| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - Roy Stepanski (fresh) SG - Jack Duclos (fresh) SF - Keith Dixon (fresh) PF - Robert Mills (fresh) C - Fred Henderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Dale Lowe (fresh) SG - David Lewis (fresh) SF - Michael Sheppard (fresh) PF - Charles Douglass (fresh) C - Steven Clements (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Steven Clements wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Elmhurst | Elmhurst is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Carthage | Dale Lowe is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by David Lewis | 0-3 |
| 19:21 | Elmhurst | Robert Mills misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 19:20 | Elmhurst | Fred Henderson misses the tip | 0-3 |
| 19:19 | Carthage | Michael Sheppard gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:03 | Carthage | Dale Lowe misses the jumper from the left side | 0-3 |
| 19:02 | Elmhurst | Fred Henderson snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:37 | Elmhurst | Jack Duclos comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 18:35 | Carthage | Steven Clements snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:17 | Carthage | Dale Lowe knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Douglass | 0-6 |
| 18:07 | Elmhurst | Jack Duclos misses short on a shot from the left wing | 0-6 |
| 18:06 | Carthage | Charles Douglass pulls down the rebound | 0-6 |
| 17:54 | Carthage | Charles Douglass blows the dunk but the foul's on Roy Stepanski - foul #1 on Roy Stepanski, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| 17:54 | Carthage | Charles Douglass misses the 1st free throw | 0-6 |
| 17:54 | Carthage | Charles Douglass misses the 2nd free throw | 0-6 |
| 17:54 | Carthage | Steven Clements pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-6 |
| 17:37 | Carthage | Michael Sheppard knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Dale Lowe | 0-9 |
| 17:19 | Elmhurst | Keith Dixon buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-9 |
| 17:01 | Carthage | Steven Clements hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Dale Lowe | 3-11 |
| 16:35 | Elmhurst | Jack Duclos is fouled on the floor by Dale Lowe - foul #1 on Dale Lowe, team foul #1 | 3-11 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | David Wilson (PG), Jeffrey Smith (SG), Joseph McCandlish (SF), James Baxter (PF), William Wood (C) Roy Stepanski, Jack Duclos, Keith Dixon, Robert Mills, Fred Henderson | |
| Subs | Carthage | William Cabot (PG), Timothy Hinojosa (SG), Don David (SF), George Hunt (PF), Barry Mitchell (C) Dale Lowe, David Lewis, Michael Sheppard, Charles Douglass, Steven Clements | |
| 16:15 | Elmhurst | Joseph McCandlish misses badly on a floater from the left block | 3-11 |
| 16:13 | Carthage | Barry Mitchell grabs the board | 3-11 |
| 15:52 | Carthage | William Cabot comes up short on the floater from the left side | 3-11 |
| 15:50 | Elmhurst | James Baxter gets the rebound | 3-11 |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - David Wilson (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Smith (fresh) SF - Joseph McCandlish (fresh) PF - James Baxter (fresh) C - William Wood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - William Cabot (fresh) SG - Timothy Hinojosa (fresh) SF - Don David (fresh) PF - George Hunt (fresh) C - Barry Mitchell (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Elmhurst | Barry Mitchell takes the ball from Jeffrey Smith | 3-11 |
| 15:40 | Carthage | Barry Mitchell connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Hinojosa | 3-14 |
| 15:23 | Elmhurst | Jeffrey Smith's pass is intercepted by Barry Mitchell | 3-14 |
| 15:20 | Carthage | Timothy Hinojosa's pass is intercepted by Joseph McCandlish in the backcourt | 3-14 |
| 15:05 | Elmhurst | James Baxter misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Timothy Hinojosa - foul #1 on Timothy Hinojosa, team foul #2 | 3-14 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Fred Henderson (C) William Wood | |
| Subs | Carthage | David Lewis (SG), Steven Clements (C) Timothy Hinojosa, George Hunt | |
| 15:05 | Elmhurst | James Baxter misses the 1st free throw | 3-14 |
| 15:05 | Elmhurst | James Baxter makes the 2nd free throw | 4-14 |
| 14:59 | Carthage | William Cabot is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Smith - foul #1 on Jeffrey Smith, team foul #2 | 4-14 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Keith Dixon (SF), Robert Mills (PF) Joseph McCandlish, James Baxter | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 14:43 | Carthage | Barry Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-14 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Roy Stepanski (PG), Tom Ahlers (SG) David Wilson, Jeffrey Smith | |
| Subs | Carthage | Dale Lowe (PG), Charles Douglass (PF) William Cabot, Barry Mitchell | |
| 14:20 | Elmhurst | Roy Stepanski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 4-14 |
| 14:18 | Elmhurst | Fred Henderson tips it home | 6-14 |
| 14:07 | Carthage | Fred Henderson picks off the pass by Steven Clements | 6-14 |
| 13:46 | Elmhurst | Tom Ahlers is fouled on the floor by Steven Clements - foul #1 on Steven Clements, team foul #3 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | David Wilson (PG), Jack Duclos (SG), Joseph McCandlish (SF) Roy Stepanski, Tom Ahlers, Keith Dixon | |
| Subs | Carthage | William Cabot (SG), Michael Sheppard (SF), George Hunt (PF), Timothy Hinojosa (C) David Lewis, Don David, Charles Douglass, Steven Clements | |
| 13:30 | Elmhurst | Fred Henderson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 6-14 |
| 13:29 | Elmhurst | Fred Henderson snags the offensive board | 6-14 |
| 13:24 | Elmhurst | Joseph McCandlish misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 6-14 |
| 13:22 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Timothy Hinojosa | 6-14 |
| 13:20 | Carthage | Dale Lowe is fouled in the backcourt by David Wilson - foul #1 on David Wilson, team foul #3 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | James Baxter (PF) Robert Mills | |
| Subs | Carthage | Barry Mitchell (C) Dale Lowe | |
| 12:56 | Carthage | George Hunt scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-17 |
| 12:49 | Elmhurst | Fred Henderson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by David Wilson | 9-17 |
| 12:32 | Carthage | Jack Duclos steals it from William Cabot | 9-17 |
| 12:25 | Elmhurst | James Baxter is whistled for a carry | 9-17 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Roy Stepanski (PG), Keith Dixon (SF), Robert Mills (PF) David Wilson, Joseph McCandlish, Fred Henderson | |
| Subs | Carthage | David Lewis (SG), Charles Douglass (PF), Steven Clements (C) Timothy Hinojosa, George Hunt, Barry Mitchell | |
| 12:15 | Carthage | Michael Sheppard misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 9-17 |
| 12:13 | Elmhurst | Robert Mills snags the defensive board | 9-17 |
| 12:04 | Elmhurst | Robert Mills knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Roy Stepanski | 11-17 |
| 11:47 | Carthage | Michael Sheppard misses the wide open fadeaway from close range | 11-17 |
| 11:46 | Elmhurst | Robert Mills grabs the board | 11-17 |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - Roy Stepanski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jack Duclos (fairly fresh) SF - Keith Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Mills (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Baxter (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - William Cabot (fairly fresh) SG - David Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Sheppard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Douglass (fresh) C - Steven Clements (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Elmhurst | Jack Duclos double dribbles | 11-17 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Jeffrey Smith (SG), Joseph McCandlish (SF), James Williams (PF), William Wood (C) Jack Duclos, Keith Dixon, Robert Mills, James Baxter | |
| Subs | Carthage | Dale Lowe (PG), Don David (SF) William Cabot, Michael Sheppard | |
| 11:27 | Carthage | Charles Douglass travels in the backcourt | 11-17 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | David Wilson (PG) Roy Stepanski | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 11:18 | Elmhurst | James Williams drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-17 |
| 11:03 | Carthage | Charles Douglass lays it in uncontested set up by David Lewis | 14-19 |
| 10:59 | Elmhurst | Jeffrey Smith connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from William Wood | 16-19 |
| 10:35 | Carthage | Steven Clements can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-19 |
| 10:33 | Carthage | Charles Douglass tips it in | 16-21 |
| 10:20 | Elmhurst | Jeffrey Smith can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 16-21 |
| 10:18 | Elmhurst | William Wood gets the offensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 10:03 | Elmhurst | Jeffrey Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 16-21 |
| 10:02 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Steven Clements | 16-21 |
| 09:45 | Carthage | David Wilson steals the ball from Charles Douglass | 16-21 |
| 09:42 | Elmhurst | David Wilson hits the finger roll | 18-21 |
| 09:40 | Carthage | David Lewis double dribbles in the backcourt | 18-21 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Roy Stepanski (PG), Tom Ahlers (SG), Keith Dixon (SF), Robert Mills (PF), Fred Henderson (C) David Wilson, Jeffrey Smith, Joseph McCandlish, James Williams, William Wood | |
| Subs | Carthage | William Cabot (PG), Michael Cunningham (SG), Timothy Hinojosa (SF), George Hunt (PF), Barry Mitchell (C) Dale Lowe, David Lewis, Don David, Charles Douglass, Steven Clements | |
| 09:20 | Elmhurst | Roy Stepanski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-21 |
| 09:18 | Carthage | Barry Mitchell gets the rebound | 18-21 |
| 08:57 | Carthage | George Hunt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Keith Dixon - foul #1 on Keith Dixon, team foul #4 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Jack Duclos (SG) Tom Ahlers | |
| Subs | Carthage | Michael Sheppard (SF) Michael Cunningham | |
| 08:57 | Carthage | George Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 08:57 | Carthage | George Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 08:38 | Elmhurst | Jack Duclos clanks a floater from the right block | 18-22 |
| 08:37 | Carthage | Timothy Hinojosa grabs the defensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 08:35 | Carthage | Keith Dixon steps in front of the Timothy Hinojosa pass in the backcourt | 18-22 |
| 08:28 | Elmhurst | Keith Dixon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-22 |
| 08:27 | Carthage | Barry Mitchell snags the defensive board | 18-22 |
| 08:21 | Carthage | Keith Dixon is called for the reach on Timothy Hinojosa - foul #2 on Keith Dixon, team foul #5 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Tom Ahlers (PG), Joseph McCandlish (SF) Roy Stepanski, Keith Dixon | |
| Subs | Carthage | Dale Lowe (PG) George Hunt | |
| 08:07 | Carthage | Michael Sheppard is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 18-22 |
| 08:05 | Carthage | Barry Mitchell pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 07:53 | Carthage | Jack Duclos steps in front of the Dale Lowe pass | 18-22 |
| 07:40 | Elmhurst | Joseph McCandlish connects on the jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by Michael Sheppard - foul #1 on Michael Sheppard, team foul #4 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | David Wilson (PG), Jeffrey Smith (SG), James Baxter (PF), William Wood (C) Tom Ahlers, Jack Duclos, Robert Mills, Fred Henderson | |
| Subs | Carthage | David Lewis (SG), Don David (PF), Steven Clements (C) William Cabot, Barry Mitchell, Timothy Hinojosa | |
| 07:40 | Elmhurst | Joseph McCandlish misses the free throw | 20-22 |
| 07:40 | Carthage | Steven Clements snags the defensive board | 20-22 |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - David Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph McCandlish (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Baxter (fresh) 1 pts. C - William Wood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Dale Lowe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Lewis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Sheppard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Don David (fresh) C - Steven Clements (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Carthage | Don David lays it up and in on a great pass from David Lewis and he's hacked by William Wood - foul #1 on William Wood, team foul #6 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | | |
| Subs | Carthage | George Hunt (PF) Michael Sheppard | |
| 07:19 | Carthage | Don David makes the free throw | 20-25 |
| 06:55 | Elmhurst | James Baxter is hacked by David Lewis - foul #1 on David Lewis, team foul #5 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Roy Stepanski (PG), James Williams (SF) David Wilson, Joseph McCandlish | |
| Subs | Carthage | Michael Cunningham (PG), Charles Douglass (PF) Dale Lowe, George Hunt | |
| 06:43 | Elmhurst | James Williams misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 20-25 |
| 06:42 | Elmhurst | William Wood grabs the offensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 06:28 | Elmhurst | Roy Stepanski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-25 |
| 06:27 | Elmhurst | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Smith | 20-25 |
| 06:14 | Elmhurst | William Wood clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-25 |
| 06:12 | Elmhurst | James Williams tips it in | 22-25 |
| 05:53 | Carthage | Don David can't finish the uncontested layup | 22-25 |
| 05:52 | Elmhurst | James Williams snags the defensive board | 22-25 |
| 05:38 | Elmhurst | James Williams makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by James Baxter | 24-25 |
| 05:23 | Carthage | Don David is called for traveling | 24-25 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | David Wilson (PG), Jack Duclos (SG), Joseph McCandlish (SF), Robert Mills (PF), Fred Henderson (C) Roy Stepanski, Jeffrey Smith, James Williams, James Baxter, William Wood | |
| Subs | Carthage | Dale Lowe (PG), William Cabot (SG), Michael Sheppard (SF), Barry Mitchell (PF), Timothy Hinojosa (C) Michael Cunningham, David Lewis, Don David, Charles Douglass, Steven Clements | |
| 05:09 | Elmhurst | Timothy Hinojosa takes the ball from Robert Mills | 24-25 |
| 04:48 | Carthage | Timothy Hinojosa misses the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-25 |
| 04:46 | Carthage | Michael Sheppard snags the offensive board | 24-25 |
| 04:35 | Carthage | Dale Lowe is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Timothy Hinojosa | 24-27 |
| 04:10 | Elmhurst | Robert Mills blows the layup but he's hacked by Barry Mitchell - foul #1 on Barry Mitchell, team foul #6 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | James Williams (SF) Jack Duclos | |
| Subs | Carthage | George Hunt (PF), Steven Clements (C) Michael Sheppard, Barry Mitchell | |
| 04:10 | Elmhurst | Robert Mills makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:10 | Elmhurst | Robert Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 03:53 | Carthage | George Hunt is fouled on the floor by Robert Mills - foul #1 on Robert Mills, team foul #7 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Keith Dixon (SF) James Williams | |
| Subs | Carthage | Charles Douglass (PF) Dale Lowe | |
| 03:53 | Carthage | George Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 03:53 | Elmhurst | Robert Mills gets the rebound | 26-27 |
| 03:30 | Elmhurst | Joseph McCandlish lays it up and in set up by Keith Dixon | 28-27 |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - David Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph McCandlish (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Keith Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Mills (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - William Cabot (fresh) SG - Timothy Hinojosa (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Douglass (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Clements (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Carthage | William Cabot's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-27 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Roy Stepanski (PG), Tom Ahlers (SG), James Williams (PF), James Baxter (C) David Wilson, Joseph McCandlish, Robert Mills, Fred Henderson | |
| Subs | Carthage | David Lewis (SG) Timothy Hinojosa | |
| 03:03 | Elmhurst | James Williams misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 28-27 |
| 03:02 | Carthage | Steven Clements pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 02:33 | Carthage | David Lewis buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Cabot | 28-29 |
| 02:28 | Elmhurst | Roy Stepanski is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Roy Stepanski, team foul #8 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Jack Duclos (SG), Fred Henderson (C) Roy Stepanski, James Williams | |
| Subs | Carthage | Dale Lowe (PG), Michael Sheppard (SF), Don David (PF), Barry Mitchell (C) William Cabot, George Hunt, Charles Douglass, Steven Clements | |
| 02:14 | Carthage | Barry Mitchell misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 02:13 | Carthage | Don David grabs the offensive board | 28-29 |
| 01:56 | Carthage | Barry Mitchell is denied on a layup by Keith Dixon | 28-29 |
| 01:55 | Carthage | Don David grabs the offensive board | 28-29 |
| 01:40 | Carthage | David Lewis drills a 3 from straight away | 28-32 |
| 01:13 | Elmhurst | Fred Henderson misses the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Barry Mitchell - foul #2 on Barry Mitchell, team foul #7 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Roy Stepanski (PG), Jeffrey Smith (SG), Joseph McCandlish (SF), Robert Mills (PF) Tom Ahlers, Jack Duclos, Keith Dixon, James Baxter | |
| Subs | Carthage | Timothy Hinojosa (SG), Charles Douglass (PF) David Lewis, Barry Mitchell | |
| 01:13 | Elmhurst | Fred Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 01:13 | Elmhurst | Fred Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 01:09 | Carthage | Dale Lowe is hacked by Roy Stepanski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roy Stepanski, team foul #9 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | David Wilson (PG), William Wood (C) Roy Stepanski, Fred Henderson | |
| Subs | Carthage | Steven Clements (C) Don David | |
| 01:09 | Carthage | Dale Lowe misses the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 01:09 | Elmhurst | William Wood gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 00:56 | Elmhurst | Robert Mills makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-32 |
| 00:53 | Carthage | William Wood is called for the reach on Michael Sheppard in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Wood, team foul #10 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | | |
| Subs | Carthage | William Cabot (PG) Dale Lowe | |
| 00:53 | Carthage | Michael Sheppard makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 00:53 | Carthage | Michael Sheppard misses the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 00:53 | Elmhurst | The rebound goes to Joseph McCandlish | 33-33 |
| 00:49 | Elmhurst | Jeffrey Smith connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by David Wilson | 36-33 |
| 00:31 | Carthage | Timothy Hinojosa lays it in set up by William Cabot | 36-35 |
| 00:16 | Elmhurst | Robert Mills makes the jump hook in the lane | 38-35 |
| 00:05 | Carthage | Steven Clements buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Charles Douglass | 38-37 |
| 00:01 | Elmhurst | David Wilson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Steven Clements grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |