| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Paul Weatherspoon (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Montgomery (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Garry Tarver (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Linscott (fresh) 5 reb. C - James Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Gerald Price (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Troupe (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jon Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Zamorano (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Cliff Rose (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Wheaton | Garry Tarver inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Wheaton | James Edwards hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Weatherspoon | 33-28 |
| 19:25 | N. Central | Jon Butler hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 19:23 | N. Central | Michael Zamorano gets the offensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 19:10 | N. Central | Cliff Rose hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Troupe | 33-31 |
| 19:04 | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-31 |
| 18:53 | N. Central | Jon Butler misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-31 |
| 18:51 | Wheaton | James Edwards grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 18:36 | Wheaton | Garry Tarver's pass is intercepted by Jon Butler | 33-31 |
| 18:24 | N. Central | Michael Zamorano buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Gerald Price | 33-34 |
| 18:03 | Wheaton | Tom Montgomery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-34 |
| 17:50 | N. Central | Jon Butler knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Michael Zamorano | 33-37 |
| 17:33 | Wheaton | Joseph Linscott can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 17:31 | N. Central | Michael Zamorano grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 17:19 | N. Central | Tom Montgomery steps in front of the Michael Zamorano pass | 33-37 |
| 17:15 | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Tom Montgomery | 35-37 |
| 17:04 | N. Central | Gerald Price makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jon Butler | 35-40 |
| 16:50 | Wheaton | Garry Tarver hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 16:49 | N. Central | Michael Zamorano grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 16:33 | N. Central | Jon Butler misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 16:31 | N. Central | Cliff Rose misses the tip | 35-40 |
| 16:30 | Wheaton | Tom Montgomery gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 16:18 | Wheaton | Joseph Linscott is hacked by Gerald Price - foul #2 on Gerald Price, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Wheaton | John Tindell (SG), Cameron Wafer (SF), Bernard Clarke (PF), Jason Yoder (C) Tom Montgomery, Garry Tarver, Joseph Linscott, James Edwards | |
| Subs | N. Central | Adam Struble (SG), Jeffery Springer (C) Richard Troupe, Cliff Rose | |
| 16:13 | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon is fouled on the floor by Jon Butler - foul #2 on Jon Butler, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| 16:03 | Wheaton | John Tindell misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 16:01 | N. Central | Jeffery Springer grabs the board | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Paul Weatherspoon (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Tindell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Cameron Wafer (fresh) PF - Bernard Clarke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Yoder (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Gerald Price (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Struble (fresh) SF - Jon Butler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Zamorano (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeffery Springer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | N. Central | Gerald Price hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jon Butler | 35-42 |
| 15:24 | Wheaton | John Tindell makes the floater from the left side set up by Paul Weatherspoon and he's hacked by Adam Struble - foul #2 on Adam Struble, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Raymond Ostrom (SG), Francis Stouffer (C) Paul Weatherspoon, Cameron Wafer | |
| Subs | N. Central | Benjamin Lowery (SG), Harry Meidinger (SF), Martin Bowlby (C) Gerald Price, Jon Butler, Michael Zamorano | |
| 15:24 | Wheaton | John Tindell misses the free throw | 37-42 |
| 15:24 | N. Central | Jeffery Springer snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 15:06 | N. Central | Adam Struble buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Benjamin Lowery | 37-45 |
| 14:45 | Wheaton | John Tindell misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-45 |
| 14:43 | Wheaton | Jason Yoder gets the offensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 14:22 | Wheaton | John Tindell hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Bernard Clarke | 39-45 |
| 14:09 | N. Central | Adam Struble misses long on a 3 from straight away | 39-45 |
| 14:08 | Wheaton | Francis Stouffer pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 14:04 | Wheaton | John Tindell is whistled for a carry | 39-45 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon (PG), Tom Montgomery (SG), Garry Tarver (SF), Joseph Linscott (PF) John Tindell, Raymond Ostrom, Bernard Clarke, Jason Yoder | |
| Subs | N. Central | Gerald Price (PG), Richard Troupe (SG), Jon Butler (SF), Michael Zamorano (PF), Cliff Rose (C) Adam Struble, Benjamin Lowery, Harry Meidinger, Jeffery Springer, Martin Bowlby | |
| 13:46 | N. Central | Gerald Price can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-45 |
| 13:44 | N. Central | Michael Zamorano gets the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 13:34 | N. Central | Cliff Rose can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 39-45 |
| 13:33 | Wheaton | Tom Montgomery grabs the board | 39-45 |
| 13:20 | Wheaton | Garry Tarver hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Tom Montgomery | 42-45 |
| 13:00 | N. Central | Cliff Rose's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-45 |
| 12:45 | Wheaton | A charge is called on Francis Stouffer - foul #4 on Francis Stouffer, team foul #1 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Wheaton | James Edwards (C) Francis Stouffer | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 12:28 | N. Central | Cliff Rose drills a floater from the left block set up by Gerald Price and the foul's on Paul Weatherspoon - foul #2 on Paul Weatherspoon, team foul #2 | 42-47 |
| 12:28 | N. Central | Cliff Rose makes the free throw | 42-48 |
| 12:04 | Wheaton | Tom Montgomery buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Linscott | 45-48 |
| 11:48 | N. Central | Cliff Rose misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-48 |
| 11:47 | Wheaton | James Edwards gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Paul Weatherspoon (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tom Montgomery (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Garry Tarver (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Linscott (fresh) 5 reb. C - James Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Gerald Price (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Troupe (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jon Butler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Zamorano (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Cliff Rose (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:41 | Wheaton | James Edwards connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Paul Weatherspoon | 48-48 |
| 11:22 | N. Central | Gerald Price hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Richard Troupe | 48-51 |
| 11:08 | Wheaton | Tom Montgomery scores on a runner from the right block | 50-51 |
| 10:43 | N. Central | Tom Montgomery steals the ball from Richard Troupe | 50-51 |
| 10:36 | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon loses the ball out of bounds | 50-51 |
| Subs | Wheaton | John Tindell (PG), Raymond Ostrom (SG), Bernard Clarke (SF), Jason Yoder (C) Paul Weatherspoon, Tom Montgomery, Garry Tarver, Joseph Linscott | |
| Subs | N. Central | Adam Struble (SG), Harry Meidinger (SF), Jeffery Springer (C) Richard Troupe, Jon Butler, Cliff Rose | |
| 10:17 | N. Central | Michael Zamorano hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 09:51 | Wheaton | Raymond Ostrom misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 09:50 | N. Central | Michael Zamorano pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 09:44 | N. Central | Gerald Price hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-53 |
| 09:42 | Wheaton | Bernard Clarke grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 09:28 | Wheaton | Raymond Ostrom makes the floater from the free throw line | 52-53 |
| 09:17 | N. Central | Adam Struble misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by John Tindell - foul #1 on John Tindell, team foul #3 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon (PG), Tom Montgomery (SG), Garry Tarver (SF) John Tindell, Raymond Ostrom, James Edwards | |
| Subs | N. Central | Richard Troupe (SG), Jon Butler (SF), Cliff Rose (C) Gerald Price, Harry Meidinger, Michael Zamorano | |
| 09:17 | N. Central | Adam Struble makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 09:17 | N. Central | Adam Struble makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 09:01 | Wheaton | The jump hook by Bernard Clarke is blocked by Jeffery Springer | 52-55 |
| 08:59 | N. Central | Cliff Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 08:48 | N. Central | Jon Butler scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Adam Struble | 52-57 |
| 08:24 | Wheaton | Garry Tarver misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-57 |
| 08:22 | N. Central | Cliff Rose grabs the board | 52-57 |
| 07:57 | N. Central | Jeffery Springer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Bernard Clarke - foul #1 on Bernard Clarke, team foul #4 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Joseph Linscott (PF), Francis Stouffer (C) Bernard Clarke, Jason Yoder | |
| Subs | N. Central | Gerald Price (PG) Adam Struble | |
| 07:57 | N. Central | Jeffery Springer misses the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 07:57 | N. Central | Jeffery Springer misses the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 07:57 | Wheaton | The rebound goes to Francis Stouffer | 52-57 |
| 07:42 | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 52-57 |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Michael Zamorano (PF) Cliff Rose | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Paul Weatherspoon (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tom Montgomery (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Garry Tarver (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Linscott (fresh) 5 reb. C - Francis Stouffer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Gerald Price (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Troupe (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jon Butler (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Zamorano (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Jeffery Springer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | N. Central | Jeffery Springer comes up short on the runner from the right block | 52-57 |
| 07:27 | N. Central | Jon Butler can't tip it in | 52-57 |
| 07:25 | N. Central | Michael Zamorano misses the tip | 52-57 |
| 07:23 | Wheaton | Garry Tarver grabs the defensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 07:05 | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Paul Weatherspoon, team foul #5 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Wheaton | John Tindell (PG) Paul Weatherspoon | |
| Subs | N. Central | Adam Struble (SG), Martin Bowlby (C) Richard Troupe, Jeffery Springer | |
| 06:48 | N. Central | Gerald Price hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 06:47 | N. Central | Martin Bowlby can't tip it in | 52-57 |
| 06:46 | Wheaton | Garry Tarver pulls down the rebound | 52-57 |
| 06:39 | Wheaton | Garry Tarver makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Tindell | 55-57 |
| 06:22 | N. Central | Adam Struble comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 06:21 | Wheaton | Joseph Linscott gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| 05:59 | Wheaton | Joseph Linscott's pass is intercepted by Gerald Price | 55-57 |
| 05:39 | N. Central | Michael Zamorano misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 05:37 | Wheaton | The rebound goes to Francis Stouffer | 55-57 |
| 05:24 | Wheaton | Gerald Price is called for the reach on John Tindell - foul #3 on Gerald Price, team foul #4 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon (PG), Bernard Clarke (SF) Tom Montgomery, Garry Tarver | |
| Subs | N. Central | Richard Troupe (SG), Harry Meidinger (SF), Cliff Rose (C) Adam Struble, Jon Butler, Martin Bowlby | |
| 05:08 | Wheaton | John Tindell buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Weatherspoon | 57-57 |
| 04:55 | N. Central | Richard Troupe hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 57-57 |
| 04:54 | N. Central | Cliff Rose grabs the offensive board | 57-57 |
| 04:39 | N. Central | Richard Troupe is fouled on the floor by John Tindell - foul #2 on John Tindell, team foul #6 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Wheaton | James Edwards (PF) Joseph Linscott | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 04:34 | N. Central | Michael Zamorano can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 04:33 | N. Central | Cliff Rose snags the offensive board | 57-57 |
| 04:16 | N. Central | Cliff Rose misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 04:15 | Wheaton | Bernard Clarke grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 04:08 | Wheaton | James Edwards misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 57-57 |
| 04:06 | N. Central | Gerald Price grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 04:00 | N. Central | Michael Zamorano misses the easy layup but the foul's on Paul Weatherspoon - foul #4 on Paul Weatherspoon, team foul #7 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Jason Yoder (C) Francis Stouffer | |
| Subs | N. Central | Adam Struble (PG), Jon Butler (SF) Gerald Price, Harry Meidinger | |
| 04:00 | N. Central | Michael Zamorano makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 04:00 | N. Central | Michael Zamorano misses the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 04:00 | Wheaton | James Edwards gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| 03:37 | Wheaton | Bernard Clarke drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Paul Weatherspoon | 59-58 |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Paul Weatherspoon (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Tindell (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Bernard Clarke (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Edwards (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Yoder (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Adam Struble (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Troupe (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jon Butler (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Zamorano (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Cliff Rose (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:25 | N. Central | Jon Butler loses the dribble to Paul Weatherspoon | 59-58 |
| 03:11 | Wheaton | John Tindell's pass is intercepted by Michael Zamorano | 59-58 |
| 02:57 | N. Central | Bernard Clarke steals the ball from Richard Troupe | 59-58 |
| 02:57 | Wheaton | Wheaton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Tom Montgomery (SG), Garry Tarver (SF), Joseph Linscott (PF), Francis Stouffer (C) John Tindell, Bernard Clarke, James Edwards, Jason Yoder | |
| Subs | N. Central | Gerald Price (PG) Adam Struble | |
| 02:40 | Wheaton | Garry Tarver misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 02:38 | N. Central | Michael Zamorano pulls down the rebound | 59-58 |
| 02:15 | N. Central | Gerald Price misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 59-58 |
| 02:14 | N. Central | Michael Zamorano grabs the offensive board | 59-58 |
| 01:56 | N. Central | Jon Butler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-58 |
| 01:54 | Wheaton | Francis Stouffer snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| 01:36 | Wheaton | Francis Stouffer banks in the layup on a great pass from Tom Montgomery | 61-58 |
| 01:19 | N. Central | Jon Butler knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Gerald Price | 61-61 |
| 01:05 | Wheaton | Joseph Linscott can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-61 |
| 01:03 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Jon Butler | 61-61 |
| 00:39 | N. Central | Gerald Price clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Paul Weatherspoon - foul #5 on Paul Weatherspoon, team foul #8 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Wheaton | John Tindell (PG) Paul Weatherspoon | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 00:39 | N. Central | Gerald Price makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 00:39 | N. Central | Gerald Price makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:18 | Wheaton | John Tindell connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Tom Montgomery | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:01 | N. Central | Gerald Price hits a floater from the left side | 63-65 |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Wheaton | John Tindell misses short on a fullcourt shot | 63-65 |