| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Earl Voight (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Sammie Gonsales (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Oliver Mosley (fresh) PF - Harvey Guadalupe (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Norman Huckstep (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Kenny Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Moss (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Chamberlain (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Denver Brooks (fresh) 4 reb. C - David Packard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Michael Chamberlain inbounds the ball | 36-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Carthage | Michael Chamberlain scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-36 |
| 19:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Norman Huckstep hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Harvey Guadalupe and the foul's on David Packard - foul #3 on David Packard, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Brian Lewis (C) David Packard | |
| 19:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Norman Huckstep makes the free throw | 39-36 |
| 19:03 | Carthage | Jon Moss misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-36 |
| 19:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Norman Huckstep pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 18:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Norman Huckstep comes up short on the shot in the lane | 39-36 |
| 18:48 | Carthage | Brian Lewis snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 18:28 | Carthage | Earl Voight steals it from Kenny Anderson | 39-36 |
| 18:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Earl Voight lays it in | 41-36 |
| 18:02 | Carthage | Jon Moss misses the floater from just outside the lane | 41-36 |
| 18:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Sammie Gonsales | 41-36 |
| 17:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Norman Huckstep misses the runner from the left block | 41-36 |
| 17:40 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Brian Lewis | 41-36 |
| 17:25 | Carthage | Harvey Guadalupe steals the ball from Denver Brooks | 41-36 |
| 17:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | The short jumper by Norman Huckstep is denied by Brian Lewis | 41-36 |
| 17:07 | Carthage | Denver Brooks grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 16:53 | Carthage | Brian Lewis is called for traveling | 41-36 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Virgil Turner (SF) Oliver Mosley | |
| Subs | Carthage | John Jaques (SG), Frank Gallucci (C) Jon Moss, Denver Brooks | |
| 16:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Earl Voight is hacked by Michael Chamberlain - foul #2 on Michael Chamberlain, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | George Elliott (PF), Rodney Adams (C) Harvey Guadalupe, Norman Huckstep | |
| Subs | Carthage | Rex Dunn (PF) Michael Chamberlain | |
| 16:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Earl Voight hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-36 |
| 16:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Earl Voight pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 16:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Jaques takes the ball from Sammie Gonsales | 41-36 |
| 15:48 | Carthage | Frank Gallucci's layup is rejected by Rodney Adams | 41-36 |
| 15:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Elliott snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Earl Voight (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. SG - Sammie Gonsales (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Virgil Turner (fresh) PF - George Elliott (fresh) 3 reb. C - Rodney Adams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Kenny Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Jaques (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Gallucci (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Rex Dunn (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brian Lewis (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammie Gonsales buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by George Elliott | 44-36 |
| 15:08 | Carthage | Rex Dunn can't connect on a runner from close range but he's fouled by George Elliott - foul #1 on George Elliott, team foul #1 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Swilley (PG), Aaron Talkington (SG), Oliver Mosley (SF), Harvey Guadalupe (PF), Norman Huckstep (C) Earl Voight, Sammie Gonsales, Virgil Turner, George Elliott, Rodney Adams | |
| Subs | Carthage | Jon Moss (SG), Michael Chamberlain (SF), David Packard (C) Kenny Anderson, Frank Gallucci, Brian Lewis | |
| 15:08 | Carthage | Rex Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 15:08 | Carthage | Rex Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 14:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Jaques picks off the pass by Norman Huckstep | 44-38 |
| 14:43 | Carthage | Michael Chamberlain dunks the ball on a great pass from John Jaques | 44-40 |
| 14:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Swilley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 14:29 | Carthage | David Packard gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 14:10 | Carthage | John Jaques can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 14:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Harvey Guadalupe snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 13:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Swilley comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by David Packard - foul #4 on David Packard, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammie Gonsales (SG) Aaron Talkington | |
| Subs | Carthage | Kenny Anderson (PG), Denver Brooks (PF), Brian Lewis (C) John Jaques, Rex Dunn, David Packard | |
| 13:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Swilley makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 13:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Swilley makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 13:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | The refs have stopped play. Norman Huckstep is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 46-40 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Earl Voight (PG), Rodney Adams (C) Bernard Swilley, Norman Huckstep | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 13:16 | Carthage | Kenny Anderson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 13:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Oliver Mosley | 46-40 |
| 13:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Oliver Mosley lays it up and in on a great pass from Earl Voight | 48-40 |
| 12:46 | Carthage | Michael Chamberlain connects on the shot from the right block set up by Jon Moss | 48-42 |
| 12:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammie Gonsales is hacked by Jon Moss - foul #1 on Jon Moss, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Virgil Turner (SF) Oliver Mosley | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 12:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Rodney Adams clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 48-42 |
| 12:18 | Carthage | Kenny Anderson gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 12:07 | Carthage | Kenny Anderson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Earl Voight - foul #1 on Earl Voight, team foul #2 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | George Elliott (PF) Harvey Guadalupe | |
| Subs | Carthage | John Jaques (SG), Frank Gallucci (SF) Jon Moss, Michael Chamberlain | |
| 12:07 | Carthage | Kenny Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 12:07 | Carthage | Kenny Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 11:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammie Gonsales misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 11:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Elliott tips it back up and in | 50-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Earl Voight (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Sammie Gonsales (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Virgil Turner (fresh) PF - George Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney Adams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Kenny Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Jaques (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Frank Gallucci (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Denver Brooks (fresh) 5 reb. C - Brian Lewis (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Carthage | Frank Gallucci jams it on a nice dish by John Jaques | 50-46 |
| 11:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Earl Voight drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Virgil Turner | 53-46 |
| 10:41 | Carthage | Kenny Anderson clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 53-46 |
| 10:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Virgil Turner pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 10:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Earl Voight drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Virgil Turner | 55-46 |
| 10:05 | Carthage | Brian Lewis can't finish the layup | 55-46 |
| 10:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Rodney Adams pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| 09:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Earl Voight travels with the ball | 55-46 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Swilley (PG), Aaron Talkington (SG), Oliver Mosley (SF), Harvey Guadalupe (PF), Norman Huckstep (C) Earl Voight, Sammie Gonsales, Virgil Turner, George Elliott, Rodney Adams | |
| Subs | Carthage | Jon Moss (SG), Michael Chamberlain (SF), Rex Dunn (PF) Kenny Anderson, Denver Brooks, Brian Lewis | |
| 09:39 | Carthage | Jon Moss comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-46 |
| 09:38 | Carthage | Michael Chamberlain grabs the offensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 09:32 | Carthage | Rex Dunn's floater is tipped away by Norman Huckstep | 55-46 |
| 09:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Norman Huckstep pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| 09:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Norman Huckstep misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 55-46 |
| 09:22 | Carthage | Michael Chamberlain grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 09:02 | Carthage | Michael Chamberlain lays it up and in on a nice dish by Frank Gallucci and the foul's on Oliver Mosley - foul #3 on Oliver Mosley, team foul #3 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Earl Voight (PG) Bernard Swilley | |
| Subs | Carthage | Philip Powell (PG) John Jaques | |
| 09:02 | Carthage | Michael Chamberlain misses the free throw | 55-48 |
| 09:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Norman Huckstep | 55-48 |
| 08:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Earl Voight misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Philip Powell - foul #1 on Philip Powell, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| 08:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Earl Voight misses the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 08:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Earl Voight misses the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 08:49 | Carthage | Frank Gallucci grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 08:28 | Carthage | Jon Moss blows the layup | 55-48 |
| 08:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Oliver Mosley gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| 08:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Earl Voight misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 08:20 | Carthage | Rex Dunn grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 08:01 | Carthage | Oliver Mosley steals it from Jon Moss | 55-48 |
| 07:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Oliver Mosley's pass is intercepted by Jon Moss | 55-48 |
| 07:25 | Carthage | Jon Moss is hacked by Aaron Talkington - foul #2 on Aaron Talkington, team foul #4 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammie Gonsales (SG) Aaron Talkington | |
| Subs | Carthage | Kenny Anderson (PG), Denver Brooks (PF), David Packard (C) Philip Powell, Rex Dunn, Frank Gallucci | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Earl Voight (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Sammie Gonsales (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Oliver Mosley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Harvey Guadalupe (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Norman Huckstep (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Kenny Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Moss (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Chamberlain (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Denver Brooks (fresh) 5 reb. C - David Packard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:15 | Carthage | Jon Moss is fouled on the floor by Sammie Gonsales - foul #1 on Sammie Gonsales, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| 07:00 | Carthage | Jon Moss knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 06:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Oliver Mosley hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Sammie Gonsales | 57-51 |
| 06:30 | Carthage | Jon Moss clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-51 |
| 06:29 | Carthage | Michael Chamberlain misses the tip | 57-51 |
| 06:28 | Carthage | David Packard misses the tip | 57-51 |
| 06:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Harvey Guadalupe | 57-51 |
| 06:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammie Gonsales knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Harvey Guadalupe | 60-51 |
| 06:09 | Carthage | Michael Chamberlain misses short on a floater from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 06:07 | Carthage | Michael Chamberlain misses the tip | 60-51 |
| 06:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammie Gonsales grabs the board | 60-51 |
| 05:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Packard denies the turnaround by Oliver Mosley | 60-51 |
| 05:50 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Michael Chamberlain | 60-51 |
| 05:37 | Carthage | Michael Chamberlain blows the dunk | 60-51 |
| 05:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Norman Huckstep grabs the defensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 05:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammie Gonsales misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-51 |
| 05:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Norman Huckstep tips it home | 62-51 |
| 04:57 | Carthage | Michael Chamberlain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-51 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Swilley (PG), Virgil Turner (SF), George Elliott (PF), Rodney Adams (C) Earl Voight, Oliver Mosley, Harvey Guadalupe, Norman Huckstep | |
| Subs | Carthage | John Jaques (SG), Frank Gallucci (SF) Jon Moss, Michael Chamberlain | |
| 04:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenny Anderson steals it from Sammie Gonsales | 62-51 |
| 04:22 | Carthage | Denver Brooks drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by John Jaques | 62-53 |
| 03:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammie Gonsales makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Bernard Swilley | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:39 | Carthage | Frank Gallucci connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Kenny Anderson | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bernard Swilley misses long on a shot from the right side | 65-55 |
| 03:17 | Carthage | John Jaques grabs the board | 65-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Bernard Swilley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sammie Gonsales (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Virgil Turner (fresh) 2 ast. PF - George Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney Adams (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Kenny Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Jaques (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SF - Frank Gallucci (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Denver Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Packard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Carthage | Frank Gallucci comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 65-55 |
| 03:09 | Carthage | David Packard grabs the offensive rebound | 65-55 |
| 02:57 | Carthage | David Packard blows the layup but he's fouled by Rodney Adams - foul #1 on Rodney Adams, team foul #6 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Earl Voight (PG), Aaron Talkington (SG), Harvey Guadalupe (PF), Norman Huckstep (C) Bernard Swilley, Sammie Gonsales, George Elliott, Rodney Adams | |
| Subs | Carthage | Michael Chamberlain (SF), Brian Lewis (PF) Kenny Anderson, Denver Brooks | |
| 02:57 | Carthage | David Packard makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 02:57 | Carthage | David Packard makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 02:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammie Gonsales (SG), Oliver Mosley (SF) Aaron Talkington, Virgil Turner | |
| Subs | Carthage | Jon Moss (SG) David Packard | |
| 02:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammie Gonsales misses the 3 from the left corner | 65-57 |
| 02:27 | Carthage | Brian Lewis pulls down the rebound | 65-57 |
| 02:27 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Kenny Anderson (PG), Denver Brooks (PF), David Packard (C) John Jaques, Brian Lewis, Frank Gallucci | |
| 02:14 | Carthage | Harvey Guadalupe denies the turnaround by David Packard | 65-57 |
| 02:12 | Carthage | Jon Moss grabs the offensive board | 65-57 |
| 01:59 | Carthage | Kenny Anderson loses the dribble to Harvey Guadalupe | 65-57 |
| 01:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammie Gonsales clanks a 3 from the left wing | 65-57 |
| 01:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Harvey Guadalupe grabs the offensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 01:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammie Gonsales comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-57 |
| 01:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Harvey Guadalupe grabs the offensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 00:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammie Gonsales hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Oliver Mosley | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Carthage | Jon Moss lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Chamberlain and he's hacked by Sammie Gonsales - foul #2 on Sammie Gonsales, team foul #7 | 68-59 |
| 00:45 | Carthage | Jon Moss misses the free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammie Gonsales grabs the board | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenny Anderson is called for the reach on Sammie Gonsales in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenny Anderson, team foul #6 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Virgil Turner (SF) Oliver Mosley | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 00:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammie Gonsales is fouled on the floor by Denver Brooks - foul #2 on Denver Brooks, team foul #7 | 68-59 |
| 00:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammie Gonsales makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammie Gonsales misses the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:40 | Carthage | David Packard grabs the board | 69-59 |
| 00:33 | Carthage | Michael Chamberlain drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jon Moss | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Earl Voight is fouled in the backcourt by Kenny Anderson - foul #2 on Kenny Anderson, team foul #8 | 69-62 |
| 00:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Earl Voight makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Earl Voight makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:25 | Carthage | Jon Moss makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-65 |
| 00:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammie Gonsales is hacked by Jon Moss in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jon Moss, team foul #9 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | George Elliott (PF) Harvey Guadalupe | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 00:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammie Gonsales makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammie Gonsales misses the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:23 | Carthage | Denver Brooks snags the defensive board | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Carthage | Jon Moss loses the dribble to Earl Voight | 72-65 |
| 00:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-65 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Harvey Guadalupe (PF) George Elliott | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 00:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenny Anderson is called for the reach on Sammie Gonsales in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenny Anderson, team foul #10 | 72-65 |
| 00:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammie Gonsales makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammie Gonsales misses the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:14 | Carthage | David Packard pulls down the rebound | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Carthage | Kenny Anderson double dribbles in the backcourt | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammie Gonsales is hacked by David Packard - foul #5 on David Packard, team foul #11 | 73-65 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Brian Lewis (C) David Packard | |
| 00:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammie Gonsales makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammie Gonsales makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:04 | Carthage | Michael Chamberlain misses long on a shot from close range | 75-65 |
| 00:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammie Gonsales grabs the defensive rebound | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Earl Voight runs out the clock | 75-65 |