| Lineup | Denison | PG - Ivan Zanders (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Gabriel Conti (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joe Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Eddie Carmona (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Smock (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Dufour (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Leon Soo (fresh) 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Paul Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denison | Gabriel Conti inbounds the ball | 25-17 |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:36 | Denison | Joe Cook is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Joe Cook, team foul #1 | 25-17 |
| 19:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Leon Soo | 25-20 |
| 18:50 | Denison | Ivan Zanders throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-20 |
| 18:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona clanks a 3 from the left wing | 25-20 |
| 18:28 | Denison | Joe Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 25-20 |
| 18:04 | Denison | James Harrison misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 25-20 |
| 18:02 | Denison | Mark Carroll hits the follow up shot | 27-20 |
| 17:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-20 |
| 17:57 | Denison | Gabriel Conti grabs the board | 27-20 |
| 17:51 | Denison | John Dufour is called for the reach on Gabriel Conti - foul #2 on John Dufour, team foul #1 | 27-20 |
| 17:27 | Denison | Gabriel Conti makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ivan Zanders | 30-20 |
| 17:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 30-20 |
| 17:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour misses the tip | 30-20 |
| 17:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leon Soo grabs the offensive board | 30-20 |
| 16:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-23 |
| 16:18 | Denison | The short jumper by Gabriel Conti is denied by Paul Johnson | 30-23 |
| 16:17 | Denison | Joe Cook grabs the offensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 15:57 | Denison | Joe Cook knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Gabriel Conti | 32-23 |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Ivan Zanders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Harrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Gabriel Conti (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Cook (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Mark Carroll (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Eddie Carmona (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Smock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Dufour (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Leon Soo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Paul Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour is fouled on the floor by Ivan Zanders - foul #1 on Ivan Zanders, team foul #2 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Denison | Thomas Anderson (PG), William Youngs (SG), Robin Smith (SF), Paul Lambert (PF), Glenn Korman (C) Ivan Zanders, James Harrison, Gabriel Conti, Joe Cook, Mark Carroll | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Pantano (SG), Dale Alford (SF), Willie Schroeder (PF), George Gold (C) Lawrence Smock, John Dufour, Leon Soo, Paul Johnson | |
| 15:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Pantano | 32-26 |
| 14:44 | Denison | Paul Lambert misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-26 |
| 14:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Gold pulls down the rebound | 32-26 |
| 14:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona loses the ball out of bounds | 32-26 |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | William Yarborough (PG), John Dufour (SF) Eddie Carmona, Dale Alford | |
| 14:17 | Denison | Thomas Anderson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-26 |
| 14:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Gold grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 13:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 32-28 |
| 13:33 | Denison | Thomas Anderson makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by William Youngs | 35-28 |
| 13:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour makes the jump hook in the paint set up by William Yarborough | 35-30 |
| 12:49 | Denison | Thomas Anderson makes the 3 from straight away set up by William Youngs | 38-30 |
| 12:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Pantano lays it up and in set up by William Yarborough | 38-32 |
| 12:39 | Denison | Thomas Anderson connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Robin Smith | 40-32 |
| 12:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robin Smith steals it from George Gold | 40-32 |
| 11:52 | Denison | Paul Lambert is fouled on the floor by Willie Schroeder - foul #1 on Willie Schroeder, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Denison | Ivan Zanders (PG), James Harrison (SG), Gabriel Conti (SF), Joe Cook (PF) Thomas Anderson, William Youngs, Paul Lambert, Glenn Korman | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona (PG), Lawrence Smock (SG), Leon Soo (PF), Paul Johnson (C) William Yarborough, Richard Pantano, Willie Schroeder, George Gold | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Ivan Zanders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Gabriel Conti (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Cook (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Robin Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Eddie Carmona (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Smock (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Dufour (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Leon Soo (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Paul Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Denison | Lawrence Smock takes the ball from Ivan Zanders | 40-32 |
| 11:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-32 |
| 11:18 | Denison | Gabriel Conti snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 11:11 | Denison | Robin Smith loses the dribble to Lawrence Smock | 40-32 |
| 10:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leon Soo banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Dufour and the foul's on Joe Cook - foul #2 on Joe Cook, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Denison | Mark Carroll (C) Robin Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Alford (SF) John Dufour | |
| 10:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leon Soo makes the free throw | 40-35 |
| 10:31 | Denison | Gabriel Conti works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Ivan Zanders and he's hacked by Dale Alford - foul #1 on Dale Alford, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| 10:31 | Denison | Gabriel Conti makes the free throw | 43-35 |
| 10:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 10:00 | Denison | Mark Carroll pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 09:41 | Denison | Lawrence Smock picks off the pass by James Harrison | 43-35 |
| 09:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock misses the easy layup | 43-35 |
| 09:35 | Denison | Mark Carroll pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 09:25 | Denison | Joe Cook can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 09:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Alford snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 09:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Harrison steals the ball from Lawrence Smock | 43-35 |
| 09:02 | Denison | Gabriel Conti slams it home set up by James Harrison | 45-35 |
| 08:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Eddie Carmona | 45-38 |
| 08:27 | Denison | Ivan Zanders can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 08:25 | Denison | Mark Carroll misses the tip | 45-38 |
| 08:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leon Soo pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 08:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Alford clanks a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Gabriel Conti - foul #2 on Gabriel Conti, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Denison | Thomas Anderson (SG), Robin Smith (SF), Paul Lambert (PF), Glenn Korman (C) James Harrison, Gabriel Conti, Joe Cook, Mark Carroll | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Pantano (SG), Willie Schroeder (PF), George Gold (C) Lawrence Smock, Leon Soo, Paul Johnson | |
| 08:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Alford makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 08:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Alford makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 07:52 | Denison | Ivan Zanders hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 07:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Pantano pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Ivan Zanders (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robin Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Lambert (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Korman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Eddie Carmona (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Pantano (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Alford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Schroeder (fresh) C - George Gold (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-40 |
| 07:34 | Denison | Robin Smith gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 07:29 | Denison | Glenn Korman drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Robin Smith | 47-40 |
| 07:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Pantano | 47-43 |
| 06:54 | Denison | Glenn Korman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 06:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Schroeder gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 06:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-43 |
| Subs | Denison | James Harrison (SG), Joe Cook (PF) Ivan Zanders, Paul Lambert | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock (SG), John Dufour (SF), Leon Soo (PF), Paul Johnson (C) Eddie Carmona, Dale Alford, Willie Schroeder, George Gold | |
| 06:10 | Denison | Glenn Korman makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-43 |
| 06:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Anderson steals the ball from Leon Soo | 50-43 |
| 06:01 | Denison | Thomas Anderson hits the finger roll | 52-43 |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 05:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leon Soo is denied on a layup by Glenn Korman | 52-43 |
| 05:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Pantano gets the offensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 05:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Pantano is hacked by Joe Cook - foul #3 on Joe Cook, team foul #5 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Denison | Gabriel Conti (SF), Mark Carroll (C) Robin Smith, Glenn Korman | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 05:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour can't connect on a runner in the lane | 52-43 |
| 05:16 | Denison | Joe Cook grabs the board | 52-43 |
| 05:10 | Denison | Thomas Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-43 |
| Subs | Denison | William Youngs (PG) Thomas Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona (PG) Richard Pantano | |
| 04:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock misses the 3 from straight away | 52-43 |
| 04:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona misses the tip | 52-43 |
| 04:50 | Denison | Joe Cook pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 04:40 | Denison | James Harrison is fouled on the floor by John Dufour - foul #3 on John Dufour, team foul #4 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Denison | Ivan Zanders (PG) William Youngs | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 04:16 | Denison | Ivan Zanders hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 04:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Johnson pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 03:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Leon Soo | 52-46 |
| 03:41 | Denison | Ivan Zanders misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Paul Johnson - foul #2 on Paul Johnson, team foul #5 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Denison | Robin Smith (PF), Glenn Korman (C) Joe Cook, Mark Carroll | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Schroeder (PF), George Gold (C) Leon Soo, Paul Johnson | |
| 03:41 | Denison | Ivan Zanders misses the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 03:41 | Denison | Ivan Zanders makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Ivan Zanders (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Gabriel Conti (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robin Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Glenn Korman (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Eddie Carmona (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Smock (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Dufour (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Willie Schroeder (fresh) C - George Gold (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 03:25 | Denison | Robin Smith pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 03:17 | Denison | Ivan Zanders misses long on a runner from the baseline | 53-46 |
| 03:16 | Denison | Robin Smith misses the tip | 53-46 |
| 03:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Schroeder gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 03:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-46 |
| Subs | Denison | Paul Lambert (PF) Gabriel Conti | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 02:51 | Denison | Paul Lambert's floater is tipped away by George Gold | 53-46 |
| 02:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 02:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-46 |
| Subs | Denison | Gabriel Conti (SF), Joe Cook (PF), Mark Carroll (C) Robin Smith, Paul Lambert, Glenn Korman | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Leon Soo (PF), Paul Johnson (C) Willie Schroeder, George Gold | |
| 02:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Johnson makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Lawrence Smock | 53-48 |
| 02:14 | Denison | James Harrison is open and scores on a 3 from the left corner | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 02:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Leon Soo | 56-51 |
| 01:32 | Denison | Gabriel Conti's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 01:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 01:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leon Soo hits the follow up shot | 56-53 |
| 01:12 | Denison | Ivan Zanders can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-53 |
| 01:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Johnson grabs the board | 56-53 |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour lays it up and in set up by Eddie Carmona | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:30 | Denison | Lawrence Smock steps in front of the Ivan Zanders pass | 56-55 |
| 00:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock lays it up and in | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:10 | Denison | Gabriel Conti is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 00:09 | Denison | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Cook | 56-57 |
| 00:07 | Denison | Gabriel Conti is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #3 on Gabriel Conti, team foul #6 | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona is fouled in the backcourt by Ivan Zanders - foul #2 on Ivan Zanders, team foul #7 | 56-57 |
| 00:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona misses the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:06 | Denison | The rebound goes to Joe Cook | 56-58 |
| 00:06 | Denison | Denison calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 56-58 |
| 00:01 | Denison | James Harrison's fadeaway is rejected by Leon Soo | 56-58 |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leon Soo grabs the board | 56-58 |