| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - William Pruden (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terry Pope (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Baldridge (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Nathan Yuhas (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Davidson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wehner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edgar Buteau (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Willard Blow (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Smith inbounds the ball | 37-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Baldridge banks in the layup set up by Terry Pope and he's fouled by Kenneth Davidson - foul #2 on Kenneth Davidson, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| 19:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Baldridge misses the free throw | 39-30 |
| 19:47 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Willard Blow | 39-30 |
| 19:41 | N. Central | Willard Blow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-30 |
| 19:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Pruden comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-30 |
| 19:24 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Edgar Buteau | 39-30 |
| 19:20 | N. Central | Nathan Yuhas drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Willard Blow | 39-32 |
| 19:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Baldridge makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Pruden and he's fouled by Edgar Buteau - foul #1 on Edgar Buteau, team foul #2 | 41-32 |
| 19:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Baldridge misses the free throw | 41-32 |
| 19:08 | N. Central | Willard Blow snags the defensive board | 41-32 |
| 18:49 | N. Central | Edgar Buteau misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-32 |
| 18:48 | N. Central | Edgar Buteau hits the follow up shot | 41-34 |
| 18:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Baldridge clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-34 |
| 18:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Terry Pope grabs the offensive board | 41-34 |
| 18:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Baldridge knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Mark Butler | 44-34 |
| 18:07 | N. Central | Edgar Buteau loses the dribble to Richard Baldridge | 44-34 |
| 17:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Baldridge is fouled on the floor by Nathan Yuhas - foul #2 on Nathan Yuhas, team foul #3 | 44-34 |
| 17:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Pruden can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 44-34 |
| 17:29 | N. Central | Robert Wehner pulls down the rebound | 44-34 |
| 17:02 | N. Central | Robert Wehner connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Nathan Yuhas | 44-37 |
| 16:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Wehner takes the ball from Terry Pope | 44-37 |
| 16:18 | N. Central | Edgar Buteau buries a fadeaway from the right side | 44-39 |
| 16:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Baldridge misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-39 |
| 16:07 | N. Central | Willard Blow pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 15:50 | N. Central | Kenneth Davidson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 15:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Baldridge gets the rebound | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - William Pruden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Terry Pope (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Baldridge (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Butler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Nathan Yuhas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Davidson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wehner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edgar Buteau (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Willard Blow (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Terry Pope throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-39 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Mitchell (PG), Aaron Nguyen (SG), Joshua Bower (SF), Ronald Snyder (PF), Edward Pittman (C) William Pruden, Terry Pope, Christopher Smith, Richard Baldridge, Mark Butler | |
| Subs | N. Central | Jason Courter (PG), Michael Sipp (SG), John Carpenter (SF), Richard Coleman (PF), Larry Cook (C) Nathan Yuhas, Kenneth Davidson, Robert Wehner, Edgar Buteau, Willard Blow | |
| 15:28 | N. Central | Michael Sipp misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 44-39 |
| 15:26 | N. Central | Larry Cook snags the offensive board | 44-39 |
| 15:14 | N. Central | Aaron Nguyen steals it from Michael Sipp | 44-39 |
| 14:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Edward Pittman misses long on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Larry Cook - foul #1 on Larry Cook, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| 14:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Edward Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 14:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Edward Pittman misses the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 14:59 | N. Central | Richard Coleman grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 14:47 | N. Central | John Carpenter can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Aaron Nguyen - foul #2 on Aaron Nguyen, team foul #1 | 45-39 |
| 14:47 | N. Central | John Carpenter misses the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 14:47 | N. Central | John Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 14:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Edward Pittman can't finish the layup | 45-40 |
| 14:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Edward Pittman grabs the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 14:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Mitchell makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Aaron Nguyen | 47-40 |
| 13:54 | N. Central | Michael Sipp knocks in the fadeaway from the right side and he's hacked by Aaron Nguyen - foul #3 on Aaron Nguyen, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Baldridge (PF), Mark Butler (C) Stephen Mitchell, Edward Pittman | |
| Subs | N. Central | Nathan Yuhas (PG), Kenneth Davidson (SG), Edgar Buteau (PF), Willard Blow (C) Jason Courter, John Carpenter, Richard Coleman, Larry Cook | |
| 13:54 | N. Central | Michael Sipp makes the free throw | 47-43 |
| 13:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Baldridge misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-43 |
| 13:34 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Michael Sipp | 47-43 |
| 13:25 | N. Central | Kenneth Davidson knocks in the 3 from straight away | 47-46 |
| 13:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathan Yuhas steals the ball from Richard Baldridge | 47-46 |
| 13:08 | N. Central | Kenneth Davidson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Nathan Yuhas | 47-48 |
| 12:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ronald Snyder misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-48 |
| 12:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Baldridge tips it home | 49-48 |
| 12:32 | N. Central | Edgar Buteau misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Aaron Nguyen - foul #4 on Aaron Nguyen, team foul #3 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | William Pruden (PG), Terry Pope (SG), Christopher Smith (SF) Aaron Nguyen, Joshua Bower, Ronald Snyder | |
| Subs | N. Central | Robert Wehner (SF) Michael Sipp | |
| 12:32 | N. Central | Edgar Buteau makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 12:32 | N. Central | Edgar Buteau makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 12:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Baldridge is denied on a layup by Edgar Buteau | 49-50 |
| 12:17 | N. Central | Willard Blow grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 12:13 | N. Central | Robert Wehner hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Nathan Yuhas | 49-53 |
| 11:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Wehner - foul #1 on Robert Wehner, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Richard Coleman (PF), Larry Cook (C) Edgar Buteau, Willard Blow | |
| 11:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Smith misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 11:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 11:40 | N. Central | Richard Coleman can't finish the layup | 50-53 |
| 11:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Baldridge pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - William Pruden (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Terry Pope (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Baldridge (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Nathan Yuhas (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Kenneth Davidson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wehner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Cook (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Smith scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Terry Pope | 52-53 |
| 10:43 | N. Central | Robert Wehner misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 10:41 | N. Central | Larry Cook misses the tip | 52-53 |
| 10:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to William Pruden | 52-53 |
| 10:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Pruden hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Terry Pope | 55-53 |
| 10:08 | N. Central | Kenneth Davidson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-53 |
| 10:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Pruden pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| 09:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Smith drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from William Pruden | 57-53 |
| 09:42 | N. Central | Richard Coleman hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Wehner | 57-55 |
| 09:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Smith connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-55 |
| 09:01 | N. Central | Nathan Yuhas misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-55 |
| 08:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Butler gets the rebound | 60-55 |
| 08:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Pruden scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Richard Baldridge | 62-55 |
| 08:43 | N. Central | Robert Wehner knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-58 |
| 08:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Terry Pope misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 62-58 |
| 08:22 | N. Central | Richard Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 07:58 | N. Central | Kenneth Davidson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-58 |
| 07:57 | N. Central | Robert Wehner pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 07:43 | N. Central | Richard Coleman clanks a shot in the lane | 62-58 |
| 07:42 | N. Central | Larry Cook snags the offensive board | 62-58 |
| 07:27 | N. Central | Robert Wehner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-58 |
| 07:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Butler snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - William Pruden (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Terry Pope (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Christopher Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Baldridge (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Butler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Nathan Yuhas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Kenneth Davidson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wehner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Coleman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Cook (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Baldridge misses the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Richard Coleman - foul #4 on Richard Coleman, team foul #6 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Nguyen (PG), Joshua Bower (SG), Ronald Snyder (SF), Edward Pittman (C) William Pruden, Terry Pope, Christopher Smith, Mark Butler | |
| Subs | N. Central | Jason Courter (PG), Michael Sipp (SG), John Carpenter (SF), Edgar Buteau (PF), Willard Blow (C) Nathan Yuhas, Kenneth Davidson, Robert Wehner, Richard Coleman, Larry Cook | |
| 07:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Baldridge makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 07:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Baldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 06:58 | N. Central | John Carpenter is fouled on the floor by Ronald Snyder - foul #1 on Ronald Snyder, team foul #4 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Mitchell (PG) Richard Baldridge | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 06:42 | N. Central | Edgar Buteau hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Sipp | 64-61 |
| 06:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Sipp steals the ball from Stephen Mitchell | 64-61 |
| 05:56 | N. Central | Jason Courter drills a fadeaway from the left block | 64-63 |
| 05:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ronald Snyder clanks a runner near the basket but he's fouled by John Carpenter - foul #2 on John Carpenter, team foul #7 | 64-63 |
| 05:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ronald Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 05:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ronald Snyder misses the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 05:42 | N. Central | Willard Blow pulls down the rebound | 65-63 |
| 05:23 | N. Central | Michael Sipp makes the 3 from straight away set up by John Carpenter | 65-66 |
| 05:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Mitchell comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Jason Courter - foul #1 on Jason Courter, team foul #8 | 65-66 |
| 05:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 05:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 04:54 | N. Central | Michael Sipp buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jason Courter | 67-69 |
| 04:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joshua Bower buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Ronald Snyder | 69-69 |
| 04:24 | N. Central | Michael Sipp double dribbles | 69-69 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | William Pruden (PG), James McIntire (SF), Richard Baldridge (PF) Stephen Mitchell, Aaron Nguyen, Edward Pittman | |
| Subs | N. Central | Kenneth Davidson (SG), Robert Wehner (SF), Richard Coleman (PF) Michael Sipp, John Carpenter, Edgar Buteau | |
| 04:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Baldridge misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 69-69 |
| 04:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Pruden grabs the offensive board | 69-69 |
| 04:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ronald Snyder misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 69-69 |
| 04:01 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Willard Blow | 69-69 |
| 03:56 | N. Central | Robert Wehner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-69 |
| 03:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Baldridge gets the rebound | 69-69 |
| 03:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | James McIntire hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 69-69 |
| 03:28 | N. Central | Richard Coleman snags the defensive board | 69-69 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - William Pruden (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Joshua Bower (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - James McIntire (fresh) PF - Richard Baldridge (fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Snyder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Jason Courter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Davidson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wehner (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Willard Blow (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:07 | N. Central | Kenneth Davidson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Wehner | 69-72 |
| 03:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-72 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Terry Pope (SG), Christopher Smith (SF), Mark Butler (C) Joshua Bower, James McIntire, Ronald Snyder | |
| Subs | N. Central | Nathan Yuhas (PG), Edgar Buteau (PF) Jason Courter, Richard Coleman | |
| 02:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Davidson is called for the reach on Terry Pope - foul #3 on Kenneth Davidson, team foul #9 | 69-72 |
| 02:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Terry Pope makes the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 02:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Terry Pope makes the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 02:28 | N. Central | Willard Blow connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Kenneth Davidson | 71-74 |
| 02:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Pruden knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Christopher Smith | 73-74 |
| 01:58 | N. Central | Kenneth Davidson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-74 |
| 01:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Baldridge grabs the defensive rebound | 73-74 |
| 01:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Baldridge jams it set up by Mark Butler | 75-74 |
| 01:19 | N. Central | Kenneth Davidson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-74 |
| 01:17 | N. Central | Edgar Buteau grabs the offensive rebound | 75-74 |
| 01:12 | N. Central | Edgar Buteau misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 75-74 |
| 01:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Baldridge pulls down the rebound | 75-74 |
| 00:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Pruden is whistled for traveling | 75-74 |
| 00:32 | N. Central | Nathan Yuhas misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 75-74 |
| 00:31 | N. Central | Edgar Buteau tips it back up and in | 75-76 |
| 00:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Smith misses long on a floater from the left block | 75-76 |
| 00:24 | N. Central | Willard Blow snags the defensive board | 75-76 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:22 | N. Central | Willard Blow is hacked by Terry Pope in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terry Pope, team foul #5 | 75-76 |
| 00:19 | N. Central | Willard Blow is fouled on the floor by Richard Baldridge - foul #3 on Richard Baldridge, team foul #6 | 75-76 |
| 00:16 | N. Central | Richard Baldridge is called for the reach on Nathan Yuhas - foul #4 on Richard Baldridge, team foul #7 | 75-76 |
| 00:16 | N. Central | Nathan Yuhas misses the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 00:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Butler snags the defensive board | 75-76 |
| 00:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Terry Pope's pass is intercepted by Willard Blow | 75-76 |
| 00:02 | N. Central | Kenneth Davidson is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Pope - foul #3 on Terry Pope, team foul #8 | 75-76 |
| 00:02 | N. Central | Kenneth Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:02 | N. Central | Kenneth Davidson misses the 2nd free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Richard Baldridge | 75-77 |
| 00:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Terry Pope misses long on a halfcourt shot | 75-77 |