| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Leo Rice (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Sheppard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ismael Payne (fresh) 4 reb. C - Steven Clements (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Chad Cordon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frederick Calabrese (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Warren (fresh) PF - Bill Thomas (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Patrick Stadler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Douglas Warren inbounds the ball | 39-40 |
| 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) | |
| 19:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-40 |
| 19:34 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Ismael Payne | 39-40 |
| 19:19 | Carthage | Ismael Payne steps out of bounds on the baseline | 39-40 |
| 18:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-40 |
| 18:39 | Carthage | Bill Thomas steals it from Steven Clements | 39-40 |
| 18:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 18:30 | Carthage | Leo Rice grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 18:25 | Carthage | Leo Rice hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 39-40 |
| 18:24 | Carthage | Leo Rice pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 18:03 | Carthage | Steven Clements is fouled on the floor by Frederick Calabrese - foul #1 on Frederick Calabrese, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| 17:48 | Carthage | Steven Clements clanks a jumper from the left block | 39-40 |
| 17:46 | Carthage | Steven Clements tips it back up and in | 41-40 |
| 17:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Patrick Stadler's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Clements | 41-40 |
| 17:33 | Carthage | Steven Clements grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 17:18 | Carthage | Ismael Payne blows the layup | 41-40 |
| 17:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 17:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 16:58 | Carthage | Steven Clements gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 16:47 | Carthage | Ismael Payne scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Leo Rice | 43-40 |
| 16:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 43-40 |
| 16:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Patrick Stadler gets the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 16:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 43-40 |
| 16:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Patrick Stadler tips it but misses | 43-40 |
| 16:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Patrick Stadler tips it in | 43-42 |
| 15:49 | Carthage | David Lewis buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Leo Rice | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Leo Rice (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Sheppard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ismael Payne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Clements (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Chad Cordon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frederick Calabrese (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Warren (fairly fresh) PF - Bill Thomas (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Patrick Stadler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-45 |
| 15:05 | Carthage | Steven Clements misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 15:03 | Carthage | Steven Clements gets the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 14:48 | Carthage | Ismael Payne clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Chad Cordon - foul #2 on Chad Cordon, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Carthage | William Cabot (PG), Dale Lowe (SG), Charles Douglass (SF), Barry Mitchell (C) Leo Rice, David Lewis, Michael Sheppard, Steven Clements | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mole (PG), Donald Woods (SG), William Lonon (SF), Orville Davis (PF), Peter Henthorn (C) Chad Cordon, Frederick Calabrese, Douglas Warren, Bill Thomas, Patrick Stadler | |
| 14:48 | Carthage | Ismael Payne makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 14:48 | Carthage | Ismael Payne misses the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 14:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Peter Henthorn gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 14:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Barry Mitchell steals it from Donald Woods | 47-45 |
| 14:11 | Carthage | Barry Mitchell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 14:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Lonon grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 14:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mole can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Ismael Payne - foul #2 on Ismael Payne, team foul #1 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Carthage | Timothy Hinojosa (C) Ismael Payne | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 14:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mole makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 14:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mole misses the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 14:04 | Carthage | Barry Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 13:51 | Carthage | Timothy Hinojosa drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by William Cabot | 50-46 |
| 13:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Orville Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 13:44 | Carthage | Dale Lowe grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 13:28 | Carthage | Dale Lowe knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by William Cabot | 52-46 |
| 13:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Barry Mitchell swats the short shot by William Lonon | 52-46 |
| 13:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Lonon can't tip it in | 52-46 |
| 13:15 | Carthage | Barry Mitchell snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 12:53 | Carthage | Barry Mitchell clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Peter Henthorn - foul #1 on Peter Henthorn, team foul #3 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Carthage | David Lewis (SG) Dale Lowe | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas (PF) Peter Henthorn | |
| 12:53 | Carthage | Barry Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 12:53 | Carthage | Barry Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 12:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas banks in the layup on a great pass from David Mole | 54-48 |
| 12:17 | Carthage | David Lewis hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Barry Mitchell | 57-48 |
| 12:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas misses the jump hook from the right block | 57-48 |
| 11:59 | Carthage | Charles Douglass grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 11:42 | Carthage | Charles Douglass is whistled for traveling | 57-48 |
| Subs | Carthage | Leo Rice (PG), Michael Sheppard (SF), Ismael Payne (PF), Steven Clements (C) William Cabot, Charles Douglass, Barry Mitchell, Timothy Hinojosa | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon (PG), Frederick Calabrese (SG), Douglas Warren (SF), Patrick Stadler (C) David Mole, Donald Woods, William Lonon, Orville Davis | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Leo Rice (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Sheppard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ismael Payne (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Clements (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Chad Cordon (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frederick Calabrese (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Warren (fresh) PF - Bill Thomas (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Patrick Stadler (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Clements picks off the pass by Patrick Stadler | 57-48 |
| 11:02 | Carthage | Leo Rice clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Bill Thomas - foul #2 on Bill Thomas, team foul #4 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Carthage | Dale Lowe (SG) David Lewis | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 11:02 | Carthage | Leo Rice misses the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 11:02 | Carthage | Leo Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 10:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 58-48 |
| 10:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Stadler | 58-48 |
| 10:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 58-48 |
| Subs | Carthage | William Cabot (SG) Dale Lowe | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 10:11 | Carthage | Michael Sheppard knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by William Cabot | 61-48 |
| 09:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 09:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas hits the follow up shot | 61-50 |
| 09:36 | Carthage | Steven Clements is called for traveling | 61-50 |
| Subs | Carthage | David Lewis (SG), Charles Douglass (SF), Barry Mitchell (PF) William Cabot, Michael Sheppard, Ismael Payne | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | William Lonon (PF) Bill Thomas | |
| 09:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-53 |
| 08:54 | Carthage | Charles Douglass makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from David Lewis | 63-53 |
| 08:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Warren | 63-56 |
| 08:11 | Carthage | Charles Douglass drills a runner from the right block set up by Leo Rice | 65-56 |
| 07:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Douglas Warren is fouled on the floor by Charles Douglass - foul #2 on Charles Douglass, team foul #2 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Carthage | William Cabot (PG), Michael Sheppard (SF), Ismael Payne (PF) Leo Rice, Barry Mitchell, Steven Clements | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mole (PG), Donald Woods (SG), Bill Thomas (PF), Orville Davis (C) Chad Cordon, Frederick Calabrese, Douglas Warren, Patrick Stadler | |
| 07:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Orville Davis can't finish the layup | 65-56 |
| 07:35 | Carthage | Charles Douglass pulls down the rebound | 65-56 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - William Cabot (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - David Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Sheppard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ismael Payne (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Douglass (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - David Mole (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Woods (fresh) SF - William Lonon (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Bill Thomas (fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Orville Davis (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Carthage | William Cabot buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ismael Payne | 67-56 |
| 07:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mole loses the dribble to David Lewis in the backcourt | 67-56 |
| 07:18 | Carthage | William Cabot is fouled on the floor by William Lonon - foul #1 on William Lonon, team foul #5 | 67-56 |
| 07:07 | Carthage | Ismael Payne knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by William Cabot | 69-56 |
| 06:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Orville Davis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-56 |
| 06:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas tips it home | 69-58 |
| 06:40 | Carthage | Ismael Payne connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by William Cabot | 71-58 |
| 06:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Lonon scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Donald Woods | 71-60 |
| 06:08 | Carthage | Michael Sheppard drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by William Cabot | 74-60 |
| 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) | |
| 05:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Lonon can't connect on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Michael Sheppard - foul #1 on Michael Sheppard, team foul #3 | 74-60 |
| Subs | Carthage | Leo Rice (PG), George Hunt (SF), Steven Clements (C) David Lewis, Michael Sheppard, Charles Douglass | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon (PG), Frederick Calabrese (SG), Patrick Stadler (C) David Mole, Donald Woods, Orville Davis | |
| 05:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Lonon misses the 1st free throw | 74-60 |
| 05:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Lonon misses the 2nd free throw | 74-60 |
| 05:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas grabs the offensive board | 74-60 |
| 05:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Clements takes the ball from William Lonon | 74-60 |
| 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) | |
| 05:07 | Carthage | George Hunt hits the finger roll | 76-60 |
| 04:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas lays it in on a great pass from William Lonon | 76-62 |
| 04:17 | Carthage | George Hunt's floater is tipped away by Bill Thomas | 76-62 |
| 04:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Patrick Stadler pulls down the rebound | 76-62 |
| 04:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon loses the dribble to Leo Rice | 76-62 |
| 04:05 | Carthage | William Cabot blows the layup | 76-62 |
| 04:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Patrick Stadler gets the rebound | 76-62 |
| 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) | |
| 03:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Cordon is hacked by William Cabot - foul #2 on William Cabot, team foul #4 | 76-62 |
| Subs | Carthage | David Lewis (SG), Michael Sheppard (SF), Charles Douglass (PF), Barry Mitchell (C) William Cabot, George Hunt, Ismael Payne, Steven Clements | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Woods (SG), Douglas Warren (SF), Orville Davis (PF), Peter Henthorn (C) Frederick Calabrese, William Lonon, Bill Thomas, Patrick Stadler | |
| 03:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | The refs have stopped play. Orville Davis is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 76-62 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Patrick Stadler (C) Orville Davis | |
| 03:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Woods buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Peter Henthorn | 76-65 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Leo Rice (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Sheppard (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Charles Douglass (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Barry Mitchell (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Chad Cordon (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Woods (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Warren (fresh) PF - Peter Henthorn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Patrick Stadler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 02:57 | Carthage | Leo Rice comes up short on the floater from the right side | 76-65 |
| 02:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Douglas Warren gets the rebound | 76-65 |
| 02:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-65 |
| Subs | Carthage | Ismael Payne (PF), Steven Clements (C) Charles Douglass, Barry Mitchell | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese (SG), Bill Thomas (PF) Donald Woods, Peter Henthorn | |
| 02:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 76-65 |
| 02:41 | Carthage | Leo Rice gets the rebound | 76-65 |
| 02:17 | Carthage | Leo Rice scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Sheppard | 79-65 |
| 02:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Douglas Warren | 79-68 |
| 01:35 | Carthage | Steven Clements clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 79-68 |
| 01:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Douglas Warren pulls down the rebound | 79-68 |
| 01:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Douglas Warren hits a runner in the lane | 79-70 |
| 00:56 | Carthage | Michael Sheppard misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 79-70 |
| 00:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Patrick Stadler pulls down the rebound | 79-70 |
| 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) | |
| 00:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leo Rice takes the ball from Chad Cordon in the backcourt | 79-70 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Carthage | Douglas Warren is called for the reach on Michael Sheppard - foul #3 on Douglas Warren, team foul #6 | 79-70 |
| 00:46 | Carthage | Douglas Warren is called for the reach on Ismael Payne - foul #4 on Douglas Warren, team foul #7 | 79-70 |
| 00:46 | Carthage | Ismael Payne makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:46 | Carthage | Ismael Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 81-70 |
| 00:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 81-70 |
| 00:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Douglas Warren can't tip it in | 81-70 |
| 00:39 | Carthage | Ismael Payne grabs the board | 81-70 |
| 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) | |
| 00:16 | Carthage | Michael Sheppard hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from David Lewis and he's hacked by Frederick Calabrese - foul #2 on Frederick Calabrese, team foul #8 | 83-70 |
| Subs | Carthage | William Cabot (PG), Dale Lowe (SG), Charles Douglass (PF), Barry Mitchell (C) Leo Rice, David Lewis, Ismael Payne, Steven Clements | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mole (PG), John Jones (SG), Donald Woods (SF), William Lonon (PF), Peter Henthorn (C) Chad Cordon, Frederick Calabrese, Douglas Warren, Bill Thomas, Patrick Stadler | |
| 00:16 | Carthage | Michael Sheppard makes the free throw | 84-70 |
| 00:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Lonon makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Peter Henthorn | 84-72 |
| 00:00 | Carthage | William Cabot runs out the clock | 84-72 |