| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Carlos Sledge (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Virgil Hawthorn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Bouchard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Benton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Noah Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Frederick Williams (fresh) SG - Bryan Olivera (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jon Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Aaron Tucker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Homer Elbert (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Lee Bouchard inbounds the ball | 25-32 |
| 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) | |
| 19:36 | Carthage | Virgil Hawthorn hits the finger roll on a great pass from Carlos Sledge | 27-32 |
| 19:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Homer Elbert loses the dribble to Carlos Sledge | 27-32 |
| 19:15 | Carthage | Virgil Hawthorn misses long on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Aaron Tucker - foul #2 on Aaron Tucker, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| 19:15 | Carthage | Virgil Hawthorn makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 19:15 | Carthage | Virgil Hawthorn makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 18:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lee Bouchard steals the ball from Bryan Olivera | 29-32 |
| 18:49 | Carthage | Terry Benton blows the layup | 29-32 |
| 18:48 | Carthage | Lee Bouchard pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 18:29 | Carthage | Virgil Hawthorn is hacked by Bryan Olivera - foul #3 on Bryan Olivera, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Archie Darwin (SG) Bryan Olivera | |
| 18:10 | Carthage | Virgil Hawthorn knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Terry Benton | 31-32 |
| 17:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Archie Darwin hits a shot near the basket set up by Frederick Williams | 31-34 |
| 17:35 | Carthage | Noah Dunn hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Carlos Sledge | 34-34 |
| 17:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Archie Darwin can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 17:16 | Carthage | Terry Benton snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 16:53 | Carthage | Virgil Hawthorn connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Carlos Sledge | 36-34 |
| 16:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Tucker connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 16:24 | Carthage | Lee Bouchard buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Virgil Hawthorn | 39-36 |
| 16:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-36 |
| Subs | Carthage | Joseph Sherwood (PG), Eric McClaine (SG), Richard Engelhardt (SF), William Mozingo (PF), James Howard (C) Carlos Sledge, Virgil Hawthorn, Lee Bouchard, Terry Benton, Noah Dunn | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Brian Ammerman (SG), Mark Cooke (SF), Philip Bingham (PF), John Lewellyn (C) Frederick Williams, Jon Allen, Aaron Tucker, Homer Elbert | |
| 15:57 | Carthage | Richard Engelhardt comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 15:56 | Carthage | James Howard pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Joseph Sherwood (fresh) SG - Eric McClaine (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Engelhardt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Mozingo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Archie Darwin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Ammerman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Cooke (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Philip Bingham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Lewellyn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Carthage | John Lewellyn steals the ball from Joseph Sherwood | 39-36 |
| 15:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Cooke buries a floater from close range and the foul's on Richard Engelhardt - foul #1 on Richard Engelhardt, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Bryan Olivera (SG) Brian Ammerman | |
| 15:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Cooke makes the free throw | 39-39 |
| 15:16 | Carthage | Mark Cooke picks off the pass by Richard Engelhardt | 39-39 |
| 14:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Archie Darwin drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Bryan Olivera | 39-42 |
| 14:34 | Carthage | Eric McClaine drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by William Mozingo | 42-42 |
| 14:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bryan Olivera hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John Lewellyn | 42-45 |
| 14:08 | Carthage | Richard Engelhardt connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Joseph Sherwood | 45-45 |
| 13:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Archie Darwin is hacked by Richard Engelhardt - foul #2 on Richard Engelhardt, team foul #2 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Carthage | Carlos Sledge (PG), Virgil Hawthorn (SG), Lee Bouchard (SF), Terry Benton (PF), Noah Dunn (C) Joseph Sherwood, Eric McClaine, Richard Engelhardt, William Mozingo, James Howard | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Williams (PG), Jon Allen (SF), Aaron Tucker (PF) Archie Darwin, Mark Cooke, John Lewellyn | |
| 13:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jon Allen misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 13:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Tucker grabs the offensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 13:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jon Allen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-45 |
| 13:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Tucker grabs the offensive board | 45-45 |
| 12:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lee Bouchard steps in front of the Jon Allen pass | 45-45 |
| 12:46 | Carthage | Terry Benton misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 45-45 |
| 12:45 | Carthage | Terry Benton grabs the offensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 12:28 | Carthage | Frederick Williams is called for the reach on Carlos Sledge - foul #2 on Frederick Williams, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Brian Ammerman (SG), Homer Elbert (C) Bryan Olivera, Philip Bingham | |
| 12:14 | Carthage | Noah Dunn is whistled for a carry | 45-45 |
| 11:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Williams misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 11:53 | Carthage | Virgil Hawthorn grabs the board | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Carlos Sledge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Virgil Hawthorn (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Bouchard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Terry Benton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Noah Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Frederick Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Ammerman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jon Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Aaron Tucker (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Homer Elbert (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Carthage | Virgil Hawthorn misses long on a floater near the basket | 45-45 |
| 11:40 | Carthage | Virgil Hawthorn hits the follow up shot | 47-45 |
| 11:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Williams makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 11:04 | Carthage | Terry Benton misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Aaron Tucker - foul #3 on Aaron Tucker, team foul #4 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Carthage | William Mozingo (C) Noah Dunn | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Archie Darwin (PG), Bryan Olivera (SG) Frederick Williams, Brian Ammerman | |
| 11:04 | Carthage | Terry Benton makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 11:04 | Carthage | Terry Benton makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 10:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Homer Elbert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-47 |
| 10:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Tucker can't tip it in | 49-47 |
| 10:40 | Carthage | Carlos Sledge grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 10:15 | Carthage | Terry Benton lays it in set up by Carlos Sledge | 51-47 |
| 09:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Archie Darwin clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-47 |
| 09:54 | Carthage | William Mozingo pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 09:35 | Carthage | William Mozingo knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Lee Bouchard and he's hacked by Jon Allen - foul #2 on Jon Allen, team foul #5 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Carthage | Joseph Sherwood (PG), Eric McClaine (SG), Richard Engelhardt (SF), Noah Dunn (C) Carlos Sledge, Virgil Hawthorn, Lee Bouchard, Terry Benton | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Williams (PG), Mark Cooke (SF), Philip Bingham (PF), John Lewellyn (C) Archie Darwin, Jon Allen, Aaron Tucker, Homer Elbert | |
| 09:35 | Carthage | William Mozingo misses the free throw | 53-47 |
| 09:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Lewellyn pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 09:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bryan Olivera connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 09:07 | Carthage | Richard Engelhardt clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-50 |
| 09:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Lewellyn grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 08:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Philip Bingham blows the layup | 53-50 |
| 08:58 | Carthage | William Mozingo pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 08:41 | Carthage | Eric McClaine knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Engelhardt | 55-50 |
| 08:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Cooke's layup is rejected by Noah Dunn | 55-50 |
| 08:27 | Carthage | Joseph Sherwood gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 08:08 | Carthage | Richard Engelhardt clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Lewellyn - foul #3 on John Lewellyn, team foul #6 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Carthage | Carlos Sledge (PG), Lee Bouchard (SF) Joseph Sherwood, Eric McClaine | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Archie Darwin (SG), Jon Allen (SF), Aaron Tucker (PF), Homer Elbert (C) Bryan Olivera, Mark Cooke, Philip Bingham, John Lewellyn | |
| 08:08 | Carthage | Richard Engelhardt makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 08:08 | Carthage | Richard Engelhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 07:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Homer Elbert misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 07:53 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Carlos Sledge | 57-50 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Carlos Sledge (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Engelhardt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Bouchard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Mozingo (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Noah Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Frederick Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Archie Darwin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jon Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Aaron Tucker (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Homer Elbert (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Carthage | Noah Dunn connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Carlos Sledge | 59-50 |
| 07:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Archie Darwin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 07:03 | Carthage | Richard Engelhardt hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 07:02 | Carthage | Noah Dunn grabs the offensive board | 59-53 |
| 06:49 | Carthage | Homer Elbert steals the ball from William Mozingo | 59-53 |
| 06:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Williams misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 06:34 | Carthage | Richard Engelhardt gets the rebound | 59-53 |
| 06:13 | Carthage | Lee Bouchard hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Richard Engelhardt and he's hacked by Jon Allen - foul #3 on Jon Allen, team foul #7 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Carthage | Virgil Hawthorn (SG), Terry Benton (PF), James Howard (C) Richard Engelhardt, William Mozingo, Noah Dunn | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Bryan Olivera (SG), Philip Bingham (PF), Mark Cooke (C) Frederick Williams, Aaron Tucker, Homer Elbert | |
| 06:13 | Carthage | Lee Bouchard makes the free throw | 62-53 |
| 05:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jon Allen misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 05:56 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Lee Bouchard | 62-53 |
| 05:50 | Carthage | Virgil Hawthorn misses long on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Bryan Olivera - foul #4 on Bryan Olivera, team foul #8 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Carthage | Joseph Sherwood (PG), Eric McClaine (SF) Carlos Sledge, Lee Bouchard | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 05:50 | Carthage | Virgil Hawthorn misses the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 05:50 | Carthage | Virgil Hawthorn makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 05:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Howard is called for the reach on Philip Bingham - foul #1 on James Howard, team foul #3 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Engelhardt (SF) Joseph Sherwood | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 05:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jon Allen makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bryan Olivera | 63-56 |
| 05:00 | Carthage | James Howard scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Engelhardt | 66-56 |
| 04:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Cooke knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 66-58 |
| 04:17 | Carthage | Richard Engelhardt drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Eric McClaine | 69-58 |
| 03:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Terry Benton steals it from Mark Cooke | 69-58 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:52 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-58 |
| Subs | Carthage | Carlos Sledge (PG), Lee Bouchard (SF), Noah Dunn (C) Eric McClaine, Richard Engelhardt, James Howard | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Williams (PG), Aaron Tucker (PF), Homer Elbert (C) Archie Darwin, Philip Bingham, Mark Cooke | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Carlos Sledge (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Virgil Hawthorn (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Bouchard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Terry Benton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Noah Dunn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Frederick Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Olivera (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jon Allen (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Aaron Tucker (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Homer Elbert (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:27 | Carthage | Carlos Sledge hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lee Bouchard and he's fouled by Frederick Williams - foul #3 on Frederick Williams, team foul #9 | 71-58 |
| 03:27 | Carthage | Carlos Sledge makes the free throw | 72-58 |
| 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) | |
| 03:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jon Allen misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-58 |
| 03:14 | Carthage | Noah Dunn grabs the board | 72-58 |
| 02:45 | Carthage | Noah Dunn hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Frederick Williams - foul #4 on Frederick Williams, team foul #10 | 72-58 |
| Subs | Carthage | Joseph Sherwood (PG), Eric McClaine (SG), Richard Engelhardt (SF), William Mozingo (PF) Carlos Sledge, Virgil Hawthorn, Lee Bouchard, Terry Benton | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Archie Darwin (PG), Brian Ammerman (SG), Mark Cooke (SF), Philip Bingham (PF), John Lewellyn (C) Frederick Williams, Bryan Olivera, Jon Allen, Aaron Tucker, Homer Elbert | |
| 02:45 | Carthage | Noah Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 73-58 |
| 02:45 | Carthage | Noah Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 74-58 |
| 02:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Philip Bingham double dribbles | 74-58 |
| Subs | Carthage | James Howard (C) Noah Dunn | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 02:24 | Carthage | Joseph Sherwood is fouled in the backcourt by Archie Darwin - foul #1 on Archie Darwin, team foul #11 | 74-58 |
| 02:24 | Carthage | Joseph Sherwood makes the 1st free throw | 75-58 |
| 02:24 | Carthage | Joseph Sherwood misses the 2nd free throw | 75-58 |
| 02:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Lewellyn gets the rebound | 75-58 |
| 02:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Lewellyn scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Archie Darwin | 75-60 |
| 01:44 | Carthage | Eric McClaine misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 75-60 |
| 01:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Brian Ammerman snags the defensive board | 75-60 |
| 01:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Archie Darwin knocks in the runner near the basket | 75-62 |
| 01:29 | Carthage | James Howard misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-62 |
| 01:27 | Carthage | William Mozingo tips it home | 77-62 |
| 01:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Archie Darwin clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 77-62 |
| 01:16 | Carthage | William Mozingo grabs the board | 77-62 |
| 00:52 | Carthage | Richard Engelhardt clanks a 3 from the right corner | 77-62 |
| 00:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Cooke gets the rebound | 77-62 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Mozingo steals the ball from John Lewellyn | 77-62 |
| 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) | |
| 00:20 | Carthage | Eric McClaine comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 77-62 |
| 00:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Philip Bingham grabs the defensive rebound | 77-62 |
| 00:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Cooke misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 77-62 |
| 00:11 | Carthage | Richard Engelhardt pulls down the rebound | 77-62 |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Joseph Sherwood runs out the clock | 77-62 |