| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Franklin Bell (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Boyle (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Powers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Polakowski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Teachout (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - James Byington (fresh) SG - Craig Williford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Beard (fresh) PF - Shawn Aragon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Brook (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Central | Charles Beard inbounds the ball | 39-28 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:36 | N. Central | Harold Brook clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Robert Polakowski - foul #3 on Robert Polakowski, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Easter (PF) Robert Polakowski | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 19:36 | N. Central | Harold Brook makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 19:36 | N. Central | Harold Brook misses the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 19:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Easter snags the defensive board | 39-29 |
| 19:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Easter buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-29 |
| 19:02 | N. Central | Harold Brook double dribbles | 41-29 |
| 18:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Franklin Bell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-29 |
| 18:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Powers tips it home | 43-29 |
| 18:18 | N. Central | Craig Williford comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-29 |
| 18:17 | N. Central | Shawn Aragon gets the offensive rebound | 43-29 |
| 18:03 | N. Central | Charles Beard makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Byington | 43-32 |
| 17:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Powers hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Franklin Bell | 46-32 |
| 17:34 | N. Central | Craig Williford is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Craig Williford, team foul #1 | 46-32 |
| 17:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Boyle is hacked by Craig Williford - foul #3 on Craig Williford, team foul #2 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Thomas Loya (SG), Gregory Starkey (SF), Paul Lowe (C) Craig Williford, Charles Beard, Harold Brook | |
| 16:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Easter buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Franklin Bell and he's hacked by Shawn Aragon - foul #1 on Shawn Aragon, team foul #3 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Milton Miles (PG), Lewis Campbell (C) James Byington, Shawn Aragon | |
| 16:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Easter makes the free throw | 49-32 |
| 16:44 | N. Central | Lewis Campbell loses the dribble to Lawrence Teachout | 49-32 |
| 16:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Franklin Bell misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 49-32 |
| 16:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Easter grabs the offensive board | 49-32 |
| 16:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Teachout lays it in set up by Keith Boyle and the foul's on Paul Lowe - foul #1 on Paul Lowe, team foul #4 | 51-32 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Newton (PG), Matthew Gatlin (SG), John Griffin (SF), Christopher Otero (PF) Franklin Bell, Keith Boyle, Keith Powers, Steve Easter | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 16:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Teachout makes the free throw | 52-32 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 15:56 | N. Central | Christopher Otero is called for the reach on Milton Miles - foul #1 on Christopher Otero, team foul #2 | 52-32 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Polakowski (PF), James Zwanzig (C) Christopher Otero, Lawrence Teachout | |
| Subs | N. Central | Patrick Barker (PG), Craig Williford (SG), Charles Beard (SF) Milton Miles, Thomas Loya, Lewis Campbell | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Mark Newton (fresh) SG - Matthew Gatlin (fresh) SF - John Griffin (fresh) PF - Robert Polakowski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Zwanzig (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Patrick Barker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Craig Williford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Beard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gregory Starkey (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Lowe (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | N. Central | Craig Williford misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-32 |
| 15:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Zwanzig gets the rebound | 52-32 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 15:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Newton misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Patrick Barker - foul #4 on Patrick Barker, team foul #5 | 52-32 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | N. Central | James Byington (PG), Shawn Aragon (PF), Harold Brook (C) Patrick Barker, Gregory Starkey, Paul Lowe | |
| 15:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Newton makes the 1st free throw | 53-32 |
| 15:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 54-32 |
| 15:03 | N. Central | John Griffin steps in front of the Craig Williford pass | 54-32 |
| 14:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Zwanzig misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 54-32 |
| 14:38 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Shawn Aragon | 54-32 |
| 14:25 | N. Central | Craig Williford can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 54-32 |
| 14:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 54-32 |
| 13:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Beard is called for the reach on Matthew Gatlin - foul #1 on Charles Beard, team foul #6 | 54-32 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Franklin Bell (PG), Keith Boyle (SG), Keith Powers (SF), Lawrence Teachout (C) Mark Newton, Matthew Gatlin, John Griffin, James Zwanzig | |
| Subs | N. Central | Gregory Starkey (SF) Charles Beard | |
| 13:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Teachout double dribbles | 54-32 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Paul Lowe (C) Harold Brook | |
| 13:15 | N. Central | James Byington misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-32 |
| 13:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Polakowski snags the defensive board | 54-32 |
| 13:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Teachout misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-32 |
| 13:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Teachout gets the offensive rebound | 54-32 |
| 12:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Teachout comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 54-32 |
| 12:38 | N. Central | Paul Lowe gets the rebound | 54-32 |
| 12:18 | N. Central | Shawn Aragon is hacked by Lawrence Teachout - foul #2 on Lawrence Teachout, team foul #3 | 54-32 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Milton Miles (PG), Charles Beard (SF), Harold Brook (C) James Byington, Shawn Aragon, Paul Lowe | |
| 12:10 | N. Central | Gregory Starkey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-32 |
| 12:08 | N. Central | Harold Brook snags the offensive board | 54-32 |
| 11:56 | N. Central | Gregory Starkey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-32 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Easter (PF) Robert Polakowski | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Franklin Bell (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Keith Boyle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Powers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Easter (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Teachout (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Milton Miles (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Craig Williford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Beard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gregory Starkey (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Harold Brook (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Franklin Bell misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 54-32 |
| 11:33 | N. Central | Gregory Starkey pulls down the rebound | 54-32 |
| 11:22 | N. Central | Charles Beard drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Milton Miles and the foul's on Franklin Bell - foul #2 on Franklin Bell, team foul #4 | 54-34 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Thomas Loya (SG) Craig Williford | |
| 11:22 | N. Central | Charles Beard makes the free throw | 54-35 |
| 11:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Powers is whistled for a carry | 54-35 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Polakowski (PF) Steve Easter | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 10:52 | N. Central | Keith Boyle takes the ball from Charles Beard | 54-35 |
| 10:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Boyle hits the finger roll | 56-35 |
| 10:31 | N. Central | Lawrence Teachout blocks the short jumper by Charles Beard | 56-35 |
| 10:30 | N. Central | Gregory Starkey tips it in | 56-37 |
| 10:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Milton Miles steals the ball from Franklin Bell | 56-37 |
| 09:58 | N. Central | Charles Beard hits the finger roll on a great pass from Milton Miles | 56-39 |
| 09:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Polakowski's pass is intercepted by Gregory Starkey | 56-39 |
| 09:41 | N. Central | Harold Brook comes up short on the floater from close range | 56-39 |
| 09:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Teachout grabs the defensive rebound | 56-39 |
| 09:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Starkey steals the ball from Lawrence Teachout | 56-39 |
| 09:07 | N. Central | Gregory Starkey travels with the ball | 56-39 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Matthew Gatlin (PG), John Griffin (SG), Steve Easter (SF), James Zwanzig (C) Franklin Bell, Keith Boyle, Keith Powers, Lawrence Teachout | |
| Subs | N. Central | James Byington (PG), Craig Williford (SG), Shawn Aragon (PF), Paul Lowe (C) Milton Miles, Charles Beard, Gregory Starkey, Harold Brook | |
| 08:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Zwanzig is called for traveling | 56-39 |
| 08:41 | N. Central | Paul Lowe misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 56-39 |
| 08:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Zwanzig pulls down the rebound | 56-39 |
| 08:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Griffin comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 56-39 |
| 08:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Polakowski grabs the offensive rebound | 56-39 |
| 08:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Polakowski can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Shawn Aragon - foul #2 on Shawn Aragon, team foul #7 | 56-39 |
| 08:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Polakowski makes the 1st free throw | 57-39 |
| 08:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Polakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-39 |
| 08:18 | N. Central | James Byington throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-39 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Newton (PG) Robert Polakowski | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 07:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Newton misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-39 |
| 07:48 | N. Central | Paul Lowe grabs the defensive rebound | 58-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Mark Newton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Gatlin (fresh) SF - Steve Easter (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Griffin (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Zwanzig (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - James Byington (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Craig Williford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Loya (fresh) PF - Shawn Aragon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Lowe (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:41 | N. Central | Craig Williford misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-39 |
| 07:39 | N. Central | Shawn Aragon tips it home | 58-41 |
| 07:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Loya is called for the reach on Matthew Gatlin - foul #1 on Thomas Loya, team foul #8 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Boyle (SG), Keith Powers (SF), Robert Polakowski (PF), Lawrence Teachout (C) Mark Newton, Steve Easter, John Griffin, James Zwanzig | |
| Subs | N. Central | Patrick Barker (PG), Charles Beard (SF), Gregory Starkey (C) James Byington, Thomas Loya, Paul Lowe | |
| 07:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matthew Gatlin makes the 1st free throw | 59-41 |
| 07:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matthew Gatlin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-41 |
| 06:52 | N. Central | Shawn Aragon connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 60-43 |
| 06:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Powers misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 60-43 |
| 06:35 | N. Central | Gregory Starkey grabs the defensive rebound | 60-43 |
| 06:17 | N. Central | Craig Williford buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Lawrence Teachout - foul #3 on Lawrence Teachout, team foul #5 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Franklin Bell (PG) Matthew Gatlin | |
| Subs | N. Central | Harold Brook (C) Gregory Starkey | |
| 06:17 | N. Central | Craig Williford misses the free throw | 60-45 |
| 06:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Polakowski grabs the defensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 05:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Franklin Bell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-45 |
| 05:53 | N. Central | Charles Beard snags the defensive board | 60-45 |
| 05:31 | N. Central | The short jumper by Patrick Barker is denied by Lawrence Teachout | 60-45 |
| 05:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Polakowski pulls down the rebound | 60-45 |
| 05:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Powers is hacked by Charles Beard - foul #2 on Charles Beard, team foul #9 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Thomas Loya (SG), Gregory Starkey (SF), Paul Lowe (PF) Craig Williford, Charles Beard, Shawn Aragon | |
| 05:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Powers misses the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 05:04 | N. Central | Paul Lowe gets the rebound | 60-45 |
| 05:00 | N. Central | Patrick Barker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-45 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Easter (SF) Keith Powers | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 04:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Patrick Barker is called for the reach on Robert Polakowski - foul #5 on Patrick Barker, team foul #10 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | James Zwanzig (C) Lawrence Teachout | |
| Subs | N. Central | James Byington (PG) Patrick Barker | |
| 04:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Polakowski makes the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 04:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Polakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| 04:31 | N. Central | James Byington clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 62-45 |
| 04:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Easter gets the rebound | 62-45 |
| 04:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Zwanzig misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Harold Brook - foul #1 on Harold Brook, team foul #11 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Newton (PG), Matthew Gatlin (SG), John Griffin (PF) Franklin Bell, Keith Boyle, Robert Polakowski | |
| Subs | N. Central | Lewis Campbell (C) Harold Brook | |
| 04:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Zwanzig makes the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 04:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Zwanzig misses the 2nd free throw | 63-45 |
| 04:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Easter snags the offensive board | 63-45 |
| 03:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Newton misses the 3 from straight away | 63-45 |
| 03:52 | N. Central | Paul Lowe grabs the defensive rebound | 63-45 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 03:48 | N. Central | James Byington is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on James Byington, team foul #12 | 63-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Mark Newton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Gatlin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steve Easter (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Griffin (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Zwanzig (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - James Byington (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Loya (fresh) SF - Gregory Starkey (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Lowe (fresh) 5 reb. C - Lewis Campbell (fresh) | |
| 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) | |
| 03:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Easter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-45 |
| 03:05 | N. Central | Gregory Starkey makes the floater from close range on a great pass from James Byington | 63-47 |
| 02:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Newton misses the shot from the left side | 63-47 |
| 02:40 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Lewis Campbell | 63-47 |
| 02:22 | N. Central | Matthew Gatlin is called for the reach on Thomas Loya - foul #1 on Matthew Gatlin, team foul #6 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | N. Central | James Davis (PF) Paul Lowe | |
| 02:14 | N. Central | Thomas Loya hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 63-47 |
| 02:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Griffin snags the defensive board | 63-47 |
| 01:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Easter hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James Davis - foul #1 on James Davis, team foul #13 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Paul Lowe (PF) James Davis | |
| 01:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Easter makes the 1st free throw | 64-47 |
| 01:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Easter makes the 2nd free throw | 65-47 |
| 01:38 | N. Central | Paul Lowe comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by James Zwanzig - foul #1 on James Zwanzig, team foul #7 | 65-47 |
| 01:38 | N. Central | Paul Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 65-48 |
| 01:38 | N. Central | Paul Lowe misses the 2nd free throw | 65-48 |
| 01:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Zwanzig grabs the defensive rebound | 65-48 |
| 01:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Newton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 65-48 |
| 01:18 | N. Central | Paul Lowe grabs the board | 65-48 |
| 01:09 | N. Central | Thomas Loya misses the lay-in | 65-48 |
| 01:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Steve Easter | 65-48 |
| 00:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Easter misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 65-48 |
| 00:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Easter tips it back up and in | 67-48 |
| 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) | |
| 00:36 | N. Central | Paul Lowe drills a shot from the right side set up by Gregory Starkey | 67-50 |
| 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) | |
| 00:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Easter misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 67-50 |
| 00:11 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Lewis Campbell | 67-50 |
| 00:06 | N. Central | Paul Lowe misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on John Griffin - foul #1 on John Griffin, team foul #8 | 67-50 |
| 00:06 | N. Central | Paul Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 00:06 | N. Central | Paul Lowe misses the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 00:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Zwanzig grabs the defensive rebound | 67-51 |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Newton runs out the clock | 67-51 |