| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Larry Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Enlow (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Master (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Thomas Killinger (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Lane (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Howard Baines (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Souther (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Keith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Aaron Tucker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Mooney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Keith inbounds the ball | 46-42 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Souther clanks a 3 from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 19:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mooney grabs the offensive board | 46-42 |
| 19:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Keith is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Enlow - foul #2 on Jeffrey Enlow, team foul #1 | 46-42 |
| 19:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mooney misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-42 |
| 19:15 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Gary Lane | 46-42 |
| 18:47 | N. Central | Aaron Tucker is called for the reach on Thomas Killinger - foul #3 on Aaron Tucker, team foul #1 | 46-42 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Moore (PF) Aaron Tucker | |
| 18:30 | N. Central | 3 seconds is called on Gary Master | 46-42 |
| 18:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Moore misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 18:11 | N. Central | Gary Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 18:07 | N. Central | Jeffrey Enlow loses the dribble to Howard Baines | 46-42 |
| 17:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Keith banks in the layup on a great pass from James Souther and the foul's on Gary Master - foul #3 on Gary Master, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | N. Central | George Harry (SF) Gary Master | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 17:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Keith misses the free throw | 46-44 |
| 17:50 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Gary Lane | 46-44 |
| 17:31 | N. Central | Larry Washington misses the floater from the left side | 46-44 |
| 17:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Moore snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 17:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Keith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-44 |
| 17:03 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Larry Washington | 46-44 |
| 16:35 | N. Central | Jeffrey Enlow misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Chad Moore - foul #1 on Chad Moore, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | N. Central | Charles Linkowski (PG), Robert Mackey (SF), George Foster (C) Larry Washington, Thomas Killinger, Gary Lane | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Archie Darwin (PG), Robert Freda (SG), Jeffrey Blais (SF), Bobby Marr (C) Howard Baines, James Souther, William Keith, David Mooney | |
| 16:35 | N. Central | Jeffrey Enlow misses the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 16:35 | N. Central | Jeffrey Enlow makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 16:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Archie Darwin clanks a shot from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 16:14 | N. Central | Jeffrey Enlow snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 15:46 | N. Central | Charles Linkowski is hacked by Archie Darwin - foul #1 on Archie Darwin, team foul #3 | 47-44 |
| Subs | N. Central | George Skinner (PG), Gary Master (SF) Jeffrey Enlow, Robert Mackey | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Tucker (PF) Chad Moore | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - George Skinner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Linkowski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gary Master (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - George Harry (fresh) 4 reb. C - George Foster (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Archie Darwin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Freda (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Blais (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Tucker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Bobby Marr (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | N. Central | George Skinner drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by George Foster | 49-44 |
| 15:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Freda hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 49-44 |
| 15:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bobby Marr snags the offensive board | 49-44 |
| 14:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Archie Darwin is fouled on the floor by George Foster - foul #1 on George Foster, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | N. Central | Larry Washington (PG), Thomas Killinger (PF), Gary Lane (C) George Skinner, George Harry, George Foster | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Howard Baines (PG), James Souther (SG), William Keith (SF), David Mooney (C) Archie Darwin, Robert Freda, Jeffrey Blais, Bobby Marr | |
| 14:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Keith hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Howard Baines | 49-47 |
| 14:28 | N. Central | Charles Linkowski makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Larry Washington | 52-47 |
| 14:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Howard Baines loses the ball out of bounds | 52-47 |
| 13:54 | N. Central | Gary Master misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-47 |
| 13:52 | N. Central | Charles Linkowski hits the follow up shot | 54-47 |
| 13:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Souther can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-47 |
| 13:32 | N. Central | Gary Master pulls down the rebound | 54-47 |
| 13:25 | N. Central | Thomas Killinger drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Larry Washington | 56-47 |
| 13:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Killinger steals the ball from Aaron Tucker | 56-47 |
| 12:49 | N. Central | Thomas Killinger scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Larry Washington | 58-47 |
| 12:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Killinger denies the turnaround by William Keith | 58-47 |
| 12:19 | N. Central | Thomas Killinger grabs the defensive rebound | 58-47 |
| 12:14 | N. Central | Charles Linkowski can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-47 |
| 12:13 | N. Central | Gary Lane gets the offensive rebound | 58-47 |
| 11:51 | N. Central | Gary Master drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Larry Washington | 60-47 |
| 11:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Howard Baines misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-47 |
| 11:31 | N. Central | Charles Linkowski grabs the board | 60-47 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Larry Washington (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Linkowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Master (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Killinger (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Lane (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Howard Baines (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Souther (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Keith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Aaron Tucker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Mooney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | N. Central | Thomas Killinger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-47 |
| Subs | N. Central | George Skinner (PG), Jeffrey Enlow (SG), Robert Mackey (SF), George Harry (PF), George Foster (C) Larry Washington, Charles Linkowski, Gary Master, Thomas Killinger, Gary Lane | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Archie Darwin (PG), Robert Freda (SG), Jeffrey Blais (SF), Chad Moore (PF), Bobby Marr (C) Howard Baines, James Souther, William Keith, Aaron Tucker, David Mooney | |
| 10:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Freda scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeffrey Blais | 60-49 |
| 10:39 | N. Central | Jeffrey Enlow hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 60-49 |
| 10:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Bobby Marr | 60-49 |
| 10:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Freda buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Archie Darwin | 60-52 |
| 10:06 | N. Central | Robert Mackey drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-52 |
| 09:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bobby Marr hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by George Foster - foul #2 on George Foster, team foul #4 | 63-52 |
| Subs | N. Central | Larry Washington (PG), Gary Master (SF), Gary Lane (C) George Skinner, Robert Mackey, George Foster | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Howard Baines (PG), James Souther (SG), William Keith (SF), Aaron Tucker (PF) Archie Darwin, Robert Freda, Jeffrey Blais, Chad Moore | |
| 09:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bobby Marr makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 09:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bobby Marr makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 09:39 | N. Central | George Harry scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Larry Washington and the foul's on Aaron Tucker - foul #4 on Aaron Tucker, team foul #4 | 65-54 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Moore (PF) Aaron Tucker | |
| 09:39 | N. Central | George Harry misses the free throw | 65-54 |
| 09:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Moore gets the rebound | 65-54 |
| 09:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Keith misses short on a runner from the right block | 65-54 |
| 09:21 | N. Central | Gary Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 65-54 |
| 09:07 | N. Central | Gary Lane can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-54 |
| 09:05 | N. Central | Gary Lane tips it back up and in | 67-54 |
| 08:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Larry Washington is called for the reach on Howard Baines - foul #2 on Larry Washington, team foul #5 | 67-54 |
| Subs | N. Central | Thomas Killinger (PF) George Harry | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mooney (C) Bobby Marr | |
| 08:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Souther knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Howard Baines | 67-57 |
| 08:17 | N. Central | Larry Washington clanks a 3 from straight away | 67-57 |
| 08:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Souther pulls down the rebound | 67-57 |
| 08:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mooney makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Howard Baines | 67-59 |
| 08:05 | N. Central | Gary Master drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Washington | 70-59 |
| 07:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Keith knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Souther | 70-61 |
| 07:32 | N. Central | Gary Master hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-61 |
| 07:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Souther gets the rebound | 70-61 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Larry Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 11 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Enlow (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Master (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Killinger (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Lane (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Howard Baines (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - James Souther (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Keith (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Chad Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - David Mooney (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Souther connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-64 |
| 06:53 | N. Central | Thomas Killinger misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Souther - foul #1 on James Souther, team foul #5 | 70-64 |
| Subs | N. Central | Charles Linkowski (PG), George Harry (SG), George Foster (C) Larry Washington, Jeffrey Enlow, Gary Lane | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Archie Darwin (PG), Robert Freda (SG), Jeffrey Blais (SF), Aaron Tucker (PF) Howard Baines, James Souther, William Keith, Chad Moore | |
| 06:53 | N. Central | Thomas Killinger misses the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 06:53 | N. Central | Thomas Killinger makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 06:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Freda throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-64 |
| Subs | N. Central | George Skinner (PG) Thomas Killinger | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 06:09 | N. Central | Gary Master is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Gary Master, team foul #6 | 71-64 |
| 05:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Archie Darwin clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by George Skinner - foul #1 on George Skinner, team foul #7 | 71-64 |
| Subs | N. Central | Gary Lane (C) Gary Master | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Bobby Marr (C) David Mooney | |
| 05:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Archie Darwin makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 05:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Archie Darwin misses the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 05:53 | N. Central | George Foster pulls down the rebound | 71-65 |
| 05:33 | N. Central | George Skinner knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Charles Linkowski | 73-65 |
| 05:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bobby Marr can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 73-65 |
| 05:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Freda can't tip it in | 73-65 |
| 05:17 | N. Central | The rebound goes to George Harry | 73-65 |
| 04:56 | N. Central | George Harry misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-65 |
| 04:54 | N. Central | Charles Linkowski misses the tip | 73-65 |
| 04:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Blais grabs the board | 73-65 |
| 04:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Archie Darwin can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 73-65 |
| 04:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Tucker snags the offensive board | 73-65 |
| 04:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-65 |
| Subs | N. Central | Larry Washington (PG), Jeffrey Enlow (SG), Gary Master (SF), Thomas Killinger (PF) George Skinner, Charles Linkowski, George Harry, George Foster | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Howard Baines (PG), James Souther (SG), William Keith (SF), David Mooney (C) Archie Darwin, Robert Freda, Jeffrey Blais, Bobby Marr | |
| 04:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Keith hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Howard Baines and the foul's on Gary Lane - foul #1 on Gary Lane, team foul #8 | 73-67 |
| 04:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Keith makes the free throw | 73-68 |
| 04:02 | N. Central | William Keith denies the turnaround by Gary Master | 73-68 |
| 04:01 | N. Central | Gary Lane gets the offensive rebound | 73-68 |
| 03:41 | N. Central | Thomas Killinger lays it in on a nice dish by Larry Washington | 75-68 |
| 03:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Keith misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-68 |
| 03:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Tucker gets the offensive rebound | 75-68 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Larry Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 12 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Enlow (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Master (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Killinger (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Lane (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Howard Baines (fresh) 5 pts. 8 ast. SG - James Souther (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Keith (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Aaron Tucker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - David Mooney (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Keith hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Aaron Tucker | 75-71 |
| 02:47 | N. Central | Thomas Killinger misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-71 |
| 02:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mooney gets the rebound | 75-71 |
| 02:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Killinger steals the ball from Aaron Tucker | 75-71 |
| 02:10 | N. Central | Larry Washington misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-71 |
| 02:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mooney gets the rebound | 75-71 |
| 01:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mooney makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from William Keith and he's hacked by Gary Lane - foul #2 on Gary Lane, team foul #9 | 75-73 |
| 01:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mooney makes the free throw | 75-74 |
| 01:25 | N. Central | Thomas Killinger is denied on a layup by David Mooney | 75-74 |
| 01:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Tucker gets the rebound | 75-74 |
| 01:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Souther misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 75-74 |
| 01:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Tucker tips it back up and in | 75-76 |
| 00:40 | N. Central | Thomas Killinger's pass is intercepted by William Keith | 75-76 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mooney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-76 |
| 00:12 | N. Central | Thomas Killinger misses the jump hook from the baseline | 75-76 |
| 00:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to William Keith | 75-76 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Keith is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Washington - foul #3 on Larry Washington, team foul #10 | 75-76 |
| 00:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Keith misses the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 00:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Keith makes the 2nd free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:09 | N. Central | N. Central calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 75-77 |
| 00:05 | N. Central | The short jumper by Gary Lane is denied by David Mooney | 75-77 |
| 00:03 | N. Central | Jeffrey Enlow misses the tip | 75-77 |
| 00:01 | N. Central | Gary Master tips it but misses | 75-77 |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Keith grabs the board | 75-77 |