| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Burton Ayers (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric McClaine (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lee Bouchard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Carol (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Kevin Bledsoe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Frederick Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Souther (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jon Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Mooney (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jon Allen inbounds the ball | 36-23 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mooney can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 36-23 |
| 19:42 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Kevin Bledsoe | 36-23 |
| 19:22 | Carthage | Burton Ayers drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric McClaine | 39-23 |
| 19:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Williams misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-23 |
| 19:10 | Carthage | Robert Carol grabs the defensive rebound | 39-23 |
| 18:54 | Carthage | Robert Carol comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-23 |
| 18:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Williams gets the rebound | 39-23 |
| 18:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eric McClaine steps in front of the David Mooney pass | 39-23 |
| 18:36 | Carthage | Lee Bouchard lays it up and in on a nice dish by Burton Ayers | 41-23 |
| 18:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mooney lays it up and in | 41-25 |
| 17:58 | Carthage | Frederick Williams is called for the reach on Burton Ayers - foul #2 on Frederick Williams, team foul #1 | 41-25 |
| 17:43 | Carthage | Robert Carol drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Kevin Bledsoe | 43-25 |
| 17:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mooney is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on David Mooney, team foul #2 | 43-25 |
| 17:08 | Carthage | Kevin Bledsoe knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Eric McClaine | 45-25 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 16:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Tucker hits a floater from the right block set up by James Souther and he's hacked by Lee Bouchard - foul #1 on Lee Bouchard, team foul #1 | 45-27 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Freda (PG) Frederick Williams | |
| 16:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Tucker makes the free throw | 45-28 |
| 16:41 | Carthage | Eric McClaine misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-28 |
| 16:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Tucker grabs the board | 45-28 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 16:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Freda hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Souther | 45-31 |
| 16:07 | Carthage | Burton Ayers knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 47-31 |
| 15:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Souther scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Freda | 47-34 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Burton Ayers (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric McClaine (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lee Bouchard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Carol (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Kevin Bledsoe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Robert Freda (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Souther (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jon Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Tucker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Mooney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Carthage | Lee Bouchard misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-34 |
| 15:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Tucker gets the rebound | 47-34 |
| 15:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jon Allen clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-34 |
| 15:07 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Kevin Bledsoe | 47-34 |
| 14:52 | Carthage | Lee Bouchard buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Eric McClaine | 50-34 |
| 14:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Freda misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-34 |
| 14:35 | Carthage | Lee Bouchard gets the rebound | 50-34 |
| 14:12 | Carthage | Eric McClaine knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-34 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Souther can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-34 |
| 13:52 | Carthage | Robert Carol snags the defensive board | 53-34 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:31 | Carthage | Robert Carol can't finish the layup | 53-34 |
| 13:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mooney grabs the defensive rebound | 53-34 |
| 13:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kevin Bledsoe denies the turnaround by James Souther | 53-34 |
| 13:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Souther tips it home | 53-36 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:02 | Carthage | Lee Bouchard comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 53-36 |
| 13:01 | Carthage | Robert Carol tips it but misses | 53-36 |
| 12:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mooney grabs the board | 53-36 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 12:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mooney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-36 |
| Subs | Carthage | Carlos Sledge (PG), Virgil Hawthorn (SG), Richard Engelhardt (SF), Howard Noel (PF), Daniel Mayorga (C) Burton Ayers, Eric McClaine, Lee Bouchard, Robert Carol, Kevin Bledsoe | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Williams (PG), Archie Darwin (SG), Philip Bingham (SF), Bobby Marr (PF), Homer Elbert (C) Robert Freda, James Souther, Jon Allen, Aaron Tucker, David Mooney | |
| 12:38 | Carthage | Virgil Hawthorn scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-36 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Philip Bingham is whistled for a carry | 56-36 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:15 | Carthage | Carlos Sledge is fouled on the floor by Frederick Williams - foul #3 on Frederick Williams, team foul #3 | 56-36 |
| 11:51 | Carthage | Carlos Sledge misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-36 |
| 11:49 | Carthage | Daniel Mayorga hits the follow up shot | 58-36 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Carlos Sledge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Virgil Hawthorn (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Richard Engelhardt (fresh) PF - Howard Noel (fresh) C - Daniel Mayorga (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Frederick Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Archie Darwin (fresh) SF - Philip Bingham (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bobby Marr (fresh) 2 reb. C - Homer Elbert (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Archie Darwin is whistled for traveling | 58-36 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Freda (SG) Archie Darwin | |
| 11:03 | Carthage | Robert Freda steps in front of the Richard Engelhardt pass | 58-36 |
| 10:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Freda misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 58-36 |
| 10:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Bobby Marr | 58-36 |
| 10:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Freda connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Philip Bingham | 58-39 |
| 10:16 | Carthage | Virgil Hawthorn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-39 |
| 10:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bobby Marr grabs the defensive rebound | 58-39 |
| 10:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Philip Bingham misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 58-39 |
| 10:07 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Daniel Mayorga | 58-39 |
| 09:47 | Carthage | Howard Noel misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-39 |
| 09:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Homer Elbert snags the defensive board | 58-39 |
| 09:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Freda can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-39 |
| 09:35 | Carthage | Howard Noel gets the rebound | 58-39 |
| 09:07 | Carthage | Richard Engelhardt is fouled on the floor by Philip Bingham - foul #1 on Philip Bingham, team foul #4 | 58-39 |
| Subs | Carthage | Burton Ayers (PG), Eric McClaine (SG), Lee Bouchard (SF), Robert Carol (PF), Kevin Bledsoe (C) Carlos Sledge, Virgil Hawthorn, Richard Engelhardt, Howard Noel, Daniel Mayorga | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Archie Darwin (PG), James Souther (SG), Jon Allen (SF), Aaron Tucker (PF), David Mooney (C) Frederick Williams, Robert Freda, Philip Bingham, Bobby Marr, Homer Elbert | |
| 08:38 | Carthage | Burton Ayers drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Eric McClaine | 61-39 |
| 08:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Archie Darwin comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 61-39 |
| 08:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mooney misses the tip | 61-39 |
| 08:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mooney tips it in | 61-41 |
| 07:53 | Carthage | Lee Bouchard is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Lee Bouchard, team foul #2 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Freda (PG) Archie Darwin | |
| 07:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Freda lays it in on a great pass from James Souther | 61-43 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Burton Ayers (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric McClaine (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lee Bouchard (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Carol (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Kevin Bledsoe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Robert Freda (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Souther (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jon Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Tucker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - David Mooney (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Carthage | Burton Ayers misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-43 |
| 07:11 | Carthage | Robert Carol tips it in | 63-43 |
| 06:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Souther misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Burton Ayers - foul #2 on Burton Ayers, team foul #3 | 63-43 |
| Subs | Carthage | Virgil Hawthorn (SG) Eric McClaine | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Williams (PG) Robert Freda | |
| 06:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Souther misses the 1st free throw | 63-43 |
| 06:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Souther misses the 2nd free throw | 63-43 |
| 06:56 | Carthage | Kevin Bledsoe snags the defensive board | 63-43 |
| 06:30 | Carthage | David Mooney picks off the pass by Kevin Bledsoe | 63-43 |
| 06:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mooney makes the turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Kevin Bledsoe - foul #3 on Kevin Bledsoe, team foul #4 | 63-45 |
| 06:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mooney makes the free throw | 63-46 |
| 05:52 | Carthage | Lee Bouchard hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Burton Ayers | 65-46 |
| 05:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Souther can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 65-46 |
| 05:29 | Carthage | Robert Carol snags the defensive board | 65-46 |
| 05:09 | Carthage | Robert Carol clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-46 |
| 05:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Tucker snags the defensive board | 65-46 |
| 05:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | The short jumper by David Mooney is denied by Kevin Bledsoe | 65-46 |
| 05:00 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Kevin Bledsoe | 65-46 |
| 04:55 | Carthage | Burton Ayers is whistled for traveling | 65-46 |
| Subs | Carthage | Carlos Sledge (PG), Eric McClaine (SG), Howard Noel (PF), Daniel Mayorga (C) Burton Ayers, Lee Bouchard, Robert Carol, Kevin Bledsoe | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Freda (SG), Philip Bingham (SF), Bobby Marr (PF), Homer Elbert (C) James Souther, Jon Allen, Aaron Tucker, David Mooney | |
| 04:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Daniel Mayorga is called for the reach on Frederick Williams - foul #1 on Daniel Mayorga, team foul #5 | 65-46 |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Engelhardt (SF) Eric McClaine | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Archie Darwin (SG) Frederick Williams | |
| 04:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bobby Marr misses the easy layup | 65-46 |
| 04:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Philip Bingham snags the offensive board | 65-46 |
| 04:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Freda misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Carlos Sledge - foul #1 on Carlos Sledge, team foul #6 | 65-46 |
| 04:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Freda makes the 1st free throw | 65-47 |
| 04:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Freda makes the 2nd free throw | 65-48 |
| 04:00 | Carthage | Howard Noel hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Virgil Hawthorn | 67-48 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Archie Darwin hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Freda | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Carthage | Richard Engelhardt clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-51 |
| 03:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Homer Elbert pulls down the rebound | 67-51 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Carlos Sledge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Virgil Hawthorn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Engelhardt (fresh) PF - Howard Noel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Mayorga (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Robert Freda (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Archie Darwin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Philip Bingham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Marr (fresh) 4 reb. C - Homer Elbert (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Archie Darwin misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-51 |
| 02:56 | Carthage | Daniel Mayorga snags the defensive board | 67-51 |
| 02:35 | Carthage | Virgil Hawthorn is called for traveling | 67-51 |
| Subs | Carthage | Sean Mikell (PG) Virgil Hawthorn | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 02:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Homer Elbert misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 67-51 |
| 02:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Homer Elbert pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-51 |
| 02:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Philip Bingham scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 67-53 |
| 01:42 | Carthage | Howard Noel loses the dribble to Robert Freda | 67-53 |
| 01:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Freda lays it in | 67-55 |
| 01:13 | Carthage | Howard Noel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 67-55 |
| 01:11 | Carthage | Howard Noel hits the follow up shot | 69-55 |
| 00:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Engelhardt steps in front of the Archie Darwin pass | 69-55 |
| 00:55 | Carthage | Carlos Sledge misses the easy layup | 69-55 |
| 00:54 | Carthage | Richard Engelhardt tips it home | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Freda comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-55 |
| 00:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bobby Marr tips it in | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Carthage | Howard Noel drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Carlos Sledge and the foul's on Archie Darwin - foul #1 on Archie Darwin, team foul #5 | 73-57 |
| Subs | Carthage | Virgil Hawthorn (SG) Sean Mikell | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 00:18 | Carthage | Howard Noel misses the free throw | 73-57 |
| 00:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bobby Marr gets the rebound | 73-57 |
| 00:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bobby Marr clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-57 |
| 00:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bobby Marr grabs the offensive board | 73-57 |
| 00:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Homer Elbert is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Homer Elbert, team foul #6 | 73-57 |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Carlos Sledge runs out the clock | 73-57 |