| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Gregory Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Adrian Charles (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ervin Downey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Pacholski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Boyd (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Roger Armstrong (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Wilcox (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Tran (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Singh (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Fleming (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | N. Central | Ervin Downey inbounds the ball | 43-29 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | N. Central | David Pacholski knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Ervin Downey | 45-29 |
| 19:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Armstrong misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-29 |
| 19:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Wilcox snags the offensive board | 45-29 |
| 19:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Boyd steps in front of the Robert Singh pass | 45-29 |
| 18:57 | N. Central | Bernard Tran picks off the pass by Adrian Charles | 45-29 |
| 18:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Singh misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-29 |
| 18:45 | N. Central | Adrian Charles grabs the defensive rebound | 45-29 |
| 18:38 | N. Central | David Fleming swats the short shot by David Pacholski | 45-29 |
| 18:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Singh snags the defensive board | 45-29 |
| 18:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Wilcox clanks a 3 from the left wing | 45-29 |
| 18:11 | N. Central | Donald Boyd snags the defensive board | 45-29 |
| 18:04 | N. Central | Donald Boyd misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Roger Armstrong - foul #2 on Roger Armstrong, team foul #1 | 45-29 |
| 18:04 | N. Central | Donald Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 46-29 |
| 18:04 | N. Central | Donald Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 47-29 |
| 17:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Armstrong can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-29 |
| 17:47 | N. Central | Gregory Hall pulls down the rebound | 47-29 |
| 17:31 | N. Central | David Pacholski connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Gregory Hall and the foul's on Robert Singh - foul #3 on Robert Singh, team foul #2 | 49-29 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerry Clausen (PF) Robert Singh | |
| 17:31 | N. Central | David Pacholski makes the free throw | 50-29 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 17:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerry Clausen is hacked by Ervin Downey - foul #2 on Ervin Downey, team foul #1 | 50-29 |
| 17:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Roger Armstrong and he's hacked by Ervin Downey - foul #3 on Ervin Downey, team foul #2 | 50-31 |
| Subs | N. Central | Pete Noah (SF) Ervin Downey | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Polak (C) David Fleming | |
| 17:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran misses the free throw | 50-31 |
| 17:12 | N. Central | Donald Boyd grabs the board | 50-31 |
| 16:57 | N. Central | David Pacholski is denied on a layup by Jerry Clausen | 50-31 |
| 16:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Roger Armstrong | 50-31 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 16:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Armstrong clanks a floater from the left wing | 50-31 |
| 16:40 | N. Central | Gregory Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 50-31 |
| 16:24 | N. Central | Donald Boyd misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-31 |
| 16:23 | N. Central | David Pacholski grabs the offensive rebound | 50-31 |
| 16:03 | N. Central | David Pacholski clanks a 3 from the right wing | 50-31 |
| 16:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Bernard Tran | 50-31 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Gregory Hall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Adrian Charles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Pete Noah (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Pacholski (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Boyd (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Roger Armstrong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Wilcox (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Tran (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Clausen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Polak (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 15:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran's pass is intercepted by Pete Noah | 50-31 |
| 15:25 | N. Central | David Pacholski misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Bernard Tran - foul #1 on Bernard Tran, team foul #3 | 50-31 |
| Subs | N. Central | Willy Leatherwood (PG), Matthew Wright (SG), Ervin Downey (SF) Gregory Hall, Adrian Charles, Donald Boyd | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Arden (PG), Myles Chavis (SG), Gregory Renteria (SF), Robert Singh (PF), David Fleming (C) Roger Armstrong, Timothy Wilcox, Bernard Tran, Jerry Clausen, Jason Polak | |
| 15:25 | N. Central | David Pacholski misses the 1st free throw | 50-31 |
| 15:25 | N. Central | David Pacholski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-31 |
| 15:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Arden drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Gregory Renteria | 51-34 |
| 15:09 | N. Central | Willy Leatherwood drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ervin Downey | 54-34 |
| 14:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Renteria misses the easy layup but he's fouled by David Pacholski - foul #1 on David Pacholski, team foul #3 | 54-34 |
| Subs | N. Central | Glenn Hickman (C) David Pacholski | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 14:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Renteria makes the 1st free throw | 54-35 |
| 14:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Renteria misses the 2nd free throw | 54-35 |
| 14:52 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Glenn Hickman | 54-35 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:30 | N. Central | Willy Leatherwood misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 54-35 |
| 14:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Renteria snags the defensive board | 54-35 |
| 14:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Pete Noah steals it from John Arden | 54-35 |
| 14:03 | N. Central | Ervin Downey makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Willy Leatherwood | 56-35 |
| 13:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Arden misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ervin Downey - foul #4 on Ervin Downey, team foul #4 | 56-35 |
| Subs | N. Central | Gregory Hall (PG), Adrian Charles (SG), Donald Boyd (C) Willy Leatherwood, Matthew Wright, Ervin Downey | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Wilcox (SG), Bernard Tran (SF) Myles Chavis, Gregory Renteria | |
| 13:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Arden makes the 1st free throw | 56-36 |
| 13:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Arden makes the 2nd free throw | 56-37 |
| 13:12 | N. Central | Pete Noah is hacked by John Arden - foul #3 on John Arden, team foul #4 | 56-37 |
| Subs | N. Central | Matthew Wright (SF) Pete Noah | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Armstrong (PG) John Arden | |
| 12:54 | N. Central | Glenn Hickman hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory Hall | 58-37 |
| 12:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from David Fleming | 58-39 |
| 12:14 | N. Central | Glenn Hickman hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory Hall | 61-39 |
| 12:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Armstrong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-39 |
| Subs | N. Central | Pete Noah (SF), David Pacholski (PF) Matthew Wright, Glenn Hickman | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerry Clausen (PF), Jason Polak (C) Robert Singh, David Fleming | |
| 11:42 | N. Central | Pete Noah misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-39 |
| 11:41 | N. Central | Donald Boyd gets the offensive rebound | 61-39 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Gregory Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Adrian Charles (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Pete Noah (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Pacholski (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Boyd (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Roger Armstrong (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Wilcox (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Tran (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Clausen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Polak (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:24 | N. Central | Adrian Charles can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 61-39 |
| 11:22 | N. Central | David Pacholski hits the follow up shot | 63-39 |
| 11:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Pete Noah is called for the reach on Bernard Tran - foul #2 on Pete Noah, team foul #5 | 63-39 |
| Subs | N. Central | Matthew Wright (SF) Donald Boyd | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 10:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Wilcox scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jerry Clausen | 63-42 |
| 10:33 | N. Central | Adrian Charles misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner but the foul's on Roger Armstrong - foul #3 on Roger Armstrong, team foul #5 | 63-42 |
| Subs | N. Central | Glenn Hickman (C) Matthew Wright | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Arden (PG), Gregory Renteria (SF), Robert Singh (PF) Roger Armstrong, Bernard Tran, Jason Polak | |
| 10:33 | N. Central | Adrian Charles makes the 1st free throw | 64-42 |
| 10:33 | N. Central | Adrian Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 65-42 |
| 10:33 | N. Central | Adrian Charles makes the 3rd free throw | 66-42 |
| 10:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Wilcox is whistled for traveling | 66-42 |
| 09:57 | N. Central | Pete Noah misses the jumper from close range | 66-42 |
| 09:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerry Clausen grabs the defensive rebound | 66-42 |
| 09:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Wilcox's floater is knocked away by David Pacholski | 66-42 |
| 09:39 | N. Central | Glenn Hickman grabs the board | 66-42 |
| 09:12 | N. Central | Adrian Charles is whistled for traveling | 66-42 |
| Subs | N. Central | Willy Leatherwood (PG), Matthew Wright (SG), Donald Boyd (C) Gregory Hall, Adrian Charles, Glenn Hickman | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Armstrong (PG), Bernard Tran (SF), David Fleming (C) Timothy Wilcox, Gregory Renteria, Jerry Clausen | |
| 08:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Singh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-42 |
| Subs | N. Central | Harry Massey (SF), Curtis Mills (PF) Pete Noah, David Pacholski | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 08:21 | N. Central | Donald Boyd misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by David Fleming - foul #2 on David Fleming, team foul #6 | 66-42 |
| 08:21 | N. Central | Donald Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 67-42 |
| 08:21 | N. Central | Donald Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 68-42 |
| 08:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Arden drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Roger Armstrong | 68-44 |
| 07:51 | N. Central | Harry Massey connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Donald Boyd and the foul's on Roger Armstrong - foul #4 on Roger Armstrong, team foul #7 | 70-44 |
| Subs | N. Central | Adrian Charles (SG), Ervin Downey (SF), Pete Noah (PF) Willy Leatherwood, Matthew Wright, Curtis Mills | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Wilcox (SG), Jerry Clausen (PF) John Arden, Robert Singh | |
| 07:51 | N. Central | Harry Massey misses the free throw | 70-44 |
| 07:51 | N. Central | Donald Boyd grabs the offensive rebound | 70-44 |
| 07:32 | N. Central | David Fleming blocks the short jumper by Ervin Downey | 70-44 |
| 07:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Wilcox pulls down the rebound | 70-44 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Harry Massey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adrian Charles (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Ervin Downey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Pete Noah (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Boyd (fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Roger Armstrong (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Timothy Wilcox (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Tran (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Clausen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Fleming (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 07:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerry Clausen loses the dribble to Donald Boyd | 70-44 |
| 06:45 | N. Central | Harry Massey clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 70-44 |
| 06:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to David Fleming | 70-44 |
| 06:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Armstrong drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-47 |
| 06:19 | N. Central | Harry Massey is fouled on the floor by Jerry Clausen - foul #1 on Jerry Clausen, team foul #8 | 70-47 |
| Subs | N. Central | David Pacholski (PF) Pete Noah | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Arden (PG), Robert Singh (PF) Roger Armstrong, David Fleming | |
| 06:19 | N. Central | Harry Massey makes the 1st free throw | 71-47 |
| 06:19 | N. Central | Harry Massey makes the 2nd free throw | 72-47 |
| 05:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-47 |
| 05:54 | N. Central | Adrian Charles snags the defensive board | 72-47 |
| 05:25 | N. Central | Ervin Downey is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Ervin Downey, team foul #6 | 72-47 |
| Subs | N. Central | Willy Leatherwood (PG), Matthew Wright (SG), Pete Noah (SF), Glenn Hickman (PF), Curtis Mills (C) Harry Massey, Adrian Charles, Ervin Downey, David Pacholski, Donald Boyd | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Myles Chavis (SG), Gregory Renteria (SF), Ross Triche (PF), Jason Polak (C) Timothy Wilcox, Bernard Tran, Robert Singh, Jerry Clausen | |
| 05:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Arden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-47 |
| 04:52 | N. Central | Willy Leatherwood misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-47 |
| 04:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Polak grabs the defensive rebound | 72-47 |
| 04:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ross Triche comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 72-47 |
| 04:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Polak snags the offensive board | 72-47 |
| 04:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Myles Chavis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-47 |
| 04:15 | N. Central | Pete Noah grabs the defensive rebound | 72-47 |
| 03:57 | N. Central | Jason Polak swats the shot by Curtis Mills | 72-47 |
| 03:55 | N. Central | The offensive rebound goes to Pete Noah | 72-47 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:35 | N. Central | Glenn Hickman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-47 |
| 03:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Polak snags the defensive board | 72-47 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Willy Leatherwood (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Wright (fresh) SF - Pete Noah (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Glenn Hickman (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Curtis Mills (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - John Arden (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Myles Chavis (fresh) SF - Gregory Renteria (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ross Triche (fresh) C - Jason Polak (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Renteria's layup is rejected by Glenn Hickman | 72-47 |
| 03:17 | N. Central | Curtis Mills gets the rebound | 72-47 |
| 03:04 | N. Central | John Arden is called for the reach on Matthew Wright - foul #4 on John Arden, team foul #9 | 72-47 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerry Clausen (PF) Ross Triche | |
| 03:04 | N. Central | Matthew Wright makes the 1st free throw | 73-47 |
| 03:04 | N. Central | Matthew Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 74-47 |
| 02:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Myles Chavis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-47 |
| 02:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerry Clausen pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-47 |
| 02:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Renteria drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Jerry Clausen | 74-49 |
| 02:14 | N. Central | Matthew Wright is fouled on the floor by John Arden - foul #5 on John Arden, team foul #10 | 74-49 |
| Subs | N. Central | Harry Massey (SF) Glenn Hickman | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Craig Jakuboski (PG), Ross Triche (SF) John Arden, Gregory Renteria | |
| 02:14 | N. Central | Matthew Wright makes the 1st free throw | 75-49 |
| 02:14 | N. Central | Matthew Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 76-49 |
| 01:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Craig Jakuboski is called for 3 seconds | 76-49 |
| Subs | N. Central | Glenn Hickman (PF) Harry Massey | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Renteria (SF) Ross Triche | |
| 01:31 | N. Central | Curtis Mills scores on a runner from close range set up by Matthew Wright | 78-49 |
| 01:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Myles Chavis drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 78-52 |
| 00:56 | N. Central | Curtis Mills's 3 pointer is rejected by Jason Polak | 78-52 |
| 00:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Gregory Renteria | 78-52 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Curtis Mills steals the ball from Myles Chavis | 78-52 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | N. Central | Glenn Hickman makes the floater from the left side set up by Willy Leatherwood | 80-52 |
| 00:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Craig Jakuboski hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jerry Clausen | 80-54 |
| 00:00 | N. Central | Willy Leatherwood runs out the clock | 80-54 |