| Lineup | Thomas | PG - Donald Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Holleman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Lebo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - James Spencer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Richard Brown (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Paul Laguna (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Tran (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Singh (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Polak (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Thomas | Christopher Taylor inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Thomas | Donald Reed hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Bernard Tran - foul #1 on Bernard Tran, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| 19:44 | Thomas | Donald Reed makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 19:44 | Thomas | Donald Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 19:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Polak hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 19:14 | Thomas | Paul Laguna is called for the reach on John Holleman - foul #2 on Paul Laguna, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| 19:02 | Thomas | Donald Reed misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Paul Laguna - foul #3 on Paul Laguna, team foul #3 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Thomas | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Ross Triche (SG) Paul Laguna | |
| 19:02 | Thomas | Donald Reed makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 19:02 | Thomas | Donald Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 18:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Taylor steals it from Robert Singh | 37-33 |
| 18:26 | Thomas | Donald Reed hits a floater from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 18:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Singh is hacked by Edward Lebo - foul #1 on Edward Lebo, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| 17:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Ross Triche | 39-35 |
| 17:32 | Thomas | A charge is called on John Holleman - foul #2 on John Holleman, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| 17:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Brown's pass is intercepted by James Spencer | 39-35 |
| 16:49 | Thomas | John Holleman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 16:47 | Thomas | Edward Lebo tips it back up and in | 41-35 |
| 16:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Singh clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 41-35 |
| 16:26 | Thomas | Christopher Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 16:06 | Thomas | James Spencer loses the ball out of bounds | 41-35 |
| Subs | Thomas | Russel Moody (PG), Willie Jones (SG), Luis Lavigne (SF), Mark Ward (PF), Matthew Erickson (C) Donald Reed, John Holleman, Christopher Taylor, Edward Lebo, James Spencer | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Sutton (PG), Jeffrey Joseph (SG), David Fleming (PF), Jerry Clausen (C) Richard Brown, Ross Triche, Robert Singh, Jason Polak | |
| 15:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Joseph hits a 3 from the left wing | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - Russel Moody (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willie Jones (fresh) SF - Luis Lavigne (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Erickson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Donald Sutton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Joseph (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bernard Tran (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Fleming (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Clausen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Thomas | Matthew Erickson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-38 |
| Subs | Thomas | Roger Smith (SG) Matthew Erickson | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Laguna (SG) Bernard Tran | |
| 15:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Laguna misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-38 |
| 15:16 | Thomas | Russel Moody grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 14:54 | Thomas | The pull-up jumper by Russel Moody is blocked by David Fleming | 41-38 |
| 14:52 | Thomas | Mark Ward grabs the offensive board | 41-38 |
| 14:38 | Thomas | Roger Smith is hacked by Paul Laguna - foul #4 on Paul Laguna, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Thomas | Donald Reed (PG), Edward Lebo (PF) Russel Moody, Willie Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Ross Triche (SG), Robert Singh (PF), Jason Polak (C) Paul Laguna, Jeffrey Joseph, David Fleming | |
| 14:23 | Thomas | Roger Smith's pass is intercepted by Robert Singh | 41-38 |
| 14:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ross Triche is hacked by Roger Smith - foul #4 on Roger Smith, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Thomas | John Holleman (SG), Christopher Taylor (SF), James Spencer (C) Roger Smith, Luis Lavigne, Mark Ward | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Brown (PG), Bernard Tran (SF) Donald Sutton, Jerry Clausen | |
| 13:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Polak misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 13:43 | Thomas | John Holleman grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 13:30 | Thomas | John Holleman scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Lebo | 43-38 |
| 13:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ross Triche knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Brown | 43-41 |
| 13:17 | Thomas | Donald Reed misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 43-41 |
| 13:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ross Triche grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 12:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 12:57 | Thomas | Christopher Taylor snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 12:43 | Thomas | James Spencer hits the finger roll set up by Edward Lebo and he's hacked by Jason Polak - foul #2 on Jason Polak, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| 12:43 | Thomas | James Spencer misses the free throw | 45-41 |
| 12:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Singh grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 12:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Christopher Taylor - foul #2 on Christopher Taylor, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Thomas | Willie Jones (SG), Luis Lavigne (SF) Donald Reed, Christopher Taylor | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Joseph (SG), David Fleming (PF) Ross Triche, Robert Singh | |
| 12:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 12:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 12:08 | Thomas | Luis Lavigne double dribbles | 45-43 |
| Subs | Thomas | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Sutton (PG), Jerry Clausen (C) Richard Brown, Jason Polak | |
| 11:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | Thomas | Mark Ward (C) James Spencer | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - John Holleman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Jones (fresh) SF - Luis Lavigne (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Lebo (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Donald Sutton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Joseph (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bernard Tran (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Fleming (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerry Clausen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Thomas | Luis Lavigne can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-43 |
| 11:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Sutton grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 11:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran is called for traveling | 45-43 |
| Subs | Thomas | Donald Reed (PG), Christopher Taylor (SF) Willie Jones, Edward Lebo | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Brown (PG), Ross Triche (SG), Robert Singh (PF), Jason Polak (C) Donald Sutton, Jeffrey Joseph, Bernard Tran, David Fleming | |
| 10:47 | Thomas | Mark Ward drills a jump hook from the right block | 47-43 |
| 10:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Reed is called for the reach on Richard Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Reed, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Thomas | James Spencer (C) Mark Ward | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 10:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ross Triche can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 10:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerry Clausen grabs the offensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 10:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ross Triche drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Jerry Clausen and he's fouled by James Spencer - foul #3 on James Spencer, team foul #6 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Thomas | Willie Jones (SG), Edward Lebo (PF) John Holleman, Luis Lavigne | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 10:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ross Triche makes the free throw | 47-46 |
| 09:51 | Thomas | Edward Lebo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 47-46 |
| 09:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Polak gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 09:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Singh scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Brown and he's fouled by James Spencer - foul #4 on James Spencer, team foul #7 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Thomas | Luis Lavigne (C) James Spencer | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Sutton (PG), Bernard Tran (SF) Richard Brown, Jerry Clausen | |
| 09:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Singh misses the free throw | 47-48 |
| 09:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Polak gets the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 09:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-48 |
| Subs | Thomas | John Holleman (SG) Willie Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 08:39 | Thomas | Luis Lavigne makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Donald Reed | 49-48 |
| 08:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran is fouled on the floor by Donald Reed - foul #2 on Donald Reed, team foul #8 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Thomas | Willie Jones (SG), Mark Ward (C) Donald Reed, Christopher Taylor | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Brown (PG), Jeffrey Joseph (SG), David Fleming (C) Donald Sutton, Ross Triche, Jason Polak | |
| 08:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 08:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 08:05 | Thomas | Mark Ward connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Luis Lavigne | 51-50 |
| 07:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Fleming comes up short on the runner in the paint | 51-50 |
| 07:40 | Thomas | Edward Lebo pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - John Holleman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Jones (fresh) SF - Luis Lavigne (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Lebo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Ward (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Richard Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Joseph (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bernard Tran (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Singh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Fleming (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:32 | Thomas | Luis Lavigne hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 51-50 |
| 07:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 07:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 07:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran gets the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 06:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Brown hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Robert Singh | 51-52 |
| 06:38 | Thomas | Edward Lebo misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 51-52 |
| 06:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Fleming grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 06:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Brown is called for traveling | 51-52 |
| Subs | Thomas | Donald Reed (PG), Roger Smith (SG), Christopher Taylor (SF), James Spencer (C) John Holleman, Willie Jones, Luis Lavigne, Edward Lebo | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Sutton (PG), Paul Laguna (SG), Ross Triche (SF), Jason Polak (C) Richard Brown, Jeffrey Joseph, Bernard Tran, Robert Singh | |
| 06:22 | Thomas | Roger Smith's floater is tipped away by David Fleming | 51-52 |
| 06:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Fleming pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| 06:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ross Triche knocks in the floater from the right block | 51-54 |
| 05:46 | Thomas | James Spencer buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Donald Reed | 53-54 |
| 05:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ross Triche misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 53-54 |
| 05:18 | Thomas | Christopher Taylor grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 05:01 | Thomas | Donald Reed clanks a shot in the paint | 53-54 |
| 05:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ross Triche snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 04:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ross Triche can't connect on a shot from the right block | 53-54 |
| 04:47 | Thomas | Mark Ward gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 04:28 | Thomas | Donald Sutton steals the ball from Donald Reed | 53-54 |
| 04:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-54 |
| Subs | Thomas | Edward Lebo (PF) Mark Ward | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Brown (PG), Bernard Tran (SF), Robert Singh (PF) Donald Sutton, Ross Triche, David Fleming | |
| 04:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Smith steps in front of the Jason Polak pass | 53-54 |
| 04:01 | Thomas | Robert Singh is called for the reach on Edward Lebo - foul #3 on Robert Singh, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| 03:43 | Thomas | Roger Smith drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Taylor | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - Donald Reed (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Roger Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Christopher Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Lebo (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - James Spencer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Richard Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Laguna (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Bernard Tran (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Singh (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Polak (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Singh lays it in set up by Paul Laguna | 55-56 |
| 03:05 | Thomas | Edward Lebo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-56 |
| 03:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 02:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Laguna double dribbles | 55-56 |
| Subs | Thomas | Luis Lavigne (SF) Christopher Taylor | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 02:10 | Thomas | Edward Lebo buries a shot from the left block | 57-56 |
| 01:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Laguna connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-59 |
| 01:39 | Thomas | Roger Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 57-59 |
| 01:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 01:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 01:27 | Thomas | Edward Lebo pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 01:12 | Thomas | Donald Reed comes up short on the shot from the left side | 57-59 |
| 01:11 | Thomas | Luis Lavigne tips it but misses | 57-59 |
| 01:09 | Thomas | Edward Lebo grabs the offensive board | 57-59 |
| 00:49 | Thomas | Donald Reed is hacked by Jason Polak - foul #3 on Jason Polak, team foul #7 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Thomas | Christopher Taylor (SF) Luis Lavigne | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 00:49 | Thomas | Donald Reed misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Polak gets the rebound | 57-59 |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Laguna | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Thomas | Paul Laguna steps in front of the James Spencer pass | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran is hacked by Donald Reed in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Reed, team foul #9 | 57-61 |
| 00:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran misses the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:17 | Thomas | Edward Lebo grabs the board | 57-61 |
| 00:11 | Thomas | Edward Lebo is fouled on the floor by Bernard Tran - foul #2 on Bernard Tran, team foul #8 | 57-61 |
| 00:11 | Thomas | Edward Lebo makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:11 | Thomas | Edward Lebo misses the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Singh pulls down the rebound | 58-61 |
| 00:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Singh is hacked by Donald Reed in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Reed, team foul #10 | 58-61 |
| 00:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Singh makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Singh makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:03 | Thomas | Donald Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-63 |
| 00:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Singh pulls down the rebound | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Singh runs out the clock | 58-63 |