| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Joseph Summers (fresh) SG - Orville Christie (fresh) SF - Charles Shields (fresh) PF - John Odom (fresh) C - Nicholas Ziedan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gerald Harris (fresh) SG - Robert Singleton (fresh) SF - Wayne Hillis (fresh) PF - Freddy Curtiss (fresh) C - Joseph Hornsby (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Joseph Hornsby wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Carthage | Orville Christie steals it from Robert Singleton | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Wheaton | John Odom misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Wheaton | John Odom pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Wheaton | Wayne Hillis steals the ball from Charles Shields | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Carthage | Wayne Hillis banks in the layup | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Wheaton | Joseph Summers clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gerald Harris - foul #1 on Gerald Harris, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Wheaton | Joseph Summers makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:45 | Wheaton | Joseph Summers misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:45 | Wheaton | The offensive rebound goes to John Odom | 1-2 |
| 18:29 | Wheaton | Joseph Hornsby swats the short shot by Orville Christie | 1-2 |
| 18:28 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Freddy Curtiss | 1-2 |
| 18:13 | Carthage | Gerald Harris connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Wayne Hillis | 1-5 |
| 17:51 | Wheaton | Charles Shields misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 1-5 |
| 17:49 | Carthage | Joseph Hornsby gets the rebound | 1-5 |
| 17:43 | Carthage | Joseph Hornsby clanks a shot near the basket but the foul's on Nicholas Ziedan - foul #1 on Nicholas Ziedan, team foul #1 | 1-5 |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Daniel Karczewski (PG), Frank Batt (SG), David Hodges (PF), Allen Campbell (C) Gerald Harris, Robert Singleton, Wayne Hillis, Freddy Curtiss | |
| 17:43 | Carthage | Joseph Hornsby misses the 1st free throw | 1-5 |
| 17:43 | Carthage | Joseph Hornsby makes the 2nd free throw | 1-6 |
| 17:22 | Wheaton | Charles Shields buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Orville Christie | 3-6 |
| 17:04 | Carthage | Joseph Hornsby misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Summers - foul #1 on Joseph Summers, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Wayne Hillis (SF) Allen Campbell | |
| 17:04 | Carthage | Joseph Hornsby makes the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:04 | Carthage | Joseph Hornsby makes the 2nd free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:53 | Wheaton | Charles Shields misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-8 |
| 16:51 | Carthage | Daniel Karczewski snags the defensive board | 3-8 |
| 16:24 | Carthage | Frank Batt misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 3-8 |
| 16:22 | Carthage | David Hodges grabs the offensive rebound | 3-8 |
| 16:10 | Carthage | Wayne Hillis is hacked by Charles Shields - foul #1 on Charles Shields, team foul #3 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Gerald Harris (PG), Freddy Curtiss (PF), Allen Campbell (C) Wayne Hillis, David Hodges, Joseph Hornsby | |
| 15:57 | Carthage | Frank Batt makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gerald Harris | 3-10 |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Joseph Summers (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Orville Christie (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Shields (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Odom (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nicholas Ziedan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gerald Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Batt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Karczewski (fresh) PF - Freddy Curtiss (fresh) C - Allen Campbell (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Wheaton | Orville Christie hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Summers | 5-10 |
| 15:33 | Carthage | Gerald Harris hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Karczewski | 5-12 |
| 15:21 | Wheaton | John Odom clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-12 |
| 15:20 | Wheaton | Joseph Summers tips it home | 7-12 |
| 14:58 | Carthage | Daniel Karczewski connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Freddy Curtiss and the foul's on Joseph Summers - foul #2 on Joseph Summers, team foul #4 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Russell Zamostny (PG), Thomas Jackson (SF), Benjamin Winsett (PF), Daryl Smith (C) Joseph Summers, Charles Shields, John Odom, Nicholas Ziedan | |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Singleton (SG), Wayne Hillis (SF), David Hodges (PF) Gerald Harris, Frank Batt, Freddy Curtiss | |
| 14:58 | Carthage | Daniel Karczewski makes the free throw | 7-15 |
| 14:47 | Wheaton | Daryl Smith misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 7-15 |
| 14:45 | Wheaton | Benjamin Winsett snags the offensive board | 7-15 |
| 14:33 | Wheaton | Benjamin Winsett misses badly on a floater from the right side | 7-15 |
| 14:32 | Carthage | Robert Singleton gets the rebound | 7-15 |
| 14:20 | Carthage | Wayne Hillis clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 7-15 |
| 14:18 | Carthage | Robert Singleton tips it home | 7-17 |
| 13:49 | Wheaton | Russell Zamostny hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 7-17 |
| 13:47 | Wheaton | Orville Christie hits the follow up shot | 9-17 |
| 13:35 | Carthage | Daniel Karczewski is whistled for a carry | 9-17 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Stephen Nold (SG), Charles Shields (SF), John Odom (PF), Nicholas Ziedan (C) Orville Christie, Thomas Jackson, Benjamin Winsett, Daryl Smith | |
| Subs | Carthage | Gerald Harris (PG), Frank Batt (SG), Freddy Curtiss (PF), Joseph Hornsby (C) Daniel Karczewski, Robert Singleton, David Hodges, Allen Campbell | |
| 13:11 | Wheaton | Joseph Hornsby takes the ball from Nicholas Ziedan | 9-17 |
| 12:49 | Carthage | Joseph Hornsby is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Ziedan - foul #2 on Nicholas Ziedan, team foul #5 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Benjamin Winsett (C) Nicholas Ziedan | |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Singleton (SG) Frank Batt | |
| 12:37 | Carthage | Gerald Harris comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-17 |
| 12:35 | Wheaton | Benjamin Winsett grabs the board | 9-17 |
| 12:22 | Wheaton | Charles Shields can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Wayne Hillis - foul #1 on Wayne Hillis, team foul #2 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Orville Christie (SG) Stephen Nold | |
| Subs | Carthage | Frank Batt (SF) Wayne Hillis | |
| 12:22 | Wheaton | Charles Shields makes the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 12:22 | Wheaton | Charles Shields makes the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 12:00 | Carthage | Robert Singleton misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Benjamin Winsett - foul #1 on Benjamin Winsett, team foul #6 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Wayne Hillis (SF), Allen Campbell (C) Frank Batt, Joseph Hornsby | |
| 12:00 | Carthage | Robert Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 12:00 | Carthage | Robert Singleton misses the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 12:00 | Wheaton | Benjamin Winsett grabs the board | 11-18 |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Russell Zamostny (fresh) SG - Orville Christie (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Shields (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Odom (fresh) 2 reb. C - Benjamin Winsett (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gerald Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Singleton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wayne Hillis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Freddy Curtiss (fresh) C - Allen Campbell (fresh) | |
| 11:49 | Wheaton | Russell Zamostny hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 11-18 |
| 11:47 | Carthage | Allen Campbell pulls down the rebound | 11-18 |
| 11:31 | Carthage | Gerald Harris connects on the shot from the right side | 11-20 |
| 11:10 | Wheaton | Orville Christie can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 11-20 |
| 11:08 | Carthage | Wayne Hillis snags the defensive board | 11-20 |
| 10:39 | Carthage | Benjamin Winsett blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Freddy Curtiss | 11-20 |
| 10:38 | Wheaton | Benjamin Winsett snags the defensive board | 11-20 |
| 10:27 | Wheaton | Russell Zamostny drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Orville Christie | 13-20 |
| 10:13 | Carthage | Russell Zamostny is called for the reach on Gerald Harris - foul #1 on Russell Zamostny, team foul #7 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Earle Plath (PG), Stephen Nold (SG), Thomas Jackson (SF), Daryl Smith (C) Russell Zamostny, Orville Christie, Charles Shields, John Odom | |
| Subs | Carthage | Frank Batt (SG), Daniel Karczewski (SF), David Hodges (PF), Joseph Hornsby (C) Robert Singleton, Wayne Hillis, Freddy Curtiss, Allen Campbell | |
| 10:13 | Carthage | Gerald Harris makes the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 10:13 | Carthage | Gerald Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 13-22 |
| 09:58 | Wheaton | Thomas Jackson loses the ball out of bounds | 13-22 |
| 09:44 | Carthage | Gerald Harris scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Frank Batt | 13-25 |
| 09:34 | Wheaton | Daryl Smith's pass is intercepted by David Hodges | 13-25 |
| 09:18 | Carthage | Thomas Jackson steps in front of the David Hodges pass | 13-25 |
| 09:13 | Wheaton | Stephen Nold connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Earle Plath | 16-25 |
| 08:51 | Carthage | Gerald Harris misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-25 |
| 08:50 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to David Hodges | 16-25 |
| 08:35 | Carthage | David Hodges's fadeaway is rejected by Daryl Smith | 16-25 |
| 08:34 | Carthage | Gerald Harris tips it home | 16-27 |
| 08:15 | Wheaton | Frank Batt takes the ball from Earle Plath | 16-27 |
| 08:11 | Carthage | Daniel Karczewski misses the lay-in | 16-27 |
| 08:09 | Wheaton | Stephen Nold pulls down the rebound | 16-27 |
| 07:40 | Wheaton | Stephen Nold can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 16-27 |
| 07:38 | Carthage | Joseph Hornsby pulls down the rebound | 16-27 |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Earle Plath (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Nold (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) PF - Benjamin Winsett (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Daryl Smith (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gerald Harris (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Batt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Karczewski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Hodges (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Hornsby (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Carthage | Joseph Hornsby misses the turnaround from the right block | 16-27 |
| 07:27 | Wheaton | The rebound goes to Daryl Smith | 16-27 |
| 07:10 | Wheaton | Earle Plath misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-27 |
| 07:08 | Wheaton | Benjamin Winsett pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-27 |
| 07:03 | Wheaton | Stephen Nold clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-27 |
| 07:01 | Carthage | The rebound goes to David Hodges | 16-27 |
| 06:32 | Carthage | Joseph Hornsby misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 16-27 |
| 06:30 | Wheaton | The rebound goes to Benjamin Winsett | 16-27 |
| 06:11 | Wheaton | Stephen Nold can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-27 |
| 06:10 | Carthage | Daniel Karczewski grabs the board | 16-27 |
| 05:53 | Carthage | Joseph Hornsby comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Stephen Nold - foul #1 on Stephen Nold, team foul #8 | 16-27 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Russell Zamostny (PG), Orville Christie (SG), Charles Shields (SF), John Odom (PF) Earle Plath, Stephen Nold, Thomas Jackson, Daryl Smith | |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Singleton (SG), Wayne Hillis (SF), Freddy Curtiss (PF), Allen Campbell (C) Gerald Harris, Frank Batt, Daniel Karczewski, David Hodges | |
| 05:53 | Carthage | Joseph Hornsby makes the 1st free throw | 16-28 |
| 05:53 | Carthage | Joseph Hornsby makes the 2nd free throw | 16-29 |
| 05:35 | Wheaton | Orville Christie buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Russell Zamostny | 18-29 |
| 05:17 | Carthage | Freddy Curtiss makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Wayne Hillis | 18-31 |
| 05:06 | Wheaton | John Odom hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 18-31 |
| 05:05 | Carthage | Freddy Curtiss pulls down the rebound | 18-31 |
| 04:45 | Carthage | Wayne Hillis misses short on a shot from the left wing | 18-31 |
| 04:44 | Carthage | Robert Singleton hits the follow up shot | 18-33 |
| 04:33 | Wheaton | Joseph Hornsby is called for the reach on Orville Christie - foul #1 on Joseph Hornsby, team foul #3 | 18-33 |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Gerald Harris (PG) Joseph Hornsby | |
| 04:17 | Wheaton | Russell Zamostny comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Wayne Hillis - foul #2 on Wayne Hillis, team foul #4 | 18-33 |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Daniel Karczewski (SF) Wayne Hillis | |
| 04:17 | Wheaton | Russell Zamostny makes the 1st free throw | 19-33 |
| 04:17 | Wheaton | Russell Zamostny makes the 2nd free throw | 20-33 |
| 03:57 | Carthage | Freddy Curtiss knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Singleton | 20-36 |
| 03:44 | Wheaton | Orville Christie clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-36 |
| 03:43 | Carthage | Allen Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 20-36 |
| 03:24 | Carthage | Freddy Curtiss hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Robert Singleton | 20-39 |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Russell Zamostny (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Orville Christie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Shields (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Odom (fresh) 2 reb. C - Benjamin Winsett (tiring) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gerald Harris (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Singleton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Karczewski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Freddy Curtiss (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Wheaton | Russell Zamostny is hacked by Freddy Curtiss - foul #1 on Freddy Curtiss, team foul #5 | 20-39 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Joseph Summers (PG), Daryl Smith (PF), Nicholas Ziedan (C) Russell Zamostny, John Odom, Benjamin Winsett | |
| Subs | Carthage | Wayne Hillis (SF), Joseph Hornsby (C) Daniel Karczewski, Allen Campbell | |
| 02:45 | Wheaton | Nicholas Ziedan lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Shields | 22-39 |
| 02:30 | Carthage | Wayne Hillis lays it in set up by Gerald Harris | 22-41 |
| 02:11 | Wheaton | The pull-up jumper by Joseph Summers is blocked by Joseph Hornsby | 22-41 |
| 02:09 | Carthage | Joseph Hornsby grabs the board | 22-41 |
| 02:05 | Carthage | Daryl Smith picks off the pass by Joseph Hornsby | 22-41 |
| 01:48 | Wheaton | Gerald Harris is called for the reach on Joseph Summers - foul #2 on Gerald Harris, team foul #6 | 22-41 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Stephen Nold (SG), Thomas Jackson (SF), John Odom (PF) Orville Christie, Charles Shields, Daryl Smith | |
| Subs | Carthage | Allen Campbell (C) Joseph Hornsby | |
| 01:31 | Wheaton | Freddy Curtiss steps in front of the Joseph Summers pass | 22-41 |
| 01:13 | Carthage | Robert Singleton misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 22-41 |
| 01:12 | Wheaton | Nicholas Ziedan snags the defensive board | 22-41 |
| 00:56 | Wheaton | Thomas Jackson is hacked by Freddy Curtiss - foul #2 on Freddy Curtiss, team foul #7 | 22-41 |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Frank Batt (SG), Joseph Hornsby (C) Robert Singleton, Allen Campbell | |
| 00:56 | Wheaton | Thomas Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 23-41 |
| 00:56 | Wheaton | Thomas Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-41 |
| 00:45 | Carthage | Wayne Hillis hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Frank Batt and the foul's on Thomas Jackson - foul #1 on Thomas Jackson, team foul #9 | 24-43 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Orville Christie (SG) Stephen Nold | |
| Subs | Carthage | Daniel Karczewski (PG) Gerald Harris | |
| 00:45 | Carthage | Wayne Hillis makes the free throw | 24-44 |
| 00:25 | Wheaton | John Odom misses the 3 from the left corner but he's fouled by Freddy Curtiss - foul #3 on Freddy Curtiss, team foul #8 | 24-44 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Charles Shields (SF) Thomas Jackson | |
| Subs | Carthage | Gerald Harris (PG), Robert Singleton (SG), David Hodges (PF) Daniel Karczewski, Frank Batt, Freddy Curtiss | |
| 00:25 | Wheaton | John Odom makes the 1st free throw | 25-44 |
| 00:25 | Wheaton | John Odom makes the 2nd free throw | 26-44 |
| 00:25 | Wheaton | John Odom misses the 3rd free throw | 26-44 |
| 00:25 | Carthage | David Hodges snags the defensive board | 26-44 |
| 00:03 | Carthage | David Hodges banks in the layup | 26-46 |
| 00:00 | Wheaton | Charles Shields misses the halfcourt shot | 26-46 |