| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Kenny Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Chamberlain (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Denver Brooks (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - David Packard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - James Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sammie Gonsales (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Oliver Mosley (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lawrence Brown (fresh) C - Andrew Seabolt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Michael Chamberlain inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| 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 halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Carthage | Kenny Anderson is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-30 |
| 19:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Wilson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-30 |
| 19:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Brown tips it but misses | 33-30 |
| 19:28 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Michael Chamberlain | 33-30 |
| 19:05 | Carthage | Robert Davis connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Kenny Anderson | 35-30 |
| 18:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Seabolt is called for a charge - foul #1 on Andrew Seabolt, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| 18:33 | Carthage | Sammie Gonsales steps in front of the Robert Davis pass | 35-30 |
| 18:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Seabolt is whistled for a carry | 35-30 |
| 17:57 | Carthage | Sammie Gonsales steals it from David Packard | 35-30 |
| 17:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Wilson scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Sammie Gonsales | 35-33 |
| 17:20 | Carthage | Denver Brooks misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 17:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Wilson grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 17:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Oliver Mosley misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 35-33 |
| 16:59 | Carthage | David Packard pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 16:43 | Carthage | Robert Davis clanks a 3 from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 16:42 | Carthage | Michael Chamberlain grabs the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 16:24 | Carthage | David Packard is hacked by Andrew Seabolt - foul #2 on Andrew Seabolt, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Carthage | Philip Powell (PG), Granville Ricks (SG), Rex Dunn (SF), Brian Lewis (PF), Geoffrey Williams (C) Kenny Anderson, Robert Davis, Michael Chamberlain, Denver Brooks, David Packard | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dave Broadnax (PG), Aaron Talkington (SG), Virgil Turner (SF), Harvey Guadalupe (PF), George Elliott (C) James Wilson, Sammie Gonsales, Oliver Mosley, Lawrence Brown, Andrew Seabolt | |
| 16:02 | Carthage | Rex Dunn misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 35-33 |
| 16:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Elliott snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Philip Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Granville Ricks (fresh) SF - Rex Dunn (fresh) PF - Brian Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Geoffrey Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Dave Broadnax (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Talkington (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Virgil Turner (fresh) PF - Harvey Guadalupe (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Elliott (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Virgil Turner lays it in on a nice dish by Aaron Talkington | 35-35 |
| 15:21 | Carthage | Philip Powell is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 15:20 | Carthage | Brian Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 15:02 | Carthage | Brian Lewis drills a floater from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 14:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Talkington can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-35 |
| 14:51 | Carthage | Geoffrey Williams gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 14:36 | Carthage | Philip Powell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 14:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Elliott snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 14:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Talkington knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Dave Broadnax | 37-37 |
| 14:13 | Carthage | Granville Ricks is hacked by Aaron Talkington - foul #1 on Aaron Talkington, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Carthage | Kenny Anderson (PG), Michael Chamberlain (SF), Denver Brooks (PF) Granville Ricks, Rex Dunn, Geoffrey Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | James Wilson (PG), Sammie Gonsales (SG), Oliver Mosley (SF) Dave Broadnax, Aaron Talkington, Virgil Turner | |
| 14:00 | Carthage | Denver Brooks makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Philip Powell | 39-37 |
| 13:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Wilson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 13:42 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Brian Lewis | 39-37 |
| 13:22 | Carthage | Denver Brooks drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-37 |
| 12:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammie Gonsales makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by James Wilson | 41-40 |
| 12:42 | Carthage | Philip Powell is fouled on the floor by James Wilson - foul #1 on James Wilson, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Davis (SG), David Packard (C) Philip Powell, Brian Lewis | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Talkington (SF), Lawrence Brown (PF), Andrew Seabolt (C) Oliver Mosley, Harvey Guadalupe, George Elliott | |
| 12:33 | Carthage | David Packard clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 41-40 |
| 12:32 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to Denver Brooks | 41-40 |
| 12:22 | Carthage | Michael Chamberlain is fouled on the floor by Aaron Talkington - foul #2 on Aaron Talkington, team foul #5 | 41-40 |
| 12:09 | Carthage | Michael Chamberlain clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Aaron Talkington - foul #3 on Aaron Talkington, team foul #6 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Carthage | Rex Dunn (PF) Denver Brooks | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dave Broadnax (PG) James Wilson | |
| 12:09 | Carthage | Michael Chamberlain misses the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 12:09 | Carthage | Michael Chamberlain makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 11:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Seabolt drills a jumpshot from the right side and he's fouled by David Packard - foul #2 on David Packard, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| 11:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Seabolt misses the free throw | 42-42 |
| 11:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Talkington grabs the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 11:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammie Gonsales misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 11:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammie Gonsales grabs the offensive board | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Kenny Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Chamberlain (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Rex Dunn (fresh) C - David Packard (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Dave Broadnax (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sammie Gonsales (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Aaron Talkington (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Seabolt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Seabolt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Chamberlain - foul #1 on Michael Chamberlain, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Carthage | Brian Lewis (PF) Rex Dunn | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Oliver Mosley (SF) Aaron Talkington | |
| 11:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Seabolt makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 11:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Seabolt makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 11:07 | Carthage | Brian Lewis hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left corner | 42-44 |
| 11:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Seabolt grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 10:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Seabolt makes the fadeaway in the lane | 42-46 |
| 10:34 | Carthage | Andrew Seabolt is called for the reach on Kenny Anderson - foul #3 on Andrew Seabolt, team foul #7 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Carthage | Rex Dunn (SF), Denver Brooks (PF) Michael Chamberlain, Brian Lewis | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | James Wilson (PG), Aaron Talkington (SG), George Elliott (C) Dave Broadnax, Sammie Gonsales, Andrew Seabolt | |
| 10:34 | Carthage | Kenny Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 10:34 | Carthage | Kenny Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 10:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Oliver Mosley blows the layup | 44-46 |
| 10:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Elliott grabs the offensive board | 44-46 |
| 09:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Packard steps in front of the Oliver Mosley pass | 44-46 |
| 09:49 | Carthage | Robert Davis misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-46 |
| 09:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 09:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Wilson knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-49 |
| 09:16 | Carthage | Kenny Anderson makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Denver Brooks | 47-49 |
| 08:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Talkington makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from George Elliott and he's fouled by David Packard - foul #3 on David Packard, team foul #3 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Carthage | Philip Powell (PG), Granville Ricks (SG), Michael Chamberlain (SF), Brian Lewis (C) Kenny Anderson, Robert Davis, Rex Dunn, David Packard | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammie Gonsales (SG), Harvey Guadalupe (PF), Andrew Seabolt (C) Oliver Mosley, Lawrence Brown, George Elliott | |
| 08:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Talkington makes the free throw | 47-52 |
| 08:33 | Carthage | Michael Chamberlain loses the ball out of bounds | 47-52 |
| 08:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammie Gonsales misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-52 |
| 08:11 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Michael Chamberlain | 47-52 |
| 07:58 | Carthage | Granville Ricks misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 07:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Harvey Guadalupe gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 07:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Seabolt comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 47-52 |
| 07:41 | Carthage | Brian Lewis grabs the board | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Philip Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Granville Ricks (fresh) SF - Michael Chamberlain (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Denver Brooks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sammie Gonsales (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Aaron Talkington (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Harvey Guadalupe (fresh) 3 reb. C - Andrew Seabolt (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Carthage | Granville Ricks hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-52 |
| 07:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Denver Brooks picks off the pass by Sammie Gonsales | 50-52 |
| 06:49 | Carthage | Michael Chamberlain knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Philip Powell | 52-52 |
| 06:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammie Gonsales knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Wilson | 52-55 |
| 06:17 | Carthage | Denver Brooks can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 52-55 |
| 06:15 | Carthage | Brian Lewis snags the offensive board | 52-55 |
| 05:55 | Carthage | Philip Powell comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Harvey Guadalupe - foul #1 on Harvey Guadalupe, team foul #8 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Davis (SG), Rex Dunn (SF), David Packard (C) Granville Ricks, Michael Chamberlain, Denver Brooks | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dave Broadnax (PG), Oliver Mosley (SF), Lawrence Brown (PF), George Elliott (C) James Wilson, Aaron Talkington, Harvey Guadalupe, Andrew Seabolt | |
| 05:55 | Carthage | Philip Powell makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 05:55 | Carthage | Philip Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 05:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Oliver Mosley snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 05:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Brown blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Davis - foul #2 on Robert Davis, team foul #4 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Carthage | Kenny Anderson (PG) Philip Powell | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 05:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Brown misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 05:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 05:38 | Carthage | David Packard pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 05:30 | Carthage | Brian Lewis clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 05:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Oliver Mosley grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 05:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Brown drills a jumper in the lane set up by Dave Broadnax | 53-57 |
| 04:58 | Carthage | Kenny Anderson misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Dave Broadnax - foul #2 on Dave Broadnax, team foul #9 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Carthage | Michael Chamberlain (SF) Brian Lewis | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Virgil Turner (SG) Sammie Gonsales | |
| 04:58 | Carthage | Kenny Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 04:58 | Carthage | Kenny Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 04:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Oliver Mosley's pass is intercepted by Kenny Anderson | 55-57 |
| 04:25 | Carthage | Rex Dunn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-57 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Harvey Guadalupe (PF) Lawrence Brown | |
| 04:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Oliver Mosley hits a 3 from straight away | 55-60 |
| 03:44 | Carthage | Michael Chamberlain comes up short on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Oliver Mosley - foul #3 on Oliver Mosley, team foul #10 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Carthage | Philip Powell (SG), Brian Lewis (PF), Geoffrey Williams (C) Robert Davis, Rex Dunn, David Packard | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammie Gonsales (SG) Virgil Turner | |
| 03:44 | Carthage | Michael Chamberlain makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 03:44 | Carthage | Michael Chamberlain makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 03:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Oliver Mosley misses the easy layup | 57-60 |
| 03:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Oliver Mosley | 57-60 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Kenny Anderson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Chamberlain (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Brian Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Geoffrey Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Dave Broadnax (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sammie Gonsales (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Oliver Mosley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Harvey Guadalupe (fresh) 3 reb. C - George Elliott (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Chamberlain takes the ball from Sammie Gonsales | 57-60 |
| 02:58 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-60 |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Davis (SG), Denver Brooks (PF), David Packard (C) Philip Powell, Brian Lewis, Geoffrey Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | James Wilson (PG), Lawrence Brown (PF), Andrew Seabolt (C) Dave Broadnax, Harvey Guadalupe, George Elliott | |
| 02:38 | Carthage | Kenny Anderson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 02:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 02:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Wilson is hacked by David Packard - foul #4 on David Packard, team foul #5 | 57-60 |
| 01:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Oliver Mosley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-60 |
| 01:56 | Carthage | Kenny Anderson snags the defensive board | 57-60 |
| 01:33 | Carthage | Robert Davis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-60 |
| 01:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Wilson pulls down the rebound | 57-60 |
| 01:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Packard swats the short shot by James Wilson | 57-60 |
| 01:11 | Carthage | Denver Brooks snags the defensive board | 57-60 |
| 01:06 | Carthage | Robert Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Andrew Seabolt - foul #4 on Andrew Seabolt, team foul #11 | 57-60 |
| 01:06 | Carthage | Robert Davis misses the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 01:06 | Carthage | Robert Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 01:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Seabolt snags the defensive board | 57-60 |
| 00:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Wilson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-60 |
| 00:46 | Carthage | Kenny Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 00:26 | Carthage | David Packard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 00:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Wilson is hacked by Kenny Anderson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenny Anderson, team foul #6 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Harvey Guadalupe (PF) Lawrence Brown | |
| 00:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Wilson is hacked by David Packard - foul #5 on David Packard, team foul #7 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Carthage | Brian Lewis (C) David Packard | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 00:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:19 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Denver Brooks | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:13 | Carthage | Robert Davis clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-61 |
| 00:11 | Carthage | Robert Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 00:07 | Carthage | Brian Lewis is hacked by James Wilson - foul #2 on James Wilson, team foul #12 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Brown (PF) Harvey Guadalupe | |
| 00:07 | Carthage | Brian Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:07 | Carthage | Brian Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Davis is called for the reach on Sammie Gonsales in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Davis, team foul #8 | 59-61 |
| 00:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammie Gonsales makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammie Gonsales makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Robert Davis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-63 |