| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Nicholas Murray (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Gil Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Hulse (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Glenn Jones (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - David Stark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Salmon (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Thomas Clower (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Vannatter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Armando Benitez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Clower inbounds the ball | 38-38 |
| 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) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nicholas Murray steals the ball from Armando Benitez | 38-38 |
| 19:14 | Carthage | Paul Hulse hits a floater from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 18:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Armando Benitez misses the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Glenn Jones - foul #1 on Glenn Jones, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| 18:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Armando Benitez makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 18:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Armando Benitez makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 18:36 | Carthage | Paul Hulse can't finish the layup but the foul's on Armando Benitez - foul #1 on Armando Benitez, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| 18:36 | Carthage | Paul Hulse makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 18:36 | Carthage | Paul Hulse makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 18:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Stark misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Gil Turner - foul #2 on Gil Turner, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| 18:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Stark misses the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 18:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Stark makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 18:06 | Carthage | David Stark steps in front of the Glenn Jones pass | 42-41 |
| 18:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Salmon lays it in set up by David Stark | 42-43 |
| 17:41 | Carthage | Gil Turner makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Hulse | 44-43 |
| 17:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Salmon misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 17:23 | Carthage | Paul Hulse pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| 17:15 | Carthage | David Stark is called for the reach on Nicholas Murray - foul #1 on David Stark, team foul #2 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Carthage | Samuel Holt (PG), Donald Nash (SG), William Romaine (SF) Nicholas Murray, Gil Turner, Jerry Palmer | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 17:06 | Carthage | Paul Hulse lays it in set up by Samuel Holt | 46-43 |
| 16:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Stark misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 16:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Armando Benitez | 46-43 |
| 16:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Stark scores on a shot in the paint | 46-45 |
| 16:27 | Carthage | William Romaine hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 46-45 |
| 16:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Armando Benitez grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 16:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Vannatter comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 15:59 | Carthage | Glenn Jones pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Samuel Holt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Nash (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Romaine (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Hulse (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Glenn Jones (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - David Stark (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Salmon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Thomas Clower (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Vannatter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Armando Benitez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Carthage | Samuel Holt misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 15:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Vannatter snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 15:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Glenn Jones denies the turnaround by David Stark | 46-45 |
| 15:45 | Carthage | Glenn Jones grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 15:21 | Carthage | William Romaine scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Samuel Holt | 49-45 |
| 15:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Stark is hacked by Samuel Holt - foul #3 on Samuel Holt, team foul #3 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Carthage | Nicholas Murray (PG), Gil Turner (SG), Jerry Palmer (SF), Richard Engel (C) Samuel Holt, Donald Nash, Paul Hulse, Glenn Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Shannon Hodge (PG), Paul Mireles (SG), George Henry (SF), Dennis Bull (PF), James Zwanzig (C) David Stark, David Salmon, Thomas Clower, James Vannatter, Armando Benitez | |
| 14:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dennis Bull throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-45 |
| 14:40 | Carthage | Jerry Palmer is denied on a dunk by Dennis Bull | 49-45 |
| 14:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to James Zwanzig | 49-45 |
| 14:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Engel denies the turnaround by James Zwanzig | 49-45 |
| 14:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Henry tips it in | 49-47 |
| 14:03 | Carthage | Richard Engel travels with the ball | 49-47 |
| Subs | Carthage | Glenn Jones (C) William Romaine | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 13:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Shannon Hodge is hacked by Jerry Palmer - foul #2 on Jerry Palmer, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Carthage | Paul Hulse (PF) Richard Engel | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 13:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Henry misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-47 |
| 13:29 | Carthage | Jerry Palmer grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 13:25 | Carthage | Nicholas Murray misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 13:23 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to Glenn Jones | 49-47 |
| 13:09 | Carthage | Paul Hulse hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 49-47 |
| 13:08 | Carthage | Paul Hulse misses the tip | 49-47 |
| 13:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Paul Mireles | 49-47 |
| 13:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Shannon Hodge clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 12:58 | Carthage | Jerry Palmer grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 12:43 | Carthage | Paul Hulse lays it in on a great pass from Nicholas Murray and the foul's on Dennis Bull - foul #1 on Dennis Bull, team foul #3 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Carthage | Samuel Holt (PG), Donald Nash (SG) Nicholas Murray, Gil Turner | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Salmon (SG), Thomas Clower (SF), James Vannatter (PF), Armando Benitez (C) Paul Mireles, George Henry, Dennis Bull, James Zwanzig | |
| 12:43 | Carthage | Paul Hulse misses the free throw | 51-47 |
| 12:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Vannatter pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 12:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Armando Benitez hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 51-49 |
| 12:22 | Carthage | Glenn Jones lays it in and the foul's on David Salmon - foul #1 on David Salmon, team foul #4 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Carthage | William Romaine (SF) Jerry Palmer | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 12:22 | Carthage | Glenn Jones misses the free throw | 53-49 |
| 12:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Armando Benitez snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| 11:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Shannon Hodge can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-49 |
| 11:57 | Carthage | The rebound goes to William Romaine | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Samuel Holt (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Nash (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Romaine (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Hulse (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Glenn Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Shannon Hodge (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Salmon (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Thomas Clower (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Vannatter (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Armando Benitez (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Carthage | James Vannatter swats the short shot by William Romaine | 53-49 |
| 11:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Clower snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| 11:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Clower misses long on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Paul Hulse - foul #3 on Paul Hulse, team foul #5 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Carthage | Nicholas Murray (PG), Gil Turner (SG), Richard Engel (PF) Samuel Holt, Donald Nash, Paul Hulse | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Stark (PG) Shannon Hodge | |
| 11:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Clower misses the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 11:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Clower misses the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 11:18 | Carthage | Glenn Jones gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 10:50 | Carthage | Armando Benitez swats the layup by Glenn Jones | 53-49 |
| 10:49 | Carthage | Glenn Jones hits the follow up shot | 55-49 |
| 10:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Clower makes the turnaround from the baseline | 55-51 |
| 10:11 | Carthage | Glenn Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 10:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to David Stark | 55-51 |
| 09:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Stark is fouled on the floor by Glenn Jones - foul #2 on Glenn Jones, team foul #6 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Carthage | Samuel Holt (SG), Jerry Palmer (SF), Paul Hulse (PF) Gil Turner, William Romaine, Glenn Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Shannon Hodge (PG), George Henry (SF), Dennis Bull (PF), James Zwanzig (C) David Salmon, Thomas Clower, James Vannatter, Armando Benitez | |
| 09:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Zwanzig misses the jumpshot from the left side | 55-51 |
| 09:51 | Carthage | Jerry Palmer grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 09:46 | Carthage | Jerry Palmer is fouled on the floor by Dennis Bull - foul #2 on Dennis Bull, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Carthage | Donald Nash (SG) Nicholas Murray | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 09:41 | Carthage | Richard Engel knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Samuel Holt | 57-51 |
| 09:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Hulse blocks the short jumper by James Zwanzig | 57-51 |
| 09:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Stark tips it but misses | 57-51 |
| 09:29 | Carthage | Paul Hulse grabs the board | 57-51 |
| 09:16 | Carthage | Jerry Palmer banks in the layup on a great pass from Paul Hulse | 59-51 |
| 08:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dennis Bull's pass is intercepted by Samuel Holt | 59-51 |
| 08:38 | Carthage | Paul Hulse misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Dennis Bull - foul #3 on Dennis Bull, team foul #6 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Carthage | Nicholas Murray (PG), Gil Turner (SG), Glenn Jones (C) Samuel Holt, Donald Nash, Richard Engel | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Salmon (SG), Thomas Clower (SF) David Stark, George Henry | |
| 08:38 | Carthage | Paul Hulse makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 08:38 | Carthage | Paul Hulse misses the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 08:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Zwanzig grabs the defensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 08:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gil Turner takes the ball from Shannon Hodge | 60-51 |
| 08:16 | Carthage | Jerry Palmer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gil Turner | 62-51 |
| 07:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Zwanzig misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-51 |
| 07:53 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Jerry Palmer | 62-51 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Nicholas Murray (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gil Turner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Palmer (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Hulse (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Glenn Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Shannon Hodge (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Salmon (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Thomas Clower (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Bull (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - James Zwanzig (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Carthage | Nicholas Murray drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Paul Hulse | 64-51 |
| 07:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Salmon connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Shannon Hodge | 64-54 |
| 06:56 | Carthage | Glenn Jones makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Nicholas Murray | 67-54 |
| 06:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nicholas Murray steals the ball from Dennis Bull | 67-54 |
| 06:10 | Carthage | Gil Turner is called for a charge - foul #3 on Gil Turner, team foul #7 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Carthage | Samuel Holt (PG), Donald Nash (SG), William Romaine (SF), Richard Engel (PF) Nicholas Murray, Gil Turner, Jerry Palmer, Paul Hulse | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Stark (PG), Paul Mireles (SG), George Henry (SF), James Vannatter (PF), Armando Benitez (C) Shannon Hodge, David Salmon, Thomas Clower, Dennis Bull, James Zwanzig | |
| 05:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Armando Benitez misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-54 |
| 05:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Stark grabs the offensive board | 67-54 |
| 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) | |
| 05:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Mireles is whistled for traveling | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:05 | Carthage | Donald Nash scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 69-54 |
| 05:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Stark is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Holt - foul #4 on Samuel Holt, team foul #8 | 69-54 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Salmon (SG) Paul Mireles | |
| 05:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Stark makes the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 05:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Stark makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 04:36 | Carthage | Richard Engel misses the shot near the basket but he's hacked by James Vannatter - foul #1 on James Vannatter, team foul #7 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Carthage | Paul Hulse (PF) Glenn Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Shannon Hodge (PG), Thomas Clower (SF) David Stark, George Henry | |
| 04:36 | Carthage | Richard Engel makes the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 04:36 | Carthage | Richard Engel misses the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| 04:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Vannatter grabs the board | 70-56 |
| 04:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Salmon makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Shannon Hodge | 70-58 |
| 03:48 | Carthage | Richard Engel knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Samuel Holt | 72-58 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Samuel Holt (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Donald Nash (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Engel (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Paul Hulse (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - William Romaine (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Shannon Hodge (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Salmon (fresh) 18 pts. SF - Thomas Clower (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Vannatter (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Armando Benitez (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Romaine denies the turnaround by James Vannatter | 72-58 |
| 03:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Vannatter hits the follow up shot | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Carthage | Richard Engel comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-60 |
| 03:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Vannatter pulls down the rebound | 72-60 |
| 02:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Vannatter misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Paul Hulse - foul #4 on Paul Hulse, team foul #9 | 72-60 |
| Subs | Carthage | Nicholas Murray (PG), Gil Turner (SG), Jerry Palmer (SF), Glenn Jones (C) Samuel Holt, Donald Nash, Richard Engel, William Romaine | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Stark (SG), James Zwanzig (C) David Salmon, Armando Benitez | |
| 02:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Vannatter makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 02:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Vannatter makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 02:27 | Carthage | Gil Turner connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 74-62 |
| 02:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-62 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Salmon (SG), Armando Benitez (C) David Stark, James Zwanzig | |
| 02:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Salmon misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 74-62 |
| 02:01 | Carthage | Jerry Palmer grabs the board | 74-62 |
| 01:32 | Carthage | Jerry Palmer makes the runner from the left block and the foul's on Thomas Clower - foul #2 on Thomas Clower, team foul #8 | 76-62 |
| Subs | Carthage | Samuel Holt (PG), William Romaine (PF), Richard Engel (C) Nicholas Murray, Paul Hulse, Glenn Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Stark (PG), Paul Mireles (SG), George Henry (SF), Dennis Bull (PF), James Zwanzig (C) Shannon Hodge, David Salmon, Thomas Clower, James Vannatter, Armando Benitez | |
| 01:32 | Carthage | Jerry Palmer makes the free throw | 77-62 |
| 01:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Stark is fouled on the floor by Jerry Palmer - foul #3 on Jerry Palmer, team foul #10 | 77-62 |
| Subs | Carthage | Darren Osgood (C) Jerry Palmer | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 01:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Stark makes the 1st free throw | 77-63 |
| 01:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Stark misses the 2nd free throw | 77-63 |
| 01:16 | Carthage | William Romaine grabs the defensive rebound | 77-63 |
| 01:01 | Carthage | David Stark steps in front of the Gil Turner pass | 77-63 |
| 00:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Mireles lays it up and in set up by David Stark | 77-65 |
| 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 a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Carthage | Richard Engel misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Paul Mireles - foul #2 on Paul Mireles, team foul #9 | 77-65 |
| 00:27 | Carthage | Richard Engel misses the 1st free throw | 77-65 |
| 00:27 | Carthage | Richard Engel misses the 2nd free throw | 77-65 |
| 00:27 | Carthage | Darren Osgood pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-65 |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Samuel Holt runs out the clock | 77-65 |