| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Luke Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Ozminkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Tran (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gene Weigand (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Kost (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Donald Brookes (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Charles Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Rusnak (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rick Massey (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Efrain Dozier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Rusnak inbounds the ball | 31-39 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Brookes drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Rusnak | 31-41 |
| 19:37 | Carthage | Luke Peterson travels with the ball | 31-41 |
| 19:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Smith is hacked by John Ozminkowski - foul #1 on John Ozminkowski, team foul #1 | 31-41 |
| 19:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Rick Massey's floater is knocked away by Ronald Tran | 31-41 |
| 19:00 | Carthage | Gene Weigand gets the rebound | 31-41 |
| 18:42 | Carthage | John Ozminkowski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-41 |
| 18:41 | Carthage | Steve Kost hits the follow up shot | 33-41 |
| 18:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Rusnak clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-41 |
| 18:20 | Carthage | Gene Weigand snags the defensive board | 33-41 |
| 18:08 | Carthage | John Ozminkowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-41 |
| 17:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Kost takes the ball from Efrain Dozier | 33-41 |
| 17:42 | Carthage | Ronald Tran loses the ball out of bounds | 33-41 |
| 17:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Rusnak hits a jumpshot from the left side | 33-43 |
| 17:17 | Carthage | Gene Weigand connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-43 |
| 16:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on John Ozminkowski - foul #2 on John Ozminkowski, team foul #2 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Carthage | Bruce Ziman (SG), Harold Anderson (SF), Timothy Clark (PF), Martin Jones (C) John Ozminkowski, Ronald Tran, Gene Weigand, Steve Kost | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Clegg (SF), Harold Stamper (PF), Jean Karl (C) James Rusnak, Rick Massey, Efrain Dozier | |
| 16:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Smith misses the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 16:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 16:27 | Carthage | Luke Peterson scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-44 |
| 16:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Clegg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-44 |
| Subs | Carthage | Jarvis McLouth (PG) Luke Peterson | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dean Harris (PG), Ray Gilbert (SG) Donald Brookes, Charles Smith | |
| 15:48 | Carthage | Harold Anderson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Harold Anderson, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Carthage | John Ozminkowski (SG), Ronald Tran (SF) Bruce Ziman, Harold Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Rick Massey (PF) Jean Karl | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Jarvis McLouth (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Ozminkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Tran (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Timothy Clark (fresh) 2 pts. C - Martin Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Dean Harris (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ray Gilbert (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Clegg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Rick Massey (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Harold Stamper (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dean Harris hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Clegg | 38-47 |
| 15:31 | Carthage | Jarvis McLouth travels in the backcourt | 38-47 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gene Weigand (PF), Steve Kost (C) Timothy Clark, Martin Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Efrain Dozier (C) Harold Stamper | |
| 15:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ray Gilbert's pass is intercepted by Ronald Tran | 38-47 |
| 15:00 | Carthage | John Ozminkowski is fouled on the floor by John Clegg - foul #1 on John Clegg, team foul #1 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Carthage | Luke Peterson (PG) Jarvis McLouth | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Brookes (PG), James Rusnak (SF) Ray Gilbert, John Clegg | |
| 14:46 | Carthage | James Rusnak is called for the reach on Ronald Tran - foul #1 on James Rusnak, team foul #2 | 38-47 |
| 14:29 | Carthage | John Ozminkowski can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-47 |
| 14:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Rick Massey pulls down the rebound | 38-47 |
| 14:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dean Harris misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 38-47 |
| 14:07 | Carthage | Steve Kost grabs the board | 38-47 |
| 13:51 | Carthage | Gene Weigand misses short on a floater in the paint | 38-47 |
| 13:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Efrain Dozier gets the rebound | 38-47 |
| 13:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Rick Massey comes up short on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Luke Peterson - foul #2 on Luke Peterson, team foul #4 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Carthage | Bruce Ziman (SG), Harold Anderson (SF), Timothy Clark (PF), Martin Jones (C) John Ozminkowski, Ronald Tran, Gene Weigand, Steve Kost | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Smith (SG), John Clegg (SF), Harold Stamper (C) Dean Harris, James Rusnak, Efrain Dozier | |
| 13:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Rick Massey makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 13:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Rick Massey makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 13:16 | Carthage | John Clegg is called for the reach on Harold Anderson - foul #2 on John Clegg, team foul #3 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jean Karl (C) Rick Massey | |
| 12:58 | Carthage | Bruce Ziman loses the dribble to Harold Stamper | 38-49 |
| 12:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Brookes scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Charles Smith | 38-51 |
| 12:28 | Carthage | Martin Jones misses the shot from the right wing | 38-51 |
| 12:27 | Carthage | Martin Jones tips it back up and in | 40-51 |
| 12:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Brookes makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Clegg | 40-54 |
| 11:48 | Carthage | Harold Anderson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-54 |
| 11:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Smith pulls down the rebound | 40-54 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Luke Peterson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Ziman (fresh) SF - Harold Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Clark (fresh) 2 pts. C - Martin Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Donald Brookes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Clegg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Harold Stamper (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jean Karl (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jean Karl connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Smith | 40-56 |
| 11:02 | Carthage | Bruce Ziman buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Luke Peterson | 43-56 |
| 10:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bruce Ziman steals the ball from John Clegg | 43-56 |
| 10:45 | Carthage | Bruce Ziman banks in the layup | 45-56 |
| 10:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Smith scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Donald Brookes | 45-59 |
| 10:17 | Carthage | Timothy Clark misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Harold Stamper - foul #3 on Harold Stamper, team foul #4 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Carthage | Jarvis McLouth (PG), John Ozminkowski (SG), Ronald Tran (SF), Steve Kost (C) Luke Peterson, Bruce Ziman, Harold Anderson, Martin Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dean Harris (PG), Ray Gilbert (SG), James Rusnak (SF), Rick Massey (PF), Efrain Dozier (C) Donald Brookes, Charles Smith, John Clegg, Harold Stamper, Jean Karl | |
| 10:17 | Carthage | Timothy Clark misses the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 10:17 | Carthage | Timothy Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 09:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Clark is called for the reach on Ray Gilbert - foul #1 on Timothy Clark, team foul #5 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gene Weigand (PF) Timothy Clark | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 09:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Rick Massey's floater is tipped away by Steve Kost | 46-59 |
| 09:45 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Ronald Tran | 46-59 |
| 09:29 | Carthage | Ronald Tran hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by John Ozminkowski | 49-59 |
| 09:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ray Gilbert misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Ozminkowski - foul #3 on John Ozminkowski, team foul #6 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Smith (SG) Dean Harris | |
| 09:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ray Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 09:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ray Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 08:52 | Carthage | Steve Kost misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 49-61 |
| 08:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to James Rusnak | 49-61 |
| 08:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Smith connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Rusnak | 49-63 |
| 08:10 | Carthage | Gene Weigand loses the dribble to Rick Massey | 49-63 |
| 07:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Rick Massey can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 49-63 |
| 07:43 | Carthage | Gene Weigand snags the defensive board | 49-63 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Jarvis McLouth (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Ozminkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Tran (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gene Weigand (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Steve Kost (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Ray Gilbert (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Charles Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Rusnak (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rick Massey (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Efrain Dozier (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Carthage | Gene Weigand misses short on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Ray Gilbert - foul #1 on Ray Gilbert, team foul #5 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Carthage | Luke Peterson (PG) Jarvis McLouth | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Brookes (PG), Dean Harris (SG), John Clegg (SF) Ray Gilbert, Charles Smith, James Rusnak | |
| 07:31 | Carthage | Gene Weigand makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 07:31 | Carthage | Gene Weigand makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 07:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Clegg connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Efrain Dozier | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 07:05 | Carthage | Steve Kost is whistled for a carry | 51-65 |
| Subs | Carthage | Bruce Ziman (SG), Harold Anderson (SF), Timothy Clark (PF), Martin Jones (C) John Ozminkowski, Ronald Tran, Gene Weigand, Steve Kost | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Harold Stamper (PF), Jean Karl (C) Rick Massey, Efrain Dozier | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Brookes's floater is knocked away by Timothy Clark | 51-65 |
| 06:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Harold Stamper tips it home | 51-67 |
| 06:41 | Carthage | Luke Peterson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-67 |
| 06:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dean Harris connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jean Karl | 51-70 |
| 05:55 | Carthage | Bruce Ziman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-70 |
| 05:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Harold Stamper grabs the board | 51-70 |
| 05:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dean Harris misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-70 |
| 05:28 | Carthage | Timothy Clark grabs the board | 51-70 |
| 05:08 | Carthage | Harold Anderson scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 53-70 |
| 05:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-70 |
| Subs | Carthage | John Ozminkowski (SG), Ronald Tran (SF), Gene Weigand (PF), Steve Kost (C) Bruce Ziman, Harold Anderson, Timothy Clark, Martin Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Smith (SG), James Rusnak (SF), Rick Massey (PF), Efrain Dozier (C) Dean Harris, John Clegg, Harold Stamper, Jean Karl | |
| 04:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Efrain Dozier misses the jump hook in the lane | 53-70 |
| 04:45 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Steve Kost | 53-70 |
| 04:30 | Carthage | Steve Kost misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-70 |
| 04:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Smith grabs the board | 53-70 |
| 04:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Efrain Dozier can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 53-70 |
| 04:14 | Carthage | Steve Kost grabs the defensive rebound | 53-70 |
| 04:08 | Carthage | Steve Kost buries a shot from the left block and he's fouled by Efrain Dozier - foul #1 on Efrain Dozier, team foul #6 | 55-70 |
| 04:08 | Carthage | Steve Kost makes the free throw | 56-70 |
| 03:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Rick Massey hits a runner from close range set up by Donald Brookes | 56-72 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Luke Peterson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Ozminkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Tran (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gene Weigand (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Steve Kost (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Donald Brookes (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Charles Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Rusnak (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rick Massey (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Efrain Dozier (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Carthage | Luke Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-72 |
| 03:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Smith gets the rebound | 56-72 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Rusnak drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Brookes | 56-75 |
| 02:53 | Carthage | John Ozminkowski scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Steve Kost | 59-75 |
| 02:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Efrain Dozier buries a runner near the basket and he's fouled by Ronald Tran - foul #3 on Ronald Tran, team foul #7 | 59-77 |
| Subs | Carthage | Jarvis McLouth (PG), Bruce Ziman (SG), Harold Anderson (SF), Timothy Clark (PF), Martin Jones (C) Luke Peterson, John Ozminkowski, Ronald Tran, Gene Weigand, Steve Kost | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dean Harris (PG), Ray Gilbert (SG), John Clegg (SF), Harold Stamper (PF) Donald Brookes, Charles Smith, James Rusnak, Rick Massey | |
| 02:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Efrain Dozier misses the free throw | 59-77 |
| 02:35 | Carthage | Martin Jones gets the rebound | 59-77 |
| 02:26 | Carthage | Martin Jones connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Harold Anderson and he's hacked by John Clegg - foul #3 on John Clegg, team foul #7 | 61-77 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jean Karl (C) Efrain Dozier | |
| 02:26 | Carthage | Martin Jones misses the free throw | 61-77 |
| 02:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Harold Stamper snags the defensive board | 61-77 |
| 02:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Martin Jones swats the short shot by Dean Harris | 61-77 |
| 02:09 | Carthage | Martin Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 61-77 |
| 01:57 | Carthage | Harold Stamper blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Bruce Ziman | 61-77 |
| 01:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jean Karl gets the rebound | 61-77 |
| 01:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ray Gilbert makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Dean Harris | 61-80 |
| 01:25 | Carthage | Jean Karl blocks the short jumper by Timothy Clark | 61-80 |
| 01:24 | Carthage | Timothy Clark tips it in | 63-80 |
| 00:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jean Karl loses the ball out of bounds | 63-80 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Carthage | Ray Gilbert steps in front of the Timothy Clark pass | 63-80 |
| 00:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Clegg jams it set up by Ray Gilbert | 63-82 |
| 00:41 | Carthage | Harold Anderson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-82 |
| 00:40 | Carthage | Martin Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-82 |
| 00:36 | Carthage | Jarvis McLouth misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-82 |
| 00:35 | Carthage | Timothy Clark misses the tip | 63-82 |
| 00:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Jean Karl | 63-82 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jean Karl hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Bruce Ziman - foul #1 on Bruce Ziman, team foul #8 | 63-82 |
| 00:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jean Karl makes the 1st free throw | 63-83 |
| 00:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jean Karl makes the 2nd free throw | 63-84 |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Jarvis McLouth clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-84 |