| Lineup | N. Park | PG - Ricky Manigault (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Francis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ross Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clint Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Antonio Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Francis Banning (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Snyder (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Donald Cross (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Burse (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Herman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Park | Ross Dunn inbounds the ball | 40-38 |
| Game Plan | N. Park | N. Park is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | N. Park | Ross Dunn is whistled for a carry | 40-38 |
| 19:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ross Dunn picks off the pass by Donald Cross | 40-38 |
| 19:25 | N. Park | Ross Dunn blows the layup | 40-38 |
| 19:24 | N. Park | Clint Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 19:18 | N. Park | Clint Carter is whistled for a carry | 40-38 |
| 19:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Snyder is hacked by Ricky Manigault - foul #3 on Ricky Manigault, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| Subs | N. Park | James Lynch (PG) Ricky Manigault | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 18:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Lynch steals it from Donald Cross | 40-38 |
| 18:40 | N. Park | Antonio Rodriguez hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Michael Herman - foul #1 on Michael Herman, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| 18:40 | N. Park | Antonio Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 18:40 | N. Park | Antonio Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 18:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gary Burse misses the easy layup but the foul's on Clint Carter - foul #2 on Clint Carter, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| 18:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gary Burse makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 18:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gary Burse makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 18:08 | N. Park | Clint Carter misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-40 |
| 18:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Cross pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 17:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Snyder drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Francis Banning | 42-42 |
| 17:32 | N. Park | Ross Dunn buries a jumper in the lane set up by James Lynch | 44-42 |
| 17:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Francis Banning loses the dribble to James Lynch | 44-42 |
| 16:57 | N. Park | Clint Carter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Gary Burse - foul #3 on Gary Burse, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | N. Park | Edward Mazzariello (SG), Caleb Simmons (C) Leroy Francis, Antonio Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Campa (SG), Howard Price (PF), Gerald Lapine (C) James Snyder, Gary Burse, Michael Herman | |
| 16:57 | N. Park | Clint Carter misses the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 16:57 | N. Park | Clint Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 16:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Francis Banning clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on James Lynch - foul #3 on James Lynch, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | N. Park | Gregory Briley (SG), Harry Bellanger (SF), Lawrence Vanlandingham (C) James Lynch, Ross Dunn, Clint Carter | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Hundley (SF) Donald Cross | |
| 16:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Francis Banning makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 16:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Francis Banning misses the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 16:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gerald Lapine gets the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 16:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Campa misses the floater from just outside the lane | 45-43 |
| 16:14 | N. Park | Edward Mazzariello pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 15:56 | N. Park | Caleb Simmons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | N. Park | Ricky Manigault (PG) Gregory Briley | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Cody Miles (SG), Michael Herman (C) Francis Banning, Gerald Lapine | |
| Lineup | N. Park | PG - Ricky Manigault (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Mazzariello (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Bellanger (fresh) PF - Caleb Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Vanlandingham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Timothy Campa (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Cody Miles (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hundley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Howard Price (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Herman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Hundley clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-43 |
| 15:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Howard Price grabs the offensive board | 45-43 |
| 15:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Campa's pass is intercepted by Edward Mazzariello | 45-43 |
| 15:17 | N. Park | Ricky Manigault lays it in on a nice dish by Edward Mazzariello | 47-43 |
| 14:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Herman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-43 |
| Subs | N. Park | Leroy Francis (SG), Ross Dunn (SF), Clint Carter (PF), Antonio Rodriguez (C) Edward Mazzariello, Harry Bellanger, Caleb Simmons, Lawrence Vanlandingham | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | James Snyder (SG), Donald Cross (SF), Gary Burse (PF) Cody Miles, John Hundley, Howard Price | |
| 14:35 | N. Park | Ross Dunn makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Ricky Manigault | 49-43 |
| 14:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Campa comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 14:30 | N. Park | Ross Dunn grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 14:25 | N. Park | James Snyder steals the ball from Ricky Manigault | 49-43 |
| 14:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Snyder is hacked by Leroy Francis - foul #2 on Leroy Francis, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| Subs | N. Park | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Francis Banning (PG), Howard Price (C) Timothy Campa, Michael Herman | |
| 13:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Howard Price misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 49-43 |
| 13:51 | N. Park | Ross Dunn snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 13:41 | N. Park | Ricky Manigault misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-43 |
| 13:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Howard Price gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 13:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Francis Banning connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by James Snyder | 49-45 |
| 13:01 | N. Park | Ricky Manigault misses short on a jumper in the paint | 49-45 |
| 13:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gary Burse snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 12:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Howard Price is hacked by Clint Carter - foul #3 on Clint Carter, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | N. Park | James Lynch (PG), Caleb Simmons (PF) Ricky Manigault, Clint Carter | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Herman (C) Gary Burse | |
| 12:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Cross buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Francis Banning | 49-47 |
| 12:07 | N. Park | Caleb Simmons clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-47 |
| 12:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Herman grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 11:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Howard Price loses the ball out of bounds | 49-47 |
| Subs | N. Park | Edward Mazzariello (SG), Harry Bellanger (SF), Lawrence Vanlandingham (C) Leroy Francis, Ross Dunn, Antonio Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Campa (SG), John Hundley (SF), Gerald Lapine (PF) James Snyder, Donald Cross, Howard Price | |
| Lineup | N. Park | PG - James Lynch (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Edward Mazzariello (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harry Bellanger (fresh) PF - Caleb Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Vanlandingham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Francis Banning (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timothy Campa (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Hundley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerald Lapine (fresh) C - Michael Herman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | N. Park | Edward Mazzariello hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Hundley - foul #2 on John Hundley, team foul #3 | 49-47 |
| Subs | N. Park | Ricky Manigault (PG), Clint Carter (PF) James Lynch, Lawrence Vanlandingham | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 11:23 | N. Park | Edward Mazzariello makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 11:23 | N. Park | Edward Mazzariello makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 11:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | The jump hook by Gerald Lapine is blocked by Harry Bellanger | 51-47 |
| 11:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gerald Lapine hits the follow up shot | 51-49 |
| 10:52 | N. Park | Caleb Simmons misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Timothy Campa - foul #1 on Timothy Campa, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | N. Park | James Lynch (SG) Edward Mazzariello | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Cody Miles (SG), Gary Burse (PF) Francis Banning, Gerald Lapine | |
| 10:52 | N. Park | Caleb Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 10:52 | N. Park | Caleb Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 10:52 | N. Park | Clint Carter grabs the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 10:42 | N. Park | Caleb Simmons is called for traveling | 52-49 |
| Subs | N. Park | Ross Dunn (SF) Harry Bellanger | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Cross (SF) John Hundley | |
| 10:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Campa drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Cody Miles | 52-51 |
| 10:06 | N. Park | Cody Miles picks off the pass by James Lynch | 52-51 |
| 10:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Cody Miles misses the lay-in | 52-51 |
| 10:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Herman tips it in | 52-53 |
| 09:41 | N. Park | Ricky Manigault misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-53 |
| 09:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Cross snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 09:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Campa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-53 |
| Subs | N. Park | Leroy Francis (SG), Harry Bellanger (PF), Antonio Rodriguez (C) Ricky Manigault, Clint Carter, Caleb Simmons | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Francis Banning (PG), James Snyder (SG), Howard Price (C) Timothy Campa, Cody Miles, Michael Herman | |
| 09:15 | N. Park | Leroy Francis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 09:14 | N. Park | Antonio Rodriguez tips it back up and in | 54-53 |
| 09:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gary Burse comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Harry Bellanger - foul #1 on Harry Bellanger, team foul #6 | 54-53 |
| 09:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gary Burse makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 09:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gary Burse misses the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 09:03 | N. Park | Harry Bellanger grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 08:43 | N. Park | The jumper by Leroy Francis is denied by Howard Price | 54-54 |
| 08:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Howard Price pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 08:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leroy Francis steps in front of the Donald Cross pass | 54-54 |
| 08:08 | N. Park | James Lynch blows the layup | 54-54 |
| 08:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Snyder grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 07:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leroy Francis is called for the reach on James Snyder - foul #3 on Leroy Francis, team foul #7 | 54-54 |
| Subs | N. Park | Ricky Manigault (PG), Clint Carter (PF) James Lynch, Ross Dunn | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Hundley (SF), Michael Herman (C) Donald Cross, Gary Burse | |
| 07:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 07:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 07:32 | N. Park | Leroy Francis scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Antonio Rodriguez | 57-56 |
| Lineup | N. Park | PG - Ricky Manigault (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leroy Francis (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Harry Bellanger (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clint Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Antonio Rodriguez (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Francis Banning (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Snyder (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hundley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Howard Price (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Herman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Howard Price clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 07:07 | N. Park | Antonio Rodriguez gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| 07:02 | N. Park | James Snyder is called for the reach on Leroy Francis - foul #1 on James Snyder, team foul #5 | 57-56 |
| Subs | N. Park | Edward Mazzariello (SG) Leroy Francis | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Campa (PG), Gerald Lapine (PF) Francis Banning, Howard Price | |
| 06:36 | N. Park | Harry Bellanger banks in the layup on a great pass from Ricky Manigault and the foul's on Michael Herman - foul #2 on Michael Herman, team foul #6 | 59-56 |
| Subs | N. Park | Caleb Simmons (C) Antonio Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Cody Miles (SG) James Snyder | |
| 06:36 | N. Park | Harry Bellanger makes the free throw | 60-56 |
| 06:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Campa can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-56 |
| 06:08 | N. Park | Edward Mazzariello pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 05:44 | N. Park | Edward Mazzariello buries a floater from the left side set up by Harry Bellanger | 62-56 |
| 05:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Clint Carter swats the short shot by Michael Herman | 62-56 |
| 05:31 | N. Park | Clint Carter pulls down the rebound | 62-56 |
| 05:13 | N. Park | Clint Carter connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Mazzariello | 64-56 |
| 05:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-56 |
| Subs | N. Park | Leroy Francis (SG), Ross Dunn (SF), Antonio Rodriguez (C) Edward Mazzariello, Harry Bellanger, Caleb Simmons | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Francis Banning (PG), James Snyder (SG), Donald Cross (SF), Gary Burse (PF) Timothy Campa, Cody Miles, John Hundley, Gerald Lapine | |
| 04:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Francis Banning knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Cross | 64-59 |
| 04:47 | N. Park | Leroy Francis misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 64-59 |
| 04:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Francis Banning grabs the defensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 04:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Cross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-59 |
| 04:02 | N. Park | Antonio Rodriguez clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 64-59 |
| 04:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Herman grabs the board | 64-59 |
| 03:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Herman is hacked by Ricky Manigault - foul #4 on Ricky Manigault, team foul #8 | 64-59 |
| 03:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Herman makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 03:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Herman makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 03:17 | N. Park | Antonio Rodriguez hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 64-61 |
| 03:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Francis Banning pulls down the rebound | 64-61 |
| Lineup | N. Park | PG - Ricky Manigault (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Leroy Francis (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ross Dunn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clint Carter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Antonio Rodriguez (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Francis Banning (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Snyder (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Cross (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Burse (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Herman (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Herman drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Francis Banning and he's hacked by Antonio Rodriguez - foul #3 on Antonio Rodriguez, team foul #9 | 64-63 |
| Subs | N. Park | Caleb Simmons (PF) Clint Carter | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 03:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Herman makes the free throw | 64-64 |
| 02:54 | N. Park | Michael Herman swats the layup by Leroy Francis | 64-64 |
| 02:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Michael Herman | 64-64 |
| 02:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Snyder is fouled on the floor by Caleb Simmons - foul #1 on Caleb Simmons, team foul #10 | 64-64 |
| Subs | N. Park | James Lynch (PG), Edward Mazzariello (SG) Ricky Manigault, Leroy Francis | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Howard Price (PF), Gerald Lapine (C) Gary Burse, Michael Herman | |
| 02:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Snyder misses the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 02:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 02:28 | N. Park | N. Park calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-65 |
| Subs | N. Park | Ricky Manigault (PG), Leroy Francis (SG), Clint Carter (PF) James Lynch, Edward Mazzariello, Caleb Simmons | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Gary Burse (PF), Michael Herman (C) Howard Price, Gerald Lapine | |
| 02:23 | N. Park | Leroy Francis hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Ross Dunn | 66-65 |
| 02:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gary Burse buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Francis Banning | 66-67 |
| 02:00 | N. Park | Leroy Francis misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-67 |
| 01:58 | N. Park | Antonio Rodriguez grabs the offensive board | 66-67 |
| 01:42 | N. Park | Ross Dunn makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Clint Carter | 68-67 |
| 01:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Francis Banning hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-67 |
| 01:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Cross hits the follow up shot | 68-69 |
| 01:01 | N. Park | Clint Carter hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Antonio Rodriguez | 70-69 |
| 00:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Cross connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Francis Banning | 70-71 |
| 00:25 | N. Park | Leroy Francis connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Ricky Manigault | 72-71 |
| 00:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Francis Banning scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by James Snyder | 72-73 |
| 00:07 | N. Park | Leroy Francis comes up short on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Gary Burse - foul #4 on Gary Burse, team foul #7 | 72-73 |
| 00:07 | N. Park | Leroy Francis makes the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 00:07 | N. Park | Leroy Francis misses the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| 00:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gary Burse grabs the board | 73-73 |
| 00:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | N. Park | N. Park is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Cross scores on a 3 from the left corner | 73-76 |