| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Marcus Custis (fresh) SG - Gerald Halterman (fresh) SF - David Garrity (fresh) PF - Walter Cooke (fresh) C - James Peters (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Robert Murrieta (fresh) SG - Johnny Christopher (fresh) SF - Roger Tinsley (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Hackenberg (fresh) C - Thad Collier (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thad Collier wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by David Garrity - foul #1 on David Garrity, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Carthage | Marcus Custis is fouled on the floor by Roger Tinsley - foul #1 on Roger Tinsley, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Carthage | Jeffrey Hackenberg denies the turnaround by David Garrity | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Roger Tinsley | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Murrieta | 0-4 |
| 18:31 | Carthage | Marcus Custis hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Gerald Halterman | 3-4 |
| 18:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Hackenberg hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Robert Murrieta | 3-6 |
| 18:00 | Carthage | Johnny Christopher knocks away the 3 by Gerald Halterman | 3-6 |
| 17:58 | Carthage | David Garrity hits the follow up shot | 5-6 |
| 17:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta's pass is intercepted by David Garrity | 5-6 |
| 17:25 | Carthage | Marcus Custis connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Peters | 8-6 |
| 17:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Tinsley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Murrieta | 8-8 |
| 16:48 | Carthage | David Garrity hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 16:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| 16:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher clanks a floater in the lane but the foul's on Gerald Halterman - foul #1 on Gerald Halterman, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| 16:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 16:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 16:31 | Carthage | James Peters misses the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Thad Collier - foul #1 on Thad Collier, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin McKeon (PG), Frank Rodgers (PF) Robert Murrieta, Jeffrey Hackenberg | |
| 16:31 | Carthage | James Peters misses the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 16:31 | Carthage | James Peters misses the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 16:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Tinsley grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 16:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thad Collier misses the dunk but he's fouled by James Peters - foul #1 on James Peters, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Roy Theus (SF) Roger Tinsley | |
| 16:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thad Collier makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 16:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thad Collier makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 15:54 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman is whistled for traveling | 8-12 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Wayne Appel (C) Thad Collier | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Marcus Custis (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gerald Halterman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Garrity (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Cooke (fresh) C - James Peters (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Dustin McKeon (fresh) SG - Johnny Christopher (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Roy Theus (fresh) PF - Frank Rodgers (fresh) C - Wayne Appel (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Peters swats the short shot by Roy Theus | 8-12 |
| 15:30 | Carthage | James Peters snags the defensive board | 8-12 |
| 15:12 | Carthage | James Peters misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Wayne Appel - foul #1 on Wayne Appel, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Carthage | Bobby Grossman (SG), Leonard Price (SF), Donald Knarr (PF) Gerald Halterman, David Garrity, Walter Cooke | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta (PG), Jeffrey Hackenberg (PF) Johnny Christopher, Wayne Appel | |
| 15:12 | Carthage | James Peters makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 15:12 | Carthage | James Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 14:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roy Theus misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-12 |
| 14:56 | Carthage | Marcus Custis grabs the defensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 14:32 | Carthage | Roy Theus steals the ball from Marcus Custis | 10-12 |
| 14:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | The pull-up jumper by Jeffrey Hackenberg is blocked by Leonard Price | 10-12 |
| 14:09 | Carthage | Bobby Grossman pulls down the rebound | 10-12 |
| 13:48 | Carthage | Marcus Custis drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Leonard Price | 12-12 |
| 13:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Hackenberg's pass is intercepted by James Peters | 12-12 |
| 13:08 | Carthage | Marcus Custis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-12 |
| 13:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Dustin McKeon | 12-12 |
| 12:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roy Theus throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-12 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gerald Halterman (SG), David Garrity (SF), Walter Cooke (PF) Marcus Custis, Leonard Price, James Peters | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | James Rice (PG), Johnny Christopher (SG), Roger Tinsley (SF), Ernest Holland (PF), Thad Collier (C) Robert Murrieta, Roy Theus, Dustin McKeon, Jeffrey Hackenberg, Frank Rodgers | |
| 12:36 | Carthage | Walter Cooke drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Bobby Grossman | 14-12 |
| 12:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gerald Halterman steals it from Ernest Holland | 14-12 |
| 12:13 | Carthage | David Garrity lays it up and in set up by Gerald Halterman | 16-12 |
| 11:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ernest Holland's floater is tipped away by Donald Knarr | 16-12 |
| 11:53 | Carthage | Donald Knarr pulls down the rebound | 16-12 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Bobby Grossman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerald Halterman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Garrity (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Walter Cooke (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Knarr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - James Rice (fresh) SG - Johnny Christopher (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Roger Tinsley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Holland (fresh) C - Thad Collier (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Carthage | Bobby Grossman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 16-12 |
| 11:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Thad Collier | 16-12 |
| 11:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thad Collier comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 16-12 |
| 11:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thad Collier tips it back up and in | 16-14 |
| 10:46 | Carthage | Roger Tinsley takes the ball from Gerald Halterman | 16-14 |
| 10:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Ernest Holland | 16-17 |
| 10:08 | Carthage | Thad Collier is called for the reach on Bobby Grossman - foul #2 on Thad Collier, team foul #4 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Carthage | Marcus Custis (PG), Stephen Bonetti (PF), James Peters (C) Bobby Grossman, Walter Cooke, Donald Knarr | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta (PG), Jeffrey Hackenberg (PF), Frank Rodgers (C) James Rice, Ernest Holland, Thad Collier | |
| 09:58 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 16-17 |
| 09:56 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to David Garrity | 16-17 |
| 09:45 | Carthage | Marcus Custis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-17 |
| 09:44 | Carthage | James Peters tips it but misses | 16-17 |
| 09:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Tinsley gets the rebound | 16-17 |
| 09:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher is called for a charge - foul #1 on Johnny Christopher, team foul #5 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Carthage | Frank Ester (SG), Leonard Price (SF) Gerald Halterman, David Garrity | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Roy Theus (SF) Roger Tinsley | |
| 09:10 | Carthage | Jeffrey Hackenberg steals it from James Peters | 16-17 |
| 08:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Robert Murrieta | 16-19 |
| 08:36 | Carthage | Stephen Bonetti is fouled on the floor by Frank Rodgers - foul #1 on Frank Rodgers, team foul #6 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Carthage | Bobby Grossman (SG), Walter Cooke (PF) Frank Ester, Stephen Bonetti | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin McKeon (SF) Johnny Christopher | |
| 08:25 | Carthage | Leonard Price comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-19 |
| 08:24 | Carthage | Walter Cooke gets the offensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 08:01 | Carthage | Robert Murrieta takes the ball from Leonard Price | 16-19 |
| 07:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roy Theus banks in the layup set up by Robert Murrieta | 16-21 |
| 07:47 | Carthage | Walter Cooke drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Marcus Custis | 18-21 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Marcus Custis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Grossman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leonard Price (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Walter Cooke (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Robert Murrieta (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Roy Theus (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dustin McKeon (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Hackenberg (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Rodgers (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-21 |
| 07:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Hackenberg grabs the offensive board | 18-21 |
| 07:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin McKeon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 18-21 |
| 07:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Hackenberg grabs the offensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 07:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin McKeon knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-24 |
| 06:47 | Carthage | Leonard Price can't finish the layup but the foul's on Dustin McKeon - foul #1 on Dustin McKeon, team foul #7 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gerald Halterman (SG), Donald Knarr (PF) Bobby Grossman, Walter Cooke | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher (SG), Roger Tinsley (SF), Ernest Holland (PF), Wayne Appel (C) Robert Murrieta, Roy Theus, Jeffrey Hackenberg, Frank Rodgers | |
| 06:47 | Carthage | Leonard Price makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 06:47 | Carthage | Leonard Price misses the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 06:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ernest Holland pulls down the rebound | 19-24 |
| 06:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Tinsley misses long on a jumper near the basket | 19-24 |
| 06:39 | Carthage | James Peters grabs the board | 19-24 |
| 06:34 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Marcus Custis | 22-24 |
| 06:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leonard Price is called for the reach on Roger Tinsley - foul #1 on Leonard Price, team foul #4 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Carthage | Bobby Grossman (PG), David Garrity (SF), Walter Barlow (C) Marcus Custis, Leonard Price, James Peters | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 06:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Wayne Appel | 22-27 |
| 05:40 | Carthage | David Garrity is hacked by Dustin McKeon - foul #2 on Dustin McKeon, team foul #8 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | James Rice (PG) Dustin McKeon | |
| 05:40 | Carthage | David Garrity makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 05:40 | Carthage | David Garrity misses the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 05:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Tinsley snags the defensive board | 23-27 |
| 05:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Wayne Appel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-27 |
| 05:27 | Carthage | Donald Knarr grabs the defensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 04:58 | Carthage | Bobby Grossman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-27 |
| Subs | Carthage | Marcus Custis (PG), Walter Cooke (PF), James Peters (C) Bobby Grossman, Donald Knarr, Walter Barlow | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta (PG), Jeffrey Hackenberg (PF), Frank Rodgers (C) James Rice, Ernest Holland, Wayne Appel | |
| 04:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Peters steps in front of the Roger Tinsley pass | 23-27 |
| 04:28 | Carthage | Marcus Custis misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-27 |
| 04:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Hackenberg | 23-27 |
| 04:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher banks in the layup set up by Robert Murrieta | 23-29 |
| 04:00 | Carthage | Walter Cooke comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Jeffrey Hackenberg - foul #1 on Jeffrey Hackenberg, team foul #9 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Thad Collier (C) Frank Rodgers | |
| 04:00 | Carthage | Walter Cooke makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 04:00 | Carthage | Walter Cooke makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 03:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gerald Halterman - foul #2 on Gerald Halterman, team foul #5 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Roy Theus (SF) Roger Tinsley | |
| 03:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 03:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Marcus Custis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Halterman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Garrity (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Cooke (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Robert Murrieta (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Johnny Christopher (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Roy Theus (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Hackenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thad Collier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Carthage | James Peters misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-31 |
| 03:26 | Carthage | James Peters gets the offensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 03:15 | Carthage | Jeffrey Hackenberg blocks the short jumper by James Peters | 25-31 |
| 03:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thad Collier grabs the board | 25-31 |
| 02:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thad Collier makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Robert Murrieta | 25-33 |
| 02:42 | Carthage | James Peters drills a floater from the left wing set up by Marcus Custis | 27-33 |
| 02:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Hackenberg connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Robert Murrieta and he's hacked by James Peters - foul #2 on James Peters, team foul #6 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Carthage | Bobby Grossman (SG), Leonard Price (SF), Donald Knarr (PF) Gerald Halterman, David Garrity, Walter Cooke | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin McKeon (PG), Roger Tinsley (SF) Robert Murrieta, Johnny Christopher | |
| 02:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Hackenberg makes the free throw | 27-36 |
| 02:19 | Carthage | James Peters scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Bobby Grossman | 29-36 |
| 01:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bobby Grossman is called for the reach on Roy Theus - foul #1 on Bobby Grossman, team foul #7 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Carthage | Frank Ester (SG), Walter Barlow (C) Marcus Custis, James Peters | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Rodgers (PF) Jeffrey Hackenberg | |
| 01:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roy Theus makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 01:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roy Theus makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 01:40 | Carthage | Walter Barlow can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-38 |
| 01:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Roger Tinsley | 29-38 |
| 01:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Tinsley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Leonard Price - foul #2 on Leonard Price, team foul #8 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Carthage | David Garrity (SF) Leonard Price | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher (SG) Roy Theus | |
| 01:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Tinsley makes the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 01:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Tinsley makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 00:56 | Carthage | David Garrity hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Bobby Grossman | 31-40 |
| 00:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher misses short on a 3 from straight away | 31-40 |
| 00:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Rodgers grabs the offensive board | 31-40 |
| 00:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher clanks a jumper from the left wing | 31-40 |
| 00:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thad Collier tips it back up and in | 31-42 |
| 00:01 | Carthage | Frank Ester drills a shot from the baseline | 33-42 |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Tinsley misses short on a fullcourt shot | 33-42 |