| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Michael Ackerman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mike Takacs (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Patrick Boner (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Antonio Nester (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Dustin Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Riebe (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Matthew Lowery (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Gray (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | N. Central | Mike Takacs inbounds the ball | 34-35 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:41 | N. Central | Michael Ackerman misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-35 |
| 19:40 | N. Central | Mike Takacs snags the offensive board | 34-35 |
| 19:26 | N. Central | Mike Takacs comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 34-35 |
| 19:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kevin Williams pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 19:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-35 |
| 18:36 | N. Central | Mike Takacs buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Ackerman | 37-35 |
| 18:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Riebe is fouled on the floor by Christopher Clark - foul #1 on Christopher Clark, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| 18:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matthew Lowery misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 18:10 | N. Central | Patrick Boner pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 17:47 | N. Central | Antonio Nester comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 17:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kevin Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 17:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mike Takacs steals it from Kevin Williams | 37-35 |
| 17:19 | N. Central | Patrick Boner misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 17:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kevin Williams pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 17:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Antonio Nester steals the ball from Jason Riebe | 37-35 |
| 16:40 | N. Central | Patrick Boner travels with the ball | 37-35 |
| Subs | N. Central | Jeffery Artz (PG), Philip Brown (SG), John Long (SF), Dustin Leblanc (PF), Edwin Cook (C) Michael Ackerman, Christopher Clark, Mike Takacs, Patrick Boner, Antonio Nester | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Morgan (PG), Joseph Light (SG), Charles Webb (PF), Timothy Collier (C) Dustin Smith, Jason Riebe, Kevin Williams, Lawrence Gray | |
| 16:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Collier makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Morgan | 37-38 |
| 16:02 | N. Central | Dustin Leblanc hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 16:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Webb snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Jeffery Artz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Brown (fresh) SF - John Long (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Leblanc (fresh) C - Edwin Cook (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Charles Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Joseph Light (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Matthew Lowery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Webb (fresh) 4 pts. C - Timothy Collier (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matthew Lowery drills a fadeaway from the right side | 37-40 |
| 15:19 | N. Central | Dustin Leblanc comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 37-40 |
| 15:18 | N. Central | Jeffery Artz grabs the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 14:56 | N. Central | Jeffery Artz misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 37-40 |
| 14:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Collier grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 14:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Light hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-42 |
| 14:24 | N. Central | John Long connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Dustin Leblanc | 40-42 |
| 14:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Light misses the jumpshot from the left side | 40-42 |
| 14:06 | N. Central | Dustin Leblanc pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 13:44 | N. Central | John Long misses badly on a shot near the basket | 40-42 |
| 13:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Collier grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 13:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Webb is hacked by Dustin Leblanc - foul #2 on Dustin Leblanc, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| Subs | N. Central | Michael Ackerman (PG), Christopher Clark (SG), Mike Takacs (SF), Patrick Boner (PF), Antonio Nester (C) Jeffery Artz, Philip Brown, John Long, Dustin Leblanc, Edwin Cook | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin Smith (PG), Jason Riebe (SG), Mark Love (SF), Kevin Williams (PF), Lawrence Gray (C) Charles Morgan, Joseph Light, Matthew Lowery, Charles Webb, Timothy Collier | |
| 13:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Antonio Nester denies the turnaround by Lawrence Gray | 40-42 |
| 13:17 | N. Central | Patrick Boner grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 12:53 | N. Central | Lawrence Gray is called for the reach on Antonio Nester - foul #3 on Lawrence Gray, team foul #1 | 40-42 |
| 12:39 | N. Central | Kevin Williams steals the ball from Antonio Nester | 40-42 |
| 12:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Riebe misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Mike Takacs - foul #3 on Mike Takacs, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Collier (SF) Mark Love | |
| 12:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Riebe misses the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 12:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Riebe misses the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 12:22 | N. Central | Antonio Nester gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 12:04 | N. Central | Christopher Clark connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Ackerman and he's fouled by Timothy Collier - foul #1 on Timothy Collier, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| 12:04 | N. Central | Christopher Clark misses the free throw | 42-42 |
| 12:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 11:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Clark picks off the pass by Dustin Smith | 42-42 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Michael Ackerman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Mike Takacs (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Boner (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Antonio Nester (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Dustin Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Riebe (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Timothy Collier (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Lawrence Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | N. Central | Christopher Clark knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 11:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kevin Williams scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Jason Riebe | 45-44 |
| 10:48 | N. Central | Jason Riebe is called for the reach on Christopher Clark - foul #1 on Jason Riebe, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Matthew Lowery (SF), Charles Webb (C) Timothy Collier, Lawrence Gray | |
| 10:29 | N. Central | Christopher Clark is fouled on the floor by Jason Riebe - foul #2 on Jason Riebe, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| Subs | N. Central | Jeffery Artz (SG), John Long (SF), Dustin Leblanc (C) Christopher Clark, Mike Takacs, Antonio Nester | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 10:16 | N. Central | Dustin Leblanc lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Ackerman and he's hacked by Dustin Smith - foul #3 on Dustin Smith, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| Subs | N. Central | Philip Brown (SG), Edwin Cook (C) Michael Ackerman, Patrick Boner | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Morgan (PG), Joseph Light (SG) Dustin Smith, Jason Riebe | |
| 10:16 | N. Central | Dustin Leblanc makes the free throw | 48-44 |
| 09:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matthew Lowery comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-44 |
| 09:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Webb tips it in | 48-46 |
| 09:40 | N. Central | Charles Webb swats the layup by John Long | 48-46 |
| 09:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kevin Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 09:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Light makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Charles Webb and the foul's on Philip Brown - foul #1 on Philip Brown, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| Subs | N. Central | Christopher Clark (SG), Mike Takacs (SF) Philip Brown, John Long | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Gray (C) Kevin Williams | |
| 09:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Light makes the free throw | 48-49 |
| 09:12 | N. Central | Mike Takacs clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 09:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Webb snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 08:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Clark is called for the reach on Joseph Light - foul #2 on Christopher Clark, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | N. Central | Michael Ackerman (PG), Patrick Boner (PF), Antonio Nester (C) Jeffery Artz, Dustin Leblanc, Edwin Cook | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin Smith (PG), Jason Riebe (SG) Charles Morgan, Joseph Light | |
| 08:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Webb misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 48-49 |
| 08:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Gray | 48-49 |
| 08:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Gray hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Matthew Lowery | 48-51 |
| 07:45 | N. Central | Christopher Clark hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 48-51 |
| 07:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Lawrence Gray | 48-51 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Michael Ackerman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Christopher Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Mike Takacs (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Boner (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Antonio Nester (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Dustin Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jason Riebe (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Lowery (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Webb (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Gray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Riebe knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Dustin Smith | 48-54 |
| 07:20 | N. Central | Mike Takacs clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-54 |
| 07:19 | N. Central | Antonio Nester hits the follow up shot | 50-54 |
| 06:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Patrick Boner denies the turnaround by Matthew Lowery | 50-54 |
| 06:57 | N. Central | Patrick Boner grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 06:53 | N. Central | Christopher Clark connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Patrick Boner | 52-54 |
| 06:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Webb loses the dribble to Patrick Boner | 52-54 |
| 06:12 | N. Central | Michael Ackerman is hacked by Dustin Smith - foul #4 on Dustin Smith, team foul #6 | 52-54 |
| Subs | N. Central | Jeffery Artz (PG), Philip Brown (SG), John Long (SF), Dustin Leblanc (PF), Edwin Cook (C) Michael Ackerman, Christopher Clark, Mike Takacs, Patrick Boner, Antonio Nester | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Morgan (PG), Timothy Collier (SF), Kevin Williams (PF), Billy Johnson (C) Dustin Smith, Matthew Lowery, Charles Webb, Lawrence Gray | |
| 05:57 | N. Central | John Long's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-54 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Light (SG) Jason Riebe | |
| 05:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Collier hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kevin Williams | 52-56 |
| 05:27 | N. Central | Philip Brown misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-56 |
| 05:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Billy Johnson | 52-56 |
| 05:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Billy Johnson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joseph Light | 52-58 |
| 04:47 | N. Central | Kevin Williams blocks the jumper by Philip Brown | 52-58 |
| 04:46 | N. Central | Jeffery Artz snags the offensive board | 52-58 |
| 04:41 | N. Central | Dustin Leblanc hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 04:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Collier snags the defensive board | 52-58 |
| 04:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kevin Williams misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 52-58 |
| 04:32 | N. Central | Jeffery Artz grabs the board | 52-58 |
| 04:11 | N. Central | Dustin Leblanc hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 52-58 |
| 04:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Collier grabs the defensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 03:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Collier can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by John Long - foul #1 on John Long, team foul #6 | 52-58 |
| Subs | N. Central | Michael Ackerman (PG), Christopher Clark (SG), Mike Takacs (SF), Patrick Boner (PF), Antonio Nester (C) Jeffery Artz, Philip Brown, John Long, Dustin Leblanc, Edwin Cook | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin Smith (PG), Jason Riebe (SG), Charles Webb (C) Charles Morgan, Joseph Light, Billy Johnson | |
| 03:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Collier makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 03:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Collier misses the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 03:53 | N. Central | Antonio Nester grabs the defensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 03:38 | N. Central | Patrick Boner drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Michael Ackerman and he's hacked by Timothy Collier - foul #2 on Timothy Collier, team foul #7 | 54-59 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Matthew Lowery (SF) Timothy Collier | |
| 03:38 | N. Central | Patrick Boner makes the free throw | 55-59 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Michael Ackerman (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Christopher Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Mike Takacs (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Boner (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Antonio Nester (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Dustin Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jason Riebe (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Lowery (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Charles Webb (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Riebe clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Christopher Clark - foul #3 on Christopher Clark, team foul #7 | 55-59 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Gray (C) Charles Webb | |
| 03:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Riebe makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 03:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Riebe misses the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 03:19 | N. Central | Antonio Nester grabs the board | 55-60 |
| 03:01 | N. Central | Michael Ackerman's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Williams | 55-60 |
| 02:59 | N. Central | Patrick Boner can't tip it in | 55-60 |
| 02:58 | N. Central | Patrick Boner pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 02:45 | N. Central | Lawrence Gray denies the turnaround by Patrick Boner | 55-60 |
| 02:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Gray grabs the board | 55-60 |
| 02:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kevin Williams connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Matthew Lowery | 55-62 |
| 02:03 | N. Central | Mike Takacs can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 55-62 |
| 02:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Gray grabs the board | 55-62 |
| 01:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kevin Williams buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Dustin Smith | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:29 | N. Central | Kevin Williams takes the ball from Antonio Nester | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Riebe hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Dustin Smith | 55-66 |
| 01:20 | N. Central | Jason Riebe takes the ball from Michael Ackerman in the backcourt | 55-66 |
| 01:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin Smith is hacked by Michael Ackerman - foul #1 on Michael Ackerman, team foul #8 | 55-66 |
| Subs | N. Central | Jeffery Artz (PG), Philip Brown (SG), John Long (SF), Dustin Leblanc (PF), Edwin Cook (C) Michael Ackerman, Christopher Clark, Mike Takacs, Patrick Boner, Antonio Nester | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Light (SG), Timothy Collier (SF), Charles Webb (PF), Billy Johnson (C) Jason Riebe, Matthew Lowery, Kevin Williams, Lawrence Gray | |
| 01:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin Smith makes the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 01:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 01:01 | N. Central | Edwin Cook gets the rebound | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:56 | N. Central | Dustin Leblanc misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-67 |
| 00:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin Smith snags the defensive board | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Webb knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Billy Johnson | 55-69 |
| 00:23 | N. Central | Philip Brown is whistled for a carry | 55-69 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Morgan (PG) Dustin Smith | |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Morgan runs out the clock | 55-69 |