| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Kerry Leuenthal (fresh) SG - Dexter Procopio (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Price (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Mathieu (fresh) C - Rodney Deberry (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - David Mole (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Woods (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Warren (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Todd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Stadler (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Douglas Warren inbounds the ball | 26-29 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Douglas Warren can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Bobby Mathieu - foul #3 on Bobby Mathieu, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| Subs | N. Central | Douglas Huot (PF) Bobby Mathieu | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 19:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Douglas Warren misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 19:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Douglas Warren misses the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 19:41 | N. Central | Rodney Deberry pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 19:24 | N. Central | Dexter Procopio's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-29 |
| 19:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mole hits a floater from the right side | 26-31 |
| 18:55 | N. Central | Jason Price misses the 3 from the right wing | 26-31 |
| 18:54 | N. Central | Dexter Procopio tips it home | 28-31 |
| 18:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Woods throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-31 |
| 18:14 | N. Central | Dexter Procopio misses long on a floater from the right side | 28-31 |
| 18:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Todd pulls down the rebound | 28-31 |
| 18:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mole is hacked by Kerry Leuenthal - foul #3 on Kerry Leuenthal, team foul #2 | 28-31 |
| Subs | N. Central | James Tremblay (PG) Kerry Leuenthal | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 17:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Todd makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Woods | 28-33 |
| 17:35 | N. Central | Jason Price misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Douglas Warren - foul #2 on Douglas Warren, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| 17:35 | N. Central | Jason Price misses the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 17:35 | N. Central | Jason Price makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 17:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Patrick Stadler buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Donald Woods | 29-35 |
| 16:52 | N. Central | Rodney Deberry is hacked by Douglas Warren - foul #3 on Douglas Warren, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| Subs | N. Central | David Emery (PF), Eugene Hurlbert (C) Jason Price, Rodney Deberry | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Peter Henthorn (SF), Orville Davis (PF) Douglas Warren, James Todd | |
| 16:33 | N. Central | Douglas Huot misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-35 |
| 16:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Orville Davis grabs the board | 29-35 |
| 16:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mole is hacked by James Tremblay - foul #2 on James Tremblay, team foul #3 | 29-35 |
| Subs | N. Central | Troy Buffington (SG), Sherman Oliver (PF) Dexter Procopio, Douglas Huot | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon (PG), Willie Risk (C) David Mole, Patrick Stadler | |
| 16:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Peter Henthorn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-35 |
| 15:55 | N. Central | Sherman Oliver misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 29-35 |
| 15:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Willie Risk | 29-35 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - James Tremblay (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Troy Buffington (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Emery (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sherman Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eugene Hurlbert (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Chad Cordon (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Donald Woods (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Henthorn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Orville Davis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Willie Risk (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Orville Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 29-35 |
| 15:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Woods grabs the offensive board | 29-35 |
| 15:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Orville Davis's pass is intercepted by Troy Buffington | 29-35 |
| 15:12 | N. Central | Troy Buffington is whistled for traveling | 29-35 |
| Subs | N. Central | Kerry Leuenthal (PG), Dexter Procopio (SG), Jason Price (SF), Bobby Mathieu (PF), Rodney Deberry (C) James Tremblay, Troy Buffington, David Emery, Sherman Oliver, Eugene Hurlbert | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mole (PG), Douglas Warren (SF), James Todd (PF) Donald Woods, Peter Henthorn, Willie Risk | |
| 14:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Dexter Procopio - foul #1 on Dexter Procopio, team foul #4 | 29-35 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Patrick Stadler (C) Orville Davis | |
| 14:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 14:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon misses the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 14:52 | N. Central | Bobby Mathieu gets the rebound | 29-36 |
| 14:31 | N. Central | Dexter Procopio misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 14:30 | N. Central | Jason Price gets the offensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 14:21 | N. Central | Rodney Deberry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-36 |
| 14:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon grabs the defensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 14:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-36 |
| 13:58 | N. Central | Rodney Deberry pulls down the rebound | 29-36 |
| 13:54 | N. Central | Jason Price comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 29-36 |
| 13:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mole grabs the defensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 13:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Todd misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-36 |
| 13:36 | N. Central | Rodney Deberry grabs the board | 29-36 |
| 13:18 | N. Central | Jason Price can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 13:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to James Todd | 29-36 |
| 12:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Patrick Stadler hits the finger roll | 29-38 |
| 12:47 | N. Central | Bobby Mathieu banks in the layup on a great pass from Kerry Leuenthal | 31-38 |
| 12:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Douglas Warren throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-38 |
| Subs | N. Central | James Tremblay (SG), Douglas Huot (SF), David Emery (C) Dexter Procopio, Jason Price, Rodney Deberry | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Nitta (PG), Donald Woods (SG), Orville Davis (PF), Willie Risk (C) David Mole, Chad Cordon, James Todd, Patrick Stadler | |
| 12:21 | N. Central | Douglas Huot misses short on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Douglas Warren - foul #4 on Douglas Warren, team foul #3 | 31-38 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Peter Henthorn (SF) Douglas Warren | |
| 12:21 | N. Central | Douglas Huot makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 12:21 | N. Central | Douglas Huot makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 11:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Douglas Huot steps in front of the Willie Risk pass | 33-38 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Kerry Leuenthal (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Tremblay (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Huot (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bobby Mathieu (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - David Emery (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - David Nitta (fresh) SG - Donald Woods (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Henthorn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Orville Davis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Willie Risk (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | N. Central | Orville Davis steals it from James Tremblay | 33-38 |
| 11:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Woods buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Orville Davis | 33-41 |
| 11:03 | N. Central | James Tremblay knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kerry Leuenthal | 35-41 |
| 10:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Nitta misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Tremblay - foul #3 on James Tremblay, team foul #5 | 35-41 |
| Subs | N. Central | Dexter Procopio (SG), Jason Price (SF), Rodney Deberry (C) Kerry Leuenthal, Bobby Mathieu, David Emery | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | James Todd (PF), Patrick Stadler (C) Orville Davis, Willie Risk | |
| 10:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Nitta makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 10:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Nitta makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 10:34 | N. Central | Jason Price is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jason Price, team foul #6 | 35-43 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mole (PG) David Nitta | |
| 10:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Woods can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-43 |
| 10:14 | N. Central | Rodney Deberry grabs the board | 35-43 |
| 09:55 | N. Central | Jason Price drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Dexter Procopio | 37-43 |
| 09:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mole hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Donald Woods | 37-46 |
| 09:32 | N. Central | Dexter Procopio knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jason Price | 40-46 |
| 09:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Patrick Stadler clanks a runner near the basket but he's hacked by James Tremblay - foul #4 on James Tremblay, team foul #7 | 40-46 |
| Subs | N. Central | Norman Earley (PG), Bobby Mathieu (PF) James Tremblay, Douglas Huot | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 09:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Patrick Stadler makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 09:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Patrick Stadler makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 08:53 | N. Central | Bobby Mathieu is fouled on the floor by Patrick Stadler - foul #1 on Patrick Stadler, team foul #4 | 40-48 |
| Subs | N. Central | Kerry Leuenthal (PG) Norman Earley | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Jones (SF) Peter Henthorn | |
| 08:40 | N. Central | Kerry Leuenthal hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Bobby Mathieu | 42-48 |
| 08:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Woods misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 08:21 | N. Central | Rodney Deberry pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 08:11 | N. Central | Dexter Procopio misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 08:09 | N. Central | Rodney Deberry snags the offensive board | 42-48 |
| 07:50 | N. Central | Kerry Leuenthal comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-48 |
| 07:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Patrick Stadler | 42-48 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Kerry Leuenthal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dexter Procopio (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Price (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bobby Mathieu (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Rodney Deberry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - David Mole (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Woods (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Jones (fresh) PF - James Todd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Stadler (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dexter Procopio is called for the reach on David Mole in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dexter Procopio, team foul #8 | 42-48 |
| Subs | N. Central | Douglas Huot (SF), David Emery (C) Jason Price, Rodney Deberry | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon (SG), Douglas Warren (SF), Orville Davis (PF), Willie Risk (C) Donald Woods, John Jones, James Todd, Patrick Stadler | |
| 07:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mole misses the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 07:46 | N. Central | Bobby Mathieu snags the defensive board | 42-48 |
| 07:26 | N. Central | Dexter Procopio hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-48 |
| 07:24 | N. Central | David Emery misses the tip | 42-48 |
| 07:22 | N. Central | Bobby Mathieu snags the offensive board | 42-48 |
| 07:10 | N. Central | Bobby Mathieu misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-48 |
| 07:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mole snags the defensive board | 42-48 |
| 06:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Risk drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Douglas Warren | 42-50 |
| 06:40 | N. Central | David Emery comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 42-50 |
| 06:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mole grabs the defensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 06:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Emery steps in front of the Willie Risk pass | 42-50 |
| 06:20 | N. Central | Dexter Procopio scores on a fadeaway from the left side and the foul's on Chad Cordon - foul #1 on Chad Cordon, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| Subs | N. Central | James Tremblay (PG), Jason Price (SF), Rodney Deberry (C) Kerry Leuenthal, Douglas Huot, David Emery | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Woods (SG), James Todd (PF), Patrick Stadler (C) David Mole, Orville Davis, Willie Risk | |
| 06:20 | N. Central | Dexter Procopio misses the free throw | 44-50 |
| 06:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Patrick Stadler gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 05:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Todd lays it in set up by Donald Woods | 44-52 |
| 05:32 | N. Central | James Tremblay misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 44-52 |
| 05:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon pulls down the rebound | 44-52 |
| 05:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Todd can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Bobby Mathieu - foul #4 on Bobby Mathieu, team foul #9 | 44-52 |
| Subs | N. Central | Troy Buffington (SG) Dexter Procopio | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 05:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Todd makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 05:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 04:52 | N. Central | Jason Price makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Troy Buffington | 47-54 |
| 04:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Douglas Warren can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 04:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Douglas Warren grabs the offensive board | 47-54 |
| 04:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Todd can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 47-54 |
| 04:22 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Jason Price | 47-54 |
| 04:17 | N. Central | James Tremblay misses the 3 from straight away | 47-54 |
| 04:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Todd snags the defensive board | 47-54 |
| 03:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon loses the ball out of bounds | 47-54 |
| Subs | N. Central | Kerry Leuenthal (PG), Douglas Huot (SF), David Emery (PF), Eugene Hurlbert (C) Troy Buffington, Jason Price, Bobby Mathieu, Rodney Deberry | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mole (PG), Peter Henthorn (SG), Orville Davis (PF) Chad Cordon, Donald Woods, James Todd | |
| 03:39 | N. Central | Douglas Huot is denied on a layup by Patrick Stadler | 47-54 |
| 03:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Patrick Stadler grabs the defensive rebound | 47-54 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Kerry Leuenthal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Tremblay (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Douglas Huot (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Emery (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Hurlbert (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - David Mole (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Henthorn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Douglas Warren (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Orville Davis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Patrick Stadler (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Douglas Warren's floater is knocked away by Douglas Huot | 47-54 |
| 03:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Patrick Stadler hits the follow up shot | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:06 | N. Central | Kerry Leuenthal misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-56 |
| 03:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Orville Davis | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-56 |
| Subs | N. Central | Dexter Procopio (SG), Jason Price (SF), Bobby Mathieu (PF), Rodney Deberry (C) James Tremblay, Douglas Huot, David Emery, Eugene Hurlbert | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Woods (SG), James Todd (PF) Peter Henthorn, Orville Davis | |
| 02:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Woods buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Douglas Warren | 47-59 |
| 02:35 | N. Central | Rodney Deberry can't finish the layup | 47-59 |
| 02:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to James Todd | 47-59 |
| 02:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Douglas Warren connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Donald Woods | 47-62 |
| 01:57 | N. Central | Dexter Procopio travels with the ball | 47-62 |
| Subs | N. Central | James Tremblay (PG), Troy Buffington (SG), Douglas Huot (SF), David Emery (PF), Eugene Hurlbert (C) Kerry Leuenthal, Dexter Procopio, Jason Price, Bobby Mathieu, Rodney Deberry | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Nitta (PG), Chad Cordon (SG), Peter Henthorn (SF), Orville Davis (PF), Willie Risk (C) David Mole, Donald Woods, Douglas Warren, James Todd, Patrick Stadler | |
| 01:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Nitta comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 47-62 |
| 01:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Orville Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-62 |
| 01:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Tremblay steals it from Willie Risk | 47-62 |
| 01:17 | N. Central | James Tremblay blows the layup | 47-62 |
| 01:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Orville Davis snags the defensive board | 47-62 |
| 00:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon travels with the ball | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:40 | N. Central | James Tremblay misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Willie Risk - foul #1 on Willie Risk, team foul #6 | 47-62 |
| 00:40 | N. Central | James Tremblay makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 00:40 | N. Central | James Tremblay misses the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| 00:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Peter Henthorn | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Orville Davis connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Peter Henthorn | 48-64 |
| 00:10 | N. Central | James Tremblay misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-64 |
| 00:09 | N. Central | Eugene Hurlbert tips it back up and in | 50-64 |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Nitta runs out the clock | 50-64 |