| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Manuel Kirby (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Ceronsky (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Collins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Schmit (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Jefferson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Louis McCarte (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Schultz (fresh) SF - James Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Burks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Carrigan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Matthew Collins inbounds the ball | 34-27 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Carthage | Manuel Kirby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-27 |
| 19:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Steven Carrigan | 34-27 |
| 19:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Schultz is fouled on the floor by Matthew Collins - foul #2 on Matthew Collins, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| 19:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Burks drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Louis McCarte | 34-30 |
| 18:48 | Carthage | Matthew Collins knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Ceronsky | 37-30 |
| 18:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Burks misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-30 |
| 18:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Carrigan | 37-30 |
| 18:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Burns drills a floater from the right block set up by Richard Schultz | 37-32 |
| 18:15 | Carthage | John Ceronsky misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 18:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Carrigan pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 18:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Burks misses the lay-in | 37-32 |
| 17:59 | Carthage | Michael Schmit gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 17:47 | Carthage | Michael Schmit lays it in on a nice dish by Manuel Kirby | 39-32 |
| 17:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Burks makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from James Burns | 39-34 |
| 17:26 | Carthage | John Ceronsky hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Manuel Kirby | 42-34 |
| 17:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matthew Collins is called for the reach on Steven Carrigan - foul #3 on Matthew Collins, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Carthage | Milton Cobb (SG), Henry Cummins (SF) John Ceronsky, Matthew Collins | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Carlos Newbern (C) Steven Carrigan | |
| 16:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Carlos Newbern comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 42-34 |
| 16:43 | Carthage | Mark Jefferson grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 16:28 | Carthage | Manuel Kirby misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-34 |
| 16:27 | Carthage | Mark Jefferson grabs the offensive board | 42-34 |
| 16:13 | Carthage | Michael Schmit clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on John Burks - foul #1 on John Burks, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Carthage | Christopher Plante (C) Mark Jefferson | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Vincent Poole (PG), Jacob Johnson (SG), Ronald Wilson (SF), Carl Rodrigues (C) Louis McCarte, Richard Schultz, James Burns, John Burks | |
| 16:13 | Carthage | Michael Schmit misses the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 16:13 | Carthage | Michael Schmit misses the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 16:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Carl Rodrigues | 42-34 |
| 15:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Henry Cummins steals it from Ronald Wilson | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Manuel Kirby (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Milton Cobb (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Cummins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Schmit (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Plante (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Vincent Poole (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jacob Johnson (fresh) SF - Ronald Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carlos Newbern (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Rodrigues (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:25 | Carthage | Michael Schmit loses the ball out of bounds | 42-34 |
| Subs | Carthage | John Ceronsky (SG), Matthew Collins (SF), Kevin Sanders (C) Manuel Kirby, Henry Cummins, Michael Schmit | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Carrigan (C) Carl Rodrigues | |
| 15:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ronald Wilson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 14:58 | Carthage | Milton Cobb pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 14:42 | Carthage | Matthew Collins misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Jacob Johnson - foul #1 on Jacob Johnson, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Carthage | Manuel Kirby (PG), Mark Jefferson (PF) Milton Cobb, Christopher Plante | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Louis McCarte (PG), Richard Schultz (SG), James Burns (SF), John Burks (PF) Vincent Poole, Jacob Johnson, Ronald Wilson, Carlos Newbern | |
| 14:42 | Carthage | Matthew Collins misses the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 14:42 | Carthage | Matthew Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 14:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Carrigan grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 14:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Manuel Kirby is called for the reach on Louis McCarte - foul #2 on Manuel Kirby, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| 14:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Burns scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Louis McCarte | 42-36 |
| 13:36 | Carthage | Mark Jefferson hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Manuel Kirby | 44-36 |
| 13:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Carrigan is called for traveling | 44-36 |
| Subs | Carthage | Michael Schmit (PF) Mark Jefferson | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Carlos Newbern (C) Steven Carrigan | |
| 12:55 | Carthage | Louis McCarte is called for the reach on Manuel Kirby - foul #2 on Louis McCarte, team foul #3 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Vincent Poole (PG) Louis McCarte | |
| 12:30 | Carthage | John Ceronsky is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on John Ceronsky, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Carthage | Milton Cobb (SG), Mark Jefferson (C) John Ceronsky, Kevin Sanders | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jacob Johnson (SG) Richard Schultz | |
| 12:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Vincent Poole can't finish the layup | 44-36 |
| 12:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Burks tips it back up and in | 44-38 |
| 12:00 | Carthage | Manuel Kirby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 11:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Burns snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 11:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Burks drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Vincent Poole and he's fouled by Michael Schmit - foul #2 on Michael Schmit, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Carthage | Henry Cummins (SG) Manuel Kirby | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Louis McCarte (PG), Ronald Wilson (SF), Steven Carrigan (C) Vincent Poole, James Burns, Carlos Newbern | |
| 11:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Burks misses the free throw | 44-40 |
| 11:43 | Carthage | Mark Jefferson snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Milton Cobb (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Cummins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Collins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Schmit (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Jefferson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Louis McCarte (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jacob Johnson (fresh) SF - Ronald Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Burks (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Carrigan (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Carthage | Matthew Collins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 11:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to John Burks | 44-40 |
| 11:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Burks knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jacob Johnson | 44-43 |
| 11:08 | Carthage | Henry Cummins lays it up and in | 46-43 |
| 10:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ronald Wilson's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Jefferson | 46-43 |
| 10:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jacob Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 10:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Burks drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Louis McCarte | 46-45 |
| 10:02 | Carthage | Milton Cobb steps out of bounds on the sideline | 46-45 |
| Subs | Carthage | Manuel Kirby (PG), John Ceronsky (SG), Christopher Plante (PF), Kevin Sanders (C) Milton Cobb, Matthew Collins, Michael Schmit, Mark Jefferson | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Schultz (SG), James Burns (SF), Carlos Newbern (PF), Carl Rodrigues (C) Jacob Johnson, Ronald Wilson, John Burks, Steven Carrigan | |
| 09:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Louis McCarte buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Carlos Newbern | 46-47 |
| 09:35 | Carthage | John Ceronsky can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 46-47 |
| 09:34 | Carthage | Christopher Plante tips it home | 48-47 |
| 09:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Carlos Newbern's pass is intercepted by Christopher Plante | 48-47 |
| 08:56 | Carthage | Kevin Sanders connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Manuel Kirby and he's hacked by Carlos Newbern - foul #2 on Carlos Newbern, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Vincent Poole (PG) Louis McCarte | |
| 08:56 | Carthage | Kevin Sanders makes the free throw | 51-47 |
| 08:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Carlos Newbern misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-47 |
| 08:34 | Carthage | John Ceronsky gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 08:14 | Carthage | Henry Cummins hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Vincent Poole - foul #2 on Vincent Poole, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Carthage | Michael Schmit (PF) Christopher Plante | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Burks (PF), Steven Carrigan (C) Carlos Newbern, Carl Rodrigues | |
| 08:14 | Carthage | Henry Cummins makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 08:14 | Carthage | Henry Cummins makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 07:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Carrigan can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 53-47 |
| 07:57 | Carthage | Kevin Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 07:35 | Carthage | Kevin Sanders is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Kevin Sanders, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Carthage | Matthew Collins (SF) Henry Cummins | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Ronald Wilson (SF) James Burns | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Manuel Kirby (fresh) 8 pts. 9 ast. SG - John Ceronsky (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Collins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Schmit (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Vincent Poole (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Schultz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Burks (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Carrigan (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ronald Wilson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Schultz | 53-50 |
| 07:11 | Carthage | Matthew Collins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-50 |
| Subs | Carthage | Mark Jefferson (C) Kevin Sanders | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Louis McCarte (PG) Vincent Poole | |
| 06:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Burks buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Steven Carrigan | 53-53 |
| 06:37 | Carthage | Michael Schmit makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Manuel Kirby | 56-53 |
| 06:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Burks comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-53 |
| 06:20 | Carthage | Mark Jefferson gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 06:14 | Carthage | John Ceronsky is hacked by Richard Schultz - foul #3 on Richard Schultz, team foul #6 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Carthage | Milton Cobb (SG) John Ceronsky | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jacob Johnson (SG), James Burns (SF) Richard Schultz, Ronald Wilson | |
| 06:05 | Carthage | Michael Schmit comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by James Burns - foul #1 on James Burns, team foul #7 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Carthage | Kevin Sanders (C) Mark Jefferson | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Carlos Newbern (C) Steven Carrigan | |
| 06:05 | Carthage | Michael Schmit makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 06:05 | Carthage | Michael Schmit makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 05:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Burns misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 05:40 | Carthage | Kevin Sanders pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 05:21 | Carthage | Manuel Kirby misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-53 |
| 05:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Carlos Newbern grabs the defensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 05:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Burns connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Louis McCarte | 58-56 |
| 04:51 | Carthage | Manuel Kirby scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-56 |
| 04:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Burks comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Matthew Collins - foul #4 on Matthew Collins, team foul #7 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Carthage | John Ceronsky (SG), Mark Jefferson (PF), Christopher Plante (C) Manuel Kirby, Michael Schmit, Kevin Sanders | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Vincent Poole (PG), Richard Schultz (SG), Steven Carrigan (C) Louis McCarte, Jacob Johnson, Carlos Newbern | |
| 04:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Burks makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 04:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Burks makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 04:14 | Carthage | Mark Jefferson's pass is intercepted by Steven Carrigan | 61-58 |
| 03:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Burns banks in the layup on a great pass from Vincent Poole | 61-60 |
| 03:33 | Carthage | Milton Cobb is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Milton Cobb, team foul #8 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Carthage | Manuel Kirby (PG), Henry Cummins (SF) Milton Cobb, Matthew Collins | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Ronald Wilson (SF), Carlos Newbern (PF) James Burns, John Burks | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Manuel Kirby (fresh) 11 pts. 10 ast. SG - John Ceronsky (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Cummins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mark Jefferson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Christopher Plante (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Vincent Poole (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Schultz (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Carlos Newbern (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Carrigan (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Vincent Poole loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-60 |
| Subs | Carthage | Kevin Sanders (C) Christopher Plante | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 03:17 | Carthage | Manuel Kirby clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Vincent Poole - foul #3 on Vincent Poole, team foul #8 | 61-60 |
| 03:17 | Carthage | Manuel Kirby makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 03:17 | Carthage | Manuel Kirby misses the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 03:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Carrigan grabs the board | 62-60 |
| 03:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Vincent Poole misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 62-60 |
| 03:03 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Henry Cummins | 62-60 |
| 02:57 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-60 |
| Subs | Carthage | Matthew Collins (SF), Michael Schmit (PF) Henry Cummins, Mark Jefferson | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Louis McCarte (PG), James Burns (SF) Vincent Poole, Ronald Wilson | |
| 02:41 | Carthage | Kevin Sanders loses the dribble to Steven Carrigan | 62-60 |
| 02:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Carrigan is fouled on the floor by Matthew Collins - foul #5 on Matthew Collins, team foul #9 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Carthage | Henry Cummins (SF) Matthew Collins | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Burks (PF) Carlos Newbern | |
| 02:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Carrigan makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 02:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Carrigan makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 01:58 | Carthage | Manuel Kirby hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 01:56 | Carthage | Michael Schmit tips it in | 64-62 |
| 01:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Ceronsky is called for the reach on Richard Schultz - foul #3 on John Ceronsky, team foul #10 | 64-62 |
| 01:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Schultz makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 01:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Schultz makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 01:21 | Carthage | Manuel Kirby misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 01:20 | Carthage | Henry Cummins hits the follow up shot | 66-64 |
| 00:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Burns hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Louis McCarte and the foul's on Michael Schmit - foul #3 on Michael Schmit, team foul #11 | 66-66 |
| 00:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Burns misses the free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:53 | Carthage | Henry Cummins grabs the board | 66-66 |
| 00:32 | Carthage | Kevin Sanders makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Manuel Kirby | 69-66 |
| 00:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Carrigan is denied on a dunk by Michael Schmit | 69-66 |
| 00:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Carrigan hits the follow up shot | 69-68 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:15 | Carthage | Henry Cummins is hacked by Louis McCarte in the backcourt - foul #3 on Louis McCarte, team foul #9 | 69-68 |
| 00:15 | Carthage | Henry Cummins misses the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 00:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Carrigan snags the defensive board | 69-68 |
| 00:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Schultz misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 69-68 |
| 00:04 | Carthage | Michael Schmit gets the rebound | 69-68 |
| 00:01 | Carthage | Michael Schmit is hacked by Louis McCarte in the backcourt - foul #4 on Louis McCarte, team foul #10 | 69-68 |
| 00:01 | Carthage | Michael Schmit misses the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 00:01 | Carthage | Michael Schmit makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Burns comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 70-68 |