| Lineup | Carthage | PG - William Wright (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Harvey Flowers (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Michael Boudreaux (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Davis (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Canada (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Timothy Arnott (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nolan Utter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin McDougle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jody Rall (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Clarence Hightower (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wheaton | Kevin McDougle inbounds the ball | 34-34 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Wheaton | Timothy Arnott scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Nolan Utter | 34-36 |
| 19:24 | Carthage | Timothy Arnott takes the ball from William Wright | 34-36 |
| 19:10 | Wheaton | Clarence Hightower connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Timothy Arnott | 34-39 |
| 18:53 | Carthage | Donald Canada misses long on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Nolan Utter - foul #2 on Nolan Utter, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| 18:53 | Carthage | Donald Canada misses the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 18:53 | Carthage | Donald Canada misses the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 18:53 | Carthage | Michael Boudreaux grabs the offensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 18:38 | Carthage | William Wright lays it in on a great pass from Jason Davis and the foul's on Timothy Arnott - foul #3 on Timothy Arnott, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Michael Dreyer (PG) Timothy Arnott | |
| 18:38 | Carthage | William Wright misses the free throw | 36-39 |
| 18:38 | Wheaton | The rebound goes to Clarence Hightower | 36-39 |
| 18:21 | Wheaton | Kevin McDougle drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Nolan Utter | 36-41 |
| 18:02 | Carthage | Donald Canada hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 36-41 |
| 18:00 | Carthage | Jason Davis tips it back up and in | 38-41 |
| 17:46 | Wheaton | Clarence Hightower is hacked by Donald Canada - foul #3 on Donald Canada, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Carthage | Danny Sloan (C) Donald Canada | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 17:34 | Wheaton | Michael Dreyer buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 17:23 | Carthage | Jason Davis drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Boudreaux | 40-43 |
| 17:02 | Wheaton | Kevin McDougle is whistled for a carry | 40-43 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Mark Langhorne (SG), John Guillen (C) Nolan Utter, Clarence Hightower | |
| 16:37 | Carthage | William Wright makes the floater from the free throw line | 42-43 |
| 16:21 | Wheaton | John Guillen misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on William Wright - foul #1 on William Wright, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Carthage | John Greenwalt (PG), Edward Chambers (SF), Clifford Zion (C) William Wright, Michael Boudreaux, Jason Davis | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Robert Candelario (SF), Charles Woodard (C) Kevin McDougle, Jody Rall | |
| 16:21 | Wheaton | John Guillen makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 16:21 | Wheaton | John Guillen misses the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 16:21 | Wheaton | Robert Candelario snags the offensive board | 42-44 |
| 16:16 | Wheaton | John Guillen hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 42-44 |
| 16:14 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Edward Chambers | 42-44 |
| 16:09 | Carthage | John Greenwalt comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 42-44 |
| 16:08 | Wheaton | Michael Dreyer pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 15:41 | Wheaton | John Guillen lays it up and in on a great pass from Mark Langhorne | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - John Greenwalt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harvey Flowers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Edward Chambers (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Danny Sloan (fresh) 3 pts. C - Clifford Zion (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Michael Dreyer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Langhorne (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Candelario (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Guillen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Woodard (fresh) | |
| 15:18 | Carthage | Edward Chambers buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Clifford Zion | 45-46 |
| 15:00 | Wheaton | John Guillen clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-46 |
| 14:58 | Carthage | Harvey Flowers gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 14:36 | Carthage | Harvey Flowers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | Carthage | William Wright (PG), Michael Boudreaux (SF), Jason Davis (PF), Donald Canada (C) Harvey Flowers, Edward Chambers, Danny Sloan, Clifford Zion | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Timothy Arnott (PG), Nolan Utter (SG), Kevin McDougle (SF), Jody Rall (PF), Clarence Hightower (C) Michael Dreyer, Mark Langhorne, Robert Candelario, John Guillen, Charles Woodard | |
| 14:20 | Wheaton | Clarence Hightower comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 45-46 |
| 14:18 | Wheaton | Jody Rall hits the follow up shot | 45-48 |
| 14:04 | Carthage | William Wright misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 45-48 |
| 14:02 | Wheaton | Clarence Hightower gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 13:44 | Wheaton | Donald Canada swats the short shot by Clarence Hightower | 45-48 |
| 13:42 | Wheaton | Jody Rall tips it but misses | 45-48 |
| 13:40 | Wheaton | Nolan Utter grabs the offensive board | 45-48 |
| 13:24 | Wheaton | Michael Boudreaux blocks the jumper by Timothy Arnott | 45-48 |
| 13:22 | Carthage | Donald Canada snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 13:01 | Carthage | Jason Davis clanks a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Jody Rall - foul #1 on Jody Rall, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Carthage | Harvey Flowers (SG) John Greenwalt | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 13:01 | Carthage | Jason Davis makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 13:01 | Carthage | Jason Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 12:42 | Wheaton | Jody Rall misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Jason Davis - foul #2 on Jason Davis, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| 12:42 | Wheaton | Jody Rall misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 12:42 | Wheaton | Jody Rall makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 12:22 | Carthage | Donald Canada connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Harvey Flowers | 49-49 |
| 11:55 | Wheaton | Kevin McDougle clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-49 |
| 11:53 | Carthage | Michael Boudreaux grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 11:36 | Carthage | Harvey Flowers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-49 |
| 11:35 | Wheaton | The rebound goes to Clarence Hightower | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - William Wright (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Harvey Flowers (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Boudreaux (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Canada (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Timothy Arnott (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nolan Utter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kevin McDougle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jody Rall (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Clarence Hightower (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Wheaton | Jody Rall drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Arnott | 49-51 |
| 11:07 | Carthage | Jason Davis misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 49-51 |
| 11:05 | Carthage | Donald Canada hits the follow up shot | 51-51 |
| 10:42 | Wheaton | Timothy Arnott scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Nolan Utter | 51-53 |
| 10:21 | Carthage | Clarence Hightower steals it from William Wright | 51-53 |
| 10:04 | Wheaton | Timothy Arnott connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Nolan Utter | 51-55 |
| 09:50 | Carthage | Michael Boudreaux misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-55 |
| 09:48 | Wheaton | Clarence Hightower snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| 09:26 | Wheaton | Kevin McDougle misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 09:24 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Michael Boudreaux | 51-55 |
| 08:55 | Carthage | Clarence Hightower takes the ball from William Wright | 51-55 |
| 08:29 | Wheaton | Timothy Arnott misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 51-55 |
| 08:27 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Donald Canada | 51-55 |
| 08:22 | Carthage | William Wright misses short on a shot in the paint | 51-55 |
| 08:21 | Carthage | Donald Canada snags the offensive board | 51-55 |
| 08:13 | Carthage | Jason Davis banks in the layup | 53-55 |
| 07:54 | Wheaton | The jump hook by Jody Rall is blocked by Donald Canada | 53-55 |
| 07:52 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Donald Canada | 53-55 |
| 07:39 | Carthage | Harvey Flowers hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by William Wright | 56-55 |
| 07:31 | Wheaton | Kevin McDougle misses the fadeaway from the left side | 56-55 |
| 07:29 | Wheaton | Clarence Hightower grabs the offensive board | 56-55 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - William Wright (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harvey Flowers (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Boudreaux (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jason Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Canada (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Timothy Arnott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nolan Utter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SF - Kevin McDougle (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jody Rall (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Clarence Hightower (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:11 | Wheaton | Jody Rall hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Boudreaux - foul #1 on Michael Boudreaux, team foul #4 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Carthage | John Greenwalt (PG), Edward Chambers (SF), Danny Sloan (PF), Clifford Zion (C) William Wright, Michael Boudreaux, Jason Davis, Donald Canada | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Michael Dreyer (PG), Mark Langhorne (SG), Robert Candelario (SF), John Guillen (C) Timothy Arnott, Nolan Utter, Kevin McDougle, Clarence Hightower | |
| 07:11 | Wheaton | Jody Rall makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 07:11 | Wheaton | Jody Rall makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 06:53 | Carthage | John Greenwalt knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Danny Sloan and he's fouled by Michael Dreyer - foul #2 on Michael Dreyer, team foul #4 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Charles Woodard (C) Jody Rall | |
| 06:53 | Carthage | John Greenwalt makes the free throw | 59-57 |
| 06:41 | Wheaton | Michael Dreyer misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Edward Chambers - foul #2 on Edward Chambers, team foul #5 | 59-57 |
| 06:41 | Wheaton | Michael Dreyer makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 06:41 | Wheaton | Michael Dreyer misses the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 06:41 | Carthage | Clifford Zion snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| 06:36 | Carthage | The short jumper by John Greenwalt is denied by Charles Woodard | 59-58 |
| 06:35 | Wheaton | John Guillen pulls down the rebound | 59-58 |
| 06:29 | Wheaton | Michael Dreyer comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 59-58 |
| 06:28 | Wheaton | Robert Candelario tips it home | 59-60 |
| 06:08 | Carthage | Harvey Flowers is denied on a layup by John Guillen | 59-60 |
| 06:06 | Carthage | Harvey Flowers gets the offensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 05:56 | Carthage | John Greenwalt scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-60 |
| 05:37 | Wheaton | Michael Dreyer misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 61-60 |
| 05:35 | Wheaton | John Guillen gets the offensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 05:22 | Wheaton | Charles Woodard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-60 |
| Subs | Carthage | William Wright (PG) Harvey Flowers | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Timothy Arnott (PG) Robert Candelario | |
| 05:01 | Carthage | Edward Chambers can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-60 |
| 04:59 | Wheaton | Charles Woodard grabs the board | 61-60 |
| 04:51 | Wheaton | Timothy Arnott misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-60 |
| 04:49 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Danny Sloan | 61-60 |
| 04:25 | Carthage | Danny Sloan's pass is intercepted by Timothy Arnott | 61-60 |
| 04:14 | Wheaton | Timothy Arnott hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Danny Sloan - foul #3 on Danny Sloan, team foul #6 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Carthage | Michael Boudreaux (SF), Jason Davis (PF), Erick Cornwall (C) Edward Chambers, Danny Sloan, Clifford Zion | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 04:14 | Wheaton | Timothy Arnott makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 04:14 | Wheaton | Timothy Arnott misses the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 04:14 | Carthage | Erick Cornwall pulls down the rebound | 61-61 |
| 04:05 | Carthage | John Greenwalt drills a runner from the left block set up by William Wright | 63-61 |
| 03:50 | Wheaton | Michael Dreyer is denied on a layup by Michael Boudreaux | 63-61 |
| 03:48 | Wheaton | John Guillen tips it back up and in | 63-63 |
| 03:28 | Carthage | Erick Cornwall drills a runner from the left block | 65-63 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - William Wright (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Greenwalt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Michael Boudreaux (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jason Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Erick Cornwall (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Timothy Arnott (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mark Langhorne (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Dreyer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Guillen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Woodard (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:08 | Wheaton | Michael Dreyer misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-63 |
| 03:06 | Carthage | Jason Davis grabs the board | 65-63 |
| 03:01 | Carthage | Michael Boudreaux comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-63 |
| 03:00 | Wheaton | John Guillen pulls down the rebound | 65-63 |
| 03:00 | Wheaton | Wheaton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-63 |
| Subs | Carthage | Harvey Flowers (SG), Donald Canada (C) John Greenwalt, Erick Cornwall | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Nolan Utter (SG), Kevin McDougle (SF), Jody Rall (PF), Clarence Hightower (C) Mark Langhorne, Michael Dreyer, John Guillen, Charles Woodard | |
| 02:44 | Wheaton | Timothy Arnott can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 65-63 |
| 02:42 | Carthage | Jason Davis gets the rebound | 65-63 |
| 02:23 | Carthage | Harvey Flowers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-63 |
| 02:21 | Wheaton | Jody Rall gets the rebound | 65-63 |
| 01:59 | Wheaton | Michael Boudreaux steals the ball from Clarence Hightower | 65-63 |
| 01:38 | Carthage | Jason Davis scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Harvey Flowers | 68-63 |
| 01:17 | Wheaton | Jody Rall lays it up and in on a great pass from Nolan Utter | 68-65 |
| 01:00 | Carthage | Jason Davis hits a shot from the right block set up by Harvey Flowers | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Wheaton | Harvey Flowers is called for the reach on Kevin McDougle - foul #3 on Harvey Flowers, team foul #7 | 70-65 |
| 00:53 | Wheaton | Kevin McDougle misses the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:53 | Carthage | Michael Boudreaux gets the rebound | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Carthage | William Wright is hacked by Timothy Arnott - foul #4 on Timothy Arnott, team foul #5 | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Carthage | Timothy Arnott is called for the reach on William Wright - foul #5 on Timothy Arnott, team foul #6 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Carthage | Edward Chambers (PF), Clifford Zion (C) Jason Davis, Donald Canada | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Michael Dreyer (PG) Timothy Arnott | |
| 00:29 | Carthage | Michael Boudreaux is hacked by Michael Dreyer - foul #3 on Michael Dreyer, team foul #7 | 70-65 |
| 00:29 | Carthage | Michael Boudreaux makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:29 | Carthage | Michael Boudreaux makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Wheaton | Michael Dreyer misses the 3 from the right wing | 72-65 |
| 00:23 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Edward Chambers | 72-65 |
| 00:23 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-65 |
| Subs | Carthage | John Greenwalt (SG) Harvey Flowers | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 00:20 | Carthage | Edward Chambers is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Dreyer - foul #4 on Michael Dreyer, team foul #8 | 72-65 |
| 00:20 | Carthage | Edward Chambers makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:20 | Carthage | Edward Chambers makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Wheaton | Clarence Hightower is fouled on the floor by Clifford Zion - foul #1 on Clifford Zion, team foul #8 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Carthage | Harvey Flowers (SG), Jason Davis (PF), Donald Canada (C) John Greenwalt, Edward Chambers, Clifford Zion | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 00:13 | Wheaton | Clarence Hightower makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:13 | Wheaton | Clarence Hightower makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:11 | Carthage | William Wright is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Dreyer - foul #5 on Michael Dreyer, team foul #9 | 74-67 |
| Subs | Carthage | John Greenwalt (SG), Edward Chambers (PF), Clifford Zion (C) Harvey Flowers, Jason Davis, Donald Canada | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Mark Langhorne (PG) Michael Dreyer | |
| 00:11 | Carthage | William Wright makes the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:11 | Carthage | William Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:07 | Wheaton | Mark Langhorne is hacked by William Wright in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Wright, team foul #9 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Carthage | Harvey Flowers (SG), Jason Davis (PF), Donald Canada (C) John Greenwalt, Edward Chambers, Clifford Zion | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 00:07 | Wheaton | Mark Langhorne misses the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:07 | Carthage | Donald Canada grabs the board | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Carthage | William Wright runs out the clock | 76-67 |