| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - James Matis (fresh) SG - Jerrod Sarzynski (fresh) SF - Jacques Terrell (fresh) PF - Gary Gauthier (fresh) C - Art Osmanski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Eric Lewis (fresh) SG - Thomas Jones (fresh) SF - Robert Adams (fresh) PF - Brandon Wilkinson (fresh) C - Rudolph Burnett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Brandon Wilkinson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Elmhurst | Elmhurst is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Carthage | Thomas Jones misses badly on the uncontested jumper in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Elmhurst | The rebound goes to Jacques Terrell | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Elmhurst | James Matis comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Elmhurst | Art Osmanski can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Carthage | Brandon Wilkinson grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Carthage | Rudolph Burnett misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Elmhurst | Jerrod Sarzynski grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Elmhurst | Gary Gauthier misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Elmhurst | Jacques Terrell tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Elmhurst | Gary Gauthier snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:24 | Elmhurst | Jacques Terrell is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 18:04 | Carthage | Rudolph Burnett comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Art Osmanski - foul #1 on Art Osmanski, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:04 | Carthage | Rudolph Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:04 | Carthage | Rudolph Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 17:44 | Elmhurst | Robert Adams blocks the jumper by Gary Gauthier | 0-2 |
| 17:43 | Carthage | Thomas Jones pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:24 | Carthage | Robert Adams comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 17:22 | Carthage | Rudolph Burnett can't tip it in | 0-2 |
| 17:21 | Elmhurst | Gary Gauthier grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 16:58 | Elmhurst | James Matis can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 0-2 |
| 16:57 | Carthage | Rudolph Burnett grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 16:53 | Carthage | Jacques Terrell is called for the reach on Thomas Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jacques Terrell, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | David Naber (SF), James Ramey (C) Jacques Terrell, Art Osmanski | |
| Subs | Carthage | Adrian Tipton (PG), Wilbur White (SG), Dean Johnson (SF), Mark Blanchard (PF), George McClenic (C) Eric Lewis, Thomas Jones, Robert Adams, Brandon Wilkinson, Rudolph Burnett | |
| 16:31 | Carthage | Adrian Tipton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dean Johnson and he's hacked by James Matis - foul #1 on James Matis, team foul #3 | 0-4 |
| 16:31 | Carthage | Adrian Tipton makes the free throw | 0-5 |
| 16:19 | Elmhurst | David Naber is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on David Naber, team foul #4 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Clarence Dupre (PG), John Brown (SG), Kenneth Nehring (SF) James Matis, Jerrod Sarzynski, Gary Gauthier | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 16:09 | Carthage | Adrian Tipton is called for 10 seconds | 0-5 |
| 15:56 | Elmhurst | James Ramey knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Kenneth Nehring | 2-5 |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - Clarence Dupre (fresh) SG - John Brown (fresh) SF - Kenneth Nehring (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Naber (fresh) C - James Ramey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Adrian Tipton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wilbur White (fresh) SF - Dean Johnson (fresh) PF - Mark Blanchard (fresh) C - George McClenic (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Carthage | David Naber steps in front of the Dean Johnson pass | 2-5 |
| 15:14 | Elmhurst | Kenneth Nehring knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Clarence Dupre and the foul's on Dean Johnson - foul #1 on Dean Johnson, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | James Matis (PG), Jerrod Sarzynski (SG), Gary Gauthier (PF), Art Osmanski (C) Clarence Dupre, John Brown, David Naber, James Ramey | |
| Subs | Carthage | Eric Lewis (PG), Thomas Jones (SG), Robert Adams (SF) Adrian Tipton, Wilbur White, Mark Blanchard | |
| 15:14 | Elmhurst | Kenneth Nehring makes the free throw | 5-5 |
| 14:48 | Carthage | Robert Adams misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 14:47 | Carthage | Thomas Jones gets the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 14:32 | Carthage | Robert Adams misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-5 |
| 14:30 | Elmhurst | Art Osmanski grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 14:26 | Elmhurst | James Matis drills a runner from the left block | 7-5 |
| 14:03 | Carthage | Robert Adams hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Eric Lewis | 7-7 |
| 13:42 | Elmhurst | Kenneth Nehring's pass is intercepted by Robert Adams | 7-7 |
| 13:19 | Carthage | Robert Adams hits a floater from close range set up by Eric Lewis and he's hacked by Kenneth Nehring - foul #1 on Kenneth Nehring, team foul #5 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Clarence Dupre (PG), John Brown (SG), Jacques Terrell (SF), David Naber (PF), James Ramey (C) James Matis, Jerrod Sarzynski, Kenneth Nehring, Gary Gauthier, Art Osmanski | |
| Subs | Carthage | Wilbur White (SG), Brandon Wilkinson (PF), Rudolph Burnett (C) Thomas Jones, Dean Johnson, George McClenic | |
| 13:19 | Carthage | Robert Adams makes the free throw | 7-10 |
| 13:07 | Elmhurst | Clarence Dupre hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-10 |
| 13:05 | Carthage | Rudolph Burnett snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| 13:00 | Carthage | Eric Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-10 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Dean Johnson (SF) Robert Adams | |
| 12:50 | Elmhurst | John Brown buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 9-10 |
| 12:26 | Carthage | Dean Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-10 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Jerrod Sarzynski (SG), Gary Gauthier (PF) John Brown, James Ramey | |
| Subs | Carthage | Thomas Jones (SG) Dean Johnson | |
| 12:08 | Elmhurst | Jerrod Sarzynski buries a turnaround from the right block | 11-10 |
| 12:06 | Carthage | Wilbur White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-10 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | James Matis (PG) Clarence Dupre | |
| Subs | Carthage | Dean Johnson (SF) Thomas Jones | |
| 12:01 | Elmhurst | Eric Lewis is called for the reach on Jacques Terrell - foul #1 on Eric Lewis, team foul #2 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Adrian Tipton (PG), Robert Adams (SF) Eric Lewis, Brandon Wilkinson | |
| 11:43 | Elmhurst | James Matis misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Dean Johnson - foul #2 on Dean Johnson, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | James Ramey (C) Jacques Terrell | |
| Subs | Carthage | Eric Lewis (PG), Thomas Jones (SG), Brandon Wilkinson (PF), George McClenic (C) Adrian Tipton, Wilbur White, Dean Johnson, Rudolph Burnett | |
| 11:43 | Elmhurst | James Matis misses the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 11:43 | Elmhurst | James Matis makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - James Matis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jerrod Sarzynski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Naber (fresh) PF - Gary Gauthier (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Ramey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Eric Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Jones (fresh) SF - Robert Adams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brandon Wilkinson (fresh) C - George McClenic (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Carthage | George McClenic hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-10 |
| 11:18 | Elmhurst | The rebound goes to Gary Gauthier | 12-10 |
| 11:00 | Elmhurst | Jerrod Sarzynski is whistled for a carry | 12-10 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Clarence Dupre (SG), Kenneth Nehring (SF), John Okamoto (PF) Jerrod Sarzynski, David Naber, Gary Gauthier | |
| Subs | Carthage | Wilbur White (SF), Mark Blanchard (PF), Rudolph Burnett (C) Robert Adams, Brandon Wilkinson, George McClenic | |
| 10:40 | Carthage | Wilbur White clanks a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Kenneth Nehring - foul #2 on Kenneth Nehring, team foul #6 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | John Brown (SG), Art Osmanski (C) James Matis, Kenneth Nehring | |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Adams (SF), Brandon Wilkinson (PF) Thomas Jones, Mark Blanchard | |
| 10:40 | Carthage | Wilbur White makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 10:40 | Carthage | Wilbur White makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 10:21 | Elmhurst | James Ramey drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Clarence Dupre | 14-12 |
| 09:57 | Carthage | Brandon Wilkinson makes the wide open shot from the left block on a nice dish by Wilbur White | 14-14 |
| 09:41 | Elmhurst | Art Osmanski is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Art Osmanski, team foul #7 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | James Matis (PG), Jerrod Sarzynski (SG), Jacques Terrell (SF), Gary Gauthier (PF), David Naber (C) Clarence Dupre, John Brown, John Okamoto, James Ramey, Art Osmanski | |
| Subs | Carthage | Adrian Tipton (PG), Thomas Jones (SG), Mark Blanchard (PF), George McClenic (C) Eric Lewis, Robert Adams, Brandon Wilkinson, Rudolph Burnett | |
| 09:21 | Carthage | Thomas Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-14 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Eric Lewis (PG) Adrian Tipton | |
| 09:02 | Elmhurst | James Matis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Wilbur White - foul #1 on Wilbur White, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Adrian Tipton (PG), Robert Adams (SF), Brandon Wilkinson (PF), Rudolph Burnett (C) Eric Lewis, Wilbur White, Mark Blanchard, George McClenic | |
| 09:02 | Elmhurst | James Matis makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 09:02 | Elmhurst | James Matis makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 08:41 | Carthage | Thomas Jones clanks a jumper from the left side | 16-14 |
| 08:39 | Elmhurst | Jerrod Sarzynski gets the rebound | 16-14 |
| 08:15 | Elmhurst | David Naber clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 16-14 |
| 08:14 | Elmhurst | Gary Gauthier can't tip it in | 16-14 |
| 08:12 | Carthage | Robert Adams gets the rebound | 16-14 |
| 07:47 | Carthage | Thomas Jones hits the easy wide open finger roll | 16-16 |
| 07:45 | Elmhurst | Adrian Tipton steps in front of the James Matis pass in the backcourt | 16-16 |
| 07:21 | Carthage | Brandon Wilkinson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 16-16 |
| 07:19 | Carthage | Brandon Wilkinson grabs the offensive board | 16-16 |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - James Matis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jerrod Sarzynski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jacques Terrell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gary Gauthier (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - David Naber (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Adrian Tipton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Adams (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Brandon Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rudolph Burnett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:50 | Carthage | Brandon Wilkinson misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 16-16 |
| 06:48 | Carthage | Robert Adams tips it in | 16-18 |
| 06:32 | Elmhurst | Robert Adams steals it from Jerrod Sarzynski | 16-18 |
| 06:30 | Carthage | Jerrod Sarzynski is called for the reach on Thomas Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerrod Sarzynski, team foul #8 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Clarence Dupre (PG), John Brown (SG), John Okamoto (SF), James Ramey (C) James Matis, Jerrod Sarzynski, Jacques Terrell, David Naber | |
| Subs | Carthage | Eric Lewis (PG), Wilbur White (SF), Mark Blanchard (PF), George McClenic (C) Adrian Tipton, Robert Adams, Brandon Wilkinson, Rudolph Burnett | |
| 06:30 | Carthage | Thomas Jones makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 06:30 | Carthage | Thomas Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 06:27 | Elmhurst | Eric Lewis is called for the reach on Clarence Dupre in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Lewis, team foul #5 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | | |
| Subs | Carthage | James Sanabria (PG) Eric Lewis | |
| 06:19 | Elmhurst | Clarence Dupre clanks a 3 from the left wing | 16-20 |
| 06:17 | Elmhurst | John Okamoto grabs the offensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 05:56 | Elmhurst | John Okamoto can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-20 |
| 05:54 | Elmhurst | Gary Gauthier pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 05:43 | Elmhurst | John Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-20 |
| 05:42 | Elmhurst | Clarence Dupre tips it back up and in | 18-20 |
| 05:17 | Carthage | James Sanabria clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 18-20 |
| 05:16 | Elmhurst | Clarence Dupre grabs the defensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 04:59 | Elmhurst | John Okamoto misses the 3 from the left wing | 18-20 |
| 04:58 | Carthage | James Sanabria gets the rebound | 18-20 |
| 04:56 | Carthage | John Brown takes the ball from Thomas Jones in the backcourt | 18-20 |
| 04:28 | Elmhurst | James Ramey drills a shot from the right block set up by Clarence Dupre and the foul's on George McClenic - foul #1 on George McClenic, team foul #6 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | James Matis (PG), Jerrod Sarzynski (SG), Jacques Terrell (SF) John Brown, John Okamoto, Gary Gauthier | |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Adams (SF), Brandon Wilkinson (PF), Rudolph Burnett (C) Thomas Jones, Mark Blanchard, George McClenic | |
| 04:28 | Elmhurst | James Ramey makes the free throw | 21-20 |
| 04:02 | Carthage | Wilbur White clanks a shot from the right block but he's hacked by James Ramey - foul #1 on James Ramey, team foul #9 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Gary Gauthier (PF), David Naber (C) James Ramey, Clarence Dupre | |
| Subs | Carthage | George McClenic (C) Rudolph Burnett | |
| 04:02 | Carthage | Wilbur White makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 04:02 | Carthage | Wilbur White makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 03:47 | Elmhurst | Gary Gauthier can't finish the layup | 21-22 |
| 03:46 | Carthage | The rebound goes to George McClenic | 21-22 |
| 03:22 | Carthage | Robert Adams hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 21-22 |
| 03:20 | Carthage | George McClenic gets the offensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 03:08 | Carthage | Brandon Wilkinson hits a floater from just outside the lane | 21-24 |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - James Matis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jerrod Sarzynski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jacques Terrell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gary Gauthier (tiring) 5 reb. C - David Naber (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - James Sanabria (fairly fresh) SG - Wilbur White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Adams (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brandon Wilkinson (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George McClenic (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Elmhurst | James Matis misses short on a shot from the right side | 21-24 |
| 02:52 | Carthage | James Sanabria pulls down the rebound | 21-24 |
| 02:34 | Carthage | Jerrod Sarzynski takes the ball from James Sanabria | 21-24 |
| 02:30 | Elmhurst | Wilbur White is called for the reach on Gary Gauthier - foul #2 on Wilbur White, team foul #7 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Clarence Dupre (PG), John Brown (SG), Kenneth Nehring (SF), Art Osmanski (C) James Matis, Jerrod Sarzynski, Jacques Terrell, David Naber | |
| Subs | Carthage | Eric Lewis (PG), Thomas Jones (SG), Dean Johnson (PF), Rudolph Burnett (C) James Sanabria, Wilbur White, Brandon Wilkinson, George McClenic | |
| 02:30 | Elmhurst | Gary Gauthier makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 02:30 | Elmhurst | Gary Gauthier makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 02:07 | Carthage | Robert Adams misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 23-24 |
| 02:06 | Elmhurst | Kenneth Nehring pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| 01:52 | Elmhurst | Clarence Dupre makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-24 |
| 01:30 | Carthage | Eric Lewis scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Jones | 26-26 |
| 01:14 | Elmhurst | Gary Gauthier misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Dean Johnson - foul #3 on Dean Johnson, team foul #8 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Jerrod Sarzynski (SG) John Brown | |
| Subs | Carthage | Wilbur White (SG), Mark Blanchard (PF) Thomas Jones, Dean Johnson | |
| 01:14 | Elmhurst | Gary Gauthier makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 01:14 | Elmhurst | Gary Gauthier makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 00:55 | Carthage | Wilbur White is hacked by Art Osmanski - foul #3 on Art Osmanski, team foul #10 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | James Matis (PG), James Ramey (PF) Gary Gauthier, Art Osmanski | |
| Subs | Carthage | Thomas Jones (SG), Brandon Wilkinson (PF) Robert Adams, Mark Blanchard | |
| 00:55 | Carthage | Wilbur White makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 00:55 | Carthage | Wilbur White makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 00:41 | Elmhurst | Jerrod Sarzynski misses the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Thomas Jones - foul #1 on Thomas Jones, team foul #9 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | David Naber (PF) Clarence Dupre | |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Adams (SF), Mark Blanchard (PF), George McClenic (C) Thomas Jones, Brandon Wilkinson, Rudolph Burnett | |
| 00:41 | Elmhurst | Jerrod Sarzynski misses the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 00:41 | Elmhurst | Jerrod Sarzynski makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 00:21 | Carthage | The jump hook by George McClenic is blocked by James Ramey | 29-28 |
| 00:20 | Elmhurst | James Ramey grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 00:05 | Elmhurst | Jerrod Sarzynski loses the dribble to Eric Lewis | 29-28 |
| 00:02 | Carthage | Eric Lewis can't finish the layup | 29-28 |
| 00:00 | Elmhurst | Jerrod Sarzynski pulls down the rebound | 29-28 |