| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Andrew Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Shackleford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brian Byard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Juan Rivera (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Paul Mireles (fresh) 19 pts. SG - Rory Haskins (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Kevin Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Eddie Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lee White (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kevin Nichols inbounds the ball | 38-43 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Holmes misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-43 |
| 19:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Rory Haskins snags the offensive board | 38-43 |
| 19:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kevin Nichols scores on a jumper from the baseline | 38-45 |
| 19:11 | N. Central | The pull-up jumper by Kenneth Walker is blocked by Paul Mireles | 38-45 |
| 19:10 | N. Central | Juan Rivera tips it in | 40-45 |
| 18:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kevin Nichols hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Paul Mireles | 40-48 |
| 18:28 | N. Central | Thomas Shackleford hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Juan Rivera | 43-48 |
| 18:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lee White can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-48 |
| 18:12 | N. Central | Kenneth Walker snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 17:46 | N. Central | Andrew Carter is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Andrew Carter, team foul #1 | 43-48 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph McSparin (PF) Eddie Holmes | |
| 17:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lee White misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-48 |
| 17:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lee White grabs the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 17:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lee White comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 17:25 | N. Central | Juan Rivera grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 16:59 | N. Central | Kenneth Walker misses short on a floater from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 16:57 | N. Central | Thomas Shackleford tips it back up and in | 45-48 |
| 16:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Rory Haskins hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Juan Rivera - foul #2 on Juan Rivera, team foul #2 | 45-48 |
| Subs | N. Central | John Rentz (PG), Daniel Swinton (SG), Francis Baltz (SF), Lloyd Jenner (PF), David Evans (C) Andrew Carter, Thomas Shackleford, Kenneth Walker, Brian Byard, Juan Rivera | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Larry Powers (PG), Howard Rucker (SF), Paul Nishimura (C) Paul Mireles, Kevin Nichols, Lee White | |
| 16:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Rory Haskins makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 16:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Rory Haskins makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 16:19 | N. Central | John Rentz misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 16:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Paul Nishimura | 45-50 |
| 15:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph McSparin comes up short on the shot in the paint | 45-50 |
| 15:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Rory Haskins grabs the offensive board | 45-50 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - John Rentz (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Daniel Swinton (fresh) SF - Francis Baltz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lloyd Jenner (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Evans (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Larry Powers (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rory Haskins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Howard Rucker (fresh) PF - Joseph McSparin (fresh) 4 reb. C - Paul Nishimura (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph McSparin misses short on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Lloyd Jenner - foul #3 on Lloyd Jenner, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| Subs | N. Central | Andrew Carter (PG) Daniel Swinton | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Mireles (PG), Eddie Holmes (PF) Rory Haskins, Paul Nishimura | |
| 15:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph McSparin makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 15:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph McSparin makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 15:28 | N. Central | Francis Baltz is hacked by Howard Rucker - foul #3 on Howard Rucker, team foul #1 | 45-52 |
| Subs | N. Central | Brian Byard (PF) David Evans | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Nishimura (C) Joseph McSparin | |
| 15:23 | N. Central | Andrew Carter hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 45-52 |
| 15:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Eddie Holmes | 45-52 |
| 15:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Howard Rucker buries a floater from the right wing set up by Paul Nishimura | 45-54 |
| 14:44 | N. Central | Brian Byard buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Lloyd Jenner | 47-54 |
| 14:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Mireles connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Powers and he's fouled by Andrew Carter - foul #3 on Andrew Carter, team foul #4 | 47-56 |
| Subs | N. Central | Thomas Shackleford (SG), Kenneth Walker (SF), Juan Rivera (C) John Rentz, Francis Baltz, Lloyd Jenner | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Kevin Nichols (SF), Lee White (C) Howard Rucker, Paul Nishimura | |
| 14:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Mireles makes the free throw | 47-57 |
| 14:01 | N. Central | Thomas Shackleford clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Larry Powers - foul #1 on Larry Powers, team foul #2 | 47-57 |
| 14:01 | N. Central | Thomas Shackleford makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 14:01 | N. Central | Thomas Shackleford makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 13:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kevin Nichols throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-57 |
| Subs | N. Central | Daniel Swinton (PG) Andrew Carter | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 13:23 | N. Central | Eddie Holmes steals the ball from Thomas Shackleford | 49-57 |
| 13:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Holmes drills a floater in the lane set up by Paul Mireles | 49-59 |
| 12:49 | N. Central | Kenneth Walker can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Lee White - foul #3 on Lee White, team foul #3 | 49-59 |
| Subs | N. Central | Andrew Carter (PG), Lloyd Jenner (PF) Daniel Swinton, Brian Byard | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Coles (PG), Rory Haskins (SG), Joseph McSparin (PF) Paul Mireles, Larry Powers, Eddie Holmes | |
| 12:49 | N. Central | Kenneth Walker makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 12:49 | N. Central | Kenneth Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 12:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Rory Haskins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-59 |
| 12:30 | N. Central | Lloyd Jenner pulls down the rebound | 51-59 |
| 12:19 | N. Central | Juan Rivera makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Shackleford | 53-59 |
| 12:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Coles knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Rory Haskins | 53-61 |
| 11:53 | N. Central | Juan Rivera can't throw it down | 53-61 |
| 11:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kevin Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 53-61 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Andrew Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Shackleford (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Walker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lloyd Jenner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Juan Rivera (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Michael Coles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rory Haskins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kevin Nichols (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joseph McSparin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee White (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Rory Haskins buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Nichols | 53-64 |
| 11:25 | N. Central | Thomas Shackleford misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-64 |
| 11:24 | N. Central | Lloyd Jenner tips it in | 55-64 |
| 11:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph McSparin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-64 |
| 11:09 | N. Central | Lloyd Jenner grabs the board | 55-64 |
| 10:51 | N. Central | Andrew Carter can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Coles - foul #2 on Michael Coles, team foul #4 | 55-64 |
| Subs | N. Central | John Rentz (SG), Francis Baltz (SF), Brian Byard (PF) Thomas Shackleford, Kenneth Walker, Juan Rivera | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Mireles (PG), Howard Rucker (SF), Paul Nishimura (C) Michael Coles, Kevin Nichols, Lee White | |
| 10:51 | N. Central | Andrew Carter misses the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 10:51 | N. Central | Andrew Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 10:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lloyd Jenner swats the layup by Paul Nishimura | 56-64 |
| 10:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Mireles grabs the offensive board | 56-64 |
| 10:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Rory Haskins misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 56-64 |
| 10:26 | N. Central | Brian Byard snags the defensive board | 56-64 |
| 10:13 | N. Central | Paul Mireles steals the ball from Francis Baltz | 56-64 |
| 09:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Mireles hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Howard Rucker | 56-67 |
| 09:43 | N. Central | Francis Baltz hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by John Rentz | 58-67 |
| 09:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Mireles hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-67 |
| 09:21 | N. Central | Brian Byard grabs the board | 58-67 |
| 08:55 | N. Central | Francis Baltz hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-67 |
| 08:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Nishimura grabs the board | 58-67 |
| 08:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Mireles connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Howard Rucker | 58-70 |
| 08:34 | N. Central | Francis Baltz misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-70 |
| 08:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Nishimura snags the defensive board | 58-70 |
| 08:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Mireles misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-70 |
| 08:15 | N. Central | Lloyd Jenner snags the defensive board | 58-70 |
| 08:11 | N. Central | John Rentz comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 58-70 |
| 08:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Nishimura snags the defensive board | 58-70 |
| 08:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Nishimura misses the turnaround from the left block | 58-70 |
| 08:01 | N. Central | Brian Byard gets the rebound | 58-70 |
| 07:37 | N. Central | Andrew Carter misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Joseph McSparin - foul #2 on Joseph McSparin, team foul #5 | 58-70 |
| Subs | N. Central | Thomas Shackleford (SG), Kenneth Walker (SF), Chad Cable (PF), Juan Rivera (C) John Rentz, Francis Baltz, Brian Byard, Lloyd Jenner | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Larry Powers (SG), Kevin Nichols (SF), Eddie Holmes (PF), Lee White (C) Rory Haskins, Howard Rucker, Joseph McSparin, Paul Nishimura | |
| 07:37 | N. Central | Andrew Carter misses the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 07:37 | N. Central | Andrew Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 07:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kevin Nichols gets the rebound | 58-70 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Andrew Carter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Shackleford (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chad Cable (fresh) C - Juan Rivera (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Paul Mireles (fresh) 28 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Powers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Nichols (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Eddie Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee White (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Holmes misses the lay-in | 58-70 |
| 07:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lee White grabs the offensive rebound | 58-70 |
| 07:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lee White connects on the jump hook from the right block | 58-72 |
| 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) | |
| 06:57 | N. Central | Lee White denies the turnaround by Chad Cable | 58-72 |
| 06:56 | N. Central | Chad Cable hits the follow up shot | 60-72 |
| 06:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Mireles comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 60-72 |
| 06:39 | N. Central | Thomas Shackleford pulls down the rebound | 60-72 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 06:24 | N. Central | Andrew Carter comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 60-72 |
| 06:23 | N. Central | Kenneth Walker gets the offensive rebound | 60-72 |
| 06:12 | N. Central | Juan Rivera clanks a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Lee White - foul #4 on Lee White, team foul #6 | 60-72 |
| Subs | N. Central | John Rentz (PG), Brian Byard (PF) Andrew Carter, Chad Cable | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Howard Rucker (SG) Paul Mireles | |
| 06:12 | N. Central | Juan Rivera makes the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 06:12 | N. Central | Juan Rivera makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 05:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kevin Nichols buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Powers | 62-75 |
| 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) | |
| 05:40 | N. Central | Thomas Shackleford is hacked by Lee White - foul #5 on Lee White, team foul #7 | 62-75 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Nishimura (C) Lee White | |
| 05:40 | N. Central | Thomas Shackleford makes the 1st free throw | 63-75 |
| 05:40 | N. Central | Thomas Shackleford makes the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 05:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kevin Nichols misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-75 |
| 05:15 | N. Central | Juan Rivera snags the defensive board | 64-75 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 04:54 | N. Central | John Rentz scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Thomas Shackleford | 67-75 |
| 04:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Howard Rucker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-75 |
| 04:39 | N. Central | Juan Rivera snags the defensive board | 67-75 |
| 04:34 | N. Central | Thomas Shackleford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-75 |
| Subs | N. Central | Daniel Swinton (SG), Francis Baltz (SF), Lloyd Jenner (C) Thomas Shackleford, Kenneth Walker, Juan Rivera | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Mireles (PG), Shawn Allen (C) Kevin Nichols, Eddie Holmes | |
| 04:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Mireles hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Howard Rucker | 67-77 |
| 04:00 | N. Central | Francis Baltz connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by John Rentz | 69-77 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Shawn Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-77 |
| 03:41 | N. Central | Brian Byard gets the rebound | 69-77 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:35 | N. Central | Brian Byard clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 69-77 |
| 03:34 | N. Central | Brian Byard pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-77 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - John Rentz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Swinton (fresh) SF - Francis Baltz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian Byard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Lloyd Jenner (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Paul Mireles (fresh) 30 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Powers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Howard Rucker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Paul Nishimura (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Shawn Allen (fresh) | |
| 03:24 | N. Central | Daniel Swinton misses the easy layup | 69-77 |
| 03:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Paul Mireles | 69-77 |
| 02:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Francis Baltz steals it from Larry Powers | 69-77 |
| 02:58 | N. Central | N. Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-77 |
| Subs | N. Central | Andrew Carter (PG), Thomas Shackleford (SG), Kenneth Walker (SF), Juan Rivera (C) John Rentz, Daniel Swinton, Francis Baltz, Lloyd Jenner | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Rory Haskins (SG), Kevin Nichols (SF), Eddie Holmes (PF), Joseph McSparin (C) Larry Powers, Howard Rucker, Paul Nishimura, Shawn Allen | |
| 02:46 | N. Central | Andrew Carter makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Walker | 72-77 |
| 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) | |
| 02:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Holmes misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 72-77 |
| 02:27 | N. Central | Brian Byard gets the rebound | 72-77 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 02:23 | N. Central | Thomas Shackleford buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Walker | 74-77 |
| 02:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Rory Haskins buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Mireles | 74-79 |
| 01:46 | N. Central | Kenneth Walker banks in the layup | 76-79 |
| 01:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Holmes blows the layup | 76-79 |
| 01:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Mireles pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-79 |
| 01:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Shackleford steals it from Rory Haskins | 76-79 |
| 00:58 | N. Central | Brian Byard hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Rory Haskins - foul #2 on Rory Haskins, team foul #8 | 76-79 |
| 00:58 | N. Central | Brian Byard misses the 1st free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:58 | N. Central | Brian Byard misses the 2nd free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Holmes grabs the board | 76-79 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Holmes is hacked by Andrew Carter - foul #4 on Andrew Carter, team foul #5 | 76-79 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Rory Haskins is hacked by Juan Rivera - foul #3 on Juan Rivera, team foul #6 | 76-79 |
| 00:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Mireles is hacked by Thomas Shackleford - foul #1 on Thomas Shackleford, team foul #7 | 76-79 |
| 00:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Mireles makes the 1st free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Mireles makes the 2nd free throw | 76-81 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | N. Central | Juan Rivera clanks a 3 from the right corner | 76-81 |
| 00:23 | N. Central | Kenneth Walker pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-81 |
| 00:21 | N. Central | Thomas Shackleford misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 76-81 |
| 00:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Joseph McSparin | 76-81 |
| 00:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph McSparin is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Shackleford - foul #2 on Thomas Shackleford, team foul #8 | 76-81 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Howard Rucker (SF), Paul Nishimura (C) Kevin Nichols, Eddie Holmes | |
| 00:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph McSparin misses the 1st free throw | 76-81 |
| 00:19 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Brian Byard | 76-81 |
| 00:14 | N. Central | Andrew Carter misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-81 |
| 00:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Howard Rucker grabs the defensive rebound | 76-81 |
| 00:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-81 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Holmes (PF) Paul Nishimura | |
| 00:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Carter is called for the reach on Howard Rucker in the backcourt - foul #5 on Andrew Carter, team foul #9 | 76-81 |
| Subs | N. Central | John Rentz (PG) Andrew Carter | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 00:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Howard Rucker makes the 1st free throw | 76-82 |
| 00:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Howard Rucker makes the 2nd free throw | 76-83 |
| 00:07 | N. Central | John Rentz connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Brian Byard | 79-83 |
| 00:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Shackleford is called for the reach on Paul Mireles in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Shackleford, team foul #10 | 79-83 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Kevin Nichols (SF) Howard Rucker | |
| 00:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Mireles makes the 1st free throw | 79-84 |
| 00:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Mireles makes the 2nd free throw | 79-85 |
| 00:00 | N. Central | Kenneth Walker comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 79-85 |