| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Joseph Sherwood (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric McClaine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Benton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Mozingo (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Frederick Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Graves (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Cooke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Wick (fresh) 3 pts. C - Louis Day (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | James Howard inbounds the ball | 37-35 |
| 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) | |
| 19:47 | Carthage | James Howard drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Eric McClaine | 40-35 |
| 19:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Cooke makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Michael Wick and he's fouled by James Howard - foul #2 on James Howard, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| 19:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Cooke makes the free throw | 40-38 |
| 19:17 | Carthage | James Howard misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 19:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Louis Day grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 19:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | The jump hook by Louis Day is blocked by Terry Benton | 40-38 |
| 19:00 | Carthage | Terry Benton pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 18:53 | Carthage | William Mozingo knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Sherwood and he's fouled by Frederick Williams - foul #2 on Frederick Williams, team foul #1 | 42-38 |
| 18:53 | Carthage | William Mozingo makes the free throw | 43-38 |
| 18:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Adam Graves buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Frederick Williams | 43-41 |
| 18:20 | Carthage | William Mozingo buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Eric McClaine | 45-41 |
| 18:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Wick buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Mark Cooke and the foul's on Terry Benton - foul #2 on Terry Benton, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| 18:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Wick misses the free throw | 45-43 |
| 18:01 | Carthage | Terry Benton pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 17:46 | Carthage | James Howard is fouled on the floor by Mark Cooke - foul #1 on Mark Cooke, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| 17:25 | Carthage | Eric McClaine clanks a shot from the left side | 45-43 |
| 17:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Louis Day | 45-43 |
| 17:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Williams is hacked by Joseph Sherwood in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Sherwood, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| 17:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Wick drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Frederick Williams | 45-46 |
| 16:48 | Carthage | Adam Graves is called for the reach on Eric McClaine - foul #1 on Adam Graves, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Carthage | Noah Dunn (PF) Terry Benton | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | William Mattson (PG), Jon Allen (SG), Brian Ammerman (SF), John Lewellyn (PF), Donald Matsumoto (C) Frederick Williams, Adam Graves, Mark Cooke, Michael Wick, Louis Day | |
| 16:25 | Carthage | William Mozingo can't connect on a floater in the lane | 45-46 |
| 16:23 | Carthage | Noah Dunn hits the follow up shot | 47-46 |
| 16:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jon Allen scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from William Mattson | 47-48 |
| 15:52 | Carthage | Joseph Sherwood is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 47-48 |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Engelhardt (PG), Sean Mikell (SG), Steve Tyler (SF), Steve Wright (C) Joseph Sherwood, Eric McClaine, James Howard, William Mozingo | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Louis Day (C) Brian Ammerman | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Richard Engelhardt (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Sean Mikell (fresh) SF - Steve Tyler (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Noah Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Steve Wright (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - William Mattson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jon Allen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Lewellyn (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Matsumoto (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Day (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Louis Day connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from William Mattson | 47-51 |
| 15:03 | Carthage | Richard Engelhardt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 15:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Louis Day pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 14:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Matsumoto misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 14:35 | Carthage | Richard Engelhardt pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 14:29 | Carthage | Sean Mikell makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 14:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Mattson travels in the backcourt | 50-51 |
| Subs | Carthage | Joseph Sherwood (PG), Eric McClaine (SG), James Howard (SF), Terry Benton (PF), William Mozingo (C) Richard Engelhardt, Sean Mikell, Steve Tyler, Noah Dunn, Steve Wright | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Williams (PG), Adam Graves (SG), Mark Cooke (SF), Michael Wick (PF) William Mattson, Jon Allen, John Lewellyn, Donald Matsumoto | |
| 14:09 | Carthage | James Howard misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 50-51 |
| 14:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Cooke snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 13:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Cooke misses the jumper from the right block | 50-51 |
| 13:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Wick tips it home | 50-53 |
| 13:21 | Carthage | James Howard misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 13:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Louis Day | 50-53 |
| 13:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Mozingo blocks the jumper by Adam Graves | 50-53 |
| 12:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Wick grabs the offensive board | 50-53 |
| 12:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Adam Graves knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-55 |
| 12:31 | Carthage | James Howard drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Sherwood | 52-55 |
| 12:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Terry Benton takes the ball from Adam Graves | 52-55 |
| 11:50 | Carthage | James Howard scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Eric McClaine | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Joseph Sherwood (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Eric McClaine (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Howard (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Benton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Mozingo (fresh) 13 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Frederick Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Adam Graves (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Cooke (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Wick (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Day (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Cooke buries a jumper from the left block set up by Michael Wick and the foul's on James Howard - foul #3 on James Howard, team foul #4 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Engelhardt (PG) Joseph Sherwood | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Matsumoto (C) Louis Day | |
| 11:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Cooke makes the free throw | 55-58 |
| 11:26 | Carthage | James Howard banks in the layup and he's fouled by Mark Cooke - foul #2 on Mark Cooke, team foul #4 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Carthage | Noah Dunn (PF) Terry Benton | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jon Allen (SG), Brian Ammerman (SF), John Lewellyn (PF) Adam Graves, Mark Cooke, Michael Wick | |
| 11:26 | Carthage | James Howard makes the free throw | 58-58 |
| 11:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Brian Ammerman connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Lewellyn | 58-61 |
| 10:49 | Carthage | Frederick Williams steals it from Eric McClaine | 58-61 |
| 10:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Engelhardt steals the ball from Frederick Williams | 58-61 |
| 10:38 | Carthage | Richard Engelhardt lays it in | 60-61 |
| 10:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Matsumoto comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-61 |
| 10:10 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Noah Dunn | 60-61 |
| 09:47 | Carthage | James Howard misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-61 |
| 09:46 | Carthage | Richard Engelhardt tips it in | 62-61 |
| 09:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jon Allen connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Donald Matsumoto | 62-63 |
| 09:25 | Carthage | James Howard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-63 |
| Subs | Carthage | Joseph Sherwood (PG), Steve Tyler (SF), Terry Benton (PF) Eric McClaine, James Howard, William Mozingo | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | William Mattson (PG), Adam Graves (SG), Mark Cooke (SF), Michael Wick (PF), Louis Day (C) Frederick Williams, Jon Allen, Brian Ammerman, John Lewellyn, Donald Matsumoto | |
| 09:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Wick hits a floater from the right side set up by William Mattson | 62-65 |
| 08:44 | Carthage | Terry Benton scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Steve Tyler | 64-65 |
| 08:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Wick loses the dribble to Steve Tyler | 64-65 |
| 08:16 | Carthage | Steve Tyler connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Noah Dunn and the foul's on Mark Cooke - foul #3 on Mark Cooke, team foul #5 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Carthage | William Mozingo (C) Noah Dunn | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 08:16 | Carthage | Steve Tyler misses the free throw | 66-65 |
| 08:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Michael Wick | 66-65 |
| 08:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Wick hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 66-65 |
| 08:04 | Carthage | Steve Tyler snags the defensive board | 66-65 |
| 07:59 | Carthage | Joseph Sherwood can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-65 |
| 07:57 | Carthage | Richard Engelhardt grabs the offensive rebound | 66-65 |
| 07:44 | Carthage | Richard Engelhardt misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-65 |
| 07:43 | Carthage | Terry Benton misses the tip | 66-65 |
| 07:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Cooke gets the rebound | 66-65 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Joseph Sherwood (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Richard Engelhardt (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Steve Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Terry Benton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - William Mozingo (fresh) 13 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - William Mattson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Adam Graves (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Cooke (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Wick (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Day (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Cooke hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 66-65 |
| 07:25 | Carthage | William Mozingo grabs the board | 66-65 |
| 07:10 | Carthage | Richard Engelhardt makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Steve Tyler | 69-65 |
| 06:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Terry Benton steals it from Louis Day | 69-65 |
| 06:37 | Carthage | Richard Engelhardt is fouled on the floor by William Mattson - foul #3 on William Mattson, team foul #6 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Carthage | Eric McClaine (SG), James Howard (SF), Noah Dunn (PF) Richard Engelhardt, Steve Tyler, Terry Benton | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Williams (PG), Jon Allen (SG), Donald Matsumoto (C) William Mattson, Adam Graves, Louis Day | |
| 06:19 | Carthage | James Howard misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 69-65 |
| 06:18 | Carthage | Noah Dunn tips it in | 71-65 |
| 06:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Cooke lays it up and in on a nice dish by Frederick Williams | 71-67 |
| 05:39 | Carthage | James Howard comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 71-67 |
| 05:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Cooke pulls down the rebound | 71-67 |
| 05:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Sherwood steals it from Donald Matsumoto | 71-67 |
| 05:25 | Carthage | Noah Dunn can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 71-67 |
| 05:23 | Carthage | Noah Dunn can't tip it in | 71-67 |
| 05:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Wick snags the defensive board | 71-67 |
| 05:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Cooke double dribbles | 71-67 |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Engelhardt (PG), Terry Benton (PF) Joseph Sherwood, William Mozingo | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Adam Graves (SG), John Lewellyn (SF) Mark Cooke, Michael Wick | |
| 04:46 | Carthage | Richard Engelhardt clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 71-67 |
| 04:45 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to Noah Dunn | 71-67 |
| 04:22 | Carthage | Eric McClaine misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Adam Graves - foul #2 on Adam Graves, team foul #7 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Carthage | Steve Wright (C) Noah Dunn | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Louis Day (C) Donald Matsumoto | |
| 04:22 | Carthage | Eric McClaine makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 04:22 | Carthage | Eric McClaine makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 04:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Williams is fouled on the floor by Steve Wright - foul #2 on Steve Wright, team foul #5 | 73-67 |
| 03:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Lewellyn scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Frederick Williams | 73-69 |
| 03:29 | Carthage | Steve Wright misses the dunk but he's hacked by Frederick Williams - foul #3 on Frederick Williams, team foul #8 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Carthage | Joseph Sherwood (PG), William Mozingo (C) Richard Engelhardt, Terry Benton | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | William Mattson (PG) Frederick Williams | |
| 03:29 | Carthage | Steve Wright makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 03:29 | Carthage | Steve Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 03:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Louis Day grabs the defensive rebound | 74-69 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Joseph Sherwood (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Eric McClaine (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Howard (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steve Wright (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Mozingo (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - William Mattson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Adam Graves (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Lewellyn (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jon Allen (fresh) 7 pts. C - Louis Day (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Louis Day can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on William Mozingo - foul #2 on William Mozingo, team foul #6 | 74-69 |
| 03:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Louis Day makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 03:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Louis Day misses the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 03:22 | Carthage | Steve Wright grabs the board | 74-70 |
| 03:03 | Carthage | Eric McClaine buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Howard | 77-70 |
| 02:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jon Allen makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Lewellyn | 77-72 |
| 02:34 | Carthage | William Mozingo is fouled on the floor by Jon Allen - foul #2 on Jon Allen, team foul #9 | 77-72 |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Engelhardt (SG), Steve Tyler (SF), Terry Benton (PF) Eric McClaine, James Howard, Steve Wright | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Cooke (SF), Michael Wick (PF) Adam Graves, Jon Allen | |
| 02:34 | Carthage | William Mozingo makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 02:34 | Carthage | William Mozingo makes the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| 02:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-72 |
| Subs | Carthage | Eric McClaine (SG), James Howard (SF) Richard Engelhardt, Steve Tyler | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Williams (PG), Jon Allen (SG) William Mattson, John Lewellyn | |
| 02:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Wick clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 79-72 |
| 02:14 | Carthage | James Howard pulls down the rebound | 79-72 |
| 01:46 | Carthage | Eric McClaine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 79-72 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Adam Graves (SG) Jon Allen | |
| 01:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Adam Graves is hacked by Terry Benton - foul #3 on Terry Benton, team foul #7 | 79-72 |
| 01:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Adam Graves makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 01:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Adam Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| 01:13 | Carthage | Terry Benton knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from William Mozingo | 81-74 |
| 00:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Williams hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Terry Benton - foul #4 on Terry Benton, team foul #8 | 81-74 |
| 00:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Williams makes the 1st free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Carthage | Eric McClaine buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Joseph Sherwood | 83-76 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Adam Graves clanks a 3 from the right corner | 83-76 |
| 00:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Cooke gets the offensive rebound | 83-76 |
| 00:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Adam Graves comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 83-76 |
| 00:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 83-76 |
| 00:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Adam Graves comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 83-76 |
| 00:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Louis Day gets the offensive rebound | 83-76 |
| 00:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Cooke can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 83-76 |
| 00:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Adam Graves snags the offensive board | 83-76 |
| 00:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Adam Graves misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 83-76 |
| 00:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Wick gets the offensive rebound | 83-76 |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | The clock runs out | 83-76 |