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 07:44 | Ripon | Victor Pyanowski makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 07:29 | Wheaton | Steve Alexander buries a fadeaway from close range | 55-48 |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - John Tindell (fresh) SG - Jack Isley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garry Tarver (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bernard Clarke (fresh) C - Steve Alexander (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Tim Alford (fresh) 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Even (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jerald McGartland (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Victor Pyanowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Tate (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Ripon | John Even misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-48 |
| 07:13 | Ripon | Jerald McGartland hits the follow up shot | 55-50 |
| 06:55 | Wheaton | Robert Tate blocks the short jumper by Bernard Clarke | 55-50 |
| 06:54 | Ripon | Victor Pyanowski grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 06:48 | Ripon | John Even hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Tim Alford | 55-52 |
| 06:25 | Wheaton | Steve Alexander loses the dribble to John Even | 55-52 |
| 06:11 | Ripon | Victor Pyanowski buries a floater in the lane and the foul's on Bernard Clarke - foul #1 on Bernard Clarke, team foul #6 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon (PG), Josh Riley (SG), Roger Simcox (PF) John Tindell, Jack Isley, Bernard Clarke | |
| Subs | Ripon | Donald Clifford (PG), Dean Greiner (SF), William Howland (C) John Even, Jerald McGartland, Robert Tate | |
| 06:11 | Ripon | Victor Pyanowski misses the free throw | 55-54 |
| 06:11 | Wheaton | Roger Simcox grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 05:46 | Wheaton | Steve Alexander can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by William Howland - foul #3 on William Howland, team foul #5 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Everett Jost (SF) Garry Tarver | |
| Subs | Ripon | Robert Tate (PF) Victor Pyanowski | |
| 05:46 | Wheaton | Steve Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 05:46 | Wheaton | Steve Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 05:46 | Ripon | Robert Tate pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 05:31 | Ripon | Robert Tate comes up short on the runner in the paint | 56-54 |
| 05:29 | Wheaton | The rebound goes to Roger Simcox | 56-54 |
| 05:10 | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Paul Weatherspoon, team foul #7 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Wheaton | David McGory (C) Steve Alexander | |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| 04:46 | Ripon | Donald Clifford misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-54 |
| 04:45 | Wheaton | David McGory pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 04:41 | Wheaton | Everett Jost misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Tate - foul #2 on Robert Tate, team foul #6 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Jack Isley (SG), Garry Tarver (SF) Josh Riley, David McGory | |
| Subs | Ripon | Preston Smith (SG) Tim Alford | |
| 04:41 | Wheaton | Everett Jost misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 04:41 | Wheaton | Everett Jost misses the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 04:41 | Ripon | Robert Tate pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 04:24 | Ripon | Donald Clifford misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-54 |
| 04:22 | Ripon | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Tate | 56-54 |
| 04:04 | Ripon | William Howland can't connect on a floater in the paint | 56-54 |
| 04:02 | Wheaton | Roger Simcox snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| 03:57 | Wheaton | Garry Tarver is hacked by William Howland - foul #4 on William Howland, team foul #7 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Wheaton | David McGory (C) Everett Jost | |
| Subs | Ripon | John Even (SG), Jerald McGartland (SF), Joseph Sapp (PF), Harry Salisbury (C) Donald Clifford, Dean Greiner, Robert Tate, William Howland | |
| 03:57 | Wheaton | Garry Tarver makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 03:57 | Wheaton | Garry Tarver makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 03:46 | Ripon | Preston Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-54 |
| 03:44 | Wheaton | David McGory grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 03:27 | Wheaton | Garry Tarver clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 58-54 |
| 03:25 | Ripon | The rebound goes to John Even | 58-54 |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Paul Weatherspoon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Isley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garry Tarver (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roger Simcox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. C - David McGory (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Preston Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Even (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jerald McGartland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Sapp (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harry Salisbury (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Ripon | Preston Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Sapp | 58-57 |
| 02:53 | Wheaton | Roger Simcox hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jack Isley and he's fouled by Jerald McGartland - foul #3 on Jerald McGartland, team foul #8 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Josh Riley (PG), Robert Smith (SG), Everett Jost (SF), Steve Alexander (C) Paul Weatherspoon, Jack Isley, Garry Tarver, David McGory | |
| Subs | Ripon | Donald Clifford (PG), Robert Tate (PF), William Howland (C) Preston Smith, Joseph Sapp, Harry Salisbury | |
| 02:53 | Wheaton | Roger Simcox misses the free throw | 60-57 |
| 02:53 | Ripon | The rebound goes to William Howland | 60-57 |
| 02:42 | Ripon | Robert Tate hits a turnaround from the left block | 60-59 |
| 02:42 | Wheaton | Wheaton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Jack Isley (SG), Garry Tarver (SF) Robert Smith, Everett Jost | |
| Subs | Ripon | Victor Pyanowski (PF) Robert Tate | |
| 02:15 | Wheaton | Roger Simcox comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-59 |
| 02:13 | Ripon | William Howland gets the rebound | 60-59 |
| 01:48 | Ripon | Donald Clifford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-59 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon (PG) Josh Riley | |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| 01:25 | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-59 |
| 01:24 | Wheaton | Roger Simcox tips it in | 62-59 |
| 01:07 | Ripon | Victor Pyanowski clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-59 |
| 01:05 | Ripon | William Howland pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 00:48 | Ripon | William Howland banks in the layup | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:22 | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon is fouled on the floor by Jerald McGartland - foul #4 on Jerald McGartland, team foul #9 | 62-61 |
| 00:22 | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:22 | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:11 | Ripon | Victor Pyanowski misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 64-61 |
| 00:10 | Wheaton | Garry Tarver pulls down the rebound | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:08 | Wheaton | Garry Tarver is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Clifford - foul #1 on Donald Clifford, team foul #10 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Josh Riley (PG) Paul Weatherspoon | |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| 00:08 | Wheaton | Garry Tarver makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:08 | Wheaton | Garry Tarver misses the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:08 | Ripon | Victor Pyanowski grabs the board | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:03 | Ripon | Jerald McGartland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-61 |
| 00:01 | Wheaton | Steve Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Wheaton | Steve Alexander runs out the clock | 65-61 |