| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Eugene Prince (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Kaplan (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Pare (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Matt Vallo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Zachmann (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Font (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Holt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | N. Central | Richard Kaplan inbounds the ball | 41-34 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | N. Central | Eugene Prince misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 41-34 |
| 19:36 | N. Central | Michael Hamilton tips it but misses | 41-34 |
| 19:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Zachmann grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 19:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Zachmann makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Font | 41-37 |
| 18:52 | N. Central | Richard Kaplan connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Eugene Prince | 43-37 |
| 18:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Zachmann makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Matt Vallo | 43-39 |
| 18:31 | N. Central | Michael Hamilton lays it in | 45-39 |
| 18:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Todd Cook steals it from Richard Font | 45-39 |
| 17:53 | N. Central | Richard Holt takes the ball from Eugene Prince | 45-39 |
| 17:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Holt clanks a floater from the left block | 45-39 |
| 17:29 | N. Central | Michael Hamilton grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 17:16 | N. Central | Richard Kaplan loses the ball out of bounds | 45-39 |
| 16:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Todd Cook takes the ball from Richard Holt | 45-39 |
| 16:43 | N. Central | Todd Cook lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Pare | 47-39 |
| 16:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matt Vallo misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 47-39 |
| 16:29 | N. Central | Richard Kaplan gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 16:08 | N. Central | Eugene Prince scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 15:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Holt misses the dunk but he's fouled by Richard Kaplan - foul #2 on Richard Kaplan, team foul #1 | 49-39 |
| Subs | N. Central | Mathew Blea (SG), William Murrell (SF), David Fletcher (PF), George Stewart (C) Todd Cook, Richard Kaplan, Michael Hamilton, Michael Pare | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | William Mitchell (PG), George Couey (SG), Alexander Warf (SF), Kent Roebuck (PF) Matt Vallo, Timothy Zachmann, Richard Font, Aaron Johnson | |
| 15:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Holt makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 15:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Eugene Prince (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mathew Blea (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Murrell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - George Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - William Mitchell (fresh) SG - George Couey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alexander Warf (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kent Roebuck (fresh) C - Richard Holt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:33 | N. Central | George Stewart scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Eugene Prince | 52-41 |
| 15:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Murrell steals the ball from George Couey | 52-41 |
| 15:04 | N. Central | Eugene Prince hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Mitchell - foul #2 on William Mitchell, team foul #1 | 52-41 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Almanza (C) Richard Holt | |
| 15:04 | N. Central | Eugene Prince makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 15:04 | N. Central | Eugene Prince makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 14:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Alexander Warf drills a 3 from the left corner | 54-44 |
| 14:44 | N. Central | Alexander Warf is called for the reach on George Stewart - foul #1 on Alexander Warf, team foul #2 | 54-44 |
| Subs | N. Central | Donald Brooks (SG) Eugene Prince | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Zachmann (SG), Richard Font (SF) William Mitchell, Alexander Warf | |
| 14:34 | N. Central | William Murrell travels with the ball | 54-44 |
| Subs | N. Central | Todd Cook (SG), Michael Hamilton (PF), Michael Pare (C) Donald Brooks, David Fletcher, George Stewart | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 14:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mathew Blea steps in front of the Timothy Zachmann pass | 54-44 |
| 13:52 | N. Central | Todd Cook knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Hamilton | 56-44 |
| 13:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kent Roebuck hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-44 |
| 13:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Font grabs the offensive rebound | 56-44 |
| 13:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kent Roebuck misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 56-44 |
| 13:14 | N. Central | William Murrell gets the rebound | 56-44 |
| 12:51 | N. Central | William Murrell misses short on a 3 from straight away | 56-44 |
| 12:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Font grabs the board | 56-44 |
| 12:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Zachmann comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-44 |
| 12:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Font can't tip it in | 56-44 |
| 12:36 | N. Central | Michael Hamilton grabs the board | 56-44 |
| 12:22 | N. Central | Michael Pare loses the dribble to Richard Font | 56-44 |
| 12:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Almanza can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 56-44 |
| 12:08 | N. Central | William Murrell grabs the defensive rebound | 56-44 |
| 11:52 | N. Central | Michael Pare lays it up and in on a nice dish by Todd Cook and the foul's on Richard Font - foul #2 on Richard Font, team foul #3 | 58-44 |
| Subs | N. Central | Eugene Prince (PG), Donald Brooks (SG), Richard Kaplan (SF), David Fletcher (PF) Mathew Blea, Todd Cook, William Murrell, Michael Hamilton | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Matt Vallo (PG), Alexander Warf (SG), Michael Davis (SF), Aaron Johnson (PF), Richard Holt (C) George Couey, Timothy Zachmann, Richard Font, Kent Roebuck, Robert Almanza | |
| 11:52 | N. Central | Michael Pare makes the free throw | 59-44 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Eugene Prince (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Kaplan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Pare (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Matt Vallo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alexander Warf (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Davis (fresh) PF - Aaron Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Holt (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Holt buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Matt Vallo | 59-46 |
| 11:16 | N. Central | Michael Pare is fouled on the floor by Alexander Warf - foul #2 on Alexander Warf, team foul #4 | 59-46 |
| Subs | N. Central | William Murrell (C) Michael Pare | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 11:08 | N. Central | Eugene Prince hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Brooks | 61-46 |
| 10:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matt Vallo misses the 3 from the right corner | 61-46 |
| 10:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Johnson tips it in | 61-48 |
| 10:32 | N. Central | Alexander Warf picks off the pass by David Fletcher | 61-48 |
| 10:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Johnson misses short on a floater from the baseline | 61-48 |
| 10:14 | N. Central | David Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 10:06 | N. Central | William Murrell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-48 |
| 10:04 | N. Central | Eugene Prince pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 09:48 | N. Central | Richard Kaplan misses short on a shot near the basket | 61-48 |
| 09:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Alexander Warf grabs the defensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 09:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-48 |
| Subs | N. Central | Todd Cook (SG), Michael Hamilton (PF) Donald Brooks, William Murrell | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Zachmann (SG), Richard Font (SF) Alexander Warf, Michael Davis | |
| 09:29 | N. Central | Eugene Prince hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-48 |
| 09:28 | N. Central | Michael Hamilton tips it back up and in | 63-48 |
| 09:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Johnson is fouled on the floor by Michael Hamilton - foul #3 on Michael Hamilton, team foul #2 | 63-48 |
| Subs | N. Central | Michael Pare (C) David Fletcher | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 09:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matt Vallo buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Holt | 63-51 |
| 08:47 | N. Central | Richard Kaplan makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Eugene Prince and he's fouled by Richard Font - foul #3 on Richard Font, team foul #5 | 65-51 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | George Couey (PG), Kent Roebuck (PF) Matt Vallo, Aaron Johnson | |
| 08:47 | N. Central | Richard Kaplan makes the free throw | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Font connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Kent Roebuck | 66-54 |
| 08:18 | N. Central | Michael Hamilton misses the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Richard Holt - foul #1 on Richard Holt, team foul #6 | 66-54 |
| Subs | N. Central | William Murrell (SF) Richard Kaplan | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Almanza (C) Richard Holt | |
| 08:18 | N. Central | Michael Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 08:18 | N. Central | Michael Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Font is fouled on the floor by William Murrell - foul #4 on William Murrell, team foul #3 | 68-54 |
| Subs | N. Central | George Stewart (SF) William Murrell | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 07:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Zachmann loses the ball out of bounds | 68-54 |
| Subs | N. Central | Mathew Blea (PG), William Murrell (SF) Eugene Prince, George Stewart | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Matt Vallo (PG), Aaron Johnson (PF) George Couey, Robert Almanza | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Mathew Blea (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Murrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Michael Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Pare (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Matt Vallo (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Zachmann (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Font (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Aaron Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kent Roebuck (fresh) | |
| 07:11 | N. Central | Michael Pare's fadeaway is rejected by Aaron Johnson | 68-54 |
| 07:10 | N. Central | Michael Pare snags the offensive board | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:50 | N. Central | Mathew Blea clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Matt Vallo - foul #3 on Matt Vallo, team foul #7 | 68-54 |
| Subs | N. Central | Richard Kaplan (SF), David Fletcher (PF) Michael Hamilton, Michael Pare | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Holt (C) Kent Roebuck | |
| 06:50 | N. Central | Mathew Blea makes the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 06:50 | N. Central | Mathew Blea makes the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Font can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 70-54 |
| 06:35 | N. Central | David Fletcher gets the rebound | 70-54 |
| 06:11 | N. Central | Todd Cook hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Timothy Zachmann - foul #3 on Timothy Zachmann, team foul #8 | 70-54 |
| Subs | N. Central | Eugene Prince (PG) Mathew Blea | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | George Couey (SG) Timothy Zachmann | |
| 06:11 | N. Central | Todd Cook makes the 1st free throw | 71-54 |
| 06:11 | N. Central | Todd Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 72-54 |
| 05:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Couey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-54 |
| 05:56 | N. Central | William Murrell gets the rebound | 72-54 |
| 05:44 | N. Central | Todd Cook is fouled on the floor by George Couey - foul #2 on George Couey, team foul #9 | 72-54 |
| Subs | N. Central | Michael Hamilton (PF), Michael Pare (C) David Fletcher, William Murrell | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | William Mitchell (PG), Alexander Warf (SF), Kent Roebuck (PF) Matt Vallo, Richard Font, Aaron Johnson | |
| 05:44 | N. Central | Todd Cook makes the 1st free throw | 73-54 |
| 05:44 | N. Central | Todd Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 73-54 |
| 05:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kent Roebuck snags the defensive board | 73-54 |
| 05:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Couey travels with the ball | 73-54 |
| Subs | N. Central | Mathew Blea (SG) Todd Cook | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 05:09 | N. Central | Mathew Blea misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 73-54 |
| 05:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Alexander Warf gets the rebound | 73-54 |
| 04:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Pare denies the turnaround by William Mitchell | 73-54 |
| 04:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Holt tips it back up and in | 73-56 |
| 04:40 | N. Central | Richard Kaplan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-56 |
| 04:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Kent Roebuck | 73-56 |
| 04:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Couey scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by William Mitchell | 73-59 |
| 03:55 | N. Central | Richard Kaplan misses the shot from the left wing | 73-59 |
| 03:54 | N. Central | Mathew Blea snags the offensive board | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:39 | N. Central | Richard Kaplan drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Eugene Prince | 75-59 |
| 03:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-59 |
| Subs | N. Central | Todd Cook (SG) Mathew Blea | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Matt Vallo (PG), Timothy Zachmann (SG), Richard Font (SF), Aaron Johnson (PF) William Mitchell, George Couey, Alexander Warf, Kent Roebuck | |
| 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) | |
| 03:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Zachmann is fouled on the floor by Todd Cook - foul #1 on Todd Cook, team foul #4 | 75-59 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Eugene Prince (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Todd Cook (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Kaplan (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Pare (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Matt Vallo (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Zachmann (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Font (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Aaron Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Holt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Font misses the easy layup but the foul's on Richard Kaplan - foul #3 on Richard Kaplan, team foul #5 | 75-59 |
| Subs | N. Central | Mathew Blea (PG), Donald Brooks (SG), William Murrell (SF), David Fletcher (PF), George Stewart (C) Eugene Prince, Todd Cook, Richard Kaplan, Michael Hamilton, Michael Pare | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | George Couey (PG), Alexander Warf (SG), Kent Roebuck (PF), Robert Almanza (C) Matt Vallo, Timothy Zachmann, Aaron Johnson, Richard Holt | |
| 03:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Font makes the 1st free throw | 75-60 |
| 03:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Font makes the 2nd free throw | 75-61 |
| 02:43 | N. Central | Donald Brooks lays it in on a great pass from George Stewart and he's hacked by Robert Almanza - foul #2 on Robert Almanza, team foul #10 | 77-61 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | William Mitchell (PG) Richard Font | |
| 02:43 | N. Central | Donald Brooks makes the free throw | 78-61 |
| 02:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Couey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 78-61 |
| 02:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kent Roebuck tips it back up and in | 78-63 |
| 02:12 | N. Central | Mathew Blea makes the shot from the right wing set up by David Fletcher | 80-63 |
| 01:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Couey drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Alexander Warf | 80-65 |
| 01:32 | N. Central | George Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 80-65 |
| 01:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Couey buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Alexander Warf | 80-68 |
| 01:14 | N. Central | Donald Brooks connects on the shot from the right side set up by David Fletcher | 82-68 |
| 01:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mathew Blea steals the ball from Robert Almanza | 82-68 |
| 01:00 | N. Central | William Murrell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Mathew Blea | 84-68 |
| 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) | |
| 00:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Almanza throws a bad pass out of bounds | 84-68 |
| 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) | |
| 00:27 | N. Central | William Murrell double dribbles | 84-68 |
| 00:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Couey is fouled on the floor by Donald Brooks - foul #1 on Donald Brooks, team foul #6 | 84-68 |
| 00:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kent Roebuck's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 84-68 |
| 00:00 | N. Central | Mathew Blea runs out the clock | 84-68 |