| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Jerald Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Flor (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Ford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Dahlgren (fresh) 4 pts. C - Randy Harden (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Stanley Baxter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Countryman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Frick (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Richard Vidrine (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Perron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Central | Paul Frick inbounds the ball | 42-37 |
| 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) | |
| 19:40 | N. Central | Jerald Taylor is called for the reach on Stanley Baxter - foul #1 on Jerald Taylor, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| 19:27 | N. Central | Richard Vidrine misses the floater from the left block | 42-37 |
| 19:26 | N. Central | Stanley Baxter grabs the offensive board | 42-37 |
| 19:10 | N. Central | Larry Perron hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 42-37 |
| 19:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Randy Harden snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 18:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerald Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-37 |
| 18:45 | N. Central | Paul Frick makes the shot from the right block set up by Stanley Baxter | 42-39 |
| 18:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Randy Harden lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Flor | 44-39 |
| 18:26 | N. Central | Stanley Baxter is hacked by Jerald Taylor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerald Taylor, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| 18:12 | N. Central | Richard Vidrine is fouled on the floor by Ricky Ford - foul #3 on Ricky Ford, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Hill (SF) Ricky Ford | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 18:02 | N. Central | Paul Frick loses the dribble to Jerald Taylor | 44-39 |
| 17:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Randy Harden clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 17:50 | N. Central | Paul Frick snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 17:43 | N. Central | Larry Perron's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-39 |
| 17:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Randy Harden is called for traveling | 44-39 |
| 17:06 | N. Central | Richard Vidrine banks in the layup on a great pass from Donald Countryman and the foul's on Nathan Dahlgren - foul #1 on Nathan Dahlgren, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim King (SG) Thomas Flor | |
| Subs | N. Central | Robert Wareham (SF) Paul Frick | |
| 17:06 | N. Central | Richard Vidrine misses the free throw | 44-41 |
| 17:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Randy Harden gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 16:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathan Dahlgren clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 16:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Hill tips it back up and in | 46-41 |
| 16:29 | N. Central | Donald Countryman is hacked by Jim King - foul #2 on Jim King, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Vanmeter (PF), William Matkowski (C) Nathan Dahlgren, Randy Harden | |
| Subs | N. Central | Wallace Luttrell (PG), Randall Vallery (SG) Stanley Baxter, Donald Countryman | |
| 16:09 | N. Central | Richard Vidrine buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Wareham | 46-44 |
| 16:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerald Taylor scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Hill | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Jerald Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jim King (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Hill (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Charles Vanmeter (fresh) C - William Matkowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Wallace Luttrell (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Randall Vallery (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Wareham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Vidrine (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Perron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | N. Central | William Matkowski takes the ball from Wallace Luttrell | 49-44 |
| 15:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Vanmeter connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jim King | 51-44 |
| 15:20 | N. Central | Robert Wareham misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 51-44 |
| 15:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Matkowski snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 15:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Vanmeter clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 51-44 |
| 15:00 | N. Central | Richard Vidrine gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 14:43 | N. Central | Wallace Luttrell scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Wareham | 51-46 |
| 14:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerald Taylor hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Wallace Luttrell - foul #3 on Wallace Luttrell, team foul #1 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Flor (SG), Ricky Ford (SF), Nathan Dahlgren (PF), Randy Harden (C) Jim King, Frank Hill, Charles Vanmeter, William Matkowski | |
| Subs | N. Central | Stanley Baxter (PG), Donald Countryman (SG), Paul Frick (SF), Hugo Truman (PF), Jeffery Sproles (C) Wallace Luttrell, Randall Vallery, Robert Wareham, Richard Vidrine, Larry Perron | |
| 14:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerald Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 14:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerald Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 14:21 | N. Central | Jerald Taylor takes the ball from Stanley Baxter in the backcourt | 53-46 |
| 14:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Randy Harden misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-46 |
| 14:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathan Dahlgren tips it home | 55-46 |
| 13:42 | N. Central | Hugo Truman misses badly on a floater near the basket | 55-46 |
| 13:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Randy Harden pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| 13:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Randy Harden misses the lay-in | 55-46 |
| 13:19 | N. Central | Jeffery Sproles grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 12:59 | N. Central | Hugo Truman misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Randy Harden - foul #2 on Randy Harden, team foul #6 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim King (PG) Jerald Taylor | |
| Subs | N. Central | Larry Perron (C) Jeffery Sproles | |
| 12:59 | N. Central | Hugo Truman misses the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 12:59 | N. Central | Hugo Truman makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 12:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Flor misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 55-47 |
| 12:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathan Dahlgren snags the offensive board | 55-47 |
| 12:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim King scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Thomas Flor | 57-47 |
| 12:09 | N. Central | Paul Frick misses the lay-in | 57-47 |
| 12:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Randy Harden pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| 11:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim King misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-47 |
| 11:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim King snags the offensive board | 57-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Jim King (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Flor (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ricky Ford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nathan Dahlgren (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Randy Harden (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Stanley Baxter (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Countryman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Frick (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Hugo Truman (fresh) 5 pts. C - Larry Perron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Flor clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-47 |
| 11:49 | N. Central | Hugo Truman grabs the defensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 11:37 | N. Central | Paul Frick misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 57-47 |
| 11:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim King grabs the board | 57-47 |
| 11:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathan Dahlgren can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Donald Countryman - foul #1 on Donald Countryman, team foul #2 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Lizotte (SG), Charles Vanmeter (C) Thomas Flor, Randy Harden | |
| Subs | N. Central | Wallace Luttrell (PG), Randall Vallery (SG), Robert Wareham (SF), Richard Vidrine (PF) Stanley Baxter, Donald Countryman, Paul Frick, Hugo Truman | |
| 11:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathan Dahlgren makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 11:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathan Dahlgren makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 11:03 | N. Central | Richard Vidrine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-47 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerald Taylor (PG), Frank Hill (SF), William Matkowski (C) Andrew Lizotte, Ricky Ford, Nathan Dahlgren | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 10:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Vanmeter's pass is intercepted by Randall Vallery | 59-47 |
| 10:31 | N. Central | Robert Wareham's pass is intercepted by Jerald Taylor | 59-47 |
| 10:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Matkowski misses the floater from the free throw line | 59-47 |
| 10:11 | N. Central | Robert Wareham gets the rebound | 59-47 |
| 09:55 | N. Central | Richard Vidrine can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 59-47 |
| 09:53 | N. Central | Larry Perron gets the offensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 09:36 | N. Central | Richard Vidrine dunks the ball on a great pass from Wallace Luttrell | 59-49 |
| 09:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Matkowski misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 59-49 |
| 09:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Hill gets the offensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 09:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Vidrine is called for the reach on Charles Vanmeter - foul #1 on Richard Vidrine, team foul #3 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Flor (SG), Ricky Ford (SF), Nathan Dahlgren (PF), Randy Harden (C) Jim King, Frank Hill, Charles Vanmeter, William Matkowski | |
| Subs | N. Central | Stanley Baxter (PG), Donald Countryman (SG), Paul Frick (SF), Jeffery Sproles (C) Wallace Luttrell, Randall Vallery, Robert Wareham, Larry Perron | |
| 08:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathan Dahlgren makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Jerald Taylor | 61-49 |
| 08:24 | N. Central | Richard Vidrine makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Stanley Baxter | 61-51 |
| 08:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerald Taylor misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-51 |
| 08:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Ricky Ford | 61-51 |
| 07:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Randy Harden makes the shot from the left side set up by Nathan Dahlgren | 63-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Jerald Taylor (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Thomas Flor (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ricky Ford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nathan Dahlgren (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Randy Harden (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Stanley Baxter (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Countryman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Frick (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Vidrine (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffery Sproles (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | N. Central | Richard Vidrine misses the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Ricky Ford - foul #4 on Ricky Ford, team foul #7 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim King (PG) Jerald Taylor | |
| Subs | N. Central | Larry Perron (C) Jeffery Sproles | |
| 07:24 | N. Central | Richard Vidrine misses the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 07:24 | N. Central | Richard Vidrine misses the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 07:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Randy Harden gets the rebound | 63-51 |
| 07:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim King is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Jim King, team foul #8 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Hugo Truman (PF) Richard Vidrine | |
| 06:53 | N. Central | Stanley Baxter makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-54 |
| 06:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stanley Baxter steps in front of the Jim King pass | 63-54 |
| 06:16 | N. Central | Stanley Baxter misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-54 |
| 06:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Randy Harden grabs the board | 63-54 |
| 06:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathan Dahlgren misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 06:06 | N. Central | Paul Frick grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 05:52 | N. Central | Donald Countryman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-54 |
| 05:51 | N. Central | Hugo Truman gets the offensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 05:40 | N. Central | Paul Frick connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Stanley Baxter | 63-56 |
| 05:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim King hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Stanley Baxter - foul #1 on Stanley Baxter, team foul #4 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerald Taylor (PG), Frank Hill (SF), Charles Vanmeter (PF), William Matkowski (C) Thomas Flor, Ricky Ford, Nathan Dahlgren, Randy Harden | |
| Subs | N. Central | Wallace Luttrell (PG), Randall Vallery (SG), Robert Wareham (SF), Richard Vidrine (PF) Stanley Baxter, Donald Countryman, Paul Frick, Hugo Truman | |
| 05:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim King misses the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 05:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim King makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 05:02 | N. Central | Richard Vidrine clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-56 |
| 05:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim King grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 04:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Hill connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Jerald Taylor and he's hacked by Wallace Luttrell - foul #4 on Wallace Luttrell, team foul #5 | 66-56 |
| 04:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Hill misses the free throw | 66-56 |
| 04:42 | N. Central | Larry Perron gets the rebound | 66-56 |
| 04:29 | N. Central | Randall Vallery misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-56 |
| 04:28 | N. Central | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Perron | 66-56 |
| 04:16 | N. Central | Randall Vallery misses short on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Jim King - foul #4 on Jim King, team foul #9 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Jeffery Sproles (C) Larry Perron | |
| 04:16 | N. Central | Randall Vallery makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 04:16 | N. Central | Randall Vallery misses the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 04:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Vanmeter pulls down the rebound | 66-57 |
| 04:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Hill comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-57 |
| 03:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Hill | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Hill is hacked by Robert Wareham - foul #1 on Robert Wareham, team foul #6 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Flor (SG), Ricky Ford (SF), Nathan Dahlgren (PF), Randy Harden (C) Jim King, Frank Hill, Charles Vanmeter, William Matkowski | |
| Subs | N. Central | Stanley Baxter (PG) Wallace Luttrell | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Jerald Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Thomas Flor (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ricky Ford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Nathan Dahlgren (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Randy Harden (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Stanley Baxter (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Randall Vallery (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wareham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Vidrine (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffery Sproles (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Randy Harden connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-57 |
| 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) | |
| 03:08 | N. Central | Stanley Baxter misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-57 |
| 03:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathan Dahlgren grabs the board | 69-57 |
| 02:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ricky Ford knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Nathan Dahlgren | 71-57 |
| 02:27 | N. Central | Stanley Baxter is fouled on the floor by Randy Harden - foul #3 on Randy Harden, team foul #10 | 71-57 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim King (PG), Andrew Lizotte (SG), Frank Hill (SF), Charles Vanmeter (PF), William Matkowski (C) Jerald Taylor, Thomas Flor, Ricky Ford, Nathan Dahlgren, Randy Harden | |
| Subs | N. Central | Wallace Luttrell (SG), David Henson (SF), Hugo Truman (PF) Randall Vallery, Robert Wareham, Richard Vidrine | |
| 02:27 | N. Central | Stanley Baxter misses the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 02:27 | N. Central | Stanley Baxter makes the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| 02:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Vanmeter connects on the floater from the right block set up by Frank Hill | 73-58 |
| 01:52 | N. Central | David Henson hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Hugo Truman | 73-61 |
| 01:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Lizotte misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-61 |
| 01:21 | N. Central | Jeffery Sproles grabs the board | 73-61 |
| 01:17 | N. Central | Jim King steps in front of the Stanley Baxter pass in the backcourt | 73-61 |
| 01:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Hill banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jim King | 75-61 |
| 01:04 | N. Central | Wallace Luttrell can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 75-61 |
| 01:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Charles Vanmeter | 75-61 |
| 00:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim King misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 75-61 |
| 00:32 | N. Central | David Henson grabs the defensive rebound | 75-61 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | N. Central | Stanley Baxter misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Frank Hill - foul #1 on Frank Hill, team foul #11 | 75-61 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Randall Vallery (SG), Robert Wareham (SF) Wallace Luttrell, David Henson | |
| 00:26 | N. Central | Stanley Baxter misses the 1st free throw | 75-61 |
| 00:26 | N. Central | Stanley Baxter makes the 2nd free throw | 75-62 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim King runs out the clock | 75-62 |