| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Dennis Coyle (fresh) SG - Damon McGinnis (fresh) SF - Michael Gaines (fresh) PF - Willian Hadley (fresh) C - Max Stanley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - James Haag (fresh) SG - John Cox (fresh) SF - Mark Sparks (fresh) PF - Richard Ball (fresh) C - Mark Austria (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Elmhurst | Mark Austria wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Elmhurst | Elmhurst is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Elmhurst | James Haag misses the shot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Carthage | Willian Hadley pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Carthage | Max Stanley makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Damon McGinnis | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Elmhurst | James Haag comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Michael Gaines | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Carthage | James Haag takes the ball from Michael Gaines | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Elmhurst | John Cox scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Haag | 2-3 |
| 18:09 | Carthage | Damon McGinnis makes the floater from close range | 4-3 |
| 17:52 | Elmhurst | Richard Ball hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 4-3 |
| 17:51 | Carthage | Willian Hadley grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 17:40 | Carthage | Willian Hadley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-3 |
| 17:39 | Carthage | Damon McGinnis can't tip it in | 4-3 |
| 17:38 | Elmhurst | Mark Sparks gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:29 | Elmhurst | John Cox makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-6 |
| 17:19 | Carthage | Damon McGinnis is called for 10 seconds | 4-6 |
| Subs | Carthage | Andrew Bailey (SF), Terry Slayton (PF) Michael Gaines, Willian Hadley | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | James Prince (PG), Thomas Jones (SG), Kevin Batt (SF), Kenneth Krok (PF), Neville Bolton (C) James Haag, John Cox, Mark Sparks, Richard Ball, Mark Austria | |
| 17:05 | Elmhurst | James Prince knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 4-8 |
| 17:03 | Carthage | Dennis Coyle is fouled in the backcourt by James Prince - foul #1 on James Prince, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Carthage | William Millikin (PG), Wayne Elliston (SF), Ernest Riegel (C) Dennis Coyle, Damon McGinnis, Max Stanley | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | | |
| 16:49 | Carthage | William Millikin scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Wayne Elliston | 7-8 |
| 16:36 | Elmhurst | Kevin Batt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-8 |
| 16:17 | Carthage | Ernest Riegel is whistled for a carry | 7-8 |
| 16:01 | Elmhurst | Thomas Jones double dribbles | 7-8 |
| Subs | Carthage | Dennis Coyle (PG), Damon McGinnis (SG), Willian Hadley (PF), Max Stanley (C) William Millikin, Wayne Elliston, Terry Slayton, Ernest Riegel | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Christopher Beamon (PG) Thomas Jones | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Dennis Coyle (fresh) SG - Damon McGinnis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Bailey (fresh) PF - Willian Hadley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Max Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - Christopher Beamon (fresh) SG - James Prince (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Batt (fresh) PF - Kenneth Krok (fresh) C - Neville Bolton (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Carthage | Max Stanley can't throw it down but he's fouled by Neville Bolton - foul #1 on Neville Bolton, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Carthage | Michael Gaines (SF) Andrew Bailey | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | John Cox (SG), Mark Sparks (SF) James Prince, Neville Bolton | |
| 15:53 | Carthage | Max Stanley misses the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:53 | Carthage | Max Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:30 | Elmhurst | Kenneth Krok comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 8-8 |
| 15:28 | Elmhurst | Christopher Beamon misses the tip | 8-8 |
| 15:27 | Carthage | Willian Hadley grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 15:14 | Carthage | Max Stanley scores on a jumper from close range set up by Dennis Coyle | 10-8 |
| 14:56 | Elmhurst | Damon McGinnis steps in front of the Kevin Batt pass | 10-8 |
| 14:51 | Carthage | Mark Sparks is called for the reach on Dennis Coyle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Sparks, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Carthage | William Millikin (PG), Andrew Bailey (SG), Wayne Elliston (SF), Terry Slayton (PF) Dennis Coyle, Damon McGinnis, Michael Gaines, Willian Hadley | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | James Haag (PG), James Prince (SG), Thomas Jones (SF), Richard Ball (PF), Neville Bolton (C) Christopher Beamon, John Cox, Mark Sparks, Kevin Batt, Kenneth Krok | |
| 14:31 | Carthage | Max Stanley can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 10-8 |
| 14:30 | Elmhurst | The rebound goes to Thomas Jones | 10-8 |
| 14:25 | Elmhurst | James Haag misses the lay-in | 10-8 |
| 14:23 | Elmhurst | James Haag tips it back up and in | 10-10 |
| 14:21 | Carthage | Andrew Bailey is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andrew Bailey, team foul #1 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Carthage | Ernest Riegel (C) Max Stanley | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Mark Austria (C) Neville Bolton | |
| 14:01 | Elmhurst | Thomas Jones comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 13:59 | Carthage | William Millikin gets the rebound | 10-10 |
| 13:34 | Carthage | William Millikin clanks a shot from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 13:33 | Elmhurst | The rebound goes to Richard Ball | 10-10 |
| 13:19 | Elmhurst | William Millikin steals it from James Prince | 10-10 |
| 13:17 | Carthage | James Prince steals the ball from William Millikin in the backcourt | 10-10 |
| 13:15 | Elmhurst | James Prince hits the finger roll | 10-12 |
| 12:58 | Carthage | Wayne Elliston loses the ball out of bounds | 10-12 |
| Subs | Carthage | Dennis Coyle (PG), Damon McGinnis (SG), Michael Gaines (SF), Willian Hadley (PF), Max Stanley (C) William Millikin, Andrew Bailey, Wayne Elliston, Terry Slayton, Ernest Riegel | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Christopher Beamon (PG), John Cox (SG), Mark Sparks (SF), Kenneth Krok (PF), Neville Bolton (C) James Haag, James Prince, Thomas Jones, Richard Ball, Mark Austria | |
| 12:43 | Elmhurst | Neville Bolton is denied on a layup by Willian Hadley | 10-12 |
| 12:41 | Elmhurst | Kenneth Krok gets the offensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 12:25 | Elmhurst | Max Stanley blocks the jumper by John Cox | 10-12 |
| 12:23 | Carthage | Willian Hadley grabs the board | 10-12 |
| 11:59 | Carthage | Max Stanley scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Damon McGinnis and he's hacked by Neville Bolton - foul #2 on Neville Bolton, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Kevin Batt (PF), Mark Austria (C) Kenneth Krok, Neville Bolton | |
| 11:59 | Carthage | Max Stanley misses the free throw | 12-12 |
| 11:59 | Elmhurst | Mark Austria grabs the board | 12-12 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Dennis Coyle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Damon McGinnis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Gaines (fresh) PF - Willian Hadley (fresh) 4 reb. C - Max Stanley (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - Christopher Beamon (fresh) SG - John Cox (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mark Sparks (fresh) PF - Kevin Batt (fresh) C - Mark Austria (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Elmhurst | Mark Sparks loses the ball out of bounds | 12-12 |
| Subs | Carthage | William Millikin (SF), Terry Slayton (PF), Ernest Riegel (C) Michael Gaines, Willian Hadley, Max Stanley | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | | |
| 11:22 | Carthage | Damon McGinnis's floater is tipped away by Mark Austria | 12-12 |
| 11:21 | Carthage | William Millikin snags the offensive board | 12-12 |
| 11:09 | Carthage | Terry Slayton can't connect on a shot near the basket | 12-12 |
| 11:07 | Elmhurst | John Cox pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| 10:42 | Elmhurst | Mark Sparks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-12 |
| Subs | Carthage | Thomas Jones (PG), Andrew Bailey (SG), Wayne Elliston (SF), Max Stanley (C) Dennis Coyle, Damon McGinnis, William Millikin, Ernest Riegel | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | James Haag (PG), Richard Ball (PF), Kenneth Krok (C) Christopher Beamon, Mark Sparks, Mark Austria | |
| 10:18 | Carthage | Wayne Elliston hits a wide open driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Jones | 14-12 |
| 10:11 | Elmhurst | Kevin Batt is whistled for traveling | 14-12 |
| Subs | Carthage | Michael Gaines (SF), Willian Hadley (PF) Wayne Elliston, Terry Slayton | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | James Prince (SG), Thomas Jones (SF) John Cox, Kevin Batt | |
| 10:09 | Carthage | Andrew Bailey loses the dribble to Thomas Jones in the backcourt | 14-12 |
| 09:58 | Elmhurst | James Prince buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by James Haag | 14-14 |
| 09:48 | Carthage | James Haag is called for the reach on Max Stanley - foul #1 on James Haag, team foul #5 | 14-14 |
| 09:32 | Carthage | Michael Gaines misses the shot from the left side | 14-14 |
| 09:30 | Carthage | Michael Gaines pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 09:22 | Carthage | Andrew Bailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-14 |
| Subs | Carthage | Dennis Coyle (PG), William Millikin (SF), Terry Slayton (C) Thomas Jones, Michael Gaines, Max Stanley | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Mark Sparks (SF), Mark Austria (C) Thomas Jones, Kenneth Krok | |
| 09:06 | Elmhurst | James Haag comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Dennis Coyle - foul #1 on Dennis Coyle, team foul #2 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Carthage | Damon McGinnis (SG), Ernest Riegel (C) William Millikin, Willian Hadley | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | John Cox (SG) James Prince | |
| 09:06 | Elmhurst | James Haag misses the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 09:06 | Elmhurst | James Haag makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 08:42 | Carthage | Ernest Riegel is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Ernest Riegel, team foul #3 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Carthage | William Millikin (SF) Andrew Bailey | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Jimmy Rogge (PG), Kevin Batt (PF) James Haag, Richard Ball | |
| 08:32 | Elmhurst | John Cox misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-15 |
| 08:31 | Carthage | Terry Slayton gets the rebound | 14-15 |
| 08:08 | Carthage | William Millikin loses the ball out of bounds | 14-15 |
| Subs | Carthage | Michael Gaines (SF), Max Stanley (C) Dennis Coyle, Terry Slayton | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Christopher Beamon (PG), James Prince (SG), Thomas Jones (SF), Kenneth Krok (C) Jimmy Rogge, John Cox, Mark Sparks, Mark Austria | |
| 07:54 | Elmhurst | Thomas Jones clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-15 |
| 07:53 | Carthage | Damon McGinnis pulls down the rebound | 14-15 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - William Millikin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Damon McGinnis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Gaines (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ernest Riegel (fresh) C - Max Stanley (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - Christopher Beamon (fresh) SG - James Prince (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Jones (fresh) PF - Kevin Batt (fresh) C - Kenneth Krok (fresh) | |
| 07:51 | Carthage | William Millikin is hacked by Kevin Batt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Batt, team foul #6 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Carthage | Thomas Jones (SG), Willian Hadley (PF) Damon McGinnis, Ernest Riegel | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | | |
| 07:29 | Carthage | William Millikin misses the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-15 |
| 07:27 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to Max Stanley | 14-15 |
| 07:13 | Carthage | Thomas Jones makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-15 |
| 06:59 | Elmhurst | Kenneth Krok's pass is intercepted by Michael Gaines | 16-15 |
| 06:55 | Carthage | Thomas Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-15 |
| Subs | Carthage | Dennis Coyle (PG), Damon McGinnis (SG), Andrew Bailey (SF), Terry Slayton (C) William Millikin, Thomas Jones, Michael Gaines, Max Stanley | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | James Haag (PG), John Cox (SG), Mark Sparks (SF), Richard Ball (PF) Christopher Beamon, James Prince, Thomas Jones, Kevin Batt | |
| 06:41 | Elmhurst | John Cox's pass is intercepted by Dennis Coyle | 16-15 |
| 06:25 | Carthage | Damon McGinnis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-15 |
| Subs | Carthage | Ernest Riegel (C) Willian Hadley | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Mark Austria (C) Kenneth Krok | |
| 06:09 | Elmhurst | Mark Sparks banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Ball | 16-17 |
| 05:47 | Carthage | Ernest Riegel is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Dennis Coyle | 19-17 |
| 05:25 | Elmhurst | John Cox misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-17 |
| 05:24 | Carthage | Terry Slayton pulls down the rebound | 19-17 |
| 05:22 | Carthage | John Cox is called for the reach on Damon McGinnis in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Cox, team foul #7 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Carthage | Thomas Jones (PG), Glenn Gray (PF), Max Stanley (C) Dennis Coyle, Terry Slayton, Ernest Riegel | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Christopher Beamon (PG), James Prince (SG), Thomas Jones (SF), Kevin Batt (PF) James Haag, John Cox, Mark Sparks, Richard Ball | |
| 05:22 | Carthage | Damon McGinnis misses the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 05:22 | Elmhurst | The rebound goes to Mark Austria | 19-17 |
| 05:01 | Elmhurst | Max Stanley picks off the pass by Christopher Beamon | 19-17 |
| 04:46 | Carthage | Andrew Bailey comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 19-17 |
| 04:45 | Elmhurst | Mark Austria pulls down the rebound | 19-17 |
| 04:38 | Elmhurst | Max Stanley swats the short shot by Kevin Batt | 19-17 |
| 04:37 | Carthage | Andrew Bailey gets the rebound | 19-17 |
| 04:31 | Carthage | Max Stanley misses the easy layup | 19-17 |
| 04:30 | Carthage | Max Stanley tips it back up and in | 21-17 |
| 04:07 | Elmhurst | Thomas Jones comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 21-17 |
| 04:06 | Elmhurst | Christopher Beamon tips it but misses | 21-17 |
| 04:05 | Carthage | Thomas Jones snags the defensive board | 21-17 |
| 03:44 | Carthage | Damon McGinnis misses short on an open runner from the left block | 21-17 |
| 03:43 | Elmhurst | Kevin Batt grabs the defensive rebound | 21-17 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Thomas Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Damon McGinnis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Bailey (fairly fresh) PF - Glenn Gray (fairly fresh) C - Max Stanley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - Christopher Beamon (fairly fresh) SG - James Prince (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Jones (fairly fresh) PF - Kevin Batt (fairly fresh) C - Mark Austria (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Elmhurst | Glenn Gray swats the dunk try by James Prince | 21-17 |
| 03:26 | Elmhurst | Mark Austria can't tip it in | 21-17 |
| 03:25 | Carthage | Glenn Gray snags the defensive board | 21-17 |
| 03:06 | Carthage | Thomas Jones is fouled on the floor by Mark Austria - foul #1 on Mark Austria, team foul #8 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Carthage | Dennis Coyle (PG), Michael Gaines (SF), Willian Hadley (PF), Terry Slayton (C) Damon McGinnis, Andrew Bailey, Glenn Gray, Max Stanley | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | James Haag (PG), John Cox (SG), Mark Sparks (SF), Kenneth Krok (PF), Neville Bolton (C) Christopher Beamon, James Prince, Thomas Jones, Kevin Batt, Mark Austria | |
| 03:06 | Carthage | Thomas Jones makes the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 03:06 | Carthage | Thomas Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 03:06 | Elmhurst | John Cox gets the rebound | 22-17 |
| 02:56 | Elmhurst | James Haag is hacked by Dennis Coyle - foul #2 on Dennis Coyle, team foul #4 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Carthage | William Millikin (SG) Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | | |
| 02:47 | Elmhurst | Mark Sparks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-17 |
| 02:43 | Carthage | Dennis Coyle's pass is intercepted by James Haag in the backcourt | 22-17 |
| 02:28 | Elmhurst | John Cox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-17 |
| 02:26 | Carthage | Willian Hadley gets the rebound | 22-17 |
| 02:07 | Carthage | William Millikin travels with the ball | 22-17 |
| 01:47 | Elmhurst | James Haag travels with the ball | 22-17 |
| Subs | Carthage | Max Stanley (C) Terry Slayton | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | | |
| 01:42 | Carthage | Dennis Coyle double dribbles in the backcourt | 22-17 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Richard Ball (PF) Neville Bolton | |
| 01:24 | Elmhurst | James Haag makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from John Cox | 22-19 |
| 01:11 | Carthage | Michael Gaines comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-19 |
| 01:09 | Elmhurst | Richard Ball snags the defensive board | 22-19 |
| 00:46 | Elmhurst | John Cox drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from James Haag | 22-22 |
| 00:44 | Carthage | Richard Ball picks off the pass by Dennis Coyle in the backcourt | 22-22 |
| 00:31 | Elmhurst | James Haag's pass is intercepted by Max Stanley | 22-22 |
| 00:15 | Carthage | Willian Hadley is hacked by Richard Ball - foul #1 on Richard Ball, team foul #9 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Carthage | Thomas Jones (PG), Damon McGinnis (SG), Wayne Elliston (SF), Terry Slayton (C) Dennis Coyle, William Millikin, Michael Gaines, Max Stanley | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Christopher Beamon (PG), James Prince (SG), Kevin Batt (SF), Neville Bolton (C) James Haag, John Cox, Mark Sparks, Kenneth Krok | |
| 00:15 | Carthage | Willian Hadley makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 00:15 | Carthage | Willian Hadley misses the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 00:15 | Elmhurst | Richard Ball grabs the board | 23-22 |
| 00:04 | Elmhurst | James Prince connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 23-24 |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Thomas Jones hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 23-24 |