| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Richard Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Dingman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Vanmeter (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Samuel Ryals (fresh) 1 pts. C - Peter Williams (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - David Mayon (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Snyder (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Cross (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Gary Burse (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Micheal Stanley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Cross inbounds the ball | 39-46 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Cross misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-46 |
| 19:48 | N. Central | Samuel Ryals snags the defensive board | 39-46 |
| 19:41 | N. Central | Samuel Ryals can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Gary Burse - foul #1 on Gary Burse, team foul #1 | 39-46 |
| 19:41 | N. Central | Samuel Ryals makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 19:41 | N. Central | Samuel Ryals makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 19:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Micheal Stanley is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Micheal Stanley, team foul #2 | 41-46 |
| 19:05 | N. Central | Samuel Ryals clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 19:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to David Mayon | 41-46 |
| 18:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Cross clanks a runner in the paint | 41-46 |
| 18:44 | N. Central | Richard Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 18:35 | N. Central | The jump hook by Peter Williams is blocked by Gary Burse | 41-46 |
| 18:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Micheal Stanley grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 18:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Snyder comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-46 |
| 18:19 | N. Central | Peter Williams snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 17:51 | N. Central | Peter Williams is fouled on the floor by Donald Cross - foul #3 on Donald Cross, team foul #3 | 41-46 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Cody Miles (SF) Donald Cross | |
| 17:35 | N. Central | Peter Williams is whistled for traveling | 41-46 |
| 17:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Snyder hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Gary Burse | 41-49 |
| 17:04 | N. Central | Richard Wright misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 17:02 | N. Central | Peter Williams tips it in | 43-49 |
| 16:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Peter Williams steals it from James Snyder | 43-49 |
| 16:25 | N. Central | Richard Wright clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 16:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Micheal Stanley | 43-49 |
| 16:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gary Burse scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by David Mayon | 43-51 |
| 16:03 | N. Central | Lloyd Vanmeter clanks a jumper from the right side | 43-51 |
| 16:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Micheal Stanley snags the defensive board | 43-51 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Richard Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Dingman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Vanmeter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Samuel Ryals (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - David Mayon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Snyder (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cody Miles (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gary Burse (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Micheal Stanley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mayon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-51 |
| 15:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Burse | 43-51 |
| 15:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Cody Miles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-51 |
| Subs | N. Central | Douglas Inouye (PG), Ken Wagaman (SG), Gregory Yocom (SF), Timothy Taylor (PF), Christopher Owens (C) Richard Wright, Rodney Dingman, Lloyd Vanmeter, Samuel Ryals, Peter Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Leo Agostini (PG), Donald Cross (SF), John Hundley (PF), Conrad Hatmaker (C) David Mayon, James Snyder, Gary Burse, Micheal Stanley | |
| 14:55 | N. Central | Timothy Taylor drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Douglas Inouye | 45-51 |
| 14:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leo Agostini buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Cross | 45-54 |
| 14:27 | N. Central | Ken Wagaman can't finish the layup but the foul's on Donald Cross - foul #4 on Donald Cross, team foul #4 | 45-54 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Danny Ragan (PG) Donald Cross | |
| 14:27 | N. Central | Ken Wagaman makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 14:27 | N. Central | Ken Wagaman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 14:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Douglas Inouye is called for the reach on Danny Ragan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Douglas Inouye, team foul #1 | 47-54 |
| 14:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Conrad Hatmaker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-54 |
| Subs | N. Central | Lloyd Vanmeter (SF) Gregory Yocom | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | James Snyder (SG) Danny Ragan | |
| 13:56 | N. Central | James Snyder picks off the pass by Christopher Owens | 47-54 |
| 13:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Snyder lays it in | 47-56 |
| 13:32 | N. Central | Ken Wagaman comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-56 |
| 13:31 | N. Central | The offensive rebound goes to Lloyd Vanmeter | 47-56 |
| 13:12 | N. Central | Ken Wagaman hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Taylor | 50-56 |
| 13:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Cody Miles buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Leo Agostini | 50-59 |
| 12:43 | N. Central | Douglas Inouye can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-59 |
| 12:42 | N. Central | Ken Wagaman misses the tip | 50-59 |
| 12:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Hundley pulls down the rebound | 50-59 |
| 12:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Douglas Inouye takes the ball from John Hundley | 50-59 |
| 11:59 | N. Central | Conrad Hatmaker steals the ball from Douglas Inouye | 50-59 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Douglas Inouye (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ken Wagaman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Lloyd Vanmeter (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Timothy Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Christopher Owens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Leo Agostini (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Snyder (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cody Miles (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - John Hundley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Conrad Hatmaker (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Hundley connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by James Snyder and the foul's on Douglas Inouye - foul #3 on Douglas Inouye, team foul #2 | 50-61 |
| Subs | N. Central | Richard Wright (PG), Rodney Dingman (SG), Gregory Yocom (SF), Samuel Ryals (PF), Peter Williams (C) Douglas Inouye, Ken Wagaman, Lloyd Vanmeter, Timothy Taylor, Christopher Owens | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mayon (PG), Gary Burse (PF), Micheal Stanley (C) Leo Agostini, Cody Miles, Conrad Hatmaker | |
| 11:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Hundley makes the free throw | 50-62 |
| 11:30 | N. Central | Peter Williams's floater is tipped away by Gary Burse | 50-62 |
| 11:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Micheal Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 50-62 |
| 11:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mayon misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Wright - foul #2 on Richard Wright, team foul #3 | 50-62 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Cody Miles (SF) John Hundley | |
| 11:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mayon misses the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 11:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mayon makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 10:40 | N. Central | Richard Wright is hacked by Cody Miles - foul #1 on Cody Miles, team foul #5 | 50-63 |
| Subs | N. Central | Lloyd Vanmeter (SF) Gregory Yocom | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 10:31 | N. Central | Samuel Ryals misses the 3 from the right corner | 50-63 |
| 10:30 | N. Central | Rodney Dingman grabs the offensive rebound | 50-63 |
| 10:14 | N. Central | Peter Williams hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Lloyd Vanmeter | 52-63 |
| 09:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Cody Miles can't finish the layup but the foul's on Peter Williams - foul #3 on Peter Williams, team foul #4 | 52-63 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Leo Agostini (SG) James Snyder | |
| 09:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Cody Miles makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 09:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Cody Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 09:35 | N. Central | Lloyd Vanmeter scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Rodney Dingman | 54-65 |
| 09:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Cody Miles hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 54-65 |
| 09:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Micheal Stanley grabs the offensive rebound | 54-65 |
| 09:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Peter Williams swats the layup by Micheal Stanley | 54-65 |
| 09:06 | N. Central | Peter Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 54-65 |
| 08:53 | N. Central | Rodney Dingman knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Wright | 57-65 |
| 08:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Micheal Stanley knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by David Mayon | 57-68 |
| 08:19 | N. Central | Samuel Ryals connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Richard Wright | 59-68 |
| 08:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gary Burse is called for 5 seconds | 59-68 |
| Subs | N. Central | Douglas Inouye (PG), Ken Wagaman (SG), Timothy Taylor (PF), Christopher Owens (C) Richard Wright, Rodney Dingman, Samuel Ryals, Peter Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Danny Ragan (PG), James Snyder (SG), John Hundley (PF), Conrad Hatmaker (C) David Mayon, Cody Miles, Gary Burse, Micheal Stanley | |
| 08:03 | N. Central | Douglas Inouye's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-68 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Gary Burse (PF) Leo Agostini | |
| 07:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gary Burse clanks a jump hook in the paint | 59-68 |
| 07:44 | N. Central | Ken Wagaman gets the rebound | 59-68 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Douglas Inouye (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ken Wagaman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. SF - Lloyd Vanmeter (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. C - Christopher Owens (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Danny Ragan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Snyder (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Hundley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Burse (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Conrad Hatmaker (fresh) | |
| 07:39 | N. Central | Douglas Inouye is fouled on the floor by James Snyder - foul #1 on James Snyder, team foul #6 | 59-68 |
| Subs | N. Central | Gregory Yocom (SF) Lloyd Vanmeter | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Cross (SF) Gary Burse | |
| 07:23 | N. Central | Christopher Owens misses short on a jumper from close range | 59-68 |
| 07:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Cross pulls down the rebound | 59-68 |
| 07:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Conrad Hatmaker misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 59-68 |
| 07:05 | N. Central | Timothy Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 59-68 |
| 06:48 | N. Central | Ken Wagaman hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Timothy Taylor | 62-68 |
| 06:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Snyder connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-70 |
| 06:23 | N. Central | Ken Wagaman misses the lay-in | 62-70 |
| 06:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Donald Cross | 62-70 |
| 06:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Snyder scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Cross | 62-73 |
| 05:55 | N. Central | Gregory Yocom misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 62-73 |
| 05:53 | N. Central | Timothy Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-73 |
| 05:53 | N. Central | N. Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-73 |
| Subs | N. Central | Richard Wright (PG), Rodney Dingman (SG), Lloyd Vanmeter (SF), Samuel Ryals (PF), Peter Williams (C) Douglas Inouye, Ken Wagaman, Gregory Yocom, Timothy Taylor, Christopher Owens | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mayon (PG), Gary Burse (PF), Micheal Stanley (C) Danny Ragan, John Hundley, Conrad Hatmaker | |
| 05:31 | N. Central | Samuel Ryals scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Peter Williams | 64-73 |
| 05:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gary Burse knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by David Mayon | 64-75 |
| 05:04 | N. Central | Samuel Ryals knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 66-75 |
| 04:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Cross is hacked by Samuel Ryals - foul #2 on Samuel Ryals, team foul #5 | 66-75 |
| 04:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Wright is called for the reach on David Mayon - foul #3 on Richard Wright, team foul #6 | 66-75 |
| 04:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Micheal Stanley can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 66-75 |
| 04:10 | N. Central | Samuel Ryals snags the defensive board | 66-75 |
| 03:55 | N. Central | Rodney Dingman misses short on a runner from the right block | 66-75 |
| 03:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Cross pulls down the rebound | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mayon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-75 |
| 03:30 | N. Central | Peter Williams grabs the board | 66-75 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Richard Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rodney Dingman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lloyd Vanmeter (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Samuel Ryals (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - David Mayon (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - James Snyder (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Cross (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. PF - Gary Burse (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Micheal Stanley (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:23 | N. Central | Samuel Ryals is whistled for traveling | 66-75 |
| 02:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gary Burse makes the jumper from the right wing set up by James Snyder | 66-77 |
| 02:36 | N. Central | Rodney Dingman misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on James Snyder - foul #2 on James Snyder, team foul #7 | 66-77 |
| Subs | N. Central | Douglas Inouye (PG), Ken Wagaman (PF), Christopher Owens (C) Richard Wright, Samuel Ryals, Peter Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Cody Miles (SG), John Hundley (C) James Snyder, Micheal Stanley | |
| 02:36 | N. Central | Rodney Dingman makes the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 02:36 | N. Central | Rodney Dingman misses the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 02:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to John Hundley | 67-77 |
| 02:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-77 |
| 02:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Cody Miles misses the lay-in | 67-77 |
| 02:13 | N. Central | Lloyd Vanmeter grabs the board | 67-77 |
| 02:13 | N. Central | N. Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-77 |
| Subs | N. Central | Richard Wright (PG), Samuel Ryals (PF), Peter Williams (C) Douglas Inouye, Ken Wagaman, Christopher Owens | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | James Snyder (SG), Micheal Stanley (C) Cody Miles, John Hundley | |
| 01:57 | N. Central | Samuel Ryals hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Rodney Dingman | 70-77 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mayon hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Snyder | 70-80 |
| 01:31 | N. Central | Samuel Ryals misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 70-80 |
| 01:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mayon gets the rebound | 70-80 |
| 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) | |
| 01:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mayon drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gary Burse | 70-82 |
| 01:10 | N. Central | Peter Williams drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Lloyd Vanmeter | 72-82 |
| 00:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Micheal Stanley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-82 |
| 00:40 | N. Central | Peter Williams snags the defensive board | 72-82 |
| 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) | |
| 00:35 | N. Central | Lloyd Vanmeter comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 72-82 |
| 00:33 | N. Central | Lloyd Vanmeter tips it back up and in | 74-82 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Snyder is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Wright - foul #4 on Richard Wright, team foul #7 | 74-82 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Hundley (PF), Cody Miles (C) Gary Burse, Micheal Stanley | |
| 00:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 74-83 |
| 00:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 74-84 |
| 00:24 | N. Central | Richard Wright misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 74-84 |
| 00:22 | N. Central | Peter Williams misses the tip | 74-84 |
| 00:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Hundley pulls down the rebound | 74-84 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mayon runs out the clock | 74-84 |