| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Luke Peterson (fresh) SG - John Ozminkowski (fresh) SF - Ronald Tran (fresh) PF - Gene Weigand (fresh) C - Steve Kost (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Anthony Dewitt (fresh) SG - Larry Horton (fresh) SF - Robert Smith (fresh) PF - Andrew Hand (fresh) C - Timothy Twiggs (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Steve Kost 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 (0) | |
| 19:42 | Carthage | Ronald Tran connects on the runner from the right block and he's hacked by Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:42 | Carthage | Ronald Tran makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:26 | Millikin | Anthony Dewitt travels with the ball | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | Carthage | John Ozminkowski buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Luke Peterson | 6-0 |
| 19:04 | Millikin | Larry Horton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-0 |
| 19:02 | Carthage | Gene Weigand snags the defensive board | 6-0 |
| 18:40 | Carthage | Luke Peterson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 6-0 |
| 18:39 | Carthage | Steve Kost tips it back up and in | 8-0 |
| 18:15 | Millikin | Timothy Twiggs drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Horton | 8-3 |
| 17:53 | Carthage | Gene Weigand loses the dribble to Anthony Dewitt | 8-3 |
| 17:50 | Millikin | Anthony Dewitt banks in the layup | 8-5 |
| 17:35 | Carthage | Gene Weigand hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 8-5 |
| 17:34 | Millikin | Anthony Dewitt gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| 17:30 | Millikin | John Ozminkowski is called for the reach on Andrew Hand - foul #1 on John Ozminkowski, team foul #1 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Carthage | Bruce Ziman (SG), Harold Anderson (SF), Timothy Clark (PF), Martin Jones (C) John Ozminkowski, Ronald Tran, Gene Weigand, Steve Kost | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 17:08 | Millikin | Timothy Twiggs misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 8-5 |
| 17:07 | Millikin | Timothy Twiggs grabs the offensive board | 8-5 |
| 17:00 | Millikin | Larry Horton makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Smith and the foul's on Timothy Clark - foul #1 on Timothy Clark, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Carthage | Jarvis McLouth (PG) Luke Peterson | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 17:00 | Millikin | Larry Horton misses the free throw | 8-7 |
| 17:00 | Millikin | Timothy Twiggs grabs the offensive board | 8-7 |
| 16:47 | Millikin | Robert Smith misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 8-7 |
| 16:46 | Carthage | Timothy Clark grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 16:38 | Carthage | Martin Jones misses the floater from the right block | 8-7 |
| 16:36 | Carthage | Bruce Ziman pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 16:25 | Carthage | Martin Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-7 |
| Subs | Carthage | Ronald Tran (SF) Harold Anderson | |
| Subs | Millikin | Anthony McLaurine (SF), James Lawrence (PF), James Thomson (C) Robert Smith, Andrew Hand, Timothy Twiggs | |
| 16:14 | Millikin | Anthony Dewitt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 16:13 | Millikin | Anthony Dewitt grabs the offensive board | 8-7 |
| 15:59 | Millikin | Larry Horton is called for 3 seconds | 8-7 |
| Subs | Carthage | John Ozminkowski (SG), Gene Weigand (PF), Steve Kost (C) Bruce Ziman, Timothy Clark, Martin Jones | |
| Subs | Millikin | Martin Howell (PG) Anthony Dewitt | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Jarvis McLouth (fresh) SG - John Ozminkowski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Tran (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gene Weigand (fresh) C - Steve Kost (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Martin Howell (fresh) SG - Larry Horton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony McLaurine (fresh) PF - James Lawrence (fresh) C - James Thomson (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Carthage | Steve Kost drills a shot from the baseline set up by John Ozminkowski and he's hacked by James Thomson - foul #1 on James Thomson, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Carthage | Luke Peterson (PG) Jarvis McLouth | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 15:46 | Carthage | Steve Kost makes the free throw | 11-7 |
| 15:35 | Millikin | James Thomson is whistled for a carry | 11-7 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Millikin | Robert Reid (PG) Larry Horton | |
| 15:15 | Carthage | Luke Peterson can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 11-7 |
| 15:13 | Carthage | Ronald Tran snags the offensive board | 11-7 |
| 14:54 | Carthage | Ronald Tran misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 11-7 |
| 14:53 | Millikin | James Thomson pulls down the rebound | 11-7 |
| 14:28 | Millikin | Anthony McLaurine clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 11-7 |
| 14:26 | Carthage | Gene Weigand gets the rebound | 11-7 |
| 14:10 | Carthage | John Ozminkowski misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 11-7 |
| 14:09 | Millikin | The rebound goes to James Lawrence | 11-7 |
| 14:07 | Millikin | Robert Reid is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 11-7 |
| Subs | Carthage | Jarvis McLouth (PG), Bruce Ziman (SG), Harold Anderson (SF), Timothy Clark (PF), Martin Jones (C) Luke Peterson, John Ozminkowski, Ronald Tran, Gene Weigand, Steve Kost | |
| Subs | Millikin | Anthony Dewitt (PG), Larry Horton (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Andrew Hand (PF), Timothy Twiggs (C) Robert Reid, Martin Howell, Anthony McLaurine, James Lawrence, James Thomson | |
| 13:53 | Carthage | Bruce Ziman can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 11-7 |
| 13:52 | Carthage | Harold Anderson tips it back up and in | 13-7 |
| 13:36 | Millikin | Larry Horton is called for traveling | 13-7 |
| 13:22 | Carthage | Harold Anderson can't finish the layup | 13-7 |
| 13:21 | Millikin | Andrew Hand gets the rebound | 13-7 |
| 13:00 | Millikin | Andrew Hand is fouled on the floor by Timothy Clark - foul #2 on Timothy Clark, team foul #3 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Carthage | Luke Peterson (PG), John Ozminkowski (SG), Charles Sibley (C) Jarvis McLouth, Bruce Ziman, Timothy Clark | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 12:49 | Millikin | Robert Smith scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Dewitt | 13-10 |
| 12:32 | Carthage | Harold Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-10 |
| Subs | Carthage | Ronald Tran (SF), Gene Weigand (PF), Steve Kost (C) Harold Anderson, Martin Jones, Charles Sibley | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 12:12 | Millikin | Timothy Twiggs misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 13-10 |
| 12:10 | Carthage | Steve Kost gets the rebound | 13-10 |
| 11:52 | Carthage | Robert Smith takes the ball from John Ozminkowski | 13-10 |
| 11:48 | Millikin | Larry Horton misses the dunk attempt | 13-10 |
| 11:46 | Millikin | Anthony Dewitt pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-10 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Luke Peterson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Ozminkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Tran (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gene Weigand (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steve Kost (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Anthony Dewitt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Horton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andrew Hand (fresh) C - Timothy Twiggs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Millikin | John Ozminkowski picks off the pass by Timothy Twiggs | 13-10 |
| 11:11 | Carthage | Luke Peterson is fouled on the floor by Robert Smith - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Carthage | Bruce Ziman (SG), Martin Jones (PF) John Ozminkowski, Gene Weigand | |
| Subs | Millikin | Anthony McLaurine (SF), James Lawrence (PF), James Thomson (C) Robert Smith, Andrew Hand, Timothy Twiggs | |
| 10:52 | Carthage | Steve Kost hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Luke Peterson | 16-10 |
| 10:28 | Millikin | Anthony Dewitt comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 16-10 |
| 10:26 | Carthage | Bruce Ziman pulls down the rebound | 16-10 |
| 10:10 | Carthage | Ronald Tran misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-10 |
| 10:08 | Millikin | Larry Horton snags the defensive board | 16-10 |
| 10:02 | Millikin | Anthony McLaurine misses the runner from the baseline | 16-10 |
| 10:00 | Carthage | Martin Jones snags the defensive board | 16-10 |
| 09:46 | Carthage | Bruce Ziman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Larry Horton - foul #1 on Larry Horton, team foul #4 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Carthage | John Ozminkowski (SG), Harold Anderson (SF), Gene Weigand (PF) Luke Peterson, Ronald Tran, Steve Kost | |
| Subs | Millikin | Robert Reid (PG), Martin Howell (SG), Andrew Hand (PF), Timothy Twiggs (C) Anthony Dewitt, Larry Horton, James Lawrence, James Thomson | |
| 09:46 | Carthage | Bruce Ziman makes the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 09:46 | Carthage | Bruce Ziman makes the 2nd free throw | 18-10 |
| 09:24 | Millikin | Robert Reid misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-10 |
| 09:23 | Millikin | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Hand | 18-10 |
| 08:59 | Millikin | Robert Reid scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony McLaurine | 18-13 |
| 08:43 | Carthage | Martin Jones knocks in the floater near the basket | 20-13 |
| 08:18 | Millikin | Anthony McLaurine is called for traveling | 20-13 |
| Subs | Carthage | Jarvis McLouth (PG), Charles Sibley (C) Bruce Ziman, Martin Jones | |
| Subs | Millikin | Anthony Dewitt (PG), Larry Horton (SG), Justin James (SF) Robert Reid, Martin Howell, Anthony McLaurine | |
| 08:07 | Carthage | Harold Anderson connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Jarvis McLouth | 22-13 |
| 07:59 | Millikin | Justin James comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-13 |
| 07:57 | Millikin | Timothy Twiggs hits the follow up shot | 22-15 |
| 07:42 | Carthage | John Ozminkowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 22-15 |
| 07:41 | Millikin | Andrew Hand grabs the defensive rebound | 22-15 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Jarvis McLouth (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Ozminkowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gene Weigand (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Sibley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Anthony Dewitt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Horton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin James (fresh) PF - Andrew Hand (fresh) 3 reb. C - Timothy Twiggs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Millikin | Larry Horton misses short on a jumper in the paint | 22-15 |
| 07:34 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Gene Weigand | 22-15 |
| 07:09 | Carthage | John Ozminkowski clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-15 |
| 07:07 | Carthage | Charles Sibley snags the offensive board | 22-15 |
| 06:47 | Carthage | Charles Sibley comes up short on the shot in the paint | 22-15 |
| 06:45 | Carthage | Charles Sibley hits the follow up shot | 24-15 |
| 06:31 | Millikin | Larry Horton misses the lay-in | 24-15 |
| 06:29 | Millikin | Andrew Hand grabs the offensive board | 24-15 |
| 06:12 | Millikin | Charles Sibley steals it from Andrew Hand | 24-15 |
| 06:02 | Carthage | Harold Anderson hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Justin James - foul #1 on Justin James, team foul #5 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Carthage | Luke Peterson (PG), Ronald Tran (SF), Martin Jones (PF), Steve Kost (C) Jarvis McLouth, John Ozminkowski, Gene Weigand, Charles Sibley | |
| Subs | Millikin | Martin Howell (PG), Anthony McLaurine (SF), James Lawrence (PF), James Thomson (C) Anthony Dewitt, Justin James, Andrew Hand, Timothy Twiggs | |
| 06:02 | Carthage | Harold Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 25-15 |
| 06:02 | Carthage | Harold Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-15 |
| 05:50 | Millikin | The jump hook by Anthony McLaurine is blocked by Ronald Tran | 26-15 |
| 05:49 | Carthage | Luke Peterson grabs the board | 26-15 |
| 05:42 | Carthage | Harold Anderson is hacked by Martin Howell - foul #1 on Martin Howell, team foul #6 | 26-15 |
| Subs | Carthage | Bruce Ziman (SG) Harold Anderson | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 05:24 | Carthage | Martin Howell picks off the pass by Bruce Ziman | 26-15 |
| 05:21 | Millikin | Larry Horton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Martin Howell | 26-17 |
| 05:06 | Carthage | Ronald Tran clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-17 |
| 05:05 | Millikin | Martin Howell gets the rebound | 26-17 |
| 04:53 | Millikin | The short jumper by James Thomson is denied by Martin Jones | 26-17 |
| 04:51 | Carthage | Ronald Tran grabs the defensive rebound | 26-17 |
| 04:43 | Carthage | Luke Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 26-17 |
| 04:42 | Carthage | Steve Kost can't tip it in | 26-17 |
| 04:40 | Carthage | Ronald Tran grabs the offensive rebound | 26-17 |
| 04:26 | Carthage | Steve Kost drills a turnaround from close range and the foul's on James Thomson - foul #2 on James Thomson, team foul #7 | 28-17 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Millikin | Anthony Dewitt (PG), James Cottone (PF) Larry Horton, James Thomson | |
| 04:26 | Carthage | Steve Kost makes the free throw | 29-17 |
| 04:11 | Millikin | Martin Jones is called for the reach on James Cottone - foul #1 on Martin Jones, team foul #4 | 29-17 |
| 03:50 | Millikin | James Lawrence double dribbles | 29-17 |
| Subs | Carthage | Timothy Clark (PF) Martin Jones | |
| Subs | Millikin | Robert Smith (SF), Andrew Hand (PF), Timothy Twiggs (C) Anthony McLaurine, James Cottone, James Lawrence | |
| 03:28 | Carthage | Robert Smith is called for the reach on Luke Peterson - foul #3 on Robert Smith, team foul #8 | 29-17 |
| Subs | Carthage | John Ozminkowski (SG), Charles Sibley (C) Bruce Ziman, Steve Kost | |
| Subs | Millikin | Justin James (SF) Robert Smith | |
| 03:28 | Carthage | Luke Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 30-17 |
| 03:28 | Carthage | Luke Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-17 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Luke Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Ozminkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Tran (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Clark (fresh) C - Charles Sibley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Anthony Dewitt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Howell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Justin James (fresh) PF - Andrew Hand (fresh) 4 reb. C - Timothy Twiggs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Millikin | Timothy Twiggs clanks a 3 from straight away | 31-17 |
| 03:15 | Carthage | Ronald Tran snags the defensive board | 31-17 |
| 02:58 | Carthage | Timothy Twiggs is called for the reach on Luke Peterson - foul #1 on Timothy Twiggs, team foul #9 | 31-17 |
| Subs | Carthage | Harold Anderson (SF), Gene Weigand (PF) Ronald Tran, Charles Sibley | |
| Subs | Millikin | Larry Horton (SG), Anthony McLaurine (SF) Martin Howell, Justin James | |
| 02:58 | Carthage | Luke Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 32-17 |
| 02:58 | Carthage | Luke Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-17 |
| 02:49 | Millikin | Larry Horton is fouled on the floor by Gene Weigand - foul #1 on Gene Weigand, team foul #5 | 33-17 |
| Subs | Carthage | Jarvis McLouth (PG) Luke Peterson | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 02:44 | Millikin | Anthony Dewitt buries a jumper from the right wing | 33-19 |
| 02:35 | Carthage | Timothy Clark misses the shot from the left block | 33-19 |
| 02:34 | Millikin | The rebound goes to Anthony Dewitt | 33-19 |
| 02:14 | Millikin | Timothy Twiggs misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-19 |
| 02:13 | Millikin | Andrew Hand tips it but misses | 33-19 |
| 02:12 | Carthage | Harold Anderson grabs the board | 33-19 |
| 02:06 | Carthage | Gene Weigand banks in the layup set up by John Ozminkowski | 35-19 |
| 01:55 | Millikin | Larry Horton comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-19 |
| 01:53 | Millikin | Andrew Hand snags the offensive board | 35-19 |
| 01:36 | Millikin | Anthony Dewitt scores on a 3 from the left corner | 35-22 |
| 01:19 | Carthage | Jarvis McLouth hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Harold Anderson | 37-22 |
| 00:55 | Millikin | Andrew Hand misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-22 |
| 00:54 | Carthage | Harold Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-22 |
| 00:50 | Carthage | John Ozminkowski misses the easy layup | 37-22 |
| 00:49 | Millikin | Timothy Twiggs snags the defensive board | 37-22 |
| 00:35 | Millikin | Timothy Twiggs misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Timothy Clark - foul #3 on Timothy Clark, team foul #6 | 37-22 |
| Subs | Carthage | Luke Peterson (PG), Bruce Ziman (SG), Ronald Tran (SF), Martin Jones (PF), Steve Kost (C) Jarvis McLouth, John Ozminkowski, Harold Anderson, Gene Weigand, Timothy Clark | |
| Subs | Millikin | Martin Howell (PG), Justin James (SF), James Lawrence (PF) Anthony Dewitt, Anthony McLaurine, Andrew Hand | |
| 00:35 | Millikin | Timothy Twiggs makes the 1st free throw | 37-23 |
| 00:35 | Millikin | Timothy Twiggs makes the 2nd free throw | 37-24 |
| 00:14 | Carthage | Bruce Ziman knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Steve Kost | 40-24 |
| 00:09 | Millikin | Larry Horton makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Twiggs | 40-27 |
| 00:04 | Carthage | Luke Peterson is fouled on the floor by Martin Howell - foul #2 on Martin Howell, team foul #10 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Millikin | Robert Reid (PG), James Thomson (C) Larry Horton, Timothy Twiggs | |
| 00:04 | Carthage | Luke Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 41-27 |
| 00:04 | Carthage | Luke Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-27 |
| 00:00 | Millikin | Robert Reid misses short on a halfcourt shot | 42-27 |