| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Walter Wilkerson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Victor Wallace (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Nicholas Preston (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - William Stubblefield (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Franklin Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Boyle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Powers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Polakowski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lawrence Teachout (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Nicholas Preston inbounds the ball | 36-35 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Carthage | William Stubblefield travels with the ball | 36-35 |
| 19:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Powers can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 19:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Polakowski grabs the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 19:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Teachout throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-35 |
| 18:49 | Carthage | Nicholas Preston misses the floater from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 18:48 | Carthage | William Stubblefield gets the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 18:29 | Carthage | David Robinson scores on a jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Robert Polakowski - foul #3 on Robert Polakowski, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Easter (PF) Robert Polakowski | |
| 18:29 | Carthage | David Robinson makes the free throw | 39-35 |
| 18:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Franklin Bell loses the dribble to Walter Wilkerson in the backcourt | 39-35 |
| 18:21 | Carthage | Victor Wallace is hacked by Steve Easter - foul #1 on Steve Easter, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| 18:06 | Carthage | Walter Wilkerson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Nicholas Preston | 42-35 |
| 17:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Franklin Bell misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Nicholas Preston - foul #3 on Nicholas Preston, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Carthage | James Jenkins (SF) Nicholas Preston | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 17:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Franklin Bell makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 17:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Franklin Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 17:34 | Carthage | James Jenkins misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 17:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Easter grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 17:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Boyle buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Franklin Bell | 42-40 |
| 16:50 | Carthage | Victor Wallace makes the jumper from the left side set up by William Stubblefield | 44-40 |
| 16:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Powers comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 44-40 |
| 16:32 | Carthage | Walter Wilkerson snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 16:11 | Carthage | William Stubblefield misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 16:09 | Carthage | David Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 15:57 | Carthage | Walter Wilkerson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-40 |
| 15:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Lawrence Teachout | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Walter Wilkerson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Victor Wallace (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - James Jenkins (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - William Stubblefield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Franklin Bell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Boyle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Powers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Easter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Teachout (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Powers scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Keith Boyle | 44-43 |
| 15:12 | Carthage | Victor Wallace comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-43 |
| 15:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Keith Powers | 44-43 |
| 14:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Franklin Bell clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 14:42 | Carthage | Victor Wallace grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 14:23 | Carthage | Steve Easter is called for the reach on David Robinson - foul #2 on Steve Easter, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Carthage | David Cody (PG), Brian Beckwith (SG), Nicholas Preston (SF), John Bradford (PF), Glenn Jones (C) Walter Wilkerson, Victor Wallace, James Jenkins, David Robinson, William Stubblefield | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Newton (PG), Matthew Gatlin (SG), John Griffin (SF), Robert Polakowski (PF), James Zwanzig (C) Franklin Bell, Keith Boyle, Keith Powers, Steve Easter, Lawrence Teachout | |
| 14:13 | Carthage | Brian Beckwith is fouled on the floor by Matthew Gatlin - foul #1 on Matthew Gatlin, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| 13:57 | Carthage | David Cody is hacked by Mark Newton - foul #1 on Mark Newton, team foul #5 | 44-43 |
| 13:40 | Carthage | Brian Beckwith connects on the jumper from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 13:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Zwanzig misses the easy layup | 46-43 |
| 13:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to James Zwanzig | 46-43 |
| 13:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Zwanzig can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-43 |
| 13:10 | Carthage | Brian Beckwith pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 13:04 | Carthage | Glenn Jones can't finish the layup | 46-43 |
| 13:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Zwanzig gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 12:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Newton travels with the ball | 46-43 |
| Subs | Carthage | James Jenkins (PG), David Robinson (PF), William Stubblefield (C) Brian Beckwith, John Bradford, Glenn Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Easter (SF) Mark Newton | |
| 12:31 | Carthage | James Jenkins misses the jumper from the right side | 46-43 |
| 12:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Griffin snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 12:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Griffin comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-43 |
| 12:04 | Carthage | Nicholas Preston gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 11:47 | Carthage | David Robinson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on David Robinson, team foul #2 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Carthage | Walter Wilkerson (PG), Victor Wallace (SG) James Jenkins, David Cody | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Franklin Bell (PG), Keith Boyle (SG), Keith Powers (SF), Lawrence Teachout (C) Matthew Gatlin, John Griffin, Steve Easter, James Zwanzig | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Walter Wilkerson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Victor Wallace (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Nicholas Preston (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - William Stubblefield (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Franklin Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Boyle (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Powers (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Polakowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Teachout (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Boyle misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 11:19 | Carthage | Nicholas Preston pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 10:51 | Carthage | William Stubblefield lays it in set up by Victor Wallace | 48-43 |
| 10:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Boyle can't finish the layup | 48-43 |
| 10:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Powers | 48-43 |
| 10:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Boyle clanks a jump hook near the basket | 48-43 |
| 10:10 | Carthage | William Stubblefield grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 09:54 | Carthage | Walter Wilkerson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-43 |
| 09:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Lawrence Teachout | 48-43 |
| 09:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Powers is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Keith Powers, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Carthage | James Jenkins (PG), David Cody (SG), Darren Osgood (SF), John Bradford (C) Walter Wilkerson, Victor Wallace, Nicholas Preston, William Stubblefield | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Easter (SF), John Griffin (PF) Keith Powers, Robert Polakowski | |
| 09:37 | Carthage | James Jenkins hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by John Bradford | 50-43 |
| 09:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Franklin Bell makes the floater from the right side set up by Steve Easter | 50-45 |
| 09:07 | Carthage | David Robinson misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Steve Easter - foul #3 on Steve Easter, team foul #7 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Matthew Gatlin (SG), James Zwanzig (C) Keith Boyle, Lawrence Teachout | |
| 09:07 | Carthage | David Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 09:07 | Carthage | David Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 08:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Easter buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Griffin | 51-47 |
| 08:42 | Carthage | David Robinson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-47 |
| 08:40 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to John Bradford | 51-47 |
| 08:20 | Carthage | David Robinson misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 51-47 |
| 08:18 | Carthage | John Bradford grabs the offensive board | 51-47 |
| 08:00 | Carthage | David Cody comes up short on the floater from close range | 51-47 |
| 07:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Zwanzig grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 07:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Franklin Bell buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Steve Easter | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - James Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Cody (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darren Osgood (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Robinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Bradford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Franklin Bell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Gatlin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Easter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Zwanzig (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Carthage | James Jenkins's layup is rejected by James Zwanzig | 51-50 |
| 07:34 | Carthage | John Bradford gets the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 07:23 | Carthage | Darren Osgood misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 07:22 | Carthage | Darren Osgood pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 07:05 | Carthage | David Robinson misses the shot from the right side | 51-50 |
| 07:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Zwanzig pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 06:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Griffin misses long on a shot from the left side | 51-50 |
| 06:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matthew Gatlin gets the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 06:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matthew Gatlin clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 51-50 |
| 06:42 | Carthage | David Cody snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 06:32 | Carthage | Darren Osgood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | Carthage | Walter Wilkerson (PG), Victor Wallace (SG), Nicholas Preston (SF), William Stubblefield (C) James Jenkins, David Cody, David Robinson, John Bradford | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Boyle (SG), Keith Powers (SF), Robert Polakowski (PF), Lawrence Teachout (C) Franklin Bell, Steve Easter, John Griffin, James Zwanzig | |
| 06:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Stubblefield is called for the reach on Keith Powers - foul #2 on William Stubblefield, team foul #3 | 51-50 |
| 06:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Boyle is hacked by Victor Wallace - foul #2 on Victor Wallace, team foul #4 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Carthage | Glenn Jones (PF) Darren Osgood | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 05:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matthew Gatlin misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 05:54 | Carthage | William Stubblefield grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 05:33 | Carthage | Glenn Jones knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Walter Wilkerson | 54-50 |
| 05:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Powers comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 54-50 |
| 05:15 | Carthage | Glenn Jones snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 05:03 | Carthage | Victor Wallace connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Walter Wilkerson | 56-50 |
| 04:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Boyle knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Matthew Gatlin | 56-53 |
| 04:30 | Carthage | Walter Wilkerson double dribbles | 56-53 |
| Subs | Carthage | David Robinson (PF) Glenn Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Franklin Bell (PG) Matthew Gatlin | |
| 04:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Powers misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-53 |
| 04:05 | Carthage | David Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 03:38 | Carthage | Victor Wallace hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 03:37 | Carthage | David Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Walter Wilkerson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Victor Wallace (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Preston (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - William Stubblefield (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Franklin Bell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Boyle (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Powers (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Polakowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Teachout (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Carthage | Victor Wallace connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Walter Wilkerson | 58-53 |
| 02:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Franklin Bell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-53 |
| Subs | Carthage | James Jenkins (PG), David Cody (SG) Walter Wilkerson, Victor Wallace | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Matthew Gatlin (SG), Steve Easter (SF), James Zwanzig (C) Keith Boyle, Keith Powers, Lawrence Teachout | |
| 02:54 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-53 |
| Subs | Carthage | Walter Wilkerson (PG), Victor Wallace (SG) James Jenkins, David Cody | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Boyle (SG), Keith Powers (SF), Lawrence Teachout (C) Matthew Gatlin, Steve Easter, James Zwanzig | |
| 02:41 | Carthage | Keith Boyle steps in front of the Victor Wallace pass | 58-53 |
| 02:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | The pull-up jumper by Franklin Bell is blocked by Nicholas Preston | 58-53 |
| 02:26 | Carthage | Victor Wallace snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| 02:09 | Carthage | Walter Wilkerson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by David Robinson | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Franklin Bell connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Keith Powers | 61-56 |
| 01:29 | Carthage | Nicholas Preston hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Victor Wallace | 64-56 |
| 01:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Polakowski misses the jump hook in the lane | 64-56 |
| 01:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Teachout snags the offensive board | 64-56 |
| 01:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Teachout misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-56 |
| 01:00 | Carthage | David Robinson gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Carthage | David Robinson is fouled in the backcourt by Franklin Bell - foul #2 on Franklin Bell, team foul #8 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Carthage | David Cody (PG) Walter Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 00:58 | Carthage | David Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Polakowski grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 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) | |
| 00:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Boyle is hacked by Victor Wallace - foul #3 on Victor Wallace, team foul #5 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Carthage | Walter Wilkerson (PG) David Cody | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 00:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Keith Boyle drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Keith Powers | 64-59 |
| 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 a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Carthage | Walter Wilkerson scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by David Robinson | 66-59 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Franklin Bell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-59 |
| 00:11 | Carthage | David Robinson pulls down the rebound | 66-59 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Carthage | Franklin Bell is called for the reach on David Robinson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Franklin Bell, team foul #9 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Carthage | David Cody (PG) Walter Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 00:08 | Carthage | David Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:08 | Carthage | David Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Robinson steals the ball from Keith Powers | 68-59 |
| 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 a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Carthage | David Robinson runs out the clock | 68-59 |