| Lineup | N. Central | PG - James Boddy (fresh) SG - Christopher Clark (fresh) SF - Gary Richard (fresh) PF - Edwin Cook (fresh) C - John Crooms (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Andrew Bernhard (fresh) SG - Trevor Poole (fresh) SF - Matthew Lowery (fresh) PF - Mickey Pierce (fresh) C - Andrew Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | N. Central | Gary Richard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:32 | N. Central | Christopher Clark connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Boddy | 3-0 |
| 19:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Trevor Poole misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 3-0 |
| 19:15 | N. Central | Edwin Cook snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:52 | N. Central | Andrew Bernhard picks off the pass by Edwin Cook | 3-0 |
| 18:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Bernhard hits the finger roll | 3-2 |
| 18:31 | N. Central | James Boddy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 18:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Trevor Poole snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matthew Lowery can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:10 | N. Central | John Crooms grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 18:06 | N. Central | Christopher Clark clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Trevor Poole - foul #1 on Trevor Poole, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:06 | N. Central | Christopher Clark makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:06 | N. Central | Christopher Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Smith misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by James Boddy - foul #1 on James Boddy, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 17:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Smith makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:45 | N. Central | Edwin Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:26 | N. Central | Matthew Lowery steps in front of the Christopher Clark pass | 5-3 |
| 17:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Smith scores on a runner in the paint set up by Andrew Bernhard | 5-5 |
| 17:00 | N. Central | Edwin Cook misses badly on a floater in the lane | 5-5 |
| 16:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Smith snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 16:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matthew Lowery knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Andrew Bernhard | 5-8 |
| 16:38 | N. Central | Andrew Bernhard steals it from Edwin Cook | 5-8 |
| 16:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Bernhard lays it up and in | 5-10 |
| 16:26 | N. Central | Christopher Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 5-10 |
| 16:25 | N. Central | John Crooms grabs the offensive rebound | 5-10 |
| 16:19 | N. Central | Edwin Cook clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-10 |
| 16:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 5-10 |
| 16:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Bernhard throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-10 |
| Subs | N. Central | Philip Brown (PG), Sam Stephens (SF), William Weeks (PF), Manuel Egerton (C) James Boddy, Gary Richard, Edwin Cook, John Crooms | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Harris (SG), Lawrence Gray (PF) Trevor Poole, Mickey Pierce | |
| 16:00 | N. Central | Christopher Clark misses the floater near the basket | 5-10 |
| 15:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matthew Lowery grabs the board | 5-10 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Philip Brown (fresh) SG - Christopher Clark (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Sam Stephens (fresh) PF - William Weeks (fresh) C - Manuel Egerton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Andrew Bernhard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Harris (fresh) SF - Matthew Lowery (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lawrence Gray (fresh) C - Andrew Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Smith misses long on a floater from the baseline | 5-10 |
| 15:38 | N. Central | Manuel Egerton gets the rebound | 5-10 |
| 15:17 | N. Central | Sam Stephens hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-10 |
| 14:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Harris misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 8-10 |
| 14:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Gray tips it home | 8-12 |
| 14:37 | N. Central | Philip Brown is whistled for a carry | 8-12 |
| Subs | N. Central | James Boddy (PG), Gary Richard (SF), Edwin Cook (PF), John Crooms (C) Christopher Clark, Sam Stephens, William Weeks, Manuel Egerton | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Trevor Poole (SG), Mark Love (SF), Mickey Pierce (PF) Andrew Bernhard, Matthew Lowery, Andrew Smith | |
| 14:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mickey Pierce scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Trevor Poole | 8-14 |
| 14:03 | N. Central | Gary Richard can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 8-14 |
| 14:02 | N. Central | Edwin Cook tips it but misses | 8-14 |
| 14:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Gray snags the defensive board | 8-14 |
| 13:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-14 |
| Subs | N. Central | Sam Stephens (SG) Philip Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Parrish (PG), Jerry Caceres (C) Kenneth Harris, Lawrence Gray | |
| 13:13 | N. Central | James Boddy is fouled on the floor by Trevor Poole - foul #2 on Trevor Poole, team foul #2 | 8-14 |
| Subs | N. Central | Christopher Clark (SG) Sam Stephens | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Krout (SG) Trevor Poole | |
| 13:00 | N. Central | Christopher Clark comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-14 |
| 12:58 | N. Central | Edwin Cook pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 12:43 | N. Central | Edwin Cook drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Gary Richard and he's hacked by Mickey Pierce - foul #1 on Mickey Pierce, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | N. Central | William Weeks (C) John Crooms | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Bernhard (PG), Matthew Lowery (SF), Lawrence Gray (PF), Andrew Smith (C) Kenneth Parrish, Mark Love, Mickey Pierce, Jerry Caceres | |
| 12:43 | N. Central | Edwin Cook misses the free throw | 10-14 |
| 12:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Gray snags the defensive board | 10-14 |
| 12:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Bernhard hits the finger roll and the foul's on James Boddy - foul #2 on James Boddy, team foul #2 | 10-16 |
| Subs | N. Central | Philip Brown (PG), Sam Stephens (SF), Manuel Egerton (C) James Boddy, Gary Richard, Edwin Cook | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Harris (SG) Steven Krout | |
| 12:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Bernhard misses the free throw | 10-16 |
| 12:21 | N. Central | William Weeks snags the defensive board | 10-16 |
| 12:05 | N. Central | Sam Stephens misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-16 |
| 12:03 | N. Central | Christopher Clark tips it in | 12-16 |
| 11:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Smith is fouled on the floor by Christopher Clark - foul #1 on Christopher Clark, team foul #3 | 12-16 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Philip Brown (fresh) SG - Christopher Clark (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Sam Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Weeks (fresh) C - Manuel Egerton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Andrew Bernhard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Harris (fresh) SF - Matthew Lowery (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lawrence Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-16 |
| 11:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 11:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Bernhard buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Harris | 12-18 |
| 11:10 | N. Central | Christopher Clark scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Philip Brown and he's hacked by Andrew Bernhard - foul #1 on Andrew Bernhard, team foul #4 | 14-18 |
| Subs | N. Central | Gary Richard (SF), John Crooms (C) Sam Stephens, Manuel Egerton | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Mickey Pierce (PF) Lawrence Gray | |
| 11:10 | N. Central | Christopher Clark makes the free throw | 15-18 |
| 10:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Smith loses the dribble to Philip Brown | 15-18 |
| 10:27 | N. Central | William Weeks's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Lowery | 15-18 |
| 10:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matthew Lowery grabs the defensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 10:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Smith scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Matthew Lowery | 15-20 |
| 10:04 | N. Central | Philip Brown hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 17-20 |
| 09:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mickey Pierce loses the dribble to Gary Richard | 17-20 |
| 09:54 | N. Central | Andrew Bernhard is called for the reach on Philip Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Bernhard, team foul #5 | 17-20 |
| Subs | N. Central | Sam Stephens (PG), Thomas Myricks (SG), Edwin Cook (PF) Philip Brown, Christopher Clark, William Weeks | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Parrish (PG), Steven Krout (SG), Mark Love (SF), Lawrence Gray (PF), Jerry Caceres (C) Andrew Bernhard, Kenneth Harris, Matthew Lowery, Mickey Pierce, Andrew Smith | |
| 09:41 | N. Central | Thomas Myricks hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Sam Stephens | 19-20 |
| 09:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Love comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 19-20 |
| 09:19 | N. Central | John Crooms grabs the defensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 08:59 | N. Central | Thomas Myricks scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Edwin Cook | 21-20 |
| 08:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Gray's pass is intercepted by Gary Richard | 21-20 |
| 08:33 | N. Central | Jerry Caceres denies the turnaround by John Crooms | 21-20 |
| 08:31 | N. Central | Gary Richard misses the tip | 21-20 |
| 08:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Gray pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 08:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Krout hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 21-20 |
| 08:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerry Caceres can't tip it in | 21-20 |
| 08:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Gray grabs the offensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 08:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerry Caceres comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-20 |
| 08:02 | N. Central | Gary Richard grabs the defensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 08:00 | N. Central | Kenneth Parrish steals the ball from Sam Stephens in the backcourt | 21-20 |
| 07:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Krout connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Parrish | 21-23 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Sam Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Myricks (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gary Richard (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edwin Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Crooms (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Kenneth Parrish (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Krout (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Love (fresh) PF - Lawrence Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Caceres (fresh) | |
| 07:37 | N. Central | Gary Richard misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 21-23 |
| 07:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Jerry Caceres | 21-23 |
| 07:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Gray is fouled on the floor by John Crooms - foul #1 on John Crooms, team foul #4 | 21-23 |
| Subs | N. Central | Philip Brown (PG), Christopher Clark (SG), William Weeks (PF), Manuel Egerton (C) Thomas Myricks, Gary Richard, Edwin Cook, John Crooms | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Harris (PG), Matthew Lowery (SF), Mickey Pierce (PF), Andrew Smith (C) Kenneth Parrish, Mark Love, Lawrence Gray, Jerry Caceres | |
| 07:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mickey Pierce hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 21-23 |
| 07:12 | N. Central | The rebound goes to William Weeks | 21-23 |
| 06:58 | N. Central | William Weeks misses the easy layup | 21-23 |
| 06:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matthew Lowery pulls down the rebound | 21-23 |
| 06:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Krout misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on William Weeks - foul #1 on William Weeks, team foul #5 | 21-23 |
| Subs | N. Central | Alan Huffman (SF) Sam Stephens | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 06:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Krout misses the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 06:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Krout misses the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 06:31 | N. Central | Manuel Egerton pulls down the rebound | 21-23 |
| 06:19 | N. Central | Alan Huffman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner but he's fouled by Matthew Lowery - foul #1 on Matthew Lowery, team foul #6 | 21-23 |
| Subs | N. Central | Edwin Cook (PF) Manuel Egerton | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Parrish (PG) Steven Krout | |
| 06:19 | N. Central | Alan Huffman misses the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 06:19 | N. Central | Alan Huffman makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 06:19 | N. Central | Alan Huffman makes the 3rd free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matthew Lowery is hacked by Christopher Clark - foul #2 on Christopher Clark, team foul #6 | 23-23 |
| Subs | N. Central | Thomas Myricks (SG) Christopher Clark | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 05:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Parrish is hacked by Edwin Cook - foul #1 on Edwin Cook, team foul #7 | 23-23 |
| 05:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Parrish misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mickey Pierce pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 05:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Philip Brown is called for the reach on Kenneth Parrish - foul #1 on Philip Brown, team foul #8 | 23-23 |
| 05:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Parrish makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Parrish misses the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:21 | N. Central | Edwin Cook grabs the board | 23-24 |
| 05:01 | N. Central | Philip Brown connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Myricks | 25-24 |
| 04:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Parrish misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 25-24 |
| 04:54 | N. Central | Thomas Myricks gets the rebound | 25-24 |
| 04:50 | N. Central | Thomas Myricks is hacked by Kenneth Harris - foul #1 on Kenneth Harris, team foul #7 | 25-24 |
| Subs | N. Central | Gary Richard (SF), John Crooms (C) Alan Huffman, Edwin Cook | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Krout (SG), Lawrence Gray (PF) Kenneth Parrish, Mickey Pierce | |
| 04:50 | N. Central | Thomas Myricks misses the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 04:50 | N. Central | John Crooms grabs the offensive board | 25-24 |
| 04:35 | N. Central | Steven Krout steals the ball from Thomas Myricks | 25-24 |
| 04:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Krout misses the lay-in | 25-24 |
| 04:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Smith tips it home | 25-26 |
| 04:11 | N. Central | William Weeks misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-26 |
| 04:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matthew Lowery snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 03:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Krout misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 03:42 | N. Central | Thomas Myricks grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Philip Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Myricks (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Richard (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Weeks (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Crooms (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Kenneth Harris (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Krout (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Lowery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lawrence Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:30 | N. Central | Thomas Myricks loses the ball out of bounds | 25-26 |
| Subs | N. Central | James Boddy (PG), Christopher Clark (SG), Edwin Cook (PF) Philip Brown, Thomas Myricks, William Weeks | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Bernhard (PG), Trevor Poole (SG), Mark Love (SF), Mickey Pierce (PF) Kenneth Harris, Steven Krout, Matthew Lowery, Andrew Smith | |
| 03:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Love is fouled on the floor by Christopher Clark - foul #3 on Christopher Clark, team foul #9 | 25-26 |
| Subs | N. Central | Sam Stephens (SG) Christopher Clark | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 03:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Love makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 03:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Love misses the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 03:18 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Edwin Cook | 25-27 |
| 03:02 | N. Central | Lawrence Gray steals the ball from James Boddy | 25-27 |
| 02:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | The jumper by Lawrence Gray is denied by Edwin Cook | 25-27 |
| 02:40 | N. Central | Edwin Cook pulls down the rebound | 25-27 |
| 02:28 | N. Central | Sam Stephens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-27 |
| Subs | N. Central | Alan Huffman (SF), Manuel Egerton (C) Gary Richard, John Crooms | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 02:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Gray lays it up and in | 25-29 |
| 01:48 | N. Central | Sam Stephens clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-29 |
| 01:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Love grabs the board | 25-29 |
| 01:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Trevor Poole loses the dribble to Edwin Cook | 25-29 |
| 01:06 | N. Central | James Boddy misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-29 |
| 01:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Lawrence Gray | 25-29 |
| 00:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Love scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Trevor Poole | 25-31 |
| 00:39 | N. Central | Sam Stephens drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Edwin Cook | 27-31 |
| 00:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Love knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Andrew Bernhard | 27-33 |
| 00:02 | N. Central | Alan Huffman can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 27-33 |
| 00:01 | N. Central | Edwin Cook tips it home | 29-33 |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Bernhard hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 29-33 |