| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Gale Bonanno (fresh) SG - Gregory Campbell (fresh) SF - Kenneth Richardson (fresh) PF - Dean Loomis (fresh) C - Leroy Hoeppner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - James Broom (fresh) SG - Michael Pruitt (fresh) SF - Leonard Ovitz (fresh) PF - John Schell (fresh) C - Dennis Dennis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leroy Hoeppner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leroy Hoeppner is fouled on the floor by Dennis Dennis - foul #1 on Dennis Dennis, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dean Loomis misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Leonard Ovitz - foul #1 on Leonard Ovitz, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dean Loomis makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dean Loomis makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | N. Central | Dennis Dennis hits a shot from the right block set up by James Broom | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Richardson comes up short on the shot from the left side | 2-2 |
| 18:37 | N. Central | John Schell snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | N. Central | John Schell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gale Bonanno can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 17:59 | N. Central | John Schell grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:49 | N. Central | Gregory Campbell is called for the reach on Dennis Dennis - foul #1 on Gregory Campbell, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:44 | N. Central | Michael Pruitt misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-2 |
| 17:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Richardson grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 17:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Campbell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Leonard Ovitz - foul #2 on Leonard Ovitz, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Ralph Thompson (SF) Leonard Ovitz | |
| 17:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:10 | N. Central | Ralph Thompson travels with the ball | 4-2 |
| 16:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gale Bonanno is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Gale Bonanno, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 16:34 | N. Central | Michael Pruitt misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 16:33 | N. Central | John Schell grabs the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:25 | N. Central | John Schell misses the easy layup | 4-2 |
| 16:24 | N. Central | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Thompson | 4-2 |
| 16:09 | N. Central | Michael Pruitt buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Broom | 4-5 |
| 15:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Richardson hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Gale Bonanno | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Gale Bonanno (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dean Loomis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leroy Hoeppner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - James Broom (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Pruitt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ralph Thompson (fresh) PF - John Schell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dennis Dennis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | N. Central | Michael Pruitt makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ralph Thompson | 7-8 |
| 15:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leroy Hoeppner hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 15:16 | N. Central | Ralph Thompson snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 14:59 | N. Central | John Schell misses long on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Kenneth Richardson - foul #1 on Kenneth Richardson, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Freudenstein (PG), James Davis (SG), Joseph Wells (SF), Dennis Saad (PF), Robert Applin (C) Gale Bonanno, Gregory Campbell, Kenneth Richardson, Dean Loomis, Leroy Hoeppner | |
| Subs | N. Central | Edward Hammel (SG) Michael Pruitt | |
| 14:59 | N. Central | John Schell makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:59 | N. Central | John Schell misses the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Applin gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Wells is fouled on the floor by Ralph Thompson - foul #1 on Ralph Thompson, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Raul Garcia (PF) John Schell | |
| 14:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Wells can't finish the layup | 7-9 |
| 14:13 | N. Central | Raul Garcia pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:52 | N. Central | Edward Hammel can't connect on a floater from close range | 7-9 |
| 13:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Dennis Saad | 7-9 |
| 13:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dennis Saad hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 7-9 |
| 13:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Freudenstein loses the ball out of bounds | 7-9 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Campbell (SG), Kenneth Richardson (SF), Dean Loomis (PF) Charles Freudenstein, Joseph Wells, Robert Applin | |
| Subs | N. Central | Michael Pruitt (PG), John Schell (PF) James Broom, Dennis Dennis | |
| 13:17 | N. Central | Edward Hammel misses long on a shot from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 13:15 | N. Central | Raul Garcia grabs the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:04 | N. Central | James Davis steps in front of the Michael Pruitt pass | 7-9 |
| 12:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Davis misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 12:45 | N. Central | Raul Garcia grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 12:33 | N. Central | Raul Garcia misses the jump hook from the right block | 7-9 |
| 12:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dean Loomis gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 12:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Richardson misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 7-9 |
| 12:11 | N. Central | Raul Garcia gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 12:05 | N. Central | Edward Hammel is called for traveling | 7-9 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Gale Bonanno (PG), Leroy Hoeppner (C) James Davis, Dennis Saad | |
| Subs | N. Central | James Broom (PG), Dennis Dennis (C) Edward Hammel, Raul Garcia | |
| 11:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leroy Hoeppner can't connect on a floater in the paint | 7-9 |
| 11:56 | N. Central | John Schell snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 11:48 | N. Central | Michael Pruitt can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 11:47 | N. Central | Dennis Dennis misses the tip | 7-9 |
| 11:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leroy Hoeppner grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Gale Bonanno (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dean Loomis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leroy Hoeppner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - James Broom (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Pruitt (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ralph Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Schell (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Dennis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Campbell drills a jumper from the left side | 9-9 |
| 11:12 | N. Central | Ralph Thompson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Pruitt and he's hacked by Gale Bonanno - foul #2 on Gale Bonanno, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | James Davis (PG), Joseph Wells (PF) Gale Bonanno, Dean Loomis | |
| Subs | N. Central | Edward Hammel (SG), Raul Garcia (PF) Michael Pruitt, John Schell | |
| 11:12 | N. Central | Ralph Thompson makes the free throw | 9-12 |
| 10:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Wells connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Campbell | 11-12 |
| 10:45 | N. Central | Raul Garcia blows the layup but he's hacked by Joseph Wells - foul #1 on Joseph Wells, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Applin (PF) Kenneth Richardson | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 10:45 | N. Central | Raul Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 10:45 | N. Central | Raul Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 10:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Applin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-14 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dennis Saad (PF) Robert Applin | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 10:15 | N. Central | James Broom hits the finger roll set up by Ralph Thompson | 11-16 |
| 09:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Wells connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Gregory Campbell | 13-16 |
| 09:34 | N. Central | Edward Hammel comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-16 |
| 09:33 | N. Central | Dennis Dennis tips it back up and in | 13-18 |
| 09:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dennis Saad is denied on a layup by Raul Garcia | 13-18 |
| 09:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 08:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Wells misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ralph Thompson - foul #2 on Ralph Thompson, team foul #5 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Freudenstein (PG), Kenneth Richardson (SF), Dean Loomis (PF), Robert Applin (C) James Davis, Gregory Campbell, Dennis Saad, Leroy Hoeppner | |
| Subs | N. Central | Michael Pruitt (PG), Steven Kendall (SG), John Schell (PF), Zachary White (C) Edward Hammel, Ralph Thompson, Raul Garcia, Dennis Dennis | |
| 08:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Wells makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 08:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 08:43 | N. Central | James Broom drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Pruitt | 15-21 |
| 08:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Wells makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Kenneth Richardson | 17-21 |
| 08:04 | N. Central | Michael Pruitt knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Steven Kendall | 17-24 |
| 07:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dean Loomis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-24 |
| 07:42 | N. Central | James Broom pulls down the rebound | 17-24 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Charles Freudenstein (fresh) SG - Joseph Wells (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kenneth Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dean Loomis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Applin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Michael Pruitt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Kendall (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Broom (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Schell (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Zachary White (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | N. Central | Michael Pruitt drills a 3 from the right wing set up by John Schell | 17-27 |
| 07:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Freudenstein is fouled on the floor by John Schell - foul #1 on John Schell, team foul #6 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | James Davis (PG), Gregory Campbell (SG), Leroy Hoeppner (C) Charles Freudenstein, Joseph Wells, Robert Applin | |
| Subs | N. Central | Edward Hammel (SG), Dennis Dennis (SF), Raul Garcia (C) Steven Kendall, James Broom, Zachary White | |
| 07:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Campbell makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Richardson | 19-27 |
| 06:48 | N. Central | Michael Pruitt comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-27 |
| 06:47 | N. Central | Raul Garcia hits the follow up shot | 19-29 |
| 06:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Davis makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth Richardson | 22-29 |
| 06:18 | N. Central | John Schell connects on the shot from the right block set up by Edward Hammel | 22-31 |
| 06:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Davis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-31 |
| 06:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Campbell tips it back up and in | 24-31 |
| 06:00 | N. Central | John Schell comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Dean Loomis - foul #1 on Dean Loomis, team foul #6 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | N. Central | James Broom (PG) Michael Pruitt | |
| 06:00 | N. Central | John Schell misses the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 06:00 | N. Central | John Schell misses the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 06:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Dean Loomis | 24-31 |
| 05:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Davis is whistled for traveling | 24-31 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Gary Kohn (SF), Dennis Saad (PF) Kenneth Richardson, Dean Loomis | |
| Subs | N. Central | Steven Kendall (SG), Zachary White (C) Edward Hammel, John Schell | |
| 05:27 | N. Central | Zachary White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-31 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Wells (SF), Robert Applin (C) Gary Kohn, Leroy Hoeppner | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 05:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dennis Saad comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 24-31 |
| 05:01 | N. Central | Dennis Dennis pulls down the rebound | 24-31 |
| 04:46 | N. Central | James Broom hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-31 |
| 04:45 | N. Central | Zachary White tips it home | 24-33 |
| 04:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Davis makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Gregory Campbell | 26-33 |
| 04:09 | N. Central | Raul Garcia buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from James Broom | 26-35 |
| 03:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Applin misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Zachary White - foul #1 on Zachary White, team foul #7 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Gale Bonanno (PG), Gary Kohn (SG), Kenneth Richardson (SF), Dean Loomis (PF) James Davis, Gregory Campbell, Joseph Wells, Dennis Saad | |
| Subs | N. Central | Ralph Thompson (PG), Michael Pruitt (SG), Leonard Ovitz (SF), John Schell (PF) James Broom, Steven Kendall, Raul Garcia, Zachary White | |
| 03:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Applin makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 03:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Applin makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 03:37 | N. Central | John Schell buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Ralph Thompson | 28-37 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Gale Bonanno (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Kohn (fresh) SF - Kenneth Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dean Loomis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Applin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Ralph Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Michael Pruitt (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Ovitz (fresh) PF - John Schell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Dennis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gary Kohn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-37 |
| 03:09 | N. Central | Dennis Dennis grabs the board | 28-37 |
| 03:02 | N. Central | John Schell makes the jumper from the baseline | 28-39 |
| 02:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Applin hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 30-39 |
| 02:32 | N. Central | Michael Pruitt is fouled on the floor by Gary Kohn - foul #1 on Gary Kohn, team foul #7 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Wells (SG), Leroy Hoeppner (C) Gary Kohn, Robert Applin | |
| Subs | N. Central | James Broom (PG), Zachary White (C) Ralph Thompson, Dennis Dennis | |
| 02:32 | N. Central | Michael Pruitt makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 02:32 | N. Central | Michael Pruitt makes the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 02:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gale Bonanno comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 30-41 |
| 02:15 | N. Central | John Schell grabs the defensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 01:47 | N. Central | Leroy Hoeppner is called for the reach on James Broom - foul #1 on Leroy Hoeppner, team foul #8 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Campbell (SG) Joseph Wells | |
| Subs | N. Central | Raul Garcia (C) Zachary White | |
| 01:47 | N. Central | James Broom misses the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 01:47 | N. Central | John Schell grabs the offensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 01:39 | N. Central | James Broom clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-41 |
| 01:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Richardson snags the defensive board | 30-41 |
| 01:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leroy Hoeppner is hacked by John Schell - foul #2 on John Schell, team foul #8 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Zachary White (C) John Schell | |
| 01:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leroy Hoeppner misses the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 01:27 | N. Central | Zachary White snags the defensive board | 30-41 |
| 01:14 | N. Central | James Broom drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Michael Pruitt | 30-44 |
| 01:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Broom is called for the reach on Gale Bonanno - foul #1 on James Broom, team foul #9 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Wells (PF) Dean Loomis | |
| Subs | N. Central | Edward Hammel (SG), Ralph Thompson (SF), Dennis Dennis (C) Michael Pruitt, Leonard Ovitz, Zachary White | |
| 01:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gale Bonanno misses the 1st free throw | 30-44 |
| 01:05 | N. Central | Dennis Dennis grabs the defensive rebound | 30-44 |
| 00:55 | N. Central | Ralph Thompson can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 30-44 |
| 00:54 | N. Central | Ralph Thompson grabs the offensive board | 30-44 |
| 00:44 | N. Central | Edward Hammel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 30-44 |
| 00:43 | N. Central | Dennis Dennis hits the follow up shot | 30-46 |
| 00:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Campbell is hacked by Raul Garcia - foul #1 on Raul Garcia, team foul #10 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | James Davis (PG), Dennis Saad (PF) Gale Bonanno, Kenneth Richardson | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 00:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 00:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 00:00 | N. Central | Raul Garcia connects on the turnaround from the left block | 32-48 |