| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - David Wolfe (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmie White (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Martin Leonard (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nathaniel Saum (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Larry Danko (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Michael Burpee (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Forbes (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jordan Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Conn (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Robert Forbes inbounds the ball | 23-24 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Carthage | William Conn buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Burpee and he's hacked by Nathaniel Saum - foul #1 on Nathaniel Saum, team foul #1 | 23-26 |
| 19:45 | Carthage | William Conn misses the free throw | 23-26 |
| 19:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 19:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jimmie White hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 23-26 |
| 19:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Wolfe tips it in | 25-26 |
| 19:10 | Carthage | Larry Danko is hacked by David Wolfe - foul #1 on David Wolfe, team foul #2 | 25-26 |
| 18:51 | Carthage | Jordan Thompson connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Larry Danko | 25-28 |
| 18:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Jones hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jimmie White and he's fouled by Jordan Thompson - foul #3 on Jordan Thompson, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Eugene Eisenstein (PF) Jordan Thompson | |
| 18:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Jones makes the free throw | 28-28 |
| 18:22 | Carthage | Larry Danko makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Burpee | 28-31 |
| 18:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Burpee is called for the reach on David Wolfe - foul #1 on Michael Burpee, team foul #2 | 28-31 |
| 17:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Wolfe makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-31 |
| 17:36 | Carthage | William Conn comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 31-31 |
| 17:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathaniel Saum grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 17:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Wolfe buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jimmie White | 34-31 |
| 17:16 | Carthage | Robert Forbes hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 16:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Wolfe is fouled on the floor by Larry Danko - foul #2 on Larry Danko, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Sanders (SF), Myron Miller (C) Martin Leonard, Nathaniel Saum | |
| Subs | Carthage | Shane Smith (SF) Robert Forbes | |
| 16:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Myron Miller makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jimmie White and the foul's on William Conn - foul #2 on William Conn, team foul #4 | 36-34 |
| 16:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Myron Miller makes the free throw | 37-34 |
| 16:17 | Carthage | Shane Smith knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Larry Danko | 37-36 |
| 15:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Jones buries a shot from the right block | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - David Wolfe (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmie White (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SF - Robert Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Myron Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Larry Danko (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Burpee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shane Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eugene Eisenstein (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Conn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Carthage | Myron Miller blocks the short jumper by Eugene Eisenstein | 39-36 |
| 15:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Sanders pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 15:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Wolfe misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 15:31 | Carthage | Eugene Eisenstein grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 15:17 | Carthage | Eugene Eisenstein drills a turnaround near the basket | 39-38 |
| 15:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Shane Smith is called for the reach on Robert Sanders - foul #1 on Shane Smith, team foul #5 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Edward Aldridge (PG), Leroy Trader (SG), Martin Leonard (SF), Nathaniel Saum (C) David Wolfe, Jimmie White, Steven Jones, Myron Miller | |
| Subs | Carthage | Geoffrey Trump (PG), Robert Forbes (SF), Jordan Thompson (PF), Robert Smith (C) Larry Danko, Michael Burpee, Eugene Eisenstein, William Conn | |
| 14:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leroy Trader misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-38 |
| 14:39 | Carthage | Robert Forbes grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 14:16 | Carthage | Robert Smith scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Geoffrey Trump | 39-41 |
| 13:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Smith blocks the jumper by Leroy Trader | 39-41 |
| 13:49 | Carthage | Robert Forbes gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 13:45 | Carthage | Robert Forbes makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Shane Smith | 39-43 |
| 13:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Martin Leonard hits a 3 from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 13:19 | Carthage | Edward Aldridge takes the ball from Robert Forbes | 42-43 |
| 13:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Edward Aldridge banks in the layup | 44-43 |
| 12:55 | Carthage | Robert Forbes can't connect on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Sanders - foul #2 on Robert Sanders, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Wolfe (PG), Jimmie White (SG), Steven Jones (PF), Myron Miller (C) Edward Aldridge, Leroy Trader, Robert Sanders, Nathaniel Saum | |
| Subs | Carthage | Larry Danko (PG), Michael Burpee (SG), William Conn (C) Geoffrey Trump, Shane Smith, Robert Smith | |
| 12:55 | Carthage | Robert Forbes makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 12:55 | Carthage | Robert Forbes misses the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 12:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Jones grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 12:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Jones knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by David Wolfe | 47-44 |
| 12:47 | Carthage | Larry Danko travels in the backcourt | 47-44 |
| 12:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Myron Miller misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on William Conn - foul #3 on William Conn, team foul #6 | 47-44 |
| 12:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Myron Miller makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 12:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Myron Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 12:17 | Carthage | Robert Forbes can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 12:15 | Carthage | William Conn can't tip it in | 49-44 |
| 12:13 | Carthage | Jordan Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 11:58 | Carthage | Michael Burpee scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Forbes | 49-46 |
| 11:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Jones knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Wolfe | 52-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - David Wolfe (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jimmie White (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Martin Leonard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Myron Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Larry Danko (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Burpee (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Forbes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jordan Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Conn (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Carthage | Jordan Thompson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 11:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 11:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jordan Thompson takes the ball from Jimmie White | 52-46 |
| 10:52 | Carthage | Robert Forbes misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 10:51 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to William Conn | 52-46 |
| 10:43 | Carthage | Michael Burpee makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Danko | 52-49 |
| 10:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Martin Leonard drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by David Wolfe | 55-49 |
| 10:11 | Carthage | Robert Forbes misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-49 |
| 10:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Wolfe grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 09:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Michael Burpee - foul #2 on Michael Burpee, team foul #7 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Sanders (SF), Nathaniel Saum (C) Martin Leonard, Myron Miller | |
| Subs | Carthage | Shane Smith (SG), Everett Robinson (SF), Eugene Eisenstein (PF) Michael Burpee, Robert Forbes, Jordan Thompson | |
| 09:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Jones makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 09:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 09:28 | Carthage | Everett Robinson comes up short on the floater from the right side | 57-49 |
| 09:26 | Carthage | Eugene Eisenstein pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 09:04 | Carthage | Jimmie White takes the ball from Everett Robinson | 57-49 |
| 08:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Shane Smith steals it from Jimmie White | 57-49 |
| 08:37 | Carthage | Robert Sanders takes the ball from Larry Danko | 57-49 |
| 08:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Wolfe hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Sanders | 59-49 |
| 08:12 | Carthage | Eugene Eisenstein misses the 3 from straight away | 59-49 |
| 08:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Jones gets the rebound | 59-49 |
| 07:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jimmie White makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from David Wolfe and he's fouled by William Conn - foul #4 on William Conn, team foul #8 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Edward Aldridge (PG), Myron Miller (PF) David Wolfe, Steven Jones | |
| Subs | Carthage | Geoffrey Trump (PG), Michael Burpee (SG), Robert Forbes (SF), Jordan Thompson (PF) Larry Danko, Shane Smith, Everett Robinson, William Conn | |
| 07:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jimmie White makes the free throw | 62-49 |
| 07:27 | Carthage | Eugene Eisenstein makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Geoffrey Trump | 62-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Edward Aldridge (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jimmie White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Myron Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Nathaniel Saum (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Geoffrey Trump (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Burpee (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Forbes (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jordan Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Eugene Eisenstein (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Sanders hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Edward Aldridge and he's hacked by Eugene Eisenstein - foul #1 on Eugene Eisenstein, team foul #9 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Leroy Trader (SG), Martin Leonard (SF) Jimmie White, Nathaniel Saum | |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Smith (C) Eugene Eisenstein | |
| 07:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Sanders makes the free throw | 65-52 |
| 06:48 | Carthage | Michael Burpee misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-52 |
| 06:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Martin Leonard grabs the defensive rebound | 65-52 |
| 06:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Sanders can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 65-52 |
| 06:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leroy Trader gets the offensive rebound | 65-52 |
| 06:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Sanders misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-52 |
| 06:16 | Carthage | Jordan Thompson gets the rebound | 65-52 |
| 06:01 | Carthage | Robert Forbes can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-52 |
| 06:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Sanders gets the rebound | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Sanders drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-52 |
| 05:36 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-52 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Wolfe (PG), Jimmie White (SG), Steven Jones (PF), Nathaniel Saum (C) Edward Aldridge, Leroy Trader, Robert Sanders, Myron Miller | |
| Subs | Carthage | Larry Danko (PG), William Conn (C) Geoffrey Trump, Robert Smith | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:20 | Carthage | Martin Leonard swats the layup by Michael Burpee | 68-52 |
| 05:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Jones snags the defensive board | 68-52 |
| 04:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Wolfe buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Martin Leonard | 71-52 |
| 04:45 | Carthage | Larry Danko misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-52 |
| 04:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jimmie White gets the rebound | 71-52 |
| 04:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Martin Leonard misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-52 |
| 04:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nathaniel Saum tips it but misses | 71-52 |
| 04:17 | Carthage | Jordan Thompson gets the rebound | 71-52 |
| 04:13 | Carthage | Larry Danko hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by William Conn | 71-55 |
| 03:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Wolfe clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-55 |
| 03:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jimmie White pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jimmie White scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from David Wolfe | 74-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - David Wolfe (fresh) 18 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jimmie White (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Martin Leonard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Jones (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Nathaniel Saum (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Larry Danko (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Burpee (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Forbes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jordan Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - William Conn (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Carthage | Larry Danko misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-55 |
| 03:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Martin Leonard snags the defensive board | 74-55 |
| 02:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jimmie White misses the easy layup | 74-55 |
| 02:41 | Carthage | Robert Forbes snags the defensive board | 74-55 |
| 02:28 | Carthage | Robert Forbes misses long on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Martin Leonard - foul #3 on Martin Leonard, team foul #4 | 74-55 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Daryl Tullis (PG), Edward Aldridge (SG), Leroy Trader (SF), Robert Sanders (PF), Myron Miller (C) David Wolfe, Jimmie White, Martin Leonard, Steven Jones, Nathaniel Saum | |
| Subs | Carthage | Geoffrey Trump (PG), Shane Smith (SG), Eugene Eisenstein (PF), Robert Smith (C) Larry Danko, Michael Burpee, Jordan Thompson, William Conn | |
| 02:28 | Carthage | Robert Forbes makes the 1st free throw | 74-56 |
| 02:28 | Carthage | Robert Forbes makes the 2nd free throw | 74-57 |
| 02:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Daryl Tullis misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 74-57 |
| 01:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Sanders can't tip it in | 74-57 |
| 01:58 | Carthage | Shane Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 74-57 |
| 01:38 | Carthage | Daryl Tullis picks off the pass by Geoffrey Trump | 74-57 |
| 01:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Sanders hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Daryl Tullis | 76-57 |
| 01:17 | Carthage | Robert Forbes misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 76-57 |
| 01:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Robert Sanders | 76-57 |
| 01:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Edward Aldridge is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Edward Aldridge, team foul #5 | 76-57 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Everett Robinson (SF) Robert Forbes | |
| 00:49 | Carthage | Robert Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 76-57 |
| 00:48 | Carthage | Eugene Eisenstein misses the tip | 76-57 |
| 00:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Daryl Tullis grabs the defensive rebound | 76-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Edward Aldridge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Carthage | Robert Smith is hacked by Myron Miller - foul #2 on Myron Miller, team foul #6 | 76-57 |
| 00:15 | Carthage | Geoffrey Trump comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 76-57 |
| 00:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Myron Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 76-57 |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Daryl Tullis runs out the clock | 76-57 |