| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Lane Zahn (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Richard Wakefield (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stuart Drake (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - John Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Dale Munkberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Buffington (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irving Richburg (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Jackson Harris (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Eusebio (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Central | Irving Richburg inbounds the ball | 37-37 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:41 | N. Central | Irving Richburg misses the 3 from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 19:39 | N. Central | Dale Munkberg tips it back up and in | 37-39 |
| 19:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stuart Drake lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Wakefield | 39-39 |
| 18:54 | N. Central | James Eusebio hits a jumper from the right side | 39-41 |
| 18:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jackson Harris picks off the pass by Larry Brooks | 39-41 |
| 18:16 | N. Central | James Eusebio misses the lay-in | 39-41 |
| 18:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stuart Drake grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 17:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Lewis hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Stuart Drake | 41-41 |
| 17:30 | N. Central | John Buffington is whistled for traveling | 41-41 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Downing (PG) Lane Zahn | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 17:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Larry Brooks misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Irving Richburg - foul #2 on Irving Richburg, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Drew Jones (PG), John Heard (SG) Dale Munkberg, John Buffington | |
| 17:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Larry Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 17:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Larry Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 16:55 | N. Central | Irving Richburg is hacked by Larry Brooks - foul #1 on Larry Brooks, team foul #1 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim Bump (PF), James Timmer (C) Stuart Drake, John Lewis | |
| Subs | N. Central | Dwayne Condrey (C) Jackson Harris | |
| 16:43 | N. Central | Larry Brooks is called for the reach on Irving Richburg - foul #2 on Larry Brooks, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Everett Miller (SG) Richard Wakefield | |
| Subs | N. Central | Melvin Graney (C) James Eusebio | |
| 16:37 | N. Central | John Heard misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 42-41 |
| 16:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Larry Brooks gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 16:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Timmer clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 42-41 |
| 16:27 | N. Central | Melvin Graney snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 16:04 | N. Central | John Heard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 16:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim Bump gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Joseph Downing (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Everett Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Larry Brooks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jim Bump (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Timmer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Drew Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Heard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Irving Richburg (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Dwayne Condrey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Melvin Graney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Larry Brooks misses the floater from the left side | 42-41 |
| 15:42 | N. Central | Drew Jones gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 15:20 | N. Central | Drew Jones knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Irving Richburg | 42-44 |
| 15:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim Bump hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 42-44 |
| 14:59 | N. Central | Dwayne Condrey grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 14:43 | N. Central | Dwayne Condrey misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-44 |
| 14:42 | N. Central | The offensive rebound goes to Drew Jones | 42-44 |
| 14:25 | N. Central | Irving Richburg hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 14:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Everett Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 14:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Everett Miller misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-44 |
| 14:17 | N. Central | John Heard pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 13:58 | N. Central | Irving Richburg drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Melvin Graney | 42-47 |
| 13:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Timmer is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on James Timmer, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Lane Zahn (PG), Richard Wakefield (SG), Stuart Drake (PF), John Lewis (C) Joseph Downing, Everett Miller, Larry Brooks, James Timmer | |
| Subs | N. Central | Dale Munkberg (PG), John Buffington (SG), James Eusebio (SF), Jackson Harris (PF), Frank Brown (C) Drew Jones, John Heard, Irving Richburg, Dwayne Condrey, Melvin Graney | |
| 13:26 | N. Central | John Buffington can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 13:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Jim Bump | 42-47 |
| 13:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lane Zahn buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Stuart Drake | 44-47 |
| 12:49 | N. Central | Jackson Harris misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 44-47 |
| 12:48 | N. Central | Jackson Harris tips it home | 44-49 |
| 12:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Wakefield connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 12:08 | N. Central | Lane Zahn is called for the reach on John Buffington - foul #2 on Lane Zahn, team foul #4 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | James Timmer (SF) Jim Bump | |
| Subs | N. Central | John Heard (SF) James Eusebio | |
| 11:52 | N. Central | Jackson Harris hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Buffington and the foul's on Richard Wakefield - foul #2 on Richard Wakefield, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| 11:52 | N. Central | Jackson Harris makes the free throw | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Lane Zahn (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Richard Wakefield (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Timmer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stuart Drake (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - John Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Dale Munkberg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Buffington (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Heard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jackson Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Brown (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Wakefield misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 11:26 | N. Central | Frank Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 11:06 | N. Central | John Buffington clanks a 3 from straight away | 47-52 |
| 11:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stuart Drake grabs the defensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 10:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lane Zahn misses short on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by John Heard - foul #1 on John Heard, team foul #2 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Larry Brooks (SF) James Timmer | |
| Subs | N. Central | Irving Richburg (SF) John Heard | |
| 10:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lane Zahn makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 10:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lane Zahn misses the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 10:58 | N. Central | Frank Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 10:35 | N. Central | John Buffington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 10:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Larry Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 10:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Wakefield makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Lane Zahn | 51-52 |
| 10:05 | N. Central | Lane Zahn is called for the reach on Dale Munkberg - foul #3 on Lane Zahn, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Downing (PG), Everett Miller (SG), Jim Bump (PF), James Timmer (C) Lane Zahn, Richard Wakefield, Stuart Drake, John Lewis | |
| Subs | N. Central | Drew Jones (PG), John Heard (SG), James Eusebio (PF), Dwayne Condrey (C) Dale Munkberg, John Buffington, Jackson Harris, Frank Brown | |
| 09:58 | N. Central | Drew Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-52 |
| 09:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Downing is hacked by James Eusebio - foul #3 on James Eusebio, team foul #3 | 51-52 |
| 09:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Everett Miller misses short on a 3 from straight away | 51-52 |
| 09:22 | N. Central | Irving Richburg pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| 09:06 | N. Central | Irving Richburg scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Drew Jones | 51-55 |
| 08:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Downing connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jim Bump | 54-55 |
| 08:27 | N. Central | James Eusebio misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jim Bump - foul #1 on Jim Bump, team foul #7 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Wakefield (SG), Stuart Drake (PF), John Lewis (C) Everett Miller, Jim Bump, James Timmer | |
| Subs | N. Central | John Buffington (SG), Frank Brown (C) John Heard, Dwayne Condrey | |
| 08:27 | N. Central | James Eusebio makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 08:27 | N. Central | James Eusebio makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 08:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Eusebio blocks the short jumper by Stuart Drake | 54-57 |
| 08:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Lewis snags the offensive board | 54-57 |
| 07:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Drew Jones steps in front of the Joseph Downing pass | 54-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Joseph Downing (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Wakefield (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stuart Drake (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - John Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Drew Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Buffington (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Irving Richburg (fresh) 20 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Eusebio (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Brown (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | N. Central | John Buffington knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Eusebio | 54-59 |
| 07:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stuart Drake hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Wakefield | 56-59 |
| 06:58 | N. Central | Frank Brown knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Eusebio | 56-61 |
| 06:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stuart Drake drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by John Lewis | 58-61 |
| 06:28 | N. Central | Drew Jones makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Irving Richburg | 58-63 |
| 06:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stuart Drake misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 58-63 |
| 06:20 | N. Central | James Eusebio gets the rebound | 58-63 |
| 06:15 | N. Central | Irving Richburg can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-63 |
| 06:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Lewis grabs the board | 58-63 |
| 05:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Lewis misses the lay-in | 58-63 |
| 05:55 | N. Central | The rebound goes to James Eusebio | 58-63 |
| 05:55 | N. Central | N. Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-63 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Lane Zahn (PG) Joseph Downing | |
| Subs | N. Central | Dale Munkberg (PG), Jackson Harris (PF) Drew Jones, James Eusebio | |
| 05:38 | N. Central | Jackson Harris makes the fadeaway from close range | 58-65 |
| 05:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Munkberg steals it from John Lewis | 58-65 |
| 05:19 | N. Central | Dale Munkberg lays it in | 58-67 |
| 05:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Larry Brooks connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Lane Zahn | 61-67 |
| 04:59 | N. Central | Jackson Harris misses badly on a floater from the right block | 61-67 |
| 04:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Lewis grabs the board | 61-67 |
| 04:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Larry Brooks is hacked by Dale Munkberg - foul #1 on Dale Munkberg, team foul #4 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim Bump (SF) Larry Brooks | |
| Subs | N. Central | Drew Jones (SG), James Eusebio (C) John Buffington, Frank Brown | |
| 04:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Lewis is fouled on the floor by Jackson Harris - foul #3 on Jackson Harris, team foul #5 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | James Timmer (C) John Lewis | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 04:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Wakefield is hacked by James Eusebio - foul #4 on James Eusebio, team foul #6 | 61-67 |
| 03:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lane Zahn misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 61-67 |
| 03:55 | N. Central | Drew Jones snags the defensive board | 61-67 |
| 03:39 | N. Central | Dale Munkberg knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Irving Richburg | 61-69 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Lane Zahn (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Wakefield (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jim Bump (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stuart Drake (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - James Timmer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Dale Munkberg (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Drew Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Irving Richburg (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jackson Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Eusebio (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim Bump can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jackson Harris - foul #4 on Jackson Harris, team foul #7 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Downing (PG), Everett Miller (SG), Larry Brooks (SF), John Lewis (C) Lane Zahn, Richard Wakefield, Stuart Drake, James Timmer | |
| Subs | N. Central | John Heard (SF), Frank Brown (C) Irving Richburg, James Eusebio | |
| 03:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim Bump misses the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 03:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim Bump misses the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| 03:17 | N. Central | Jackson Harris grabs the board | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:59 | N. Central | Jackson Harris misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Lewis - foul #2 on John Lewis, team foul #8 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | N. Central | John Buffington (SG) Dale Munkberg | |
| 02:59 | N. Central | Jackson Harris makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 02:59 | N. Central | Jackson Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 02:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-71 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Lane Zahn (PG), Richard Wakefield (SG), Stuart Drake (PF) Joseph Downing, Everett Miller, Jim Bump | |
| Subs | N. Central | Dale Munkberg (PG), Irving Richburg (SF) Drew Jones, John Heard | |
| 02:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lane Zahn misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-71 |
| 02:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lane Zahn hits the follow up shot | 63-71 |
| 02:21 | N. Central | John Buffington makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Irving Richburg | 63-74 |
| 02:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Larry Brooks misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 63-74 |
| 02:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lane Zahn can't tip it in | 63-74 |
| 02:10 | N. Central | Frank Brown gets the rebound | 63-74 |
| 01:47 | N. Central | Jackson Harris is hacked by John Lewis - foul #3 on John Lewis, team foul #9 | 63-74 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Downing (PG), Everett Miller (SG), Jim Bump (SF), James Timmer (PF), Raymond Dickstein (C) Lane Zahn, Richard Wakefield, Larry Brooks, Stuart Drake, John Lewis | |
| Subs | N. Central | Scott Robbins (PG), Drew Jones (SG), John Heard (SF), James Eusebio (C) Dale Munkberg, John Buffington, Irving Richburg, Frank Brown | |
| 01:47 | N. Central | Jackson Harris makes the 1st free throw | 63-75 |
| 01:47 | N. Central | Jackson Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 63-75 |
| 01:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Raymond Dickstein pulls down the rebound | 63-75 |
| 01:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim Bump misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Drew Jones - foul #2 on Drew Jones, team foul #8 | 63-75 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Dwayne Condrey (C) Jackson Harris | |
| 01:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim Bump misses the 1st free throw | 63-75 |
| 01:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim Bump makes the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 01:18 | N. Central | Drew Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-75 |
| 01:16 | N. Central | Dwayne Condrey grabs the offensive board | 64-75 |
| 00:56 | N. Central | James Eusebio makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Scott Robbins | 64-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | A charge is called on Everett Miller - foul #2 on Everett Miller, team foul #10 | 64-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:23 | N. Central | James Eusebio misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-77 |
| 00:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Everett Miller snags the defensive board | 64-77 |
| 00:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Timmer hits the finger roll on a great pass from Everett Miller and the foul's on John Heard - foul #2 on John Heard, team foul #9 | 66-77 |
| 00:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Timmer makes the free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:00 | N. Central | Scott Robbins runs out the clock | 67-77 |