| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - Paul Taylor (fresh) SG - Reynaldo Rangel (fresh) SF - Sheng Xiang (fresh) PF - Charles Davis (fresh) C - James Justis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Andrew Galloway (fresh) SG - James Jennings (fresh) SF - David Stites (fresh) PF - Robert McConnaughy (fresh) C - Vincent Carter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Elmhurst | James Justis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Elmhurst | Elmhurst is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Elmhurst | Paul Taylor misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | N. Central | Robert McConnaughy snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | N. Central | James Jennings loses the dribble to Paul Taylor | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Elmhurst | Sheng Xiang hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Taylor | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | N. Central | James Jennings drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:16 | Elmhurst | Sheng Xiang connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Paul Taylor | 4-3 |
| 17:59 | N. Central | Vincent Carter comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 4-3 |
| 17:58 | Elmhurst | James Justis gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:39 | Elmhurst | Sheng Xiang comes up short on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Robert McConnaughy - foul #1 on Robert McConnaughy, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Gabriel Yazzie (PG), Sterling Morrison (SF), Richard Lemon (PF), Alexander Stark (C) Paul Taylor, Reynaldo Rangel, Charles Davis, James Justis | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 17:39 | Elmhurst | Sheng Xiang makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:39 | Elmhurst | Sheng Xiang misses the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:39 | N. Central | Vincent Carter snags the defensive board | 5-3 |
| 17:16 | N. Central | David Stites blows the layup | 5-3 |
| 17:14 | Elmhurst | Sheng Xiang gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 16:50 | Elmhurst | The jumper by Sheng Xiang is denied by Robert McConnaughy | 5-3 |
| 16:49 | Elmhurst | The offensive rebound goes to Alexander Stark | 5-3 |
| 16:32 | Elmhurst | Alexander Stark clanks a turnaround from the right block | 5-3 |
| 16:30 | Elmhurst | Sterling Morrison tips it back up and in | 7-3 |
| 16:26 | N. Central | James Jennings loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-3 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Paul Taylor (PG), Reynaldo Rangel (SG) Gabriel Yazzie, Sheng Xiang | |
| Subs | N. Central | Dennis Reid (SG), Robert Ulatowski (SF), Dennis Pollard (PF), David Broadus (C) James Jennings, David Stites, Robert McConnaughy, Vincent Carter | |
| 16:04 | Elmhurst | Alexander Stark clanks a jump hook in the lane | 7-3 |
| 16:03 | N. Central | David Broadus pulls down the rebound | 7-3 |
| 16:01 | N. Central | Dennis Reid loses the dribble to Reynaldo Rangel in the backcourt | 7-3 |
| 15:39 | Elmhurst | Richard Lemon lays it up and in | 9-3 |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - Paul Taylor (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Reynaldo Rangel (fresh) SF - Sterling Morrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Lemon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Alexander Stark (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Andrew Galloway (fairly fresh) SG - Dennis Reid (fresh) SF - Robert Ulatowski (fresh) PF - Dennis Pollard (fresh) C - David Broadus (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | N. Central | Dennis Pollard makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by David Broadus | 9-5 |
| 15:05 | Elmhurst | Alexander Stark drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Sterling Morrison and he's fouled by David Broadus - foul #1 on David Broadus, team foul #2 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | John Krull (SG), Angelo Alvarado (SF), Charles Davis (PF) Reynaldo Rangel, Sterling Morrison, Richard Lemon | |
| Subs | N. Central | James Jennings (SG), Vincent Carter (C) Andrew Galloway, David Broadus | |
| 15:05 | Elmhurst | Alexander Stark makes the free throw | 12-5 |
| 14:45 | N. Central | Robert Ulatowski makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-8 |
| 14:22 | Elmhurst | Alexander Stark connects on the floater near the basket set up by Paul Taylor | 14-8 |
| 14:20 | N. Central | John Krull picks off the pass by Dennis Reid in the backcourt | 14-8 |
| 14:18 | Elmhurst | Paul Taylor misses the lay-in | 14-8 |
| 14:16 | Elmhurst | Angelo Alvarado pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-8 |
| 13:55 | Elmhurst | Paul Taylor is hacked by Dennis Reid - foul #1 on Dennis Reid, team foul #3 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Gabriel Yazzie (PG), Reynaldo Rangel (SG), Sheng Xiang (SF), James Justis (C) Paul Taylor, John Krull, Angelo Alvarado, Alexander Stark | |
| Subs | N. Central | Dean Benson (PG), David Stites (SF), Robert McConnaughy (PF), David Broadus (C) Dennis Reid, Robert Ulatowski, Dennis Pollard, Vincent Carter | |
| 13:31 | Elmhurst | James Justis hits the finger roll set up by Sheng Xiang | 16-8 |
| 13:29 | N. Central | James Jennings is hacked by Gabriel Yazzie in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gabriel Yazzie, team foul #1 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Angelo Alvarado (PF) Charles Davis | |
| Subs | N. Central | Andrew Galloway (PG) James Jennings | |
| 13:04 | N. Central | James Justis is called for the reach on Dean Benson - foul #1 on James Justis, team foul #2 | 16-8 |
| 12:47 | N. Central | Robert McConnaughy comes up short on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Sheng Xiang - foul #1 on Sheng Xiang, team foul #3 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Paul Taylor (PG), Sterling Morrison (SF) Gabriel Yazzie, Reynaldo Rangel | |
| Subs | N. Central | Dennis Reid (SG), Vincent Carter (C) Dean Benson, David Broadus | |
| 12:47 | N. Central | Robert McConnaughy makes the 1st free throw | 16-9 |
| 12:47 | N. Central | Robert McConnaughy makes the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 12:23 | Elmhurst | Sheng Xiang connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Paul Taylor | 18-10 |
| 12:12 | N. Central | Robert McConnaughy hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Andrew Galloway | 18-12 |
| 11:56 | Elmhurst | Vincent Carter steals the ball from Sheng Xiang | 18-12 |
| 11:35 | N. Central | David Stites misses the jumper from the right wing | 18-12 |
| 11:33 | N. Central | Robert McConnaughy tips it but misses | 18-12 |
| 11:32 | Elmhurst | James Justis snags the defensive board | 18-12 |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - Paul Taylor (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Sheng Xiang (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Sterling Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Angelo Alvarado (fairly fresh) C - James Justis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Andrew Galloway (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Reid (fresh) SF - David Stites (fairly fresh) PF - Robert McConnaughy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Vincent Carter (fresh) | |
| 11:15 | Elmhurst | Angelo Alvarado is hacked by Robert McConnaughy - foul #2 on Robert McConnaughy, team foul #4 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Gabriel Yazzie (PG), Reynaldo Rangel (SG), Charles Davis (PF), Charles Woodruff (C) Paul Taylor, Sterling Morrison, Angelo Alvarado, James Justis | |
| Subs | N. Central | Dean Benson (PG), James Jennings (SG), Robert Ulatowski (SF), Dennis Pollard (PF), David Broadus (C) Andrew Galloway, Dennis Reid, David Stites, Robert McConnaughy, Vincent Carter | |
| 10:58 | Elmhurst | Charles Woodruff is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Charles Woodruff, team foul #4 | 18-12 |
| 10:38 | N. Central | Robert Ulatowski misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 18-12 |
| 10:37 | Elmhurst | Charles Davis gets the rebound | 18-12 |
| 10:32 | Elmhurst | Gabriel Yazzie comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Jennings - foul #1 on James Jennings, team foul #5 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Alexander Stark (C) Sheng Xiang | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 10:32 | Elmhurst | Gabriel Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 10:32 | Elmhurst | Gabriel Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 20-12 |
| 10:05 | N. Central | Dean Benson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-12 |
| 10:04 | N. Central | Robert Ulatowski hits the follow up shot | 20-14 |
| 09:46 | Elmhurst | Alexander Stark clanks a runner from close range but he's fouled by Dean Benson - foul #1 on Dean Benson, team foul #6 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Paul Taylor (PG), Sterling Morrison (SF) Gabriel Yazzie, Charles Woodruff | |
| Subs | N. Central | Andrew Galloway (PG), Vincent Carter (C) Dean Benson, David Broadus | |
| 09:46 | Elmhurst | Alexander Stark makes the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 09:46 | Elmhurst | Alexander Stark makes the 2nd free throw | 22-14 |
| 09:36 | N. Central | Dennis Pollard connects on the turnaround near the basket | 22-16 |
| 09:15 | Elmhurst | Charles Davis comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by James Jennings - foul #2 on James Jennings, team foul #7 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | John Krull (SG), Angelo Alvarado (C) Reynaldo Rangel, Alexander Stark | |
| Subs | N. Central | Dennis Reid (SG), David Stites (SF) James Jennings, Robert Ulatowski | |
| 09:15 | Elmhurst | Charles Davis makes the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 09:15 | Elmhurst | Charles Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 24-16 |
| 09:04 | N. Central | Vincent Carter lays it in | 24-18 |
| 08:45 | Elmhurst | Charles Davis misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 24-18 |
| 08:43 | N. Central | Vincent Carter gets the rebound | 24-18 |
| 08:30 | N. Central | Vincent Carter misses badly on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Angelo Alvarado - foul #1 on Angelo Alvarado, team foul #5 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Richard Lemon (PF), James Justis (C) Sterling Morrison, Charles Davis | |
| Subs | N. Central | Richard Caves (PF) Dennis Pollard | |
| 08:30 | N. Central | Vincent Carter makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 08:30 | N. Central | Vincent Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 08:05 | Elmhurst | Paul Taylor hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Krull | 26-20 |
| 07:45 | N. Central | James Justis steps in front of the David Stites pass | 26-20 |
| 07:17 | Elmhurst | James Justis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Andrew Galloway - foul #1 on Andrew Galloway, team foul #8 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Gabriel Yazzie (PG), Reynaldo Rangel (SG), Sheng Xiang (SF) Paul Taylor, John Krull, Angelo Alvarado | |
| Subs | N. Central | Robert Ulatowski (SF), David Broadus (C) David Stites, Vincent Carter | |
| 07:17 | Elmhurst | James Justis makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 07:17 | Elmhurst | James Justis makes the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - Gabriel Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Reynaldo Rangel (fresh) SF - Sheng Xiang (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Richard Lemon (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Justis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Andrew Galloway (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Reid (fresh) SF - Robert Ulatowski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Caves (fresh) C - David Broadus (fresh) | |
| 07:02 | N. Central | Robert Ulatowski knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by David Broadus | 28-22 |
| 06:46 | Elmhurst | Sheng Xiang can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 28-22 |
| 06:45 | N. Central | Richard Caves grabs the board | 28-22 |
| 06:43 | N. Central | Robert Ulatowski loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-22 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Charles Woodruff (PF), Alexander Stark (C) Richard Lemon, James Justis | |
| Subs | N. Central | Dean Benson (PG), Jesse Lee (SG), Dennis Pollard (PF) Andrew Galloway, Dennis Reid, Richard Caves | |
| 06:27 | Elmhurst | Alexander Stark throws it down | 30-22 |
| 06:08 | N. Central | Dean Benson misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gabriel Yazzie - foul #2 on Gabriel Yazzie, team foul #6 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Paul Taylor (PG), Charles Davis (PF) Gabriel Yazzie, Charles Woodruff | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 06:08 | N. Central | Dean Benson makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 06:08 | N. Central | Dean Benson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 05:51 | Elmhurst | Paul Taylor hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dennis Pollard - foul #1 on Dennis Pollard, team foul #9 | 30-24 |
| 05:51 | Elmhurst | Paul Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 05:51 | Elmhurst | Paul Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 05:51 | N. Central | Dennis Pollard grabs the defensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 05:30 | N. Central | The jump hook by Robert Ulatowski is blocked by Sheng Xiang | 31-24 |
| 05:28 | N. Central | David Broadus can't tip it in | 31-24 |
| 05:27 | Elmhurst | Reynaldo Rangel gets the rebound | 31-24 |
| 04:58 | Elmhurst | Charles Davis can't finish the layup but the foul's on Dean Benson - foul #2 on Dean Benson, team foul #10 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | John Krull (SG), Sterling Morrison (SF), Angelo Alvarado (C) Reynaldo Rangel, Sheng Xiang, Alexander Stark | |
| Subs | N. Central | Andrew Galloway (PG), Dennis Reid (SG), David Stites (SF), Richard Caves (PF), Vincent Carter (C) Dean Benson, Jesse Lee, Robert Ulatowski, Dennis Pollard, David Broadus | |
| 04:58 | Elmhurst | Charles Davis makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 04:58 | Elmhurst | Charles Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 04:58 | N. Central | Vincent Carter pulls down the rebound | 32-24 |
| 04:54 | N. Central | Andrew Galloway is called for traveling in the backcourt | 32-24 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Charles Woodruff (C) Charles Davis | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 04:38 | Elmhurst | Paul Taylor lays it in set up by Sterling Morrison and he's hacked by Vincent Carter - foul #1 on Vincent Carter, team foul #11 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Richard Lemon (PF) Charles Woodruff | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 04:38 | Elmhurst | Paul Taylor makes the free throw | 35-24 |
| 04:22 | N. Central | Vincent Carter hits a runner from the baseline | 35-26 |
| 03:55 | Elmhurst | Sterling Morrison dunks the ball on a nice dish by Paul Taylor | 37-26 |
| 03:53 | N. Central | Paul Taylor steps in front of the Richard Caves pass in the backcourt | 37-26 |
| 03:52 | Elmhurst | Paul Taylor jams it | 39-26 |
| 03:34 | N. Central | Andrew Galloway clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Angelo Alvarado - foul #2 on Angelo Alvarado, team foul #7 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Gabriel Yazzie (PG), Reynaldo Rangel (SG), Sheng Xiang (SF), James Justis (C) Paul Taylor, John Krull, Sterling Morrison, Richard Lemon | |
| Subs | N. Central | James Jennings (SG), Jesse Lee (SF), Robert McConnaughy (PF) Dennis Reid, David Stites, Richard Caves | |
| 03:34 | N. Central | Andrew Galloway misses the 1st free throw | 39-26 |
| 03:34 | N. Central | Andrew Galloway makes the 2nd free throw | 39-27 |
| 03:09 | Elmhurst | Sheng Xiang misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Jesse Lee - foul #1 on Jesse Lee, team foul #12 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Charles Davis (PF) Angelo Alvarado | |
| Subs | N. Central | Robert Ulatowski (SF), Dennis Pollard (C) Jesse Lee, Vincent Carter | |
| 03:09 | Elmhurst | Sheng Xiang misses the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 03:09 | Elmhurst | Sheng Xiang misses the 2nd free throw | 39-27 |
| 03:09 | N. Central | Robert Ulatowski pulls down the rebound | 39-27 |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - Gabriel Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Reynaldo Rangel (fresh) SF - Sheng Xiang (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Charles Davis (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Justis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Andrew Galloway (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Jennings (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Ulatowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert McConnaughy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Pollard (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:00 | N. Central | Dennis Pollard misses the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by James Justis - foul #2 on James Justis, team foul #8 | 39-27 |
| 03:00 | N. Central | Dennis Pollard makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 03:00 | N. Central | Dennis Pollard makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 02:31 | Elmhurst | Sheng Xiang buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Reynaldo Rangel | 41-29 |
| 02:26 | N. Central | Gabriel Yazzie is called for the reach on Andrew Galloway in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gabriel Yazzie, team foul #9 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Paul Taylor (PG), Charles Woodruff (SG), Sterling Morrison (SF), Alexander Stark (C) Gabriel Yazzie, Reynaldo Rangel, Sheng Xiang, James Justis | |
| Subs | N. Central | David Stites (SF) Dennis Pollard | |
| 02:26 | N. Central | Andrew Galloway misses the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 02:26 | Elmhurst | The rebound goes to Sterling Morrison | 41-29 |
| 02:07 | Elmhurst | Sterling Morrison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-29 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Angelo Alvarado (PF) Charles Davis | |
| Subs | N. Central | Dennis Reid (PG), Vincent Carter (C) Andrew Galloway, Robert Ulatowski | |
| 01:50 | N. Central | Vincent Carter misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-29 |
| 01:49 | N. Central | Robert McConnaughy pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-29 |
| 01:39 | N. Central | James Jennings misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-29 |
| 01:37 | Elmhurst | Angelo Alvarado pulls down the rebound | 41-29 |
| 01:25 | Elmhurst | Vincent Carter is called for the reach on Paul Taylor - foul #2 on Vincent Carter, team foul #13 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | John Krull (SG), Richard Lemon (PF) Charles Woodruff, Sterling Morrison | |
| Subs | N. Central | Dean Benson (SG), Dennis Pollard (SF), Richard Caves (PF) James Jennings, David Stites, Robert McConnaughy | |
| 01:25 | Elmhurst | Paul Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 01:25 | Elmhurst | Paul Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 01:01 | N. Central | Richard Caves misses short on a turnaround from close range | 42-29 |
| 01:00 | N. Central | Vincent Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-29 |
| 00:46 | N. Central | Dean Benson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-29 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Reynaldo Rangel (SG), Sheng Xiang (SF), Charles Davis (PF), James Justis (C) Paul Taylor, Angelo Alvarado, Richard Lemon, Alexander Stark | |
| Subs | N. Central | Andrew Galloway (PG), Robert Ulatowski (SF), David Broadus (C) Dean Benson, Richard Caves, Vincent Carter | |
| 00:17 | Elmhurst | Reynaldo Rangel knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from John Krull | 44-29 |
| 00:00 | N. Central | Andrew Galloway can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-29 |