| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Donald Green (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brent Tickle (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Tomlinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Reagan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Tracy Basham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Gill (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Chacon (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Forest Holbrook (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Shorter (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Chacon inbounds the ball | 37-25 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Forest Holbrook misses long on a shot from the right wing | 37-25 |
| 19:32 | N. Central | David Reagan pulls down the rebound | 37-25 |
| 19:25 | N. Central | Ralph Tomlinson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 37-25 |
| 19:24 | N. Central | David Reagan grabs the offensive rebound | 37-25 |
| 19:15 | N. Central | Donald Green is called for traveling | 37-25 |
| 18:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Shorter misses the shot from the right wing | 37-25 |
| 18:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Gill snags the offensive board | 37-25 |
| 18:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Shorter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-25 |
| 18:28 | N. Central | Gary Thomas buries a floater in the lane set up by Donald Green and he's hacked by Forest Holbrook - foul #1 on Forest Holbrook, team foul #1 | 39-25 |
| 18:28 | N. Central | Gary Thomas makes the free throw | 40-25 |
| 18:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Gill misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-25 |
| 18:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Chacon pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-25 |
| 17:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Shorter is open and scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Tracy Basham out of a doubleteam | 40-27 |
| 17:37 | N. Central | Brent Tickle hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 40-27 |
| 17:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Shorter gets the rebound | 40-27 |
| 17:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Gill comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-27 |
| 17:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Shorter grabs the offensive board | 40-27 |
| 17:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Chacon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 40-27 |
| 17:02 | N. Central | Gary Thomas pulls down the rebound | 40-27 |
| 16:44 | N. Central | Ralph Tomlinson is hacked by Forest Holbrook - foul #2 on Forest Holbrook, team foul #2 | 40-27 |
| Subs | N. Central | Justin Dabney (SF), Dikembe Abu (PF), John Blevins (C) Ralph Tomlinson, Gary Thomas, David Reagan | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Marlar (SF), David Geib (PF), Frank Sass (C) Robert Chacon, Forest Holbrook, Paul Shorter | |
| 16:25 | N. Central | Dikembe Abu clanks a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Frank Sass - foul #1 on Frank Sass, team foul #3 | 40-27 |
| Subs | N. Central | Robert Thomas (SG) Brent Tickle | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 16:25 | N. Central | Dikembe Abu makes the 1st free throw | 41-27 |
| 16:25 | N. Central | Dikembe Abu misses the 2nd free throw | 41-27 |
| 16:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Geib snags the defensive board | 41-27 |
| 16:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Tracy Basham works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-27 |
| 16:13 | N. Central | John Blevins pulls down the rebound | 41-27 |
| 16:07 | N. Central | Robert Thomas connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Green | 44-27 |
| 15:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Geib misses long on a jumper near the basket | 44-27 |
| 15:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Sass gets the offensive rebound | 44-27 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Donald Green (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Dabney (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Abu (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Blevins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Tracy Basham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dale Gill (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Marlar (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Geib (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Sass (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Marlar knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 44-29 |
| 15:29 | N. Central | Robert Thomas clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-29 |
| 15:27 | N. Central | John Blevins hits the follow up shot | 46-29 |
| 15:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Sass comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-29 |
| 15:02 | N. Central | Dikembe Abu snags the defensive board | 46-29 |
| 14:39 | N. Central | Dikembe Abu is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Dikembe Abu, team foul #1 | 46-29 |
| Subs | N. Central | Daniel Boudreaux (PG), Brent Tickle (SG), Ralph Tomlinson (SF), Gary Thomas (PF), David Reagan (C) Donald Green, Robert Thomas, Justin Dabney, Dikembe Abu, John Blevins | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Daryl Riveria (PG), Francis Kang (SG), Robert Chacon (SF), Forest Holbrook (PF), Paul Shorter (C) Tracy Basham, Dale Gill, Jason Marlar, David Geib, Frank Sass | |
| 14:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Daryl Riveria is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right corner | 46-29 |
| 14:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Forest Holbrook tips it in | 46-31 |
| 14:04 | N. Central | Brent Tickle comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-31 |
| 14:02 | N. Central | David Reagan gets the offensive rebound | 46-31 |
| 13:46 | N. Central | Brent Tickle drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Daniel Boudreaux | 48-31 |
| 13:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gary Thomas swats the layup by Paul Shorter | 48-31 |
| 13:28 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Ralph Tomlinson | 48-31 |
| 13:09 | N. Central | Daniel Boudreaux clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-31 |
| 13:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Francis Kang | 48-31 |
| 12:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Chacon double dribbles | 48-31 |
| Subs | N. Central | Donald Green (PG) Daniel Boudreaux | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Tracy Basham (PG), Dale Gill (SG) Daryl Riveria, Francis Kang | |
| 12:35 | N. Central | Robert Chacon steals it from Ralph Tomlinson | 48-31 |
| 12:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Chacon loses the dribble to Gary Thomas | 48-31 |
| 11:57 | N. Central | David Reagan misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Dale Gill - foul #3 on Dale Gill, team foul #4 | 48-31 |
| Subs | N. Central | Dikembe Abu (PF) Gary Thomas | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Marlar (C) Paul Shorter | |
| 11:57 | N. Central | David Reagan makes the 1st free throw | 49-31 |
| 11:57 | N. Central | David Reagan misses the 2nd free throw | 49-31 |
| 11:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Forest Holbrook grabs the board | 49-31 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 11:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Marlar buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Tracy Basham | 49-33 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Donald Green (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brent Tickle (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Tomlinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Abu (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Reagan (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Tracy Basham (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dale Gill (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Chacon (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Forest Holbrook (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Marlar (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:23 | N. Central | Dikembe Abu can't finish the layup | 49-33 |
| 11:21 | N. Central | Brent Tickle pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-33 |
| 11:03 | N. Central | Dikembe Abu scores on a fadeaway from close range | 51-33 |
| 10:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Tracy Basham works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Chacon | 51-36 |
| 10:30 | N. Central | Ralph Tomlinson scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Brent Tickle | 54-36 |
| 10:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Tracy Basham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-36 |
| Subs | N. Central | Daniel Boudreaux (PG), Robert Thomas (SG), Justin Dabney (SF), John Blevins (C) Donald Green, Brent Tickle, Ralph Tomlinson, David Reagan | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Daryl Riveria (PG), David Geib (PF), Frank Sass (C) Tracy Basham, Robert Chacon, Forest Holbrook | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:03 | N. Central | John Blevins is fouled on the floor by Dale Gill - foul #4 on Dale Gill, team foul #5 | 54-36 |
| Subs | N. Central | Gary Thomas (PF) Dikembe Abu | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Francis Kang (SG) Dale Gill | |
| 09:35 | N. Central | John Blevins comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 54-36 |
| 09:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Geib grabs the defensive rebound | 54-36 |
| 09:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Geib banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jason Marlar and he's fouled by Robert Thomas - foul #3 on Robert Thomas, team foul #2 | 54-38 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Shorter (C) Frank Sass | |
| 09:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Geib misses the free throw | 54-38 |
| 09:29 | N. Central | John Blevins grabs the board | 54-38 |
| 09:00 | N. Central | Robert Thomas scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Daniel Boudreaux | 57-38 |
| 08:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Blevins swats the short shot by David Geib | 57-38 |
| 08:54 | N. Central | Gary Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 57-38 |
| 08:49 | N. Central | Gary Thomas is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Gary Thomas, team foul #3 | 57-38 |
| Subs | N. Central | Donald Green (PG), Brent Tickle (SG) Daniel Boudreaux, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Tracy Basham (PG), Robert Chacon (SF) Francis Kang, David Geib | |
| 08:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Tracy Basham evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Shorter | 57-41 |
| 08:23 | N. Central | Gary Thomas misses the lay-in | 57-41 |
| 08:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Shorter pulls down the rebound | 57-41 |
| 08:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Tracy Basham comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-41 |
| 08:11 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Justin Dabney | 57-41 |
| 07:42 | N. Central | Donald Green is hacked by Tracy Basham - foul #2 on Tracy Basham, team foul #6 | 57-41 |
| Subs | N. Central | Ralph Tomlinson (SF), Dikembe Abu (PF), David Reagan (C) Justin Dabney, Gary Thomas, John Blevins | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Gill (SG), Forest Holbrook (PF) Daryl Riveria, Jason Marlar | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Donald Green (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brent Tickle (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Tomlinson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Abu (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - David Reagan (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Tracy Basham (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dale Gill (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Chacon (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Forest Holbrook (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Shorter (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:30 | N. Central | Brent Tickle hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ralph Tomlinson | 59-41 |
| 07:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | The jump hook by Robert Chacon is blocked by Dikembe Abu | 59-41 |
| 07:10 | N. Central | David Reagan snags the defensive board | 59-41 |
| 06:48 | N. Central | Brent Tickle misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Dale Gill - foul #5 on Dale Gill, team foul #7 | 59-41 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Daryl Riveria (SG), David Geib (SF), Frank Sass (C) Dale Gill, Robert Chacon, Paul Shorter | |
| 06:48 | N. Central | Brent Tickle misses the 1st free throw | 59-41 |
| 06:48 | N. Central | Brent Tickle makes the 2nd free throw | 60-41 |
| 06:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ralph Tomlinson blocks the short jumper by David Geib | 60-41 |
| 06:30 | N. Central | Donald Green snags the defensive board | 60-41 |
| 06:04 | N. Central | Brent Tickle is hacked by David Geib - foul #2 on David Geib, team foul #8 | 60-41 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Marlar (SF) Frank Sass | |
| 06:04 | N. Central | Brent Tickle makes the 1st free throw | 61-41 |
| 06:04 | N. Central | Brent Tickle makes the 2nd free throw | 62-41 |
| 05:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Daryl Riveria hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-44 |
| 05:32 | N. Central | Dikembe Abu hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Forest Holbrook - foul #3 on Forest Holbrook, team foul #9 | 62-44 |
| Subs | N. Central | Daniel Boudreaux (PG), Robert Thomas (SG) Donald Green, Brent Tickle | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Chacon (SF) David Geib | |
| 05:32 | N. Central | Dikembe Abu makes the 1st free throw | 63-44 |
| 05:32 | N. Central | Dikembe Abu misses the 2nd free throw | 63-44 |
| 05:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Marlar grabs the defensive rebound | 63-44 |
| 05:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ralph Tomlinson is called for the reach on Daryl Riveria - foul #1 on Ralph Tomlinson, team foul #4 | 63-44 |
| Subs | N. Central | Gary Thomas (PF) Dikembe Abu | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Francis Kang (SG) Tracy Basham | |
| 05:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Daryl Riveria scores on a floater from the right side | 63-46 |
| 04:36 | N. Central | Forest Holbrook denies the turnaround by Gary Thomas | 63-46 |
| 04:35 | N. Central | David Reagan tips it home | 65-46 |
| 04:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Chacon's layup is rejected by Gary Thomas | 65-46 |
| 04:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Daryl Riveria grabs the offensive board | 65-46 |
| 03:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Francis Kang is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 65-46 |
| 03:53 | N. Central | Gary Thomas pulls down the rebound | 65-46 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:25 | N. Central | Ralph Tomlinson loses the dribble to Francis Kang | 65-46 |
| 03:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Francis Kang banks in the layup | 65-48 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Daniel Boudreaux (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ralph Tomlinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - David Reagan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Daryl Riveria (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francis Kang (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Chacon (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Forest Holbrook (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jason Marlar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:06 | N. Central | Gary Thomas misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Forest Holbrook - foul #4 on Forest Holbrook, team foul #10 | 65-48 |
| Subs | N. Central | Justin Dabney (SF), John Blevins (C) Ralph Tomlinson, David Reagan | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Geib (SF), Frank Sass (PF) Robert Chacon, Forest Holbrook | |
| 03:06 | N. Central | Gary Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 66-48 |
| 03:06 | N. Central | Gary Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 67-48 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gary Thomas steals it from David Geib | 67-48 |
| 02:30 | N. Central | John Blevins misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Jason Marlar - foul #2 on Jason Marlar, team foul #11 | 67-48 |
| Subs | N. Central | Dikembe Abu (PF) Gary Thomas | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 02:30 | N. Central | John Blevins makes the 1st free throw | 68-48 |
| 02:30 | N. Central | John Blevins misses the 2nd free throw | 68-48 |
| 02:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Sass grabs the defensive rebound | 68-48 |
| 02:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Marlar's floater is tipped away by Justin Dabney | 68-48 |
| 02:05 | N. Central | Dikembe Abu gets the rebound | 68-48 |
| 01:49 | N. Central | Justin Dabney loses the ball out of bounds | 68-48 |
| 01:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Daryl Riveria is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abu - foul #2 on Dikembe Abu, team foul #5 | 68-48 |
| 01:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Geib misses long on a shot from the left side | 68-48 |
| 01:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Marlar tips it in | 68-50 |
| 01:13 | N. Central | Robert Thomas makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Daniel Boudreaux | 71-50 |
| 01:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Justin Dabney steals the ball from Francis Kang | 71-50 |
| 01:02 | N. Central | Justin Dabney hits the finger roll | 73-50 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Daryl Riveria comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 73-50 |
| 00:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Marlar tips it back up and in | 73-52 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | N. Central | Dikembe Abu buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Daniel Boudreaux | 75-52 |
| 00:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Marlar is fouled on the floor by Justin Dabney - foul #1 on Justin Dabney, team foul #6 | 75-52 |
| 00:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | A charge is called on Frank Sass - foul #2 on Frank Sass, team foul #12 | 75-52 |
| 00:00 | N. Central | Daniel Boudreaux runs out the clock | 75-52 |