| Lineup | Chicago | PG - Rick Quill (fresh) SG - Richard Manson (fresh) SF - Charles Bohanon (fresh) PF - Justin Quijano (fresh) C - Desmond Patton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - John Ruffner (fresh) SG - John Zaragoza (fresh) SF - Charles Payne (fresh) PF - Kenneth Moxley (fresh) C - Dwayne Gilmore (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Kenneth Moxley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Chicago | Chicago is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Carthage | John Ruffner is alone and drills a 3 from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 19:08 | Chicago | Richard Manson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 0-3 |
| 19:06 | Chicago | Charles Bohanon snags the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:56 | Chicago | Richard Manson connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Rick Quill | 2-3 |
| 18:50 | Carthage | Charles Payne misses long on a shot from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:48 | Chicago | Richard Manson gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:41 | Chicago | Rick Quill misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 18:40 | Chicago | Desmond Patton grabs the offensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:27 | Chicago | Rick Quill drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 18:12 | Carthage | Dwayne Gilmore banks in the layup | 4-5 |
| 17:59 | Chicago | Charles Bohanon connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Rick Quill | 6-5 |
| 17:54 | Carthage | Charles Payne comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 17:52 | Chicago | The rebound goes to Justin Quijano | 6-5 |
| 17:48 | Chicago | Richard Manson hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Rick Quill | 9-5 |
| 17:29 | Carthage | John Zaragoza misses the shot from the baseline | 9-5 |
| 17:28 | Chicago | Desmond Patton pulls down the rebound | 9-5 |
| 17:07 | Chicago | Rick Quill is hacked by John Zaragoza - foul #1 on John Zaragoza, team foul #1 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Chicago | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Walter Reed (PF) Kenneth Moxley | |
| 16:58 | Chicago | Richard Manson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Walter Reed - foul #1 on Walter Reed, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| 16:58 | Chicago | Richard Manson makes the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 16:58 | Chicago | Richard Manson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| 16:42 | Carthage | Rick Quill is called for the reach on John Ruffner - foul #1 on Rick Quill, team foul #1 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Chicago | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Randy Breazeale (PG), Roderick McCory (SG), Robert Wilkey (SF), John Bray (C) John Ruffner, John Zaragoza, Charles Payne, Dwayne Gilmore | |
| 16:26 | Carthage | Walter Reed misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-5 |
| 16:25 | Chicago | Richard Manson gets the rebound | 11-5 |
| 16:21 | Chicago | Richard Manson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-5 |
| 16:04 | Carthage | Roderick McCory scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-8 |
| 15:46 | Chicago | Rick Quill makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Justin Quijano | 13-8 |
| Lineup | Chicago | PG - Rick Quill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Manson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Charles Bohanon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin Quijano (fairly fresh) C - Desmond Patton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Randy Breazeale (fresh) SG - Roderick McCory (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Wilkey (fresh) PF - Walter Reed (fresh) C - John Bray (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Carthage | Roderick McCory drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 15:25 | Chicago | Richard Manson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-11 |
| 15:24 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Walter Reed | 13-11 |
| 15:10 | Carthage | Walter Reed connects on the runner in the lane | 13-13 |
| 15:06 | Chicago | Robert Wilkey is called for the reach on Richard Manson - foul #1 on Robert Wilkey, team foul #3 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Chicago | Theodore Beverly (PG), Dale Bourque (SG), Kevin Kinder (PF), Charles Nelson (C) Rick Quill, Richard Manson, Justin Quijano, Desmond Patton | |
| Subs | Carthage | John Ruffner (PG), John Zaragoza (SG), Charles Payne (SF), Kenneth Moxley (PF), Dwayne Gilmore (C) Randy Breazeale, Roderick McCory, Robert Wilkey, Walter Reed, John Bray | |
| 14:51 | Chicago | Charles Bohanon's pass is intercepted by Dwayne Gilmore | 13-13 |
| 14:39 | Carthage | John Ruffner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 14:37 | Carthage | Charles Payne tips it home | 13-15 |
| 14:17 | Chicago | Kevin Kinder buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Theodore Beverly | 15-15 |
| 13:58 | Carthage | Kenneth Moxley misses long on an open shot from the right block | 15-15 |
| 13:56 | Carthage | Dwayne Gilmore tips it back up and in | 15-17 |
| 13:42 | Chicago | Charles Bohanon misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 13:41 | Carthage | Dwayne Gilmore snags the defensive board | 15-17 |
| 13:26 | Carthage | Kenneth Moxley misses long on a shot from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 13:25 | Chicago | Kevin Kinder pulls down the rebound | 15-17 |
| 13:19 | Chicago | Theodore Beverly hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dale Bourque | 17-17 |
| 13:04 | Carthage | Kenneth Moxley loses the ball out of bounds | 17-17 |
| Subs | Chicago | Rick Quill (PG), Richard Manson (SG), Justin Quijano (PF), Desmond Patton (C) Theodore Beverly, Charles Bohanon, Kevin Kinder, Charles Nelson | |
| Subs | Carthage | Randy Breazeale (PG), Roderick McCory (SG), Walter Reed (PF), John Bray (C) John Ruffner, John Zaragoza, Kenneth Moxley, Dwayne Gilmore | |
| 12:37 | Chicago | Rick Quill clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-17 |
| 12:36 | Chicago | Dale Bourque tips it home | 19-17 |
| 12:19 | Carthage | Charles Payne buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Roderick McCory | 19-20 |
| 12:01 | Chicago | Rick Quill is hacked by Roderick McCory - foul #1 on Roderick McCory, team foul #4 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Chicago | Charles Bohanon (SF), Charles Nelson (PF), Larry Maurer (C) Dale Bourque, Justin Quijano, Desmond Patton | |
| Subs | Carthage | John Ruffner (PG), Dwayne Gilmore (C) Charles Payne, John Bray | |
| 11:52 | Chicago | Charles Nelson scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Bohanon | 21-20 |
| 11:38 | Carthage | Randy Breazeale misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-20 |
| 11:37 | Chicago | Charles Nelson gets the rebound | 21-20 |
| Lineup | Chicago | PG - Rick Quill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Manson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Charles Bohanon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Maurer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - John Ruffner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roderick McCory (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Breazeale (fresh) PF - Walter Reed (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dwayne Gilmore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Chicago | Richard Manson misses the dunk | 21-20 |
| 11:32 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Walter Reed | 21-20 |
| 11:28 | Carthage | Roderick McCory is open and scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from John Ruffner | 21-22 |
| 11:26 | Chicago | John Ruffner is called for the reach on Rick Quill in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Ruffner, team foul #5 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Chicago | Kevin Kinder (PF) Larry Maurer | |
| Subs | Carthage | John Zaragoza (SG), Kenneth Moxley (PF) Randy Breazeale, Walter Reed | |
| 11:10 | Chicago | Rick Quill misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on John Ruffner - foul #2 on John Ruffner, team foul #6 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Chicago | Theodore Beverly (SG) Richard Manson | |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Wilkey (PG) John Ruffner | |
| 11:10 | Chicago | Rick Quill misses the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 11:10 | Chicago | Rick Quill makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 10:56 | Carthage | Roderick McCory scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 22-24 |
| 10:43 | Chicago | Kevin Kinder is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Kevin Kinder, team foul #2 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Chicago | Dale Bourque (SG), Justin Quijano (SF), Desmond Patton (C) Theodore Beverly, Charles Bohanon, Charles Nelson | |
| Subs | Carthage | Randy Breazeale (PG), Walter Reed (C) Roderick McCory, Dwayne Gilmore | |
| 10:20 | Carthage | The short jumper by Robert Wilkey is denied by Desmond Patton | 22-24 |
| 10:19 | Carthage | Walter Reed grabs the offensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 10:03 | Carthage | Robert Wilkey misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 22-24 |
| 10:02 | Chicago | Dale Bourque gets the rebound | 22-24 |
| 09:57 | Chicago | John Zaragoza picks off the pass by Justin Quijano | 22-24 |
| 09:34 | Carthage | Walter Reed is hacked by Justin Quijano - foul #1 on Justin Quijano, team foul #3 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Chicago | Theodore Beverly (PG), Richard Manson (SG) Rick Quill, Kevin Kinder | |
| Subs | Carthage | Roderick McCory (SG), Charles Payne (SF), Dwayne Gilmore (C) John Zaragoza, Robert Wilkey, Kenneth Moxley | |
| 09:26 | Carthage | Roderick McCory is whistled for a carry | 22-24 |
| 09:19 | Chicago | Justin Quijano is hacked by Walter Reed - foul #2 on Walter Reed, team foul #7 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Chicago | Charles Bohanon (SF), Charles Nelson (C) Dale Bourque, Desmond Patton | |
| Subs | Carthage | John Bray (PF) Walter Reed | |
| 09:19 | Chicago | Justin Quijano makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 09:19 | Chicago | Justin Quijano makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 09:02 | Carthage | Charles Payne misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-24 |
| 09:01 | Carthage | John Bray grabs the offensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 08:40 | Carthage | Randy Breazeale misses the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Theodore Beverly - foul #1 on Theodore Beverly, team foul #4 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Chicago | Larry Maurer (C) Justin Quijano | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 08:40 | Carthage | Randy Breazeale makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 08:40 | Carthage | Randy Breazeale makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 08:24 | Chicago | Charles Nelson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 24-26 |
| 08:23 | Carthage | Dwayne Gilmore snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 08:04 | Carthage | Roderick McCory is hacked by Charles Bohanon - foul #1 on Charles Bohanon, team foul #5 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Chicago | Rick Quill (PG), Dale Bourque (SF), Desmond Patton (C) Theodore Beverly, Charles Bohanon, Larry Maurer | |
| Subs | Carthage | John Zaragoza (SG), James Swanson (C) Randy Breazeale, Dwayne Gilmore | |
| 07:48 | Carthage | Desmond Patton is called for the reach on Charles Payne - foul #1 on Desmond Patton, team foul #6 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Chicago | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Wilkey (PG) Roderick McCory | |
| 07:36 | Carthage | Charles Payne hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 24-26 |
| 07:34 | Carthage | James Swanson pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-26 |
| Lineup | Chicago | PG - Rick Quill (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Manson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dale Bourque (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Desmond Patton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Robert Wilkey (fresh) SG - John Zaragoza (fresh) SF - Charles Payne (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Bray (fresh) C - James Swanson (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Carthage | John Zaragoza clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Dale Bourque - foul #1 on Dale Bourque, team foul #7 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Chicago | Theodore Beverly (SG), Kevin Kinder (PF) Richard Manson, Charles Nelson | |
| Subs | Carthage | Kenneth Moxley (PF) James Swanson | |
| 07:22 | Carthage | John Zaragoza makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 07:22 | Carthage | John Zaragoza makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 07:09 | Chicago | Dale Bourque buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 26-28 |
| 06:44 | Carthage | John Bray misses short on a shot from the baseline | 26-28 |
| 06:43 | Chicago | Desmond Patton pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| 06:37 | Chicago | Dale Bourque buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Theodore Beverly | 29-28 |
| 06:27 | Carthage | Kenneth Moxley comes up short on the runner in the lane | 29-28 |
| 06:25 | Carthage | John Bray gets the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 06:03 | Carthage | Charles Payne double dribbles | 29-28 |
| Subs | Chicago | Richard Manson (SG), Charles Bohanon (SF), Justin Quijano (PF), Charles Nelson (C) Theodore Beverly, Dale Bourque, Kevin Kinder, Desmond Patton | |
| Subs | Carthage | Randy Breazeale (PG), Roderick McCory (SF), Dwayne Gilmore (C) Robert Wilkey, Charles Payne, John Bray | |
| 05:55 | Chicago | Justin Quijano lays it in on a nice dish by Rick Quill and he's fouled by Randy Breazeale - foul #1 on Randy Breazeale, team foul #8 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Chicago | | |
| Subs | Carthage | James Swanson (PF) Kenneth Moxley | |
| 05:55 | Chicago | Justin Quijano makes the free throw | 32-28 |
| 05:34 | Carthage | Randy Breazeale misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-28 |
| 05:33 | Chicago | Charles Bohanon pulls down the rebound | 32-28 |
| 05:28 | Chicago | Rick Quill misses the fadeaway from the left side | 32-28 |
| 05:26 | Carthage | Dwayne Gilmore gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 05:22 | Carthage | Roderick McCory throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-28 |
| 05:05 | Chicago | Justin Quijano comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 05:03 | Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Nelson | 32-28 |
| 04:45 | Chicago | Charles Bohanon is fouled on the floor by Dwayne Gilmore - foul #1 on Dwayne Gilmore, team foul #9 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Chicago | Theodore Beverly (PG), Larry Maurer (C) Rick Quill, Charles Nelson | |
| Subs | Carthage | Charles Payne (SF), Kenneth Moxley (PF) John Zaragoza, James Swanson | |
| 04:45 | Chicago | Charles Bohanon misses the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 04:45 | Carthage | Dwayne Gilmore gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 04:22 | Carthage | Randy Breazeale clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-28 |
| 04:21 | Chicago | Charles Bohanon pulls down the rebound | 32-28 |
| 04:16 | Chicago | Theodore Beverly hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-28 |
| 04:14 | Carthage | Kenneth Moxley grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 03:55 | Carthage | Roderick McCory is fouled on the floor by Larry Maurer - foul #1 on Larry Maurer, team foul #8 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Chicago | Dale Bourque (SF), Kevin Kinder (PF), Desmond Patton (C) Charles Bohanon, Justin Quijano, Larry Maurer | |
| Subs | Carthage | John Ruffner (PG) Randy Breazeale | |
| 03:55 | Carthage | Roderick McCory makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 03:55 | Carthage | Roderick McCory makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 03:40 | Chicago | Roderick McCory picks off the pass by Desmond Patton | 32-30 |
| 03:21 | Carthage | Charles Payne is whistled for traveling | 32-30 |
| Subs | Chicago | Rick Quill (PG) Richard Manson | |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Wilkey (SG), Walter Reed (PF), John Bray (C) Roderick McCory, Kenneth Moxley, Dwayne Gilmore | |
| Lineup | Chicago | PG - Rick Quill (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Theodore Beverly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Bourque (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Kinder (fresh) 2 pts. C - Desmond Patton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - John Ruffner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wilkey (fresh) SF - Charles Payne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walter Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Bray (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Chicago | Rick Quill knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Desmond Patton | 34-30 |
| 02:38 | Carthage | Rick Quill steps in front of the Walter Reed pass | 34-30 |
| 02:34 | Chicago | Rick Quill banks in the layup | 36-30 |
| 02:20 | Carthage | John Ruffner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 02:19 | Carthage | Charles Payne grabs the offensive board | 36-30 |
| 01:51 | Carthage | Robert Wilkey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 01:50 | Chicago | Dale Bourque pulls down the rebound | 36-30 |
| 01:45 | Chicago | Rick Quill connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Theodore Beverly | 39-30 |
| 01:35 | Carthage | Charles Payne is fouled on the floor by Theodore Beverly - foul #2 on Theodore Beverly, team foul #9 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Chicago | Richard Manson (SG), Charles Bohanon (SF), Justin Quijano (PF), Charles Nelson (C) Theodore Beverly, Dale Bourque, Kevin Kinder, Desmond Patton | |
| Subs | Carthage | John Zaragoza (SG), Kenneth Moxley (PF), Dwayne Gilmore (C) Robert Wilkey, Walter Reed, John Bray | |
| 01:35 | Carthage | Charles Payne makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 01:35 | Carthage | Charles Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 01:15 | Chicago | Kenneth Moxley is called for the reach on Rick Quill - foul #1 on Kenneth Moxley, team foul #10 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Chicago | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Randy Breazeale (PG), Roderick McCory (SF) John Ruffner, Charles Payne | |
| 01:15 | Chicago | Rick Quill makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 01:15 | Chicago | Rick Quill makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 00:53 | Carthage | Randy Breazeale drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 00:31 | Chicago | Richard Manson clanks a runner from the left block | 41-35 |
| 00:30 | Carthage | Roderick McCory snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 00:04 | Carthage | Justin Quijano is called for the reach on Roderick McCory - foul #2 on Justin Quijano, team foul #10 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Chicago | Dale Bourque (SG) Richard Manson | |
| Subs | Carthage | John Ruffner (PG), Walter Reed (PF) Randy Breazeale, Kenneth Moxley | |
| 00:04 | Carthage | Roderick McCory makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 00:04 | Carthage | Roderick McCory makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 00:00 | Chicago | Dale Bourque comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 41-37 |