| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Justin Hail (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franklin Marburger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Shaw (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Pittman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - John Elizalde (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - William White (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Brett Bolin (fresh) SF - Michael Raymond (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Wilkerson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Calvin Hittle (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Central | Michael Shaw inbounds the ball | 27-26 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:40 | N. Central | Justin Hail misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-26 |
| 19:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Michael Raymond | 27-26 |
| 19:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Shaw is called for the reach on Michael Raymond - foul #1 on Michael Shaw, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| 19:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | William White knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Brett Bolin | 27-29 |
| 18:58 | N. Central | John Elizalde comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 18:57 | N. Central | Franklin Marburger grabs the offensive board | 27-29 |
| 18:48 | N. Central | Richard Pittman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-29 |
| 18:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Calvin Hittle misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-29 |
| 18:19 | N. Central | Franklin Marburger gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 18:00 | N. Central | Richard Pittman comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 27-29 |
| 17:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Calvin Hittle grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 17:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | William White is hacked by Franklin Marburger - foul #1 on Franklin Marburger, team foul #2 | 27-29 |
| 17:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Justin Hail takes the ball from Michael Raymond | 27-29 |
| 17:24 | N. Central | Justin Hail hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Shaw | 30-29 |
| 17:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Raymond knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 16:50 | N. Central | Michael Shaw hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 30-32 |
| 16:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Raymond grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 16:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Raymond clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 16:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Edward Wilkerson snags the offensive board | 30-32 |
| 16:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Raymond misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-32 |
| 16:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Edward Wilkerson pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 15:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | William White clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-32 |
| 15:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Calvin Hittle grabs the offensive board | 30-32 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Justin Hail (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franklin Marburger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Shaw (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Pittman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - John Elizalde (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - William White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brett Bolin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Raymond (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Wilkerson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Calvin Hittle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Calvin Hittle misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-32 |
| 15:34 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Michael Shaw | 30-32 |
| 15:11 | N. Central | John Elizalde misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by William White - foul #1 on William White, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| Subs | N. Central | Lonnie Moore (PG), Dale Wickersham (SG), Edmund Prince (SF), Matthew Higgins (PF) Justin Hail, Franklin Marburger, Michael Shaw, Richard Pittman | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Derick Baker (PG), Norman Janda (SG), Leslie Brown (SF), Huey Dean (PF), Daniel Nicholson (C) William White, Brett Bolin, Michael Raymond, Edward Wilkerson, Calvin Hittle | |
| 15:11 | N. Central | John Elizalde makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 15:11 | N. Central | John Elizalde makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 15:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Huey Dean makes the floater from close range | 32-34 |
| 14:52 | N. Central | Edmund Prince comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 32-34 |
| 14:51 | N. Central | John Elizalde tips it home | 34-34 |
| 14:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leslie Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 34-34 |
| Subs | N. Central | Christopher Petersen (SF) John Elizalde | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 14:10 | N. Central | Dale Wickersham can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-34 |
| 14:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Huey Dean gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 13:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Huey Dean misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 13:45 | N. Central | Matthew Higgins pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 13:21 | N. Central | Dale Wickersham misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Derick Baker - foul #1 on Derick Baker, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| Subs | N. Central | Franklin Marburger (SG), Richard Pittman (PF) Christopher Petersen, Matthew Higgins | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | William White (PG), Edward Wilkerson (PF), Calvin Hittle (C) Derick Baker, Norman Janda, Daniel Nicholson | |
| 13:21 | N. Central | Dale Wickersham misses the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 13:21 | N. Central | Dale Wickersham makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 13:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | William White hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-34 |
| 13:05 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Edmund Prince | 35-34 |
| 13:01 | N. Central | Franklin Marburger misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-34 |
| 12:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Huey Dean gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 12:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | William White clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-34 |
| 12:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Calvin Hittle can't tip it in | 35-34 |
| 12:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | William White grabs the offensive board | 35-34 |
| 12:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leslie Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-34 |
| 12:30 | N. Central | Richard Pittman snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 12:09 | N. Central | Franklin Marburger misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 35-34 |
| 12:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Calvin Hittle grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 11:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Calvin Hittle can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-34 |
| 11:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Calvin Hittle tips it in | 35-36 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Dale Wickersham (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franklin Marburger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lonnie Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Pittman (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Edmund Prince (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - William White (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Leslie Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. SF - Huey Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Wilkerson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Calvin Hittle (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:33 | N. Central | Richard Pittman makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 11:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Edmund Prince denies the turnaround by Edward Wilkerson | 37-36 |
| 11:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Huey Dean tips it home | 37-38 |
| 10:59 | N. Central | Lonnie Moore loses the dribble to Leslie Brown | 37-38 |
| 10:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Calvin Hittle drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Huey Dean and he's fouled by Edmund Prince - foul #1 on Edmund Prince, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| Subs | N. Central | Justin Hail (PG), Michael Shaw (SF), John Elizalde (C) Dale Wickersham, Lonnie Moore, Edmund Prince | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Derick Baker (PG), Brett Bolin (SG), Michael Raymond (SF), Daniel Nicholson (PF) William White, Leslie Brown, Huey Dean, Edward Wilkerson | |
| 10:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Calvin Hittle makes the free throw | 37-41 |
| 10:24 | N. Central | John Elizalde clanks a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Derick Baker - foul #2 on Derick Baker, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Edward Wilkerson (PF) Calvin Hittle | |
| 10:24 | N. Central | John Elizalde makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 10:24 | N. Central | John Elizalde makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 10:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Derick Baker hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Brett Bolin | 39-44 |
| 09:55 | N. Central | John Elizalde misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-44 |
| 09:53 | N. Central | John Elizalde grabs the offensive board | 39-44 |
| 09:35 | N. Central | Richard Pittman blows the layup | 39-44 |
| 09:33 | N. Central | The offensive rebound goes to John Elizalde | 39-44 |
| 09:24 | N. Central | Richard Pittman's floater is tipped away by Edward Wilkerson | 39-44 |
| 09:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Raymond gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 09:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Brett Bolin misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 09:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Edward Wilkerson grabs the offensive board | 39-44 |
| 08:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Daniel Nicholson drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Brett Bolin | 39-47 |
| 08:34 | N. Central | Justin Hail's pass is intercepted by Derick Baker | 39-47 |
| 08:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Derick Baker misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 08:14 | N. Central | John Elizalde grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 08:01 | N. Central | Richard Pittman is hacked by Edward Wilkerson - foul #2 on Edward Wilkerson, team foul #4 | 39-47 |
| Subs | N. Central | Lonnie Moore (SG), Edmund Prince (PF), Matthew Higgins (C) Franklin Marburger, Richard Pittman, John Elizalde | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | William White (PG), Leslie Brown (PF), Calvin Hittle (C) Derick Baker, Edward Wilkerson, Daniel Nicholson | |
| 07:40 | N. Central | Brett Bolin is called for the reach on Justin Hail - foul #1 on Brett Bolin, team foul #5 | 39-47 |
| Subs | N. Central | Dale Wickersham (SG) Michael Shaw | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Huey Dean (PF) Brett Bolin | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Justin Hail (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Wickersham (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lonnie Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edmund Prince (fresh) C - Matthew Higgins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - William White (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Leslie Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. SF - Michael Raymond (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Huey Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Calvin Hittle (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:31 | N. Central | Justin Hail knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-47 |
| 07:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Raymond scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Huey Dean | 42-50 |
| 07:03 | N. Central | Justin Hail hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-50 |
| 07:01 | N. Central | The offensive rebound goes to Edmund Prince | 42-50 |
| 06:44 | N. Central | Edmund Prince double dribbles | 42-50 |
| Subs | N. Central | Christopher Petersen (SF) Justin Hail | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Norman Janda (SG) Michael Raymond | |
| 06:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Norman Janda comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 06:27 | N. Central | Edmund Prince grabs the defensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 06:16 | N. Central | Edmund Prince connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Lonnie Moore and the foul's on Huey Dean - foul #1 on Huey Dean, team foul #6 | 44-50 |
| Subs | N. Central | Michael Shaw (SF), John Elizalde (C) Christopher Petersen, Matthew Higgins | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Brett Bolin (SG) Norman Janda | |
| 06:16 | N. Central | Edmund Prince misses the free throw | 44-50 |
| 06:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Huey Dean | 44-50 |
| 05:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leslie Brown comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 05:48 | N. Central | John Elizalde pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| 05:42 | N. Central | Lonnie Moore comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 05:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Calvin Hittle grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 05:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Brett Bolin is hacked by Lonnie Moore - foul #2 on Lonnie Moore, team foul #4 | 44-50 |
| Subs | N. Central | Justin Hail (PG), Franklin Marburger (SG), Richard Pittman (PF) Lonnie Moore, Dale Wickersham, Edmund Prince | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 05:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Calvin Hittle knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Leslie Brown | 44-52 |
| 05:13 | N. Central | John Elizalde's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-52 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Raymond (SF), Edward Wilkerson (PF) Leslie Brown, Huey Dean | |
| 04:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Edward Wilkerson connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by William White | 44-54 |
| 04:32 | N. Central | John Elizalde misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-54 |
| 04:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Michael Raymond | 44-54 |
| 04:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Raymond buries a 3 from the left corner | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:58 | N. Central | Justin Hail misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-57 |
| 03:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Edward Wilkerson grabs the board | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Calvin Hittle misses the dunk | 44-57 |
| 03:34 | N. Central | Michael Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 44-57 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Justin Hail (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franklin Marburger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Shaw (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - Richard Pittman (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - John Elizalde (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - William White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Brett Bolin (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Michael Raymond (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Edward Wilkerson (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Calvin Hittle (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:30 | N. Central | Franklin Marburger misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-57 |
| 03:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Calvin Hittle | 44-57 |
| 03:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | William White is hacked by Franklin Marburger in the backcourt - foul #2 on Franklin Marburger, team foul #5 | 44-57 |
| Subs | N. Central | Lonnie Moore (PG), Dale Wickersham (SG), Christopher Petersen (SF), Edmund Prince (PF), Matthew Higgins (C) Justin Hail, Franklin Marburger, Michael Shaw, Richard Pittman, John Elizalde | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Derick Baker (PG), Norman Janda (SG), Leslie Brown (SF), Huey Dean (PF), Daniel Nicholson (C) William White, Brett Bolin, Michael Raymond, Edward Wilkerson, Calvin Hittle | |
| 03:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Norman Janda double dribbles | 44-57 |
| 03:05 | N. Central | Matthew Higgins comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-57 |
| 03:04 | N. Central | Matthew Higgins grabs the offensive board | 44-57 |
| 02:51 | N. Central | Daniel Nicholson swats the short shot by Edmund Prince | 44-57 |
| 02:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Derick Baker grabs the board | 44-57 |
| 02:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Daniel Nicholson buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-60 |
| 02:05 | N. Central | Dale Wickersham knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Lonnie Moore | 46-60 |
| 01:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Huey Dean misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Edmund Prince - foul #2 on Edmund Prince, team foul #6 | 46-60 |
| 01:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Huey Dean misses the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 01:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Huey Dean misses the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| 01:49 | N. Central | Edmund Prince snags the defensive board | 46-60 |
| 01:34 | N. Central | Leslie Brown picks off the pass by Dale Wickersham | 46-60 |
| 01:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Daniel Nicholson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-60 |
| 01:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Daniel Nicholson grabs the offensive board | 46-60 |
| 00:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leslie Brown is hacked by Dale Wickersham - foul #1 on Dale Wickersham, team foul #7 | 46-60 |
| 00:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leslie Brown makes the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 00:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leslie Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:52 | N. Central | Edmund Prince banks in the layup on a great pass from Lonnie Moore | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leslie Brown drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Derick Baker and he's hacked by Edmund Prince - foul #3 on Edmund Prince, team foul #8 | 48-64 |
| 00:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leslie Brown makes the free throw | 48-65 |
| 00:23 | N. Central | Lonnie Moore makes the 3 from the right corner | 51-65 |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Derick Baker runs out the clock | 51-65 |