| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Jason Barr (fresh) SG - Alvin Wood (fresh) SF - Perry Brady (fresh) PF - Donald McDonald (fresh) C - Anthony Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Frank Batt (fresh) SG - Calvin Pfeil (fresh) SF - Robert Tucker (fresh) PF - Joseph Watts (fresh) C - Arthur Leonard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Perry Brady wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Tucker picks off the pass by Donald McDonald | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Carthage | A charge is called on Joseph Watts - foul #1 on Joseph Watts, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Barr comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald McDonald tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Robert Tucker | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald McDonald scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Jason Barr | 4-2 |
| 17:51 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard can't finish the layup | 4-2 |
| 17:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Barr grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Perry Brady misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 17:26 | Carthage | Joseph Watts snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:18 | Carthage | Frank Batt evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 4-2 |
| 17:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Perry Brady snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 16:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Perry Brady makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jason Barr | 7-2 |
| 16:29 | Carthage | Alvin Wood is called for the reach on Frank Batt - foul #1 on Alvin Wood, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Joshua Durso (PG), Richard Chittum (SG), Shawn Becerra (SF), Joe Edgerton (PF), Sammy Albury (C) Jason Barr, Alvin Wood, Perry Brady, Donald McDonald, Anthony Smith | |
| Subs | Carthage | Gary Michael (PG), Alex Schrecengost (SG), Todd Weissman (SF), Nicholas Stowell (PF), James Summers (C) Frank Batt, Calvin Pfeil, Robert Tucker, Joseph Watts, Arthur Leonard | |
| 16:15 | Carthage | Gary Michael drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Todd Weissman | 7-5 |
| 15:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nicholas Stowell is called for the reach on Shawn Becerra - foul #1 on Nicholas Stowell, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Joshua Durso (fresh) SG - Richard Chittum (fresh) SF - Shawn Becerra (fresh) PF - Joe Edgerton (fresh) C - Sammy Albury (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gary Michael (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alex Schrecengost (fresh) SF - Todd Weissman (fresh) PF - Nicholas Stowell (fresh) C - James Summers (fresh) | |
| 15:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joshua Durso knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Richard Chittum | 9-5 |
| 14:55 | Carthage | Nicholas Stowell misses long on a jumper from the left side | 9-5 |
| 14:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammy Albury grabs the board | 9-5 |
| 14:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joe Edgerton clanks a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Gary Michael - foul #1 on Gary Michael, team foul #3 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Barr (PG), Alvin Wood (SG), Perry Brady (SF), Anthony Smith (C) Joshua Durso, Richard Chittum, Shawn Becerra, Sammy Albury | |
| Subs | Carthage | Frank Batt (PG), Calvin Pfeil (SG), Arthur Leonard (C) Gary Michael, Alex Schrecengost, James Summers | |
| 14:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joe Edgerton makes the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 14:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joe Edgerton misses the 2nd free throw | 10-5 |
| 14:36 | Carthage | Nicholas Stowell grabs the board | 10-5 |
| 14:26 | Carthage | Todd Weissman misses short on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Alvin Wood - foul #2 on Alvin Wood, team foul #2 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Chittum (SG), Donald McDonald (PF) Alvin Wood, Joe Edgerton | |
| Subs | Carthage | Joseph Watts (PF) Nicholas Stowell | |
| 14:26 | Carthage | Todd Weissman misses the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 14:26 | Carthage | Todd Weissman makes the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 14:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | The short jumper by Donald McDonald is denied by Arthur Leonard | 10-6 |
| 14:02 | Carthage | Joseph Watts gets the rebound | 10-6 |
| 13:56 | Carthage | Frank Batt connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Calvin Pfeil | 10-8 |
| 13:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Chittum is hacked by Calvin Pfeil - foul #1 on Calvin Pfeil, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Joshua Durso (PG), Shawn Becerra (SF), Joe Edgerton (C) Jason Barr, Perry Brady, Anthony Smith | |
| Subs | Carthage | Gary Michael (PG), Alex Schrecengost (SG), Nicholas Stowell (PF), James Summers (C) Frank Batt, Calvin Pfeil, Joseph Watts, Arthur Leonard | |
| 13:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Chittum is called for traveling | 10-8 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Barr (PG), Anthony Smith (C) Joshua Durso, Donald McDonald | |
| Subs | Carthage | Frank Batt (PG), Calvin Pfeil (SG), Robert Tucker (SF), Arthur Leonard (C) Gary Michael, Alex Schrecengost, Todd Weissman, James Summers | |
| 12:58 | Carthage | Jason Barr steals it from Frank Batt out of a doubleteam | 10-8 |
| 12:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Shawn Becerra hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-8 |
| 12:38 | Carthage | Frank Batt snags the defensive board | 10-8 |
| 12:28 | Carthage | Robert Tucker is whistled for a carry | 10-8 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Joshua Durso (PG), Perry Brady (SF), Donald McDonald (PF) Jason Barr, Shawn Becerra, Anthony Smith | |
| Subs | Carthage | Gary Michael (PG), Alex Schrecengost (SG), Todd Weissman (SF), Joseph Watts (PF), James Summers (C) Frank Batt, Calvin Pfeil, Robert Tucker, Nicholas Stowell, Arthur Leonard | |
| 12:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joshua Durso comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 10-8 |
| 12:01 | Carthage | James Summers grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 11:40 | Carthage | Gary Michael connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Watts | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Joshua Durso (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Chittum (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Perry Brady (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald McDonald (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joe Edgerton (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gary Michael (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Alex Schrecengost (fresh) SF - Todd Weissman (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joseph Watts (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Summers (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joshua Durso misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-10 |
| 11:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Perry Brady grabs the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 10:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald McDonald hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 10-10 |
| 10:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Perry Brady misses the tip | 10-10 |
| 10:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joe Edgerton pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 10:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Perry Brady clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 10:34 | Carthage | Alex Schrecengost grabs the defensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 10:21 | Carthage | James Summers comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 10-10 |
| 10:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Perry Brady pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| 10:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald McDonald misses long on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Joseph Watts - foul #2 on Joseph Watts, team foul #5 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Barr (PG), Wilbur Fowler (SG), Shawn Becerra (SF), Anthony Smith (C) Joshua Durso, Richard Chittum, Perry Brady, Joe Edgerton | |
| Subs | Carthage | Frank Batt (PG), Calvin Pfeil (SG), Robert Tucker (SF), Nicholas Stowell (PF), Arthur Leonard (C) Gary Michael, Alex Schrecengost, Todd Weissman, Joseph Watts, James Summers | |
| 10:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 10:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald McDonald misses the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 10:14 | Carthage | Nicholas Stowell pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 10:03 | Carthage | Donald McDonald is called for the reach on Calvin Pfeil - foul #1 on Donald McDonald, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Joe Edgerton (PF) Donald McDonald | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 09:53 | Carthage | Robert Tucker scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Calvin Pfeil | 11-12 |
| 09:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Wilbur Fowler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-12 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Perry Brady (SF), Donald McDonald (PF) Shawn Becerra, Joe Edgerton | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 09:18 | Carthage | Robert Tucker can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Anthony Smith - foul #1 on Anthony Smith, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| 09:18 | Carthage | Robert Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 09:18 | Carthage | Robert Tucker misses the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 09:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Anthony Smith grabs the board | 11-13 |
| 08:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Calvin Pfeil steals the ball from Wilbur Fowler | 11-13 |
| 08:40 | Carthage | Anthony Smith is called for the reach on Arthur Leonard - foul #2 on Anthony Smith, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Chittum (SG), Shawn Becerra (SF), Joe Edgerton (C) Wilbur Fowler, Perry Brady, Anthony Smith | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 08:31 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Nicholas Stowell and the foul's on Joe Edgerton - foul #1 on Joe Edgerton, team foul #6 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Wilbur Fowler (SG) Richard Chittum | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 08:31 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard makes the free throw | 11-16 |
| 08:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Barr misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 11-16 |
| 08:07 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Robert Tucker | 11-16 |
| 07:48 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard misses the easy dunk attempt | 11-16 |
| 07:46 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard tips it in | 11-18 |
| 07:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald McDonald misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-18 |
| 07:17 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard pulls down the rebound | 11-18 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Jason Barr (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wilbur Fowler (fresh) SF - Shawn Becerra (fresh) PF - Donald McDonald (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Joe Edgerton (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Frank Batt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Calvin Pfeil (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nicholas Stowell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Arthur Leonard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Carthage | Robert Tucker is fouled on the floor by Donald McDonald - foul #2 on Donald McDonald, team foul #7 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Chittum (SG), Perry Brady (SF), Sammy Albury (C) Wilbur Fowler, Donald McDonald, Joe Edgerton | |
| Subs | Carthage | Todd Weissman (SF) Nicholas Stowell | |
| 07:06 | Carthage | Robert Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 07:06 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard snags the offensive board | 11-18 |
| 06:48 | Carthage | Robert Tucker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-18 |
| 06:47 | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil snags the offensive board | 11-18 |
| 06:29 | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 11-18 |
| 06:27 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard hits the follow up shot | 11-20 |
| 05:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Shawn Becerra loses the ball out of bounds | 11-20 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Joe Edgerton (C) Sammy Albury | |
| Subs | Carthage | Joseph Watts (PF) Robert Tucker | |
| 05:35 | Carthage | Todd Weissman travels with the ball | 11-20 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Gary Michael (PG), Alex Schrecengost (SG), James Summers (C) Frank Batt, Calvin Pfeil, Arthur Leonard | |
| 05:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Chittum clanks a runner from the left block | 11-20 |
| 05:15 | Carthage | Todd Weissman gets the rebound | 11-20 |
| 04:53 | Carthage | Todd Weissman misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 11-20 |
| 04:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Joe Edgerton | 11-20 |
| 04:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Chittum hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-20 |
| 04:09 | Carthage | Gary Michael scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Alex Schrecengost and he's hacked by Jason Barr - foul #1 on Jason Barr, team foul #8 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Joshua Durso (PG), Wilbur Fowler (SG) Jason Barr, Richard Chittum | |
| Subs | Carthage | Frank Batt (PG), Calvin Pfeil (SG), Arthur Leonard (C) Alex Schrecengost, Joseph Watts, James Summers | |
| 04:09 | Carthage | Gary Michael makes the free throw | 14-23 |
| 03:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Calvin Pfeil takes the ball from Perry Brady | 14-23 |
| 03:37 | Carthage | Frank Batt can't finish the layup | 14-23 |
| 03:35 | Carthage | Frank Batt grabs the offensive rebound | 14-23 |
| 03:24 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard misses the wide open jump hook in the paint | 14-23 |
| 03:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Perry Brady grabs the board | 14-23 |
| 03:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joshua Durso is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Joshua Durso, team foul #9 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Barr (PG), Alvin Wood (SG), Donald McDonald (PF), Anthony Smith (C) Joshua Durso, Wilbur Fowler, Perry Brady, Joe Edgerton | |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Tucker (SF), Joseph Watts (PF) Todd Weissman, Gary Michael | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Jason Barr (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alvin Wood (fresh) SF - Shawn Becerra (fairly fresh) PF - Donald McDonald (fresh) 5 pts. C - Anthony Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Frank Batt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Calvin Pfeil (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Watts (fresh) 2 reb. C - Arthur Leonard (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Carthage | Robert Tucker knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Frank Batt | 14-25 |
| 02:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Barr is hacked by Frank Batt - foul #1 on Frank Batt, team foul #6 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Chittum (SG), Perry Brady (SF) Jason Barr, Shawn Becerra | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 02:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Chittum misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-25 |
| 02:00 | Carthage | Joseph Watts gets the rebound | 14-25 |
| 01:43 | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-28 |
| 01:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Chittum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-28 |
| 01:23 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard grabs the defensive rebound | 14-28 |
| 01:00 | Carthage | Anthony Smith is called for the reach on Frank Batt - foul #3 on Anthony Smith, team foul #10 | 14-28 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Barr (PG), Shawn Becerra (SF), Joe Edgerton (C) Richard Chittum, Perry Brady, Anthony Smith | |
| Subs | Carthage | Alex Schrecengost (SG), Todd Weissman (SF), James Summers (C) Calvin Pfeil, Robert Tucker, Arthur Leonard | |
| 01:00 | Carthage | Frank Batt makes the 1st free throw | 14-29 |
| 01:00 | Carthage | Frank Batt makes the 2nd free throw | 14-30 |
| 00:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Todd Weissman is called for the reach on Shawn Becerra - foul #1 on Todd Weissman, team foul #7 | 14-30 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil (SG), Arthur Leonard (C) Alex Schrecengost, James Summers | |
| 00:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Shawn Becerra makes the 1st free throw | 15-30 |
| 00:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Shawn Becerra makes the 2nd free throw | 16-30 |
| 00:25 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Frank Batt | 16-32 |
| 00:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Watts is called for the reach on Shawn Becerra - foul #3 on Joseph Watts, team foul #8 | 16-32 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammy Albury (C) Joe Edgerton | |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Tucker (SF), Nicholas Stowell (PF) Todd Weissman, Joseph Watts | |
| 00:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Shawn Becerra makes the 1st free throw | 17-32 |
| 00:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Shawn Becerra makes the 2nd free throw | 18-32 |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Robert Tucker clanks a halfcourt shot | 18-32 |