| Lineup | Carthage | PG - John Swank (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Scott Berry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kurt Ellis (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Avery Golden (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Comes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Barry Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jordan Bhatt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Blade (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen McNamee (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wheaton | John Blade inbounds the ball | 40-36 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Wheaton | Jordan Bhatt buries a jumpshot from the right side | 40-38 |
| 19:20 | Carthage | Avery Golden buries a floater from the right wing and he's fouled by Barry Wallace - foul #2 on Barry Wallace, team foul #1 | 42-38 |
| 19:20 | Carthage | Avery Golden makes the free throw | 43-38 |
| 18:59 | Wheaton | Michael Hall clanks a shot near the basket but the foul's on Frank Comes - foul #1 on Frank Comes, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| 18:59 | Wheaton | Michael Hall misses the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 18:59 | Wheaton | Michael Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 18:59 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Avery Golden | 43-38 |
| 18:40 | Carthage | Avery Golden comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 18:38 | Wheaton | Stephen McNamee snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 18:26 | Wheaton | Stephen McNamee lays it up and in and the foul's on Avery Golden - foul #1 on Avery Golden, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| 18:26 | Wheaton | Stephen McNamee misses the free throw | 43-40 |
| 18:26 | Carthage | Frank Comes gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 18:12 | Carthage | Avery Golden misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 18:11 | Carthage | Frank Comes tips it back up and in | 45-40 |
| 17:55 | Wheaton | John Blade lays it up and in | 45-42 |
| 17:34 | Carthage | John Swank can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-42 |
| 17:32 | Wheaton | Barry Wallace gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 17:18 | Wheaton | Jordan Bhatt double dribbles | 45-42 |
| 17:11 | Carthage | John Swank misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 17:09 | Carthage | Kurt Ellis gets the offensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 16:57 | Carthage | Kurt Ellis knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Swank | 48-42 |
| 16:42 | Wheaton | Stephen McNamee clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 16:40 | Wheaton | Michael Hall can't tip it in | 48-42 |
| 16:38 | Wheaton | Stephen McNamee tips it but misses | 48-42 |
| 16:37 | Carthage | Avery Golden grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 16:13 | Carthage | John Swank misses badly on a floater from the right side | 48-42 |
| 16:12 | Wheaton | Stephen McNamee grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 15:54 | Wheaton | Jordan Bhatt hits a jumper from the right side set up by Michael Hall | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - John Swank (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Scott Berry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kurt Ellis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Avery Golden (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Comes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Barry Wallace (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jordan Bhatt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Blade (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stephen McNamee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Carthage | John Swank can't finish the layup | 48-44 |
| 15:31 | Wheaton | Barry Wallace snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 15:25 | Wheaton | Avery Golden steps in front of the Stephen McNamee pass | 48-44 |
| 15:05 | Carthage | Kurt Ellis hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from John Swank and the foul's on John Blade - foul #1 on John Blade, team foul #2 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Carthage | Patrick Cortese (PG), Edward Walker (SG), Daniel McLean (PF), Thomas Samsel (C) John Swank, Scott Berry, Avery Golden, Frank Comes | |
| Subs | Wheaton | David Arvidson (PG), Hal Herzberger (SG), Kris Norton (SF), Dennis Pape (PF), Curtis Miller (C) Barry Wallace, Jordan Bhatt, John Blade, Stephen McNamee, Michael Hall | |
| 15:05 | Carthage | Kurt Ellis makes the free throw | 51-44 |
| 14:44 | Wheaton | David Arvidson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 14:43 | Carthage | Daniel McLean grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 14:16 | Carthage | Kurt Ellis connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick Cortese | 53-44 |
| 13:47 | Wheaton | David Arvidson buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Hal Herzberger | 53-47 |
| 13:31 | Carthage | Daniel McLean loses the dribble to Hal Herzberger | 53-47 |
| 13:18 | Wheaton | Curtis Miller misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-47 |
| 13:17 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Daniel McLean | 53-47 |
| 13:01 | Carthage | Kris Norton steals the ball from Edward Walker | 53-47 |
| 12:52 | Wheaton | Dennis Pape banks in the layup | 53-49 |
| 12:23 | Carthage | Patrick Cortese makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 12:07 | Wheaton | David Arvidson is called for traveling | 55-49 |
| Subs | Carthage | John Swank (PG), Scott Berry (SG), Avery Golden (PF), Frank Comes (C) Patrick Cortese, Edward Walker, Kurt Ellis, Thomas Samsel | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Barry Wallace (PG), Jordan Bhatt (SG), John Blade (SF), Stephen McNamee (PF), Michael Hall (C) David Arvidson, Hal Herzberger, Kris Norton, Dennis Pape, Curtis Miller | |
| 11:50 | Carthage | Scott Berry can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-49 |
| 11:49 | Wheaton | The rebound goes to Stephen McNamee | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - John Swank (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Scott Berry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel McLean (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Avery Golden (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Comes (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Barry Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jordan Bhatt (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Blade (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stephen McNamee (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Wheaton | Michael Hall is hacked by Frank Comes - foul #2 on Frank Comes, team foul #3 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Carthage | Patrick Cortese (SF) Daniel McLean | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 11:22 | Wheaton | Barry Wallace misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-49 |
| 11:20 | Wheaton | Stephen McNamee tips it in | 55-51 |
| 11:13 | Carthage | Avery Golden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 11:12 | Carthage | John Swank gets the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 10:55 | Carthage | Avery Golden is hacked by Stephen McNamee - foul #1 on Stephen McNamee, team foul #3 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Carthage | Edward Walker (SF) Patrick Cortese | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 10:47 | Carthage | The jump hook by Scott Berry is blocked by Stephen McNamee | 55-51 |
| 10:45 | Carthage | Frank Comes hits the follow up shot | 57-51 |
| 10:40 | Wheaton | Jordan Bhatt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-51 |
| Subs | Carthage | Daniel McLean (SF) Edward Walker | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 10:23 | Carthage | Frank Comes lays it in set up by John Swank | 59-51 |
| 09:59 | Wheaton | John Blade scores on a 3 from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 09:40 | Carthage | Scott Berry misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-54 |
| 09:38 | Carthage | Frank Comes tips it but misses | 59-54 |
| 09:37 | Wheaton | Jordan Bhatt grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 09:23 | Wheaton | Jordan Bhatt can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-54 |
| 09:22 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Frank Comes | 59-54 |
| 09:05 | Carthage | Scott Berry misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Michael Hall - foul #3 on Michael Hall, team foul #4 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Carthage | Patrick Cortese (SF) Daniel McLean | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Dennis Pape (C) Michael Hall | |
| 09:05 | Carthage | Scott Berry makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 09:05 | Carthage | Scott Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 08:43 | Wheaton | John Blade can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 08:42 | Carthage | The rebound goes to John Swank | 61-54 |
| 08:38 | Carthage | John Swank misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 08:36 | Wheaton | Stephen McNamee gets the rebound | 61-54 |
| 08:32 | Wheaton | Barry Wallace hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Swank - foul #3 on John Swank, team foul #4 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Carthage | William Lindell (PG), Edward Walker (SG), Thomas Samsel (C) John Swank, Scott Berry, Frank Comes | |
| Subs | Wheaton | David Arvidson (SG), Kris Norton (SF), Curtis Miller (C) Jordan Bhatt, John Blade, Stephen McNamee | |
| 08:32 | Wheaton | Barry Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 08:32 | Wheaton | Barry Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 08:06 | Carthage | William Lindell misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Dennis Pape - foul #2 on Dennis Pape, team foul #5 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Carthage | Kurt Ellis (SF), Daniel McLean (PF) Edward Walker, Avery Golden | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Hal Herzberger (SG) Barry Wallace | |
| 08:06 | Carthage | William Lindell makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 08:06 | Carthage | William Lindell makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 07:49 | Wheaton | David Arvidson misses the 3 from straight away | 63-55 |
| 07:48 | Carthage | Patrick Cortese grabs the defensive rebound | 63-55 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - William Lindell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Cortese (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kurt Ellis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel McLean (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Samsel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - David Arvidson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hal Herzberger (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kris Norton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Pape (fresh) 9 pts. C - Curtis Miller (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | Carthage | Patrick Cortese buries a floater in the paint set up by Kurt Ellis | 65-55 |
| 07:16 | Wheaton | Curtis Miller misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Kurt Ellis - foul #1 on Kurt Ellis, team foul #5 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Carthage | John Swank (PG), Frank Comes (C) William Lindell, Thomas Samsel | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Jordan Bhatt (SG), John Blade (SF), Michael Hall (C) Hal Herzberger, Kris Norton, Dennis Pape | |
| 07:16 | Wheaton | Curtis Miller makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 07:16 | Wheaton | Curtis Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 07:16 | Carthage | Daniel McLean gets the rebound | 65-56 |
| 06:53 | Carthage | Curtis Miller is called for the reach on Patrick Cortese - foul #1 on Curtis Miller, team foul #6 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Stephen McNamee (PF) Curtis Miller | |
| 06:38 | Carthage | Patrick Cortese misses the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by David Arvidson - foul #1 on David Arvidson, team foul #7 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Carthage | Scott Berry (SG), Avery Golden (PF) Kurt Ellis, Daniel McLean | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Barry Wallace (PG) David Arvidson | |
| 06:38 | Carthage | Patrick Cortese makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 06:38 | Carthage | Patrick Cortese makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 06:09 | Wheaton | Barry Wallace is fouled on the floor by Patrick Cortese - foul #3 on Patrick Cortese, team foul #6 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Carthage | Daniel McLean (SF) Patrick Cortese | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 05:55 | Wheaton | John Blade misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Scott Berry - foul #2 on Scott Berry, team foul #7 | 67-56 |
| 05:55 | Wheaton | John Blade misses the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 05:55 | Wheaton | John Blade makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 05:39 | Carthage | Scott Berry hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-57 |
| 05:38 | Wheaton | Stephen McNamee grabs the board | 67-57 |
| 05:15 | Wheaton | Michael Hall slams it home set up by Barry Wallace | 67-59 |
| 05:01 | Carthage | John Blade steals the ball from Scott Berry | 67-59 |
| 04:46 | Wheaton | John Blade connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-62 |
| 04:25 | Carthage | Scott Berry misses the easy layup | 67-62 |
| 04:24 | Carthage | Scott Berry tips it but misses | 67-62 |
| 04:23 | Wheaton | Stephen McNamee grabs the defensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 04:18 | Wheaton | Jordan Bhatt is fouled on the floor by Scott Berry - foul #3 on Scott Berry, team foul #8 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Carthage | William Lindell (PG), Patrick Cortese (SG), Kurt Ellis (SF), Edward Walker (PF), Thomas Samsel (C) John Swank, Scott Berry, Daniel McLean, Avery Golden, Frank Comes | |
| Subs | Wheaton | David Arvidson (PG), Kris Norton (SF), Dennis Pape (C) Barry Wallace, John Blade, Michael Hall | |
| 04:18 | Wheaton | Jordan Bhatt makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 04:18 | Wheaton | Jordan Bhatt makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 03:57 | Carthage | Edward Walker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-64 |
| 03:55 | Carthage | Patrick Cortese gets the offensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 03:41 | Carthage | Patrick Cortese misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jordan Bhatt - foul #1 on Jordan Bhatt, team foul #8 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Hal Herzberger (SG), Curtis Miller (C) Jordan Bhatt, Stephen McNamee | |
| 03:41 | Carthage | Patrick Cortese makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 03:41 | Carthage | Patrick Cortese misses the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 03:41 | Wheaton | The rebound goes to Curtis Miller | 68-64 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - William Lindell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Cortese (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kurt Ellis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Samsel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - David Arvidson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hal Herzberger (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kris Norton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Pape (fresh) 9 pts. C - Curtis Miller (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:19 | Wheaton | David Arvidson connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Curtis Miller | 68-66 |
| 02:58 | Carthage | William Lindell makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 71-66 |
| 02:58 | Wheaton | Wheaton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-66 |
| Subs | Carthage | John Swank (PG), Scott Berry (SG), Avery Golden (PF), Frank Comes (C) William Lindell, Patrick Cortese, Edward Walker, Thomas Samsel | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Barry Wallace (PG), Jordan Bhatt (SG), John Blade (SF), Stephen McNamee (PF), Michael Hall (C) David Arvidson, Hal Herzberger, Kris Norton, Dennis Pape, Curtis Miller | |
| 02:37 | Wheaton | Stephen McNamee hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 71-66 |
| 02:36 | Carthage | Frank Comes snags the defensive board | 71-66 |
| 02:19 | Carthage | Kurt Ellis clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-66 |
| 02:18 | Carthage | Frank Comes snags the offensive board | 71-66 |
| 02:00 | Carthage | Barry Wallace is called for the reach on John Swank - foul #3 on Barry Wallace, team foul #9 | 71-66 |
| 02:00 | Carthage | John Swank misses the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 02:00 | Wheaton | Michael Hall grabs the board | 71-66 |
| 01:39 | Wheaton | Michael Hall misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 71-66 |
| 01:38 | Carthage | Kurt Ellis snags the defensive board | 71-66 |
| 01:20 | Carthage | Scott Berry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-66 |
| 00:59 | Wheaton | Stephen McNamee drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Barry Wallace | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Carthage | Scott Berry knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Frank Comes | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Wheaton | Stephen McNamee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Carthage | Kurt Ellis is fouled in the backcourt by Barry Wallace - foul #4 on Barry Wallace, team foul #10 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Carthage | Edward Walker (PF) Avery Golden | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 00:25 | Carthage | Kurt Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:25 | Carthage | Kurt Ellis misses the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:25 | Wheaton | Stephen McNamee pulls down the rebound | 74-68 |
| 00:19 | Wheaton | Jordan Bhatt misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-68 |
| 00:17 | Wheaton | Stephen McNamee grabs the offensive rebound | 74-68 |
| 00:15 | Wheaton | Stephen McNamee misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 74-68 |
| 00:14 | Carthage | Frank Comes pulls down the rebound | 74-68 |
| 00:12 | Carthage | Barry Wallace is called for the reach on Frank Comes in the backcourt - foul #5 on Barry Wallace, team foul #11 | 74-68 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Wheaton | David Arvidson (PG) Barry Wallace | |
| 00:12 | Carthage | Frank Comes makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:12 | Carthage | Frank Comes makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Wheaton | Jordan Bhatt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-68 |
| 00:05 | Carthage | Frank Comes grabs the board | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Carthage | John Swank runs out the clock | 76-68 |