| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Richard Shearin (fresh) SG - Donald Bell (fresh) SF - James Bradley (fresh) PF - Frank Kump (fresh) C - Albert Mills (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - Henry Worthey (fresh) SG - Leon Carlin (fresh) SF - Lorenzo Blankenship (fresh) PF - Marvin Kellar (fresh) C - Larry Etherton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Elmhurst | Marvin Kellar wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Elmhurst | Elmhurst is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:34 | Elmhurst | Henry Worthey connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Lorenzo Blankenship and the foul's on Richard Shearin - foul #1 on Richard Shearin, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:34 | Elmhurst | Henry Worthey makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:17 | N. Central | Donald Bell is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-3 |
| 18:50 | Elmhurst | Marvin Kellar misses the easy layup | 3-3 |
| 18:48 | N. Central | James Bradley snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 18:40 | N. Central | James Bradley is alone and drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Frank Kump | 5-3 |
| 18:14 | Elmhurst | Leon Carlin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 18:12 | Elmhurst | Larry Etherton grabs the offensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:54 | Elmhurst | Lorenzo Blankenship misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by James Bradley - foul #1 on James Bradley, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Bruce Corbett (SG), John Smith (PF) Leon Carlin, Marvin Kellar | |
| 17:54 | Elmhurst | Lorenzo Blankenship makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:54 | Elmhurst | Lorenzo Blankenship misses the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:54 | Elmhurst | Larry Etherton pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:43 | Elmhurst | John Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 17:42 | Elmhurst | Bruce Corbett tips it in | 5-6 |
| 17:25 | N. Central | Donald Bell knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Frank Kump | 7-6 |
| 17:09 | Elmhurst | Larry Etherton is denied on a layup by James Bradley | 7-6 |
| 17:07 | Elmhurst | John Smith snags the offensive board | 7-6 |
| 16:56 | Elmhurst | Larry Etherton misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Frank Kump - foul #1 on Frank Kump, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | David Lowry (SG), Jerome Swafford (SF) Henry Worthey, Lorenzo Blankenship | |
| 16:56 | Elmhurst | Larry Etherton makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:56 | Elmhurst | Larry Etherton makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:53 | N. Central | David Lowry is called for the reach on Donald Bell in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Lowry, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Jason Rosado (C) Larry Etherton | |
| 16:41 | N. Central | Albert Mills scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Frank Kump | 9-8 |
| 16:27 | Elmhurst | David Lowry can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 16:25 | N. Central | Albert Mills gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 15:58 | N. Central | Jerome Swafford is called for the reach on Donald Bell - foul #1 on Jerome Swafford, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | N. Central | Justin Hail (PG), Adam Adkinson (SG), Tyler Campbell (SF), John Elizalde (PF), Richard Pittman (C) Richard Shearin, Donald Bell, James Bradley, Frank Kump, Albert Mills | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Henry Worthey (PG), Leon Carlin (SG), Marvin Kellar (PF) Bruce Corbett, David Lowry, John Smith | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Justin Hail (fresh) SG - Adam Adkinson (fresh) SF - Tyler Campbell (fresh) PF - John Elizalde (fresh) C - Richard Pittman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - Henry Worthey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Leon Carlin (fresh) SF - Jerome Swafford (fresh) PF - Marvin Kellar (fresh) C - Jason Rosado (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | N. Central | Marvin Kellar denies the turnaround by Tyler Campbell | 9-8 |
| 15:42 | Elmhurst | The rebound goes to Jason Rosado | 9-8 |
| 15:29 | Elmhurst | Leon Carlin scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Henry Worthey | 9-11 |
| 15:07 | N. Central | Justin Hail misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Henry Worthey - foul #1 on Henry Worthey, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | N. Central | Donald Bell (SG) Richard Pittman | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Lorenzo Blankenship (SF), Larry Etherton (C) Jerome Swafford, Jason Rosado | |
| 15:07 | N. Central | Justin Hail makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 15:07 | N. Central | Justin Hail misses the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 15:07 | Elmhurst | Marvin Kellar gets the rebound | 10-11 |
| 14:53 | Elmhurst | Henry Worthey can't finish the layup | 10-11 |
| 14:51 | N. Central | The rebound goes to John Elizalde | 10-11 |
| 14:49 | N. Central | Donald Bell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-11 |
| Subs | N. Central | James Bradley (SF), Albert Mills (C) Justin Hail, John Elizalde | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | | |
| 14:41 | Elmhurst | Leon Carlin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 14:39 | N. Central | James Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 14:20 | N. Central | Adam Adkinson connects on the open 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Bradley | 13-11 |
| 14:07 | Elmhurst | Tyler Campbell is called for the reach on Larry Etherton - foul #1 on Tyler Campbell, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | N. Central | Richard Shearin (PG), Frank Kump (PF) Adam Adkinson, Tyler Campbell | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Bruce Corbett (PG), David Lowry (SG), John Smith (PF) Henry Worthey, Leon Carlin, Marvin Kellar | |
| 13:59 | Elmhurst | Lorenzo Blankenship makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from John Smith | 13-13 |
| 13:43 | N. Central | Frank Kump misses long on a jumper near the basket | 13-13 |
| 13:42 | N. Central | The offensive rebound goes to James Bradley | 13-13 |
| 13:26 | N. Central | Frank Kump misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 13-13 |
| 13:24 | Elmhurst | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 13-13 |
| 13:10 | Elmhurst | Larry Etherton travels with the ball | 13-13 |
| Subs | N. Central | Adam Adkinson (SG), Tyler Campbell (SF), John Elizalde (C) Donald Bell, James Bradley, Albert Mills | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Jerome Swafford (SF), Jason Rosado (C) Lorenzo Blankenship, Larry Etherton | |
| 12:54 | N. Central | John Elizalde misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 12:52 | Elmhurst | Jason Rosado grabs the board | 13-13 |
| 12:44 | Elmhurst | David Lowry clanks a runner near the basket | 13-13 |
| 12:42 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Adam Adkinson | 13-13 |
| 12:24 | N. Central | Tyler Campbell clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-13 |
| 12:23 | Elmhurst | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 13-13 |
| 12:08 | Elmhurst | John Smith travels with the ball | 13-13 |
| Subs | N. Central | Justin Hail (PG), James Bradley (SF), Albert Mills (C) Richard Shearin, Frank Kump, John Elizalde | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Henry Worthey (PG), Leon Carlin (SG), Marvin Kellar (PF), Larry Etherton (C) Bruce Corbett, David Lowry, John Smith, Jason Rosado | |
| 11:52 | N. Central | Tyler Campbell misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Marvin Kellar - foul #1 on Marvin Kellar, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | N. Central | Donald Bell (SG) Justin Hail | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Ronald Butler (SF) Jerome Swafford | |
| 11:52 | N. Central | Tyler Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 11:52 | N. Central | Tyler Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Adam Adkinson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Bell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tyler Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Albert Mills (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - Henry Worthey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leon Carlin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Butler (fresh) PF - Marvin Kellar (fresh) C - Larry Etherton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Elmhurst | Tyler Campbell picks off the pass by Ronald Butler | 15-13 |
| 11:21 | N. Central | Albert Mills misses the floater from the left side | 15-13 |
| 11:19 | Elmhurst | Henry Worthey snags the defensive board | 15-13 |
| 11:00 | Elmhurst | Marvin Kellar misses the floater from close range but he's fouled by Tyler Campbell - foul #2 on Tyler Campbell, team foul #5 | 15-13 |
| Subs | N. Central | Richard Shearin (PG), Frank Kump (PF) Adam Adkinson, Tyler Campbell | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Lorenzo Blankenship (SF), Jason Rosado (C) Ronald Butler, Larry Etherton | |
| 11:00 | Elmhurst | Marvin Kellar misses the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 11:00 | Elmhurst | Marvin Kellar makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:58 | N. Central | Henry Worthey picks off the pass by Richard Shearin in the backcourt | 15-14 |
| 10:50 | Elmhurst | Lorenzo Blankenship can't finish the layup | 15-14 |
| 10:48 | N. Central | Albert Mills gets the rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:36 | N. Central | James Bradley drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Frank Kump | 17-14 |
| 10:14 | Elmhurst | Donald Bell steals the ball from Marvin Kellar | 17-14 |
| 09:59 | N. Central | Donald Bell misses short on a runner in the lane | 17-14 |
| 09:58 | N. Central | Albert Mills snags the offensive board | 17-14 |
| 09:38 | N. Central | James Bradley connects on the open shot near the basket | 19-14 |
| 09:28 | Elmhurst | Leon Carlin is called for traveling | 19-14 |
| Subs | N. Central | Justin Hail (PG), Adam Adkinson (SG), Joseph Thorne (SF), John Elizalde (PF), Richard Pittman (C) Richard Shearin, Donald Bell, James Bradley, Frank Kump, Albert Mills | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Bruce Corbett (PG), David Lowry (SG), Jerome Swafford (SF), John Smith (PF), Larry Etherton (C) Henry Worthey, Leon Carlin, Lorenzo Blankenship, Marvin Kellar, Jason Rosado | |
| 09:09 | N. Central | John Elizalde hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Adam Adkinson | 21-14 |
| 08:56 | Elmhurst | Jerome Swafford misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Joseph Thorne - foul #1 on Joseph Thorne, team foul #6 | 21-14 |
| 08:56 | Elmhurst | Jerome Swafford misses the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 08:56 | Elmhurst | Jerome Swafford makes the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 08:41 | N. Central | Richard Pittman is fouled on the floor by David Lowry - foul #2 on David Lowry, team foul #5 | 21-15 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Henry Worthey (PG) David Lowry | |
| 08:35 | N. Central | Joseph Thorne misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-15 |
| 08:33 | N. Central | John Elizalde tips it but misses | 21-15 |
| 08:31 | Elmhurst | The rebound goes to Larry Etherton | 21-15 |
| 08:08 | Elmhurst | Jerome Swafford misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 21-15 |
| 08:07 | Elmhurst | Larry Etherton tips it home | 21-17 |
| 08:00 | N. Central | Adam Adkinson drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Justin Hail | 24-17 |
| 07:37 | Elmhurst | Jerome Swafford misses long on a floater from the left side | 24-17 |
| 07:35 | Elmhurst | Jerome Swafford misses the tip | 24-17 |
| 07:34 | N. Central | Justin Hail pulls down the rebound | 24-17 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Justin Hail (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Adkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Thorne (fresh) PF - John Elizalde (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Pittman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - Henry Worthey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Corbett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerome Swafford (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Larry Etherton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | N. Central | Adam Adkinson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-17 |
| 07:13 | Elmhurst | Larry Etherton pulls down the rebound | 24-17 |
| 07:01 | Elmhurst | Jerome Swafford knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Larry Etherton and he's fouled by Joseph Thorne - foul #2 on Joseph Thorne, team foul #7 | 24-19 |
| Subs | N. Central | Richard Shearin (PG), Donald Bell (SG), James Bradley (SF), Frank Kump (PF), Albert Mills (C) Justin Hail, Adam Adkinson, Joseph Thorne, John Elizalde, Richard Pittman | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Leon Carlin (SG), Lorenzo Blankenship (SF), Ronald Butler (PF), Jason Rosado (C) Henry Worthey, Bruce Corbett, John Smith, Larry Etherton | |
| 07:01 | Elmhurst | Jerome Swafford makes the free throw | 24-20 |
| 06:51 | N. Central | Albert Mills misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 24-20 |
| 06:50 | N. Central | Frank Kump tips it home | 26-20 |
| 06:28 | Elmhurst | Lorenzo Blankenship banks in the layup on a nice dish by Leon Carlin | 26-22 |
| 06:18 | N. Central | Jerome Swafford takes the ball from James Bradley | 26-22 |
| 06:05 | Elmhurst | Lorenzo Blankenship blows the layup | 26-22 |
| 06:03 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Albert Mills | 26-22 |
| 05:59 | N. Central | Lorenzo Blankenship steals the ball from Donald Bell | 26-22 |
| 05:41 | Elmhurst | Jason Rosado hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 26-22 |
| 05:39 | N. Central | Frank Kump snags the defensive board | 26-22 |
| 05:36 | N. Central | Richard Shearin is fouled in the backcourt by Jerome Swafford - foul #2 on Jerome Swafford, team foul #6 | 26-22 |
| Subs | N. Central | Richard Pittman (C) Albert Mills | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Henry Worthey (PG), Marvin Kellar (PF), Larry Etherton (C) Jerome Swafford, Ronald Butler, Jason Rosado | |
| 05:15 | N. Central | Larry Etherton swats the shot by Richard Shearin | 26-22 |
| 05:14 | Elmhurst | Larry Etherton snags the defensive board | 26-22 |
| 04:56 | Elmhurst | Henry Worthey is hacked by Richard Shearin - foul #2 on Richard Shearin, team foul #8 | 26-22 |
| Subs | N. Central | Justin Hail (PG), Adam Adkinson (SG), John Elizalde (PF) Richard Shearin, Donald Bell, Frank Kump | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | | |
| 04:56 | Elmhurst | Henry Worthey makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 04:56 | Elmhurst | Henry Worthey makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 04:44 | N. Central | Justin Hail clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-24 |
| 04:42 | Elmhurst | Larry Etherton grabs the board | 26-24 |
| 04:23 | Elmhurst | Larry Etherton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-24 |
| 04:21 | N. Central | John Elizalde snags the defensive board | 26-24 |
| 04:17 | N. Central | James Bradley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-24 |
| Subs | N. Central | Albert Mills (C) Richard Pittman | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Bruce Corbett (SG), Ronald Butler (SF) Leon Carlin, Lorenzo Blankenship | |
| 04:05 | Elmhurst | Ronald Butler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Adam Adkinson - foul #1 on Adam Adkinson, team foul #9 | 26-24 |
| Subs | N. Central | Donald Bell (SG) James Bradley | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Jason Rosado (PF) Marvin Kellar | |
| 04:05 | Elmhurst | Ronald Butler misses the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 04:05 | Elmhurst | Ronald Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 04:05 | N. Central | Albert Mills gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 03:44 | N. Central | Henry Worthey picks off the pass by John Elizalde | 26-24 |
| 03:31 | Elmhurst | Adam Adkinson steps in front of the Larry Etherton pass | 26-24 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Justin Hail (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Bell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Adam Adkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Elizalde (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Mills (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - Henry Worthey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Corbett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Butler (fresh) PF - Jason Rosado (fresh) 2 reb. C - Larry Etherton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:29 | N. Central | Justin Hail is hacked by Larry Etherton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Etherton, team foul #7 | 26-24 |
| Subs | N. Central | Tyler Campbell (SF), Frank Kump (PF) Adam Adkinson, John Elizalde | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | David Lowry (SG), John Smith (PF) Henry Worthey, Ronald Butler | |
| 03:29 | N. Central | Justin Hail makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 03:29 | N. Central | Justin Hail misses the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 03:29 | Elmhurst | John Smith grabs the board | 27-24 |
| 03:05 | Elmhurst | Jason Rosado misses the 3 from straight away | 27-24 |
| 03:03 | N. Central | Albert Mills pulls down the rebound | 27-24 |
| 02:42 | N. Central | Justin Hail knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Bell | 29-24 |
| 02:22 | Elmhurst | Tyler Campbell steps in front of the Bruce Corbett pass | 29-24 |
| 02:06 | N. Central | Tyler Campbell misses the easy layup | 29-24 |
| 02:05 | Elmhurst | Bruce Corbett snags the defensive board | 29-24 |
| 01:47 | Elmhurst | Frank Kump swats the short shot by Larry Etherton | 29-24 |
| 01:46 | Elmhurst | John Smith tips it home | 29-26 |
| 01:32 | N. Central | Tyler Campbell's pass is intercepted by Bruce Corbett | 29-26 |
| 01:29 | Elmhurst | David Lowry misses the dunk attempt | 29-26 |
| 01:28 | N. Central | Albert Mills grabs the board | 29-26 |
| 01:13 | N. Central | Albert Mills misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #8 | 29-26 |
| Subs | N. Central | Richard Shearin (PG), Adam Adkinson (SG), James Bradley (SF), John Elizalde (PF) Justin Hail, Donald Bell, Tyler Campbell, Frank Kump | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Henry Worthey (PG), Leon Carlin (SG), Lorenzo Blankenship (SF), Marvin Kellar (PF) Bruce Corbett, David Lowry, Jason Rosado, John Smith | |
| 01:13 | N. Central | Albert Mills makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 01:13 | N. Central | Albert Mills misses the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 01:13 | Elmhurst | Marvin Kellar grabs the defensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 00:57 | Elmhurst | Larry Etherton knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Leon Carlin and the foul's on Albert Mills - foul #1 on Albert Mills, team foul #10 | 30-28 |
| Subs | N. Central | Richard Pittman (C) Albert Mills | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | | |
| 00:57 | Elmhurst | Larry Etherton makes the free throw | 30-29 |
| 00:54 | N. Central | James Bradley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-29 |
| 00:45 | Elmhurst | Leon Carlin drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Henry Worthey | 30-32 |
| 00:33 | N. Central | James Bradley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 00:32 | N. Central | Richard Pittman pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 00:19 | N. Central | Richard Pittman misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 30-32 |
| 00:18 | Elmhurst | Larry Etherton pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 00:00 | Elmhurst | Leon Carlin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-32 |