| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Frank Landy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Newman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Crane (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Scott Adler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Randall Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Burton Ayers (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Eric McClaine (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lee Bouchard (fresh) PF - Robert Carol (fresh) 5 reb. C - Kevin Bledsoe (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Lee Bouchard inbounds the ball | 35-30 |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Carthage | Burton Ayers's fadeaway is rejected by Scott Adler | 35-30 |
| 19:34 | Millikin | Scott Adler grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 19:11 | Millikin | Scott Adler misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Lee Bouchard - foul #1 on Lee Bouchard, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Millikin | Edwin Walker (SF), James Flynn (C) Matthew Crane, Randall Johnson | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 19:11 | Millikin | Scott Adler misses the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 19:11 | Millikin | Scott Adler makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 18:57 | Carthage | Eric McClaine hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 18:51 | Millikin | Eric Newman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-33 |
| Subs | Millikin | Christopher Skillman (PG), Gary Randall (SF), Randall Johnson (C) Frank Landy, Edwin Walker, James Flynn | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 18:26 | Carthage | Burton Ayers buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric McClaine | 36-35 |
| 18:02 | Millikin | Gary Randall is hacked by Lee Bouchard - foul #2 on Lee Bouchard, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Millikin | Frank Landy (PG), Harold Anderson (SG), Matthew Crane (SF), James Flynn (C) Christopher Skillman, Eric Newman, Gary Randall, Randall Johnson | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 17:52 | Millikin | Frank Landy travels with the ball | 36-35 |
| 17:27 | Carthage | Harold Anderson takes the ball from Robert Carol | 36-35 |
| 17:23 | Millikin | Harold Anderson lays it in | 38-35 |
| 16:58 | Carthage | Burton Ayers clanks a shot from the right block | 38-35 |
| 16:56 | Carthage | Eric McClaine gets the offensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 16:38 | Carthage | Burton Ayers connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Eric McClaine | 38-37 |
| 16:16 | Millikin | Harold Anderson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 16:14 | Carthage | Robert Carol grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 16:10 | Carthage | Burton Ayers connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Eric McClaine | 38-40 |
| 15:50 | Millikin | James Flynn buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Harold Anderson | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Frank Landy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Crane (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Scott Adler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Flynn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Burton Ayers (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SG - Eric McClaine (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lee Bouchard (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Carol (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Kevin Bledsoe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Carthage | Lee Bouchard misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 15:42 | Carthage | Robert Carol gets the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 15:26 | Carthage | Kevin Bledsoe is hacked by James Flynn - foul #1 on James Flynn, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Millikin | Christopher Skillman (PG), Eric Newman (SG), Edwin Walker (SF), Randall Johnson (PF), Douglas Horton (C) Frank Landy, Harold Anderson, Matthew Crane, Scott Adler, James Flynn | |
| Subs | Carthage | Carlos Sledge (PG), Virgil Hawthorn (SG), Richard Engelhardt (SF), Howard Noel (PF), Daniel Mayorga (C) Burton Ayers, Eric McClaine, Lee Bouchard, Robert Carol, Kevin Bledsoe | |
| 15:14 | Carthage | Virgil Hawthorn is hacked by Eric Newman - foul #1 on Eric Newman, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| 15:02 | Carthage | Richard Engelhardt is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Richard Engelhardt, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Millikin | Scott Adler (PF) Randall Johnson | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 14:46 | Millikin | Christopher Skillman clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 14:44 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Virgil Hawthorn | 40-40 |
| 14:31 | Carthage | Virgil Hawthorn hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 14:25 | Millikin | Christopher Skillman is hacked by Virgil Hawthorn - foul #1 on Virgil Hawthorn, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Millikin | Randall Johnson (PF) Scott Adler | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 14:04 | Millikin | Christopher Skillman can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Daniel Mayorga - foul #2 on Daniel Mayorga, team foul #5 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Millikin | Scott Adler (PF) Randall Johnson | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 14:04 | Millikin | Christopher Skillman makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 14:04 | Millikin | Christopher Skillman makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 13:44 | Carthage | Daniel Mayorga loses the ball out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | Millikin | Frank Landy (PG) Christopher Skillman | |
| Subs | Carthage | Burton Ayers (PG), Robert Carol (PF), Kevin Bledsoe (C) Carlos Sledge, Richard Engelhardt, Daniel Mayorga | |
| 13:19 | Millikin | Eric Newman misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 42-43 |
| 13:18 | Carthage | Virgil Hawthorn pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 13:05 | Carthage | Burton Ayers clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 13:04 | Millikin | Douglas Horton pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 12:46 | Millikin | Eric Newman drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 12:31 | Carthage | Howard Noel is whistled for traveling | 45-43 |
| Subs | Millikin | Christopher Skillman (PG), Harold Anderson (SG), Matthew Crane (SF), Randall Johnson (PF) Frank Landy, Eric Newman, Edwin Walker, Scott Adler | |
| Subs | Carthage | Eric McClaine (SG), Lee Bouchard (SF) Virgil Hawthorn, Howard Noel | |
| 12:17 | Millikin | Harold Anderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 12:16 | Carthage | Robert Carol pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 12:03 | Carthage | Burton Ayers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | Millikin | Eric Newman (SG), Scott Adler (PF) Harold Anderson, Randall Johnson | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 11:42 | Millikin | Douglas Horton clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Kevin Bledsoe - foul #1 on Kevin Bledsoe, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Millikin | James Flynn (PF) Scott Adler | |
| Subs | Carthage | Carlos Sledge (PG) Burton Ayers | |
| 11:42 | Millikin | Douglas Horton misses the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 11:42 | Millikin | Douglas Horton misses the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 11:42 | Carthage | Robert Carol gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Christopher Skillman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Newman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Crane (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Flynn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Douglas Horton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Carlos Sledge (fresh) SG - Eric McClaine (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lee Bouchard (fresh) PF - Robert Carol (fresh) 9 reb. C - Kevin Bledsoe (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Carthage | Robert Carol comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-43 |
| 11:20 | Carthage | Lee Bouchard pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 11:07 | Carthage | Eric McClaine hits a floater from the right block | 45-45 |
| 11:01 | Millikin | Douglas Horton hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 45-45 |
| 11:00 | Carthage | Robert Carol grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 10:36 | Carthage | Christopher Skillman steals it from Robert Carol | 45-45 |
| 10:22 | Millikin | Matthew Crane can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-45 |
| 10:21 | Millikin | Matthew Crane tips it but misses | 45-45 |
| 10:20 | Millikin | Matthew Crane tips it home | 47-45 |
| 09:58 | Carthage | Eric McClaine misses badly on a shot from the right side | 47-45 |
| 09:57 | Millikin | Douglas Horton grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 09:38 | Millikin | Douglas Horton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Eric Newman | 49-45 |
| 09:19 | Carthage | Lee Bouchard hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Douglas Horton - foul #4 on Douglas Horton, team foul #3 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Millikin | Frank Landy (PG), Harold Anderson (SG), Edwin Walker (SF), Scott Adler (PF), Randall Johnson (C) Christopher Skillman, Eric Newman, Matthew Crane, James Flynn, Douglas Horton | |
| Subs | Carthage | Burton Ayers (PG), Virgil Hawthorn (SG), Howard Noel (PF), Daniel Mayorga (C) Carlos Sledge, Eric McClaine, Robert Carol, Kevin Bledsoe | |
| 09:19 | Carthage | Lee Bouchard makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 09:19 | Carthage | Lee Bouchard misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 09:19 | Millikin | Randall Johnson snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 09:00 | Millikin | Randall Johnson is called for traveling | 49-46 |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Engelhardt (SF) Lee Bouchard | |
| 08:52 | Carthage | Burton Ayers misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 08:51 | Millikin | The rebound goes to Randall Johnson | 49-46 |
| 08:32 | Millikin | Scott Adler hits a runner from the baseline set up by Frank Landy | 51-46 |
| 08:13 | Carthage | Daniel Mayorga lays it up and in | 51-48 |
| 07:47 | Millikin | Edwin Walker misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 07:46 | Carthage | Howard Noel snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 07:28 | Carthage | Randall Johnson is called for the reach on Richard Engelhardt - foul #2 on Randall Johnson, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Millikin | Matthew Crane (SF), Douglas Horton (C) Edwin Walker, Randall Johnson | |
| Subs | Carthage | Eric McClaine (SG), Lee Bouchard (SF), Robert Carol (PF) Virgil Hawthorn, Richard Engelhardt, Daniel Mayorga | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Frank Landy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Crane (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Scott Adler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Douglas Horton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Burton Ayers (fresh) 17 pts. SG - Eric McClaine (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lee Bouchard (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Carol (fresh) 10 reb. C - Howard Noel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Carthage | Robert Carol can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 51-48 |
| 07:01 | Millikin | The rebound goes to Scott Adler | 51-48 |
| 06:42 | Millikin | Matthew Crane scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Harold Anderson | 53-48 |
| 06:24 | Carthage | Howard Noel drills a runner in the lane | 53-50 |
| 06:03 | Millikin | Frank Landy buries a runner from the baseline and the foul's on Lee Bouchard - foul #3 on Lee Bouchard, team foul #7 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Millikin | Eric Newman (SG), Edwin Walker (SF) Harold Anderson, Matthew Crane | |
| Subs | Carthage | Carlos Sledge (PG), Kevin Bledsoe (C) Burton Ayers, Howard Noel | |
| 06:03 | Millikin | Frank Landy makes the free throw | 56-50 |
| 05:43 | Carthage | Frank Landy steps in front of the Lee Bouchard pass | 56-50 |
| 05:40 | Millikin | Frank Landy banks in the layup | 58-50 |
| 05:27 | Carthage | Lee Bouchard clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-50 |
| 05:25 | Millikin | Douglas Horton grabs the defensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 05:01 | Millikin | Douglas Horton knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-50 |
| 04:56 | Carthage | Kevin Bledsoe is called for traveling | 60-50 |
| Subs | Millikin | Christopher Skillman (PG), Matthew Crane (SF), James Flynn (PF) Frank Landy, Edwin Walker, Scott Adler | |
| Subs | Carthage | Burton Ayers (PG), Virgil Hawthorn (SF), Howard Noel (PF) Eric McClaine, Lee Bouchard, Robert Carol | |
| 04:39 | Millikin | Eric Newman knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Carlos Sledge - foul #1 on Carlos Sledge, team foul #8 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Millikin | Scott Adler (PF) James Flynn | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 04:39 | Millikin | Eric Newman makes the free throw | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:21 | Carthage | Burton Ayers buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Kevin Bledsoe | 63-53 |
| 04:09 | Millikin | Christopher Skillman scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Douglas Horton | 65-53 |
| 03:58 | Carthage | Carlos Sledge knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Howard Noel | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:56 | Millikin | Christopher Skillman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-55 |
| Subs | Millikin | Harold Anderson (SG), Edwin Walker (SF), James Flynn (PF) Eric Newman, Matthew Crane, Scott Adler | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 03:40 | Carthage | Howard Noel drills a runner in the lane | 65-57 |
| 03:26 | Millikin | Christopher Skillman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-57 |
| 03:25 | Millikin | James Flynn grabs the offensive rebound | 65-57 |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Christopher Skillman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edwin Walker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Flynn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Douglas Horton (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Burton Ayers (fresh) 20 pts. SG - Carlos Sledge (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Virgil Hawthorn (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Howard Noel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Bledsoe (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Millikin | Douglas Horton knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Anderson | 68-57 |
| 02:52 | Carthage | Burton Ayers comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 68-57 |
| 02:51 | Carthage | Howard Noel grabs the offensive rebound | 68-57 |
| 02:51 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-57 |
| Subs | Millikin | Frank Landy (PG), Eric Newman (SG), Matthew Crane (SF), Scott Adler (PF) Christopher Skillman, Harold Anderson, Edwin Walker, James Flynn | |
| Subs | Carthage | Eric McClaine (SG), Lee Bouchard (SF), Robert Carol (PF) Carlos Sledge, Virgil Hawthorn, Howard Noel | |
| 02:33 | Carthage | Burton Ayers comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Douglas Horton - foul #5 on Douglas Horton, team foul #5 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Millikin | Randall Johnson (C) Douglas Horton | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 02:33 | Carthage | Burton Ayers makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 02:33 | Carthage | Burton Ayers makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 02:20 | Millikin | Eric Newman knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Frank Landy | 71-59 |
| 02:04 | Carthage | Lee Bouchard misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 71-59 |
| 02:02 | Millikin | Scott Adler pulls down the rebound | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:45 | Millikin | Randall Johnson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-59 |
| 01:43 | Carthage | Robert Carol grabs the board | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:34 | Carthage | Burton Ayers is whistled for traveling | 71-59 |
| Subs | Millikin | Christopher Skillman (PG), Harold Anderson (SG), Edwin Walker (SF), James Flynn (C) Frank Landy, Eric Newman, Matthew Crane, Scott Adler | |
| Subs | Carthage | Carlos Sledge (PG), Virgil Hawthorn (SG), Richard Engelhardt (SF), Howard Noel (PF), Daniel Mayorga (C) Burton Ayers, Eric McClaine, Lee Bouchard, Robert Carol, Kevin Bledsoe | |
| 01:12 | Millikin | Christopher Skillman can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Daniel Mayorga - foul #3 on Daniel Mayorga, team foul #9 | 71-59 |
| 01:12 | Millikin | Christopher Skillman misses the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 01:12 | Millikin | Christopher Skillman makes the 2nd free throw | 72-59 |
| 00:59 | Carthage | Virgil Hawthorn misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-59 |
| 00:57 | Carthage | Daniel Mayorga pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Carthage | Virgil Hawthorn banks in the layup on a nice dish by Carlos Sledge | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Millikin | Edwin Walker can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Richard Engelhardt - foul #2 on Richard Engelhardt, team foul #10 | 72-61 |
| 00:26 | Millikin | Edwin Walker makes the 1st free throw | 73-61 |
| 00:26 | Millikin | Edwin Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 74-61 |
| 00:20 | Carthage | Daniel Mayorga misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 74-61 |
| 00:18 | Carthage | Howard Noel hits the follow up shot | 74-63 |
| 00:00 | Millikin | Christopher Skillman runs out the clock | 74-63 |