| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Kevin Grimes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sherwood Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Williams (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Carlos Sledge (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Virgil Hawthorn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Bouchard (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Benton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Noah Dunn (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Lee Bouchard inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Carthage | Carlos Sledge misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-28 |
| 19:36 | Wheaton | David Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 19:25 | Wheaton | Herbert Sullivan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Noah Dunn - foul #1 on Noah Dunn, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| 19:25 | Wheaton | Herbert Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 19:25 | Wheaton | Herbert Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 19:25 | Carthage | Noah Dunn grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 19:10 | Carthage | Terry Benton clanks a floater from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 19:09 | Carthage | Noah Dunn tips it but misses | 35-28 |
| 19:08 | Carthage | Virgil Hawthorn grabs the offensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 18:42 | Carthage | Lee Bouchard clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 18:40 | Wheaton | David Williams gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| 18:15 | Wheaton | Sherwood Stewart misses the jumper from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 18:13 | Carthage | Lee Bouchard pulls down the rebound | 35-28 |
| 18:09 | Carthage | Virgil Hawthorn connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Noah Dunn | 35-30 |
| 17:54 | Wheaton | Herbert Sullivan misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 17:52 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Terry Benton | 35-30 |
| 17:47 | Carthage | Virgil Hawthorn misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 17:46 | Wheaton | The rebound goes to David Williams | 35-30 |
| 17:31 | Wheaton | Herbert Sullivan misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 17:29 | Carthage | Noah Dunn snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 17:19 | Carthage | Carlos Sledge drills a shot from the right wing and he's fouled by Kevin Grimes - foul #1 on Kevin Grimes, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| 17:19 | Carthage | Carlos Sledge makes the free throw | 35-33 |
| 17:06 | Wheaton | Herbert Sullivan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 17:05 | Wheaton | Sherwood Stewart pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 16:45 | Wheaton | Herbert Sullivan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 16:44 | Wheaton | David Williams tips it home | 37-33 |
| 16:28 | Carthage | Carlos Sledge connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-35 |
| 16:12 | Wheaton | Herbert Sullivan hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 15:47 | Carthage | Noah Dunn lays it up and in on a nice dish by Carlos Sledge | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Kevin Grimes (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Sullivan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Thomas Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sherwood Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Carlos Sledge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Virgil Hawthorn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Bouchard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Terry Benton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Noah Dunn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Wheaton | David Williams misses the lay-in | 40-37 |
| 15:22 | Wheaton | Thomas Scott tips it in | 42-37 |
| 15:01 | Carthage | Thomas Scott steals it from Lee Bouchard | 42-37 |
| 14:44 | Wheaton | David Williams misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Terry Benton - foul #1 on Terry Benton, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Wheaton | John Richard (PG), Brandon Ham (SG), Fred Braun (SF), Charles Yang (PF) Kevin Grimes, Herbert Sullivan, Thomas Scott, Sherwood Stewart | |
| Subs | Carthage | Joseph Sherwood (PG), Eric McClaine (SG), Richard Engelhardt (SF), William Mozingo (PF), James Howard (C) Carlos Sledge, Virgil Hawthorn, Lee Bouchard, Terry Benton, Noah Dunn | |
| 14:44 | Wheaton | David Williams misses the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 14:44 | Wheaton | David Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 14:20 | Carthage | Eric McClaine makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Richard Engelhardt | 43-40 |
| 13:58 | Wheaton | Richard Engelhardt steals it from John Richard | 43-40 |
| 13:49 | Carthage | James Howard misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 13:48 | Wheaton | John Richard pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 13:36 | Wheaton | Charles Yang drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-40 |
| 13:18 | Carthage | James Howard buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from William Mozingo | 45-43 |
| 13:02 | Wheaton | John Richard drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Brandon Ham | 48-43 |
| 12:37 | Carthage | William Mozingo hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Engelhardt and the foul's on Charles Yang - foul #1 on Charles Yang, team foul #2 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Kevin Grimes (PG), Herbert Sullivan (SG), Thomas Scott (SF), Sherwood Stewart (PF) John Richard, Brandon Ham, Charles Yang, David Williams | |
| Subs | Carthage | Carlos Sledge (PG), Virgil Hawthorn (SG), Lee Bouchard (SF), Terry Benton (PF) Joseph Sherwood, Eric McClaine, Richard Engelhardt, James Howard | |
| 12:37 | Carthage | William Mozingo makes the free throw | 48-46 |
| 12:24 | Wheaton | Thomas Scott hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 12:22 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Virgil Hawthorn | 48-46 |
| 12:06 | Carthage | William Mozingo misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-46 |
| 12:04 | Wheaton | Kevin Grimes grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 11:47 | Wheaton | Sherwood Stewart misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Lee Bouchard - foul #2 on Lee Bouchard, team foul #3 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Joe Sweeting (C) Fred Braun | |
| Subs | Carthage | Noah Dunn (C) William Mozingo | |
| 11:47 | Wheaton | Sherwood Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 11:47 | Wheaton | Sherwood Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Kevin Grimes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Sullivan (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Thomas Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sherwood Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Sweeting (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Carlos Sledge (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Virgil Hawthorn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Bouchard (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Terry Benton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Noah Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Carthage | Virgil Hawthorn makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Carlos Sledge | 50-49 |
| 11:21 | Wheaton | Herbert Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Terry Benton - foul #2 on Terry Benton, team foul #4 | 50-49 |
| 11:07 | Wheaton | Kevin Grimes lays it up and in | 52-49 |
| 11:03 | Carthage | Virgil Hawthorn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-49 |
| 11:02 | Wheaton | Sherwood Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 10:51 | Wheaton | Herbert Sullivan misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 10:49 | Wheaton | Sherwood Stewart grabs the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 10:31 | Wheaton | Herbert Sullivan hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Kevin Grimes and the foul's on Terry Benton - foul #3 on Terry Benton, team foul #5 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Fred Braun (SF) Thomas Scott | |
| Subs | Carthage | William Mozingo (PF) Terry Benton | |
| 10:31 | Wheaton | Herbert Sullivan makes the free throw | 55-49 |
| 10:07 | Carthage | Virgil Hawthorn hits a floater from the left block set up by Carlos Sledge | 55-51 |
| 09:46 | Wheaton | Kevin Grimes lays it up and in on a great pass from Sherwood Stewart | 57-51 |
| 09:22 | Carthage | Sherwood Stewart swats the shot by Carlos Sledge | 57-51 |
| 09:20 | Carthage | William Mozingo snags the offensive board | 57-51 |
| 08:59 | Carthage | Carlos Sledge is called for 5 seconds | 57-51 |
| Subs | Wheaton | John Richard (SG), Thomas Scott (SF) Herbert Sullivan, Joe Sweeting | |
| Subs | Carthage | Eric McClaine (PG), Richard Engelhardt (SF), Terry Benton (PF) Carlos Sledge, Lee Bouchard, Noah Dunn | |
| 08:45 | Wheaton | Thomas Scott misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 08:43 | Carthage | Eric McClaine gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 08:24 | Carthage | Eric McClaine can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 08:22 | Carthage | William Mozingo hits the follow up shot | 57-53 |
| 08:09 | Wheaton | Sherwood Stewart connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-53 |
| 07:51 | Carthage | Virgil Hawthorn misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 60-53 |
| 07:50 | Wheaton | Kevin Grimes snags the defensive board | 60-53 |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Kevin Grimes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Richard (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sherwood Stewart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Fred Braun (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Eric McClaine (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Virgil Hawthorn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Engelhardt (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Terry Benton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Mozingo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Wheaton | Terry Benton swats the short shot by Fred Braun | 60-53 |
| 07:41 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Richard Engelhardt | 60-53 |
| 07:35 | Carthage | Kevin Grimes steals the ball from Richard Engelhardt | 60-53 |
| 07:14 | Wheaton | Fred Braun can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-53 |
| 07:13 | Wheaton | Kevin Grimes snags the offensive board | 60-53 |
| 06:54 | Wheaton | Sherwood Stewart knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Fred Braun | 62-53 |
| 06:29 | Carthage | Eric McClaine misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 06:27 | Carthage | William Mozingo hits the follow up shot | 62-55 |
| 05:59 | Wheaton | Sherwood Stewart comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-55 |
| 05:57 | Carthage | William Mozingo snags the defensive board | 62-55 |
| 05:57 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-55 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Herbert Sullivan (SG), David Williams (C) John Richard, Fred Braun | |
| Subs | Carthage | Carlos Sledge (PG), Lee Bouchard (SF), Noah Dunn (C) Eric McClaine, Richard Engelhardt, William Mozingo | |
| 05:37 | Carthage | Virgil Hawthorn drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Carlos Sledge and he's fouled by Herbert Sullivan - foul #2 on Herbert Sullivan, team foul #3 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Wheaton | John Richard (PG) Kevin Grimes | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 05:37 | Carthage | Virgil Hawthorn makes the free throw | 62-58 |
| 05:24 | Wheaton | Thomas Scott clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 05:23 | Carthage | Noah Dunn gets the rebound | 62-58 |
| 05:07 | Carthage | Virgil Hawthorn comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 62-58 |
| 05:05 | Wheaton | The rebound goes to David Williams | 62-58 |
| 04:44 | Wheaton | Herbert Sullivan misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 62-58 |
| 04:42 | Wheaton | Sherwood Stewart grabs the offensive board | 62-58 |
| 04:36 | Wheaton | Herbert Sullivan misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-58 |
| 04:34 | Carthage | Lee Bouchard pulls down the rebound | 62-58 |
| 04:30 | Carthage | Lee Bouchard can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-58 |
| 04:28 | Carthage | Noah Dunn pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 04:11 | Carthage | Carlos Sledge clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 62-58 |
| 04:10 | Wheaton | John Richard snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| 03:53 | Wheaton | Herbert Sullivan makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Sherwood Stewart | 65-58 |
| 03:49 | Carthage | Virgil Hawthorn connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Lee Bouchard | 65-61 |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - John Richard (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Herbert Sullivan (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Thomas Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sherwood Stewart (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - David Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Carlos Sledge (fresh) 5 pts. 9 ast. SG - Virgil Hawthorn (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Bouchard (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Terry Benton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Noah Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Wheaton | John Richard is whistled for traveling | 65-61 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Kevin Grimes (PG), Fred Braun (SF), Charles Yang (PF) John Richard, Thomas Scott, Sherwood Stewart | |
| Subs | Carthage | Eric McClaine (SG), William Mozingo (PF) Virgil Hawthorn, Terry Benton | |
| 03:05 | Carthage | Eric McClaine scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Carlos Sledge | 65-64 |
| 02:59 | Wheaton | Wheaton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-64 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Thomas Scott (SF), Sherwood Stewart (PF) Fred Braun, Charles Yang | |
| Subs | Carthage | Virgil Hawthorn (SG) Eric McClaine | |
| 02:45 | Wheaton | Sherwood Stewart lays it up and in on a nice dish by Herbert Sullivan and he's fouled by Noah Dunn - foul #2 on Noah Dunn, team foul #6 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Terry Benton (PF) William Mozingo | |
| 02:45 | Wheaton | Sherwood Stewart misses the free throw | 67-64 |
| 02:45 | Wheaton | Thomas Scott pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 02:34 | Wheaton | Kevin Grimes loses the ball out of bounds | 67-64 |
| 02:19 | Carthage | Noah Dunn buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Terry Benton | 67-66 |
| 02:04 | Wheaton | Virgil Hawthorn steps in front of the David Williams pass | 67-66 |
| 01:50 | Carthage | Noah Dunn misses the easy layup | 67-66 |
| 01:49 | Wheaton | Thomas Scott pulls down the rebound | 67-66 |
| 01:32 | Wheaton | Thomas Scott is hacked by Carlos Sledge - foul #2 on Carlos Sledge, team foul #7 | 67-66 |
| 01:32 | Wheaton | Thomas Scott makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 01:32 | Wheaton | Thomas Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 01:23 | Carthage | Carlos Sledge hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-69 |
| 01:02 | Wheaton | Sherwood Stewart clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Terry Benton - foul #4 on Terry Benton, team foul #8 | 69-69 |
| 01:02 | Wheaton | Sherwood Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 01:02 | Wheaton | Sherwood Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:42 | Carthage | Lee Bouchard buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Virgil Hawthorn | 71-72 |
| 00:20 | Wheaton | Kevin Grimes scores on a floater near the basket set up by Thomas Scott | 73-72 |
| 00:07 | Carthage | Noah Dunn is called for 5 seconds | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Wheaton | Herbert Sullivan is fouled in the backcourt by Virgil Hawthorn - foul #2 on Virgil Hawthorn, team foul #9 | 73-72 |
| 00:04 | Wheaton | Herbert Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:04 | Wheaton | Herbert Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:04 | Carthage | Carthage calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-72 |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Carlos Sledge misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 75-72 |