| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Jon Greene (fresh) SG - Joshua Nichols (fresh) SF - Christopher Brock (fresh) PF - Robert Carol (fresh) C - Kevin Bledsoe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Harold Anderson (fresh) SG - Alfred Camp (fresh) SF - Donald Fanning (fresh) PF - Jason Matlock (fresh) C - Harold Traub (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Robert Carol wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Carthage | Jon Greene can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Millikin | Donald Fanning grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Millikin | The jump hook by Harold Anderson is blocked by Kevin Bledsoe | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Carthage | Robert Carol grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Carthage | Jon Greene is hacked by Harold Anderson - foul #1 on Harold Anderson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Carthage | Jon Greene misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Carthage | Robert Carol pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:29 | Carthage | Christopher Brock hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:09 | Millikin | Donald Fanning hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:08 | Carthage | Robert Carol snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 17:53 | Carthage | Joshua Nichols scores on a runner from the right block and he's fouled by Harold Anderson - foul #2 on Harold Anderson, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Millikin | Frank Landy (PG), Eric Newman (SG), Matthew Crane (SF), Douglas Horton (PF), Sean Concepcion (C) Harold Anderson, Alfred Camp, Donald Fanning, Jason Matlock, Harold Traub | |
| 17:53 | Carthage | Joshua Nichols makes the free throw | 6-0 |
| 17:37 | Millikin | Douglas Horton clanks a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Carol - foul #1 on Robert Carol, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| 17:37 | Millikin | Douglas Horton misses the 1st free throw | 6-0 |
| 17:37 | Millikin | Douglas Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 6-1 |
| 17:19 | Carthage | Kevin Bledsoe hits a driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by Sean Concepcion - foul #1 on Sean Concepcion, team foul #3 | 8-1 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Millikin | Harold Traub (C) Sean Concepcion | |
| 17:19 | Carthage | Kevin Bledsoe makes the free throw | 9-1 |
| 17:07 | Millikin | Matthew Crane is hacked by Jon Greene - foul #1 on Jon Greene, team foul #2 | 9-1 |
| 16:52 | Millikin | Eric Newman misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-1 |
| 16:51 | Carthage | Kevin Bledsoe grabs the board | 9-1 |
| 16:39 | Carthage | Christopher Brock hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-1 |
| 16:38 | Millikin | The rebound goes to Douglas Horton | 9-1 |
| 16:13 | Millikin | Eric Newman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-1 |
| 16:12 | Carthage | Robert Carol gets the rebound | 9-1 |
| 16:09 | Carthage | Jon Greene's pass is intercepted by Frank Landy in the backcourt | 9-1 |
| 16:08 | Millikin | Frank Landy hits the finger roll | 9-3 |
| 15:51 | Carthage | Kevin Bledsoe is hacked by Harold Traub - foul #1 on Harold Traub, team foul #4 | 9-3 |
| Subs | Carthage | Joseph Craig (PG), Burton Ayers (SG), Carmen Jensen (SF), Howard Noel (PF), Daniel Mayorga (C) Jon Greene, Joshua Nichols, Christopher Brock, Robert Carol, Kevin Bledsoe | |
| Subs | Millikin | John Ciotti (PG), Donald Fanning (SF), Jason Matlock (PF), Sean Concepcion (C) Frank Landy, Matthew Crane, Douglas Horton, Harold Traub | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Joseph Craig (fresh) SG - Burton Ayers (fresh) SF - Carmen Jensen (fresh) PF - Howard Noel (fresh) C - Daniel Mayorga (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - John Ciotti (fresh) SG - Eric Newman (fresh) SF - Donald Fanning (fresh) PF - Jason Matlock (fresh) C - Sean Concepcion (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Carthage | Burton Ayers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-3 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Millikin | Harold Traub (C) Sean Concepcion | |
| 15:10 | Millikin | Eric Newman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-3 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Millikin | Alfred Camp (SG) Eric Newman | |
| 14:53 | Carthage | Joseph Craig drills a driving attempt near the basket and he's fouled by John Ciotti - foul #1 on John Ciotti, team foul #5 | 11-3 |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Carol (PF) Daniel Mayorga | |
| Subs | Millikin | Eric Newman (SG), Douglas Horton (C) Alfred Camp, Harold Traub | |
| 14:53 | Carthage | Joseph Craig makes the free throw | 12-3 |
| 14:40 | Millikin | Eric Newman connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Fanning | 12-6 |
| 14:27 | Carthage | Joseph Craig can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-6 |
| 14:25 | Millikin | Douglas Horton grabs the defensive rebound | 12-6 |
| 14:08 | Millikin | Jason Matlock can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Carol - foul #2 on Robert Carol, team foul #3 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Carthage | Jon Greene (PG), Joshua Nichols (SG), Christopher Brock (SF), Kevin Bledsoe (C) Joseph Craig, Burton Ayers, Carmen Jensen, Robert Carol | |
| Subs | Millikin | Alfred Camp (SG), Harold Traub (C) Eric Newman, Douglas Horton | |
| 14:08 | Millikin | Jason Matlock makes the 1st free throw | 12-7 |
| 14:08 | Millikin | Jason Matlock misses the 2nd free throw | 12-7 |
| 14:08 | Millikin | Harold Traub snags the offensive board | 12-7 |
| 13:50 | Millikin | John Ciotti misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-7 |
| 13:49 | Millikin | Jason Matlock grabs the offensive board | 12-7 |
| 13:33 | Millikin | Harold Traub clanks a jumper from the left side | 12-7 |
| 13:31 | Millikin | Jason Matlock hits the follow up shot | 12-9 |
| 13:16 | Carthage | Jon Greene knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-9 |
| 12:58 | Millikin | Donald Fanning misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 15-9 |
| 12:57 | Carthage | Christopher Brock snags the defensive board | 15-9 |
| 12:36 | Carthage | Jon Greene loses the dribble to Alfred Camp | 15-9 |
| 12:31 | Millikin | Donald Fanning misses the dunk attempt | 15-9 |
| 12:29 | Millikin | Harold Traub hits the follow up shot | 15-11 |
| 12:09 | Carthage | Howard Noel lays it up and in and the foul's on Donald Fanning - foul #1 on Donald Fanning, team foul #6 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Carthage | Joseph Craig (SF) Christopher Brock | |
| Subs | Millikin | Frank Landy (PG), Eric Newman (SG), Matthew Crane (SF), Douglas Horton (PF) John Ciotti, Alfred Camp, Donald Fanning, Jason Matlock | |
| 12:09 | Carthage | Howard Noel misses the free throw | 17-11 |
| 12:09 | Millikin | Harold Traub pulls down the rebound | 17-11 |
| 11:50 | Millikin | Douglas Horton blows the layup | 17-11 |
| 11:48 | Carthage | Joshua Nichols pulls down the rebound | 17-11 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Jon Greene (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joshua Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Craig (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Howard Noel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Bledsoe (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Frank Landy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Newman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Crane (fresh) PF - Douglas Horton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Traub (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Carthage | Joseph Craig misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Frank Landy - foul #1 on Frank Landy, team foul #7 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Carthage | Burton Ayers (SG), Carmen Jensen (SF), Lee Bouchard (PF), Daniel Mayorga (C) Jon Greene, Joshua Nichols, Howard Noel, Kevin Bledsoe | |
| Subs | Millikin | Jason Matlock (PF) Harold Traub | |
| 11:27 | Carthage | Joseph Craig misses the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 11:27 | Carthage | Joseph Craig misses the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 11:27 | Millikin | Jason Matlock pulls down the rebound | 17-11 |
| 11:11 | Millikin | Eric Newman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-11 |
| 11:10 | Millikin | Douglas Horton hits the follow up shot | 17-13 |
| 10:50 | Carthage | The jump hook by Daniel Mayorga is blocked by Douglas Horton | 17-13 |
| 10:49 | Carthage | Daniel Mayorga tips it in | 19-13 |
| 10:33 | Millikin | Frank Landy is called for traveling | 19-13 |
| Subs | Carthage | Christopher Brock (SF) Carmen Jensen | |
| Subs | Millikin | John Ciotti (PG), Donald Fanning (PF), Harold Traub (C) Frank Landy, Jason Matlock, Douglas Horton | |
| 10:16 | Carthage | Joseph Craig is called for a charge - foul #1 on Joseph Craig, team foul #4 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Carthage | Joshua Nichols (SG), Kevin Bledsoe (C) Burton Ayers, Lee Bouchard | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 09:53 | Millikin | Eric Newman is hacked by Kevin Bledsoe - foul #1 on Kevin Bledsoe, team foul #5 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Carthage | Jon Greene (PG) Joseph Craig | |
| Subs | Millikin | Alfred Camp (SG), Jason Matlock (PF) Eric Newman, Matthew Crane | |
| 09:44 | Millikin | Alfred Camp misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 19-13 |
| 09:43 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Daniel Mayorga | 19-13 |
| 09:33 | Carthage | Kevin Bledsoe is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Kevin Bledsoe, team foul #6 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Carthage | Howard Noel (PF) Kevin Bledsoe | |
| Subs | Millikin | Eric Newman (SG) Alfred Camp | |
| 09:09 | Millikin | John Ciotti throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-13 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Millikin | Frank Landy (PG), Alfred Camp (SG), Matthew Crane (SF) John Ciotti, Eric Newman, Jason Matlock | |
| 08:55 | Millikin | The refs have stopped play. Matthew Crane is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 19-13 |
| Subs | Carthage | Lee Bouchard (PF) Daniel Mayorga | |
| Subs | Millikin | Eric Newman (SG), Jason Matlock (PF) Alfred Camp, Matthew Crane | |
| 08:40 | Carthage | Howard Noel misses long on a runner from close range but the foul's on Harold Traub - foul #2 on Harold Traub, team foul #8 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Carthage | Joseph Craig (C) Lee Bouchard | |
| Subs | Millikin | John Ciotti (PG), Alfred Camp (SG), Douglas Horton (C) Frank Landy, Eric Newman, Harold Traub | |
| 08:40 | Carthage | Howard Noel misses the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 08:40 | Carthage | Howard Noel makes the 2nd free throw | 20-13 |
| 08:32 | Millikin | Jason Matlock clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-13 |
| 08:31 | Carthage | Christopher Brock pulls down the rebound | 20-13 |
| 08:11 | Carthage | Joshua Nichols is denied on a layup by Douglas Horton | 20-13 |
| 08:09 | Millikin | Jason Matlock gets the rebound | 20-13 |
| 07:53 | Millikin | Jason Matlock misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-13 |
| 07:52 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Christopher Brock | 20-13 |
| 07:42 | Carthage | Jon Greene scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Joshua Nichols | 22-13 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Jon Greene (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joshua Nichols (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Brock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howard Noel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Craig (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - John Ciotti (fairly fresh) SG - Alfred Camp (fresh) SF - Donald Fanning (fairly fresh) PF - Jason Matlock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Douglas Horton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:21 | Millikin | Jason Matlock makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Donald Fanning | 22-16 |
| 07:00 | Carthage | Joshua Nichols is fouled on the floor by Douglas Horton - foul #1 on Douglas Horton, team foul #9 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Carthage | Burton Ayers (PG), Carmen Jensen (SF), Lee Bouchard (PF), Daniel Mayorga (C) Jon Greene, Christopher Brock, Howard Noel, Joseph Craig | |
| Subs | Millikin | Frank Landy (PG), Eric Newman (SG), Sean Concepcion (C) John Ciotti, Alfred Camp, Douglas Horton | |
| 07:00 | Carthage | Joshua Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 07:00 | Millikin | Donald Fanning snags the defensive board | 22-16 |
| 06:40 | Millikin | Eric Newman makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Frank Landy | 22-19 |
| 06:22 | Carthage | Burton Ayers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-19 |
| Subs | Carthage | Jon Greene (PG) Joshua Nichols | |
| Subs | Millikin | Matthew Crane (SF), Douglas Horton (C) Donald Fanning, Jason Matlock | |
| 06:02 | Millikin | Douglas Horton comes up short on the shot in the lane | 22-19 |
| 06:01 | Millikin | Douglas Horton hits the follow up shot | 22-21 |
| 05:56 | Carthage | Burton Ayers's fadeaway is rejected by Sean Concepcion | 22-21 |
| 05:54 | Carthage | Carmen Jensen tips it but misses | 22-21 |
| 05:52 | Millikin | Matthew Crane gets the rebound | 22-21 |
| 05:47 | Millikin | Eric Newman drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Landy | 22-23 |
| 05:33 | Carthage | Carmen Jensen misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-23 |
| 05:31 | Millikin | Douglas Horton pulls down the rebound | 22-23 |
| 05:14 | Millikin | Eric Newman buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-26 |
| 05:07 | Carthage | Sean Concepcion steals the ball from Jon Greene | 22-26 |
| 04:55 | Millikin | Eric Newman misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-26 |
| 04:53 | Carthage | Daniel Mayorga pulls down the rebound | 22-26 |
| 04:42 | Carthage | Jon Greene is fouled on the floor by Frank Landy - foul #2 on Frank Landy, team foul #10 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Carthage | Joseph Craig (SG), Christopher Brock (SF), Howard Noel (C) Burton Ayers, Carmen Jensen, Daniel Mayorga | |
| Subs | Millikin | John Ciotti (PG), Alfred Camp (SG), Donald Fanning (SF), Jason Matlock (PF) Frank Landy, Eric Newman, Matthew Crane, Douglas Horton | |
| 04:42 | Carthage | Jon Greene makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 04:42 | Carthage | Jon Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 04:25 | Millikin | Jason Matlock clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-26 |
| 04:24 | Carthage | Jon Greene grabs the board | 24-26 |
| 04:20 | Carthage | Lee Bouchard's pass is intercepted by Jason Matlock | 24-26 |
| 03:59 | Millikin | Alfred Camp clanks a 3 from the right wing | 24-26 |
| 03:58 | Millikin | Sean Concepcion snags the offensive board | 24-26 |
| 03:41 | Millikin | Jason Matlock misses the easy layup | 24-26 |
| 03:39 | Carthage | Howard Noel pulls down the rebound | 24-26 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Jon Greene (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Joseph Craig (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Brock (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lee Bouchard (fairly fresh) C - Howard Noel (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - John Ciotti (fresh) SG - Alfred Camp (fresh) SF - Donald Fanning (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jason Matlock (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Sean Concepcion (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:22 | Carthage | Howard Noel scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Christopher Brock | 26-26 |
| 03:00 | Millikin | Alfred Camp's layup is rejected by Christopher Brock | 26-26 |
| 02:59 | Carthage | Christopher Brock pulls down the rebound | 26-26 |
| 02:45 | Carthage | Jon Greene hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on John Ciotti - foul #2 on John Ciotti, team foul #11 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Carthage | Joshua Nichols (SG), Robert Carol (PF), Kevin Bledsoe (C) Christopher Brock, Lee Bouchard, Howard Noel | |
| Subs | Millikin | Harold Anderson (PG), Eric Newman (SG), Matthew Crane (SF), Harold Traub (C) John Ciotti, Alfred Camp, Donald Fanning, Sean Concepcion | |
| 02:45 | Carthage | Jon Greene makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 02:45 | Carthage | Jon Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 02:17 | Millikin | Harold Traub's floater is tipped away by Kevin Bledsoe | 28-26 |
| 02:16 | Millikin | Harold Traub snags the offensive board | 28-26 |
| 02:08 | Millikin | Jason Matlock clanks a runner from the baseline | 28-26 |
| 02:06 | Millikin | Jason Matlock tips it home | 28-28 |
| 01:46 | Carthage | Joseph Craig misses short on a shot from the right side | 28-28 |
| 01:44 | Millikin | Harold Anderson gets the rebound | 28-28 |
| 01:38 | Millikin | Jason Matlock banks in the layup on a great pass from Harold Anderson | 28-30 |
| 01:28 | Carthage | Robert Carol knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jon Greene | 31-30 |
| 01:07 | Millikin | Joseph Craig is called for the reach on Matthew Crane - foul #2 on Joseph Craig, team foul #7 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Carthage | Carmen Jensen (PG), Christopher Brock (SF) Jon Greene, Joseph Craig | |
| Subs | Millikin | Donald Fanning (PF) Jason Matlock | |
| 01:07 | Millikin | Matthew Crane makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 01:07 | Millikin | Matthew Crane misses the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 01:07 | Carthage | Kevin Bledsoe pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 00:42 | Carthage | Eric Newman takes the ball from Christopher Brock | 31-31 |
| 00:26 | Millikin | Matthew Crane scores on a shot from close range | 31-33 |
| 00:01 | Carthage | Robert Carol misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-33 |
| 00:00 | Carthage | The clock runs out | 31-33 |