| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Jerald Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Flor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Ford (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Nathan Dahlgren (fresh) 4 reb. C - Randy Harden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Park | PG - Philip Houle (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Bevan (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Patnode (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Paris (fresh) 7 pts. C - Brad Hedrick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ricky Ford inbounds the ball | 27-37 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Park | N. Park is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerald Taylor clanks a runner from the right block | 27-37 |
| 19:43 | N. Park | James Paris snags the defensive board | 27-37 |
| 19:21 | N. Park | John Bevan misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-37 |
| 19:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Nathan Dahlgren | 27-37 |
| 19:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerald Taylor scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Flor and the foul's on John Bevan - foul #2 on John Bevan, team foul #1 | 29-37 |
| 19:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerald Taylor makes the free throw | 30-37 |
| 18:53 | N. Park | The short jumper by Howard Patnode is denied by Randy Harden | 30-37 |
| 18:52 | N. Park | Brad Hedrick tips it back up and in | 30-39 |
| 18:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ricky Ford makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Flor | 33-39 |
| 18:16 | N. Park | John Bevan buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Brad Hedrick | 33-42 |
| 17:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Paris is called for the reach on Nathan Dahlgren - foul #2 on James Paris, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| 17:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ricky Ford comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-42 |
| 17:37 | N. Park | John Bevan grabs the defensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 17:20 | N. Park | Randy Harden is called for the reach on Brad Hedrick - foul #3 on Randy Harden, team foul #1 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim King (SG), Charles Vanmeter (C) Thomas Flor, Randy Harden | |
| Subs | N. Park | Michael Beal (C) Brad Hedrick | |
| 17:08 | N. Park | James Paris clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 33-42 |
| 17:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Vanmeter grabs the board | 33-42 |
| 16:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Vanmeter banks in the layup on a great pass from Jerald Taylor | 35-42 |
| 16:32 | N. Park | Howard Patnode hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-42 |
| 16:30 | N. Park | The offensive rebound goes to Philip Houle | 35-42 |
| 16:14 | N. Park | Howard Patnode misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 35-42 |
| 16:13 | N. Park | John Bevan gets the offensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 15:54 | N. Park | John Bevan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-42 |
| 15:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathan Dahlgren snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Jerald Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jim King (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ricky Ford (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Nathan Dahlgren (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Charles Vanmeter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Park | PG - Philip Houle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Bevan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Patnode (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Paris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Beal (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ricky Ford connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jerald Taylor | 38-42 |
| 15:31 | N. Park | John Bevan is fouled on the floor by Charles Vanmeter - foul #1 on Charles Vanmeter, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Flor (SG), Frank Hill (SF), Randy Harden (C) Jerald Taylor, Ricky Ford, Nathan Dahlgren | |
| Subs | N. Park | Joshua Lee (PG), Daniel Gibson (SG), Jeremy Copper (SF), Brad Hedrick (C) Philip Houle, John Bevan, Howard Patnode, James Paris | |
| 15:13 | N. Park | Joshua Lee comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Randy Harden - foul #4 on Randy Harden, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | William Matkowski (C) Randy Harden | |
| Subs | N. Park | | |
| 15:13 | N. Park | Joshua Lee makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 15:13 | N. Park | Joshua Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 15:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Vanmeter pulls down the rebound | 38-43 |
| 15:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Vanmeter can't connect on a runner in the paint | 38-43 |
| 14:58 | N. Park | Michael Beal snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 14:53 | N. Park | Jeremy Copper connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Brad Hedrick | 38-45 |
| 14:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Beal is called for the reach on Frank Hill - foul #2 on Michael Beal, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | N. Park | Patrick Whipple (SF) Michael Beal | |
| 14:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Flor scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by William Matkowski | 40-45 |
| 14:14 | N. Park | Jeremy Copper can't finish the layup | 40-45 |
| 14:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Hill pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| 14:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Flor can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Daniel Gibson - foul #2 on Daniel Gibson, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerald Taylor (PG) Jim King | |
| Subs | N. Park | Philip Houle (PG), John Bevan (SG) Joshua Lee, Brad Hedrick | |
| 14:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Flor makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 14:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Flor makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 13:56 | N. Park | Jeremy Copper comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 42-45 |
| 13:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Hill grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 13:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Matkowski connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Jerald Taylor | 44-45 |
| 13:27 | N. Park | Jeremy Copper misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-45 |
| 13:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerald Taylor pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 13:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Hill misses short on a shot in the paint | 44-45 |
| 13:07 | N. Park | Philip Houle pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 12:52 | N. Park | Philip Houle blows the layup but the foul's on William Matkowski - foul #3 on William Matkowski, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim King (SG), Ricky Ford (SF), Nathan Dahlgren (PF) Thomas Flor, Charles Vanmeter, William Matkowski | |
| Subs | N. Park | Howard Patnode (SF), James Paris (PF), Michael Beal (C) Patrick Whipple, Jeremy Copper, Daniel Gibson | |
| 12:52 | N. Park | Philip Houle makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 12:52 | N. Park | Philip Houle makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 12:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathan Dahlgren drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Hill | 47-47 |
| 12:24 | N. Park | Michael Beal misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Nathan Dahlgren - foul #1 on Nathan Dahlgren, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Vanmeter (C) Frank Hill | |
| Subs | N. Park | Joshua Lee (PG), David Davis (SG), Brad Hedrick (C) Philip Houle, John Bevan, James Paris | |
| 12:24 | N. Park | Michael Beal misses the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 12:24 | N. Park | Michael Beal makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 12:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Howard Patnode is called for the reach on Jerald Taylor - foul #1 on Howard Patnode, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | N. Park | Daniel Gibson (PG), Jeremy Copper (SG), James Paris (PF) Joshua Lee, David Davis, Michael Beal | |
| 11:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim King clanks a jump hook near the basket | 47-48 |
| 11:54 | N. Park | Brad Hedrick pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Jerald Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Jim King (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ricky Ford (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Nathan Dahlgren (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Vanmeter (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Park | PG - Daniel Gibson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Copper (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Howard Patnode (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Paris (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Brad Hedrick (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | N. Park | Daniel Gibson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-48 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Flor (SG), William Matkowski (C) Jim King, Charles Vanmeter | |
| Subs | N. Park | Philip Houle (PG), John Bevan (SG) Daniel Gibson, Jeremy Copper | |
| 11:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathan Dahlgren hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Jerald Taylor | 49-48 |
| 10:59 | N. Park | John Bevan connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Philip Houle | 49-50 |
| 10:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Flor clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 10:42 | N. Park | Brad Hedrick grabs the defensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 10:19 | N. Park | James Paris drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from John Bevan and the foul's on Nathan Dahlgren - foul #2 on Nathan Dahlgren, team foul #6 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim King (PG), Charles Vanmeter (C) Jerald Taylor, William Matkowski | |
| Subs | N. Park | Michael Beal (C) Brad Hedrick | |
| 10:19 | N. Park | James Paris misses the free throw | 49-52 |
| 10:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathan Dahlgren grabs the defensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 10:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ricky Ford can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-52 |
| 09:59 | N. Park | James Paris pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 09:37 | N. Park | John Bevan connects on the floater from the free throw line | 49-54 |
| 09:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ricky Ford misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Howard Patnode - foul #2 on Howard Patnode, team foul #6 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Lizotte (SG), Frank Hill (C) Thomas Flor, Nathan Dahlgren | |
| Subs | N. Park | Joshua Lee (PG), Daniel Gibson (SG), Jeremy Copper (SF) Philip Houle, John Bevan, Howard Patnode | |
| 09:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ricky Ford makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 09:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ricky Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 09:26 | N. Park | Jeremy Copper snags the defensive board | 50-54 |
| 09:10 | N. Park | Frank Hill steals it from James Paris | 50-54 |
| 08:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Hill makes the floater from the right block | 52-54 |
| 08:22 | N. Park | The jump hook by Joshua Lee is blocked by Charles Vanmeter | 52-54 |
| 08:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Vanmeter snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 08:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Lizotte drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Frank Hill | 55-54 |
| 07:54 | N. Park | Michael Beal misses badly on a shot near the basket | 55-54 |
| 07:52 | N. Park | Jeremy Copper tips it back up and in | 55-56 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Jim King (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andrew Lizotte (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ricky Ford (fairly fresh) 17 pts. PF - Charles Vanmeter (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Park | PG - Joshua Lee (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Gibson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeremy Copper (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Paris (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Beal (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeremy Copper steals it from Ricky Ford | 55-56 |
| 07:29 | N. Park | Joshua Lee hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeremy Copper | 55-58 |
| 07:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim King double dribbles | 55-58 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerald Taylor (PG), Thomas Flor (SG), Nathan Dahlgren (PF), Randy Harden (C) Jim King, Andrew Lizotte, Ricky Ford, Charles Vanmeter | |
| Subs | N. Park | Philip Houle (PG), John Bevan (SG), Howard Patnode (SF), Brad Hedrick (C) Joshua Lee, Daniel Gibson, James Paris, Michael Beal | |
| 07:04 | N. Park | Jeremy Copper hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Howard Patnode | 55-60 |
| 06:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Randy Harden can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 55-60 |
| 06:44 | N. Park | Philip Houle pulls down the rebound | 55-60 |
| 06:22 | N. Park | John Bevan buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jeremy Copper | 55-63 |
| 05:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerald Taylor's pass is intercepted by Brad Hedrick | 55-63 |
| 05:33 | N. Park | A charge is called on Philip Houle - foul #1 on Philip Houle, team foul #7 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Vanmeter (SF) Frank Hill | |
| Subs | N. Park | James Paris (PF), Daniel Gibson (C) Jeremy Copper, Brad Hedrick | |
| 05:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Randy Harden can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-63 |
| 05:11 | N. Park | James Paris pulls down the rebound | 55-63 |
| 04:48 | N. Park | Howard Patnode makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Daniel Gibson | 55-65 |
| 04:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Randy Harden is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 55-65 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim King (SG), Ricky Ford (SF), William Matkowski (C) Thomas Flor, Nathan Dahlgren, Randy Harden | |
| Subs | N. Park | Michael Beal (PF) James Paris | |
| 04:05 | N. Park | Daniel Gibson misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by William Matkowski - foul #4 on William Matkowski, team foul #7 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | N. Park | Joshua Lee (PG), Jeremy Copper (SF), Brad Hedrick (C) Philip Houle, John Bevan, Howard Patnode | |
| 04:05 | N. Park | Daniel Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 04:05 | N. Park | Daniel Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Park | N. Park is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerald Taylor buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from William Matkowski | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Park | N. Park is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:32 | N. Park | Brad Hedrick scores on a jump hook from the right block | 58-69 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Jerald Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 8 ast. SG - Jim King (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ricky Ford (fresh) 17 pts. PF - Charles Vanmeter (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - William Matkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | N. Park | PG - Joshua Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Gibson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeremy Copper (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Beal (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Brad Hedrick (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Park | N. Park is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ricky Ford clanks a 3 from the left wing | 58-69 |
| 03:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Vanmeter snags the offensive board | 58-69 |
| 03:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Matkowski buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jim King | 61-69 |
| 02:42 | N. Park | Michael Beal hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-69 |
| 02:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Matkowski pulls down the rebound | 61-69 |
| 02:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-69 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Flor (SG), Nathan Dahlgren (PF), Randy Harden (C) Jim King, Charles Vanmeter, William Matkowski | |
| Subs | N. Park | Philip Houle (PG), John Bevan (SG), Howard Patnode (SF), James Paris (PF) Joshua Lee, Daniel Gibson, Jeremy Copper, Michael Beal | |
| 02:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ricky Ford misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 61-69 |
| 02:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Randy Harden snags the offensive board | 61-69 |
| 02:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathan Dahlgren is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Nathan Dahlgren, team foul #8 | 61-69 |
| 01:39 | N. Park | Howard Patnode drills a 3 from straight away | 61-72 |
| 01:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | A charge is called on Randy Harden - foul #5 on Randy Harden, team foul #9 | 61-72 |
| 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. Park | Joshua Lee (PG), Daniel Gibson (SG), Jeremy Copper (SF), Michael Beal (C) Philip Houle, John Bevan, Howard Patnode, Brad Hedrick | |
| 01:09 | N. Park | James Paris makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Joshua Lee | 61-74 |
| 01:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joshua Lee picks off the pass by Andrew Lizotte | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Park | N. Park is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | N. Park | Daniel Gibson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Park | N. Park is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Hill misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 61-74 |
| 00:48 | N. Park | Michael Beal snags the defensive board | 61-74 |
| 00:23 | N. Park | Frank Hill steps in front of the Jeremy Copper pass | 61-74 |
| 00:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jim King misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-74 |
| 00:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Vanmeter gets the offensive rebound | 61-74 |
| 00:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Matkowski misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Jeremy Copper - foul #3 on Jeremy Copper, team foul #8 | 61-74 |
| 00:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Matkowski makes the 1st free throw | 62-74 |
| 00:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Matkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 62-74 |
| 00:12 | N. Park | Michael Beal pulls down the rebound | 62-74 |
| 00:00 | N. Park | Joshua Lee runs out the clock | 62-74 |