| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Myles Chavis (fresh) SG - Timothy Wilcox (fresh) SF - Jim Hepler (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Hackenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Rodgers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Thomas Vanderhoff (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Isaiah Cadwell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Shull (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Pacholski (fresh) 4 reb. C - Donald Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Central | Stephen Shull inbounds the ball | 24-35 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | N. Central | Stephen Shull misses the dunk | 24-35 |
| 19:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Hackenberg | 24-35 |
| 19:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim Hepler hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 26-35 |
| 19:05 | N. Central | Donald Boyd is whistled for a carry | 26-35 |
| 18:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim Hepler travels with the ball | 26-35 |
| 18:36 | N. Central | Stephen Shull lays it in set up by Isaiah Cadwell | 26-37 |
| 18:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim Hepler misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by David Pacholski - foul #3 on David Pacholski, team foul #1 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Glenn Hickman (PF) David Pacholski | |
| 18:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim Hepler makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 18:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim Hepler misses the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 18:21 | N. Central | Donald Boyd pulls down the rebound | 27-37 |
| 18:01 | N. Central | Stephen Shull connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Isaiah Cadwell | 27-39 |
| 17:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Wilcox makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 29-39 |
| 17:22 | N. Central | Thomas Vanderhoff misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-39 |
| 17:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Rodgers gets the rebound | 29-39 |
| 17:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Isaiah Cadwell steals it from Jim Hepler | 29-39 |
| 17:10 | N. Central | Isaiah Cadwell lays it up and in | 29-41 |
| 17:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Wilcox knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jim Hepler | 32-41 |
| 16:54 | N. Central | Donald Boyd misses the easy layup | 32-41 |
| 16:52 | N. Central | Stephen Shull tips it back up and in | 32-43 |
| 16:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim Hepler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-43 |
| 16:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Hackenberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-43 |
| 16:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Wilcox can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Isaiah Cadwell - foul #1 on Isaiah Cadwell, team foul #2 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Armstrong (PG), Ernest Holland (SF), Thad Collier (PF), Wayne Appel (C) Myles Chavis, Jim Hepler, Jeffrey Hackenberg, Frank Rodgers | |
| Subs | N. Central | Gregory Hall (PG), Roy Roseboro (SG), Joseph Smith (SF), Pete Noah (C) Thomas Vanderhoff, Isaiah Cadwell, Stephen Shull, Donald Boyd | |
| 16:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Wilcox makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 16:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Wilcox makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 16:03 | N. Central | Pete Noah is hacked by Wayne Appel - foul #1 on Wayne Appel, team foul #1 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Renteria (SF) Timothy Wilcox | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 15:53 | N. Central | Roy Roseboro knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Gregory Hall | 34-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Roger Armstrong (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ernest Holland (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Gregory Renteria (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thad Collier (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Appel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Gregory Hall (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Roy Roseboro (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joseph Smith (fresh) PF - Glenn Hickman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Pete Noah (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Renteria clanks a 3 from straight away | 34-45 |
| 15:26 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Roy Roseboro | 34-45 |
| 15:03 | N. Central | Joseph Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-45 |
| 15:01 | N. Central | Glenn Hickman tips it but misses | 34-45 |
| 15:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ernest Holland pulls down the rebound | 34-45 |
| 14:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-45 |
| 14:49 | N. Central | Gregory Hall gets the rebound | 34-45 |
| 14:34 | N. Central | Roy Roseboro hits a 3 from straight away set up by Gregory Hall | 34-48 |
| 14:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ernest Holland is called for traveling | 34-48 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Myles Chavis (PG), Timothy Wilcox (SG), Jim Hepler (SF), Jeffrey Hackenberg (PF), Frank Rodgers (C) Roger Armstrong, Ernest Holland, Gregory Renteria, Thad Collier, Wayne Appel | |
| Subs | N. Central | Thomas Vanderhoff (PG), Isaiah Cadwell (SG), Stephen Shull (SF), David Pacholski (PF), Donald Boyd (C) Gregory Hall, Roy Roseboro, Joseph Smith, Glenn Hickman, Pete Noah | |
| 14:15 | N. Central | Stephen Shull misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 34-48 |
| 14:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Hackenberg | 34-48 |
| 13:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | The jumper by Myles Chavis is denied by Donald Boyd | 34-48 |
| 13:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Rodgers misses the tip | 34-48 |
| 13:51 | N. Central | Isaiah Cadwell grabs the board | 34-48 |
| 13:32 | N. Central | Stephen Shull misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 34-48 |
| 13:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Rodgers grabs the board | 34-48 |
| 13:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim Hepler makes the 3 from straight away | 37-48 |
| 13:00 | N. Central | Stephen Shull drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Isaiah Cadwell | 37-50 |
| 12:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Rodgers clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-50 |
| 12:42 | N. Central | Donald Boyd gets the rebound | 37-50 |
| 12:37 | N. Central | Thomas Vanderhoff misses short on a floater from the right side | 37-50 |
| 12:35 | N. Central | Stephen Shull can't tip it in | 37-50 |
| 12:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Myles Chavis snags the defensive board | 37-50 |
| 12:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Wilcox misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-50 |
| 12:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Jim Hepler | 37-50 |
| 12:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Hackenberg is hacked by Isaiah Cadwell - foul #2 on Isaiah Cadwell, team foul #3 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Ernest Holland (SF) Jim Hepler | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 11:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Isaiah Cadwell steals it from Frank Rodgers | 37-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Myles Chavis (fairly fresh) SG - Timothy Wilcox (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ernest Holland (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Hackenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Frank Rodgers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Thomas Vanderhoff (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Isaiah Cadwell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SF - Stephen Shull (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Pacholski (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Boyd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | N. Central | Thomas Vanderhoff buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Isaiah Cadwell | 37-53 |
| 11:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Shull is called for the reach on Ernest Holland - foul #2 on Stephen Shull, team foul #4 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Armstrong (PG), Gregory Renteria (SF), Thad Collier (PF), Wayne Appel (C) Myles Chavis, Timothy Wilcox, Jeffrey Hackenberg, Frank Rodgers | |
| Subs | N. Central | Gregory Hall (PG), Roy Roseboro (SG), Joseph Smith (SF), Glenn Hickman (PF), Pete Noah (C) Thomas Vanderhoff, Isaiah Cadwell, Stephen Shull, David Pacholski, Donald Boyd | |
| 11:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Renteria drills a jumper from the right wing | 39-53 |
| 10:40 | N. Central | Glenn Hickman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-53 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim Hepler (SF) Gregory Renteria | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 10:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thad Collier hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 39-53 |
| 10:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim Hepler gets the offensive rebound | 39-53 |
| 10:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | The short jumper by Ernest Holland is denied by Glenn Hickman | 39-53 |
| 10:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thad Collier grabs the offensive rebound | 39-53 |
| 09:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Wayne Appel misses short on a floater from the right wing | 39-53 |
| 09:53 | N. Central | Glenn Hickman pulls down the rebound | 39-53 |
| 09:45 | N. Central | Pete Noah banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joseph Smith | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 09:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Armstrong comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-55 |
| 09:35 | N. Central | Joseph Smith gets the rebound | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 09:21 | N. Central | Gregory Hall misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Roger Armstrong - foul #2 on Roger Armstrong, team foul #2 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Myles Chavis (PG), Timothy Wilcox (SG), Jeffrey Hackenberg (PF), Frank Rodgers (C) Roger Armstrong, Ernest Holland, Thad Collier, Wayne Appel | |
| Subs | N. Central | Isaiah Cadwell (SG), Stephen Shull (SF), David Pacholski (PF), Donald Boyd (C) Roy Roseboro, Joseph Smith, Glenn Hickman, Pete Noah | |
| 09:21 | N. Central | Gregory Hall misses the 1st free throw | 39-55 |
| 09:21 | N. Central | Gregory Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 39-56 |
| 09:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim Hepler misses short on a jumper from the left side | 39-56 |
| 09:07 | N. Central | Donald Boyd pulls down the rebound | 39-56 |
| 08:53 | N. Central | Stephen Shull buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Gregory Hall | 39-58 |
| 08:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Hackenberg misses the easy layup | 39-58 |
| 08:41 | N. Central | David Pacholski gets the rebound | 39-58 |
| 08:24 | N. Central | Jeffrey Hackenberg steals it from Stephen Shull | 39-58 |
| 08:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Myles Chavis drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Jim Hepler and he's fouled by Gregory Hall - foul #2 on Gregory Hall, team foul #5 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Ernest Holland (SF) Jim Hepler | |
| Subs | N. Central | Thomas Vanderhoff (PG) Gregory Hall | |
| 08:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Myles Chavis makes the free throw | 42-58 |
| 07:47 | N. Central | Myles Chavis steps in front of the David Pacholski pass | 42-58 |
| 07:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ernest Holland banks in the layup set up by Myles Chavis | 44-58 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Myles Chavis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Wilcox (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ernest Holland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Hackenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Frank Rodgers (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Thomas Vanderhoff (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Isaiah Cadwell (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SF - Stephen Shull (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Pacholski (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:29 | N. Central | Donald Boyd misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Jeffrey Hackenberg - foul #1 on Jeffrey Hackenberg, team foul #3 | 44-58 |
| 07:29 | N. Central | Donald Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 07:29 | N. Central | Donald Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| 07:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Myles Chavis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-59 |
| 07:21 | N. Central | Donald Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:54 | N. Central | Isaiah Cadwell is fouled on the floor by Timothy Wilcox - foul #1 on Timothy Wilcox, team foul #4 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Armstrong (PG), Thad Collier (C) Myles Chavis, Frank Rodgers | |
| Subs | N. Central | Glenn Hickman (C) Donald Boyd | |
| 06:31 | N. Central | David Pacholski is whistled for a carry | 44-59 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Roy Roseboro (SG), Pete Noah (C) Isaiah Cadwell, David Pacholski | |
| 06:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Wilcox misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-59 |
| 06:22 | N. Central | Stephen Shull grabs the defensive rebound | 44-59 |
| 05:56 | N. Central | Roy Roseboro comes up short on the shot from the left side | 44-59 |
| 05:54 | N. Central | Glenn Hickman tips it home | 44-61 |
| 05:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thad Collier hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 44-61 |
| 05:42 | N. Central | Glenn Hickman pulls down the rebound | 44-61 |
| 05:21 | N. Central | Roy Roseboro makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Shull | 44-63 |
| 05:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Hackenberg lays it in | 46-63 |
| 04:44 | N. Central | Stephen Shull clanks a driving attempt from close range | 46-63 |
| 04:42 | N. Central | Stephen Shull tips it back up and in | 46-65 |
| 04:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Armstrong misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-65 |
| 04:29 | N. Central | Stephen Shull pulls down the rebound | 46-65 |
| 04:14 | N. Central | Thomas Vanderhoff hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 46-65 |
| 04:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Thad Collier | 46-65 |
| 03:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Armstrong is fouled on the floor by Glenn Hickman - foul #1 on Glenn Hickman, team foul #6 | 46-65 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Arden (PG), Gregory Renteria (SG), Wayne Appel (C) Roger Armstrong, Timothy Wilcox, Jeffrey Hackenberg | |
| Subs | N. Central | Gregory Hall (PG), Joseph Smith (SF), Curtis Mills (C) Thomas Vanderhoff, Stephen Shull, Glenn Hickman | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Wayne Appel buries a jumper from the left side set up by Gregory Renteria and he's fouled by Pete Noah - foul #1 on Pete Noah, team foul #7 | 48-65 |
| 03:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Wayne Appel misses the free throw | 48-65 |
| 03:39 | N. Central | Curtis Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 48-65 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - John Arden (fresh) SG - Gregory Renteria (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Holland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Appel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thad Collier (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Gregory Hall (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roy Roseboro (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Joseph Smith (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Pete Noah (fresh) 4 pts. C - Curtis Mills (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:17 | N. Central | Gregory Hall misses the fadeaway from the right side | 48-65 |
| 03:16 | N. Central | Pete Noah snags the offensive board | 48-65 |
| 02:56 | N. Central | Thad Collier swats the short shot by Joseph Smith | 48-65 |
| 02:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Arden grabs the board | 48-65 |
| 02:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ernest Holland connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Wayne Appel | 50-65 |
| 02:17 | N. Central | Joseph Smith knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Pete Noah | 50-68 |
| 02:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ernest Holland connects on the 3 from straight away | 53-68 |
| 01:49 | N. Central | Roy Roseboro clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-68 |
| 01:47 | N. Central | The offensive rebound goes to Curtis Mills | 53-68 |
| 01:20 | N. Central | Gregory Hall comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-68 |
| 01:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ernest Holland snags the defensive board | 53-68 |
| 01:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Renteria throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-68 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Armstrong (PG) John Arden | |
| Subs | N. Central | Glenn Hickman (PF) Curtis Mills | |
| 00:54 | N. Central | Pete Noah is hacked by Wayne Appel - foul #2 on Wayne Appel, team foul #5 | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:28 | N. Central | Gregory Hall buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Smith | 53-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan 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 (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Renteria hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 53-70 |
| 00:22 | N. Central | Glenn Hickman grabs the board | 53-70 |
| 00:00 | N. Central | Gregory Hall runs out the clock | 53-70 |