| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Ronnie Trapani (fresh) SG - Robert Green (fresh) SF - Kevin Stewart (fresh) PF - Steven Fabrizio (fresh) C - James Deangelis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Lawrence Smock (fresh) SG - Richard Pantano (fresh) SF - Dale Alford (fresh) PF - Paul Johnson (fresh) C - George Gold (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | James Deangelis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Carthage | James Deangelis can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by George Gold - foul #1 on George Gold, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Carthage | James Deangelis makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:43 | Carthage | James Deangelis makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock scores on a 3 from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 19:09 | Carthage | Ronnie Trapani misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 19:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Johnson snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 19:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Johnson connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Pantano | 2-5 |
| 18:42 | Carthage | Dale Alford steals it from Ronnie Trapani | 2-5 |
| 18:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 2-5 |
| 18:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Pantano pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 18:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Alford grabs the offensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Johnson is fouled on the floor by Steven Fabrizio - foul #1 on Steven Fabrizio, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Whittle (PG), William Yarborough (SG), William McManamon (SF), Jeremy Petrin (PF), Charles Michaud (C) Lawrence Smock, Richard Pantano, Dale Alford, Paul Johnson, George Gold | |
| 17:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | William McManamon misses badly on a floater in the paint | 2-5 |
| 17:49 | Carthage | Kevin Stewart pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:36 | Carthage | Kevin Stewart's floater is tipped away by Charles Michaud | 2-5 |
| 17:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Yarborough gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Whittle misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 17:19 | Carthage | Steven Fabrizio gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:15 | Carthage | Ronnie Trapani comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 17:14 | Carthage | Steven Fabrizio hits the follow up shot | 4-5 |
| 17:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Yarborough hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 4-5 |
| 17:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Michaud grabs the offensive board | 4-5 |
| 16:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeremy Petrin clanks a runner from the baseline | 4-5 |
| 16:44 | Carthage | Kevin Stewart snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 16:31 | Carthage | James Deangelis is fouled on the floor by Charles Michaud - foul #1 on Charles Michaud, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Carthage | Quincy Chappelle (PG), Harry Cotton (SG), Jacob Newberry (C) Ronnie Trapani, Robert Green, James Deangelis | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock (PG), Dale Alford (SF), Paul Johnson (PF), George Gold (C) William Yarborough, William McManamon, Jeremy Petrin, Charles Michaud | |
| 16:16 | Carthage | Steven Fabrizio's layup is rejected by Paul Johnson | 4-5 |
| 16:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Gold gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 4-5 |
| 16:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Gold tips it home | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Quincy Chappelle (fresh) SG - Harry Cotton (fresh) SF - Kevin Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Fabrizio (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jacob Newberry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Lawrence Smock (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Whittle (fresh) SF - Dale Alford (fresh) PF - Paul Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Gold (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Carthage | Dale Alford steps in front of the Steven Fabrizio pass | 4-7 |
| 15:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Alford misses the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Steven Fabrizio - foul #2 on Steven Fabrizio, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Carthage | Ronnie Trapani (PG), Robert Green (SG), William Musselwhite (SF) Quincy Chappelle, Kevin Stewart, Steven Fabrizio | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Pantano (SG), Jeremy Petrin (C) John Whittle, George Gold | |
| 15:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Alford makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Alford makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 14:59 | Carthage | Ronnie Trapani makes the floater from the left side | 6-9 |
| 14:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeremy Petrin knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Pantano | 6-11 |
| 14:38 | Carthage | Robert Green comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Dale Alford - foul #1 on Dale Alford, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Carthage | James Deangelis (C) William Musselwhite | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | William McManamon (SF), George Gold (PF) Dale Alford, Paul Johnson | |
| 14:38 | Carthage | Robert Green makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:38 | Carthage | Robert Green makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Gold is fouled on the floor by Jacob Newberry - foul #1 on Jacob Newberry, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Johnson (PF) Jeremy Petrin | |
| 14:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 14:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Gold snags the offensive board | 8-11 |
| 13:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Johnson comes up short on the floater from the left block | 8-11 |
| 13:57 | Carthage | Robert Green snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 13:49 | Carthage | Lawrence Smock steps in front of the Harry Cotton pass | 8-11 |
| 13:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Pantano hits the finger roll on a great pass from Lawrence Smock | 8-13 |
| 13:33 | Carthage | Robert Green misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-13 |
| 13:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Gold snags the defensive board | 8-13 |
| 13:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Pantano clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-13 |
| 13:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 13:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Gold makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Johnson | 8-15 |
| 12:50 | Carthage | James Deangelis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Green and the foul's on William McManamon - foul #1 on William McManamon, team foul #4 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Carthage | Todd Mack (PG), Quincy Chappelle (SG), Kevin Stewart (SF), Lionel Joplin (PF) Ronnie Trapani, Robert Green, Harry Cotton, Jacob Newberry | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Whittle (SG), Dale Alford (SF), Jeremy Petrin (PF), Charles Michaud (C) Richard Pantano, William McManamon, Paul Johnson, George Gold | |
| 12:50 | Carthage | James Deangelis makes the free throw | 11-15 |
| 12:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kevin Stewart steps in front of the Dale Alford pass | 11-15 |
| 12:22 | Carthage | Todd Mack is hacked by Charles Michaud - foul #2 on Charles Michaud, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | George Gold (PF) Charles Michaud | |
| 12:03 | Carthage | James Deangelis is denied on a layup by Jeremy Petrin | 11-15 |
| 12:02 | Carthage | Lionel Joplin grabs the offensive board | 11-15 |
| 11:52 | Carthage | Quincy Chappelle buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Kevin Stewart | 13-15 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Todd Mack (fresh) SG - Quincy Chappelle (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Stewart (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lionel Joplin (fresh) C - James Deangelis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Lawrence Smock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Whittle (fresh) SF - Dale Alford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - George Gold (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Petrin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 13-15 |
| 11:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Alford tips it back up and in | 13-17 |
| 11:16 | Carthage | Todd Mack's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-17 |
| Subs | Carthage | Ronnie Trapani (PG), Robert Green (SG), Harry Cotton (PF), Jacob Newberry (C) Todd Mack, Quincy Chappelle, Lionel Joplin, James Deangelis | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Pantano (SG), Paul Johnson (PF) Lawrence Smock, George Gold | |
| 10:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-17 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock (PG), George Gold (C) John Whittle, Jeremy Petrin | |
| 10:48 | Carthage | Robert Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-17 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeremy Petrin (C) George Gold | |
| 10:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Alford misses the lay-in | 13-17 |
| 10:38 | Carthage | Harry Cotton grabs the board | 13-17 |
| 10:16 | Carthage | Kevin Stewart scores on a floater from the left side set up by Jacob Newberry | 15-17 |
| 09:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Johnson comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Harry Cotton - foul #1 on Harry Cotton, team foul #4 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Whittle (PG), George Gold (C) Lawrence Smock, Jeremy Petrin | |
| 09:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 09:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 09:34 | Carthage | Kevin Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-19 |
| Subs | Carthage | William Musselwhite (SF), Lionel Joplin (C) Kevin Stewart, Jacob Newberry | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock (PG), William McManamon (SF) Richard Pantano, Dale Alford | |
| 09:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ronnie Trapani takes the ball from William McManamon | 15-19 |
| 09:14 | Carthage | Ronnie Trapani lays it in | 17-19 |
| 09:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Gold can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 17-19 |
| 08:59 | Carthage | Robert Green grabs the defensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 08:55 | Carthage | William Musselwhite knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Ronnie Trapani | 20-19 |
| 08:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Whittle | 20-22 |
| 08:28 | Carthage | Ronnie Trapani misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Lawrence Smock - foul #1 on Lawrence Smock, team foul #6 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Carthage | Quincy Chappelle (SG), Kevin Stewart (SF), James Deangelis (C) Robert Green, William Musselwhite, Harry Cotton | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Pantano (SG), Dale Alford (SF), Jeremy Petrin (C) Lawrence Smock, William McManamon, Paul Johnson | |
| 08:28 | Carthage | Ronnie Trapani makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 08:28 | Carthage | Ronnie Trapani makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 08:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeremy Petrin misses the dunk but he's hacked by James Deangelis - foul #1 on James Deangelis, team foul #5 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Carthage | Todd Mack (PG), Jacob Newberry (PF) Ronnie Trapani, Lionel Joplin | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock (PG), Paul Johnson (PF) John Whittle, George Gold | |
| 08:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeremy Petrin makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 08:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeremy Petrin makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 07:56 | Carthage | Todd Mack hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 07:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Jeremy Petrin | 22-24 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Todd Mack (fresh) SG - Quincy Chappelle (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jacob Newberry (fresh) C - James Deangelis (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Lawrence Smock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Pantano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Alford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Petrin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Alford clanks a shot from the left side | 22-24 |
| 07:47 | Carthage | The rebound goes to James Deangelis | 22-24 |
| 07:33 | Carthage | Jacob Newberry hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 22-24 |
| 07:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeremy Petrin snags the defensive board | 22-24 |
| 07:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Todd Mack steals it from Lawrence Smock | 22-24 |
| 07:01 | Carthage | Quincy Chappelle lays it in on a great pass from Todd Mack | 24-24 |
| 06:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 06:24 | Carthage | Quincy Chappelle loses the dribble to Paul Johnson | 24-27 |
| 06:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 24-27 |
| 06:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeremy Petrin pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 06:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Pantano connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Dale Alford | 24-29 |
| 05:48 | Carthage | Quincy Chappelle misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-29 |
| 05:47 | Carthage | Quincy Chappelle grabs the offensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 05:31 | Carthage | James Deangelis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-29 |
| 05:29 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to Jacob Newberry | 24-29 |
| 05:16 | Carthage | Richard Pantano is called for the reach on Quincy Chappelle - foul #1 on Richard Pantano, team foul #7 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Green (SG), William Musselwhite (SF), Harry Cotton (PF), Lionel Joplin (C) Todd Mack, Kevin Stewart, Jacob Newberry, James Deangelis | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Whittle (PG), William Yarborough (SG), William McManamon (SF), George Gold (C) Lawrence Smock, Richard Pantano, Paul Johnson, Jeremy Petrin | |
| 05:16 | Carthage | Quincy Chappelle makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 05:16 | Carthage | Quincy Chappelle makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 04:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Whittle misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 26-29 |
| 04:52 | Carthage | Robert Green grabs the defensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 04:48 | Carthage | Harry Cotton misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 26-29 |
| 04:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Whittle grabs the defensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 04:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Gold scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by John Whittle | 26-31 |
| 04:19 | Carthage | Quincy Chappelle knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Green | 28-31 |
| 04:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Whittle buries a 3 from straight away | 28-34 |
| 03:41 | Carthage | Harry Cotton connects on the floater from the left wing and he's hacked by Dale Alford - foul #2 on Dale Alford, team foul #8 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Carthage | Ronnie Trapani (PG), Steven Fabrizio (PF) Quincy Chappelle, William Musselwhite | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock (PG), Paul Johnson (PF) William Yarborough, Dale Alford | |
| 03:41 | Carthage | Harry Cotton makes the free throw | 31-34 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Ronnie Trapani (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Cotton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Fabrizio (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lionel Joplin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Lawrence Smock (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Whittle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William McManamon (fresh) PF - Paul Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George Gold (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | William McManamon can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 31-34 |
| 03:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | William McManamon snags the offensive board | 31-34 |
| 03:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Gold throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-34 |
| Subs | Carthage | Kevin Stewart (SF), Jacob Newberry (C) Harry Cotton, Lionel Joplin | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Pantano (SG) John Whittle | |
| 02:46 | Carthage | Robert Green blows the layup | 31-34 |
| 02:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Gold grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 02:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Johnson lays it up and in set up by Lawrence Smock | 31-36 |
| 02:16 | Carthage | Kevin Stewart's fadeaway is rejected by George Gold | 31-36 |
| 02:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Pantano grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 01:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Johnson hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 31-36 |
| 01:55 | Carthage | Kevin Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 01:44 | Carthage | Ronnie Trapani hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Green | 33-36 |
| 01:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jacob Newberry denies the turnaround by Richard Pantano | 33-36 |
| 01:27 | Carthage | Ronnie Trapani pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 01:08 | Carthage | Robert Green buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ronnie Trapani | 36-36 |
| 00:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Johnson misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 36-36 |
| 00:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | William McManamon can't tip it in | 36-36 |
| 00:50 | Carthage | Robert Green gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 00:33 | Carthage | Kevin Stewart drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Ronnie Trapani and he's hacked by Lawrence Smock - foul #2 on Lawrence Smock, team foul #9 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Carthage | Todd Mack (PG), Quincy Chappelle (SG), Harry Cotton (PF), James Deangelis (C) Ronnie Trapani, Robert Green, Steven Fabrizio, Jacob Newberry | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Whittle (SG), Dale Alford (SF), Jeremy Petrin (C) Richard Pantano, William McManamon, Paul Johnson | |
| 00:33 | Carthage | Kevin Stewart misses the free throw | 38-36 |
| 00:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeremy Petrin grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 00:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Alford misses short on a shot from the right side | 38-36 |
| 00:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Gold hits the follow up shot | 38-38 |
| 00:03 | Carthage | Kevin Stewart is fouled on the floor by Dale Alford - foul #3 on Dale Alford, team foul #10 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Toles (SF) Dale Alford | |
| 00:03 | Carthage | Kevin Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 00:03 | Carthage | Kevin Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Whittle comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 39-38 |