| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Marcus Custis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Halterman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Garrity (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Cooke (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Donald Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Fraser (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Graham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dwain Richardson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve Hovis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | David Garrity inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Carthage | James Peters misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-31 |
| 19:47 | Carthage | Walter Cooke gets the offensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 19:27 | Carthage | David Garrity hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-31 |
| 19:25 | Millikin | Steve Hovis pulls down the rebound | 28-31 |
| 19:11 | Millikin | Richard Graham misses the jumper from the left wing | 28-31 |
| 19:09 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Walter Cooke | 28-31 |
| 19:03 | Carthage | Richard Fraser steals it from James Peters | 28-31 |
| 18:46 | Millikin | Richard Graham hits a floater from just outside the lane and the foul's on David Garrity - foul #2 on David Garrity, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| 18:46 | Millikin | Richard Graham misses the free throw | 28-33 |
| 18:46 | Carthage | James Peters gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 18:25 | Carthage | James Peters buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-33 |
| 18:04 | Millikin | Richard Fraser buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Graham | 30-36 |
| 17:44 | Carthage | Walter Cooke clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-36 |
| 17:42 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman grabs the offensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 17:31 | Carthage | Walter Cooke is hacked by Richard Fraser - foul #1 on Richard Fraser, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Carthage | Donald Knarr (PF) Walter Cooke | |
| Subs | Millikin | Robert Whelchel (SG) Richard Fraser | |
| 17:14 | Carthage | David Garrity is hacked by Dwain Richardson - foul #2 on Dwain Richardson, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Carthage | Bobby Grossman (SG), Leonard Price (SF) Gerald Halterman, David Garrity | |
| Subs | Millikin | Charles Carlson (PG), Aaron Scala (SF), Randolph Robinson (PF), Peter Champine (C) Donald Baker, Richard Graham, Dwain Richardson, Steve Hovis | |
| 17:03 | Carthage | Donald Knarr comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Charles Carlson - foul #1 on Charles Carlson, team foul #3 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Carthage | Walter Barlow (C) James Peters | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 17:03 | Carthage | Donald Knarr makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 17:03 | Carthage | Donald Knarr makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 16:38 | Millikin | Charles Carlson is fouled on the floor by Marcus Custis - foul #1 on Marcus Custis, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Carthage | Frank Ester (SG) Marcus Custis | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 16:25 | Millikin | Randolph Robinson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-36 |
| 16:24 | Carthage | Donald Knarr grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 16:07 | Carthage | Frank Ester drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Bobby Grossman | 34-36 |
| 15:57 | Millikin | Aaron Scala connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Carlson | 34-39 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Bobby Grossman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Frank Ester (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leonard Price (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Knarr (fresh) 5 pts. C - Walter Barlow (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Charles Carlson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Whelchel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Scala (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Randolph Robinson (fresh) C - Peter Champine (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Carthage | Bobby Grossman scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Walter Barlow | 37-39 |
| 15:22 | Millikin | Aaron Scala clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 15:21 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Leonard Price | 37-39 |
| 15:16 | Carthage | Frank Ester connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Donald Knarr | 40-39 |
| 14:53 | Millikin | Aaron Scala scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Whelchel | 40-41 |
| 14:39 | Carthage | Walter Barlow can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-41 |
| 14:38 | Millikin | Robert Whelchel grabs the board | 40-41 |
| 14:26 | Millikin | Peter Champine connects on the 3 from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 14:09 | Carthage | Leonard Price makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Donald Knarr | 42-44 |
| 13:43 | Millikin | Randolph Robinson misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Donald Knarr - foul #3 on Donald Knarr, team foul #3 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Carthage | Marcus Custis (PG), Gerald Halterman (SG), David Garrity (SF), Walter Cooke (PF), James Peters (C) Bobby Grossman, Frank Ester, Leonard Price, Donald Knarr, Walter Barlow | |
| Subs | Millikin | Donald Baker (PG), Richard Fraser (SG), Richard Graham (SF), Steve Hovis (C) Charles Carlson, Robert Whelchel, Aaron Scala, Peter Champine | |
| 13:43 | Millikin | Randolph Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 13:43 | Millikin | Randolph Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 13:19 | Carthage | The short jumper by Walter Cooke is denied by Steve Hovis | 42-45 |
| 13:17 | Millikin | Steve Hovis grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 13:02 | Millikin | Richard Fraser misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 13:00 | Carthage | David Garrity grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 12:40 | Carthage | The short jumper by David Garrity is denied by Steve Hovis | 42-45 |
| 12:39 | Millikin | Randolph Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 12:12 | Millikin | Richard Graham steps out of bounds on the sideline | 42-45 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Millikin | Dwain Richardson (PF) Randolph Robinson | |
| 11:51 | Carthage | James Peters scores on a runner from close range and he's fouled by Steve Hovis - foul #1 on Steve Hovis, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| 11:51 | Carthage | James Peters makes the free throw | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Marcus Custis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Halterman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Garrity (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Cooke (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - James Peters (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Donald Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Fraser (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Graham (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dwain Richardson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve Hovis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:35 | Millikin | Steve Hovis hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Donald Baker | 45-47 |
| 11:21 | Carthage | Walter Cooke misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-47 |
| 11:19 | Millikin | Richard Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 11:01 | Millikin | Steve Hovis misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 45-47 |
| 10:59 | Carthage | Walter Cooke snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 10:40 | Carthage | Marcus Custis double dribbles | 45-47 |
| Subs | Carthage | Bobby Grossman (SG), Leonard Price (SF), Donald Knarr (PF), Walter Barlow (C) Gerald Halterman, David Garrity, Walter Cooke, James Peters | |
| Subs | Millikin | Charles Carlson (PG), Robert Whelchel (SG), Aaron Scala (SF), Peter Champine (C) Donald Baker, Richard Fraser, Richard Graham, Steve Hovis | |
| 10:16 | Millikin | Dwain Richardson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Marcus Custis - foul #2 on Marcus Custis, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Carthage | Frank Ester (SG) Marcus Custis | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 10:16 | Millikin | Dwain Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 10:16 | Millikin | Dwain Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 10:16 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Frank Ester | 45-48 |
| 10:01 | Carthage | Donald Knarr loses the dribble to Robert Whelchel | 45-48 |
| 09:36 | Millikin | Charles Carlson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 09:35 | Carthage | Donald Knarr grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 09:29 | Carthage | Bobby Grossman is hacked by Charles Carlson - foul #2 on Charles Carlson, team foul #5 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gerald Halterman (SG), David Garrity (SF), James Peters (C) Frank Ester, Leonard Price, Walter Barlow | |
| Subs | Millikin | Donald Baker (PG), Richard Graham (SF), Steve Hovis (C) Charles Carlson, Aaron Scala, Dwain Richardson | |
| 09:15 | Carthage | Bobby Grossman drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 08:57 | Millikin | Richard Graham drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Donald Baker | 47-51 |
| 08:37 | Carthage | Bobby Grossman connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Gerald Halterman | 50-51 |
| 08:14 | Millikin | Bobby Grossman steals the ball from Donald Baker | 50-51 |
| 08:10 | Carthage | Bobby Grossman hits the finger roll | 52-51 |
| 07:56 | Millikin | Richard Graham is hacked by David Garrity - foul #3 on David Garrity, team foul #5 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Carthage | Marcus Custis (PG), Leonard Price (SF), Walter Cooke (PF) Gerald Halterman, David Garrity, Donald Knarr | |
| Subs | Millikin | Richard Fraser (SG), Dwain Richardson (PF) Robert Whelchel, Peter Champine | |
| 07:45 | Millikin | Richard Fraser connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Graham | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Marcus Custis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Grossman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leonard Price (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walter Cooke (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. C - James Peters (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Donald Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Richard Fraser (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Graham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dwain Richardson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve Hovis (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:22 | Carthage | James Peters misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 07:21 | Millikin | Donald Baker snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 07:07 | Millikin | James Peters steals the ball from Dwain Richardson | 52-54 |
| 07:05 | Carthage | Richard Fraser is called for the reach on Marcus Custis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Fraser, team foul #6 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Carthage | Frank Ester (SG), Donald Knarr (C) Bobby Grossman, James Peters | |
| Subs | Millikin | Robert Whelchel (PG), Aaron Scala (SF), Randolph Robinson (C) Donald Baker, Richard Graham, Steve Hovis | |
| 06:58 | Carthage | Marcus Custis misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 06:56 | Carthage | Donald Knarr gets the offensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 06:47 | Carthage | Randolph Robinson steps in front of the Frank Ester pass | 52-54 |
| 06:26 | Millikin | Randolph Robinson misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 06:24 | Millikin | Richard Fraser grabs the offensive board | 52-54 |
| 06:09 | Millikin | Robert Whelchel drills a 3 from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 05:55 | Carthage | Donald Knarr makes the floater from the left wing set up by Frank Ester | 54-57 |
| 05:33 | Millikin | Robert Whelchel misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 05:32 | Millikin | Randolph Robinson snags the offensive board | 54-57 |
| 05:15 | Millikin | Dwain Richardson hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 54-57 |
| 05:13 | Millikin | Dwain Richardson gets the offensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 04:53 | Millikin | Robert Whelchel misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 04:51 | Carthage | Walter Cooke pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| 04:51 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gerald Halterman (SG), David Garrity (SF), James Peters (C) Frank Ester, Leonard Price, Donald Knarr | |
| Subs | Millikin | Donald Baker (PG), Richard Graham (SF), Steve Hovis (C) Robert Whelchel, Aaron Scala, Randolph Robinson | |
| 04:26 | Carthage | Richard Graham takes the ball from Walter Cooke | 54-57 |
| 04:04 | Millikin | Steve Hovis scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Donald Baker | 54-59 |
| 03:41 | Carthage | Steve Hovis is called for the reach on James Peters - foul #2 on Steve Hovis, team foul #7 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Carthage | Donald Knarr (PF) Walter Cooke | |
| Subs | Millikin | Robert Whelchel (SG), Randolph Robinson (PF) Richard Fraser, Dwain Richardson | |
| 03:41 | Carthage | James Peters misses the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 03:41 | Millikin | The rebound goes to Richard Graham | 54-59 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Marcus Custis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Halterman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Garrity (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Donald Knarr (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Peters (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Donald Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Robert Whelchel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Graham (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randolph Robinson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve Hovis (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:26 | Millikin | Donald Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 03:25 | Millikin | Robert Whelchel tips it in | 54-61 |
| 03:07 | Carthage | David Garrity comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Randolph Robinson - foul #1 on Randolph Robinson, team foul #8 | 54-61 |
| 03:07 | Carthage | David Garrity misses the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 03:07 | Carthage | David Garrity makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 02:40 | Millikin | Robert Whelchel misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-61 |
| 02:38 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman gets the rebound | 55-61 |
| 02:19 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-61 |
| 02:19 | Millikin | Millikin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| Subs | Carthage | Walter Cooke (PF) Donald Knarr | |
| Subs | Millikin | Richard Fraser (SG), Dwain Richardson (PF) Robert Whelchel, Randolph Robinson | |
| 01:59 | Millikin | Donald Baker connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dwain Richardson and he's fouled by Marcus Custis - foul #3 on Marcus Custis, team foul #6 | 58-63 |
| 01:59 | Millikin | Donald Baker makes the free throw | 58-64 |
| 01:43 | Carthage | Richard Graham takes the ball from James Peters | 58-64 |
| 01:27 | Millikin | Richard Fraser knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Dwain Richardson | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:06 | Carthage | Donald Baker picks off the pass by Walter Cooke | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Millikin | Richard Graham misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-67 |
| 00:49 | Carthage | Marcus Custis snags the defensive board | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Carthage | Marcus Custis clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-67 |
| 00:41 | Millikin | Steve Hovis snags the defensive board | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Millikin | Steve Hovis is hacked by Gerald Halterman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerald Halterman, team foul #7 | 58-67 |
| 00:38 | Millikin | Steve Hovis makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:38 | Millikin | Steve Hovis makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:33 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-69 |
| 00:32 | Millikin | Steve Hovis grabs the defensive rebound | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Millikin | James Peters blocks the short jumper by Richard Fraser | 58-69 |
| 00:04 | Carthage | Walter Cooke snags the defensive board | 58-69 |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Walter Cooke misses long on a halfcourt shot | 58-69 |