| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Chad Cordon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Calabrese (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Douglas Warren (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bill Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Patrick Stadler (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - James Tremblay (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dexter Procopio (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Alston (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bobby Mathieu (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney Deberry (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | N. Central | Joseph Alston inbounds the ball | 38-29 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | N. Central | James Tremblay misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 38-29 |
| 19:45 | N. Central | James Tremblay gets the offensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 19:24 | N. Central | Bobby Mathieu is called for traveling | 38-29 |
| 18:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-29 |
| 18:57 | N. Central | Rodney Deberry grabs the defensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 18:39 | N. Central | Dexter Procopio is whistled for a carry | 38-29 |
| 18:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Patrick Stadler can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 18:15 | N. Central | Rodney Deberry pulls down the rebound | 38-29 |
| 17:55 | N. Central | Rodney Deberry knocks in the floater from the baseline | 38-31 |
| 17:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas can't finish the layup | 38-31 |
| 17:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Patrick Stadler tips it home | 40-31 |
| 17:16 | N. Central | Bill Thomas picks off the pass by Dexter Procopio | 40-31 |
| 16:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Tremblay takes the ball from Chad Cordon | 40-31 |
| 16:34 | N. Central | Bobby Mathieu buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Tremblay | 40-34 |
| 16:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Alston picks off the pass by Patrick Stadler | 40-34 |
| 16:03 | N. Central | Bobby Mathieu can't finish the layup | 40-34 |
| 16:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Douglas Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Chad Cordon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Calabrese (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Douglas Warren (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bill Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Patrick Stadler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - James Tremblay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dexter Procopio (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Alston (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bobby Mathieu (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney Deberry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon is denied on a layup by Bobby Mathieu | 40-34 |
| 15:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Stadler | 40-34 |
| 15:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas clanks a runner in the paint | 40-34 |
| 15:26 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Joseph Alston | 40-34 |
| 15:10 | N. Central | Dexter Procopio's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Patrick Stadler | 40-34 |
| 15:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Patrick Stadler pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 14:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas misses short on a jumper in the paint | 40-34 |
| 14:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon misses the tip | 40-34 |
| 14:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 14:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-34 |
| 14:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Patrick Stadler grabs the offensive board | 40-34 |
| 14:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | The pull-up jumper by Frederick Calabrese is blocked by Bobby Mathieu | 40-34 |
| 14:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Patrick Stadler snags the offensive board | 40-34 |
| 14:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Rodney Deberry - foul #2 on Rodney Deberry, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mole (PG), Donald Woods (SG), William Lonon (SF), Orville Davis (C) Chad Cordon, Frederick Calabrese, Douglas Warren, Patrick Stadler | |
| Subs | N. Central | Kerry Leuenthal (PG), Troy Buffington (SG), Douglas Huot (SF), David Emery (PF), Eugene Hurlbert (C) James Tremblay, Dexter Procopio, Joseph Alston, Bobby Mathieu, Rodney Deberry | |
| 14:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 14:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 13:39 | N. Central | Troy Buffington can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 42-34 |
| 13:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 13:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mole is hacked by Douglas Huot - foul #1 on Douglas Huot, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Peter Henthorn (C) Bill Thomas | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 13:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Emery is called for the reach on Peter Henthorn - foul #1 on David Emery, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| 12:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Woods drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Peter Henthorn | 44-34 |
| 12:41 | N. Central | Orville Davis swats the shot by Kerry Leuenthal | 44-34 |
| 12:39 | N. Central | Eugene Hurlbert pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 12:14 | N. Central | David Emery clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-34 |
| 12:13 | N. Central | Eugene Hurlbert grabs the offensive board | 44-34 |
| 11:57 | N. Central | David Emery connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by Douglas Huot | 44-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - David Mole (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Lonon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Orville Davis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Peter Henthorn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Kerry Leuenthal (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Buffington (fresh) SF - Douglas Huot (fresh) PF - David Emery (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Hurlbert (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Lonon is called for traveling | 44-36 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon (PG), Douglas Warren (SF) David Mole, Peter Henthorn | |
| Subs | N. Central | James Tremblay (PG), Dexter Procopio (SG), Joseph Alston (SF), Bobby Mathieu (PF) Kerry Leuenthal, Troy Buffington, Douglas Huot, Eugene Hurlbert | |
| 11:15 | N. Central | Joseph Alston makes the floater from close range set up by Bobby Mathieu | 44-38 |
| 11:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Douglas Warren loses the dribble to Bobby Mathieu | 44-38 |
| 10:40 | N. Central | Bobby Mathieu can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 10:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Douglas Warren pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 10:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Orville Davis connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Douglas Warren | 47-38 |
| 10:14 | N. Central | Dexter Procopio is hacked by Donald Woods - foul #1 on Donald Woods, team foul #1 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese (SG), Bill Thomas (PF), Patrick Stadler (C) Donald Woods, William Lonon, Orville Davis | |
| Subs | N. Central | Rodney Deberry (C) David Emery | |
| 10:02 | N. Central | Joseph Alston travels with the ball | 47-38 |
| 09:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-38 |
| 09:35 | N. Central | Bobby Mathieu grabs the defensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 09:21 | N. Central | Bobby Mathieu can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Bill Thomas - foul #3 on Bill Thomas, team foul #2 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mole (PG) Chad Cordon | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 09:21 | N. Central | Bobby Mathieu makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 09:21 | N. Central | Bobby Mathieu misses the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 09:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas snags the defensive board | 47-39 |
| 09:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mole is called for 10 seconds | 47-39 |
| 08:56 | N. Central | Bobby Mathieu knocks in the shot from the baseline | 47-41 |
| 08:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Douglas Warren misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-41 |
| 08:46 | N. Central | Joseph Alston grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 08:28 | N. Central | Frederick Calabrese is called for the reach on Dexter Procopio - foul #2 on Frederick Calabrese, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | William Lonon (SF) Douglas Warren | |
| Subs | N. Central | Kerry Leuenthal (PG), Troy Buffington (SG) James Tremblay, Dexter Procopio | |
| 08:12 | N. Central | Rodney Deberry misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Patrick Stadler - foul #1 on Patrick Stadler, team foul #4 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon (PG) David Mole | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 08:12 | N. Central | Rodney Deberry makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 08:12 | N. Central | Rodney Deberry makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 07:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas is fouled on the floor by Rodney Deberry - foul #3 on Rodney Deberry, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Chad Cordon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Calabrese (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Lonon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bill Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Patrick Stadler (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Kerry Leuenthal (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Buffington (fresh) SF - Joseph Alston (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Bobby Mathieu (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Rodney Deberry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Frederick Calabrese | 50-43 |
| 07:19 | N. Central | Bobby Mathieu misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 07:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Patrick Stadler | 50-43 |
| 07:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Troy Buffington - foul #1 on Troy Buffington, team foul #5 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Douglas Warren (SF) William Lonon | |
| Subs | N. Central | James Tremblay (PG), Dexter Procopio (SG), Douglas Huot (SF) Kerry Leuenthal, Troy Buffington, Joseph Alston | |
| 07:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon misses the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 07:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 07:02 | N. Central | Bobby Mathieu misses the floater from the free throw line | 51-43 |
| 07:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| 06:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Dexter Procopio - foul #3 on Dexter Procopio, team foul #6 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | William Lonon (C) Patrick Stadler | |
| Subs | N. Central | David Emery (PF), Eugene Hurlbert (C) Bobby Mathieu, Rodney Deberry | |
| 06:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 06:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese misses the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 06:37 | N. Central | Eugene Hurlbert grabs the board | 52-43 |
| 06:12 | N. Central | Douglas Huot can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-43 |
| 06:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Lonon snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 05:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Lonon connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Chad Cordon | 54-43 |
| 05:31 | N. Central | Dexter Procopio misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-43 |
| 05:29 | N. Central | James Tremblay snags the offensive board | 54-43 |
| 05:05 | N. Central | Douglas Huot loses the dribble to Douglas Warren | 54-43 |
| 05:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Douglas Warren banks in the layup | 56-43 |
| 05:02 | N. Central | N. Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-43 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Patrick Stadler (C) William Lonon | |
| Subs | N. Central | Joseph Alston (SF), Bobby Mathieu (PF), Rodney Deberry (C) Douglas Huot, David Emery, Eugene Hurlbert | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:46 | N. Central | Patrick Stadler swats the short shot by Rodney Deberry | 56-43 |
| 04:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon grabs the defensive rebound | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese drills a jumper from the free throw line | 58-43 |
| 04:13 | N. Central | Bobby Mathieu is fouled on the floor by Patrick Stadler - foul #2 on Patrick Stadler, team foul #5 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Woods (SG) Frederick Calabrese | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 03:56 | N. Central | James Tremblay knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Dexter Procopio | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Woods comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 58-46 |
| 03:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Woods grabs the offensive rebound | 58-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Chad Cordon (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Warren (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bill Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Patrick Stadler (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - James Tremblay (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dexter Procopio (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Alston (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Bobby Mathieu (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Rodney Deberry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Douglas Warren | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:07 | N. Central | Dexter Procopio clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Donald Woods - foul #2 on Donald Woods, team foul #6 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mole (PG), William Lonon (SF), Orville Davis (PF), Peter Henthorn (C) Chad Cordon, Douglas Warren, Bill Thomas, Patrick Stadler | |
| Subs | N. Central | Kerry Leuenthal (PG), Douglas Huot (SF), David Emery (PF), Eugene Hurlbert (C) James Tremblay, Joseph Alston, Bobby Mathieu, Rodney Deberry | |
| 03:07 | N. Central | Dexter Procopio makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 03:07 | N. Central | Dexter Procopio misses the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 03:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Orville Davis grabs the board | 61-47 |
| 02:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Peter Henthorn makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Lonon | 63-47 |
| 02:40 | N. Central | Orville Davis is called for the reach on Dexter Procopio - foul #1 on Orville Davis, team foul #7 | 63-47 |
| 02:40 | N. Central | Dexter Procopio makes the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 02:40 | N. Central | Dexter Procopio misses the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 02:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Lonon snags the defensive board | 63-48 |
| 02:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Peter Henthorn hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 63-48 |
| 02:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Orville Davis snags the offensive board | 63-48 |
| 02:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Lonon is fouled on the floor by Kerry Leuenthal - foul #1 on Kerry Leuenthal, team foul #7 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Troy Buffington (SG) Dexter Procopio | |
| 02:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Lonon makes the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 02:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Lonon misses the 2nd free throw | 64-48 |
| 02:00 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Eugene Hurlbert | 64-48 |
| 01:53 | N. Central | Troy Buffington misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-48 |
| 01:52 | N. Central | The offensive rebound goes to David Emery | 64-48 |
| 01:43 | N. Central | Kerry Leuenthal comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-48 |
| 01:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Lonon snags the defensive board | 64-48 |
| 01:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Woods is fouled on the floor by Troy Buffington - foul #2 on Troy Buffington, team foul #8 | 64-48 |
| 01:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Woods makes the 1st free throw | 65-48 |
| 01:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 65-48 |
| 01:21 | N. Central | Troy Buffington pulls down the rebound | 65-48 |
| 01:09 | N. Central | Douglas Huot hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kerry Leuenthal | 65-50 |
| 00:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Lonon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-50 |
| 00:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mole pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Lonon banks in the layup set up by David Mole | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:15 | N. Central | Troy Buffington drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Kerry Leuenthal and he's hacked by Donald Woods - foul #3 on Donald Woods, team foul #8 | 67-52 |
| 00:15 | N. Central | Troy Buffington misses the free throw | 67-52 |
| 00:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Peter Henthorn pulls down the rebound | 67-52 |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mole runs out the clock | 67-52 |