| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Jason Ziad (fresh) SG - Ronald Harter (fresh) SF - Gary Bryant (fresh) PF - Larry Mitchell (fresh) C - William Wade (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Craig Blake (fresh) SG - Thomas Flor (fresh) SF - Ricky Ford (fresh) PF - James Silvia (fresh) C - William Matkowski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Matkowski 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 and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Flor's layup is rejected by Larry Mitchell | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Matkowski grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Craig Blake connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ricky Ford | 0-3 |
| 18:58 | Carthage | Ronald Harter can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Flor - foul #1 on Thomas Flor, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:58 | Carthage | Ronald Harter misses the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:58 | Carthage | Ronald Harter makes the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Matkowski blows the layup | 1-3 |
| 18:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ricky Ford grabs the offensive rebound | 1-3 |
| 18:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Craig Blake drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 1-5 |
| 17:49 | Carthage | William Wade comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 1-5 |
| 17:48 | Carthage | Larry Mitchell grabs the offensive rebound | 1-5 |
| 17:35 | Carthage | William Wade is whistled for traveling | 1-5 |
| 17:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ricky Ford misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on William Wade - foul #1 on William Wade, team foul #1 | 1-5 |
| 17:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ricky Ford misses the 1st free throw | 1-5 |
| 17:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ricky Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 1-5 |
| 17:09 | Carthage | Larry Mitchell grabs the board | 1-5 |
| 16:56 | Carthage | Larry Mitchell is hacked by James Silvia - foul #1 on James Silvia, team foul #2 | 1-5 |
| 16:33 | Carthage | Ronald Harter is hacked by Craig Blake - foul #1 on Craig Blake, team foul #3 | 1-5 |
| 16:18 | Carthage | Gary Bryant connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Jason Ziad | 3-5 |
| 16:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Larry Mitchell is called for the reach on Ricky Ford - foul #1 on Larry Mitchell, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Jason Ziad (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Harter (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Gary Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Wade (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Craig Blake (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Flor (fresh) SF - Ricky Ford (fresh) PF - James Silvia (fresh) C - William Matkowski (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ricky Ford hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-8 |
| 15:39 | Carthage | Gary Bryant can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-8 |
| 15:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to James Silvia | 3-8 |
| 15:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ricky Ford clanks a 3 from straight away | 3-8 |
| 15:16 | Carthage | William Wade pulls down the rebound | 3-8 |
| 14:59 | Carthage | Ronald Harter hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Jason Ziad | 5-8 |
| 14:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Craig Blake misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on William Wade - foul #2 on William Wade, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Singletary (C) William Wade | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 14:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Craig Blake makes the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 14:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Craig Blake misses the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 14:41 | Carthage | Larry Mitchell grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 14:20 | Carthage | Gary Bryant hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronald Harter | 8-9 |
| 14:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ricky Ford misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 14:02 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Robert Singletary | 8-9 |
| 13:35 | Carthage | Jason Ziad lays it in on a great pass from Robert Singletary and he's hacked by Craig Blake - foul #2 on Craig Blake, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Raymond Cheshire (PG), James Smith (SG), Andrew Lizotte (PF), Scott Willard (C) Craig Blake, Thomas Flor, James Silvia, William Matkowski | |
| 13:35 | Carthage | Jason Ziad makes the free throw | 11-9 |
| 13:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Singletary steals it from Ricky Ford | 11-9 |
| 12:54 | Carthage | Robert Singletary misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-9 |
| 12:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Ricky Ford | 11-9 |
| 12:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ricky Ford knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Raymond Cheshire | 11-12 |
| 12:21 | Carthage | Gary Bryant misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-12 |
| 12:19 | Carthage | Robert Singletary grabs the offensive board | 11-12 |
| 12:08 | Carthage | Larry Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 11-12 |
| 12:07 | Carthage | Robert Singletary snags the offensive board | 11-12 |
| 11:53 | Carthage | Jason Ziad hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 11:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Raymond Cheshire grabs the board | 11-12 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Jason Ziad (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Harter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Bryant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Mitchell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Singletary (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Raymond Cheshire (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) SF - Ricky Ford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Lizotte (fresh) C - Scott Willard (fresh) | |
| 11:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ricky Ford misses long on a shot from the right side | 11-12 |
| 11:43 | Carthage | Larry Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 11-12 |
| 11:27 | Carthage | Gary Bryant scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Mitchell | 14-12 |
| 11:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Larry Mitchell steps in front of the Andrew Lizotte pass | 14-12 |
| 11:04 | Carthage | Jason Ziad buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Gary Bryant | 16-12 |
| 10:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Singletary is called for the reach on James Smith - foul #1 on Robert Singletary, team foul #4 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Carthage | Antonio Luckett (PG), Robert Gentry (SG), Wesley Coulston (SF), Brian Lewis (C) Jason Ziad, Ronald Harter, Gary Bryant, Larry Mitchell | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Flor (SG), James Silvia (PF), William Matkowski (C) Raymond Cheshire, Ricky Ford, Scott Willard | |
| 10:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Matkowski hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Flor | 16-14 |
| 10:16 | Carthage | Brian Lewis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 10:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Silvia pulls down the rebound | 16-14 |
| 10:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Silvia misses short on a jumper from close range | 16-14 |
| 10:00 | Carthage | Robert Gentry pulls down the rebound | 16-14 |
| 09:44 | Carthage | Wesley Coulston blows the layup but he's fouled by Andrew Lizotte - foul #1 on Andrew Lizotte, team foul #5 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Carthage | Andrew Jennings (SG) Robert Singletary | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 09:44 | Carthage | Wesley Coulston makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 09:44 | Carthage | Wesley Coulston makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 09:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Flor is called for traveling | 18-14 |
| Subs | Carthage | Ronald Harter (SG), Larry Mitchell (PF) Andrew Jennings, Wesley Coulston | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Ricky Ford (SF) Andrew Lizotte | |
| 08:57 | Carthage | Ricky Ford steals it from Antonio Luckett | 18-14 |
| 08:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ricky Ford lays it up and in | 18-16 |
| 08:27 | Carthage | Brian Lewis clanks a jumper near the basket but the foul's on William Matkowski - foul #1 on William Matkowski, team foul #6 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Carthage | Jason Ziad (PG), Gary Bryant (SF) Antonio Luckett, Robert Gentry | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Raymond Cheshire (PG) James Smith | |
| 08:27 | Carthage | Brian Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 08:27 | Carthage | Brian Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 08:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Matkowski gets the rebound | 19-16 |
| 08:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Flor banks in the layup set up by William Matkowski | 19-18 |
| 07:56 | Carthage | Gary Bryant makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Ronald Harter | 22-18 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Jason Ziad (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Harter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Bryant (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Larry Mitchell (fresh) 4 reb. C - Brian Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Raymond Cheshire (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Flor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Ford (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Silvia (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Matkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Flor is fouled on the floor by Ronald Harter - foul #1 on Ronald Harter, team foul #5 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Singletary (C) Brian Lewis | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | James Smith (PG) Raymond Cheshire | |
| 07:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Smith scores on a runner from the baseline and the foul's on Jason Ziad - foul #1 on Jason Ziad, team foul #6 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Lizotte (SG), Scott Willard (C) Thomas Flor, William Matkowski | |
| 07:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Smith misses the free throw | 22-20 |
| 07:10 | Carthage | Larry Mitchell snags the defensive board | 22-20 |
| 06:46 | Carthage | Andrew Lizotte is called for the reach on Jason Ziad - foul #2 on Andrew Lizotte, team foul #7 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Raymond Cheshire (PG), Kelly Leclair (SF), Edwin Zurin (C) Andrew Lizotte, Ricky Ford, James Silvia | |
| 06:46 | Carthage | Jason Ziad makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 06:46 | Carthage | Jason Ziad makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 06:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Smith is hacked by Ronald Harter - foul #2 on Ronald Harter, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Gentry (SG), Brian Lewis (C) Ronald Harter, Larry Mitchell | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 06:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 06:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 05:59 | Carthage | Robert Gentry comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-22 |
| 05:58 | Carthage | Brian Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 05:44 | Carthage | Raymond Cheshire is called for the reach on Jason Ziad - foul #1 on Raymond Cheshire, team foul #8 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Flor (SG), Ricky Ford (SF), James Silvia (PF), William Matkowski (C) Raymond Cheshire, Kelly Leclair, Scott Willard, Edwin Zurin | |
| 05:44 | Carthage | Jason Ziad makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 05:44 | Carthage | Jason Ziad makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 05:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Flor comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 26-22 |
| 05:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to James Smith | 26-22 |
| 05:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Flor blows the layup but he's hacked by Robert Singletary - foul #2 on Robert Singletary, team foul #8 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Carthage | Antonio Luckett (SF), Larry Mitchell (PF) Gary Bryant, Robert Singletary | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 05:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Flor misses the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 05:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Flor makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 04:52 | Carthage | Antonio Luckett makes the floater from the right wing | 28-23 |
| 04:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Smith connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ricky Ford | 28-26 |
| 03:59 | Carthage | Jason Ziad can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-26 |
| 03:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Smith snags the defensive board | 28-26 |
| 03:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Flor is fouled on the floor by Brian Lewis - foul #1 on Brian Lewis, team foul #9 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Carthage | Ronald Harter (SG), Gary Bryant (SF), William Wade (C) Jason Ziad, Robert Gentry, Brian Lewis | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Craig Blake (PG) James Smith | |
| 03:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Flor makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 03:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Flor makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Antonio Luckett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Harter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Bryant (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Larry Mitchell (fresh) 5 reb. C - William Wade (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Craig Blake (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Flor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Ford (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Silvia (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Matkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Carthage | Ronald Harter knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Antonio Luckett | 31-28 |
| 03:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ricky Ford misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-28 |
| 03:10 | Carthage | The rebound goes to William Wade | 31-28 |
| 02:54 | Carthage | Ronald Harter can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-28 |
| 02:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Silvia snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 02:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Larry Mitchell swats the shot by James Silvia | 31-28 |
| 02:24 | Carthage | Ronald Harter grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 02:06 | Carthage | Craig Blake is called for the reach on Gary Bryant - foul #3 on Craig Blake, team foul #9 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Carthage | Jason Ziad (PG) Antonio Luckett | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Raymond Cheshire (PG), James Smith (SG), Kelly Leclair (SF), Andrew Lizotte (PF), Scott Willard (C) Craig Blake, Thomas Flor, Ricky Ford, James Silvia, William Matkowski | |
| 02:06 | Carthage | Gary Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 02:06 | Carthage | Gary Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 01:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Lizotte knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 33-30 |
| 01:36 | Carthage | Larry Mitchell comes up short on the shot in the paint | 33-30 |
| 01:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Lizotte gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 01:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kelly Leclair hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Smith | 33-33 |
| 01:00 | Carthage | Jason Ziad scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Bryant | 35-33 |
| 00:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Scott Willard misses long on a jumper from close range but the foul's on William Wade - foul #3 on William Wade, team foul #10 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Gentry (SF), Robert Singletary (PF), Brian Lewis (C) Gary Bryant, Larry Mitchell, William Wade | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Ricky Ford (SF) Kelly Leclair | |
| 00:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Scott Willard misses the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 00:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Scott Willard makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 00:25 | Carthage | Robert Gentry misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-34 |
| 00:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Lizotte pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 00:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Andrew Lizotte clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 00:14 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Brian Lewis | 35-34 |
| 00:10 | Carthage | Brian Lewis misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 00:08 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Gentry | 35-34 |
| 00:04 | Carthage | Brian Lewis misses the 3 from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 00:03 | Carthage | Robert Singletary hits the follow up shot | 37-34 |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Smith misses the halfcourt shot | 37-34 |