| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Matt Vallo (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Souther (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Chad Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - David Mooney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Charles Linkowski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Enlow (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Master (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Killinger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Lane (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Moore inbounds the ball | 40-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gary Master is called for the reach on James Souther - foul #3 on Gary Master, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Robert Mackey (SF) Gary Master | |
| 19:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Johnson comes up short on the floater from the right side | 40-31 |
| 19:24 | N. Central | Charles Linkowski snags the defensive board | 40-31 |
| 19:07 | N. Central | Gary Lane knocks in the shot from the baseline | 40-33 |
| 18:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matt Vallo clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-33 |
| 18:46 | N. Central | Robert Mackey snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 18:29 | N. Central | Thomas Killinger can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-33 |
| 18:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 18:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Johnson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 18:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Moore can't tip it in | 40-33 |
| 18:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Moore misses the tip | 40-33 |
| 18:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Moore | 40-33 |
| 17:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Killinger steps in front of the Matt Vallo pass | 40-33 |
| 17:45 | N. Central | Jeffrey Enlow knocks in the shot from close range | 40-35 |
| 17:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mooney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-35 |
| 17:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Johnson hits the follow up shot | 42-35 |
| 17:11 | N. Central | Matt Vallo is called for the reach on Thomas Killinger - foul #3 on Matt Vallo, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Freda (PG) Matt Vallo | |
| Subs | N. Central | Joshua Crosby (SG) Jeffrey Enlow | |
| 17:00 | N. Central | Charles Linkowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-35 |
| 16:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mooney gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| 16:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Freda drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Souther | 45-35 |
| 16:34 | N. Central | Robert Mackey is hacked by James Souther - foul #1 on James Souther, team foul #2 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | William Keith (SG), Jeffrey Blais (SF), Bobby Marr (C) James Souther, Chad Moore, David Mooney | |
| Subs | N. Central | George Foster (PF) Thomas Killinger | |
| 16:23 | N. Central | Joshua Crosby makes the jumper from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 15:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Blais is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jeffrey Blais, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Matt Vallo (PG) Aaron Johnson | |
| Subs | N. Central | Scott Guerriero (SG), Gary Master (SF), George Harry (C) Charles Linkowski, Robert Mackey, Gary Lane | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Matt Vallo (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Freda (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Blais (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Keith (fresh) 5 pts. C - Bobby Marr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Joshua Crosby (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Guerriero (fresh) SF - Gary Master (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - George Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - George Harry (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | N. Central | Gary Master misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-37 |
| 15:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Freda snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 15:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Freda dunks the ball set up by Jeffrey Blais | 47-37 |
| 15:17 | N. Central | Bobby Marr takes the ball from George Foster | 47-37 |
| 14:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Blais hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Matt Vallo | 49-37 |
| 14:50 | N. Central | Robert Freda steals it from Joshua Crosby | 49-37 |
| 14:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Freda is hacked by Gary Master - foul #4 on Gary Master, team foul #2 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | James Souther (SG), Chad Moore (SF), Aaron Johnson (PF), David Mooney (C) Robert Freda, Jeffrey Blais, William Keith, Bobby Marr | |
| Subs | N. Central | Charles Linkowski (PG), Jeffrey Enlow (SG), Robert Mackey (SF), Thomas Killinger (PF), Gary Lane (C) Joshua Crosby, Scott Guerriero, Gary Master, George Foster, George Harry | |
| 14:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Souther misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-37 |
| 14:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Johnson snags the offensive board | 49-37 |
| 14:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gary Lane steals the ball from Chad Moore | 49-37 |
| 13:53 | N. Central | Robert Mackey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 49-37 |
| 13:51 | N. Central | Gary Lane can't tip it in | 49-37 |
| 13:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mooney grabs the defensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 13:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Souther hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-37 |
| 13:13 | N. Central | Robert Mackey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-37 |
| 13:12 | N. Central | Thomas Killinger tips it in | 52-39 |
| 12:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matt Vallo buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Souther | 54-39 |
| 12:31 | N. Central | Robert Mackey clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-39 |
| 12:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mooney gets the rebound | 54-39 |
| 12:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matt Vallo misses the shot from the free throw line | 54-39 |
| 12:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Johnson tips it back up and in | 56-39 |
| 11:55 | N. Central | Robert Mackey comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 56-39 |
| 11:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mooney grabs the defensive rebound | 56-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Matt Vallo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Souther (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SF - Chad Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Aaron Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - David Mooney (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Charles Linkowski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Enlow (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Mackey (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Killinger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Lane (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-39 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Freda (PG), William Keith (SF) Matt Vallo, Chad Moore | |
| Subs | N. Central | Joshua Crosby (SG), Scott Guerriero (SF), George Foster (PF), George Harry (C) Jeffrey Enlow, Robert Mackey, Thomas Killinger, Gary Lane | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 11:18 | N. Central | William Keith steals the ball from Scott Guerriero | 56-39 |
| 11:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Keith lays it up and in | 58-39 |
| 10:56 | N. Central | Scott Guerriero hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-39 |
| 10:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Johnson snags the defensive board | 58-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 10:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Keith is hacked by Joshua Crosby - foul #1 on Joshua Crosby, team foul #3 | 58-39 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Blais (SF), Bobby Marr (C) James Souther, David Mooney | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 10:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Freda misses the jumper from the left side | 58-39 |
| 10:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bobby Marr grabs the offensive rebound | 58-39 |
| 10:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Blais misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-39 |
| 10:06 | N. Central | George Foster snags the defensive board | 58-39 |
| 10:01 | N. Central | Scott Guerriero misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 58-39 |
| 10:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Johnson grabs the board | 58-39 |
| 09:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Johnson comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 58-39 |
| 09:33 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Joshua Crosby | 58-39 |
| 09:18 | N. Central | Scott Guerriero drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-41 |
| 08:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Keith is called for traveling | 58-41 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | James Souther (SG), Chad Moore (SF), David Mooney (C) Jeffrey Blais, Aaron Johnson, Bobby Marr | |
| Subs | N. Central | Jeffrey Enlow (SG), Robert Mackey (SF), Thomas Killinger (PF), Gary Lane (C) Charles Linkowski, Scott Guerriero, George Foster, George Harry | |
| 08:43 | N. Central | Jeffrey Enlow's layup is rejected by William Keith | 58-41 |
| 08:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mooney pulls down the rebound | 58-41 |
| 08:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Moore clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Mackey - foul #3 on Robert Mackey, team foul #4 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Matt Vallo (PG) Robert Freda | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 08:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Moore makes the 1st free throw | 59-41 |
| 08:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 60-41 |
| 08:17 | N. Central | Joshua Crosby clanks a turnaround from close range | 60-41 |
| 08:16 | N. Central | Gary Lane pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-41 |
| 08:11 | N. Central | Jeffrey Enlow hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 60-43 |
| 07:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Keith clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-43 |
| 07:41 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Thomas Killinger | 60-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Matt Vallo (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Souther (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SF - Chad Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Keith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - David Mooney (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Joshua Crosby (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Enlow (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Mackey (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Thomas Killinger (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Lane (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | N. Central | Joshua Crosby misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-43 |
| 07:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mooney grabs the defensive rebound | 60-43 |
| 06:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Moore misses the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Robert Mackey - foul #4 on Robert Mackey, team foul #5 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Freda (PG), Aaron Johnson (PF) Matt Vallo, William Keith | |
| Subs | N. Central | Charles Linkowski (PG), Gary Master (SF) Joshua Crosby, Robert Mackey | |
| 06:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Moore makes the 1st free throw | 61-43 |
| 06:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 61-43 |
| 06:51 | N. Central | Gary Lane grabs the board | 61-43 |
| 06:36 | N. Central | Thomas Killinger scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Jeffrey Enlow | 61-45 |
| 06:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Souther scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-45 |
| 06:02 | N. Central | Gary Lane throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-45 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Howard Baines (PG), Jeffrey Blais (SF), Bobby Marr (C) James Souther, Chad Moore, David Mooney | |
| Subs | N. Central | Scott Guerriero (SG), George Foster (PF) Jeffrey Enlow, Thomas Killinger | |
| 05:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Johnson can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by George Foster - foul #1 on George Foster, team foul #6 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Matt Vallo (PG) Howard Baines | |
| Subs | N. Central | Joshua Crosby (SG), Robert Mackey (C) Scott Guerriero, Gary Lane | |
| 05:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 65-45 |
| 05:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-45 |
| 05:15 | N. Central | Robert Mackey is hacked by Aaron Johnson - foul #2 on Aaron Johnson, team foul #4 | 66-45 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Howard Baines (PG), Homer Elbert (C) Matt Vallo, Aaron Johnson | |
| Subs | N. Central | Scott Guerriero (SG), George Harry (C) Charles Linkowski, Gary Master | |
| 05:08 | N. Central | George Foster connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by Joshua Crosby | 66-47 |
| 04:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Homer Elbert misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-47 |
| 04:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Blais tips it back up and in | 68-47 |
| 04:28 | N. Central | Robert Freda steps in front of the Scott Guerriero pass | 68-47 |
| 04:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Blais blows the layup | 68-47 |
| 04:23 | N. Central | Scott Guerriero gets the rebound | 68-47 |
| 04:11 | N. Central | Scott Guerriero buries a driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by Robert Freda - foul #1 on Robert Freda, team foul #5 | 68-49 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | William Keith (SG) Howard Baines | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 04:11 | N. Central | Scott Guerriero misses the free throw | 68-49 |
| 04:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Blais | 68-49 |
| 03:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Homer Elbert can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-49 |
| 03:43 | N. Central | Robert Mackey gets the rebound | 68-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Robert Freda (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Keith (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jeffrey Blais (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Marr (fresh) C - Homer Elbert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Joshua Crosby (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Guerriero (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Mackey (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - George Foster (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - George Harry (fresh) | |
| 03:32 | N. Central | George Harry hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Mackey | 68-52 |
| 03:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Blais clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 68-52 |
| 03:02 | N. Central | George Harry gets the rebound | 68-52 |
| 02:51 | N. Central | George Harry clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Robert Freda - foul #2 on Robert Freda, team foul #6 | 68-52 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Howard Baines (PG) Robert Freda | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 02:51 | N. Central | George Harry makes the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 02:51 | N. Central | George Harry makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 02:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Howard Baines's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-54 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Tucker (PF) Homer Elbert | |
| Subs | N. Central | George Skinner (PG), Charlie Byler (SF) Joshua Crosby, George Foster | |
| 02:15 | N. Central | Scott Guerriero misses the floater from the left wing | 68-54 |
| 02:13 | N. Central | George Skinner pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-54 |
| 02:08 | N. Central | George Harry hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 68-54 |
| 02:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bobby Marr grabs the board | 68-54 |
| 01:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charlie Byler is called for the reach on William Keith - foul #1 on Charlie Byler, team foul #7 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Freda (PG), Homer Elbert (C) Howard Baines, Aaron Tucker | |
| Subs | N. Central | Joshua Crosby (PG), George Foster (PF) George Skinner, Charlie Byler | |
| 01:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Keith makes the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 01:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Keith makes the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| 01:24 | N. Central | Robert Mackey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-54 |
| 01:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Keith grabs the board | 70-54 |
| 01:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Keith misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 70-54 |
| 01:08 | N. Central | Robert Mackey gets the rebound | 70-54 |
| 00:52 | N. Central | George Harry blows the layup but he's hacked by Bobby Marr - foul #1 on Bobby Marr, team foul #7 | 70-54 |
| 00:52 | N. Central | George Harry makes the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 00:52 | N. Central | George Harry makes the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Freda hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 70-56 |
| 00:27 | N. Central | Robert Mackey gets the rebound | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | N. Central | George Harry connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joshua Crosby | 70-58 |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Freda runs out the clock | 70-58 |