| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Arthur Cossette (fresh) SG - Kevin Erickson (fresh) SF - Dale Trask (fresh) PF - Ralph Williams (fresh) C - Corey Hutchens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Chad Anderson (fresh) SG - Nicholas Powell (fresh) SF - John Dufour (fresh) PF - Christopher Day (fresh) C - Joseph Austin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Austin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nicholas Powell is fouled on the floor by Ralph Williams - foul #1 on Ralph Williams, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Day scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Chad Anderson | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | N. Central | Kevin Erickson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 19:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Anderson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 19:11 | N. Central | Ralph Williams snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:51 | N. Central | Nicholas Powell takes the ball from Corey Hutchens | 3-2 |
| 18:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Anderson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 18:33 | N. Central | Kevin Erickson gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:27 | N. Central | Kevin Erickson knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Arthur Cossette | 5-2 |
| 18:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nicholas Powell clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 18:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Austin tips it in | 5-4 |
| 17:46 | N. Central | Arthur Cossette connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Kevin Erickson | 8-4 |
| 17:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Anderson connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Nicholas Powell | 8-7 |
| 17:12 | N. Central | Arthur Cossette misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 17:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Austin grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 17:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Day misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 8-7 |
| 17:01 | N. Central | Ralph Williams snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 16:57 | N. Central | Dale Trask is fouled on the floor by John Dufour - foul #1 on John Dufour, team foul #1 | 8-7 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona (PG), Lawrence Smock (SG), Dale Alford (SF), Paul Johnson (PF), Willie Schroeder (C) Chad Anderson, Nicholas Powell, John Dufour, Christopher Day, Joseph Austin | |
| 16:50 | N. Central | Kevin Erickson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-7 |
| 16:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 16:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Johnson tips it but misses | 8-7 |
| 16:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Schroeder grabs the offensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 16:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-7 |
| 16:10 | N. Central | Corey Hutchens snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 15:51 | N. Central | Kevin Erickson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 8-7 |
| 15:50 | N. Central | Corey Hutchens grabs the offensive rebound | 8-7 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Arthur Cossette (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Erickson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Trask (fairly fresh) PF - Ralph Williams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Corey Hutchens (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Eddie Carmona (fresh) SG - Lawrence Smock (fresh) SF - Dale Alford (fresh) PF - Paul Johnson (fresh) C - Willie Schroeder (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | N. Central | Kevin Erickson hits the finger roll | 10-7 |
| 15:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-7 |
| 15:15 | N. Central | Ralph Williams snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| 14:56 | N. Central | Dale Trask is whistled for a carry | 10-7 |
| Subs | N. Central | Terrance Mathewson (PG), Lewis Broussard (SG), James Beem (SF), Nicholas Sanford (PF), Donald Gerson (C) Arthur Cossette, Kevin Erickson, Dale Trask, Ralph Williams, Corey Hutchens | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Anderson (PG), Nicholas Powell (SG), John Dufour (SF), Christopher Day (PF), Joseph Austin (C) Eddie Carmona, Lawrence Smock, Dale Alford, Paul Johnson, Willie Schroeder | |
| 14:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Day's floater is tipped away by Donald Gerson | 10-7 |
| 14:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Day hits the follow up shot | 10-9 |
| 14:17 | N. Central | James Beem is hacked by Chad Anderson - foul #1 on Chad Anderson, team foul #2 | 10-9 |
| 14:02 | N. Central | Nicholas Sanford buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Terrance Mathewson | 12-9 |
| 13:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nicholas Powell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 12-9 |
| 13:40 | N. Central | Donald Gerson grabs the board | 12-9 |
| 13:26 | N. Central | Lewis Broussard misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-9 |
| 13:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Austin grabs the board | 12-9 |
| 13:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-9 |
| Subs | N. Central | Arthur Cossette (PG), Kevin Erickson (SG), Dale Trask (SF), Corey Hutchens (C) Terrance Mathewson, Lewis Broussard, James Beem, Donald Gerson | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 13:03 | N. Central | Dale Trask comes up short on the floater from the right side | 12-9 |
| 13:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nicholas Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 12:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Day double dribbles | 12-9 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Alford (SF) John Dufour | |
| 12:26 | N. Central | Corey Hutchens lays it in on a great pass from Kevin Erickson | 14-9 |
| 12:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nicholas Powell is whistled for a carry | 14-9 |
| Subs | N. Central | Ralph Williams (PF) Nicholas Sanford | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona (PG), Lawrence Smock (SG), Paul Johnson (PF), Willie Schroeder (C) Chad Anderson, Nicholas Powell, Christopher Day, Joseph Austin | |
| 11:57 | N. Central | Dale Trask misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Paul Johnson - foul #1 on Paul Johnson, team foul #3 | 14-9 |
| 11:57 | N. Central | Dale Trask misses the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 11:57 | N. Central | Dale Trask makes the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 11:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Johnson knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 15-11 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Arthur Cossette (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Erickson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Trask (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ralph Williams (fresh) 3 reb. C - Corey Hutchens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Eddie Carmona (fresh) SG - Lawrence Smock (fresh) SF - Dale Alford (fresh) PF - Paul Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Willie Schroeder (fresh) | |
| 11:11 | N. Central | Kevin Erickson knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 17-11 |
| 11:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Alford knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Lawrence Smock and he's hacked by Ralph Williams - foul #2 on Ralph Williams, team foul #2 | 17-13 |
| Subs | N. Central | Terrance Mathewson (PG), Lewis Broussard (SG), James Beem (SF), Nicholas Sanford (PF) Arthur Cossette, Kevin Erickson, Dale Trask, Ralph Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Anderson (PG), Nicholas Powell (SG), Christopher Day (PF), Joseph Austin (C) Eddie Carmona, Lawrence Smock, Paul Johnson, Willie Schroeder | |
| 11:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Alford makes the free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:53 | N. Central | Terrance Mathewson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Corey Hutchens | 20-14 |
| 10:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Austin loses the dribble to James Beem | 20-14 |
| 10:15 | N. Central | Terrance Mathewson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-14 |
| 10:14 | N. Central | James Beem grabs the offensive rebound | 20-14 |
| 10:03 | N. Central | Lewis Broussard misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-14 |
| 10:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Christopher Day | 20-14 |
| 09:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Anderson misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-14 |
| 09:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Alford snags the offensive board | 20-14 |
| 09:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nicholas Powell is fouled on the floor by Lewis Broussard - foul #1 on Lewis Broussard, team foul #3 | 20-14 |
| Subs | N. Central | Arthur Cossette (PG), Kevin Erickson (SG), Dale Trask (SF), Donald Gerson (C) Terrance Mathewson, Lewis Broussard, James Beem, Corey Hutchens | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour (SF) Dale Alford | |
| 09:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 20-14 |
| 09:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nicholas Powell hits the follow up shot | 20-16 |
| 09:18 | N. Central | Dale Trask misses the 3 from straight away | 20-16 |
| 09:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Christopher Day | 20-16 |
| 09:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Anderson scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Christopher Day | 20-19 |
| 09:07 | N. Central | Arthur Cossette misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-19 |
| 09:05 | N. Central | Dale Trask grabs the offensive board | 20-19 |
| 08:55 | N. Central | Nicholas Powell is called for the reach on Kevin Erickson - foul #1 on Nicholas Powell, team foul #4 | 20-19 |
| Subs | N. Central | James Beem (PF) Nicholas Sanford | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona (PG), Lawrence Smock (SG), Paul Johnson (PF), Willie Schroeder (C) Chad Anderson, Nicholas Powell, Christopher Day, Joseph Austin | |
| 08:49 | N. Central | Dale Trask comes up short on the runner from close range | 20-19 |
| 08:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Schroeder gets the rebound | 20-19 |
| 08:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona is hacked by James Beem - foul #1 on James Beem, team foul #4 | 20-19 |
| Subs | N. Central | Corey Hutchens (C) Donald Gerson | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 08:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour banks in the layup and he's fouled by Dale Trask - foul #1 on Dale Trask, team foul #5 | 20-21 |
| 08:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour misses the free throw | 20-21 |
| 08:18 | N. Central | Corey Hutchens grabs the defensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 08:05 | N. Central | James Beem is hacked by Willie Schroeder - foul #1 on Willie Schroeder, team foul #5 | 20-21 |
| 07:53 | N. Central | Paul Johnson is called for the reach on James Beem - foul #2 on Paul Johnson, team foul #6 | 20-21 |
| Subs | N. Central | Lewis Broussard (SF) Dale Trask | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Nicholas Powell (SG), Christopher Day (PF) Lawrence Smock, Paul Johnson | |
| 07:32 | N. Central | Willie Schroeder is called for the reach on Arthur Cossette - foul #2 on Willie Schroeder, team foul #7 | 20-21 |
| Subs | N. Central | Terrance Mathewson (SF) Kevin Erickson | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Anderson (PG), Joseph Austin (C) Eddie Carmona, Willie Schroeder | |
| 07:32 | N. Central | Arthur Cossette misses the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 07:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Day grabs the board | 20-21 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Arthur Cossette (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lewis Broussard (fresh) SF - Terrance Mathewson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Beem (fresh) C - Corey Hutchens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Chad Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Dufour (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Day (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Austin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nicholas Powell can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 20-21 |
| 07:19 | N. Central | Corey Hutchens grabs the board | 20-21 |
| 07:06 | N. Central | Lewis Broussard scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-21 |
| 07:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Arthur Cossette steps in front of the Chad Anderson pass | 23-21 |
| 06:44 | N. Central | Nicholas Powell picks off the pass by James Beem | 23-21 |
| 06:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nicholas Powell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Corey Hutchens - foul #1 on Corey Hutchens, team foul #6 | 23-21 |
| Subs | N. Central | Kevin Erickson (SG), Dale Trask (SF), Nicholas Sanford (PF) Arthur Cossette, Lewis Broussard, James Beem | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Alford (SF) John Dufour | |
| 06:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nicholas Powell makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nicholas Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 06:07 | N. Central | Kevin Erickson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 23-23 |
| 06:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Day snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 05:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Alford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-23 |
| Subs | N. Central | Donald Gerson (C) Corey Hutchens | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona (PG), Lawrence Smock (SG) Chad Anderson, Nicholas Powell | |
| 05:38 | N. Central | Donald Gerson clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Dale Alford - foul #1 on Dale Alford, team foul #8 | 23-23 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Leon Soo (C) Joseph Austin | |
| 05:38 | N. Central | Donald Gerson makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:38 | N. Central | Donald Gerson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Alford scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Lawrence Smock | 25-25 |
| 05:21 | N. Central | Kevin Erickson hits a jumper from close range | 27-25 |
| 05:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Day misses the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Nicholas Sanford - foul #1 on Nicholas Sanford, team foul #7 | 27-25 |
| Subs | N. Central | Arthur Cossette (PG) Terrance Mathewson | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 05:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Day makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 05:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Day makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 04:40 | N. Central | Kevin Erickson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 04:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leon Soo grabs the board | 27-27 |
| 04:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Day misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-27 |
| 04:22 | N. Central | Kevin Erickson grabs the board | 27-27 |
| 04:10 | N. Central | Christopher Day steps in front of the Donald Gerson pass | 27-27 |
| 03:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Day can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-27 |
| 03:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Leon Soo | 27-27 |
| 03:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Day blows the layup | 27-27 |
| 03:37 | N. Central | Nicholas Sanford pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 03:15 | N. Central | Lawrence Smock picks off the pass by Arthur Cossette | 27-27 |
| 03:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock lays it up and in | 27-29 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Arthur Cossette (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Erickson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Trask (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Nicholas Sanford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Gerson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Eddie Carmona (fairly fresh) SG - Lawrence Smock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Alford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Day (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Leon Soo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:01 | N. Central | Christopher Day blocks the jumper by Donald Gerson | 27-29 |
| 02:59 | N. Central | Donald Gerson misses the tip | 27-29 |
| 02:57 | N. Central | Donald Gerson tips it in | 29-29 |
| 02:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leon Soo misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 29-29 |
| 02:34 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Dale Trask | 29-29 |
| 02:28 | N. Central | Lawrence Smock is called for the reach on Donald Gerson - foul #1 on Lawrence Smock, team foul #9 | 29-29 |
| Subs | N. Central | Terrance Mathewson (PG), Lewis Broussard (SG), James Beem (SF), Ralph Williams (PF) Arthur Cossette, Kevin Erickson, Dale Trask, Nicholas Sanford | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Anderson (PG), Nicholas Powell (SG), John Dufour (SF), Paul Johnson (PF), Joseph Austin (C) Eddie Carmona, Lawrence Smock, Dale Alford, Christopher Day, Leon Soo | |
| 02:28 | N. Central | Donald Gerson makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 02:28 | N. Central | Donald Gerson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 02:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nicholas Powell connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Chad Anderson | 31-31 |
| 02:04 | N. Central | Terrance Mathewson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-31 |
| Subs | N. Central | Corey Hutchens (C) Donald Gerson | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 01:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Anderson is fouled on the floor by Terrance Mathewson - foul #1 on Terrance Mathewson, team foul #8 | 31-31 |
| 01:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 01:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 01:49 | N. Central | Corey Hutchens snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 01:34 | N. Central | Terrance Mathewson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-32 |
| 01:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Johnson pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 01:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nicholas Powell buries a runner near the basket set up by John Dufour | 31-34 |
| 01:14 | N. Central | Nicholas Powell takes the ball from Lewis Broussard | 31-34 |
| 01:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour can't throw it down but he's hacked by Terrance Mathewson - foul #2 on Terrance Mathewson, team foul #9 | 31-34 |
| 01:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour misses the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 01:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 00:48 | N. Central | Lewis Broussard clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 00:46 | N. Central | Corey Hutchens can't tip it in | 31-35 |
| 00:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| 00:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Anderson loses the dribble to Corey Hutchens | 31-35 |
| 00:19 | N. Central | Ralph Williams scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Terrance Mathewson | 33-35 |
| 00:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Austin comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 33-35 |
| 00:00 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Terrance Mathewson | 33-35 |