| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Joshua Chasse (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael Granier (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Pat Towry (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Deitch (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Shane Hedley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Michael Cross (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Ollie (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Finch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Greco (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Dubois (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ronnie Finch inbounds the ball | 39-29 |
| 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 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dubois blows the layup | 39-29 |
| 19:44 | Carthage | Joseph Deitch pulls down the rebound | 39-29 |
| 19:26 | Carthage | Ronnie Finch steals the ball from Joseph Deitch | 39-29 |
| 19:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dubois makes the runner from the baseline set up by Michael Cross | 39-31 |
| 18:54 | Carthage | Joshua Chasse is whistled for traveling | 39-31 |
| 18:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dubois misses the easy layup | 39-31 |
| 18:30 | Carthage | Joseph Deitch gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 18:09 | Carthage | Shane Hedley drills a floater from the right block | 41-31 |
| 17:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Cross misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Shane Hedley - foul #1 on Shane Hedley, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Vieira (PG) Ronnie Finch | |
| 17:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Cross makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 17:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Cross misses the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 17:56 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Joseph Deitch | 41-32 |
| 17:49 | Carthage | Shane Hedley connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Pat Towry | 43-32 |
| 17:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Ollie scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Keith Vieira | 43-35 |
| 17:13 | Carthage | Robert Ollie steps in front of the Shane Hedley pass | 43-35 |
| 16:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Vieira is called for traveling | 43-35 |
| Subs | Carthage | Henry Hill (PG), Robert Alcazar (SG), Jimmy Abner (SF), Justin Wigfall (C) Joshua Chasse, Michael Granier, Pat Towry, Shane Hedley | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Ronnie Finch (SF), David Atkinson (C) Keith Vieira, John Dubois | |
| 16:29 | Carthage | Henry Hill drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Jimmy Abner | 46-35 |
| 16:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Henry Hill is called for the reach on David Atkinson - foul #2 on Henry Hill, team foul #2 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gary Swims (C) Joseph Deitch | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Vieira (PG) Michael Cross | |
| 15:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Ollie misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-35 |
| 15:56 | Carthage | Justin Wigfall grabs the defensive rebound | 46-35 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Henry Hill (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Robert Alcazar (fresh) SF - Jimmy Abner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Justin Wigfall (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Swims (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Keith Vieira (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Ollie (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronnie Finch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Greco (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - David Atkinson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Carthage | Carl Greco takes the ball from Henry Hill | 46-35 |
| 15:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Ollie clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 46-35 |
| 15:17 | Carthage | Justin Wigfall grabs the defensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 15:05 | Carthage | Justin Wigfall clanks a floater near the basket | 46-35 |
| 15:03 | Carthage | Justin Wigfall grabs the offensive board | 46-35 |
| 14:47 | Carthage | Robert Alcazar misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-35 |
| 14:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ronnie Finch snags the defensive board | 46-35 |
| 14:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Henry Hill is called for the reach on David Atkinson - foul #3 on Henry Hill, team foul #3 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Carthage | Joshua Chasse (PG), Michael Granier (SG), Pat Towry (SF), Joseph Deitch (PF), Shane Hedley (C) Henry Hill, Robert Alcazar, Jimmy Abner, Justin Wigfall, Gary Swims | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Cross (PG), Scotty Howard (SF), John Dubois (C) Keith Vieira, Ronnie Finch, David Atkinson | |
| 14:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Ollie scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Michael Cross | 46-37 |
| 13:40 | Carthage | Shane Hedley misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Scotty Howard - foul #1 on Scotty Howard, team foul #1 | 46-37 |
| 13:40 | Carthage | Shane Hedley misses the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 13:40 | Carthage | Shane Hedley makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 13:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Cross drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Scotty Howard | 47-39 |
| 13:03 | Carthage | Shane Hedley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-39 |
| 13:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Scotty Howard pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 12:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Cross is whistled for traveling | 47-39 |
| 12:29 | Carthage | Joseph Deitch is hacked by Carl Greco - foul #4 on Carl Greco, team foul #2 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Ronnie Finch (SF) Scotty Howard | |
| 12:19 | Carthage | Shane Hedley can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 47-39 |
| 12:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to John Dubois | 47-39 |
| 12:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dubois misses long on a shot from the left side | 47-39 |
| 11:59 | Carthage | Shane Hedley grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 11:45 | Carthage | Joseph Deitch is hacked by Michael Cross - foul #1 on Michael Cross, team foul #3 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Carthage | Justin Wigfall (C) Shane Hedley | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Joshua Chasse (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael Granier (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Pat Towry (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Deitch (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. C - Justin Wigfall (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Michael Cross (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Ollie (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronnie Finch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Greco (tiring) 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - John Dubois (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:36 | Carthage | Joseph Deitch misses long on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Carl Greco - foul #5 on Carl Greco, team foul #4 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Carthage | Jimmy Abner (SF) Pat Towry | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Bacon (PF) Carl Greco | |
| 11:36 | Carthage | Joseph Deitch makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 11:36 | Carthage | Joseph Deitch misses the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 11:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dubois gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| 11:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dubois clanks a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Joseph Deitch - foul #1 on Joseph Deitch, team foul #4 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Carthage | Henry Hill (PG), Robert Alcazar (SG), Gary Swims (C) Joshua Chasse, Michael Granier, Joseph Deitch | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Atkinson (C) Ronnie Finch | |
| 11:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dubois makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 11:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dubois makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 10:57 | Carthage | Jimmy Abner clanks a 3 from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 10:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Atkinson grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 10:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Ollie can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 10:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Cross tips it but misses | 48-41 |
| 10:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Atkinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 10:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Ollie hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Cross | 48-43 |
| 10:14 | Carthage | Henry Hill misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-43 |
| 10:12 | Carthage | Justin Wigfall hits the follow up shot | 50-43 |
| 09:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Ollie misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Justin Wigfall - foul #2 on Justin Wigfall, team foul #5 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Carthage | Joshua Chasse (PG), Michael Granier (SG), Pat Towry (SF), Joseph Deitch (PF), Shane Hedley (C) Henry Hill, Robert Alcazar, Jimmy Abner, Justin Wigfall, Gary Swims | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Vieira (PG), Ronnie Finch (SF) Michael Cross, John Dubois | |
| 09:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Ollie makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 09:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Ollie makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 09:30 | Carthage | Pat Towry misses the dunk | 50-45 |
| 09:29 | Carthage | Pat Towry pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 09:15 | Carthage | Shane Hedley hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 50-45 |
| 09:14 | Carthage | Joseph Deitch gets the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 08:57 | Carthage | Joseph Deitch drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Joshua Chasse and he's hacked by Roger Bacon - foul #1 on Roger Bacon, team foul #5 | 52-45 |
| 08:57 | Carthage | Joseph Deitch makes the free throw | 53-45 |
| 08:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Ollie can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 08:38 | Carthage | Shane Hedley pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| 08:18 | Carthage | Keith Vieira takes the ball from Pat Towry | 53-45 |
| 08:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Atkinson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 53-45 |
| 07:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Atkinson grabs the offensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 07:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Ollie scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Keith Vieira | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Joshua Chasse (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Granier (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Pat Towry (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Deitch (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Shane Hedley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Keith Vieira (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Ollie (tiring) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronnie Finch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roger Bacon (fairly fresh) C - David Atkinson (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Carthage | Pat Towry misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-48 |
| 07:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Robert Ollie | 53-48 |
| 07:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Ollie is whistled for a carry | 53-48 |
| Subs | Carthage | Henry Hill (PG), Robert Alcazar (SG), Jimmy Abner (SF), Justin Wigfall (C) Joshua Chasse, Michael Granier, Pat Towry, Shane Hedley | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Cross (PG), Scotty Howard (SF), John Dubois (C) Keith Vieira, Ronnie Finch, David Atkinson | |
| 06:49 | Carthage | Robert Alcazar misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Ollie - foul #2 on Robert Ollie, team foul #6 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gary Swims (C) Joseph Deitch | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 06:49 | Carthage | Robert Alcazar makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 06:49 | Carthage | Robert Alcazar makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 06:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jimmy Abner picks off the pass by Michael Cross | 55-48 |
| 06:05 | Carthage | Jimmy Abner knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Alcazar | 57-48 |
| 05:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dubois lays it up and in | 57-50 |
| 05:39 | Carthage | Jimmy Abner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 05:38 | Carthage | Robert Alcazar can't tip it in | 57-50 |
| 05:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Bacon snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| 05:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dubois buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Scotty Howard | 57-52 |
| 04:49 | Carthage | Gary Swims misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 04:48 | Carthage | Justin Wigfall hits the follow up shot | 59-52 |
| 04:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jimmy Abner denies the turnaround by Michael Cross | 59-52 |
| 04:29 | Carthage | Justin Wigfall grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 04:29 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-52 |
| Subs | Carthage | Joshua Chasse (PG), Michael Granier (SG), Pat Towry (SF), Joseph Deitch (PF), Shane Hedley (C) Henry Hill, Robert Alcazar, Jimmy Abner, Justin Wigfall, Gary Swims | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Ronnie Finch (SF), David Atkinson (PF) Scotty Howard, Roger Bacon | |
| 04:17 | Carthage | Joshua Chasse comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-52 |
| 04:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Atkinson pulls down the rebound | 59-52 |
| 04:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Cross knocks in the shot near the basket | 59-54 |
| 03:42 | Carthage | Michael Cross steals the ball from Joseph Deitch | 59-54 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Joshua Chasse (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Granier (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Pat Towry (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Deitch (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Shane Hedley (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Michael Cross (fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Ollie (tiring) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronnie Finch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Atkinson (fresh) 7 reb. C - John Dubois (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Cross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-54 |
| 03:29 | Carthage | Robert Ollie picks off the pass by Joshua Chasse in the backcourt | 59-54 |
| 03:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Cross hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 03:19 | Carthage | Michael Granier gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| 02:58 | Carthage | Joshua Chasse drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Shane Hedley | 61-54 |
| 02:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Cross hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-56 |
| 02:10 | Carthage | Michael Granier hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-56 |
| 02:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Atkinson pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| 01:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Cross's pass is intercepted by Joseph Deitch | 61-56 |
| 01:36 | Carthage | Ronnie Finch picks off the pass by Pat Towry | 61-56 |
| 01:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Ollie comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-56 |
| 01:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dubois tips it back up and in | 61-58 |
| 01:03 | Carthage | Michael Granier buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joshua Chasse | 63-58 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Pat Towry is called for the reach on John Dubois - foul #3 on Pat Towry, team foul #6 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Bacon (PF) David Atkinson | |
| 00:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Cross hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Robert Ollie and he's hacked by Joseph Deitch - foul #2 on Joseph Deitch, team foul #7 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Vieira (PG) Ronnie Finch | |
| 00:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Cross makes the free throw | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Carthage | Pat Towry drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Shane Hedley and he's hacked by Michael Cross - foul #2 on Michael Cross, team foul #7 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Carthage | Henry Hill (PG), Jimmy Abner (SG) Joshua Chasse, Michael Granier | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Ronnie Finch (SF) Keith Vieira | |
| 00:20 | Carthage | Pat Towry makes the free throw | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Bacon misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-61 |
| 00:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dubois pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 00:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Bacon clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-61 |
| 00:06 | Carthage | Pat Towry grabs the defensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 00:06 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| Subs | Carthage | Michael Granier (SG) Pat Towry | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Carthage | Michael Cross is called for the reach on Joseph Deitch in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Cross, team foul #8 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Carthage | Joshua Chasse (PG), Gary Swims (C) Michael Granier, Shane Hedley | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 00:03 | Carthage | Joseph Deitch makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:03 | Carthage | Joseph Deitch misses the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:03 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Hill | 67-61 |
| 00:01 | Carthage | Ronnie Finch is called for the reach on Henry Hill - foul #3 on Ronnie Finch, team foul #9 | 67-61 |
| 00:01 | Carthage | Henry Hill makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:01 | Carthage | Henry Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ronnie Finch can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 69-61 |