| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gordon Clift (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donovan Giardina (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Linder (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Darrell Paille (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Knollenberg (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Roger Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Wilcox (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bernard Tran (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Singh (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran inbounds the ball | 36-29 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Armstrong hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Timothy Wilcox | 36-31 |
| 19:14 | Carthage | Darrell Paille makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-31 |
| 18:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Timothy Wilcox | 38-34 |
| 18:40 | Carthage | Darrell Paille misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 18:38 | Carthage | Jerry Linder hits the follow up shot | 40-34 |
| 18:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-34 |
| 18:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Fleming tips it back up and in | 40-36 |
| 18:07 | Carthage | Darrell Paille buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Donovan Giardina | 43-36 |
| 17:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Darrell Paille steps in front of the David Fleming pass | 43-36 |
| 17:41 | Carthage | Timothy Wilcox steals the ball from Darrell Paille | 43-36 |
| 17:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Armstrong lays it up and in set up by Timothy Wilcox | 43-38 |
| 17:16 | Carthage | Donovan Giardina can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-38 |
| 17:15 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 17:05 | Carthage | Jerry Linder hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Donovan Giardina | 45-38 |
| 16:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Armstrong clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Darrell Paille - foul #1 on Darrell Paille, team foul #1 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Carthage | Mark Osorio (PG), Shane Heard (SG), Zachary Alston (SF), Richard Ziegel (PF) Gordon Clift, Donovan Giardina, Jerry Linder, Darrell Paille | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerry Clausen (PF), Jason Polak (C) Robert Singh, David Fleming | |
| 16:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 16:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 16:25 | Carthage | Zachary Alston scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Shane Heard | 48-40 |
| 16:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Wilcox is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Timothy Wilcox, team foul #1 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Carthage | Nickolas Offenberger (C) Roy Knollenberg | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Arden (PG), Myles Chavis (SG), Gregory Renteria (SF) Roger Armstrong, Timothy Wilcox, Bernard Tran | |
| 15:44 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel is whistled for a carry | 48-40 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gordon Clift (PG), Jerry Linder (SF) Mark Osorio, Zachary Alston | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Singh (PF) Jason Polak | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gordon Clift (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shane Heard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Linder (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Ziegel (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nickolas Offenberger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - John Arden (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Myles Chavis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gregory Renteria (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Singh (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Clausen (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerry Clausen misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-40 |
| 15:33 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Gordon Clift | 48-40 |
| 15:30 | Carthage | John Arden is called for the reach on Gordon Clift in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Arden, team foul #2 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Carthage | Donovan Giardina (SG) Shane Heard | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 15:18 | Carthage | Gordon Clift misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-40 |
| 15:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Singh pulls down the rebound | 48-40 |
| 15:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Myles Chavis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-40 |
| Subs | Carthage | Darrell Paille (PF), Roy Knollenberg (C) Richard Ziegel, Nickolas Offenberger | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Wilcox (SG), Bernard Tran (SF), David Fleming (C) Myles Chavis, Gregory Renteria, Jerry Clausen | |
| 14:55 | Carthage | Timothy Wilcox steals it from Donovan Giardina | 48-40 |
| 14:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Singh is called for traveling | 48-40 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Armstrong (PG) John Arden | |
| 14:19 | Carthage | Donovan Giardina misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-40 |
| 14:17 | Carthage | Jerry Linder pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 14:00 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Jerry Linder | 50-40 |
| 13:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Wilcox scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-43 |
| 13:28 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Gordon Clift | 52-43 |
| 13:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran can't finish the layup but the foul's on Gordon Clift - foul #1 on Gordon Clift, team foul #2 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Carthage | Mark Osorio (PG), Shane Heard (SG), Zachary Alston (SF), Richard Ziegel (PF) Gordon Clift, Donovan Giardina, Jerry Linder, Darrell Paille | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerry Clausen (PF), Jason Polak (C) Robert Singh, David Fleming | |
| 13:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 13:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 13:03 | Carthage | Zachary Alston buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Roy Knollenberg | 54-45 |
| 12:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Wilcox connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Roger Armstrong | 54-48 |
| 12:38 | Carthage | Zachary Alston is hacked by Bernard Tran - foul #2 on Bernard Tran, team foul #3 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Carthage | Nickolas Offenberger (C) Roy Knollenberg | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Arden (PG), Myles Chavis (SG), Gregory Renteria (SF) Roger Armstrong, Timothy Wilcox, Bernard Tran | |
| 12:26 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel travels with the ball | 54-48 |
| 12:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerry Clausen connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Myles Chavis | 54-51 |
| 11:50 | Carthage | Nickolas Offenberger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Jason Polak - foul #1 on Jason Polak, team foul #4 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Wilcox (SG) Myles Chavis | |
| 11:50 | Carthage | Nickolas Offenberger makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 11:50 | Carthage | Nickolas Offenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 11:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Arden clanks a floater in the lane but the foul's on Zachary Alston - foul #3 on Zachary Alston, team foul #3 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gordon Clift (PG), Donovan Giardina (SG), Jerry Linder (SF), Darrell Paille (PF), Roy Knollenberg (C) Mark Osorio, Shane Heard, Zachary Alston, Richard Ziegel, Nickolas Offenberger | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Singh (PF) Jason Polak | |
| 11:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Arden misses the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 11:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Arden makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gordon Clift (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donovan Giardina (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Linder (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darrell Paille (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Knollenberg (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - John Arden (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Wilcox (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Gregory Renteria (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Singh (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Clausen (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Carthage | John Arden steals the ball from Donovan Giardina | 56-52 |
| 11:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Wilcox can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-52 |
| 11:01 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Donovan Giardina | 56-52 |
| 10:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | The refs have stopped play. Jerry Clausen 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. | 56-52 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Armstrong (PG), Bernard Tran (SF), David Fleming (C) John Arden, Gregory Renteria, Jerry Clausen | |
| 10:32 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg loses the dribble to Bernard Tran | 56-52 |
| 10:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 56-52 |
| 10:08 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Jerry Linder | 56-52 |
| 09:56 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg is hacked by David Fleming - foul #2 on David Fleming, team foul #5 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Carthage | Mark Osorio (PG), Shane Heard (SG), Zachary Alston (SF), Richard Ziegel (PF) Gordon Clift, Donovan Giardina, Jerry Linder, Darrell Paille | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Polak (PF) Robert Singh | |
| 09:48 | Carthage | Zachary Alston misses long on a 3 from the left wing but he's hacked by Bernard Tran - foul #3 on Bernard Tran, team foul #6 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Arden (SG) Timothy Wilcox | |
| 09:48 | Carthage | Zachary Alston makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 09:48 | Carthage | Zachary Alston misses the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 09:48 | Carthage | Zachary Alston misses the 3rd free throw | 57-52 |
| 09:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 09:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Arden is denied on a layup by Roy Knollenberg | 57-52 |
| 09:33 | Carthage | Mark Osorio pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 09:18 | Carthage | Shane Heard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 09:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to David Fleming | 57-52 |
| 08:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Polak is fouled on the floor by Richard Ziegel - foul #3 on Richard Ziegel, team foul #4 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gordon Clift (PG), Nickolas Offenberger (C) Mark Osorio, Roy Knollenberg | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Wilcox (SG) John Arden | |
| 08:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nickolas Offenberger picks off the pass by Jason Polak | 57-52 |
| 08:37 | Carthage | Timothy Wilcox picks off the pass by Gordon Clift in the backcourt | 57-52 |
| 08:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Wilcox hits the finger roll | 57-54 |
| 08:14 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jason Polak - foul #2 on Jason Polak, team foul #7 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Carthage | Donovan Giardina (SG), Jerry Linder (SF), Darrell Paille (PF) Shane Heard, Zachary Alston, Nickolas Offenberger | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Singh (PF) David Fleming | |
| 08:14 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 08:14 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 08:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Wilcox comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-54 |
| 08:00 | Carthage | Darrell Paille gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| 07:46 | Carthage | Donovan Giardina is fouled on the floor by Timothy Wilcox - foul #3 on Timothy Wilcox, team foul #8 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg (C) Richard Ziegel | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Arden (PG) Roger Armstrong | |
| 07:46 | Carthage | Donovan Giardina makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 07:46 | Carthage | Donovan Giardina makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 07:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-54 |
| 07:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Polak grabs the offensive board | 61-54 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gordon Clift (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donovan Giardina (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Linder (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Darrell Paille (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Knollenberg (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - John Arden (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Wilcox (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Bernard Tran (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Robert Singh (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Polak (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Arden is fouled on the floor by Gordon Clift - foul #2 on Gordon Clift, team foul #5 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Carthage | Mark Osorio (PG) Gordon Clift | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Renteria (SF) Bernard Tran | |
| 07:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Renteria drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from John Arden | 61-56 |
| 07:08 | Carthage | Donovan Giardina hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-56 |
| 07:07 | Carthage | Jerry Linder snags the offensive board | 61-56 |
| 06:48 | Carthage | Darrell Paille scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Mark Osorio and the foul's on Robert Singh - foul #2 on Robert Singh, team foul #9 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Armstrong (PG), David Fleming (C) Timothy Wilcox, Jason Polak | |
| 06:48 | Carthage | Darrell Paille misses the free throw | 63-56 |
| 06:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Renteria pulls down the rebound | 63-56 |
| 06:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Singh misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 63-56 |
| 06:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Singh pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 06:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Arden makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Roger Armstrong | 63-58 |
| 05:40 | Carthage | Donovan Giardina connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Darrell Paille | 66-58 |
| 05:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Armstrong clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-58 |
| 05:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Renteria gets the offensive rebound | 66-58 |
| 05:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Arden scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Roger Armstrong | 66-61 |
| 04:46 | Carthage | Jerry Linder knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-61 |
| 04:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-61 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gordon Clift (PG), Richard Ziegel (PF) Mark Osorio, Darrell Paille | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Wilcox (SG), Bernard Tran (SF) John Arden, Gregory Renteria | |
| 04:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Armstrong scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-64 |
| 04:05 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Jerry Linder | 71-64 |
| 03:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Singh can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Ziegel - foul #4 on Richard Ziegel, team foul #6 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Carthage | Shane Heard (SG), Zachary Alston (SF) Donovan Giardina, Jerry Linder | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 03:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Singh makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 03:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Singh makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 03:43 | Carthage | Gordon Clift is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Armstrong - foul #3 on Roger Armstrong, team foul #10 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Polak (PF), Gregory Renteria (C) Robert Singh, David Fleming | |
| 03:43 | Carthage | Gordon Clift makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 03:43 | Carthage | Gordon Clift misses the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 03:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Gregory Renteria | 72-66 |
| 03:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Polak can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 72-66 |
| 03:23 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg pulls down the rebound | 72-66 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gordon Clift (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Shane Heard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zachary Alston (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Ziegel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Roy Knollenberg (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Roger Armstrong (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Wilcox (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Bernard Tran (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jason Polak (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Renteria (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 03:06 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel travels with the ball | 72-66 |
| Subs | Carthage | Darrell Paille (PF) Richard Ziegel | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Arden (PG) Roger Armstrong | |
| 02:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Arden can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 72-66 |
| 02:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran tips it home | 72-68 |
| 02:43 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-68 |
| Subs | Carthage | Donovan Giardina (SG), Jerry Linder (SF) Shane Heard, Zachary Alston | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Armstrong (PG), Robert Singh (PF), David Fleming (C) John Arden, Jason Polak, Gregory Renteria | |
| 02:14 | Carthage | Jerry Linder is whistled for a carry | 72-68 |
| 02:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roy Knollenberg swats the layup by David Fleming | 72-68 |
| 01:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Fleming grabs the offensive rebound | 72-68 |
| 01:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Armstrong's fadeaway is rejected by Darrell Paille | 72-68 |
| 01:36 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Gordon Clift | 72-68 |
| 01:19 | Carthage | Donovan Giardina clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-68 |
| 01:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran pulls down the rebound | 72-68 |
| 01:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Armstrong misses long on a floater from the left wing | 72-68 |
| 01:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Fleming gets the offensive rebound | 72-68 |
| 00:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Tran buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 72-70 |
| 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 motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:25 | Carthage | David Fleming blocks the short jumper by Donovan Giardina | 72-70 |
| 00:24 | Carthage | Jerry Linder hits the follow up shot | 74-70 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Wilcox misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-70 |
| 00:18 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Jerry Linder | 74-70 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:17 | Carthage | Jerry Linder is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Wilcox - foul #4 on Timothy Wilcox, team foul #11 | 74-70 |
| 00:17 | Carthage | Jerry Linder makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:17 | Carthage | Jerry Linder makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Wilcox is fouled on the floor by Donovan Giardina - foul #3 on Donovan Giardina, team foul #7 | 76-70 |
| 00:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Wilcox makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Wilcox makes the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:08 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Armstrong - foul #4 on Roger Armstrong, team foul #12 | 76-72 |
| Subs | Carthage | Zachary Alston (SF) Jerry Linder | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 00:08 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:08 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Wilcox misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 78-72 |
| 00:01 | Carthage | Gordon Clift grabs the defensive rebound | 78-72 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Gordon Clift runs out the clock | 78-72 |