| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Thomas Vanderhoff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Isaiah Cadwell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Shull (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Pacholski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Scott Krawitz (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Chan (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Dana Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Long (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - David Betancourt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wheaton | Dana Jackson inbounds the ball | 27-26 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Wheaton | Donald Boyd steps in front of the Dana Jackson pass | 27-26 |
| 19:31 | N. Central | Stephen Shull misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 19:29 | Wheaton | John Chan grabs the defensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 19:12 | Wheaton | Isaiah Cadwell steals the ball from John Chan | 27-26 |
| 19:08 | N. Central | Dana Jackson takes the ball from Isaiah Cadwell | 27-26 |
| 18:59 | Wheaton | Scott Krawitz comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-26 |
| 18:58 | N. Central | Donald Boyd pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 18:32 | N. Central | Isaiah Cadwell misses long on a shot from the left wing | 27-26 |
| 18:31 | N. Central | Stephen Shull tips it home | 29-26 |
| 18:07 | Wheaton | John Chan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 18:05 | N. Central | Donald Boyd gets the rebound | 29-26 |
| 17:48 | N. Central | Donald Boyd double dribbles | 29-26 |
| 17:37 | Wheaton | Ronald Long banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Chan | 29-28 |
| 17:20 | N. Central | Stephen Shull comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Scott Krawitz - foul #1 on Scott Krawitz, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Wheaton | James Elders (C) David Betancourt | |
| 17:20 | N. Central | Stephen Shull misses the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 17:20 | N. Central | Stephen Shull makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 16:59 | Wheaton | Scott Krawitz misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 16:58 | N. Central | Isaiah Cadwell gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 16:33 | N. Central | Isaiah Cadwell clanks a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on John Chan - foul #1 on John Chan, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| Subs | N. Central | Gregory Hall (PG), Roy Roseboro (SF), Glenn Hickman (PF), Pete Noah (C) Thomas Vanderhoff, Stephen Shull, David Pacholski, Donald Boyd | |
| Subs | Wheaton | James Gerace (SG), Charles Moore (SF), Daniel Beauford (C) John Chan, Dana Jackson, Ronald Long | |
| 16:33 | N. Central | Isaiah Cadwell makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 16:33 | N. Central | Isaiah Cadwell makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 16:20 | Wheaton | Gregory Hall picks off the pass by Charles Moore | 32-28 |
| 16:15 | N. Central | Gregory Hall hits the finger roll | 34-28 |
| 16:03 | Wheaton | Charles Moore can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 34-28 |
| 16:02 | Wheaton | Scott Krawitz snags the offensive board | 34-28 |
| 15:41 | Wheaton | James Gerace buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-31 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Gregory Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Isaiah Cadwell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Roseboro (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Glenn Hickman (fresh) C - Pete Noah (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Scott Krawitz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Gerace (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Moore (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Elders (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Daniel Beauford (fresh) | |
| 15:12 | N. Central | Pete Noah knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Gregory Hall and he's fouled by James Gerace - foul #1 on James Gerace, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| Subs | N. Central | Thomas Vanderhoff (PG), Stephen Shull (SF), Donald Boyd (C) Gregory Hall, Isaiah Cadwell, Glenn Hickman | |
| Subs | Wheaton | James Chamberlin (SG), Dana Jackson (SF), Ronald Long (PF), David Betancourt (C) Scott Krawitz, Charles Moore, James Elders, Daniel Beauford | |
| 15:12 | N. Central | Pete Noah makes the free throw | 37-31 |
| 14:51 | Wheaton | Ronald Long is denied on a layup by Pete Noah | 37-31 |
| 14:50 | Wheaton | Dana Jackson tips it in | 37-33 |
| 14:29 | N. Central | Donald Boyd comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-33 |
| 14:28 | Wheaton | Ronald Long grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 14:15 | Wheaton | Stephen Shull steals it from James Gerace | 37-33 |
| 13:58 | N. Central | Thomas Vanderhoff hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Roy Roseboro | 40-33 |
| 13:37 | Wheaton | David Betancourt's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Boyd | 40-33 |
| 13:35 | Wheaton | David Betancourt hits the follow up shot | 40-35 |
| 13:32 | N. Central | James Chamberlin is called for the reach on Thomas Vanderhoff in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Chamberlin, team foul #4 | 40-35 |
| Subs | N. Central | David Pacholski (PF) Pete Noah | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Scott Krawitz (PG), John Chan (SG) James Gerace, James Chamberlin | |
| 13:07 | N. Central | Stephen Shull comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 40-35 |
| 13:05 | Wheaton | David Betancourt gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 12:44 | Wheaton | David Pacholski takes the ball from Dana Jackson | 40-35 |
| 12:26 | N. Central | Roy Roseboro makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Thomas Vanderhoff | 43-35 |
| 12:17 | Wheaton | Scott Krawitz connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Chan | 43-38 |
| 11:53 | N. Central | Donald Boyd dunks the ball | 45-38 |
| 11:37 | Wheaton | Stephen Shull steals the ball from David Betancourt | 45-38 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Thomas Vanderhoff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roy Roseboro (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Shull (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Pacholski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Boyd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Scott Krawitz (fresh) 9 pts. SG - John Chan (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Dana Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Long (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - David Betancourt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:31 | N. Central | Stephen Shull throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-38 |
| Subs | N. Central | Gregory Hall (PG), Isaiah Cadwell (SG), Joseph Smith (SF), Glenn Hickman (C) Thomas Vanderhoff, Roy Roseboro, Stephen Shull, Donald Boyd | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Charles Moore (SF), James Elders (PF), Daniel Beauford (C) Dana Jackson, Ronald Long, David Betancourt | |
| 11:18 | Wheaton | Charles Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-38 |
| 10:57 | N. Central | Isaiah Cadwell scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Gregory Hall | 48-38 |
| 10:43 | Wheaton | Scott Krawitz makes the pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by David Pacholski - foul #3 on David Pacholski, team foul #1 | 48-40 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Wheaton | James Gerace (SG) John Chan | |
| 10:43 | Wheaton | Scott Krawitz makes the free throw | 48-41 |
| 10:20 | N. Central | David Pacholski buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Isaiah Cadwell | 50-41 |
| 09:56 | Wheaton | James Gerace buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-43 |
| 09:38 | N. Central | Joseph Smith hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Isaiah Cadwell | 53-43 |
| 09:27 | Wheaton | Charles Moore makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Scott Krawitz | 53-46 |
| 09:07 | N. Central | Joseph Smith's layup is rejected by James Elders | 53-46 |
| 09:06 | Wheaton | Daniel Beauford pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 08:49 | Wheaton | Charles Moore hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 08:47 | N. Central | Glenn Hickman grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 08:43 | N. Central | Isaiah Cadwell misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 53-46 |
| 08:41 | Wheaton | James Gerace snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 08:27 | Wheaton | Scott Krawitz drills a turnaround from the baseline | 53-48 |
| 08:20 | N. Central | David Pacholski knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Isaiah Cadwell | 55-48 |
| 08:04 | Wheaton | Charles Moore banks in the layup on a great pass from James Elders | 55-50 |
| 07:48 | N. Central | Charles Moore steals the ball from Gregory Hall | 55-50 |
| 07:44 | Wheaton | James Gerace lays it in on a great pass from Charles Moore | 55-52 |
| 07:23 | N. Central | Glenn Hickman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 07:21 | Wheaton | Charles Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Gregory Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Isaiah Cadwell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Pacholski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Glenn Hickman (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Scott Krawitz (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Gerace (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Charles Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Elders (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 4 blk. C - Daniel Beauford (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:16 | Wheaton | Scott Krawitz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 07:15 | Wheaton | Charles Moore tips it back up and in | 55-54 |
| 07:00 | N. Central | Daniel Beauford is called for the reach on Isaiah Cadwell - foul #1 on Daniel Beauford, team foul #5 | 55-54 |
| Subs | N. Central | Thomas Vanderhoff (PG), Roy Roseboro (SG), Stephen Shull (SF), Pete Noah (PF), Donald Boyd (C) Gregory Hall, Isaiah Cadwell, Joseph Smith, David Pacholski, Glenn Hickman | |
| Subs | Wheaton | John Chan (PG), James Chamberlin (SG), Dana Jackson (SF), Ronald Long (PF), David Betancourt (C) Scott Krawitz, James Gerace, Charles Moore, James Elders, Daniel Beauford | |
| 06:44 | N. Central | Roy Roseboro misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 06:42 | Wheaton | The rebound goes to Ronald Long | 55-54 |
| 06:24 | Wheaton | Dana Jackson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 06:23 | N. Central | Roy Roseboro gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 06:09 | N. Central | Roy Roseboro lays it up and in set up by Pete Noah | 57-54 |
| 05:53 | Wheaton | Donald Boyd blocks the short jumper by Ronald Long | 57-54 |
| 05:51 | N. Central | Roy Roseboro grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 05:36 | N. Central | Dana Jackson is called for the reach on Donald Boyd - foul #2 on Dana Jackson, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| 05:21 | N. Central | Roy Roseboro can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 05:19 | Wheaton | John Chan snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 05:15 | Wheaton | Dana Jackson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ronald Long | 57-56 |
| 04:57 | N. Central | Ronald Long picks off the pass by Pete Noah | 57-56 |
| 04:43 | Wheaton | Ronald Long connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from James Chamberlin and the foul's on Pete Noah - foul #1 on Pete Noah, team foul #2 | 57-58 |
| Subs | N. Central | Isaiah Cadwell (SG) Roy Roseboro | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 04:43 | Wheaton | Ronald Long misses the free throw | 57-58 |
| 04:43 | N. Central | Donald Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 04:31 | N. Central | Thomas Vanderhoff drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Pete Noah | 60-58 |
| 04:12 | Wheaton | The jumper by David Betancourt is denied by Pete Noah | 60-58 |
| 04:10 | N. Central | Pete Noah grabs the board | 60-58 |
| 03:51 | N. Central | Donald Boyd jams it on a nice dish by Thomas Vanderhoff | 62-58 |
| 03:37 | Wheaton | James Chamberlin misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 62-58 |
| 03:36 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Stephen Shull | 62-58 |
| 03:19 | N. Central | Thomas Vanderhoff hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 62-58 |
| 03:17 | Wheaton | David Betancourt grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Thomas Vanderhoff (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Isaiah Cadwell (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stephen Shull (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Pete Noah (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 blk. C - Donald Boyd (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - John Chan (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - James Chamberlin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dana Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Long (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - David Betancourt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Wheaton | James Chamberlin is fouled on the floor by Donald Boyd - foul #2 on Donald Boyd, team foul #3 | 62-58 |
| Subs | N. Central | Gregory Hall (PG), Roy Roseboro (SF), David Pacholski (PF), Glenn Hickman (C) Thomas Vanderhoff, Stephen Shull, Pete Noah, Donald Boyd | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Scott Krawitz (PG), James Gerace (SG), Charles Moore (SF), James Elders (PF), Daniel Beauford (C) John Chan, James Chamberlin, Dana Jackson, Ronald Long, David Betancourt | |
| 02:41 | Wheaton | Scott Krawitz comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-58 |
| 02:39 | N. Central | Roy Roseboro grabs the board | 62-58 |
| 02:39 | N. Central | N. Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-58 |
| Subs | N. Central | Stephen Shull (SF) Roy Roseboro | |
| Subs | Wheaton | James Chamberlin (SG), Ronald Long (PF) James Gerace, Daniel Beauford | |
| 02:25 | N. Central | Isaiah Cadwell buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gregory Hall and he's fouled by James Chamberlin - foul #5 on James Chamberlin, team foul #7 | 64-58 |
| Subs | N. Central | Thomas Vanderhoff (PG), Donald Boyd (C) Gregory Hall, Glenn Hickman | |
| Subs | Wheaton | James Gerace (SG), Dana Jackson (SF) James Chamberlin, Charles Moore | |
| 02:25 | N. Central | Isaiah Cadwell makes the free throw | 65-58 |
| 02:21 | Wheaton | Wheaton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-58 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Wheaton | John Chan (SG), David Betancourt (C) James Gerace, James Elders | |
| 02:02 | Wheaton | David Betancourt hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Chan and the foul's on Donald Boyd - foul #3 on Donald Boyd, team foul #4 | 65-60 |
| 02:02 | Wheaton | David Betancourt makes the free throw | 65-61 |
| 01:45 | N. Central | Donald Boyd hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Isaiah Cadwell | 67-61 |
| 01:32 | Wheaton | Ronald Long blows the layup | 67-61 |
| 01:30 | Wheaton | Dana Jackson tips it but misses | 67-61 |
| 01:28 | N. Central | David Pacholski snags the defensive board | 67-61 |
| 01:15 | N. Central | Thomas Vanderhoff scores on a jumpshot from the left wing and he's fouled by Scott Krawitz - foul #2 on Scott Krawitz, team foul #8 | 69-61 |
| 01:15 | N. Central | Thomas Vanderhoff misses the free throw | 69-61 |
| 01:15 | Wheaton | The rebound goes to David Betancourt | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:03 | Wheaton | Ronald Long buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Scott Krawitz | 69-64 |
| 00:45 | N. Central | Stephen Shull can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 69-64 |
| 00:44 | N. Central | David Pacholski grabs the offensive rebound | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:43 | N. Central | David Pacholski is hacked by Ronald Long - foul #1 on Ronald Long, team foul #9 | 69-64 |
| Subs | N. Central | Joseph Smith (SF), Pete Noah (C) Stephen Shull, Donald Boyd | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 00:43 | N. Central | David Pacholski makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:43 | N. Central | David Pacholski makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Wheaton | John Chan knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Dana Jackson | 71-67 |
| 00:36 | N. Central | N. Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-67 |
| Subs | N. Central | Stephen Shull (SF), Donald Boyd (C) Joseph Smith, Pete Noah | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 00:34 | N. Central | Thomas Vanderhoff is hacked by Scott Krawitz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Krawitz, team foul #10 | 71-67 |
| Subs | N. Central | Roy Roseboro (SF) Stephen Shull | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 00:34 | N. Central | Thomas Vanderhoff misses the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:34 | N. Central | Thomas Vanderhoff misses the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:34 | Wheaton | David Betancourt grabs the defensive rebound | 71-67 |
| 00:30 | Wheaton | Dana Jackson connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 71-69 |
| 00:27 | N. Central | Isaiah Cadwell is hacked by John Chan in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Chan, team foul #11 | 71-69 |
| Subs | N. Central | Stephen Shull (SF) Roy Roseboro | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 00:27 | N. Central | Isaiah Cadwell makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:27 | N. Central | Isaiah Cadwell makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:21 | Wheaton | David Betancourt hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Scott Krawitz | 73-72 |
| 00:19 | N. Central | Thomas Vanderhoff is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Krawitz - foul #4 on Scott Krawitz, team foul #12 | 73-72 |
| 00:19 | N. Central | Thomas Vanderhoff makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:19 | N. Central | Thomas Vanderhoff makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Wheaton | Scott Krawitz misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 75-72 |
| 00:10 | N. Central | David Pacholski snags the defensive board | 75-72 |
| 00:08 | N. Central | David Pacholski is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Krawitz - foul #5 on Scott Krawitz, team foul #13 | 75-72 |
| Subs | N. Central | Roy Roseboro (SF) Stephen Shull | |
| Subs | Wheaton | James Gerace (SG) Scott Krawitz | |
| 00:08 | N. Central | David Pacholski makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:08 | N. Central | David Pacholski makes the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Wheaton | Wheaton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-72 |
| Subs | N. Central | Stephen Shull (SF) Roy Roseboro | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 00:04 | Wheaton | Dana Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-72 |
| Subs | N. Central | Joseph Smith (SF), Pete Noah (C) Stephen Shull, Donald Boyd | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 00:03 | N. Central | Pete Noah is fouled in the backcourt by John Chan - foul #3 on John Chan, team foul #14 | 77-72 |
| Subs | N. Central | Curtis Mills (C) David Pacholski | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 00:03 | N. Central | Pete Noah misses the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:03 | N. Central | Pete Noah misses the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:03 | Wheaton | The rebound goes to David Betancourt | 77-72 |
| 00:00 | Wheaton | David Betancourt hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 77-72 |