| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Jimmy Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jay Webb (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Washington (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffery Young (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Alston (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Ebeling (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Gene Slaton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Millikin | Ronald Washington inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Millikin | Gregory Carr misses the fadeaway from the right block | 30-30 |
| 19:37 | Millikin | Gregory Carr snags the offensive board | 30-30 |
| 19:20 | Millikin | Ronald Washington misses long on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Gene Slaton - foul #3 on Gene Slaton, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Bobby Mathieu (C) Gene Slaton | |
| 19:20 | Millikin | Ronald Washington misses the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 19:20 | Millikin | Ronald Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 19:06 | N. Central | Bobby Mathieu is called for traveling | 31-30 |
| 18:58 | Millikin | Jimmy Higgins misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 18:57 | N. Central | Richard Jones gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| 18:33 | N. Central | Jay Webb is called for the reach on George Hughes - foul #3 on Jay Webb, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Millikin | James Freel (SG) Jay Webb | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 18:13 | N. Central | Paul Ebeling blows the layup | 31-30 |
| 18:12 | N. Central | Paul Ebeling grabs the offensive board | 31-30 |
| 18:07 | N. Central | Bobby Mathieu blows the layup | 31-30 |
| 18:05 | Millikin | Jeffery Young grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 17:48 | Millikin | Paul Ebeling is called for the reach on Ronald Washington - foul #1 on Paul Ebeling, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| 17:43 | Millikin | Ronald Washington can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 17:42 | N. Central | Bobby Mathieu grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 17:19 | N. Central | Joseph Alston clanks a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on James Freel - foul #1 on James Freel, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Millikin | John Dillon (PF) Gregory Carr | |
| Subs | N. Central | Harold Englund (C) Paul Ebeling | |
| 17:19 | N. Central | Joseph Alston misses the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 17:19 | N. Central | Joseph Alston makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 16:56 | Millikin | John Dillon buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by James Freel | 33-31 |
| 16:36 | N. Central | Harold Englund can't connect on a floater from the left block | 33-31 |
| 16:34 | Millikin | John Dillon pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 16:13 | Millikin | Jimmy Higgins drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Washington | 35-31 |
| 15:56 | N. Central | George Hughes drills a runner from the left block set up by Richard Jones | 35-33 |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Jimmy Higgins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Freel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Washington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Dillon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Jeffery Young (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Richard Jones (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - George Hughes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Alston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bobby Mathieu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Englund (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Millikin | James Freel can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Joseph Alston - foul #1 on Joseph Alston, team foul #3 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Millikin | Jay Webb (SG), Richard Young (SF), Gregory Carr (PF) Jimmy Higgins, Ronald Washington, Jeffery Young | |
| Subs | N. Central | Gary Severs (PG), Scot Kozielski (SG), Paul Ebeling (PF), Gene Slaton (C) Richard Jones, George Hughes, Joseph Alston, Bobby Mathieu | |
| 15:37 | Millikin | James Freel makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 15:37 | Millikin | James Freel makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 15:17 | N. Central | Gene Slaton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jay Webb - foul #4 on Jay Webb, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Millikin | Harold Murray (PG), Christopher Klimaszewski (SF) James Freel, Jay Webb | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 15:17 | N. Central | Gene Slaton makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 15:17 | N. Central | Gene Slaton misses the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 15:17 | Millikin | The rebound goes to John Dillon | 37-34 |
| 14:59 | Millikin | Paul Ebeling is called for the reach on Gregory Carr - foul #2 on Paul Ebeling, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| 14:42 | Millikin | John Dillon comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-34 |
| 14:41 | Millikin | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Young | 37-34 |
| 14:22 | Millikin | Christopher Klimaszewski misses short on a jumper from the right block | 37-34 |
| 14:21 | N. Central | Paul Ebeling grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 14:01 | N. Central | Gene Slaton connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Scot Kozielski | 37-36 |
| 13:50 | Millikin | Gregory Carr clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-36 |
| 13:49 | N. Central | Gene Slaton grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 13:33 | N. Central | Gary Severs hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-36 |
| 13:32 | Millikin | Harold Murray snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 13:15 | Millikin | Gregory Carr comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 37-36 |
| 13:14 | N. Central | Gene Slaton grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 12:46 | N. Central | Paul Ebeling connects on the runner in the paint | 37-38 |
| 12:23 | Millikin | John Dillon misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 12:22 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Paul Ebeling | 37-38 |
| 12:05 | N. Central | Gary Severs scores on a 3 from straight away | 37-41 |
| 11:49 | Millikin | Richard Young can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 37-41 |
| 11:47 | N. Central | Gary Severs pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Harold Murray (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Young (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Klimaszewski (fairly fresh) PF - Gregory Carr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Dillon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Gary Severs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Scot Kozielski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Englund (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Ebeling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Gene Slaton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:41 | N. Central | Gary Severs misses the lay-in | 37-41 |
| 11:39 | Millikin | Gregory Carr pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 11:21 | Millikin | John Dillon scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Gregory Carr | 39-41 |
| 11:03 | N. Central | Paul Ebeling hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 39-41 |
| 11:01 | Millikin | Harold Murray grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 10:47 | Millikin | John Dillon comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-41 |
| 10:45 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Gary Severs | 39-41 |
| 10:18 | N. Central | Scot Kozielski misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-41 |
| 10:16 | Millikin | Gregory Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 10:14 | Millikin | Harold Murray is fouled in the backcourt by Scot Kozielski - foul #1 on Scot Kozielski, team foul #5 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Millikin | Jimmy Higgins (PG), James Freel (SG), Ronald Washington (SF), Benjamin McFalls (PF), Jeffery Young (C) Harold Murray, Richard Young, Christopher Klimaszewski, Gregory Carr, John Dillon | |
| Subs | N. Central | Richard Jones (PG), George Hughes (SG), Joseph Alston (SF), Sherman Oliver (PF), Bobby Mathieu (C) Gary Severs, Scot Kozielski, Harold Englund, Paul Ebeling, Gene Slaton | |
| 09:58 | Millikin | Ronald Washington scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James Freel | 42-41 |
| 09:48 | N. Central | Richard Jones connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by George Hughes | 42-44 |
| 09:24 | Millikin | Jeffery Young knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Jimmy Higgins and the foul's on Sherman Oliver - foul #1 on Sherman Oliver, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| 09:24 | Millikin | Jeffery Young makes the free throw | 45-44 |
| 09:03 | N. Central | Richard Jones is hacked by Benjamin McFalls - foul #2 on Benjamin McFalls, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| 08:53 | N. Central | Richard Jones misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-44 |
| 08:51 | Millikin | Ronald Washington snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 08:28 | Millikin | James Freel loses the dribble to Bobby Mathieu | 45-44 |
| 08:09 | N. Central | Joseph Alston misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 08:08 | Millikin | The rebound goes to Benjamin McFalls | 45-44 |
| 07:48 | Millikin | George Hughes is called for the reach on James Freel - foul #2 on George Hughes, team foul #7 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Millikin | Jay Webb (SG) Jimmy Higgins | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 07:48 | Millikin | James Freel makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 07:48 | Millikin | James Freel makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - James Freel (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jay Webb (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Ronald Washington (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Benjamin McFalls (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffery Young (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Hughes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Alston (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Sherman Oliver (fresh) C - Bobby Mathieu (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:32 | N. Central | Joseph Alston hits the finger roll set up by Richard Jones | 47-46 |
| 07:11 | Millikin | Jeffery Young blows the layup | 47-46 |
| 07:09 | Millikin | Jeffery Young grabs the offensive board | 47-46 |
| 06:56 | Millikin | Benjamin McFalls hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 47-46 |
| 06:55 | Millikin | The offensive rebound goes to Benjamin McFalls | 47-46 |
| 06:39 | Millikin | Jay Webb comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Sherman Oliver - foul #2 on Sherman Oliver, team foul #8 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Millikin | Jimmy Higgins (PG), Richard Young (SF), Gregory Carr (PF), John Dillon (C) James Freel, Ronald Washington, Benjamin McFalls, Jeffery Young | |
| Subs | N. Central | Scot Kozielski (SG), Harold Englund (SF), Paul Ebeling (PF), Gene Slaton (C) George Hughes, Joseph Alston, Sherman Oliver, Bobby Mathieu | |
| 06:39 | Millikin | Jay Webb makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 06:39 | Millikin | Jay Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 06:26 | N. Central | Scot Kozielski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 06:25 | N. Central | The offensive rebound goes to Gene Slaton | 49-46 |
| 06:08 | N. Central | Scot Kozielski is hacked by Jay Webb - foul #5 on Jay Webb, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Millikin | Harold Murray (SF) Jay Webb | |
| Subs | N. Central | Gary Severs (PG) Richard Jones | |
| 06:02 | N. Central | Paul Ebeling drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Scot Kozielski | 49-48 |
| 05:35 | Millikin | Richard Young misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-48 |
| 05:34 | Millikin | Jimmy Higgins pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 05:29 | Millikin | Richard Young clanks a 3 from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 05:27 | N. Central | Gene Slaton gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 05:03 | N. Central | Scot Kozielski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 05:02 | N. Central | Harold Englund pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 04:48 | N. Central | Harold Englund misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 04:47 | Millikin | Gregory Carr snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| 04:29 | Millikin | Gregory Carr banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Dillon | 51-48 |
| 04:29 | N. Central | N. Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-48 |
| Subs | Millikin | James Freel (SG), Ronald Washington (SF), Jeffery Young (C) Richard Young, Harold Murray, John Dillon | |
| Subs | N. Central | Richard Jones (PG), George Hughes (SG), Joseph Alston (SF) Gary Severs, Scot Kozielski, Harold Englund | |
| 04:04 | N. Central | Joseph Alston is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Young - foul #1 on Jeffery Young, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Bobby Mathieu (PF) Paul Ebeling | |
| 03:57 | N. Central | Joseph Alston makes the floater from just outside the lane | 51-50 |
| 03:36 | Millikin | Jimmy Higgins's fadeaway is rejected by Bobby Mathieu | 51-50 |
| 03:35 | N. Central | Joseph Alston snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Jimmy Higgins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Freel (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Washington (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Carr (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeffery Young (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Hughes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Alston (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Bobby Mathieu (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Gene Slaton (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:30 | N. Central | George Hughes is hacked by Gregory Carr - foul #3 on Gregory Carr, team foul #7 | 51-50 |
| 03:30 | N. Central | George Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 03:30 | Millikin | Gregory Carr grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 03:08 | Millikin | Jimmy Higgins buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffery Young | 54-50 |
| 03:04 | N. Central | Richard Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Jimmy Higgins - foul #1 on Jimmy Higgins, team foul #8 | 54-50 |
| 03:04 | N. Central | Richard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 03:04 | N. Central | Richard Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 02:48 | Millikin | James Freel can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Joseph Alston - foul #2 on Joseph Alston, team foul #9 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Millikin | John Dillon (PF) Gregory Carr | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 02:48 | Millikin | James Freel makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 02:48 | Millikin | James Freel makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 02:29 | N. Central | George Hughes misses the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Jimmy Higgins - foul #2 on Jimmy Higgins, team foul #9 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Paul Ebeling (PF) Bobby Mathieu | |
| 02:29 | N. Central | George Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 02:29 | N. Central | George Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 02:27 | Millikin | Millikin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-53 |
| Subs | Millikin | Gregory Carr (PF) John Dillon | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 02:17 | Millikin | Ronald Washington comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 02:16 | N. Central | Paul Ebeling snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 02:04 | N. Central | George Hughes lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Jones | 56-55 |
| 01:48 | Millikin | Ronald Washington comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 56-55 |
| 01:47 | Millikin | Jimmy Higgins gets the offensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 01:31 | Millikin | Jimmy Higgins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 01:29 | N. Central | Gene Slaton snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 01:11 | N. Central | Paul Ebeling comes up short on the runner in the lane | 56-55 |
| 01:09 | Millikin | Gregory Carr pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 00:44 | Millikin | Ronald Washington can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 00:42 | Millikin | Jimmy Higgins pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Millikin | James Freel loses the ball out of bounds | 56-55 |
| 00:08 | N. Central | Richard Jones buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Joseph Alston | 56-57 |
| 00:08 | Millikin | Millikin calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Millikin | Ronald Washington knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 58-57 |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | N. Central | Richard Jones clanks a fullcourt shot | 58-57 |