| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Roger Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Timothy Wilcox (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bernard Tran (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Singh (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Clausen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Gregory Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adrian Charles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ervin Downey (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Pacholski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Boyd (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran inbounds the ball | 27-43 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gregory Hall - foul #3 on Gregory Hall, team foul #1 | 27-43 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Willy Leatherwood (PG) Gregory Hall | |
| 19:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran makes the 1st free throw | 28-43 |
| 19:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran makes the 2nd free throw | 29-43 |
| 19:28 | N. Central | Ervin Downey knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by David Pacholski | 29-45 |
| 19:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerry Clausen buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Roger Armstrong | 31-45 |
| 18:59 | N. Central | Donald Boyd banks in the layup | 31-47 |
| 18:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerry Clausen is fouled on the floor by Willy Leatherwood - foul #2 on Willy Leatherwood, team foul #2 | 31-47 |
| 18:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Armstrong misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-47 |
| 18:19 | N. Central | The rebound goes to David Pacholski | 31-47 |
| 18:12 | N. Central | David Pacholski hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Adrian Charles | 31-49 |
| 18:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Armstrong can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-49 |
| 18:05 | N. Central | Donald Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 31-49 |
| 17:51 | N. Central | Donald Boyd hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 31-49 |
| 17:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerry Clausen grabs the board | 31-49 |
| 17:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Singh hits the finger roll on a great pass from Roger Armstrong | 33-49 |
| 17:21 | N. Central | Adrian Charles misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-49 |
| 17:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Singh snags the defensive board | 33-49 |
| 17:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran is hacked by Ervin Downey - foul #2 on Ervin Downey, team foul #3 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Polak (C) Jerry Clausen | |
| Subs | N. Central | Pete Noah (SF) Ervin Downey | |
| 16:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Singh loses the dribble to Donald Boyd | 33-49 |
| 16:39 | N. Central | Pete Noah clanks a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Bernard Tran - foul #2 on Bernard Tran, team foul #1 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Arden (PG), Gregory Renteria (C) Roger Armstrong, Robert Singh | |
| Subs | N. Central | Matthew Wright (PG), Glenn Hickman (PF), Curtis Mills (C) Willy Leatherwood, David Pacholski, Donald Boyd | |
| 16:39 | N. Central | Pete Noah makes the 1st free throw | 33-50 |
| 16:39 | N. Central | Pete Noah misses the 2nd free throw | 33-50 |
| 16:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran grabs the defensive rebound | 33-50 |
| 16:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran throws it down on a great pass from John Arden | 35-50 |
| 16:02 | N. Central | Matthew Wright connects on the jumpshot from the left side and he's hacked by John Arden - foul #1 on John Arden, team foul #2 | 35-52 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Myles Chavis (SG), Jerry Clausen (PF) Timothy Wilcox, Bernard Tran | |
| Subs | N. Central | Harry Massey (SG) Adrian Charles | |
| 16:02 | N. Central | Matthew Wright misses the free throw | 35-52 |
| 16:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerry Clausen snags the defensive board | 35-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - John Arden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Myles Chavis (fresh) SF - Gregory Renteria (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Clausen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Polak (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Matthew Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Massey (fresh) SF - Pete Noah (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Glenn Hickman (fresh) 5 pts. C - Curtis Mills (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Polak connects on the floater in the paint set up by John Arden | 37-52 |
| 15:34 | N. Central | Glenn Hickman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Harry Massey and he's fouled by Jerry Clausen - foul #1 on Jerry Clausen, team foul #3 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Armstrong (PG), Robert Singh (PF), David Fleming (C) Myles Chavis, Jerry Clausen, Jason Polak | |
| Subs | N. Central | Gregory Hall (PG), Willy Leatherwood (SG), Ervin Downey (SF), Donald Boyd (C) Matthew Wright, Harry Massey, Pete Noah, Curtis Mills | |
| 15:34 | N. Central | Glenn Hickman misses the free throw | 37-54 |
| 15:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Robert Singh | 37-54 |
| 15:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Fleming connects on the floater from close range | 39-54 |
| 15:02 | N. Central | Gregory Hall hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Ervin Downey and he's fouled by Roger Armstrong - foul #1 on Roger Armstrong, team foul #4 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Wilcox (SG), Bernard Tran (SF) John Arden, Gregory Renteria | |
| Subs | N. Central | Adrian Charles (SG), David Pacholski (PF) Willy Leatherwood, Glenn Hickman | |
| 15:02 | N. Central | Gregory Hall makes the free throw | 39-57 |
| 14:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-57 |
| 14:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Fleming tips it back up and in | 41-57 |
| 14:23 | N. Central | David Pacholski buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Wilcox | 43-60 |
| 13:57 | N. Central | Donald Boyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-60 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerry Clausen (PF) Robert Singh | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 43-60 |
| 13:39 | N. Central | Donald Boyd gets the rebound | 43-60 |
| 13:33 | N. Central | Donald Boyd's fadeaway is rejected by David Fleming | 43-60 |
| 13:31 | N. Central | The offensive rebound goes to David Pacholski | 43-60 |
| 13:17 | N. Central | Adrian Charles drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Gregory Hall | 43-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerry Clausen clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 43-63 |
| 12:58 | N. Central | Donald Boyd pulls down the rebound | 43-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:39 | N. Central | Roger Armstrong steals the ball from Ervin Downey | 43-63 |
| 12:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Fleming is whistled for traveling | 43-63 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Arden (PG), Myles Chavis (SG), Gregory Renteria (SF), Robert Singh (PF) Roger Armstrong, Timothy Wilcox, Bernard Tran, David Fleming | |
| Subs | N. Central | Willy Leatherwood (SG), Matthew Wright (SF), Pete Noah (PF), Glenn Hickman (C) Adrian Charles, Ervin Downey, David Pacholski, Donald Boyd | |
| 11:58 | N. Central | Matthew Wright misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-63 |
| 11:57 | N. Central | Matthew Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-63 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - John Arden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Myles Chavis (fresh) SF - Gregory Renteria (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Singh (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Clausen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Gregory Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Willy Leatherwood (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Pete Noah (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Glenn Hickman (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:47 | N. Central | Myles Chavis picks off the pass by Pete Noah | 43-63 |
| 11:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Myles Chavis lays it up and in | 45-63 |
| 11:15 | N. Central | Glenn Hickman is called for traveling | 45-63 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Wilcox (SG) Myles Chavis | |
| Subs | N. Central | Adrian Charles (SG), David Pacholski (PF) Gregory Hall, Matthew Wright | |
| 10:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Wilcox hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-63 |
| 10:56 | N. Central | The rebound goes to David Pacholski | 45-63 |
| 10:36 | N. Central | Willy Leatherwood misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-63 |
| 10:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerry Clausen gets the rebound | 45-63 |
| 10:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Arden comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 45-63 |
| 10:07 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Pete Noah | 45-63 |
| 09:45 | N. Central | Pete Noah is hacked by John Arden - foul #2 on John Arden, team foul #5 | 45-63 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Armstrong (PG), Bernard Tran (SF), David Fleming (C) John Arden, Gregory Renteria, Jerry Clausen | |
| Subs | N. Central | Gregory Hall (PG), Ervin Downey (SF), Donald Boyd (C) Willy Leatherwood, David Pacholski, Glenn Hickman | |
| 09:26 | N. Central | Adrian Charles is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Adrian Charles, team foul #4 | 45-63 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Polak (PF) Robert Singh | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 09:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Wilcox misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Adrian Charles - foul #4 on Adrian Charles, team foul #5 | 45-63 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Matthew Wright (SG) Adrian Charles | |
| 09:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Wilcox makes the 1st free throw | 46-63 |
| 09:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Wilcox makes the 2nd free throw | 47-63 |
| 08:50 | N. Central | Donald Boyd hits a runner in the paint set up by Pete Noah | 47-65 |
| 08:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Wilcox misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-65 |
| 08:33 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Pete Noah | 47-65 |
| 08:15 | N. Central | Donald Boyd can't finish the layup | 47-65 |
| 08:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran gets the rebound | 47-65 |
| 07:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | A charge is called on Jason Polak - foul #2 on Jason Polak, team foul #6 | 47-65 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Arden (SG), Robert Singh (PF) Timothy Wilcox, Jason Polak | |
| Subs | N. Central | Adrian Charles (SG), David Pacholski (PF) Matthew Wright, Pete Noah | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Roger Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Arden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Tran (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Singh (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - David Fleming (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Gregory Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Adrian Charles (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ervin Downey (fresh) 10 pts. PF - David Pacholski (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Donald Boyd (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:36 | N. Central | David Pacholski misses badly on a floater from the left side | 47-65 |
| 07:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Singh grabs the defensive rebound | 47-65 |
| 07:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Roger Armstrong | 49-65 |
| 06:58 | N. Central | David Pacholski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert Singh - foul #3 on Robert Singh, team foul #7 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Wilcox (SG), Jerry Clausen (C) John Arden, David Fleming | |
| Subs | N. Central | Willy Leatherwood (PG), Pete Noah (SF) Gregory Hall, Ervin Downey | |
| 06:58 | N. Central | David Pacholski makes the 1st free throw | 49-66 |
| 06:58 | N. Central | David Pacholski makes the 2nd free throw | 49-67 |
| 06:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Wilcox clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-67 |
| 06:42 | N. Central | Donald Boyd grabs the board | 49-67 |
| 06:13 | N. Central | Donald Boyd is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Donald Boyd, team foul #6 | 49-67 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Arden (PG), Gregory Renteria (SF) Roger Armstrong, Bernard Tran | |
| Subs | N. Central | Glenn Hickman (C) Donald Boyd | |
| 06:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Singh knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Timothy Wilcox | 51-67 |
| 05:38 | N. Central | Willy Leatherwood comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-67 |
| 05:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Wilcox gets the rebound | 51-67 |
| 05:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Singh scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Timothy Wilcox | 53-67 |
| 04:59 | N. Central | Adrian Charles misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-67 |
| 04:57 | N. Central | Pete Noah gets the offensive rebound | 53-67 |
| 04:43 | N. Central | David Pacholski hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Willy Leatherwood | 53-69 |
| 04:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Renteria banks in the layup | 55-69 |
| 04:19 | N. Central | N. Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-69 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Armstrong (PG), Bernard Tran (SF), David Fleming (C) John Arden, Gregory Renteria, Jerry Clausen | |
| Subs | N. Central | Gregory Hall (PG), Ervin Downey (SF), Donald Boyd (C) Willy Leatherwood, Pete Noah, Glenn Hickman | |
| 04:00 | N. Central | Ervin Downey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-69 |
| 03:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Singh snags the defensive board | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Wilcox clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 55-69 |
| 03:53 | N. Central | Donald Boyd pulls down the rebound | 55-69 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Roger Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Wilcox (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SF - Bernard Tran (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Singh (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - David Fleming (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Gregory Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Adrian Charles (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ervin Downey (fresh) 10 pts. PF - David Pacholski (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Donald Boyd (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:29 | N. Central | Gregory Hall drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from David Pacholski | 55-71 |
| 03:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Wilcox drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Bernard Tran | 57-71 |
| 02:56 | N. Central | Robert Singh takes the ball from David Pacholski | 57-71 |
| 02:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Pacholski swats the shot by Bernard Tran | 57-71 |
| 02:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran grabs the offensive board | 57-71 |
| 02:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 57-71 |
| 02:33 | N. Central | David Pacholski grabs the board | 57-71 |
| 02:09 | N. Central | Adrian Charles makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Gregory Hall | 57-74 |
| 01:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Pacholski blocks the short jumper by Bernard Tran | 57-74 |
| 01:51 | N. Central | David Pacholski gets the rebound | 57-74 |
| 01:45 | N. Central | Adrian Charles drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by David Pacholski | 57-77 |
| 01:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Fleming misses the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Ervin Downey - foul #3 on Ervin Downey, team foul #7 | 57-77 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Arden (PG), Myles Chavis (SG), Gregory Renteria (SF), Jerry Clausen (PF) Roger Armstrong, Timothy Wilcox, Bernard Tran, Robert Singh | |
| Subs | N. Central | Willy Leatherwood (PG), Matthew Wright (SG), Pete Noah (SF), Glenn Hickman (PF), Curtis Mills (C) Gregory Hall, Adrian Charles, Ervin Downey, David Pacholski, Donald Boyd | |
| 01:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 58-77 |
| 01:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 59-77 |
| 01:05 | N. Central | Pete Noah's layup is rejected by Gregory Renteria | 59-77 |
| 01:03 | N. Central | Glenn Hickman tips it back up and in | 59-79 |
| 00:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Myles Chavis hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Renteria | 61-79 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:17 | N. Central | Pete Noah hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Matthew Wright | 61-81 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | The jump hook by Jerry Clausen is blocked by Glenn Hickman | 61-81 |
| 00:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Fleming can't tip it in | 61-81 |
| 00:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Arden grabs the offensive rebound | 61-81 |
| 00:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Arden knocks in the floater from the left wing | 63-81 |
| 00:00 | N. Central | Willy Leatherwood runs out the clock | 63-81 |