| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Robert Spink (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jamie Oldenburg (fresh) SF - Robert Chacon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Forest Holbrook (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Shorter (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Daniel Boudreaux (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brent Tickle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Gary Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - David Reagan (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Chacon inbounds the ball | 24-43 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 19:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Forest Holbrook connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Chacon | 27-43 |
| 19:30 | N. Central | Robert Spink steps in front of the Robert Thomas pass | 27-43 |
| 19:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Forest Holbrook is fouled on the floor by Gary Thomas - foul #1 on Gary Thomas, team foul #1 | 27-43 |
| 19:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Chacon banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Spink and he's fouled by Daniel Boudreaux - foul #3 on Daniel Boudreaux, team foul #2 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Timothy Kratzer (PG) Daniel Boudreaux | |
| 19:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Chacon misses the free throw | 29-43 |
| 19:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Shorter snags the offensive board | 29-43 |
| 18:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Brent Tickle steps in front of the Robert Spink pass | 29-43 |
| 18:36 | N. Central | Gary Thomas connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Brent Tickle | 29-45 |
| 18:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Chacon's floater is tipped away by David Reagan | 29-45 |
| 18:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Shorter gets the offensive rebound | 29-45 |
| 18:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Spink's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-45 |
| 18:02 | N. Central | David Reagan's dunk attempt is rejected by Paul Shorter | 29-45 |
| 18:01 | N. Central | Gary Thomas can't tip it in | 29-45 |
| 17:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Spink gets the rebound | 29-45 |
| 17:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jamie Oldenburg connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Spink | 32-45 |
| 17:28 | N. Central | Gary Thomas hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 32-45 |
| 17:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Spink grabs the defensive rebound | 32-45 |
| 17:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Reagan picks off the pass by Robert Spink | 32-45 |
| 16:42 | N. Central | Gary Thomas can't finish the layup but the foul's on Paul Shorter - foul #2 on Paul Shorter, team foul #1 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Tammaro (PG), Joe Bloczynski (SG), Jason Marlar (SF), David Geib (PF), Frank Sass (C) Robert Spink, Jamie Oldenburg, Robert Chacon, Forest Holbrook, Paul Shorter | |
| Subs | N. Central | John Blevins (C) David Reagan | |
| 16:42 | N. Central | Gary Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 16:42 | N. Central | Gary Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 16:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Sass gets the rebound | 32-46 |
| 16:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joe Bloczynski misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-46 |
| 16:23 | N. Central | John Blevins grabs the defensive rebound | 32-46 |
| 16:01 | N. Central | John Blevins banks in the layup on a great pass from Timothy Kratzer and he's fouled by Joe Bloczynski - foul #2 on Joe Bloczynski, team foul #2 | 32-48 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Jonathan Deguzman (PG), Gerald Lee (SG), Justin Dabney (SF), Dikembe Abu (PF) Timothy Kratzer, Robert Thomas, Brent Tickle, Gary Thomas | |
| 16:01 | N. Central | John Blevins makes the free throw | 32-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Michael Tammaro (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joe Bloczynski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jason Marlar (fresh) PF - David Geib (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Sass (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Jonathan Deguzman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Lee (fresh) SF - Justin Dabney (fresh) PF - Dikembe Abu (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Blevins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Marlar comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Justin Dabney - foul #2 on Justin Dabney, team foul #3 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Carter (PG), Robert Chacon (SF) Michael Tammaro, Frank Sass | |
| Subs | N. Central | Daniel Boudreaux (PG), David Reagan (C) Jonathan Deguzman, John Blevins | |
| 15:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Marlar misses the 1st free throw | 32-49 |
| 15:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Marlar makes the 2nd free throw | 33-49 |
| 15:22 | N. Central | Daniel Boudreaux drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Dikembe Abu | 33-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 15:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Marlar's floater is tipped away by David Reagan | 33-52 |
| 15:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Geib snags the offensive board | 33-52 |
| 14:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Chacon hits a fadeaway from the left block | 35-52 |
| 14:42 | N. Central | David Reagan buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Boudreaux | 35-54 |
| 14:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joe Bloczynski misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-54 |
| 14:16 | N. Central | Justin Dabney grabs the defensive rebound | 35-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 13:55 | N. Central | Gerald Lee loses the dribble to David Geib | 35-54 |
| 13:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Marlar drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 13:23 | N. Central | David Reagan clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-54 |
| 13:22 | N. Central | David Reagan misses the tip | 37-54 |
| 13:20 | N. Central | Gerald Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 37-54 |
| 13:10 | N. Central | David Reagan's pass is intercepted by Joe Bloczynski | 37-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 12:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Geib is fouled on the floor by David Reagan - foul #1 on David Reagan, team foul #4 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Spink (PG), Jamie Oldenburg (SG), Forest Holbrook (PF), Paul Shorter (C) Jason Carter, Joe Bloczynski, Jason Marlar, David Geib | |
| Subs | N. Central | Robert Thomas (SG), Brent Tickle (SF), Gary Thomas (PF), John Blevins (C) Gerald Lee, Justin Dabney, Dikembe Abu, David Reagan | |
| 12:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Forest Holbrook misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-54 |
| 12:31 | N. Central | The rebound goes to John Blevins | 37-54 |
| 12:24 | N. Central | John Blevins is hacked by Paul Shorter - foul #3 on Paul Shorter, team foul #3 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Timothy Kratzer (PG) Daniel Boudreaux | |
| 12:11 | N. Central | Jamie Oldenburg steals it from Robert Thomas | 37-54 |
| 12:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jamie Oldenburg lays it in | 39-54 |
| 11:47 | N. Central | John Blevins double dribbles | 39-54 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Joe Bloczynski (SF) Robert Chacon | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Robert Spink (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jamie Oldenburg (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joe Bloczynski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Forest Holbrook (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Shorter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Timothy Kratzer (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Robert Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brent Tickle (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Gary Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - John Blevins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Shorter comes up short on the runner from the right block | 39-54 |
| 11:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Bloczynski | 39-54 |
| 11:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joe Bloczynski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 39-54 |
| 11:08 | N. Central | Timothy Kratzer gets the rebound | 39-54 |
| 10:53 | N. Central | Timothy Kratzer buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Thomas | 39-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 10:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Kratzer steals the ball from Forest Holbrook | 39-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 10:25 | N. Central | Robert Thomas scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Gary Thomas | 39-60 |
| 10:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Forest Holbrook misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-60 |
| 10:16 | N. Central | Gary Thomas pulls down the rebound | 39-60 |
| 09:57 | N. Central | Brent Tickle knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Timothy Kratzer | 39-62 |
| 09:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joe Bloczynski scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-62 |
| 09:23 | N. Central | John Blevins misses the shot from the right block | 42-62 |
| 09:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Joe Bloczynski | 42-62 |
| 09:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Shorter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-62 |
| 08:59 | N. Central | John Blevins grabs the defensive rebound | 42-62 |
| 08:37 | N. Central | John Blevins misses the driving attempt from the right block | 42-62 |
| 08:36 | N. Central | Timothy Kratzer snags the offensive board | 42-62 |
| 08:23 | N. Central | Timothy Kratzer hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Thomas | 42-65 |
| 08:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Thomas steals the ball from Robert Spink | 42-65 |
| 07:48 | N. Central | Brent Tickle comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-65 |
| 07:47 | N. Central | Robert Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 42-65 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Robert Spink (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jamie Oldenburg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joe Bloczynski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Forest Holbrook (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Shorter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Timothy Kratzer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brent Tickle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. PF - Gary Thomas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - John Blevins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | N. Central | John Blevins lays it up and in | 42-67 |
| 07:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jamie Oldenburg clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-67 |
| 07:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Spink tips it but misses | 42-67 |
| 07:11 | N. Central | John Blevins grabs the board | 42-67 |
| 06:56 | N. Central | Robert Thomas hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Kratzer | 42-70 |
| 06:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joe Bloczynski misses long on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Brent Tickle - foul #1 on Brent Tickle, team foul #5 | 42-70 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Tammaro (PG), Jason Marlar (SF), David Geib (PF), Frank Sass (C) Robert Spink, Jamie Oldenburg, Forest Holbrook, Paul Shorter | |
| Subs | N. Central | Jonathan Deguzman (PG), Gerald Lee (SG), Justin Dabney (SF), Dikembe Abu (PF) Timothy Kratzer, Robert Thomas, Brent Tickle, Gary Thomas | |
| 06:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joe Bloczynski makes the 1st free throw | 43-70 |
| 06:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joe Bloczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 44-70 |
| 06:21 | N. Central | Justin Dabney is fouled on the floor by David Geib - foul #1 on David Geib, team foul #4 | 44-70 |
| 06:05 | N. Central | John Blevins can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-70 |
| 06:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Geib gets the rebound | 44-70 |
| 05:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Marlar lays it in | 46-70 |
| 05:28 | N. Central | Justin Dabney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-70 |
| 05:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Sass grabs the defensive rebound | 46-70 |
| 05:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Tammaro misses the jumper from the free throw line | 46-70 |
| 05:19 | N. Central | Gerald Lee gets the rebound | 46-70 |
| 05:13 | N. Central | John Blevins misses badly on a floater from the right block | 46-70 |
| 05:11 | N. Central | Gerald Lee grabs the offensive board | 46-70 |
| 04:59 | N. Central | John Blevins's layup is rejected by David Geib | 46-70 |
| 04:58 | N. Central | Dikembe Abu grabs the offensive board | 46-70 |
| 04:50 | N. Central | Dikembe Abu scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 46-72 |
| 04:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Geib buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-72 |
| 04:20 | N. Central | Dikembe Abu blows the layup | 49-72 |
| 04:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Marlar grabs the board | 49-72 |
| 04:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jonathan Deguzman steps in front of the Joe Bloczynski pass | 49-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 03:41 | N. Central | Joe Bloczynski picks off the pass by John Blevins | 49-72 |
| 03:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joe Bloczynski banks in the layup | 51-72 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Michael Tammaro (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joe Bloczynski (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. SF - Jason Marlar (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Geib (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Sass (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Jonathan Deguzman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Lee (fresh) SF - Justin Dabney (fresh) PF - Dikembe Abu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Blevins (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:21 | N. Central | John Blevins hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-72 |
| 03:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Jason Marlar | 51-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Tammaro can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Jonathan Deguzman - foul #1 on Jonathan Deguzman, team foul #6 | 51-72 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Spink (PG) Joe Bloczynski | |
| Subs | N. Central | Timothy Kratzer (PG), David Garey (SF) Jonathan Deguzman, Justin Dabney | |
| 03:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Tammaro misses the 1st free throw | 51-72 |
| 03:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Tammaro misses the 2nd free throw | 51-72 |
| 03:09 | N. Central | David Garey gets the rebound | 51-72 |
| 02:53 | N. Central | John Blevins makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Timothy Kratzer and the foul's on Michael Tammaro - foul #1 on Michael Tammaro, team foul #5 | 51-74 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Joe Bloczynski (SG) Michael Tammaro | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 02:53 | N. Central | John Blevins makes the free throw | 51-75 |
| 02:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Geib loses the dribble to David Garey | 51-75 |
| 02:22 | N. Central | John Blevins can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 51-75 |
| 02:21 | N. Central | David Garey grabs the offensive rebound | 51-75 |
| 02:11 | N. Central | John Blevins misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Joe Bloczynski - foul #3 on Joe Bloczynski, team foul #6 | 51-75 |
| 02:11 | N. Central | John Blevins misses the 1st free throw | 51-75 |
| 02:11 | N. Central | John Blevins makes the 2nd free throw | 51-76 |
| 01:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Spink comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Dikembe Abu - foul #2 on Dikembe Abu, team foul #7 | 51-76 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Justin Dabney (SF) David Garey | |
| 01:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Spink makes the 1st free throw | 52-76 |
| 01:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Spink misses the 2nd free throw | 52-76 |
| 01:51 | N. Central | John Blevins snags the defensive board | 52-76 |
| 01:27 | N. Central | Timothy Kratzer hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Gerald Lee and he's hacked by Robert Spink - foul #2 on Robert Spink, team foul #7 | 52-78 |
| 01:27 | N. Central | Timothy Kratzer makes the free throw | 52-79 |
| 01:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Spink misses the floater from the right wing | 52-79 |
| 01:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Marlar gets the offensive rebound | 52-79 |
| 01:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Geib is fouled on the floor by John Blevins - foul #1 on John Blevins, team foul #8 | 52-79 |
| 01:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Geib makes the 1st free throw | 53-79 |
| 01:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Geib makes the 2nd free throw | 54-79 |
| 00:54 | N. Central | Timothy Kratzer misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-79 |
| 00:52 | N. Central | Justin Dabney tips it back up and in | 54-81 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Marlar drills a jump hook from the baseline | 56-81 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:21 | N. Central | Timothy Kratzer misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Spink - foul #3 on Robert Spink, team foul #8 | 56-81 |
| 00:21 | N. Central | Timothy Kratzer misses the 1st free throw | 56-81 |
| 00:21 | N. Central | Timothy Kratzer makes the 2nd free throw | 56-82 |
| 00:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joe Bloczynski hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-82 |
| 00:00 | N. Central | Timothy Kratzer runs out the clock | 58-82 |