| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Lee Widener (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jeremy Gourdine (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Miles (fresh) PF - Martin Sykora (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Fry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Matt Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Morgan (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lowell Curran (fresh) PF - Brent Keese (fresh) 7 pts. C - Alfred Mena (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wheaton | Lowell Curran inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Wheaton | James Morgan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Matt Sullivan | 30-38 |
| 19:19 | Carthage | Martin Sykora clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 19:17 | Carthage | Peter Fry snags the offensive board | 30-38 |
| 19:05 | Carthage | Charlie Miles connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-38 |
| 18:41 | Wheaton | Brent Keese hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-38 |
| 18:39 | Carthage | Peter Fry snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 18:34 | Carthage | Charlie Miles hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Peter Fry | 35-38 |
| 18:16 | Wheaton | Alfred Mena can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-38 |
| 18:15 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Charlie Miles | 35-38 |
| 17:55 | Carthage | Charlie Miles misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 35-38 |
| 17:54 | Wheaton | Alfred Mena grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 17:40 | Wheaton | Matt Sullivan drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Brent Keese | 35-41 |
| 17:19 | Carthage | Alfred Mena steals it from Martin Sykora | 35-41 |
| 17:07 | Wheaton | James Morgan clanks a turnaround near the basket | 35-41 |
| 17:05 | Carthage | Charlie Miles grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 16:48 | Carthage | Charlie Miles makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Lee Widener | 38-41 |
| 16:33 | Wheaton | James Morgan loses the dribble to Martin Sykora | 38-41 |
| 16:21 | Carthage | Charlie Miles comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by James Morgan - foul #3 on James Morgan, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Carthage | Joseph McFadden (PG), Robert Lingo (SG), Kevin Chappelle (PF), Robert Bailes (C) Lee Widener, Jeremy Gourdine, Martin Sykora, Peter Fry | |
| Subs | Wheaton | George Nardone (PG), Darryl Rogers (SG), Emmanuel Honeycutt (PF), Bruce Brown (C) Matt Sullivan, James Morgan, Brent Keese, Alfred Mena | |
| 16:21 | Carthage | Charlie Miles misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 16:21 | Carthage | Charlie Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 16:01 | Wheaton | Charlie Miles steps in front of the George Nardone pass | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Joseph McFadden (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Lingo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Charlie Miles (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Chappelle (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Bailes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - George Nardone (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Darryl Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lowell Curran (fresh) PF - Emmanuel Honeycutt (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bruce Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Carthage | Charlie Miles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-41 |
| Subs | Carthage | Tony Motes (SF) Charlie Miles | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Al Surette (SF) Lowell Curran | |
| 15:32 | Wheaton | Darryl Rogers travels with the ball | 39-41 |
| 15:15 | Carthage | Joseph McFadden misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 15:14 | Wheaton | Bruce Brown gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 15:09 | Wheaton | Darryl Rogers clanks a jump hook from close range | 39-41 |
| 15:07 | Carthage | Kevin Chappelle snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 15:01 | Carthage | Joseph McFadden misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 15:00 | Carthage | Tony Motes gets the offensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 14:49 | Carthage | Robert Lingo connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Kevin Chappelle | 41-41 |
| 14:29 | Wheaton | Joseph McFadden is called for the reach on Darryl Rogers - foul #2 on Joseph McFadden, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Carthage | Lee Widener (PG), Jeremy Gourdine (SG), Charlie Miles (SF), Martin Sykora (PF), Peter Fry (C) Joseph McFadden, Robert Lingo, Tony Motes, Kevin Chappelle, Robert Bailes | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Matt Sullivan (PG), James Morgan (SG), Lowell Curran (SF), Brent Keese (PF), Alfred Mena (C) George Nardone, Darryl Rogers, Al Surette, Emmanuel Honeycutt, Bruce Brown | |
| 14:24 | Wheaton | Lowell Curran scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Matt Sullivan | 41-44 |
| 14:17 | Carthage | Matt Sullivan steals it from Peter Fry | 41-44 |
| 14:14 | Wheaton | Matt Sullivan hits the finger roll | 41-46 |
| 14:09 | Carthage | Lee Widener's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-46 |
| 13:56 | Wheaton | Lowell Curran hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 41-46 |
| 13:55 | Carthage | Martin Sykora snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 13:37 | Carthage | Jeremy Gourdine hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 13:35 | Carthage | Martin Sykora grabs the offensive board | 41-46 |
| 13:30 | Carthage | Lee Widener makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Charlie Miles | 43-46 |
| 13:24 | Wheaton | James Morgan is hacked by Jeremy Gourdine - foul #3 on Jeremy Gourdine, team foul #2 | 43-46 |
| 13:09 | Wheaton | Lowell Curran hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Morgan and the foul's on Lee Widener - foul #2 on Lee Widener, team foul #3 | 43-48 |
| 13:09 | Wheaton | Lowell Curran makes the free throw | 43-49 |
| 12:46 | Carthage | Peter Fry misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 43-49 |
| 12:45 | Wheaton | Alfred Mena snags the defensive board | 43-49 |
| 12:29 | Wheaton | Brent Keese buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Lowell Curran | 43-51 |
| 12:00 | Carthage | Jeremy Gourdine buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-51 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Lee Widener (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeremy Gourdine (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charlie Miles (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Martin Sykora (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Peter Fry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Matt Sullivan (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Morgan (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lowell Curran (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brent Keese (fresh) 9 pts. C - Alfred Mena (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:49 | Wheaton | Matt Sullivan comes up short on the floater from the left side | 45-51 |
| 11:47 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Peter Fry | 45-51 |
| 11:26 | Carthage | Lee Widener can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Lowell Curran - foul #3 on Lowell Curran, team foul #2 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Lingo (SF), Kevin Chappelle (PF), Robert Bailes (C) Charlie Miles, Martin Sykora, Peter Fry | |
| Subs | Wheaton | George Nardone (PG), Darryl Rogers (SG), Emmanuel Honeycutt (PF), Bruce Brown (C) Matt Sullivan, James Morgan, Brent Keese, Alfred Mena | |
| 11:26 | Carthage | Lee Widener misses the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 11:26 | Carthage | Lee Widener makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 11:05 | Wheaton | Bruce Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 11:03 | Wheaton | Emmanuel Honeycutt tips it back up and in | 46-53 |
| 10:50 | Carthage | Robert Lingo can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-53 |
| 10:49 | Wheaton | The rebound goes to Lowell Curran | 46-53 |
| 10:40 | Wheaton | Emmanuel Honeycutt clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-53 |
| 10:38 | Wheaton | Lowell Curran tips it in | 46-55 |
| 10:09 | Carthage | Darryl Rogers is called for the reach on Lee Widener - foul #2 on Darryl Rogers, team foul #3 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Carthage | Joseph McFadden (PG), Tony Motes (SF) Lee Widener, Jeremy Gourdine | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Matt Sullivan (PG), James Morgan (SG), Brent Keese (PF) Darryl Rogers, Lowell Curran, Bruce Brown | |
| 09:54 | Carthage | Robert Lingo misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on James Morgan - foul #4 on James Morgan, team foul #4 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Carthage | Charlie Miles (SF) Tony Motes | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Darryl Rogers (SF) James Morgan | |
| 09:54 | Carthage | Robert Lingo makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 09:54 | Carthage | Robert Lingo misses the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 09:54 | Wheaton | Emmanuel Honeycutt pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| 09:35 | Wheaton | Robert Lingo takes the ball from George Nardone | 47-55 |
| 09:18 | Carthage | Robert Bailes misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Brent Keese - foul #1 on Brent Keese, team foul #5 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Alfred Mena (C) Emmanuel Honeycutt | |
| 09:18 | Carthage | Robert Bailes misses the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 09:18 | Carthage | Robert Bailes misses the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 09:18 | Wheaton | Alfred Mena grabs the board | 47-55 |
| 09:10 | Wheaton | Brent Keese misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 09:09 | Carthage | Robert Lingo grabs the defensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 08:54 | Carthage | George Nardone is called for the reach on Robert Lingo - foul #2 on George Nardone, team foul #6 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Carthage | Martin Sykora (PF), Peter Fry (C) Kevin Chappelle, Robert Bailes | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Lowell Curran (SF) Darryl Rogers | |
| 08:40 | Carthage | Robert Lingo scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Joseph McFadden | 49-55 |
| 08:18 | Wheaton | Matt Sullivan is hacked by Martin Sykora - foul #1 on Martin Sykora, team foul #4 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Carthage | Lee Widener (PG), Jeremy Gourdine (SG) Joseph McFadden, Robert Lingo | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 07:58 | Wheaton | Lowell Curran can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-55 |
| 07:57 | Carthage | Peter Fry grabs the board | 49-55 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Lee Widener (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeremy Gourdine (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charlie Miles (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Martin Sykora (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Peter Fry (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Matt Sullivan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - George Nardone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lowell Curran (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brent Keese (fresh) 9 pts. C - Alfred Mena (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:36 | Carthage | Jeremy Gourdine scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Lee Widener and the foul's on George Nardone - foul #3 on George Nardone, team foul #7 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Carthage | Kevin Chappelle (SF) Charlie Miles | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Darryl Rogers (PG), James Morgan (SG), Emmanuel Honeycutt (PF) Matt Sullivan, George Nardone, Brent Keese | |
| 07:36 | Carthage | Jeremy Gourdine makes the free throw | 52-55 |
| 07:28 | Wheaton | Emmanuel Honeycutt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 07:27 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Peter Fry | 52-55 |
| 07:11 | Carthage | Lee Widener can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 07:10 | Carthage | Kevin Chappelle tips it back up and in | 54-55 |
| 06:51 | Wheaton | Darryl Rogers misses the turnaround in the paint | 54-55 |
| 06:50 | Wheaton | The offensive rebound goes to Alfred Mena | 54-55 |
| 06:44 | Wheaton | Darryl Rogers is called for traveling | 54-55 |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Lingo (SF), Robert Bailes (C) Martin Sykora, Peter Fry | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Al Surette (SF), Bruce Brown (C) Lowell Curran, Alfred Mena | |
| 06:16 | Carthage | Jeremy Gourdine scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Kevin Chappelle | 57-55 |
| 06:02 | Wheaton | Kevin Chappelle swats the dunk try by Bruce Brown | 57-55 |
| 06:01 | Carthage | Robert Bailes grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 05:35 | Carthage | Darryl Rogers picks off the pass by Jeremy Gourdine | 57-55 |
| 05:14 | Wheaton | James Morgan is hacked by Robert Bailes - foul #2 on Robert Bailes, team foul #5 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Carthage | Joseph McFadden (PG), Charlie Miles (SF), Martin Sykora (PF) Lee Widener, Jeremy Gourdine, Kevin Chappelle | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Matt Sullivan (PG), Lowell Curran (SF), Brent Keese (PF), Alfred Mena (C) Darryl Rogers, Al Surette, Emmanuel Honeycutt, Bruce Brown | |
| 05:02 | Wheaton | James Morgan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 05:01 | Wheaton | Alfred Mena misses the tip | 57-55 |
| 04:59 | Wheaton | James Morgan tips it back up and in | 57-57 |
| 04:41 | Carthage | Robert Lingo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-57 |
| Subs | Carthage | Peter Fry (C) Robert Bailes | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 04:22 | Wheaton | Peter Fry blocks the short jumper by James Morgan | 57-57 |
| 04:21 | Wheaton | Alfred Mena pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 04:10 | Wheaton | Peter Fry is called for the reach on Lowell Curran - foul #1 on Peter Fry, team foul #6 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Carthage | Kevin Chappelle (SG) Robert Lingo | |
| Subs | Wheaton | George Nardone (SG) James Morgan | |
| 03:55 | Wheaton | Peter Fry picks off the pass by George Nardone | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Joseph McFadden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Chappelle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. SF - Charlie Miles (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Martin Sykora (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Peter Fry (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Matt Sullivan (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - George Nardone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Lowell Curran (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brent Keese (fresh) 9 pts. C - Alfred Mena (fresh) 4 pts. 14 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:38 | Carthage | Joseph McFadden comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 03:36 | Carthage | Peter Fry tips it in | 59-57 |
| 03:16 | Wheaton | Lowell Curran buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Brent Keese | 59-59 |
| 03:07 | Carthage | Charlie Miles misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-59 |
| 03:06 | Carthage | Kevin Chappelle pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 02:43 | Carthage | Joseph McFadden misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 59-59 |
| 02:42 | Wheaton | Alfred Mena pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| 02:25 | Wheaton | Peter Fry blocks the short jumper by Lowell Curran | 59-59 |
| 02:23 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Martin Sykora | 59-59 |
| 02:23 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Subs | Carthage | Lee Widener (PG), Jeremy Gourdine (SG) Joseph McFadden, Kevin Chappelle | |
| Subs | Wheaton | James Morgan (SG) George Nardone | |
| 02:07 | Carthage | Charlie Miles blows the layup | 59-59 |
| 02:05 | Wheaton | Alfred Mena grabs the board | 59-59 |
| 01:58 | Wheaton | Matt Sullivan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-59 |
| 01:56 | Carthage | Peter Fry gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 01:43 | Carthage | Jeremy Gourdine scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Lee Widener | 62-59 |
| 01:30 | Wheaton | Peter Fry steals the ball from James Morgan | 62-59 |
| 01:10 | Carthage | Charlie Miles can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-59 |
| 01:08 | Wheaton | Alfred Mena grabs the defensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 01:02 | Wheaton | Matt Sullivan hits a 3 from straight away set up by Brent Keese | 62-62 |
| 00:46 | Carthage | Lowell Curran is called for the reach on Charlie Miles - foul #4 on Lowell Curran, team foul #8 | 62-62 |
| 00:46 | Carthage | Charlie Miles makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 00:46 | Carthage | Charlie Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:27 | Wheaton | Alfred Mena loses the dribble to Jeremy Gourdine | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Carthage | Lee Widener is hacked by Matt Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matt Sullivan, team foul #9 | 64-62 |
| 00:25 | Carthage | Lee Widener misses the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:25 | Wheaton | Alfred Mena pulls down the rebound | 64-62 |
| 00:04 | Wheaton | James Morgan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-62 |
| 00:03 | Wheaton | Brent Keese can't tip it in | 64-62 |
| 00:02 | Wheaton | Alfred Mena gets the offensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 00:00 | Wheaton | The clock runs out | 64-62 |