| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Timothy Zarate (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Polisky (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Alverez (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - William Ford (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Lane Zahn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Wakefield (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Brennan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Molter (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Brennan inbounds the ball | 37-38 |
| 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 | Paul Molter banks in the layup set up by Charles Brennan | 37-40 |
| 19:30 | Carthage | James Jones hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 19:29 | Carthage | Robert Alverez hits the follow up shot | 39-40 |
| 19:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Lewis travels with the ball | 39-40 |
| 18:45 | Carthage | William Ford connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Jones | 41-40 |
| 18:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Brennan connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 18:12 | Carthage | William Ford clanks a turnaround from the left block | 41-42 |
| 18:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Wakefield grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 18:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lane Zahn connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Wakefield | 41-44 |
| 17:50 | Carthage | Charles Polisky hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Lewis - foul #1 on John Lewis, team foul #1 | 41-44 |
| 17:50 | Carthage | Charles Polisky misses the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 17:50 | Carthage | Charles Polisky makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 17:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lane Zahn hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Polisky - foul #1 on Charles Polisky, team foul #1 | 42-44 |
| 17:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lane Zahn makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 17:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lane Zahn makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 17:29 | Carthage | Charles Polisky is hacked by Charles Brennan - foul #1 on Charles Brennan, team foul #2 | 42-46 |
| 17:16 | Carthage | Charles Polisky hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by William Ford | 44-46 |
| 16:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Molter is hacked by Robert Alverez - foul #2 on Robert Alverez, team foul #2 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Carthage | Jacob Harrell (SF) James Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Downing (PG), Frankie Kuiper (SF), Raymond Dickstein (PF) Lane Zahn, Charles Brennan, Paul Molter | |
| 16:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Lewis is fouled on the floor by Charles Polisky - foul #2 on Charles Polisky, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Carthage | Alexander Tomko (PG), Daniel Revis (SG), Larry Hansen (PF), John Wallach (C) Timothy Zarate, Charles Polisky, Robert Alverez, William Ford | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 16:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Wakefield buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Downing and he's fouled by Jacob Harrell - foul #2 on Jacob Harrell, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| 16:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Wakefield misses the free throw | 44-48 |
| 16:29 | Carthage | Larry Hansen grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 16:14 | Carthage | Daniel Revis is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Daniel Revis, team foul #5 | 44-48 |
| 16:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Daniel Revis picks off the pass by John Lewis | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Alexander Tomko (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Revis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jacob Harrell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Hansen (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Wallach (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Joseph Downing (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Wakefield (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frankie Kuiper (fresh) PF - Raymond Dickstein (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Carthage | Daniel Revis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 15:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frankie Kuiper gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 15:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Wakefield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 15:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Dickstein | 44-48 |
| 15:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Raymond Dickstein misses the dunk but the foul's on Daniel Revis - foul #2 on Daniel Revis, team foul #6 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Carthage | Timothy Zarate (PG), Charles Polisky (SG), James Jones (SF), Robert Alverez (PF), William Ford (C) Alexander Tomko, Daniel Revis, Jacob Harrell, Larry Hansen, John Wallach | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Lane Zahn (PG), Scott Johnson (SF), Paul Molter (PF) Richard Wakefield, Frankie Kuiper, John Lewis | |
| 15:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Raymond Dickstein makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 15:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Raymond Dickstein makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 14:49 | Carthage | Charles Polisky scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Alverez | 47-50 |
| 14:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Scott Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 14:32 | Carthage | William Ford snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 14:27 | Carthage | Charles Polisky scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Jones | 49-50 |
| 14:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lane Zahn scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Joseph Downing | 49-53 |
| 13:55 | Carthage | Charles Polisky is hacked by Joseph Downing - foul #2 on Joseph Downing, team foul #3 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Wakefield (SG) Joseph Downing | |
| 13:39 | Carthage | William Ford hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 49-53 |
| 13:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Paul Molter | 49-53 |
| 13:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lane Zahn blows the layup | 49-53 |
| 13:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Raymond Dickstein pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 12:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Molter hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Wakefield | 49-55 |
| 12:43 | Carthage | Timothy Zarate misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-55 |
| 12:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Raymond Dickstein gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| 12:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Wakefield misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-55 |
| 12:30 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Robert Alverez | 49-55 |
| 12:04 | Carthage | James Jones misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-55 |
| 12:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Raymond Dickstein grabs the board | 49-55 |
| 11:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Raymond Dickstein can't finish the layup but the foul's on Timothy Zarate - foul #2 on Timothy Zarate, team foul #7 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Carthage | Daniel Revis (PG), John Wallach (SG), Jacob Harrell (SF), Larry Hansen (PF) Timothy Zarate, Charles Polisky, James Jones, Robert Alverez | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Downing (PG), Dennis Bloch (SG), Charles Brennan (SF), John Lewis (C) Lane Zahn, Richard Wakefield, Scott Johnson, Paul Molter | |
| 11:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Raymond Dickstein misses the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 11:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Raymond Dickstein misses the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 11:52 | Carthage | William Ford gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Daniel Revis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Wallach (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jacob Harrell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Hansen (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Joseph Downing (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Bloch (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Brennan (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Raymond Dickstein (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - John Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Carthage | Larry Hansen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-55 |
| Subs | Carthage | Alexander Tomko (PG) William Ford | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Brad Furman (PF) Raymond Dickstein | |
| 11:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Brennan loses the dribble to Alexander Tomko | 49-55 |
| 10:47 | Carthage | Jacob Harrell hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Alexander Tomko | 52-55 |
| 10:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Lewis misses the floater in the paint | 52-55 |
| 10:30 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Daniel Revis | 52-55 |
| 10:10 | Carthage | Larry Hansen lays it up and in on a nice dish by Daniel Revis | 54-55 |
| 10:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dennis Bloch travels with the ball | 54-55 |
| Subs | Carthage | Timothy Zarate (PG), Charles Polisky (SG), James Jones (SF), Robert Alverez (PF), William Ford (C) Alexander Tomko, Daniel Revis, Jacob Harrell, Larry Hansen, John Wallach | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Lane Zahn (PG), Richard Wakefield (SG), Scott Johnson (SF), Paul Molter (PF) Joseph Downing, Dennis Bloch, Charles Brennan, Brad Furman | |
| 09:42 | Carthage | Robert Alverez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-55 |
| 09:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Molter misses the shot from the right side | 54-55 |
| 09:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Molter misses the tip | 54-55 |
| 09:24 | Carthage | Timothy Zarate grabs the board | 54-55 |
| 09:17 | Carthage | James Jones makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Charles Polisky | 57-55 |
| 08:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Scott Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 57-55 |
| 08:40 | Carthage | James Jones's pass is intercepted by John Lewis | 57-55 |
| 08:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Wakefield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-55 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Downing (PG), Raymond Dickstein (PF), Charles Brennan (C) Lane Zahn, Paul Molter, John Lewis | |
| 08:16 | Carthage | Charles Polisky misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 08:14 | Carthage | James Jones grabs the offensive board | 57-55 |
| 07:51 | Carthage | Richard Wakefield is called for the reach on Charles Polisky - foul #2 on Richard Wakefield, team foul #4 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Brad Furman (C) Scott Johnson | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Timothy Zarate (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Polisky (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Alverez (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - William Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Joseph Downing (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Wakefield (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Brennan (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Raymond Dickstein (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Brad Furman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Carthage | Robert Alverez clanks a 3 from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 07:31 | Carthage | James Jones misses the tip | 57-55 |
| 07:30 | Carthage | William Ford snags the offensive board | 57-55 |
| 07:15 | Carthage | Charles Brennan picks off the pass by Charles Polisky | 57-55 |
| 06:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Ford swats the layup by Charles Brennan | 57-55 |
| 06:57 | Carthage | James Jones grabs the board | 57-55 |
| 06:39 | Carthage | Timothy Zarate drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Polisky and he's fouled by Brad Furman - foul #4 on Brad Furman, team foul #5 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Carthage | Daniel Revis (SG), Jacob Harrell (SF), Larry Hansen (PF), John Wallach (C) Charles Polisky, James Jones, Robert Alverez, William Ford | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Lane Zahn (PG), Scott Johnson (SF), Paul Molter (PF), John Lewis (C) Joseph Downing, Charles Brennan, Raymond Dickstein, Brad Furman | |
| 06:39 | Carthage | Timothy Zarate misses the free throw | 59-55 |
| 06:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Molter grabs the defensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 06:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Scott Johnson can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 59-55 |
| 06:28 | Carthage | Larry Hansen snags the defensive board | 59-55 |
| 06:03 | Carthage | Timothy Zarate misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-55 |
| 06:01 | Carthage | John Wallach pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 05:53 | Carthage | Daniel Revis buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Timothy Zarate | 62-55 |
| 05:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lane Zahn knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Wakefield | 62-57 |
| 05:20 | Carthage | John Wallach buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Jacob Harrell | 65-57 |
| 04:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Larry Hansen is called for the reach on Lane Zahn - foul #1 on Larry Hansen, team foul #8 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Carthage | Charles Polisky (SG), James Jones (SF), Robert Alverez (PF), William Ford (C) Timothy Zarate, Jacob Harrell, Larry Hansen, John Wallach | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Downing (SG), Charles Brennan (SF) Richard Wakefield, Scott Johnson | |
| 04:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lane Zahn makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 04:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lane Zahn misses the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 04:51 | Carthage | William Ford grabs the board | 65-58 |
| 04:38 | Carthage | Daniel Revis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-58 |
| 04:37 | Carthage | William Ford snags the offensive board | 65-58 |
| 04:32 | Carthage | Charles Polisky hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by James Jones | 67-58 |
| 04:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Brennan misses the shot from close range | 67-58 |
| 04:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Lewis tips it but misses | 67-58 |
| 04:16 | Carthage | Charles Polisky grabs the board | 67-58 |
| 03:51 | Carthage | Robert Alverez can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-58 |
| 03:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Lewis pulls down the rebound | 67-58 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Daniel Revis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Polisky (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Alverez (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - William Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Lane Zahn (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Downing (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Brennan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Paul Molter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Downing makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Lane Zahn | 67-60 |
| 03:13 | Carthage | Charles Polisky is whistled for traveling | 67-60 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Wakefield (SG), Scott Johnson (SF), Raymond Dickstein (PF) Lane Zahn, Paul Molter, John Lewis | |
| 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) | |
| 02:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Scott Johnson can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by William Ford - foul #2 on William Ford, team foul #9 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Carthage | Jacob Harrell (SF) James Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 02:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Scott Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 02:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Scott Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 02:59 | Carthage | William Ford pulls down the rebound | 67-61 |
| 02:59 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-61 |
| 02:36 | Carthage | Jacob Harrell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 67-61 |
| 02:34 | Carthage | Robert Alverez tips it but misses | 67-61 |
| 02:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Scott Johnson grabs the board | 67-61 |
| 02:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-61 |
| Subs | Carthage | Timothy Zarate (PG), James Jones (SF) Daniel Revis, Jacob Harrell | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Lane Zahn (PG), Paul Molter (PF), John Lewis (C) Joseph Downing, Raymond Dickstein, Charles Brennan | |
| 02:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lane Zahn misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-61 |
| 02:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Lewis snags the offensive board | 67-61 |
| 01:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Scott Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 67-61 |
| 01:55 | Carthage | Robert Alverez grabs the defensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 01:39 | Carthage | John Lewis steals it from William Ford | 67-61 |
| 01:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Molter misses the jumper from the left side | 67-61 |
| 01:29 | Carthage | Robert Alverez gets the rebound | 67-61 |
| 01:19 | Carthage | Timothy Zarate hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Charles Polisky | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Wakefield hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-64 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Carthage | Robert Alverez can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 69-64 |
| 00:25 | Carthage | William Ford tips it in | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lane Zahn connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Wakefield | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Carthage | Robert Alverez is hacked by Lane Zahn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lane Zahn, team foul #6 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Carthage | Daniel Revis (SG) Charles Polisky | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 00:16 | Carthage | James Jones is fouled on the floor by Paul Molter - foul #3 on Paul Molter, team foul #7 | 71-67 |
| 00:16 | Carthage | James Jones misses the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Wakefield grabs the board | 71-67 |
| 00:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Zarate steals it from Richard Wakefield | 71-67 |
| 00:06 | Carthage | Timothy Zarate lays it up and in | 73-67 |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Wakefield makes the 3 from the left wing | 73-70 |