| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Mark Pastore (fresh) SG - William Castellon (fresh) SF - Lance Mullican (fresh) PF - Barry Vassar (fresh) C - Stephan Ryan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Nathan Hill (fresh) SG - Steven Raabe (fresh) SF - Ronnie Coates (fresh) PF - Fred Dicks (fresh) C - Michael Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wheaton | Michael Jones wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Wheaton | Michael Jones steps out of bounds on the sideline | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan knocks in the floater from the right block | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Wheaton | Nathan Hill hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Mark Pastore - foul #1 on Mark Pastore, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Wheaton | Nathan Hill makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:08 | Wheaton | Nathan Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Nathan Hill - foul #1 on Nathan Hill, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:32 | Wheaton | Nathan Hill hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 18:05 | N. Central | William Castellon misses the 3 from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 18:04 | Wheaton | Michael Jones gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:46 | Wheaton | Nathan Hill can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Mark Pastore - foul #2 on Mark Pastore, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | N. Central | Kevin Morgan (PG) Mark Pastore | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 17:46 | Wheaton | Nathan Hill makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:46 | Wheaton | Nathan Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:46 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Stephan Ryan | 3-6 |
| 17:32 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 3-6 |
| 17:31 | Wheaton | Michael Jones gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| 17:05 | Wheaton | Ronnie Coates drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Nathan Hill | 3-8 |
| 16:52 | N. Central | The jump hook by Stephan Ryan is blocked by Fred Dicks | 3-8 |
| 16:50 | N. Central | Barry Vassar snags the offensive board | 3-8 |
| 16:33 | N. Central | Steven Raabe picks off the pass by Stephan Ryan | 3-8 |
| 16:12 | Wheaton | Steven Raabe misses short on a floater from the right side | 3-8 |
| 16:11 | N. Central | Barry Vassar pulls down the rebound | 3-8 |
| 16:02 | N. Central | Barry Vassar comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Jones - foul #1 on Michael Jones, team foul #2 | 3-8 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Robert Nelson (PG), Nathan Larochelle (SF), Moses Hunter (PF), Michael Williams (C) Nathan Hill, Ronnie Coates, Fred Dicks, Michael Jones | |
| 16:02 | N. Central | Barry Vassar makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 16:02 | N. Central | Barry Vassar makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Kevin Morgan (fresh) SG - William Castellon (fresh) SF - Lance Mullican (fresh) PF - Barry Vassar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephan Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Robert Nelson (fresh) SG - Steven Raabe (fresh) SF - Nathan Larochelle (fresh) PF - Moses Hunter (fresh) C - Michael Williams (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Wheaton | Barry Vassar is called for the reach on Steven Raabe - foul #1 on Barry Vassar, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | N. Central | Robert Bailey (SF), Robert Gilliard (PF) Lance Mullican, Barry Vassar | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Richard Holt (SG) Steven Raabe | |
| 15:14 | Wheaton | Nathan Larochelle misses short on a floater from the left side | 5-8 |
| 15:12 | N. Central | Robert Bailey gets the rebound | 5-8 |
| 14:55 | N. Central | Kevin Morgan clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 14:54 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan misses the tip | 5-8 |
| 14:52 | N. Central | The offensive rebound goes to Stephan Ryan | 5-8 |
| 14:39 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Williams - foul #1 on Michael Williams, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | N. Central | Lance Mullican (SF), Barry Vassar (PF) Robert Bailey, Robert Gilliard | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Nathan Hill (PG), Steven Raabe (SG), Ronnie Coates (SF), Fred Dicks (PF), Michael Jones (C) Robert Nelson, Richard Holt, Nathan Larochelle, Moses Hunter, Michael Williams | |
| 14:39 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:39 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:20 | Wheaton | Ronnie Coates hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 7-8 |
| 14:19 | N. Central | Lance Mullican snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 14:03 | N. Central | Lance Mullican comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Ronnie Coates - foul #1 on Ronnie Coates, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Subs | N. Central | John Lewis (PG) Kevin Morgan | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 14:03 | N. Central | Lance Mullican makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:03 | N. Central | Lance Mullican makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 13:41 | Wheaton | Nathan Hill blows the layup | 9-8 |
| 13:39 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Stephan Ryan | 9-8 |
| 13:35 | N. Central | Lance Mullican misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 9-8 |
| 13:33 | N. Central | Lance Mullican tips it back up and in | 11-8 |
| 13:15 | Wheaton | Fred Dicks misses the dunk but the foul's on Barry Vassar - foul #2 on Barry Vassar, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | N. Central | Robert Bailey (PF) Barry Vassar | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 13:15 | Wheaton | Fred Dicks misses the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 13:15 | Wheaton | Fred Dicks misses the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 13:15 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Robert Bailey | 11-8 |
| 13:02 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-8 |
| 12:40 | Wheaton | Fred Dicks misses long on a floater from the right wing | 13-8 |
| 12:39 | Wheaton | Michael Jones gets the offensive rebound | 13-8 |
| 12:14 | Wheaton | Stephan Ryan blocks the short jumper by Steven Raabe | 13-8 |
| 12:13 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Robert Bailey | 13-8 |
| 11:56 | N. Central | Lance Mullican comes up short on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Nathan Hill - foul #2 on Nathan Hill, team foul #5 | 13-8 |
| Subs | N. Central | Kevin Morgan (PG) John Lewis | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Robert Nelson (PG), Nathan Larochelle (SF), Michael Williams (C) Nathan Hill, Ronnie Coates, Michael Jones | |
| 11:56 | N. Central | Lance Mullican makes the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 11:56 | N. Central | Lance Mullican makes the 2nd free throw | 15-8 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Kevin Morgan (fresh) SG - William Castellon (fairly fresh) SF - Lance Mullican (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Bailey (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stephan Ryan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Robert Nelson (fresh) SG - Steven Raabe (fresh) SF - Nathan Larochelle (fresh) PF - Fred Dicks (fresh) C - Michael Williams (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Wheaton | Nathan Larochelle comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-8 |
| 11:28 | Wheaton | Fred Dicks pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-8 |
| 11:16 | Wheaton | Nathan Larochelle can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-8 |
| 11:14 | Wheaton | Michael Williams grabs the offensive board | 15-8 |
| 11:00 | Wheaton | Steven Raabe travels with the ball | 15-8 |
| Subs | N. Central | Robert Gilliard (PF) Lance Mullican | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Richard Holt (SG), Moses Hunter (PF) Steven Raabe, Fred Dicks | |
| 10:37 | N. Central | Robert Bailey comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 15-8 |
| 10:35 | Wheaton | The rebound goes to Robert Nelson | 15-8 |
| 10:13 | Wheaton | Nathan Larochelle makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-11 |
| 09:58 | N. Central | Robert Gilliard is called for traveling | 15-11 |
| Subs | N. Central | Michael Titus (SG) William Castellon | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Steven Raabe (SG), Ronnie Coates (SF), Fred Dicks (PF), Michael Jones (C) Richard Holt, Nathan Larochelle, Moses Hunter, Michael Williams | |
| 09:33 | Wheaton | Steven Raabe misses the fadeaway from the right side | 15-11 |
| 09:31 | N. Central | Robert Gilliard gets the rebound | 15-11 |
| 09:12 | N. Central | Michael Titus is fouled on the floor by Steven Raabe - foul #1 on Steven Raabe, team foul #6 | 15-11 |
| Subs | N. Central | Lance Mullican (SF) Stephan Ryan | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 08:54 | N. Central | Robert Bailey misses long on a jumper from the left side | 15-11 |
| 08:53 | Wheaton | Fred Dicks pulls down the rebound | 15-11 |
| 08:43 | Wheaton | Ronnie Coates hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 15-11 |
| 08:42 | N. Central | Robert Gilliard pulls down the rebound | 15-11 |
| 08:38 | N. Central | Lance Mullican's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-11 |
| Subs | N. Central | William Castellon (SG) Michael Titus | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Kenneth Fragoso (PG) Robert Nelson | |
| 08:20 | Wheaton | Ronnie Coates's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Gilliard | 15-11 |
| 08:18 | N. Central | Robert Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 08:13 | N. Central | Steven Raabe steals it from Lance Mullican out of a doubleteam | 15-11 |
| 07:51 | Wheaton | Fred Dicks is hacked by Robert Bailey - foul #1 on Robert Bailey, team foul #5 | 15-11 |
| Subs | N. Central | John Lewis (PG), Stephan Ryan (C) Kevin Morgan, Robert Gilliard | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - John Lewis (fresh) SG - William Castellon (fairly fresh) SF - Lance Mullican (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Stephan Ryan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Kenneth Fragoso (fresh) SG - Steven Raabe (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Ronnie Coates (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Dicks (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Wheaton | Steven Raabe knocks in the floater from the left wing and he's fouled by William Castellon - foul #1 on William Castellon, team foul #6 | 15-13 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Robert Nelson (PG) Kenneth Fragoso | |
| 07:32 | Wheaton | Steven Raabe makes the free throw | 15-14 |
| 07:24 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround from close range | 15-14 |
| 07:22 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan misses the tip | 15-14 |
| 07:21 | Wheaton | Ronnie Coates pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 07:05 | Wheaton | Fred Dicks blows the layup | 15-14 |
| 07:03 | N. Central | John Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 06:47 | N. Central | Fred Dicks takes the ball from Robert Bailey | 15-14 |
| 06:32 | Wheaton | Michael Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 15-14 |
| 06:31 | N. Central | Robert Bailey pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 06:17 | N. Central | Robert Bailey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 06:16 | Wheaton | Steven Raabe grabs the board | 15-14 |
| 05:51 | Wheaton | Steven Raabe buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 15-16 |
| 05:38 | N. Central | Lance Mullican clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-16 |
| 05:36 | Wheaton | Fred Dicks grabs the defensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 05:14 | Wheaton | Ronnie Coates misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Lewis - foul #1 on John Lewis, team foul #7 | 15-16 |
| Subs | N. Central | Kevin Morgan (PG), Michael Titus (SG), Robert Gilliard (PF) John Lewis, William Castellon, Lance Mullican | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Kenneth Fragoso (PG), Richard Holt (SG), Moses Hunter (PF), Michael Williams (C) Robert Nelson, Steven Raabe, Fred Dicks, Michael Jones | |
| 05:14 | Wheaton | Ronnie Coates makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 05:14 | Wheaton | Ronnie Coates makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 04:58 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan loses the ball out of bounds | 15-18 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Nathan Larochelle (SF) Ronnie Coates | |
| 04:44 | Wheaton | Nathan Larochelle misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away but he's hacked by Michael Titus - foul #1 on Michael Titus, team foul #8 | 15-18 |
| Subs | N. Central | Lance Mullican (SF) Stephan Ryan | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 04:44 | Wheaton | Nathan Larochelle misses the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 04:44 | Wheaton | Nathan Larochelle misses the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 04:44 | Wheaton | Nathan Larochelle misses the 3rd free throw | 15-18 |
| 04:44 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Robert Gilliard | 15-18 |
| 04:30 | N. Central | Kevin Morgan is hacked by Nathan Larochelle - foul #1 on Nathan Larochelle, team foul #7 | 15-18 |
| 04:30 | N. Central | Kevin Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 04:30 | N. Central | Kevin Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 04:05 | Wheaton | Moses Hunter is hacked by Robert Gilliard - foul #1 on Robert Gilliard, team foul #9 | 17-18 |
| 04:05 | Wheaton | Moses Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 04:05 | Wheaton | Moses Hunter misses the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 04:05 | N. Central | Robert Bailey pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 03:50 | N. Central | Lance Mullican is hacked by Richard Holt - foul #1 on Richard Holt, team foul #8 | 17-19 |
| Subs | N. Central | William Castellon (SG), Barry Vassar (PF), Stephan Ryan (C) Michael Titus, Robert Bailey, Robert Gilliard | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Nathan Hill (PG), Steven Raabe (SG) Kenneth Fragoso, Richard Holt | |
| 03:50 | N. Central | Lance Mullican makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 03:50 | N. Central | Lance Mullican misses the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 03:50 | N. Central | William Castellon pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-19 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Kevin Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Castellon (fairly fresh) SF - Lance Mullican (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Barry Vassar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephan Ryan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Nathan Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Raabe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Larochelle (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Moses Hunter (fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Williams (fresh) | |
| 03:44 | N. Central | Lance Mullican evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-19 |
| 03:43 | N. Central | The offensive rebound goes to Lance Mullican | 18-19 |
| 03:32 | N. Central | Barry Vassar can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 18-19 |
| 03:30 | Wheaton | Steven Raabe pulls down the rebound | 18-19 |
| 03:05 | Wheaton | Nathan Hill can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 18-19 |
| 03:03 | Wheaton | Nathan Larochelle grabs the offensive board | 18-19 |
| 02:43 | Wheaton | Steven Raabe banks in the layup and the foul's on Barry Vassar - foul #3 on Barry Vassar, team foul #10 | 18-21 |
| Subs | N. Central | Robert Bailey (SF), Robert Gilliard (PF) Lance Mullican, Barry Vassar | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Ronnie Coates (SF), Fred Dicks (PF), Michael Jones (C) Nathan Larochelle, Moses Hunter, Michael Williams | |
| 02:43 | Wheaton | Steven Raabe makes the free throw | 18-22 |
| 02:30 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot in the paint | 20-22 |
| 02:01 | Wheaton | Ronnie Coates lays it up and in | 20-24 |
| 01:48 | N. Central | Robert Bailey's pass is intercepted by Ronnie Coates | 20-24 |
| 01:27 | Wheaton | Michael Jones clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 20-24 |
| 01:26 | N. Central | Kevin Morgan pulls down the rebound | 20-24 |
| 01:15 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 20-24 |
| 01:14 | N. Central | Kevin Morgan snags the offensive board | 20-24 |
| 00:52 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 00:32 | Wheaton | Robert Bailey blocks the short jumper by Steven Raabe | 22-24 |
| 00:31 | Wheaton | Michael Jones tips it back up and in | 22-26 |
| 00:16 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left side | 22-26 |
| 00:14 | Wheaton | Steven Raabe pulls down the rebound | 22-26 |
| 00:01 | Wheaton | Ronnie Coates scores on a jump hook near the basket | 22-28 |
| 00:00 | N. Central | Robert Bailey comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 22-28 |