| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Greg Howell (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Watson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy Willard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ali Runner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Kurt Zwanzig (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - William Cohen (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - David Gore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Mabry (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Craig Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Moss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wheaton | Harold Mabry inbounds the ball | 41-45 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Wheaton | Harold Mabry is whistled for traveling | 41-45 |
| 19:15 | Carthage | Robert Watson makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 18:47 | Wheaton | David Gore misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-45 |
| 18:45 | Wheaton | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Mabry | 44-45 |
| 18:30 | Wheaton | Harold Mabry hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from William Cohen | 44-47 |
| 18:12 | Carthage | Ali Runner misses the lay-in | 44-47 |
| 18:10 | Wheaton | John Moss grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 18:05 | Wheaton | Greg Howell takes the ball from William Cohen | 44-47 |
| 17:53 | Carthage | Kurt Zwanzig is fouled on the floor by John Moss - foul #2 on John Moss, team foul #1 | 44-47 |
| 17:47 | Carthage | Kurt Zwanzig misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-47 |
| 17:46 | Wheaton | Craig Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 17:21 | Wheaton | David Gore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-47 |
| 17:03 | Carthage | Leroy Willard buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-47 |
| 16:44 | Wheaton | Greg Howell steps in front of the Harold Mabry pass | 46-47 |
| 16:41 | Carthage | Greg Howell lays it in | 48-47 |
| 16:26 | Wheaton | Harold Mabry hits the finger roll set up by David Gore | 48-49 |
| 16:08 | Carthage | Robert Watson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-49 |
| Subs | Carthage | Allen Mendelsohn (PG), Frank Heidt (SG), Thomas Frahm (SF), Larry Condron (PF), Alfred Smith (C) Greg Howell, Robert Watson, Leroy Willard, Ali Runner, Kurt Zwanzig | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Albert Rains (PG), Stanley Higbee (SG), Robert Rollins (SF), Claude Sims (PF), Gilbert Atkins (C) William Cohen, David Gore, Harold Mabry, Craig Lee, John Moss | |
| 15:39 | Wheaton | Robert Rollins travels with the ball | 48-49 |
| Subs | Carthage | William Pippins (PG) Allen Mendelsohn | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Bill Pohl (SG) Albert Rains | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - William Pippins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Heidt (fresh) SF - Thomas Frahm (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Condron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfred Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Stanley Higbee (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bill Pohl (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Rollins (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Claude Sims (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gilbert Atkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Carthage | Frank Heidt misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-49 |
| 15:24 | Carthage | Larry Condron can't tip it in | 48-49 |
| 15:22 | Carthage | Larry Condron gets the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 15:12 | Carthage | The short jumper by Larry Condron is denied by Claude Sims | 48-49 |
| 15:11 | Carthage | Larry Condron tips it in | 50-49 |
| 14:55 | Wheaton | William Pippins steps in front of the Robert Rollins pass | 50-49 |
| 14:38 | Carthage | Larry Condron's pass is intercepted by Robert Rollins | 50-49 |
| 14:20 | Wheaton | Robert Rollins can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-49 |
| 14:18 | Wheaton | Stanley Higbee grabs the offensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 14:05 | Wheaton | Gilbert Atkins makes the 3 from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 13:53 | Carthage | Larry Condron is called for traveling | 50-52 |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Watson (SG), Leroy Willard (SF), Ali Runner (PF), Kurt Zwanzig (C) Frank Heidt, Thomas Frahm, Larry Condron, Alfred Smith | |
| Subs | Wheaton | William Cohen (PG), Harold Mabry (SF), Craig Lee (PF), John Moss (C) Stanley Higbee, Robert Rollins, Claude Sims, Gilbert Atkins | |
| 13:39 | Wheaton | Harold Mabry misses the lay-in but the foul's on Leroy Willard - foul #3 on Leroy Willard, team foul #1 | 50-52 |
| 13:39 | Wheaton | Harold Mabry misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 13:39 | Wheaton | Harold Mabry makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 13:21 | Carthage | Craig Lee denies the turnaround by Ali Runner | 50-53 |
| 13:20 | Carthage | Leroy Willard misses the tip | 50-53 |
| 13:18 | Carthage | Kurt Zwanzig tips it but misses | 50-53 |
| 13:16 | Wheaton | Harold Mabry pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 13:02 | Wheaton | Harold Mabry misses the lay-in | 50-53 |
| 13:01 | Carthage | Ali Runner gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 12:42 | Carthage | Leroy Willard drills a floater from the right wing and he's fouled by Craig Lee - foul #2 on Craig Lee, team foul #2 | 52-53 |
| 12:42 | Carthage | Leroy Willard makes the free throw | 53-53 |
| 12:14 | Wheaton | Harold Mabry drills a jumper from close range | 53-55 |
| 11:58 | Carthage | Ali Runner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-55 |
| 11:57 | Wheaton | Harold Mabry grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 11:43 | Wheaton | Bill Pohl can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Kurt Zwanzig - foul #2 on Kurt Zwanzig, team foul #2 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Carthage | Greg Howell (PG), Larry Condron (C) William Pippins, Kurt Zwanzig | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 11:43 | Wheaton | Bill Pohl makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 11:43 | Wheaton | Bill Pohl makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 11:22 | Carthage | Craig Lee denies the turnaround by Leroy Willard | 53-57 |
| 11:21 | Wheaton | Harold Mabry gets the rebound | 53-57 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Greg Howell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Watson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy Willard (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ali Runner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Condron (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - William Cohen (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Bill Pohl (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Harold Mabry (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. PF - Craig Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Moss (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:01 | Wheaton | William Cohen misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 11:00 | Carthage | Robert Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 10:47 | Carthage | Ali Runner hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Greg Howell | 55-57 |
| 10:23 | Wheaton | John Moss's floater is tipped away by Ali Runner | 55-57 |
| 10:22 | Wheaton | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Mabry | 55-57 |
| 10:05 | Wheaton | Harold Mabry can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 10:03 | Carthage | Ali Runner grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 09:43 | Carthage | Robert Watson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 09:41 | Wheaton | The rebound goes to Craig Lee | 55-57 |
| 09:34 | Wheaton | Bill Pohl misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-57 |
| 09:32 | Wheaton | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Mabry | 55-57 |
| 09:15 | Wheaton | Ali Runner denies the turnaround by Craig Lee | 55-57 |
| 09:14 | Wheaton | John Moss gets the offensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 08:59 | Wheaton | Harold Mabry drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by William Cohen | 55-59 |
| 08:54 | Carthage | Leroy Willard misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Harold Mabry - foul #2 on Harold Mabry, team foul #3 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Carthage | William Pippins (PG), Thomas Frahm (SG), Kurt Zwanzig (C) Greg Howell, Robert Watson, Ali Runner | |
| Subs | Wheaton | David Gore (PG), Stanley Higbee (SG), Robert Rollins (SF), Claude Sims (PF), Gilbert Atkins (C) William Cohen, Bill Pohl, Harold Mabry, Craig Lee, John Moss | |
| 08:54 | Carthage | Leroy Willard misses the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 08:54 | Carthage | Leroy Willard makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 08:42 | Wheaton | David Gore makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Rollins | 56-62 |
| 08:33 | Carthage | Larry Condron makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by William Pippins | 58-62 |
| 08:15 | Wheaton | Robert Rollins misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-62 |
| 08:14 | Wheaton | Claude Sims pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 08:04 | Wheaton | Robert Rollins hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-65 |
| 07:40 | Carthage | Stanley Higbee steps in front of the Leroy Willard pass | 58-65 |
| 07:36 | Wheaton | Stanley Higbee banks in the layup | 58-67 |
| 07:13 | Carthage | Larry Condron throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-67 |
| Subs | Carthage | Greg Howell (SG), Alfred Smith (PF) Leroy Willard, Larry Condron | |
| Subs | Wheaton | William Cohen (PG) Stanley Higbee | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - William Pippins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Greg Howell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Frahm (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alfred Smith (fresh) C - Kurt Zwanzig (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - William Cohen (fresh) 5 pts. 8 ast. SG - David Gore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Rollins (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Claude Sims (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gilbert Atkins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Wheaton | Claude Sims's floater is knocked away by Kurt Zwanzig | 58-67 |
| 07:02 | Carthage | William Pippins pulls down the rebound | 58-67 |
| 06:49 | Carthage | William Pippins is hacked by William Cohen - foul #2 on William Cohen, team foul #4 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Watson (SG) Greg Howell | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Craig Lee (PF) Gilbert Atkins | |
| 06:40 | Carthage | William Pippins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-67 |
| 06:39 | Wheaton | Robert Rollins snags the defensive board | 58-67 |
| 06:27 | Wheaton | William Cohen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-67 |
| Subs | Carthage | Ali Runner (PF) Alfred Smith | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Harold Mabry (SF) Robert Rollins | |
| 06:11 | Carthage | Claude Sims swats the shot by Thomas Frahm | 58-67 |
| 06:10 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to William Pippins | 58-67 |
| 05:53 | Carthage | Kurt Zwanzig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-67 |
| Subs | Carthage | Frank Heidt (SF), Alfred Smith (C) Thomas Frahm, Kurt Zwanzig | |
| Subs | Wheaton | John Moss (C) Claude Sims | |
| 05:41 | Wheaton | David Gore misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-67 |
| 05:40 | Carthage | Ali Runner pulls down the rebound | 58-67 |
| 05:18 | Carthage | Alfred Smith blows the layup | 58-67 |
| 05:16 | Wheaton | John Moss snags the defensive board | 58-67 |
| 04:52 | Wheaton | William Cohen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-67 |
| 04:50 | Wheaton | Craig Lee gets the offensive rebound | 58-67 |
| 04:30 | Wheaton | David Gore misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-67 |
| 04:28 | Wheaton | John Moss tips it but misses | 58-67 |
| 04:26 | Wheaton | Harold Mabry pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-67 |
| 04:21 | Wheaton | John Moss misses the easy layup | 58-67 |
| 04:20 | Carthage | Ali Runner snags the defensive board | 58-67 |
| 04:15 | Carthage | William Pippins drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Frank Heidt | 61-67 |
| 03:52 | Wheaton | Harold Mabry buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Craig Lee | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Carthage | William Pippins misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by William Cohen - foul #3 on William Cohen, team foul #5 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Carthage | Greg Howell (SG), Leroy Willard (SF), Thomas Frahm (PF), Kurt Zwanzig (C) Robert Watson, Frank Heidt, Ali Runner, Alfred Smith | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Stanley Higbee (PG), Bill Pohl (SG), Robert Rollins (SF), Claude Sims (PF), Gilbert Atkins (C) William Cohen, David Gore, Harold Mabry, Craig Lee, John Moss | |
| 03:41 | Carthage | William Pippins makes the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 03:41 | Carthage | William Pippins makes the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| 03:21 | Wheaton | Bill Pohl is called for traveling | 63-70 |
| Subs | Carthage | Allen Mendelsohn (PG) William Pippins | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:02 | Carthage | Allen Mendelsohn loses the ball out of bounds | 63-70 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Allen Mendelsohn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Greg Howell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leroy Willard (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Frahm (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kurt Zwanzig (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Stanley Higbee (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Bill Pohl (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Rollins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Claude Sims (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Gilbert Atkins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Wheaton | Wheaton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-70 |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Watson (SG), Ali Runner (PF) Allen Mendelsohn, Thomas Frahm | |
| Subs | Wheaton | William Cohen (PG), Harold Mabry (SF), Craig Lee (PF), John Moss (C) Stanley Higbee, Robert Rollins, Claude Sims, Gilbert Atkins | |
| 02:43 | Wheaton | William Cohen drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Craig Lee | 63-73 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:38 | Carthage | Robert Watson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-73 |
| 02:37 | Wheaton | The rebound goes to Craig Lee | 63-73 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:08 | Wheaton | Harold Mabry banks in the layup set up by Bill Pohl | 63-75 |
| 02:00 | Carthage | Harold Mabry takes the ball from Leroy Willard | 63-75 |
| 01:31 | Wheaton | William Cohen misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Leroy Willard - foul #4 on Leroy Willard, team foul #3 | 63-75 |
| Subs | Carthage | Allen Mendelsohn (PG), Thomas Frahm (SF), Larry Condron (PF), Alfred Smith (C) Robert Watson, Leroy Willard, Ali Runner, Kurt Zwanzig | |
| Subs | Wheaton | David Gore (SG), Robert Rollins (SF), Claude Sims (PF), Gilbert Atkins (C) Bill Pohl, Harold Mabry, Craig Lee, John Moss | |
| 01:31 | Wheaton | William Cohen makes the 1st free throw | 63-76 |
| 01:31 | Wheaton | William Cohen makes the 2nd free throw | 63-77 |
| 01:24 | Carthage | Gilbert Atkins swats the short shot by Allen Mendelsohn | 63-77 |
| 01:23 | Carthage | Larry Condron tips it in | 65-77 |
| 00:55 | Wheaton | Greg Howell steals the ball from Claude Sims | 65-77 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Carthage | Alfred Smith clanks a 3 from the left corner | 65-77 |
| 00:48 | Wheaton | Gilbert Atkins snags the defensive board | 65-77 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Wheaton | David Gore misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 65-77 |
| 00:17 | Carthage | Alfred Smith gets the rebound | 65-77 |
| 00:12 | Carthage | Greg Howell clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-77 |
| 00:10 | Wheaton | Claude Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 65-77 |
| 00:00 | Wheaton | William Cohen runs out the clock | 65-77 |