| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Frank Batt (fresh) SG - Robert Singleton (fresh) SF - Robert Tucker (fresh) PF - Joseph Watts (fresh) C - Arthur Leonard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Joseph Collins (fresh) SG - Eric Hall (fresh) SF - Charles Mooney (fresh) PF - Michael Herrington (fresh) C - John Beck (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Millikin | John Beck wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Millikin | John Beck misses the shot near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Carthage | Frank Batt grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Carthage | Robert Tucker knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Frank Batt | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Millikin | John Beck misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Carthage | Joseph Watts pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Carthage | The short jumper by Joseph Watts is denied by Michael Herrington | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Millikin | John Beck gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Millikin | Joseph Collins comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | Carthage | Robert Singleton comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Carthage | Joseph Watts snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | Carthage | Robert Singleton misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Carthage | Joseph Watts misses the tip | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Millikin | Charles Mooney snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:06 | Millikin | Michael Herrington's pass is intercepted by Frank Batt | 2-0 |
| 17:53 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard blows the layup | 2-0 |
| 17:52 | Millikin | The rebound goes to John Beck | 2-0 |
| 17:39 | Millikin | Eric Hall is hacked by Arthur Leonard - foul #1 on Arthur Leonard, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gary Michael (PG), Calvin Pfeil (SF), Todd Weissman (PF), Richard Gaskins (C) Frank Batt, Robert Tucker, Joseph Watts, Arthur Leonard | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 17:20 | Millikin | Calvin Pfeil takes the ball from Charles Mooney | 2-0 |
| 17:11 | Carthage | Todd Weissman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Millikin | Terry Burns (SG), Harold York (SF) Eric Hall, Charles Mooney | |
| 16:51 | Millikin | Joseph Collins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Tucker (SF) Robert Singleton | |
| Subs | Millikin | Christopher Strong (SG), Eugene Jorgensen (PF), John Bartram (C) Joseph Collins, Michael Herrington, John Beck | |
| 16:38 | Carthage | Eugene Jorgensen is called for the reach on Todd Weissman - foul #1 on Eugene Jorgensen, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Singleton (SG) Robert Tucker | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 16:29 | Carthage | Todd Weissman loses the dribble to Christopher Strong | 2-0 |
| 16:15 | Millikin | Terry Burns comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 16:14 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Calvin Pfeil | 2-0 |
| 15:54 | Carthage | Richard Gaskins loses the dribble to Terry Burns | 2-0 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gary Michael (fresh) SG - Robert Singleton (fresh) SF - Calvin Pfeil (fresh) PF - Todd Weissman (fresh) C - Richard Gaskins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Terry Burns (fresh) SG - Christopher Strong (fresh) SF - Harold York (fresh) PF - Eugene Jorgensen (fresh) C - John Bartram (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Millikin | Terry Burns buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 15:28 | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-2 |
| 15:27 | Millikin | Harold York grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 15:20 | Millikin | John Bartram throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| Subs | Carthage | Frank Batt (PG), Robert Tucker (SF), Joseph Watts (PF), Arthur Leonard (C) Gary Michael, Robert Singleton, Todd Weissman, Richard Gaskins | |
| Subs | Millikin | Joseph Collins (PG), Eric Hall (SG), Charles Mooney (SF), Michael Herrington (PF), John Beck (C) Terry Burns, Christopher Strong, Harold York, Eugene Jorgensen, John Bartram | |
| 15:07 | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil is called for traveling | 2-2 |
| Subs | Carthage | Todd Weissman (SF) Robert Tucker | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 14:44 | Millikin | Eric Hall makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Collins | 2-4 |
| 14:34 | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Arthur Leonard | 5-4 |
| 14:32 | Millikin | Joseph Collins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-4 |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Tucker (SF) Joseph Watts | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 14:18 | Carthage | Robert Tucker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 14:16 | Millikin | The rebound goes to Michael Herrington | 5-4 |
| 13:55 | Millikin | John Beck hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from Eric Hall | 5-6 |
| 13:42 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-6 |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Singleton (SG), Joseph Watts (PF) Robert Tucker, Todd Weissman | |
| Subs | Millikin | Harold York (SF) Charles Mooney | |
| 13:19 | Millikin | Harold York can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 5-6 |
| 13:17 | Millikin | Michael Herrington gets the offensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 13:01 | Millikin | Joseph Collins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 5-6 |
| 12:59 | Carthage | Joseph Watts snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 12:33 | Carthage | The jump hook by Robert Singleton is blocked by John Beck | 5-6 |
| 12:31 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard snags the offensive board | 5-6 |
| 12:25 | Carthage | Robert Singleton scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Calvin Pfeil and he's hacked by Michael Herrington - foul #1 on Michael Herrington, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Tucker (SF), Todd Weissman (PF) Calvin Pfeil, Joseph Watts | |
| Subs | Millikin | Terry Burns (PG), Christopher Strong (SG), Charles Mooney (SF), Eugene Jorgensen (PF), John Bartram (C) Joseph Collins, Eric Hall, Harold York, Michael Herrington, John Beck | |
| 12:25 | Carthage | Robert Singleton makes the free throw | 8-6 |
| 12:09 | Millikin | The jump hook by Christopher Strong is blocked by Arthur Leonard | 8-6 |
| 12:07 | Millikin | Christopher Strong gets the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 11:57 | Millikin | Charles Mooney loses the dribble to Robert Singleton | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Frank Batt (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Singleton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Todd Weissman (fresh) C - Arthur Leonard (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Terry Burns (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Strong (fresh) SF - Charles Mooney (fresh) PF - Eugene Jorgensen (fresh) C - John Bartram (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Carthage | Robert Singleton is hacked by Christopher Strong - foul #1 on Christopher Strong, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gary Michael (PG), Joseph Watts (PF), Richard Gaskins (C) Frank Batt, Todd Weissman, Arthur Leonard | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 11:23 | Carthage | Terry Burns is called for the reach on Gary Michael - foul #1 on Terry Burns, team foul #4 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Carthage | Todd Weissman (PF) Joseph Watts | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 11:05 | Carthage | Robert Singleton blows the layup | 8-6 |
| 11:04 | Carthage | Robert Tucker tips it home | 10-6 |
| 10:47 | Millikin | Charles Mooney misses the jumper from the left block | 10-6 |
| 10:46 | Millikin | Terry Burns hits the follow up shot | 10-8 |
| 10:28 | Carthage | Robert Singleton buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Michael | 12-8 |
| 10:15 | Millikin | Charles Mooney's pass is intercepted by Richard Gaskins | 12-8 |
| 10:01 | Carthage | Robert Singleton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-8 |
| Subs | Carthage | Frank Batt (PG), Calvin Pfeil (SF), Joseph Watts (PF), Arthur Leonard (C) Gary Michael, Robert Tucker, Todd Weissman, Richard Gaskins | |
| Subs | Millikin | Joseph Collins (PG), Eric Hall (SG), Harold York (SF), Michael Herrington (PF), John Beck (C) Terry Burns, Christopher Strong, Charles Mooney, Eugene Jorgensen, John Bartram | |
| 09:48 | Millikin | Eric Hall is hacked by Joseph Watts - foul #1 on Joseph Watts, team foul #2 | 12-8 |
| 09:42 | Millikin | John Beck misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Arthur Leonard - foul #2 on Arthur Leonard, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Gaskins (C) Arthur Leonard | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 09:42 | Millikin | John Beck misses the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 09:42 | Millikin | John Beck makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 09:18 | Carthage | Joseph Watts knocks in the shot near the basket | 14-9 |
| 08:59 | Millikin | Joseph Collins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-9 |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Tucker (SF) Robert Singleton | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 08:52 | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 14-9 |
| 08:50 | Millikin | Eric Hall snags the defensive board | 14-9 |
| 08:32 | Millikin | Michael Herrington misses the easy layup | 14-9 |
| 08:30 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Joseph Watts | 14-9 |
| 08:26 | Carthage | Robert Tucker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-9 |
| 08:24 | Millikin | The rebound goes to John Beck | 14-9 |
| 08:01 | Millikin | Michael Herrington misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-9 |
| 07:59 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Calvin Pfeil | 14-9 |
| 07:43 | Carthage | Michael Herrington swats the short shot by Frank Batt | 14-9 |
| 07:42 | Millikin | John Beck grabs the defensive rebound | 14-9 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Frank Batt (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Calvin Pfeil (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Tucker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Watts (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Gaskins (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Joseph Collins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold York (fresh) PF - Michael Herrington (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Beck (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Millikin | Joseph Collins hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Joseph Watts - foul #2 on Joseph Watts, team foul #4 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Singleton (SG), Todd Weissman (PF), Arthur Leonard (C) Robert Tucker, Joseph Watts, Richard Gaskins | |
| Subs | Millikin | Terry Burns (SG), Charles Mooney (SF), Eugene Jorgensen (PF) Eric Hall, Harold York, Michael Herrington | |
| 07:22 | Millikin | Joseph Collins makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 07:22 | Millikin | Joseph Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 07:01 | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil is fouled on the floor by John Beck - foul #1 on John Beck, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Millikin | Christopher Strong (SG), John Bartram (C) Joseph Collins, John Beck | |
| 06:47 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 14-11 |
| 06:45 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard hits the follow up shot | 16-11 |
| 06:23 | Millikin | Terry Burns is whistled for traveling | 16-11 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gary Michael (PG) Frank Batt | |
| Subs | Millikin | Michael Herrington (PF) Eugene Jorgensen | |
| 06:04 | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 16-11 |
| 06:02 | Millikin | Terry Burns pulls down the rebound | 16-11 |
| 05:44 | Millikin | Charles Mooney can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Calvin Pfeil - foul #1 on Calvin Pfeil, team foul #5 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Carthage | Frank Batt (PG), Robert Tucker (SF) Gary Michael, Calvin Pfeil | |
| Subs | Millikin | Joseph Collins (PG), John Beck (C) Christopher Strong, John Bartram | |
| 05:44 | Millikin | Charles Mooney misses the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 05:44 | Millikin | Charles Mooney misses the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 05:44 | Carthage | Todd Weissman grabs the defensive rebound | 16-11 |
| 05:35 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard buries a jump hook from close range set up by Frank Batt | 18-11 |
| 05:20 | Millikin | Joseph Collins scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Burns | 18-14 |
| 04:59 | Carthage | Todd Weissman hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Herrington - foul #2 on Michael Herrington, team foul #6 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil (SF), Richard Gaskins (C) Robert Tucker, Arthur Leonard | |
| Subs | Millikin | Eric Hall (SG), Harold York (SF), Eugene Jorgensen (PF) Terry Burns, Charles Mooney, Michael Herrington | |
| 04:59 | Carthage | Todd Weissman makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 04:59 | Carthage | Todd Weissman makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 04:36 | Millikin | Joseph Collins misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 20-14 |
| 04:35 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Richard Gaskins | 20-14 |
| 04:17 | Carthage | Frank Batt scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Calvin Pfeil | 22-14 |
| 03:54 | Millikin | Eugene Jorgensen knocks in the shot from the left block | 22-16 |
| 03:35 | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil loses the ball out of bounds | 22-16 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gary Michael (PG), Robert Tucker (SF), Joseph Watts (PF), Arthur Leonard (C) Frank Batt, Calvin Pfeil, Todd Weissman, Richard Gaskins | |
| Subs | Millikin | Terry Burns (PG), Charles Mooney (SF), Michael Herrington (PF), John Bartram (C) Joseph Collins, Harold York, Eugene Jorgensen, John Beck | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gary Michael (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Singleton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Tucker (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Watts (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Arthur Leonard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Terry Burns (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Mooney (fresh) PF - Michael Herrington (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Bartram (fresh) | |
| 03:18 | Millikin | John Bartram can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-16 |
| 03:17 | Millikin | Michael Herrington pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-16 |
| 02:59 | Millikin | Terry Burns connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Herrington | 22-19 |
| 02:42 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Robert Singleton and the foul's on Eric Hall - foul #1 on Eric Hall, team foul #7 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Carthage | Frank Batt (PG), Calvin Pfeil (SG) Gary Michael, Robert Singleton | |
| Subs | Millikin | Christopher Strong (SG) Eric Hall | |
| 02:42 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard misses the free throw | 24-19 |
| 02:42 | Millikin | Christopher Strong grabs the defensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 02:29 | Millikin | Charles Mooney is whistled for a carry | 24-19 |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Singleton (SG) Calvin Pfeil | |
| Subs | Millikin | Joseph Collins (PG), John Beck (C) Christopher Strong, John Bartram | |
| 02:11 | Carthage | Robert Singleton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-19 |
| 02:10 | Millikin | The rebound goes to John Beck | 24-19 |
| 02:02 | Millikin | Michael Herrington is hacked by Joseph Watts - foul #3 on Joseph Watts, team foul #6 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil (SF), Todd Weissman (PF) Robert Tucker, Joseph Watts | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 01:52 | Millikin | Charles Mooney can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 24-19 |
| 01:51 | Millikin | The offensive rebound goes to John Beck | 24-19 |
| 01:30 | Millikin | Charles Mooney lays it up and in set up by Terry Burns | 24-21 |
| 01:16 | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-21 |
| 01:15 | Millikin | Charles Mooney gets the rebound | 24-21 |
| 01:03 | Millikin | Charles Mooney drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Collins | 24-23 |
| 00:43 | Carthage | Robert Singleton makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Calvin Pfeil and he's fouled by Michael Herrington - foul #3 on Michael Herrington, team foul #8 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gary Michael (PG), Robert Tucker (SF) Frank Batt, Calvin Pfeil | |
| Subs | Millikin | Christopher Strong (PG), Eric Hall (SG), Harold York (SF), Eugene Jorgensen (PF), John Bartram (C) Joseph Collins, Terry Burns, Charles Mooney, Michael Herrington, John Beck | |
| 00:43 | Carthage | Robert Singleton misses the free throw | 26-23 |
| 00:43 | Millikin | Eugene Jorgensen pulls down the rebound | 26-23 |
| 00:35 | Millikin | Harold York misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 00:33 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Gary Michael | 26-23 |
| 00:14 | Carthage | Christopher Strong takes the ball from Arthur Leonard | 26-23 |
| 00:02 | Millikin | John Bartram clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-23 |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Todd Weissman grabs the board | 26-23 |