| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Israel Revels (fresh) SG - Thomas Jones (fresh) SF - Robert Adams (fresh) PF - Mark Blanchard (fresh) C - Rudolph Burnett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Don Carlos (fresh) SG - Cecil Evans (fresh) SF - George Hughes (fresh) PF - John Frazier (fresh) C - Blake Berlin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Rudolph Burnett wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Carthage | Robert Adams drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Cecil Evans hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:37 | Carthage | Israel Revels grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Carthage | Robert Adams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Don Carlos steps out of bounds on the sideline | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Carthage | Rudolph Burnett can't finish the layup | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Blake Berlin snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Don Carlos misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Israel Revels | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | Carthage | Robert Adams misses the lay-in | 2-0 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | Blake Berlin pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | John Frazier makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Cecil Evans | 2-2 |
| 18:05 | Carthage | Mark Blanchard's floater is knocked away by George Hughes | 2-2 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Blake Berlin | 2-2 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Don Carlos loses the dribble to Mark Blanchard | 2-2 |
| 17:33 | Carthage | Robert Adams misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | George Hughes gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Cecil Evans can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 17:24 | Carthage | Robert Adams snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:11 | Carthage | Mark Blanchard is fouled on the floor by John Frazier - foul #1 on John Frazier, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Carthage | Adrian Tipton (PG), Wilbur White (SG), James Sanabria (SF), Dean Johnson (PF), Brandon Wilkinson (C) Israel Revels, Thomas Jones, Robert Adams, Mark Blanchard, Rudolph Burnett | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Holmes (PG), Daniel Aichele (SG), Jonathan Perkins (PF), Chris Cousar (C) Don Carlos, Cecil Evans, John Frazier, Blake Berlin | |
| 16:59 | Carthage | Wilbur White loses the dribble to Jonathan Perkins | 2-2 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | George Hughes buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from John Holmes | 2-4 |
| 16:40 | Carthage | Adrian Tipton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-4 |
| 16:39 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to Dean Johnson | 2-4 |
| 16:25 | Carthage | James Sanabria can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 16:23 | Carthage | Wilbur White grabs the offensive board | 2-4 |
| 16:02 | Carthage | Wilbur White clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 2-4 |
| 16:00 | Carthage | Adrian Tipton tips it home | 4-4 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Adrian Tipton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wilbur White (fresh) SF - James Sanabria (fresh) PF - Dean Johnson (fresh) C - Brandon Wilkinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Holmes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Aichele (fresh) SF - George Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Perkins (fresh) C - Chris Cousar (fresh) | |
| 15:56 | Illinois | George Hughes's fadeaway is rejected by Dean Johnson | 4-4 |
| 15:55 | Carthage | Wilbur White pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 15:38 | Carthage | Dean Johnson hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 4-4 |
| 15:37 | Illinois | Jonathan Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 15:32 | Illinois | George Hughes slams it home and the foul's on James Sanabria - foul #1 on James Sanabria, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Carthage | Israel Revels (PG), Thomas Jones (SG) Adrian Tipton, James Sanabria | |
| Subs | Illinois | Don Carlos (PG), Cecil Evans (SG), John Frazier (PF), Blake Berlin (C) John Holmes, Daniel Aichele, Jonathan Perkins, Chris Cousar | |
| 15:32 | Illinois | George Hughes makes the free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:18 | Carthage | Wilbur White makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Dean Johnson | 6-7 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Don Carlos misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 6-7 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Don Carlos | 6-7 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | George Hughes clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | John Frazier tips it in | 6-9 |
| 14:28 | Carthage | Wilbur White's layup is rejected by John Frazier | 6-9 |
| 14:26 | Carthage | Israel Revels tips it but misses | 6-9 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Don Carlos gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | George Hughes blows the dunk | 6-9 |
| 14:15 | Carthage | Wilbur White gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 14:01 | Carthage | Dean Johnson connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Jones | 8-9 |
| 13:46 | Illinois | George Hughes drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Don Carlos | 8-12 |
| 13:36 | Carthage | Thomas Jones misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 8-12 |
| 13:35 | Carthage | Brandon Wilkinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 13:15 | Carthage | Dean Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | George Hughes grabs the board | 8-12 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Dean Johnson denies the turnaround by Cecil Evans | 8-12 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | John Frazier can't tip it in | 8-12 |
| 13:07 | Carthage | Brandon Wilkinson gets the rebound | 8-12 |
| 12:51 | Carthage | Dean Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-12 |
| Subs | Carthage | Adrian Tipton (PG), James Sanabria (SG), Robert Adams (SF), Mark Blanchard (PF), Rudolph Burnett (C) Israel Revels, Thomas Jones, Wilbur White, Dean Johnson, Brandon Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Vogt (PG), Daniel Aichele (SG), John Holmes (SF), Jonathan Perkins (PF), Chris Cousar (C) Don Carlos, Cecil Evans, George Hughes, John Frazier, Blake Berlin | |
| 12:26 | Illinois | Jonathan Perkins is fouled on the floor by Mark Blanchard - foul #1 on Mark Blanchard, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| 12:21 | Illinois | Daniel Aichele misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 12:20 | Carthage | The rebound goes to James Sanabria | 8-12 |
| 12:04 | Carthage | Robert Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-12 |
| Subs | Carthage | Israel Revels (PG) James Sanabria | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Chris Cousar scores on a shot from the right block set up by Gary Vogt and the foul's on Rudolph Burnett - foul #1 on Rudolph Burnett, team foul #3 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Don Carlos (PG) Gary Vogt | |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Chris Cousar makes the free throw | 8-15 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Israel Revels (fresh) SG - Adrian Tipton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Adams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Blanchard (fresh) C - Rudolph Burnett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Don Carlos (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Aichele (fresh) SF - John Holmes (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Chris Cousar (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jonathan Perkins (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Carthage | Rudolph Burnett makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from Adrian Tipton | 10-15 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Daniel Aichele blows the layup | 10-15 |
| 11:07 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Mark Blanchard | 10-15 |
| 11:01 | Carthage | Jonathan Perkins steals the ball from Rudolph Burnett | 10-15 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Chris Cousar can't finish the layup | 10-15 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Cousar | 10-15 |
| 10:27 | Illinois | Jonathan Perkins is fouled on the floor by Adrian Tipton - foul #1 on Adrian Tipton, team foul #4 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Carthage | Eric Lewis (PG), Thomas Jones (SG), James Sanabria (SF), George McClenic (C) Israel Revels, Adrian Tipton, Robert Adams, Rudolph Burnett | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Vogt (PG), Charles Glover (SG), George Hughes (SF), John Frazier (PF), Blake Berlin (C) Don Carlos, Daniel Aichele, John Holmes, Chris Cousar, Jonathan Perkins | |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Charles Glover hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Gary Vogt | 10-17 |
| 09:53 | Carthage | George McClenic hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Jones | 12-17 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | George Hughes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-17 |
| 09:46 | Carthage | Eric Lewis gets the rebound | 12-17 |
| 09:23 | Carthage | James Sanabria is hacked by George Hughes - foul #1 on George Hughes, team foul #2 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Carthage | Israel Revels (PG), Wilbur White (SF), Rudolph Burnett (C) Eric Lewis, James Sanabria, Mark Blanchard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Don Carlos (PG), Cecil Evans (SG), Daniel Aichele (SF) Gary Vogt, Charles Glover, George Hughes | |
| 09:09 | Carthage | Rudolph Burnett knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline and the foul's on John Frazier - foul #2 on John Frazier, team foul #3 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Adams (SF), Brandon Wilkinson (PF) Wilbur White, George McClenic | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Hughes (SF) John Frazier | |
| 09:09 | Carthage | Rudolph Burnett misses the free throw | 14-17 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Cecil Evans grabs the board | 14-17 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Don Carlos is denied on a layup by Rudolph Burnett | 14-17 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Blake Berlin hits the follow up shot | 14-19 |
| 08:51 | Carthage | Thomas Jones's layup is rejected by Blake Berlin | 14-19 |
| 08:49 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Wilkinson | 14-19 |
| 08:43 | Carthage | Israel Revels's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-19 |
| Subs | Carthage | Wilbur White (SG), George McClenic (C) Thomas Jones, Rudolph Burnett | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Holmes (SF), Jonathan Perkins (PF), Chris Cousar (C) George Hughes, Daniel Aichele, Blake Berlin | |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Chris Cousar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-19 |
| 08:22 | Carthage | Wilbur White grabs the defensive rebound | 14-19 |
| 08:07 | Carthage | Robert Adams is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Perkins - foul #1 on Jonathan Perkins, team foul #4 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Carthage | Dean Johnson (PF) George McClenic | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:48 | Carthage | John Holmes picks off the pass by Brandon Wilkinson | 14-19 |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Cecil Evans connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Chris Cousar | 14-22 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Israel Revels (fresh) SG - Wilbur White (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dean Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Brandon Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Don Carlos (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cecil Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Holmes (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jonathan Perkins (fresh) 2 stl. C - Chris Cousar (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Carthage | Wilbur White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-22 |
| Subs | Carthage | Adrian Tipton (PG), Thomas Jones (SG), George McClenic (C) Israel Revels, Robert Adams, Brandon Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Vogt (PG), Charles Glover (SG), Daniel Aichele (PF), Blake Berlin (C) Don Carlos, Cecil Evans, Jonathan Perkins, Chris Cousar | |
| 07:04 | Illinois | John Holmes misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-22 |
| 07:03 | Carthage | George McClenic grabs the board | 14-22 |
| 06:45 | Carthage | Dean Johnson comes up short on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Gary Vogt - foul #1 on Gary Vogt, team foul #5 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Carthage | Rudolph Burnett (C) George McClenic | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Hughes (SF) John Holmes | |
| 06:45 | Carthage | Dean Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 06:45 | Carthage | Dean Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | George Hughes scores on a shot from the left side | 16-24 |
| 06:24 | Carthage | Blake Berlin steps in front of the Adrian Tipton pass | 16-24 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | George Hughes is called for traveling | 16-24 |
| Subs | Carthage | Israel Revels (PG), James Sanabria (SF), Mark Blanchard (PF) Adrian Tipton, Wilbur White, Dean Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Don Carlos (PG) Gary Vogt | |
| 05:50 | Carthage | Rudolph Burnett misses the lay-in | 16-24 |
| 05:48 | Carthage | Mark Blanchard tips it back up and in | 18-24 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Don Carlos is hacked by Israel Revels - foul #1 on Israel Revels, team foul #5 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Carthage | Adrian Tipton (SG), Robert Adams (SF) Thomas Jones, James Sanabria | |
| Subs | Illinois | Cecil Evans (SG), Jonathan Perkins (PF), Chris Cousar (C) Charles Glover, Daniel Aichele, Blake Berlin | |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Adrian Tipton steals the ball from Cecil Evans | 18-24 |
| 05:02 | Carthage | Robert Adams can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-24 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Jonathan Perkins grabs the board | 18-24 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | George Hughes misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-24 |
| 04:55 | Carthage | Rudolph Burnett pulls down the rebound | 18-24 |
| 04:45 | Carthage | Robert Adams is hacked by Chris Cousar - foul #1 on Chris Cousar, team foul #6 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Carthage | Wilbur White (SG), Brandon Wilkinson (PF), George McClenic (C) Adrian Tipton, Mark Blanchard, Rudolph Burnett | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:24 | Carthage | Cecil Evans is called for the reach on Israel Revels - foul #1 on Cecil Evans, team foul #7 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Carthage | Thomas Jones (SG) Wilbur White | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Vogt (PG), John Holmes (SF), Daniel Aichele (C) Don Carlos, George Hughes, Jonathan Perkins | |
| 04:24 | Carthage | Israel Revels misses the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Chris Cousar snags the defensive board | 18-24 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Daniel Aichele misses the easy layup | 18-24 |
| 04:04 | Carthage | George McClenic grabs the defensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 03:45 | Carthage | Robert Adams misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Gary Vogt - foul #2 on Gary Vogt, team foul #8 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Carthage | Adrian Tipton (PG), Dean Johnson (PF) Israel Revels, George McClenic | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Frazier (PF), Blake Berlin (C) Cecil Evans, Chris Cousar | |
| 03:45 | Carthage | Robert Adams makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 03:45 | Carthage | Robert Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Daniel Aichele hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 20-24 |
| 03:28 | Carthage | Dean Johnson grabs the board | 20-24 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Adrian Tipton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Adams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dean Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Brandon Wilkinson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Vogt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Aichele (fresh) SF - John Holmes (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Frazier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Blake Berlin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Carthage | John Frazier is called for the reach on Robert Adams - foul #3 on John Frazier, team foul #9 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Carthage | Mark Blanchard (PF) Brandon Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Don Carlos (PG), George Hughes (SF), Jonathan Perkins (PF) Gary Vogt, Daniel Aichele, John Frazier | |
| 03:12 | Carthage | Robert Adams misses the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Blake Berlin pulls down the rebound | 20-24 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | John Holmes buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Don Carlos | 20-26 |
| 02:43 | Carthage | Dean Johnson buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Adrian Tipton | 22-26 |
| 02:28 | Illinois | Don Carlos buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by George Hughes and he's hacked by Adrian Tipton - foul #2 on Adrian Tipton, team foul #6 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Carthage | Israel Revels (PG), Wilbur White (SG), James Sanabria (SF), Rudolph Burnett (C) Adrian Tipton, Thomas Jones, Robert Adams, Dean Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Aichele (C) Blake Berlin | |
| 02:28 | Illinois | Don Carlos misses the free throw | 22-28 |
| 02:28 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Wilbur White | 22-28 |
| 02:23 | Carthage | Rudolph Burnett is whistled for traveling | 22-28 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Cecil Evans (SG) John Holmes | |
| 01:58 | Illinois | George Hughes can't finish the layup | 22-28 |
| 01:56 | Carthage | James Sanabria grabs the defensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 01:36 | Carthage | Wilbur White misses the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by George Hughes - foul #2 on George Hughes, team foul #10 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Carthage | Dean Johnson (PF) Mark Blanchard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Chris Cousar (PF) Jonathan Perkins | |
| 01:36 | Carthage | Wilbur White makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 01:36 | Carthage | Wilbur White misses the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 01:36 | Carthage | Rudolph Burnett gets the offensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 01:22 | Carthage | Dean Johnson scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 25-28 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Don Carlos is fouled in the backcourt by Israel Revels - foul #2 on Israel Revels, team foul #7 | 25-28 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Don Carlos makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Don Carlos makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 01:08 | Carthage | Wilbur White hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 25-30 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Cecil Evans grabs the board | 25-30 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | George Hughes can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on James Sanabria - foul #2 on James Sanabria, team foul #8 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Carthage | Thomas Jones (SG), Brandon Wilkinson (C) James Sanabria, Rudolph Burnett | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Vogt (PG), John Holmes (SG) Don Carlos, Cecil Evans | |
| 01:02 | Illinois | George Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | George Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 00:33 | Carthage | Israel Revels scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Jones | 27-32 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Chris Cousar can't finish the layup | 27-32 |
| 00:12 | Carthage | Dean Johnson snags the defensive board | 27-32 |
| 00:04 | Carthage | Dean Johnson travels with the ball | 27-32 |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Adams (SF), Mark Blanchard (PF) Wilbur White, Dean Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Glover (SG), Jonathan Perkins (PF), Blake Berlin (C) George Hughes, Chris Cousar, Daniel Aichele | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Gary Vogt misses short on a halfcourt shot | 27-32 |