| Lineup | Carthage | PG - George Maddox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Harter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Klein (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Omar Powell (fresh) 12 pts. C - Rodolfo Maldonado (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - John Kepner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Seibel (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Steve Digiovanni (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Derrick Coffin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Tipton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Carl Klein inbounds the ball | 43-37 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Carthage | Brian Seibel steals the ball from Omar Powell | 43-37 |
| 19:25 | Wheaton | Derrick Coffin is whistled for a carry | 43-37 |
| 19:13 | Carthage | Carl Klein misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Christopher Tipton - foul #2 on Christopher Tipton, team foul #1 | 43-37 |
| 19:13 | Carthage | Carl Klein makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 19:13 | Carthage | Carl Klein misses the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 19:13 | Wheaton | The rebound goes to Christopher Tipton | 44-37 |
| 18:49 | Wheaton | Derrick Coffin's fadeaway is rejected by Rodolfo Maldonado | 44-37 |
| 18:47 | Wheaton | Brian Seibel tips it but misses | 44-37 |
| 18:45 | Carthage | Rodolfo Maldonado snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 18:41 | Carthage | Carl Klein misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 44-37 |
| 18:40 | Wheaton | Christopher Tipton grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 18:25 | Wheaton | Christopher Tipton clanks a 3 from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 18:23 | Wheaton | Derrick Coffin gets the offensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 18:12 | Wheaton | John Kepner misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 18:10 | Carthage | Omar Powell pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| 18:05 | Carthage | Carl Klein connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Omar Powell | 46-37 |
| 17:54 | Wheaton | Derrick Coffin double dribbles | 46-37 |
| 17:39 | Carthage | George Maddox loses the ball out of bounds | 46-37 |
| 17:20 | Wheaton | Christopher Tipton makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from John Kepner and he's fouled by Rodolfo Maldonado - foul #1 on Rodolfo Maldonado, team foul #1 | 46-39 |
| 17:20 | Wheaton | Christopher Tipton misses the free throw | 46-39 |
| 17:20 | Wheaton | The offensive rebound goes to Derrick Coffin | 46-39 |
| 17:11 | Wheaton | John Kepner buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Derrick Coffin | 46-41 |
| 16:56 | Carthage | Ronald Harter misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 46-41 |
| 16:54 | Carthage | Rodolfo Maldonado tips it back up and in | 48-41 |
| 16:33 | Wheaton | Derrick Coffin misses short on a shot in the lane | 48-41 |
| 16:31 | Carthage | Rodolfo Maldonado gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 16:16 | Carthage | Omar Powell misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by John Kepner - foul #3 on John Kepner, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Carthage | Antonio Luckett (PG), Allan Summerlin (SG), John Harper (SF), Thomas Deyoung (C) George Maddox, Ronald Harter, Carl Klein, Rodolfo Maldonado | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Joshua Douglass (PG), Charles Thompson (SG), Louis Westmoreland (PF), David Tassone (C) John Kepner, Brian Seibel, Derrick Coffin, Christopher Tipton | |
| 16:16 | Carthage | Omar Powell makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 16:16 | Carthage | Omar Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 16:16 | Wheaton | The rebound goes to David Tassone | 49-41 |
| 15:57 | Wheaton | Charles Thompson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-41 |
| 15:56 | Carthage | John Harper pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Antonio Luckett (fresh) SG - Allan Summerlin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Harper (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Omar Powell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Deyoung (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Joshua Douglass (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Digiovanni (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Westmoreland (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Tassone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Carthage | Omar Powell knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Deyoung | 52-41 |
| 15:12 | Wheaton | Steve Digiovanni misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-41 |
| 15:11 | Carthage | Omar Powell snags the defensive board | 52-41 |
| 15:04 | Carthage | Allan Summerlin clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 15:02 | Wheaton | Louis Westmoreland grabs the defensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 14:58 | Wheaton | Charles Thompson is whistled for traveling | 52-41 |
| Subs | Carthage | Brandon Long (PG), Ronald Harter (SG), Carl Klein (SF), Larry Mitchell (C) Antonio Luckett, Allan Summerlin, John Harper, Omar Powell | |
| Subs | Wheaton | John Kepner (PG), Brian Seibel (SG), Colin Allsop (PF) Joshua Douglass, Charles Thompson, Steve Digiovanni | |
| 14:39 | Carthage | Brandon Long can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 14:37 | Wheaton | The rebound goes to Colin Allsop | 52-41 |
| 14:14 | Wheaton | Brian Seibel connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by David Tassone | 52-43 |
| 13:58 | Carthage | Brandon Long is fouled on the floor by John Kepner - foul #4 on John Kepner, team foul #3 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Carthage | Rodolfo Maldonado (C) Larry Mitchell | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Joshua Douglass (PG), Christopher Tipton (C) John Kepner, David Tassone | |
| 13:52 | Carthage | Brandon Long can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 13:50 | Wheaton | Colin Allsop pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 13:26 | Wheaton | Joshua Douglass misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-43 |
| 13:24 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Carl Klein | 52-43 |
| 12:56 | Carthage | Ronald Harter loses the ball out of bounds | 52-43 |
| Subs | Carthage | George Maddox (SG), Omar Powell (PF) Ronald Harter, Thomas Deyoung | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Steve Digiovanni (SF) Louis Westmoreland | |
| 12:47 | Wheaton | Brian Seibel misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-43 |
| 12:45 | Carthage | Omar Powell pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 12:30 | Carthage | Rodolfo Maldonado misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-43 |
| 12:28 | Wheaton | Christopher Tipton snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 12:11 | Wheaton | Carl Klein steps in front of the Christopher Tipton pass | 52-43 |
| 12:00 | Carthage | Christopher Tipton swats the layup by Rodolfo Maldonado | 52-43 |
| 11:59 | Wheaton | The rebound goes to Colin Allsop | 52-43 |
| 11:49 | Wheaton | Steve Digiovanni dunks the ball | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Brandon Long (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Maddox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Klein (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Omar Powell (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodolfo Maldonado (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Joshua Douglass (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Seibel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Steve Digiovanni (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Colin Allsop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Tipton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Carthage | Carl Klein misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 11:31 | Wheaton | Colin Allsop snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 11:17 | Wheaton | Steve Digiovanni can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 52-45 |
| 11:15 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Carl Klein | 52-45 |
| 11:03 | Carthage | Brandon Long drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by George Maddox | 55-45 |
| 10:36 | Wheaton | Colin Allsop is hacked by Brandon Long - foul #4 on Brandon Long, team foul #2 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Carthage | Ronald Harter (SG), John Harper (SF), Thomas Deyoung (PF), Larry Mitchell (C) Brandon Long, Carl Klein, Omar Powell, Rodolfo Maldonado | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Conrad Moyer (PG), Charles Thompson (SG), Louis Westmoreland (SF), Derrick Coffin (PF), David Tassone (C) Joshua Douglass, Brian Seibel, Steve Digiovanni, Colin Allsop, Christopher Tipton | |
| 10:26 | Wheaton | Conrad Moyer misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 55-45 |
| 10:24 | Wheaton | Derrick Coffin can't tip it in | 55-45 |
| 10:22 | Wheaton | Louis Westmoreland tips it in | 55-47 |
| 10:01 | Carthage | George Maddox can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-47 |
| 09:59 | Wheaton | David Tassone pulls down the rebound | 55-47 |
| 09:45 | Wheaton | Conrad Moyer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-47 |
| 09:44 | Carthage | Thomas Deyoung grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 09:38 | Carthage | Ronald Harter hits the finger roll | 57-47 |
| 09:19 | Wheaton | Larry Mitchell takes the ball from David Tassone | 57-47 |
| 09:02 | Carthage | George Maddox hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 57-47 |
| 09:00 | Wheaton | Derrick Coffin gets the rebound | 57-47 |
| 08:48 | Wheaton | Charles Thompson clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Ronald Harter - foul #3 on Ronald Harter, team foul #3 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Carthage | Antonio Luckett (PG), Carl Klein (SF), Omar Powell (PF), Rodolfo Maldonado (C) George Maddox, John Harper, Thomas Deyoung, Larry Mitchell | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Steve Digiovanni (SF) Conrad Moyer | |
| 08:48 | Wheaton | Charles Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 08:48 | Wheaton | Charles Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 08:24 | Carthage | Rodolfo Maldonado is fouled on the floor by David Tassone - foul #1 on David Tassone, team foul #4 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Joshua Douglass (PG), Brian Seibel (SG) Charles Thompson, Louis Westmoreland | |
| 08:03 | Carthage | Carl Klein's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-48 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Colin Allsop (PF) David Tassone | |
| 07:46 | Wheaton | Brian Seibel can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 07:45 | Carthage | Carl Klein grabs the board | 57-48 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Antonio Luckett (fresh) SG - Ronald Harter (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carl Klein (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Omar Powell (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodolfo Maldonado (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Joshua Douglass (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Seibel (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Steve Digiovanni (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Colin Allsop (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Derrick Coffin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Carthage | Antonio Luckett misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-48 |
| 07:37 | Carthage | Omar Powell tips it back up and in | 59-48 |
| 07:19 | Wheaton | Brian Seibel clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-48 |
| 07:18 | Carthage | Omar Powell grabs the board | 59-48 |
| 07:02 | Carthage | Rodolfo Maldonado misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-48 |
| 07:01 | Wheaton | Colin Allsop snags the defensive board | 59-48 |
| 06:50 | Wheaton | Steve Digiovanni knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Douglass | 59-51 |
| 06:46 | Carthage | Carl Klein is fouled on the floor by Steve Digiovanni - foul #1 on Steve Digiovanni, team foul #5 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Carthage | Brandon Long (PG), George Maddox (SG), Thomas Deyoung (C) Antonio Luckett, Ronald Harter, Rodolfo Maldonado | |
| Subs | Wheaton | John Kepner (PG), Christopher Tipton (C) Joshua Douglass, Derrick Coffin | |
| 06:32 | Carthage | Brandon Long scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Deyoung | 62-51 |
| 06:28 | Wheaton | Carl Klein steals it from John Kepner | 62-51 |
| 06:09 | Carthage | George Maddox scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Deyoung | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:55 | Wheaton | Brian Seibel travels with the ball | 65-51 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Charles Thompson (SG), Louis Westmoreland (SF), David Tassone (PF) Brian Seibel, Steve Digiovanni, Colin Allsop | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:34 | Carthage | Thomas Deyoung's pass is intercepted by John Kepner | 65-51 |
| 05:31 | Wheaton | Charles Thompson throws it down on a great pass from John Kepner | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:12 | Carthage | Omar Powell drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brandon Long | 67-53 |
| 04:54 | Wheaton | John Kepner misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Brandon Long - foul #5 on Brandon Long, team foul #4 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Carthage | Ronald Harter (SG), John Harper (SF), Rodolfo Maldonado (C) Brandon Long, Carl Klein, Omar Powell | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Brian Seibel (SG), Steve Digiovanni (SF) Charles Thompson, David Tassone | |
| 04:54 | Wheaton | John Kepner makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 04:54 | Wheaton | John Kepner makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:27 | Carthage | Steve Digiovanni is called for the reach on John Harper - foul #2 on Steve Digiovanni, team foul #6 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Derrick Coffin (PF), David Tassone (C) Louis Westmoreland, Christopher Tipton | |
| 04:19 | Carthage | John Harper misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-55 |
| 04:18 | Wheaton | Derrick Coffin gets the rebound | 67-55 |
| 04:07 | Wheaton | Derrick Coffin knocks in the jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by Ronald Harter - foul #4 on Ronald Harter, team foul #5 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Carthage | Antonio Luckett (PG) George Maddox | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Colin Allsop (PF) David Tassone | |
| 04:07 | Wheaton | Derrick Coffin makes the free throw | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:47 | Carthage | Rodolfo Maldonado is fouled on the floor by Derrick Coffin - foul #1 on Derrick Coffin, team foul #7 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Carthage | Carl Klein (SF) John Harper | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 03:47 | Carthage | Rodolfo Maldonado makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 03:47 | Carthage | Rodolfo Maldonado misses the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 03:47 | Carthage | Ronald Harter snags the offensive board | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Carthage | Ronald Harter clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-58 |
| 03:25 | Carthage | Thomas Deyoung tips it home | 70-58 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Antonio Luckett (fresh) SG - Ronald Harter (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Carl Klein (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Thomas Deyoung (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodolfo Maldonado (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - John Kepner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Brian Seibel (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Steve Digiovanni (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Colin Allsop (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Derrick Coffin (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Wheaton | Brian Seibel misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 70-58 |
| 03:11 | Carthage | Thomas Deyoung pulls down the rebound | 70-58 |
| 02:44 | Carthage | Carl Klein makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 72-58 |
| 02:24 | Wheaton | Rodolfo Maldonado steals it from Brian Seibel | 72-58 |
| 02:05 | Carthage | Carl Klein hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Derrick Coffin - foul #2 on Derrick Coffin, team foul #8 | 72-58 |
| Subs | Carthage | George Maddox (PG), Allan Summerlin (SG), John Harper (PF), Larry Mitchell (C) Antonio Luckett, Ronald Harter, Thomas Deyoung, Rodolfo Maldonado | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Joshua Douglass (PG), Charles Thompson (SG), Louis Westmoreland (SF), David Tassone (C) John Kepner, Brian Seibel, Steve Digiovanni, Colin Allsop | |
| 02:05 | Carthage | Carl Klein misses the 1st free throw | 72-58 |
| 02:05 | Carthage | Carl Klein makes the 2nd free throw | 73-58 |
| 01:50 | Wheaton | Joshua Douglass buries a 3 from straight away set up by David Tassone | 73-61 |
| 01:26 | Carthage | Carl Klein hits a shot from the right wing set up by Larry Mitchell | 75-61 |
| 01:09 | Wheaton | Derrick Coffin can't finish the layup | 75-61 |
| 01:08 | Wheaton | Joshua Douglass can't tip it in | 75-61 |
| 01:07 | Wheaton | David Tassone can't tip it in | 75-61 |
| 01:05 | Carthage | Larry Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 75-61 |
| 00:36 | Carthage | The jump hook by John Harper is blocked by Derrick Coffin | 75-61 |
| 00:34 | Wheaton | David Tassone grabs the board | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Wheaton | Charles Thompson misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 75-61 |
| 00:25 | Carthage | Carl Klein gets the rebound | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Carthage | George Maddox runs out the clock | 75-61 |