| Lineup | N. Central | PG - James Broom (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Richard White (fresh) 15 pts. SF - James Denby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Dennis Dennis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - David Kendall (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Richardson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Epley (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Leroy Hoeppner (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Richardson inbounds the ball | 45-29 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Broom steals the ball from Leroy Hoeppner | 45-29 |
| 19:44 | N. Central | Richard White misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-29 |
| 19:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Kendall grabs the board | 45-29 |
| 19:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Epley scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from James Davis | 45-31 |
| 19:09 | N. Central | Richard White's pass is intercepted by Mark Epley | 45-31 |
| 18:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Kendall comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 45-31 |
| 18:51 | N. Central | Eugene Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 45-31 |
| 18:47 | N. Central | James Denby misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 45-31 |
| 18:45 | N. Central | Richard White snags the offensive board | 45-31 |
| 18:24 | N. Central | Eugene Barnes double dribbles | 45-31 |
| 18:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Richardson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 45-31 |
| 18:06 | N. Central | Eugene Barnes pulls down the rebound | 45-31 |
| 18:00 | N. Central | James Broom hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-31 |
| 17:58 | N. Central | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Dennis | 45-31 |
| 17:46 | N. Central | Richard White clanks a 3 from the right corner | 45-31 |
| 17:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Kenneth Richardson | 45-31 |
| 17:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leroy Hoeppner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-31 |
| 17:19 | N. Central | The rebound goes to James Denby | 45-31 |
| 17:07 | N. Central | James Denby hits a turnaround from the baseline | 47-31 |
| 16:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Denby steals it from James Davis | 47-31 |
| 16:33 | N. Central | Eugene Barnes is hacked by David Kendall - foul #1 on David Kendall, team foul #1 | 47-31 |
| Subs | N. Central | Donald Johnson (PG), Leonard Ovitz (SG), Andrew Otten (SF), John Schell (PF), Raul Garcia (C) James Broom, Richard White, James Denby, Eugene Barnes, Dennis Dennis | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Campbell (PG), David Payne (SG), Jody Boettcher (SF), Joseph Sparks (PF), Bernard Jenkins (C) David Kendall, James Davis, Kenneth Richardson, Mark Epley, Leroy Hoeppner | |
| 16:24 | N. Central | Andrew Otten misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 47-31 |
| 16:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 47-31 |
| 16:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jody Boettcher scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Payne | 47-33 |
| 16:05 | N. Central | Jody Boettcher steals the ball from Raul Garcia | 47-33 |
| 15:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Raul Garcia is called for the reach on Joseph Sparks - foul #2 on Raul Garcia, team foul #1 | 47-33 |
| Subs | N. Central | James Broom (PG) Donald Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - James Broom (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Leonard Ovitz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Otten (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Schell (fresh) 4 reb. C - Raul Garcia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Gregory Campbell (fresh) SG - David Payne (fresh) SF - Jody Boettcher (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Sparks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bernard Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Sparks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-33 |
| 15:24 | N. Central | Raul Garcia pulls down the rebound | 47-33 |
| 15:06 | N. Central | Andrew Otten makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from James Broom | 49-33 |
| 14:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jody Boettcher can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-33 |
| 14:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Sparks | 49-33 |
| 14:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Payne is whistled for traveling | 49-33 |
| Subs | N. Central | Richard White (SG), James Denby (SF), Eugene Barnes (PF), Dennis Dennis (C) Leonard Ovitz, Andrew Otten, John Schell, Raul Garcia | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Richardson (SF), Mark Epley (PF) Jody Boettcher, Bernard Jenkins | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:34 | N. Central | James Denby is fouled on the floor by David Payne - foul #1 on David Payne, team foul #2 | 49-33 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Kendall (PG), James Davis (SG) Gregory Campbell, David Payne | |
| 14:24 | N. Central | James Broom hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Eugene Barnes | 52-33 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Kendall misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-33 |
| 14:01 | N. Central | Dennis Dennis gets the rebound | 52-33 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:39 | N. Central | Richard White drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Denby | 55-33 |
| 13:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Davis misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 55-33 |
| 13:22 | N. Central | James Denby snags the defensive board | 55-33 |
| 12:59 | N. Central | James Denby hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 55-33 |
| 12:58 | N. Central | Eugene Barnes pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-33 |
| 12:41 | N. Central | James Broom can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 55-33 |
| 12:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Joseph Sparks | 55-33 |
| 12:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Epley drills a shot from the left block set up by David Kendall | 55-35 |
| 11:56 | N. Central | Dennis Dennis misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by James Davis - foul #1 on James Davis, team foul #3 | 55-35 |
| Subs | N. Central | Donald Johnson (PG), Leonard Ovitz (SG), Andrew Otten (SF), John Schell (PF) James Broom, Richard White, James Denby, Eugene Barnes | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Campbell (PG), David Payne (SG), Jody Boettcher (SF), Bernard Jenkins (PF), Leroy Hoeppner (C) David Kendall, James Davis, Kenneth Richardson, Mark Epley, Joseph Sparks | |
| 11:56 | N. Central | Dennis Dennis misses the 1st free throw | 55-35 |
| 11:56 | N. Central | Dennis Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 56-35 |
| 11:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leroy Hoeppner misses short on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Donald Johnson - foul #2 on Donald Johnson, team foul #2 | 56-35 |
| Subs | N. Central | Raul Garcia (C) Dennis Dennis | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 11:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leroy Hoeppner misses the 1st free throw | 56-35 |
| 11:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leroy Hoeppner makes the 2nd free throw | 56-36 |
| 11:15 | N. Central | Leonard Ovitz knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Donald Johnson | 59-36 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Donald Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Ovitz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Otten (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Schell (fresh) 4 reb. C - Raul Garcia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Gregory Campbell (fresh) SG - David Payne (fresh) SF - Jody Boettcher (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bernard Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Leroy Hoeppner (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 10:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Raul Garcia blocks the short jumper by Leroy Hoeppner | 59-36 |
| 10:57 | N. Central | Leonard Ovitz grabs the board | 59-36 |
| 10:39 | N. Central | Leonard Ovitz is fouled on the floor by David Payne - foul #2 on David Payne, team foul #4 | 59-36 |
| 10:28 | N. Central | Jody Boettcher is called for the reach on Andrew Otten - foul #1 on Jody Boettcher, team foul #5 | 59-36 |
| Subs | N. Central | James Denby (SF) Andrew Otten | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 10:07 | N. Central | Donald Johnson is whistled for traveling | 59-36 |
| Subs | N. Central | James Broom (PG), Eugene Barnes (PF), Dennis Dennis (C) Donald Johnson, John Schell, Raul Garcia | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | James Davis (SG), Joseph Sparks (SF), Mark Epley (PF) David Payne, Jody Boettcher, Bernard Jenkins | |
| 09:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leroy Hoeppner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-36 |
| 09:49 | N. Central | Leonard Ovitz snags the defensive board | 59-36 |
| 09:29 | N. Central | Eugene Barnes misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-36 |
| 09:28 | N. Central | Eugene Barnes tips it in | 61-36 |
| 09:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Epley can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Leonard Ovitz - foul #2 on Leonard Ovitz, team foul #3 | 61-36 |
| Subs | N. Central | Richard White (SG) Leonard Ovitz | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Kendall (PG), Kenneth Richardson (SF) Gregory Campbell, Leroy Hoeppner | |
| 09:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Epley makes the 1st free throw | 61-37 |
| 09:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Epley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-38 |
| 08:45 | N. Central | James Denby hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Richard White | 63-38 |
| 08:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Sparks is hacked by Dennis Dennis - foul #1 on Dennis Dennis, team foul #4 | 63-38 |
| Subs | N. Central | Andrew Otten (SF), John Schell (PF) James Denby, Eugene Barnes | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Payne (SG), Bernard Jenkins (PF), Jody Boettcher (C) James Davis, Mark Epley, Joseph Sparks | |
| 08:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Jenkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-38 |
| Subs | N. Central | Donald Johnson (PG), Raul Garcia (C) James Broom, Dennis Dennis | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 07:41 | N. Central | Donald Johnson buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's hacked by David Kendall - foul #2 on David Kendall, team foul #6 | 65-38 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Leroy Hoeppner (C) Jody Boettcher | |
| 07:41 | N. Central | Donald Johnson misses the free throw | 65-38 |
| 07:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Payne gets the rebound | 65-38 |
| 07:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Schell swats the shot by Bernard Jenkins | 65-38 |
| 07:27 | N. Central | John Schell grabs the defensive rebound | 65-38 |
| 07:01 | N. Central | Donald Johnson misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-38 |
| 06:59 | N. Central | The offensive rebound goes to Raul Garcia | 65-38 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Donald Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard White (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Otten (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Schell (fresh) 5 reb. C - Raul Garcia (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - David Kendall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Payne (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Kenneth Richardson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bernard Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Leroy Hoeppner (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 06:34 | N. Central | Richard White is hacked by Bernard Jenkins - foul #1 on Bernard Jenkins, team foul #7 | 65-38 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Campbell (PG), Jody Boettcher (SF), Joseph Sparks (PF) David Kendall, Kenneth Richardson, Leroy Hoeppner | |
| 06:34 | N. Central | Richard White makes the 1st free throw | 66-38 |
| 06:34 | N. Central | Richard White makes the 2nd free throw | 67-38 |
| 06:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Campbell is hacked by Andrew Otten - foul #2 on Andrew Otten, team foul #5 | 67-38 |
| Subs | N. Central | Leonard Ovitz (SG) Richard White | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 06:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Jenkins can't connect on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Raul Garcia - foul #3 on Raul Garcia, team foul #6 | 67-38 |
| 06:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 67-39 |
| 06:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 67-40 |
| 05:46 | N. Central | Donald Johnson is called for traveling | 67-40 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Wells (SG) Bernard Jenkins | |
| 05:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leonard Ovitz takes the ball from Joseph Sparks | 67-40 |
| 05:05 | N. Central | Joseph Wells is called for the reach on Leonard Ovitz - foul #1 on Joseph Wells, team foul #8 | 67-40 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Jenkins (C) David Payne | |
| 05:05 | N. Central | Leonard Ovitz makes the 1st free throw | 68-40 |
| 05:05 | N. Central | Leonard Ovitz misses the 2nd free throw | 68-40 |
| 05:05 | N. Central | Raul Garcia pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-40 |
| 04:44 | N. Central | Donald Johnson clanks a floater from the free throw line | 68-40 |
| 04:43 | N. Central | John Schell hits the follow up shot | 70-40 |
| 04:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Sparks knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Gregory Campbell | 70-42 |
| 04:11 | N. Central | Leonard Ovitz is hacked by Bernard Jenkins - foul #2 on Bernard Jenkins, team foul #9 | 70-42 |
| Subs | N. Central | Michael Pruitt (PG) Donald Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 04:11 | N. Central | Leonard Ovitz makes the 1st free throw | 71-42 |
| 04:11 | N. Central | Leonard Ovitz makes the 2nd free throw | 72-42 |
| 04:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Campbell's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Otten | 72-42 |
| 04:01 | N. Central | John Schell pulls down the rebound | 72-42 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:51 | N. Central | Leonard Ovitz comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-42 |
| 03:49 | N. Central | Raul Garcia gets the offensive rebound | 72-42 |
| 03:38 | N. Central | Andrew Otten loses the dribble to Gregory Campbell | 72-42 |
| 03:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jody Boettcher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-42 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Payne (SG) Gregory Campbell | |
| 03:01 | N. Central | John Schell is fouled on the floor by Joseph Sparks - foul #2 on Joseph Sparks, team foul #10 | 72-42 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Campbell (PG) Joseph Wells | |
| 03:01 | N. Central | John Schell makes the 1st free throw | 73-42 |
| 03:01 | N. Central | John Schell makes the 2nd free throw | 74-42 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Michael Pruitt (fresh) SG - Leonard Ovitz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Otten (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Schell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Raul Garcia (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Gregory Campbell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Payne (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Jody Boettcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Sparks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Bernard Jenkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jody Boettcher misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 74-42 |
| 02:44 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Raul Garcia | 74-42 |
| 02:23 | N. Central | Andrew Otten is called for 3 seconds | 74-42 |
| Subs | N. Central | Donald Johnson (SG) Leonard Ovitz | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 02:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Sparks connects on the jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on John Schell - foul #2 on John Schell, team foul #7 | 74-44 |
| 02:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Sparks makes the free throw | 74-45 |
| 02:00 | N. Central | Michael Pruitt scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Donald Johnson | 76-45 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Campbell is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Gregory Campbell, team foul #11 | 76-45 |
| Subs | N. Central | Leonard Ovitz (SG) Michael Pruitt | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 01:22 | N. Central | Leonard Ovitz can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-45 |
| 01:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jody Boettcher grabs the board | 76-45 |
| 01:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Jenkins makes the floater in the lane | 76-47 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | N. Central | Donald Johnson is hacked by Jody Boettcher - foul #2 on Jody Boettcher, team foul #12 | 76-47 |
| 00:33 | N. Central | Donald Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 77-47 |
| 00:33 | N. Central | Donald Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 78-47 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Payne clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Schell - foul #3 on John Schell, team foul #8 | 78-47 |
| 00:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Payne misses the 1st free throw | 78-47 |
| 00:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 78-48 |
| 00:00 | N. Central | Donald Johnson runs out the clock | 78-48 |