| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Donald Brookes (fresh) SG - Charles Smith (fresh) SF - James Rusnak (fresh) PF - Rick Massey (fresh) C - Efrain Dozier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Luke Peterson (fresh) SG - John Ozminkowski (fresh) SF - Ronald Tran (fresh) PF - Gene Weigand (fresh) C - Steve Kost (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Efrain Dozier wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Brookes makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Charles Smith | 2-0 |
| 19:34 | Carthage | John Ozminkowski misses short on a floater from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Efrain Dozier grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Rusnak buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Smith | 5-0 |
| 19:02 | Carthage | Steve Kost comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 5-0 |
| 19:01 | Carthage | John Ozminkowski snags the offensive board | 5-0 |
| 18:46 | Carthage | John Ozminkowski buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Luke Peterson | 5-3 |
| 18:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Ozminkowski steals it from Donald Brookes | 5-3 |
| 18:38 | Carthage | John Ozminkowski banks in the layup | 5-5 |
| 18:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Efrain Dozier is whistled for a carry | 5-5 |
| 18:11 | Carthage | Gene Weigand misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-5 |
| 18:09 | Carthage | Ronald Tran pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:49 | Carthage | Efrain Dozier blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by John Ozminkowski | 5-5 |
| 17:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Rusnak pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Brookes hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 5-5 |
| 17:31 | Carthage | Ronald Tran grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 17:13 | Carthage | Luke Peterson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-5 |
| 17:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Brookes gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Smith misses the lay-in but the foul's on Gene Weigand - foul #1 on Gene Weigand, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Clegg (SF), Harold Stamper (PF), Jean Karl (C) James Rusnak, Rick Massey, Efrain Dozier | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 16:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Smith makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:38 | Carthage | John Ozminkowski is fouled on the floor by Harold Stamper - foul #1 on Harold Stamper, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dean Harris (PG), Ray Gilbert (SG) Donald Brookes, Charles Smith | |
| Subs | Carthage | Timothy Clark (PF) Gene Weigand | |
| 16:29 | Carthage | Dean Harris picks off the pass by Ronald Tran | 7-5 |
| 16:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jean Karl hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-5 |
| 16:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dean Harris can't tip it in | 7-5 |
| 16:12 | Carthage | Timothy Clark pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| 15:59 | Carthage | Ronald Tran misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 7-5 |
| 15:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jean Karl grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Dean Harris (fresh) SG - Ray Gilbert (fresh) SF - John Clegg (fresh) PF - Harold Stamper (fresh) C - Jean Karl (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Luke Peterson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Ozminkowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Tran (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Timothy Clark (fresh) C - Steve Kost (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ray Gilbert misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-5 |
| 15:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jean Karl snags the offensive board | 7-5 |
| 15:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Clark is called for the reach on Jean Karl - foul #1 on Timothy Clark, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Brookes (PG), Rick Massey (PF), Efrain Dozier (C) Ray Gilbert, Harold Stamper, Jean Karl | |
| Subs | Carthage | Jarvis McLouth (PG), Bruce Ziman (SG), Harold Anderson (SF), Gene Weigand (PF) Luke Peterson, John Ozminkowski, Ronald Tran, Steve Kost | |
| 15:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Efrain Dozier misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 7-5 |
| 15:09 | Carthage | Timothy Clark gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| 14:55 | Carthage | Harold Anderson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 14:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Rick Massey | 7-5 |
| 14:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jarvis McLouth takes the ball from Donald Brookes | 7-5 |
| 14:23 | Carthage | Harold Anderson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 14:22 | Carthage | Jarvis McLouth tips it home | 7-7 |
| 14:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Brookes is hacked by Jarvis McLouth - foul #1 on Jarvis McLouth, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Smith (SG), James Rusnak (SF) Dean Harris, John Clegg | |
| Subs | Carthage | Luke Peterson (PG) Jarvis McLouth | |
| 13:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Efrain Dozier misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-7 |
| 13:46 | Carthage | Harold Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 13:42 | Carthage | Bruce Ziman double dribbles | 7-7 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Carthage | John Ozminkowski (SG), Ronald Tran (SF), Martin Jones (C) Bruce Ziman, Harold Anderson, Timothy Clark | |
| 13:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Brookes can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 7-7 |
| 13:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 13:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Rusnak makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Efrain Dozier | 10-7 |
| 12:50 | Carthage | Gene Weigand scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Luke Peterson | 10-9 |
| 12:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Smith connects on the floater from the left side set up by Donald Brookes and he's fouled by Gene Weigand - foul #2 on Gene Weigand, team foul #4 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dean Harris (PG), Harold Stamper (PF), Jean Karl (C) Donald Brookes, Rick Massey, Efrain Dozier | |
| Subs | Carthage | Timothy Clark (PF), Steve Kost (C) Gene Weigand, Martin Jones | |
| 12:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Smith makes the free throw | 13-9 |
| 12:12 | Carthage | John Ozminkowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-9 |
| 11:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dean Harris connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-9 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Dean Harris (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Rusnak (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Harold Stamper (fresh) C - Jean Karl (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Luke Peterson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Ozminkowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Tran (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Timothy Clark (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steve Kost (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Carthage | Luke Peterson misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Smith - foul #1 on Charles Smith, team foul #2 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Brookes (PG), John Clegg (SF) Dean Harris, James Rusnak | |
| Subs | Carthage | Bruce Ziman (SG), Harold Anderson (SF) John Ozminkowski, Ronald Tran | |
| 11:27 | Carthage | Luke Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 11:27 | Carthage | Luke Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 11:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bruce Ziman is called for the reach on Charles Smith - foul #1 on Bruce Ziman, team foul #5 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Rick Massey (PF) Jean Karl | |
| Subs | Carthage | Jarvis McLouth (PG) Luke Peterson | |
| 11:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Brookes is hacked by Timothy Clark - foul #2 on Timothy Clark, team foul #6 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dean Harris (SG) Charles Smith | |
| Subs | Carthage | Martin Jones (PF) Timothy Clark | |
| 10:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dean Harris knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Donald Brookes | 19-11 |
| 10:13 | Carthage | Steve Kost misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-11 |
| 10:12 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Anderson | 19-11 |
| 09:54 | Carthage | Jarvis McLouth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-11 |
| 09:53 | Carthage | Steve Kost grabs the offensive rebound | 19-11 |
| 09:35 | Carthage | Martin Jones misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 19-11 |
| 09:34 | Carthage | Jarvis McLouth tips it in | 19-13 |
| 09:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dean Harris misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-13 |
| 09:20 | Carthage | Harold Anderson grabs the board | 19-13 |
| 09:06 | Carthage | Donald Brookes steps in front of the Harold Anderson pass | 19-13 |
| 09:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Brookes lays it up and in | 21-13 |
| 08:47 | Carthage | Harold Stamper swats the shot by Jarvis McLouth | 21-13 |
| 08:46 | Carthage | Harold Anderson snags the offensive board | 21-13 |
| 08:38 | Carthage | Martin Jones misses the lay-in | 21-13 |
| 08:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Dean Harris | 21-13 |
| 08:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Clegg comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Harold Anderson - foul #1 on Harold Anderson, team foul #7 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Smith (SG), Luis Sias (PF), Efrain Dozier (C) Donald Brookes, Rick Massey, Harold Stamper | |
| Subs | Carthage | Luke Peterson (PG), John Ozminkowski (SG), Ronald Tran (SF), Charles Sibley (C) Jarvis McLouth, Bruce Ziman, Harold Anderson, Steve Kost | |
| 08:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Clegg misses the 1st free throw | 21-13 |
| 08:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Clegg misses the 2nd free throw | 21-13 |
| 08:14 | Carthage | Martin Jones pulls down the rebound | 21-13 |
| 08:03 | Carthage | Ronald Tran misses short on a 3 from straight away | 21-13 |
| 08:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Smith gets the rebound | 21-13 |
| 07:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 21-13 |
| 07:53 | Carthage | Ronald Tran grabs the defensive rebound | 21-13 |
| 07:47 | Carthage | John Clegg steps in front of the John Ozminkowski pass | 21-13 |
| 07:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Smith lays it up and in set up by John Clegg | 23-13 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Dean Harris (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charles Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Clegg (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Luis Sias (fresh) C - Efrain Dozier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Luke Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Ozminkowski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Tran (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Martin Jones (fresh) C - Charles Sibley (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Carthage | Luke Peterson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 23-13 |
| 07:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Luis Sias snags the defensive board | 23-13 |
| 07:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Luis Sias hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-13 |
| 06:41 | Carthage | Charles Sibley blows the layup | 25-13 |
| 06:40 | Carthage | John Ozminkowski snags the offensive board | 25-13 |
| 06:26 | Carthage | Charles Sibley misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Dean Harris - foul #1 on Dean Harris, team foul #3 | 25-13 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Brookes (PG), James Rusnak (SF), Rick Massey (PF) Dean Harris, John Clegg, Luis Sias | |
| Subs | Carthage | Steve Kost (C) Martin Jones | |
| 06:26 | Carthage | Charles Sibley makes the 1st free throw | 25-14 |
| 06:26 | Carthage | Charles Sibley makes the 2nd free throw | 25-15 |
| 06:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Sibley blocks the jumper by Charles Smith | 25-15 |
| 06:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Efrain Dozier misses the tip | 25-15 |
| 06:10 | Carthage | Ronald Tran snags the defensive board | 25-15 |
| 05:59 | Carthage | Steve Kost misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 25-15 |
| 05:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Rusnak snags the defensive board | 25-15 |
| 05:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Brookes makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Rick Massey | 27-15 |
| 05:25 | Carthage | John Ozminkowski misses the lay-in | 27-15 |
| 05:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Rusnak snags the defensive board | 27-15 |
| 05:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Brookes misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Luke Peterson - foul #1 on Luke Peterson, team foul #8 | 27-15 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dean Harris (SG), Harold Stamper (C) Charles Smith, Efrain Dozier | |
| Subs | Carthage | Bruce Ziman (SG) John Ozminkowski | |
| 05:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Brookes makes the 1st free throw | 28-15 |
| 05:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Brookes makes the 2nd free throw | 29-15 |
| 04:42 | Carthage | Luke Peterson knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bruce Ziman | 29-17 |
| 04:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Harold Stamper is fouled on the floor by Steve Kost - foul #1 on Steve Kost, team foul #9 | 29-17 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jean Karl (C) Rick Massey | |
| Subs | Carthage | Jarvis McLouth (PG), Harold Anderson (SF), Martin Jones (PF) Luke Peterson, Ronald Tran, Charles Sibley | |
| 04:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Harold Stamper misses the 1st free throw | 29-17 |
| 04:27 | Carthage | Martin Jones pulls down the rebound | 29-17 |
| 04:09 | Carthage | Steve Kost scores on a runner from the baseline and the foul's on James Rusnak - foul #1 on James Rusnak, team foul #4 | 29-19 |
| 04:09 | Carthage | Steve Kost misses the free throw | 29-19 |
| 04:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jean Karl grabs the board | 29-19 |
| 03:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Brookes misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 29-19 |
| 03:49 | Carthage | Martin Jones gets the rebound | 29-19 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Donald Brookes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dean Harris (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Rusnak (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Stamper (fresh) C - Jean Karl (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Jarvis McLouth (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bruce Ziman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold Anderson (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Martin Jones (fresh) 3 reb. C - Steve Kost (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:23 | Carthage | Steve Kost buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Bruce Ziman | 29-21 |
| 03:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jean Karl clanks a fadeaway from close range | 29-21 |
| 03:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Harold Stamper grabs the offensive board | 29-21 |
| 02:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Rusnak misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 29-21 |
| 02:44 | Carthage | Bruce Ziman grabs the defensive rebound | 29-21 |
| 02:39 | Carthage | James Rusnak steals the ball from Jarvis McLouth | 29-21 |
| 02:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Brookes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-21 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Ray Gilbert (PG), Charles Smith (SG), John Clegg (SF), Rick Massey (PF), Efrain Dozier (C) Donald Brookes, Dean Harris, James Rusnak, Harold Stamper, Jean Karl | |
| Subs | Carthage | Luke Peterson (PG), John Ozminkowski (SG), Ronald Tran (SF), Gene Weigand (PF), Timothy Clark (C) Jarvis McLouth, Bruce Ziman, Harold Anderson, Martin Jones, Steve Kost | |
| 01:49 | Carthage | Luke Peterson knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Ozminkowski | 29-24 |
| 01:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Efrain Dozier can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Timothy Clark - foul #3 on Timothy Clark, team foul #10 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Charles Sibley (C) Timothy Clark | |
| 01:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Efrain Dozier misses the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 01:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Efrain Dozier makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 01:12 | Carthage | Gene Weigand misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 01:10 | Carthage | Gene Weigand hits the follow up shot | 30-26 |
| 00:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ray Gilbert makes the jumper from the right side | 32-26 |
| 00:39 | Carthage | John Ozminkowski connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Gene Weigand and the foul's on Charles Smith - foul #2 on Charles Smith, team foul #5 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Brookes (PG) Ray Gilbert | |
| Subs | Carthage | Martin Jones (C) Charles Sibley | |
| 00:39 | Carthage | John Ozminkowski misses the free throw | 32-28 |
| 00:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Efrain Dozier gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 00:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Brookes misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 00:16 | Carthage | Ronald Tran grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 00:02 | Carthage | Rick Massey is called for the reach on Gene Weigand - foul #1 on Rick Massey, team foul #6 | 32-28 |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Ronald Tran knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 32-31 |