| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Roy Blohm (fresh) SG - Kevin Bivens (fresh) SF - Roger Hanrahan (fresh) PF - Michael Nowlin (fresh) C - Edward Ball (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - Raymond Minard (fresh) SG - Mark Richardson (fresh) SF - Cody Ziegler (fresh) PF - Reginald Glass (fresh) C - Gary Taylor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Edward Ball 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 | Carthage | Edward Ball's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Elmhurst | Raymond Minard makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Richardson | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Carthage | Roy Blohm comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Reginald Glass - foul #1 on Reginald Glass, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Carthage | Roy Blohm misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Carthage | Roy Blohm makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:07 | Elmhurst | Roger Hanrahan swats the short shot by Reginald Glass | 1-2 |
| 19:06 | Carthage | Michael Nowlin snags the defensive board | 1-2 |
| 18:54 | Carthage | Edward Ball misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 1-2 |
| 18:53 | Elmhurst | Gary Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:35 | Elmhurst | Reginald Glass misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kevin Bivens - foul #1 on Kevin Bivens, team foul #1 | 1-2 |
| 18:35 | Elmhurst | Reginald Glass makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:35 | Elmhurst | Reginald Glass misses the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:35 | Carthage | Edward Ball grabs the board | 1-3 |
| 18:25 | Carthage | Michael Nowlin buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Kevin Bivens | 3-3 |
| 18:07 | Elmhurst | Raymond Minard hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Cody Ziegler | 3-6 |
| 18:03 | Carthage | Kevin Bivens is hacked by Gary Taylor in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Taylor, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| 17:45 | Carthage | Edward Ball misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 3-6 |
| 17:43 | Elmhurst | Reginald Glass grabs the board | 3-6 |
| 17:18 | Elmhurst | Reginald Glass is whistled for a carry | 3-6 |
| Subs | Carthage | Elbert Featherston (PG), Steven Howle (SG), Jeremy Everett (SF), Clarence Williams (PF), Scott Tant (C) Roy Blohm, Kevin Bivens, Roger Hanrahan, Michael Nowlin, Edward Ball | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | John Friedman (PG), Gerald Collis (SG), Terry Fox (SF), Israel Oney (PF), Peter Zimm (C) Raymond Minard, Mark Richardson, Cody Ziegler, Reginald Glass, Gary Taylor | |
| 17:05 | Carthage | Elbert Featherston misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-6 |
| 17:04 | Elmhurst | Israel Oney pulls down the rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:58 | Elmhurst | Gerald Collis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 16:56 | Carthage | Clarence Williams snags the defensive board | 3-6 |
| 16:40 | Carthage | Steven Howle hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Clarence Williams | 5-6 |
| 16:27 | Elmhurst | Terry Fox hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Gerald Collis and he's hacked by Jeremy Everett - foul #1 on Jeremy Everett, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Raymond Minard (PG) Peter Zimm | |
| 16:27 | Elmhurst | Terry Fox misses the free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:27 | Carthage | Clarence Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 16:07 | Carthage | Elbert Featherston misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-8 |
| 16:05 | Carthage | Steven Howle misses the tip | 5-8 |
| 16:04 | Elmhurst | Gerald Collis pulls down the rebound | 5-8 |
| 15:52 | Elmhurst | John Friedman can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Clarence Williams - foul #1 on Clarence Williams, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Mark Richardson (SG), Cody Ziegler (SF), Reginald Glass (PF) Raymond Minard, Gerald Collis, Israel Oney | |
| 15:52 | Elmhurst | John Friedman makes the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 15:52 | Elmhurst | John Friedman makes the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Elbert Featherston (fresh) SG - Steven Howle (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeremy Everett (fresh) PF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Tant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - John Friedman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Richardson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Cody Ziegler (fresh) PF - Reginald Glass (fresh) 1 pts. C - Terry Fox (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Carthage | Clarence Williams's layup is rejected by Reginald Glass | 5-10 |
| 15:33 | Carthage | Clarence Williams can't tip it in | 5-10 |
| 15:32 | Elmhurst | Cody Ziegler grabs the defensive rebound | 5-10 |
| 15:19 | Elmhurst | Clarence Williams takes the ball from Terry Fox | 5-10 |
| 14:57 | Carthage | Scott Tant misses long on an open turnaround from the right block | 5-10 |
| 14:56 | Carthage | Scott Tant pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-10 |
| 14:48 | Carthage | Scott Tant lays it in set up by Elbert Featherston and the foul's on Terry Fox - foul #1 on Terry Fox, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Carthage | Roy Blohm (PG), Kevin Bivens (SG), Roger Hanrahan (SF), Edward Ball (C) Elbert Featherston, Steven Howle, Jeremy Everett, Clarence Williams | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Raymond Minard (PG), Peter Zimm (PF), Gary Taylor (C) John Friedman, Reginald Glass, Terry Fox | |
| 14:48 | Carthage | Scott Tant misses the free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:48 | Elmhurst | Cody Ziegler snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| 14:32 | Elmhurst | Raymond Minard is fouled on the floor by Kevin Bivens - foul #2 on Kevin Bivens, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Carthage | William Fry (SG), Michael Nowlin (PF) Kevin Bivens, Scott Tant | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Gerald Collis (SG), Israel Oney (PF) Mark Richardson, Peter Zimm | |
| 14:20 | Elmhurst | Cody Ziegler misses the 3 from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 14:18 | Carthage | Michael Nowlin gets the rebound | 7-10 |
| 13:59 | Carthage | William Fry connects on the runner from close range | 9-10 |
| 13:41 | Elmhurst | Gary Taylor misses long on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Edward Ball - foul #1 on Edward Ball, team foul #5 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Carthage | Jason Gaudreau (SF) Roger Hanrahan | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | John Frankowski (SF), Reginald Glass (PF) Cody Ziegler, Israel Oney | |
| 13:41 | Elmhurst | Gary Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:41 | Elmhurst | Gary Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:22 | Carthage | Edward Ball hits a wide open jumper near the basket | 11-11 |
| 13:02 | Elmhurst | Raymond Minard is fouled on the floor by Roy Blohm - foul #1 on Roy Blohm, team foul #6 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Carthage | Steven Howle (SG), Jeremy Everett (SF), Clarence Williams (C) Roy Blohm, Jason Gaudreau, Edward Ball | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Mark Richardson (SG), Peter Zimm (C) Gerald Collis, Gary Taylor | |
| 12:46 | Elmhurst | Peter Zimm misses long on a jumper in the paint | 11-11 |
| 12:45 | Carthage | William Fry grabs the board | 11-11 |
| 12:40 | Carthage | Steven Howle makes the jumper from the right side set up by William Fry | 13-11 |
| 12:31 | Elmhurst | John Frankowski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 12:29 | Elmhurst | Peter Zimm grabs the offensive board | 13-11 |
| 12:21 | Elmhurst | Reginald Glass connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Raymond Minard | 13-13 |
| 12:08 | Carthage | Michael Nowlin misses the shot from the left block but the foul's on Mark Richardson - foul #1 on Mark Richardson, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Carthage | Elbert Featherston (PG), Roger Hanrahan (SF) William Fry, Jeremy Everett | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | John Friedman (PG), Cody Ziegler (SF), Israel Oney (PF), Terry Fox (C) Raymond Minard, John Frankowski, Reginald Glass, Peter Zimm | |
| 12:08 | Carthage | Michael Nowlin misses the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 12:08 | Carthage | Michael Nowlin misses the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 12:08 | Elmhurst | Cody Ziegler gets the rebound | 13-13 |
| 11:51 | Elmhurst | Terry Fox misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Clarence Williams - foul #2 on Clarence Williams, team foul #7 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Carthage | Roy Blohm (PG), Scott Tant (PF), Edward Ball (C) Steven Howle, Michael Nowlin, Clarence Williams | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | | |
| 11:51 | Elmhurst | Terry Fox makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 11:51 | Elmhurst | Terry Fox misses the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 11:51 | Carthage | Edward Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Roy Blohm (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Elbert Featherston (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Hanrahan (fresh) PF - Scott Tant (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Ball (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - John Friedman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Richardson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Cody Ziegler (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Terry Fox (fresh) 3 pts. C - Israel Oney (fresh) | |
| 11:49 | Carthage | Roy Blohm is fouled in the backcourt by John Friedman - foul #1 on John Friedman, team foul #5 | 13-14 |
| 11:35 | Carthage | Roy Blohm is hacked by Terry Fox - foul #2 on Terry Fox, team foul #6 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Peter Zimm (C) Terry Fox | |
| 11:07 | Carthage | Roy Blohm is whistled for traveling | 13-14 |
| Subs | Carthage | Jeremy Everett (C) Edward Ball | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Charles Hagerty (PG), Gerald Collis (SG) John Friedman, Mark Richardson | |
| 10:51 | Elmhurst | Peter Zimm hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Roy Blohm - foul #2 on Roy Blohm, team foul #8 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Carthage | Steven Howle (SG), Edward Ball (C) Roy Blohm, Roger Hanrahan | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Raymond Minard (PG), John Frankowski (SF), Gary Taylor (C) Charles Hagerty, Cody Ziegler, Israel Oney | |
| 10:51 | Elmhurst | Peter Zimm misses the free throw | 13-16 |
| 10:51 | Carthage | Scott Tant grabs the defensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 10:30 | Carthage | Scott Tant can't finish the uncontested layup | 13-16 |
| 10:28 | Elmhurst | Gary Taylor gets the rebound | 13-16 |
| 10:09 | Elmhurst | Steven Howle is called for the reach on Gerald Collis - foul #1 on Steven Howle, team foul #9 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Carthage | William Fry (PG), Michael Nowlin (PF) Elbert Featherston, Scott Tant | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Reginald Glass (PF) Peter Zimm | |
| 10:09 | Elmhurst | Gerald Collis misses the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 10:09 | Carthage | Michael Nowlin pulls down the rebound | 13-16 |
| 10:05 | Carthage | John Frankowski steps in front of the Jeremy Everett pass in the backcourt | 13-16 |
| 09:47 | Elmhurst | Gary Taylor scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from John Frankowski | 13-18 |
| 09:45 | Carthage | Raymond Minard picks off the pass by Edward Ball in the backcourt | 13-18 |
| 09:28 | Elmhurst | Michael Nowlin takes the ball from John Frankowski | 13-18 |
| 09:04 | Carthage | Michael Nowlin comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 13-18 |
| 09:02 | Elmhurst | Reginald Glass grabs the board | 13-18 |
| 08:40 | Elmhurst | John Frankowski knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 13-20 |
| 08:37 | Carthage | William Fry travels in the backcourt | 13-20 |
| Subs | Carthage | Elbert Featherston (PG), Roger Hanrahan (SF), Scott Tant (C) William Fry, Jeremy Everett, Edward Ball | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | John Friedman (PG), Mark Richardson (SG), Cody Ziegler (SF), Israel Oney (PF), Peter Zimm (C) Raymond Minard, Gerald Collis, John Frankowski, Reginald Glass, Gary Taylor | |
| 08:25 | Elmhurst | Israel Oney misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-20 |
| 08:24 | Elmhurst | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Richardson | 13-20 |
| 08:09 | Elmhurst | Cody Ziegler hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by John Friedman | 13-23 |
| 07:48 | Carthage | Michael Nowlin hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 13-23 |
| 07:47 | Carthage | Roger Hanrahan gets the offensive rebound | 13-23 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Elbert Featherston (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Howle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Roger Hanrahan (fresh) PF - Michael Nowlin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Tant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - John Friedman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Richardson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Cody Ziegler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Israel Oney (fresh) C - Peter Zimm (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Carthage | Elbert Featherston can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-23 |
| 07:28 | Elmhurst | Peter Zimm gets the rebound | 13-23 |
| 07:00 | Elmhurst | Cody Ziegler clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-23 |
| 06:59 | Carthage | Scott Tant snags the defensive board | 13-23 |
| 06:54 | Carthage | Peter Zimm steps in front of the Steven Howle pass in the backcourt | 13-23 |
| 06:37 | Elmhurst | Mark Richardson misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Scott Tant - foul #1 on Scott Tant, team foul #10 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Carthage | William Fry (SG), Jason Gaudreau (SF), Jeremy Everett (PF), Edward Ball (C) Steven Howle, Roger Hanrahan, Michael Nowlin, Scott Tant | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Raymond Minard (PG), Gerald Collis (SF), Reginald Glass (PF), Gary Taylor (C) John Friedman, Cody Ziegler, Israel Oney, Peter Zimm | |
| 06:37 | Elmhurst | Mark Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 13-24 |
| 06:37 | Elmhurst | Mark Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-25 |
| 06:35 | Carthage | Raymond Minard steals it from William Fry in the backcourt | 13-25 |
| 06:21 | Elmhurst | Raymond Minard buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-28 |
| 06:14 | Carthage | Edward Ball is hacked by Gary Taylor - foul #2 on Gary Taylor, team foul #7 | 13-28 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | John Frankowski (SF), Israel Oney (C) Mark Richardson, Gary Taylor | |
| 06:14 | Carthage | Edward Ball misses the 1st free throw | 13-28 |
| 06:14 | Elmhurst | Israel Oney snags the defensive board | 13-28 |
| 06:05 | Elmhurst | Raymond Minard buries a jumper from the left block | 13-30 |
| 05:57 | Carthage | Jeremy Everett misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 13-30 |
| 05:55 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Ball | 13-30 |
| 05:49 | Carthage | Elbert Featherston buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Fry | 15-30 |
| 05:31 | Elmhurst | Reginald Glass is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Reginald Glass, team foul #8 | 15-30 |
| Subs | Carthage | Steven Howle (SG) William Fry | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Cody Ziegler (SF), Peter Zimm (C) Gerald Collis, Reginald Glass | |
| 05:10 | Carthage | Steven Howle misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Raymond Minard - foul #1 on Raymond Minard, team foul #9 | 15-30 |
| Subs | Carthage | Roger Hanrahan (SF), Scott Tant (PF) Jason Gaudreau, Edward Ball | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Mark Richardson (SG) John Frankowski | |
| 05:10 | Carthage | Steven Howle makes the 1st free throw | 16-30 |
| 05:10 | Carthage | Steven Howle makes the 2nd free throw | 17-30 |
| 04:52 | Elmhurst | Cody Ziegler buries a runner in the paint set up by Israel Oney | 17-32 |
| 04:33 | Carthage | Scott Tant makes the jumper from the right block | 19-32 |
| 04:23 | Elmhurst | Mark Richardson lays it in on a great pass from Cody Ziegler | 19-34 |
| 03:54 | Carthage | Jeremy Everett misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 19-34 |
| 03:53 | Elmhurst | Peter Zimm grabs the defensive rebound | 19-34 |
| 03:33 | Elmhurst | Mark Richardson is hacked by Steven Howle - foul #2 on Steven Howle, team foul #11 | 19-34 |
| Subs | Carthage | Roy Blohm (PG), Kevin Bivens (SG), Jason Gaudreau (SF), Clarence Williams (PF), Edward Ball (C) Elbert Featherston, Steven Howle, Roger Hanrahan, Scott Tant, Jeremy Everett | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | John Friedman (PG), Gerald Collis (SF), Reginald Glass (PF), Gary Taylor (C) Raymond Minard, Cody Ziegler, Israel Oney, Peter Zimm | |
| 03:33 | Elmhurst | Mark Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 19-34 |
| 03:33 | Elmhurst | Mark Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-35 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Roy Blohm (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Kevin Bivens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Gaudreau (fresh) PF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 3 reb. C - Edward Ball (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - John Friedman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Richardson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Collis (fresh) PF - Reginald Glass (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Carthage | Roy Blohm is alone and drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Kevin Bivens | 21-35 |
| 02:52 | Elmhurst | Mark Richardson misses the lay-in | 21-35 |
| 02:50 | Elmhurst | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Taylor | 21-35 |
| 02:31 | Elmhurst | Mark Richardson travels with the ball | 21-35 |
| Subs | Carthage | Michael Nowlin (PF) Edward Ball | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Terry Fox (SF) Mark Richardson | |
| 02:16 | Carthage | Kevin Bivens misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-35 |
| 02:15 | Elmhurst | Terry Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 21-35 |
| 02:00 | Elmhurst | Terry Fox can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 21-35 |
| 01:58 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Michael Nowlin | 21-35 |
| 01:44 | Carthage | Michael Nowlin knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Kevin Bivens | 23-35 |
| 01:30 | Elmhurst | Gerald Collis clanks a 3 from straight away | 23-35 |
| 01:28 | Carthage | Clarence Williams gets the rebound | 23-35 |
| 01:12 | Carthage | Kevin Bivens buries a floater from the right wing set up by Jason Gaudreau | 25-35 |
| 00:51 | Elmhurst | Gary Taylor clanks a shot from the right block | 25-35 |
| 00:50 | Elmhurst | The offensive rebound goes to Reginald Glass | 25-35 |
| 00:44 | Elmhurst | Terry Fox can't finish the layup | 25-35 |
| 00:42 | Carthage | Clarence Williams snags the defensive board | 25-35 |
| 00:32 | Carthage | Kevin Bivens clanks a shot from the free throw line | 25-35 |
| 00:31 | Carthage | Clarence Williams gets the offensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 00:20 | Carthage | Clarence Williams blows the layup | 25-35 |
| 00:18 | Elmhurst | Reginald Glass pulls down the rebound | 25-35 |
| 00:14 | Elmhurst | Terry Fox scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from John Friedman | 25-37 |
| 00:04 | Carthage | Gary Taylor picks off the pass by Kevin Bivens | 25-37 |
| 00:00 | Elmhurst | Gary Taylor can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 25-37 |