| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Paul Weatherspoon (fresh) SG - Tom Montgomery (fresh) SF - Garry Tarver (fresh) PF - Joseph Linscott (fresh) C - Francis Stouffer (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 | Carthage | Steve Kost 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 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Carthage | The pull-up jumper by Luke Peterson is blocked by Francis Stouffer | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Wheaton | Francis Stouffer can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Carthage | Gene Weigand snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Carthage | Steve Kost misses long on a shot in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Wheaton | Joseph Linscott grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Wheaton | Tom Montgomery buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Francis Stouffer | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Carthage | Gene Weigand comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | Wheaton | Joseph Linscott gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:14 | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 17:55 | Carthage | Ronald Tran comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Garry Tarver - foul #1 on Garry Tarver, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 17:55 | Carthage | Ronald Tran makes the 1st free throw | 5-1 |
| 17:55 | Carthage | Ronald Tran misses the 2nd free throw | 5-1 |
| 17:55 | Wheaton | Francis Stouffer grabs the board | 5-1 |
| 17:40 | Wheaton | Garry Tarver clanks a shot from the baseline | 5-1 |
| 17:39 | Wheaton | Garry Tarver grabs the offensive board | 5-1 |
| 17:25 | Wheaton | Gene Weigand denies the turnaround by Francis Stouffer | 5-1 |
| 17:24 | Carthage | Gene Weigand pulls down the rebound | 5-1 |
| 17:10 | Carthage | Steve Kost scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gene Weigand | 5-4 |
| 16:56 | Wheaton | Garry Tarver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-4 |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Timothy Clark (PF), Martin Jones (C) Gene Weigand, Steve Kost | |
| 16:32 | Carthage | Timothy Clark is called for traveling | 5-4 |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Bruce Ziman (SG), Harold Anderson (SF) John Ozminkowski, Ronald Tran | |
| 16:08 | Wheaton | Timothy Clark denies the turnaround by Tom Montgomery | 5-4 |
| 16:06 | Carthage | Martin Jones grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 16:03 | Carthage | Luke Peterson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-4 |
| Subs | Wheaton | James Edwards (PF) Joseph Linscott | |
| Subs | Carthage | Jarvis McLouth (PG) Luke Peterson | |
| 15:46 | Wheaton | Tom Montgomery can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Martin Jones - foul #1 on Martin Jones, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Bernard Clarke (SF) Garry Tarver | |
| Subs | Carthage | Gene Weigand (PF), Steve Kost (C) Timothy Clark, Martin Jones | |
| 15:46 | Wheaton | Tom Montgomery misses the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 15:46 | Wheaton | Tom Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Paul Weatherspoon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Tom Montgomery (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bernard Clarke (fresh) PF - James Edwards (fresh) C - Francis Stouffer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Jarvis McLouth (fresh) SG - Bruce Ziman (fresh) SF - Harold Anderson (fresh) PF - Gene Weigand (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steve Kost (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:23 | Carthage | Bruce Ziman makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jarvis McLouth | 6-7 |
| 14:57 | Wheaton | Francis Stouffer makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Weatherspoon | 8-7 |
| 14:38 | Carthage | Steve Kost clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-7 |
| 14:37 | Carthage | Gene Weigand can't tip it in | 8-7 |
| 14:35 | Carthage | Gene Weigand grabs the offensive board | 8-7 |
| 14:17 | Carthage | James Edwards takes the ball from Steve Kost | 8-7 |
| 13:56 | Wheaton | Francis Stouffer is called for traveling | 8-7 |
| Subs | Wheaton | John Tindell (PG), Raymond Ostrom (SG), Garry Tarver (SF), Joseph Linscott (PF) Paul Weatherspoon, Tom Montgomery, Bernard Clarke, Francis Stouffer | |
| Subs | Carthage | Luke Peterson (PG), John Ozminkowski (SG), Ronald Tran (SF), Timothy Clark (PF) Jarvis McLouth, Bruce Ziman, Harold Anderson, Gene Weigand | |
| 13:45 | Carthage | Steve Kost comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 13:43 | Wheaton | John Tindell pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 13:25 | Wheaton | John Tindell's floater is tipped away by Ronald Tran | 8-7 |
| 13:24 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Timothy Clark | 8-7 |
| 13:16 | Carthage | John Tindell picks off the pass by Ronald Tran | 8-7 |
| 13:13 | Wheaton | Raymond Ostrom lays it up and in set up by John Tindell | 10-7 |
| 12:52 | Carthage | John Ozminkowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-7 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Jason Yoder (C) James Edwards | |
| Subs | Carthage | Martin Jones (C) Steve Kost | |
| 12:35 | Wheaton | Joseph Linscott misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Luke Peterson - foul #1 on Luke Peterson, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Gene Weigand (PF) Martin Jones | |
| 12:35 | Wheaton | Joseph Linscott makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 12:35 | Wheaton | Joseph Linscott misses the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 12:35 | Carthage | Timothy Clark pulls down the rebound | 11-7 |
| 12:20 | Carthage | Gene Weigand scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ronald Tran | 11-10 |
| 11:57 | Wheaton | John Tindell is fouled on the floor by John Ozminkowski - foul #1 on John Ozminkowski, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon (PG), Tom Montgomery (SG), Francis Stouffer (C) John Tindell, Raymond Ostrom, Jason Yoder | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 11:50 | Wheaton | Joseph Linscott scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Paul Weatherspoon | 14-10 |
| 11:29 | Carthage | Timothy Clark misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-10 |
| 11:27 | Wheaton | The rebound goes to Garry Tarver | 14-10 |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Paul Weatherspoon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tom Montgomery (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Garry Tarver (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Linscott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Francis Stouffer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Luke Peterson (fresh) SG - John Ozminkowski (fresh) SF - Ronald Tran (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gene Weigand (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Clark (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:00 | Wheaton | Garry Tarver knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 17-10 |
| 10:50 | Carthage | Garry Tarver is called for the reach on Ronald Tran - foul #2 on Garry Tarver, team foul #2 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Bernard Clarke (SF), James Edwards (PF) Garry Tarver, Joseph Linscott | |
| Subs | Carthage | Bruce Ziman (SG), Harold Anderson (SF), Martin Jones (PF), Steve Kost (C) John Ozminkowski, Ronald Tran, Gene Weigand, Timothy Clark | |
| 10:35 | Carthage | Luke Peterson misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Edwards - foul #1 on James Edwards, team foul #3 | 17-10 |
| 10:35 | Carthage | Luke Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 10:35 | Carthage | Luke Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 10:06 | Wheaton | Francis Stouffer misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Harold Anderson - foul #1 on Harold Anderson, team foul #4 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Jarvis McLouth (PG) Luke Peterson | |
| 10:06 | Wheaton | Francis Stouffer makes the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 10:06 | Wheaton | Francis Stouffer makes the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| 09:49 | Carthage | Steve Kost lays it in set up by Bruce Ziman and he's hacked by Tom Montgomery - foul #1 on Tom Montgomery, team foul #4 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Wheaton | John Tindell (SG) Tom Montgomery | |
| Subs | Carthage | John Ozminkowski (SG), Ronald Tran (SF), Gene Weigand (PF) Bruce Ziman, Harold Anderson, Martin Jones | |
| 09:49 | Carthage | Steve Kost makes the free throw | 19-15 |
| 09:37 | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 19-15 |
| 09:36 | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon misses the tip | 19-15 |
| 09:34 | Carthage | Ronald Tran gets the rebound | 19-15 |
| 09:10 | Carthage | John Ozminkowski misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 19-15 |
| 09:09 | Wheaton | Bernard Clarke grabs the defensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 09:05 | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 19-15 |
| 09:03 | Carthage | Ronald Tran snags the defensive board | 19-15 |
| 08:50 | Carthage | John Ozminkowski is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 19-15 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Tom Montgomery (SG), Joseph Linscott (PF) John Tindell, James Edwards | |
| Subs | Carthage | Luke Peterson (PG) Jarvis McLouth | |
| 08:28 | Wheaton | Gene Weigand swats the layup by Joseph Linscott | 19-15 |
| 08:26 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Gene Weigand | 19-15 |
| 07:58 | Carthage | Steve Kost hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 19-15 |
| 07:56 | Wheaton | The rebound goes to Paul Weatherspoon | 19-15 |
| 07:43 | Wheaton | Joseph Linscott clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 19-15 |
| 07:41 | Wheaton | Joseph Linscott hits the follow up shot | 21-15 |
| 07:25 | Carthage | Ronald Tran is hacked by Paul Weatherspoon - foul #1 on Paul Weatherspoon, team foul #5 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Wheaton | John Tindell (PG), James Edwards (C) Paul Weatherspoon, Francis Stouffer | |
| Subs | Carthage | Bruce Ziman (SG), Harold Anderson (SF), Timothy Clark (PF), Martin Jones (C) John Ozminkowski, Ronald Tran, Gene Weigand, Steve Kost | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - John Tindell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tom Montgomery (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bernard Clarke (fresh) PF - Joseph Linscott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Edwards (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Luke Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bruce Ziman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Anderson (fresh) PF - Timothy Clark (fresh) 2 reb. C - Martin Jones (fresh) | |
| 07:09 | Carthage | Bernard Clarke is called for the reach on Timothy Clark - foul #1 on Bernard Clarke, team foul #6 | 21-15 |
| 06:57 | Carthage | Harold Anderson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-15 |
| 06:56 | Wheaton | James Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 21-15 |
| 06:40 | Wheaton | Bernard Clarke hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Harold Anderson - foul #2 on Harold Anderson, team foul #5 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Raymond Ostrom (SG) Tom Montgomery | |
| Subs | Carthage | Jarvis McLouth (PG), Major Woods (SF) Luke Peterson, Harold Anderson | |
| 06:40 | Wheaton | Bernard Clarke makes the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 06:40 | Wheaton | Bernard Clarke misses the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 06:40 | Carthage | Timothy Clark gets the rebound | 22-15 |
| 06:16 | Carthage | Bruce Ziman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-15 |
| 06:15 | Carthage | Major Woods tips it home | 22-17 |
| 05:55 | Wheaton | James Edwards misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-17 |
| 05:54 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Major Woods | 22-17 |
| 05:43 | Carthage | Jarvis McLouth comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 22-17 |
| 05:41 | Wheaton | James Edwards pulls down the rebound | 22-17 |
| 05:23 | Wheaton | Raymond Ostrom misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Bruce Ziman - foul #1 on Bruce Ziman, team foul #6 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Tom Montgomery (SG), Cameron Wafer (SF), Francis Stouffer (C) John Tindell, Bernard Clarke, Joseph Linscott | |
| Subs | Carthage | Luke Peterson (PG), John Ozminkowski (SG), Ronald Tran (SF), Gene Weigand (PF), Steve Kost (C) Jarvis McLouth, Bruce Ziman, Major Woods, Timothy Clark, Martin Jones | |
| 05:23 | Wheaton | Raymond Ostrom misses the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 05:23 | Wheaton | Raymond Ostrom makes the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 05:07 | Carthage | Gene Weigand drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Ronald Tran and he's fouled by Raymond Ostrom - foul #1 on Raymond Ostrom, team foul #7 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon (PG) Raymond Ostrom | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 05:07 | Carthage | Gene Weigand makes the free throw | 23-20 |
| 04:48 | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Gene Weigand - foul #1 on Gene Weigand, team foul #7 | 23-20 |
| 04:48 | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 04:48 | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon misses the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 04:48 | Carthage | Steve Kost grabs the defensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 04:33 | Carthage | Luke Peterson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 24-20 |
| 04:32 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Kost | 24-20 |
| 04:17 | Carthage | Ronald Tran knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Luke Peterson | 24-23 |
| 04:06 | Wheaton | Tom Montgomery is denied on a layup by Gene Weigand | 24-23 |
| 04:05 | Wheaton | Tom Montgomery grabs the offensive board | 24-23 |
| 03:50 | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon loses the dribble to Gene Weigand | 24-23 |
| 03:27 | Carthage | Luke Peterson misses the jump hook in the paint | 24-23 |
| 03:25 | Carthage | Steve Kost tips it in | 24-25 |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Paul Weatherspoon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tom Montgomery (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cameron Wafer (fresh) PF - James Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Francis Stouffer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Luke Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Ozminkowski (fresh) SF - Ronald Tran (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene Weigand (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Steve Kost (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Wheaton | Paul Weatherspoon knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Tom Montgomery | 27-25 |
| 03:00 | Carthage | James Edwards blocks the short jumper by Steve Kost | 27-25 |
| 02:59 | Carthage | Ronald Tran tips it home | 27-27 |
| 02:38 | Wheaton | Ronald Tran is called for the reach on Tom Montgomery - foul #1 on Ronald Tran, team foul #8 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Garry Tarver (SF), Joseph Linscott (PF) Cameron Wafer, James Edwards | |
| Subs | Carthage | Jarvis McLouth (PG), Bruce Ziman (SG), Timothy Clark (PF), Martin Jones (C) Luke Peterson, John Ozminkowski, Gene Weigand, Steve Kost | |
| 02:38 | Wheaton | Tom Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 02:38 | Wheaton | Tom Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 02:25 | Carthage | Bruce Ziman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-27 |
| 02:24 | Wheaton | Francis Stouffer pulls down the rebound | 29-27 |
| 02:10 | Wheaton | Joseph Linscott is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Joseph Linscott, team foul #8 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Wheaton | John Tindell (SG) Tom Montgomery | |
| Subs | Carthage | Harold Anderson (SF) Ronald Tran | |
| 01:46 | Carthage | Harold Anderson misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-27 |
| 01:44 | Wheaton | Joseph Linscott grabs the board | 29-27 |
| 01:40 | Wheaton | John Tindell drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Paul Weatherspoon | 31-27 |
| 01:21 | Carthage | Martin Jones misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 01:20 | Wheaton | Francis Stouffer pulls down the rebound | 31-27 |
| 00:51 | Wheaton | Joseph Linscott knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Tindell | 34-27 |
| 00:36 | Carthage | Timothy Clark misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-27 |
| 00:34 | Wheaton | The rebound goes to Garry Tarver | 34-27 |
| 00:12 | Wheaton | John Tindell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Bruce Ziman - foul #2 on Bruce Ziman, team foul #9 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Tom Montgomery (SG), James Edwards (C) Paul Weatherspoon, Francis Stouffer | |
| Subs | Carthage | Luke Peterson (PG), John Ozminkowski (SG), Ronald Tran (SF), Gene Weigand (PF), Steve Kost (C) Jarvis McLouth, Bruce Ziman, Harold Anderson, Timothy Clark, Martin Jones | |
| 00:12 | Wheaton | John Tindell makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 00:12 | Wheaton | John Tindell makes the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 00:01 | Carthage | John Ozminkowski hits a jump hook in the paint | 36-29 |
| 00:00 | Wheaton | Garry Tarver comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 36-29 |