| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Donald Baker (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Fraser (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Graham (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dwain Richardson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Hovis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Marcus Custis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Halterman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Garrity (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Cooke (fresh) 1 pts. C - James Peters (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Millikin | Richard Graham inbounds the ball | 39-32 |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Millikin | Dwain Richardson can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 39-32 |
| 19:43 | Millikin | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Hovis | 39-32 |
| 19:32 | Millikin | Steve Hovis can't connect on a shot from the right side | 39-32 |
| 19:31 | Millikin | Richard Graham pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 19:24 | Millikin | James Peters swats the layup by Richard Graham | 39-32 |
| 19:22 | Carthage | James Peters gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 19:04 | Carthage | Marcus Custis connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Walter Cooke | 39-35 |
| 18:41 | Millikin | The jump hook by Richard Fraser is blocked by James Peters | 39-35 |
| 18:39 | Millikin | Richard Graham tips it but misses | 39-35 |
| 18:37 | Carthage | David Garrity grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 18:30 | Carthage | David Garrity comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Steve Hovis - foul #3 on Steve Hovis, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Millikin | Randolph Robinson (C) Steve Hovis | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 18:30 | Carthage | David Garrity misses the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 18:30 | Carthage | David Garrity misses the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 18:30 | Millikin | Dwain Richardson gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 18:15 | Millikin | Richard Graham buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Fraser | 42-35 |
| 18:00 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman is hacked by Richard Fraser - foul #1 on Richard Fraser, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| 17:43 | Carthage | David Garrity is fouled on the floor by Donald Baker - foul #2 on Donald Baker, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Donald Knarr (PF) Walter Cooke | |
| 17:23 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 17:00 | Millikin | Richard Fraser comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 16:59 | Carthage | James Peters gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 16:38 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by David Garrity and he's fouled by Randolph Robinson - foul #1 on Randolph Robinson, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Millikin | Charles Carlson (PG), Robert Whelchel (SG), Aaron Scala (SF), Peter Champine (C) Donald Baker, Richard Fraser, Richard Graham, Dwain Richardson | |
| Subs | Carthage | Bobby Grossman (PG), Leonard Price (SF), Walter Barlow (C) Marcus Custis, David Garrity, James Peters | |
| 16:38 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman misses the free throw | 42-40 |
| 16:38 | Carthage | Donald Knarr grabs the offensive board | 42-40 |
| 16:27 | Carthage | Bobby Grossman makes the jumper from the right side set up by Gerald Halterman | 42-42 |
| 16:14 | Millikin | Robert Whelchel is hacked by Walter Barlow - foul #1 on Walter Barlow, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Frank Ester (SG), Walter Cooke (PF) Gerald Halterman, Walter Barlow | |
| 16:01 | Millikin | Aaron Scala makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Charles Carlson | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Charles Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Whelchel (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Aaron Scala (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Randolph Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Peter Champine (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Bobby Grossman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Frank Ester (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Price (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Cooke (fresh) 1 pts. C - Donald Knarr (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Carthage | Walter Cooke misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 45-42 |
| 15:38 | Millikin | The rebound goes to Randolph Robinson | 45-42 |
| 15:15 | Millikin | Peter Champine buries a 3 from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 14:51 | Carthage | Frank Ester misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-42 |
| 14:50 | Carthage | Donald Knarr grabs the offensive board | 48-42 |
| 14:30 | Carthage | Leonard Price is denied on a layup by Randolph Robinson | 48-42 |
| 14:29 | Millikin | Randolph Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 14:05 | Millikin | Peter Champine comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-42 |
| 14:03 | Millikin | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Scala | 48-42 |
| 13:58 | Millikin | Charles Carlson lays it up and in set up by Robert Whelchel | 50-42 |
| 13:32 | Carthage | Walter Cooke misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-42 |
| 13:31 | Millikin | Robert Whelchel grabs the board | 50-42 |
| 13:21 | Millikin | Aaron Scala hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-42 |
| 13:04 | Carthage | Walter Cooke comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 53-42 |
| 13:03 | Millikin | Randolph Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 13:01 | Millikin | Bobby Grossman steals it from Charles Carlson in the backcourt | 53-42 |
| 12:46 | Carthage | Bobby Grossman clanks a 3 from the right corner | 53-42 |
| 12:44 | Millikin | The rebound goes to Peter Champine | 53-42 |
| 12:25 | Millikin | Walter Cooke swats the layup by Randolph Robinson | 53-42 |
| 12:23 | Carthage | Leonard Price gets the rebound | 53-42 |
| 12:02 | Carthage | Donald Knarr loses the dribble to Peter Champine | 53-42 |
| 11:49 | Millikin | Robert Whelchel comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-42 |
| 11:48 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Walter Cooke | 53-42 |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Charles Carlson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Whelchel (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Aaron Scala (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randolph Robinson (tiring) 6 reb. C - Peter Champine (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Bobby Grossman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Frank Ester (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Price (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Cooke (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Knarr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Carthage | Walter Cooke is fouled on the floor by Randolph Robinson - foul #2 on Randolph Robinson, team foul #5 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Millikin | Donald Baker (PG), Richard Fraser (SG), Richard Graham (SF), Dwain Richardson (PF), Steve Hovis (C) Charles Carlson, Robert Whelchel, Aaron Scala, Randolph Robinson, Peter Champine | |
| Subs | Carthage | Marcus Custis (PG), Gerald Halterman (SG), David Garrity (SF), Stephen Bonetti (PF), James Peters (C) Bobby Grossman, Frank Ester, Leonard Price, Walter Cooke, Donald Knarr | |
| 11:15 | Carthage | Marcus Custis misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 53-42 |
| 11:14 | Carthage | James Peters hits the follow up shot | 53-44 |
| 10:58 | Millikin | Steve Hovis connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Baker and the foul's on Marcus Custis - foul #1 on Marcus Custis, team foul #2 | 55-44 |
| 10:58 | Millikin | Steve Hovis makes the free throw | 56-44 |
| 10:42 | Carthage | Stephen Bonetti hits the finger roll on a great pass from Marcus Custis | 56-46 |
| 10:26 | Millikin | Richard Graham misses short on a 3 from straight away | 56-46 |
| 10:24 | Millikin | Steve Hovis tips it in | 58-46 |
| 10:10 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman is hacked by Richard Graham - foul #1 on Richard Graham, team foul #6 | 58-46 |
| 09:54 | Carthage | James Peters buries a jump hook in the lane set up by David Garrity | 58-48 |
| 09:36 | Millikin | Richard Graham is fouled on the floor by Stephen Bonetti - foul #1 on Stephen Bonetti, team foul #3 | 58-48 |
| 09:27 | Millikin | Dwain Richardson drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Fraser | 60-48 |
| 09:06 | Carthage | Stephen Bonetti knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerald Halterman | 60-51 |
| 08:48 | Millikin | Richard Fraser buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Donald Baker | 63-51 |
| 08:44 | Carthage | Marcus Custis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-51 |
| Subs | Millikin | Robert Whelchel (SG), Aaron Scala (PF) Richard Fraser, Dwain Richardson | |
| Subs | Carthage | Bobby Grossman (SG), Richard Ward (SF), Donald Knarr (PF) Gerald Halterman, David Garrity, Stephen Bonetti | |
| 08:20 | Millikin | James Peters blocks the short jumper by Steve Hovis | 63-51 |
| 08:19 | Carthage | Donald Knarr grabs the board | 63-51 |
| 08:12 | Carthage | Bobby Grossman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-51 |
| 08:11 | Millikin | Steve Hovis pulls down the rebound | 63-51 |
| 07:53 | Millikin | Richard Graham misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 63-51 |
| 07:52 | Millikin | Richard Graham misses the tip | 63-51 |
| 07:51 | Millikin | Aaron Scala gets the offensive rebound | 63-51 |
| 07:43 | Millikin | Steve Hovis hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 63-51 |
| 07:41 | Carthage | Marcus Custis gets the rebound | 63-51 |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Donald Baker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Whelchel (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Richard Graham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Aaron Scala (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve Hovis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Marcus Custis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bobby Grossman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Ward (fresh) PF - Donald Knarr (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - James Peters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:21 | Carthage | Bobby Grossman drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from James Peters | 63-54 |
| 06:59 | Millikin | Donald Baker makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Whelchel | 65-54 |
| 06:47 | Carthage | Bobby Grossman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-54 |
| 06:46 | Millikin | Steve Hovis grabs the board | 65-54 |
| 06:38 | Millikin | Robert Whelchel buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:29 | Carthage | Robert Whelchel is called for the reach on Bobby Grossman - foul #1 on Robert Whelchel, team foul #7 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Millikin | Richard Fraser (SG), Dwain Richardson (PF), Randolph Robinson (C) Donald Baker, Richard Graham, Steve Hovis | |
| Subs | Carthage | Gerald Halterman (SG), David Garrity (SF), Walter Cooke (PF) Marcus Custis, Richard Ward, James Peters | |
| 06:29 | Carthage | Bobby Grossman makes the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 06:29 | Carthage | Bobby Grossman makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 06:09 | Millikin | Donald Knarr steps in front of the Robert Whelchel pass | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:53 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-56 |
| 05:51 | Millikin | The rebound goes to Aaron Scala | 68-56 |
| 05:36 | Millikin | Randolph Robinson double dribbles | 68-56 |
| Subs | Millikin | Charles Carlson (PG), Jimmy Eanes (SF) Robert Whelchel, Aaron Scala | |
| Subs | Carthage | Walter Barlow (C) Donald Knarr | |
| 05:20 | Carthage | Walter Cooke hits the finger roll | 68-58 |
| 05:03 | Millikin | Dwain Richardson buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 70-58 |
| 04:44 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman is hacked by Jimmy Eanes - foul #2 on Jimmy Eanes, team foul #8 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Millikin | Peter Champine (C) Randolph Robinson | |
| Subs | Carthage | Frank Ester (PG), Donald Knarr (C) Bobby Grossman, Walter Barlow | |
| 04:44 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 04:44 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 04:27 | Millikin | Peter Champine is hacked by Donald Knarr - foul #1 on Donald Knarr, team foul #4 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Millikin | Robert Whelchel (PG), Aaron Scala (SF) Charles Carlson, Jimmy Eanes | |
| Subs | Carthage | Marcus Custis (PG), James Peters (C) Frank Ester, Donald Knarr | |
| 04:14 | Millikin | Robert Whelchel hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Aaron Scala | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:02 | Carthage | James Peters hits the finger roll and the foul's on Peter Champine - foul #1 on Peter Champine, team foul #9 | 73-62 |
| Subs | Millikin | Donald Baker (PG), Richard Graham (SF), Steve Hovis (C) Robert Whelchel, Aaron Scala, Peter Champine | |
| Subs | Carthage | Donald Knarr (PF) Walter Cooke | |
| 04:02 | Carthage | James Peters makes the free throw | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Millikin | Donald Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-63 |
| 03:33 | Millikin | Dwain Richardson snags the offensive board | 73-63 |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Donald Baker (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Fraser (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Graham (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dwain Richardson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Steve Hovis (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Marcus Custis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Halterman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Garrity (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Knarr (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - James Peters (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:15 | Millikin | Richard Graham comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by David Garrity - foul #3 on David Garrity, team foul #5 | 73-63 |
| Subs | Millikin | Robert Whelchel (SG), Randolph Robinson (PF) Richard Fraser, Dwain Richardson | |
| Subs | Carthage | Bobby Grossman (SG), Leonard Price (SF) Gerald Halterman, David Garrity | |
| 03:15 | Millikin | Richard Graham makes the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 03:15 | Millikin | Richard Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 03:15 | Carthage | Donald Knarr gets the rebound | 74-63 |
| 03:03 | Carthage | Bobby Grossman hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Leonard Price | 74-66 |
| 02:59 | Millikin | Donald Baker is fouled in the backcourt by Marcus Custis - foul #2 on Marcus Custis, team foul #6 | 74-66 |
| 02:43 | Millikin | Richard Graham loses the ball out of bounds | 74-66 |
| 02:41 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-66 |
| Subs | Millikin | Richard Fraser (SG), Dwain Richardson (PF) Robert Whelchel, Randolph Robinson | |
| Subs | Carthage | Gerald Halterman (SG), David Garrity (SF), Walter Cooke (PF) Bobby Grossman, Leonard Price, Donald Knarr | |
| 02:27 | Carthage | A charge is called on Marcus Custis - foul #3 on Marcus Custis, team foul #7 | 74-66 |
| 02:08 | Millikin | Steve Hovis drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Baker and he's fouled by James Peters - foul #2 on James Peters, team foul #8 | 76-66 |
| 02:08 | Millikin | Steve Hovis misses the free throw | 76-66 |
| 02:08 | Carthage | Walter Cooke pulls down the rebound | 76-66 |
| 02:00 | Carthage | Marcus Custis misses the jumpshot from the left side | 76-66 |
| 01:58 | Millikin | Dwain Richardson pulls down the rebound | 76-66 |
| 01:33 | Millikin | Dwain Richardson's layup is rejected by James Peters | 76-66 |
| 01:31 | Millikin | Donald Baker gets the offensive rebound | 76-66 |
| 01:26 | Millikin | Richard Fraser misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 76-66 |
| 01:24 | Carthage | David Garrity grabs the defensive rebound | 76-66 |
| 01:03 | Carthage | Walter Cooke is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Walter Cooke, team foul #9 | 76-66 |
| Subs | Millikin | Charles Carlson (PG), Robert Whelchel (SG), Aaron Scala (SF), Randolph Robinson (PF), Peter Champine (C) Donald Baker, Richard Fraser, Richard Graham, Dwain Richardson, Steve Hovis | |
| Subs | Carthage | Bobby Grossman (PG), Frank Ester (SG), Leonard Price (SF), Donald Knarr (PF), Walter Barlow (C) Marcus Custis, Gerald Halterman, David Garrity, Walter Cooke, James Peters | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Millikin | Robert Whelchel is hacked by Frank Ester - foul #1 on Frank Ester, team foul #10 | 76-66 |
| 00:55 | Millikin | Robert Whelchel makes the 1st free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:55 | Millikin | Robert Whelchel makes the 2nd free throw | 78-66 |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Carthage | Walter Barlow is whistled for a carry | 78-66 |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Millikin | Charles Carlson connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Randolph Robinson | 80-66 |
| 00:23 | Carthage | Bobby Grossman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 80-66 |
| 00:22 | Millikin | Peter Champine pulls down the rebound | 80-66 |
| 00:00 | Millikin | Charles Carlson runs out the clock | 80-66 |