| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Arthur Cossette (fresh) SG - Kevin Erickson (fresh) SF - Dale Trask (fresh) PF - Ralph Williams (fresh) C - Corey Hutchens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - Louis Hafley (fresh) SG - Carl Abston (fresh) SF - Keith Sapienza (fresh) PF - James Patterson (fresh) C - Ricky McBurnie (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | N. Central | Corey Hutchens wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Elmhurst | Elmhurst is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | N. Central | Corey Hutchens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Elmhurst | Carl Abston misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Elmhurst | Ricky McBurnie gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Elmhurst | Carl Abston hits a floater from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | N. Central | Louis Hafley steals it from Ralph Williams | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Elmhurst | James Patterson is denied on a layup by Corey Hutchens | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | N. Central | Ralph Williams grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | N. Central | Ralph Williams misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Carl Abston - foul #1 on Carl Abston, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | N. Central | Ralph Williams makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:40 | N. Central | Ralph Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:40 | Elmhurst | James Patterson snags the defensive board | 1-2 |
| 18:34 | Elmhurst | James Patterson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 1-2 |
| 18:32 | N. Central | Kevin Erickson gets the rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:17 | N. Central | Dale Trask is by himself and knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Arthur Cossette | 3-2 |
| 17:59 | Elmhurst | Carl Abston is called for a backcourt violation | 3-2 |
| Subs | N. Central | Nicholas Sanford (PF) Ralph Williams | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | | |
| 17:34 | N. Central | Dale Trask buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Nicholas Sanford | 5-2 |
| 17:22 | Elmhurst | Corey Hutchens takes the ball from James Patterson | 5-2 |
| 17:16 | N. Central | Kevin Erickson is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dale Trask | 8-2 |
| 16:47 | Elmhurst | Ricky McBurnie makes the jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by Corey Hutchens - foul #1 on Corey Hutchens, team foul #1 | 8-4 |
| Subs | N. Central | Terrance Mathewson (PG), Lewis Broussard (SG), James Beem (SF), Ralph Williams (PF) Arthur Cossette, Kevin Erickson, Dale Trask, Corey Hutchens | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Daniel Ball (PG), Robert Berry (SG), Ricky Mumma (SF), William Reed (PF) Louis Hafley, Carl Abston, Keith Sapienza, James Patterson | |
| 16:47 | Elmhurst | Ricky McBurnie misses the free throw | 8-4 |
| 16:47 | N. Central | Ralph Williams grabs the board | 8-4 |
| 16:27 | N. Central | Lewis Broussard misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-4 |
| 16:26 | Elmhurst | Ricky McBurnie grabs the defensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 16:09 | Elmhurst | William Reed connects on the jumper from the baseline | 8-6 |
| 15:55 | N. Central | Lewis Broussard hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 8-6 |
| 15:54 | N. Central | James Beem misses the tip | 8-6 |
| 15:53 | Elmhurst | Ricky Mumma grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Terrance Mathewson (fresh) SG - Lewis Broussard (fresh) SF - James Beem (fresh) PF - Ralph Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Sanford (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - Daniel Ball (fresh) SG - Robert Berry (fresh) SF - Ricky Mumma (fresh) PF - William Reed (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ricky McBurnie (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Elmhurst | Ralph Williams is called for the reach on William Reed - foul #1 on Ralph Williams, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | N. Central | Kevin Erickson (SG), Donald Gerson (C) Ralph Williams, Nicholas Sanford | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | James Patterson (PF) Ricky McBurnie | |
| 15:06 | Elmhurst | Robert Berry misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Kevin Erickson - foul #1 on Kevin Erickson, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | N. Central | Charles Wiseman (PG), Corey Hutchens (C) Terrance Mathewson, James Beem | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Carl Abston (SG), Chet Dargan (SF), Thomas Braddock (C) Daniel Ball, Ricky Mumma, William Reed | |
| 15:06 | Elmhurst | Robert Berry makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:06 | Elmhurst | Robert Berry misses the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:06 | Elmhurst | James Patterson grabs the offensive board | 8-7 |
| 14:46 | Elmhurst | Kevin Erickson takes the ball from Carl Abston | 8-7 |
| 14:36 | N. Central | Lewis Broussard is called for 10 seconds | 8-7 |
| Subs | N. Central | Arthur Cossette (PG), Dale Trask (SF) Charles Wiseman, Lewis Broussard | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Louis Hafley (PG), Keith Sapienza (SF) Robert Berry, Chet Dargan | |
| 14:22 | Elmhurst | James Patterson can't connect on a shot from the left side | 8-7 |
| 14:20 | N. Central | Donald Gerson gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 14:05 | N. Central | Arthur Cossette hits a wide open floater from just outside the lane | 10-7 |
| 13:46 | Elmhurst | Keith Sapienza misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Donald Gerson - foul #1 on Donald Gerson, team foul #4 | 10-7 |
| Subs | N. Central | Terrance Mathewson (SG), Ralph Williams (PF) Kevin Erickson, Donald Gerson | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Daniel Ball (SG), Ricky Mumma (PF) Carl Abston, James Patterson | |
| 13:46 | Elmhurst | Keith Sapienza makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 13:46 | Elmhurst | Keith Sapienza misses the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 13:46 | N. Central | Dale Trask grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 13:43 | N. Central | Dale Trask is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Sapienza - foul #1 on Keith Sapienza, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| 13:30 | N. Central | Corey Hutchens is hacked by Thomas Braddock - foul #1 on Thomas Braddock, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | N. Central | Lewis Broussard (SG) Terrance Mathewson | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | William Reed (PF) Thomas Braddock | |
| 13:11 | N. Central | Dale Trask hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 13:09 | Elmhurst | Ricky Mumma grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 12:49 | Elmhurst | Louis Hafley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 12:47 | N. Central | Lewis Broussard pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| 12:31 | N. Central | Arthur Cossette is hacked by William Reed - foul #1 on William Reed, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | N. Central | Terrance Mathewson (PG), James Beem (SF), Nicholas Sanford (PF), Donald Gerson (C) Arthur Cossette, Dale Trask, Ralph Williams, Corey Hutchens | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Robert Berry (PG), Carl Abston (SG), Thomas Braddock (SF), James Patterson (PF), Ricky McBurnie (C) Louis Hafley, Daniel Ball, Keith Sapienza, William Reed, Ricky Mumma | |
| 12:16 | N. Central | Donald Gerson hits a shot from the right side set up by Terrance Mathewson | 12-8 |
| 12:01 | Elmhurst | Thomas Braddock travels with the ball | 12-8 |
| Subs | N. Central | Kevin Erickson (SG) Lewis Broussard | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | | |
| 11:47 | N. Central | James Patterson is called for the reach on Nicholas Sanford - foul #1 on James Patterson, team foul #5 | 12-8 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Terrance Mathewson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Erickson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Beem (fresh) PF - Nicholas Sanford (fresh) C - Donald Gerson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - Robert Berry (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Carl Abston (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Braddock (fresh) PF - James Patterson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ricky McBurnie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | N. Central | Nicholas Sanford can't throw it down | 12-8 |
| 11:33 | N. Central | James Beem snags the offensive board | 12-8 |
| 11:22 | N. Central | Terrance Mathewson misses the jumper from the right wing | 12-8 |
| 11:21 | Elmhurst | Ricky McBurnie pulls down the rebound | 12-8 |
| 11:16 | Elmhurst | Robert Berry knocks in the floater in the paint | 12-10 |
| 10:47 | N. Central | James Beem connects on the open turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Terrance Mathewson | 14-10 |
| 10:34 | Elmhurst | The refs have stopped play. Thomas Braddock is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. His finger is completely bent. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 14-10 |
| Subs | N. Central | Arthur Cossette (PG), Lewis Broussard (SG), Dale Trask (SF), Ralph Williams (PF), Corey Hutchens (C) Terrance Mathewson, Kevin Erickson, James Beem, Nicholas Sanford, Donald Gerson | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Louis Hafley (PG), Daniel Ball (SG), Keith Sapienza (SF), William Reed (PF), Ricky Mumma (C) Robert Berry, Carl Abston, Thomas Braddock, James Patterson, Ricky McBurnie | |
| 10:23 | Elmhurst | Keith Sapienza misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 14-10 |
| 10:21 | Elmhurst | Ricky Mumma pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 10:16 | Elmhurst | Daniel Ball drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Louis Hafley | 14-12 |
| 10:13 | N. Central | Dale Trask loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-12 |
| 09:55 | Elmhurst | Louis Hafley can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 14-12 |
| 09:53 | N. Central | Dale Trask grabs the defensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 09:38 | N. Central | Ralph Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 09:36 | N. Central | Dale Trask tips it home | 16-12 |
| 09:08 | Elmhurst | Lewis Broussard is called for the reach on Ricky Mumma - foul #1 on Lewis Broussard, team foul #5 | 16-12 |
| Subs | N. Central | Kevin Erickson (SG) Lewis Broussard | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Carl Abston (SG), James Patterson (PF) Louis Hafley, Keith Sapienza | |
| 08:49 | Elmhurst | Daniel Ball comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-12 |
| 08:48 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Ralph Williams | 16-12 |
| 08:29 | N. Central | Kevin Erickson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Arthur Cossette | 18-12 |
| 08:08 | Elmhurst | James Patterson lays it in and the foul's on Ralph Williams - foul #2 on Ralph Williams, team foul #6 | 18-14 |
| Subs | N. Central | Terrance Mathewson (PG), Lewis Broussard (SF), Nicholas Sanford (PF), Donald Gerson (C) Arthur Cossette, Dale Trask, Ralph Williams, Corey Hutchens | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Robert Berry (PG), Chet Dargan (SF), Ricky McBurnie (C) Daniel Ball, Ricky Mumma, William Reed | |
| 08:08 | Elmhurst | James Patterson misses the free throw | 18-14 |
| 08:08 | Elmhurst | Ricky McBurnie grabs the offensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 07:54 | Elmhurst | Chet Dargan lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Berry | 18-16 |
| 07:32 | N. Central | Terrance Mathewson makes the wide open shot from just outside the lane | 20-16 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Terrance Mathewson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Erickson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lewis Broussard (fresh) PF - Nicholas Sanford (fresh) C - Donald Gerson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - Robert Berry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Abston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chet Dargan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Patterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky McBurnie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Elmhurst | Robert Berry is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Sanford - foul #1 on Nicholas Sanford, team foul #7 | 20-16 |
| Subs | N. Central | James Beem (SF) Kevin Erickson | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Louis Hafley (PG), Keith Sapienza (SF), Thomas Braddock (C) Carl Abston, James Patterson, Ricky McBurnie | |
| 07:24 | Elmhurst | Robert Berry makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 07:24 | Elmhurst | Robert Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 07:21 | N. Central | Lewis Broussard throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-18 |
| Subs | N. Central | Corey Hutchens (C) Donald Gerson | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | | |
| 06:58 | Elmhurst | Chet Dargan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-18 |
| 06:57 | Elmhurst | Keith Sapienza pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 06:47 | Elmhurst | Thomas Braddock can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 20-18 |
| 06:45 | Elmhurst | Robert Berry pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 06:29 | Elmhurst | Chet Dargan drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Louis Hafley | 20-20 |
| 06:10 | N. Central | Terrance Mathewson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 06:08 | N. Central | James Beem pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 05:53 | N. Central | Corey Hutchens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-20 |
| Subs | N. Central | Arthur Cossette (PG), Kevin Erickson (SG), Dale Trask (SF), Donald Gerson (C) Terrance Mathewson, Lewis Broussard, Nicholas Sanford, Corey Hutchens | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Daniel Ball (PG), Carl Abston (SG), Ricky Mumma (SF), James Patterson (PF), William Reed (C) Louis Hafley, Robert Berry, Keith Sapienza, Chet Dargan, Thomas Braddock | |
| 05:39 | Elmhurst | Ricky Mumma clanks a shot from close range but the foul's on Dale Trask - foul #1 on Dale Trask, team foul #8 | 20-20 |
| 05:39 | Elmhurst | Ricky Mumma misses the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 05:39 | Elmhurst | Ricky Mumma misses the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 05:39 | N. Central | Donald Gerson pulls down the rebound | 20-20 |
| 05:33 | N. Central | Kevin Erickson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-20 |
| 05:15 | Elmhurst | Daniel Ball connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-23 |
| 04:57 | N. Central | James Beem is fouled on the floor by William Reed - foul #2 on William Reed, team foul #6 | 20-23 |
| Subs | N. Central | Corey Hutchens (C) James Beem | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Louis Hafley (PG), Thomas Braddock (C) Daniel Ball, William Reed | |
| 04:50 | N. Central | Dale Trask clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Ricky Mumma - foul #1 on Ricky Mumma, team foul #7 | 20-23 |
| 04:50 | N. Central | Dale Trask makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 04:50 | N. Central | Dale Trask makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 04:33 | Elmhurst | Louis Hafley misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-23 |
| 04:32 | N. Central | Arthur Cossette gets the rebound | 22-23 |
| 04:03 | N. Central | A charge is called on Dale Trask - foul #2 on Dale Trask, team foul #9 | 22-23 |
| Subs | N. Central | Lewis Broussard (SG), Terrance Mathewson (SF), Nicholas Sanford (PF) Kevin Erickson, Dale Trask, Donald Gerson | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Daniel Ball (SG), Keith Sapienza (SF), Chet Dargan (PF), Ricky McBurnie (C) Carl Abston, Ricky Mumma, James Patterson, Thomas Braddock | |
| 03:44 | Elmhurst | Nicholas Sanford takes the ball from Keith Sapienza | 22-23 |
| 03:34 | N. Central | Terrance Mathewson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 22-23 |
| 03:32 | Elmhurst | The rebound goes to Ricky McBurnie | 22-23 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Arthur Cossette (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lewis Broussard (fresh) SF - Terrance Mathewson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Nicholas Sanford (fresh) C - Corey Hutchens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - Louis Hafley (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Ball (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Keith Sapienza (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Chet Dargan (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ricky McBurnie (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Elmhurst | Daniel Ball misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-23 |
| 03:08 | N. Central | Nicholas Sanford grabs the defensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 02:39 | N. Central | Nicholas Sanford misses the easy layup | 22-23 |
| 02:37 | Elmhurst | Ricky McBurnie grabs the board | 22-23 |
| 02:32 | Elmhurst | Lewis Broussard takes the ball from Louis Hafley | 22-23 |
| 02:27 | N. Central | Lewis Broussard is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Hafley - foul #1 on Louis Hafley, team foul #8 | 22-23 |
| Subs | N. Central | Kevin Erickson (SG), Dale Trask (SF), Ralph Williams (PF) Arthur Cossette, Terrance Mathewson, Corey Hutchens | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Robert Berry (PG), Carl Abston (SG), James Patterson (PF), William Reed (C) Louis Hafley, Daniel Ball, Chet Dargan, Ricky McBurnie | |
| 02:27 | N. Central | Lewis Broussard misses the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 02:27 | Elmhurst | James Patterson snags the defensive board | 22-23 |
| 02:08 | Elmhurst | Dale Trask steals the ball from Carl Abston | 22-23 |
| 02:04 | N. Central | Dale Trask blows the dunk | 22-23 |
| 02:02 | N. Central | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Erickson | 22-23 |
| 01:49 | N. Central | Ralph Williams is hacked by James Patterson - foul #2 on James Patterson, team foul #9 | 22-23 |
| Subs | N. Central | Terrance Mathewson (PG), Donald Gerson (C) Lewis Broussard, Nicholas Sanford | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Ricky Mumma (SF) Keith Sapienza | |
| 01:49 | N. Central | Ralph Williams makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 01:49 | N. Central | Ralph Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 01:37 | Elmhurst | Robert Berry is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Robert Berry, team foul #10 | 24-23 |
| 01:27 | N. Central | Dale Trask misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 24-23 |
| 01:25 | Elmhurst | William Reed grabs the board | 24-23 |
| 01:02 | Elmhurst | William Reed buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Robert Berry | 24-25 |
| 00:46 | N. Central | Donald Gerson misses short on a floater from the left wing | 24-25 |
| 00:45 | Elmhurst | William Reed snags the defensive board | 24-25 |
| 00:23 | Elmhurst | William Reed hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Donald Gerson - foul #2 on Donald Gerson, team foul #10 | 24-25 |
| Subs | N. Central | Arthur Cossette (PG), Lewis Broussard (SG), James Beem (PF), Corey Hutchens (C) Terrance Mathewson, Kevin Erickson, Ralph Williams, Donald Gerson | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Daniel Ball (PG), Paul Mason (SG), Ricky McBurnie (C) Robert Berry, Carl Abston, James Patterson | |
| 00:23 | Elmhurst | William Reed makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 00:23 | Elmhurst | William Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 00:00 | N. Central | Arthur Cossette misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-27 |