| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Matthew Marr (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Allison (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Rinaldi (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Walter Villarreal (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Hegg (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Roy Vibbert (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robbie Biddle (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Lemasters (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerome Harte (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Terrance Ritter (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Henry Rinaldi inbounds the ball | 36-35 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Carthage | Matthew Marr knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from David Allison | 38-35 |
| 19:39 | Millikin | Jerome Harte clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-35 |
| 19:38 | Millikin | George Lemasters gets the offensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 19:21 | Millikin | Jerome Harte lays it up and in set up by Terrance Ritter | 38-37 |
| 18:55 | Carthage | George Lemasters is called for the reach on Jonathan Hegg - foul #2 on George Lemasters, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| 18:45 | Carthage | Henry Rinaldi knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by David Allison | 40-37 |
| 18:29 | Millikin | Jerome Harte comes up short on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Walter Villarreal - foul #2 on Walter Villarreal, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| 18:29 | Millikin | Jerome Harte makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 18:29 | Millikin | Jerome Harte misses the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 18:29 | Carthage | Henry Rinaldi grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 18:11 | Carthage | Henry Rinaldi hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 40-38 |
| 18:09 | Millikin | Terrance Ritter gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 17:53 | Millikin | Robbie Biddle comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Matthew Marr - foul #1 on Matthew Marr, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| 17:53 | Millikin | Robbie Biddle misses the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 17:53 | Millikin | Robbie Biddle makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 17:39 | Carthage | Jonathan Hegg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-39 |
| Subs | Carthage | William Grosse (SF) Henry Rinaldi | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 17:29 | Millikin | Robbie Biddle drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Roy Vibbert | 40-42 |
| 17:18 | Carthage | Roy Vibbert is called for the reach on Matthew Marr - foul #1 on Roy Vibbert, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Carthage | Alex Deblois (PG), Leon Kline (SG), Henry Gatlin (PF), Kenneth Libbey (C) Matthew Marr, David Allison, Walter Villarreal, Jonathan Hegg | |
| Subs | Millikin | Mathew Gale (PG), Norman Caldwell (SG), John Applewhite (SF), James Jones (PF), David Gunning (C) Roy Vibbert, Robbie Biddle, George Lemasters, Jerome Harte, Terrance Ritter | |
| 17:07 | Carthage | Alex Deblois misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 17:05 | Millikin | John Applewhite snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 16:52 | Millikin | John Applewhite's pass is intercepted by Henry Gatlin | 40-42 |
| 16:39 | Carthage | Henry Gatlin misses long on a runner from the baseline | 40-42 |
| 16:38 | Millikin | David Gunning gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 16:19 | Millikin | James Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-42 |
| 16:17 | Carthage | Henry Gatlin gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 16:14 | Carthage | Norman Caldwell is called for the reach on Alex Deblois in the backcourt - foul #1 on Norman Caldwell, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Carthage | David Allison (SG), Henry Rinaldi (SF), Jonathan Hegg (C) Alex Deblois, William Grosse, Kenneth Libbey | |
| Subs | Millikin | Robbie Biddle (SG), George Lemasters (SF), Terrance Ritter (C) Norman Caldwell, John Applewhite, David Gunning | |
| 16:06 | Carthage | David Allison can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 16:05 | Carthage | Jonathan Hegg tips it but misses | 40-42 |
| 16:03 | Carthage | Henry Gatlin grabs the offensive board | 40-42 |
| 15:55 | Carthage | Jonathan Hegg slams it home on a nice dish by Leon Kline | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Leon Kline (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Allison (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Henry Rinaldi (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Gatlin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Hegg (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Mathew Gale (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robbie Biddle (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Lemasters (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Jones (fresh) 5 pts. C - Terrance Ritter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Millikin | Robbie Biddle is fouled on the floor by Henry Gatlin - foul #2 on Henry Gatlin, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Carthage | Matthew Marr (PG), Walter Villarreal (PF) Leon Kline, Henry Gatlin | |
| Subs | Millikin | Roy Vibbert (PG), Jerome Harte (PF) Mathew Gale, James Jones | |
| 15:33 | Millikin | Jerome Harte makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Roy Vibbert | 42-45 |
| 15:22 | Carthage | Henry Rinaldi's pass is intercepted by Roy Vibbert | 42-45 |
| 15:06 | Millikin | Robbie Biddle misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 15:04 | Millikin | Terrance Ritter hits the follow up shot | 42-47 |
| 15:01 | Carthage | Matthew Marr loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-47 |
| 14:43 | Millikin | Jerome Harte lays it up and in set up by Roy Vibbert | 42-49 |
| 14:30 | Carthage | Jonathan Hegg misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 42-49 |
| 14:28 | Millikin | George Lemasters gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 14:13 | Millikin | Jerome Harte hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-49 |
| 14:11 | Carthage | David Allison grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 13:45 | Carthage | David Allison scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Matthew Marr | 45-49 |
| 13:24 | Millikin | Robbie Biddle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-49 |
| Subs | Carthage | Alex Deblois (PG), Leon Kline (SG), William Grosse (SF), Henry Gatlin (PF), Kenneth Libbey (C) Matthew Marr, David Allison, Henry Rinaldi, Walter Villarreal, Jonathan Hegg | |
| Subs | Millikin | Mathew Gale (PG), Norman Caldwell (SG), John Applewhite (SF), James Jones (PF), David Gunning (C) Roy Vibbert, Robbie Biddle, George Lemasters, Jerome Harte, Terrance Ritter | |
| 13:08 | Carthage | Leon Kline buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Alex Deblois | 47-49 |
| 12:53 | Millikin | James Jones connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Applewhite | 47-52 |
| 12:31 | Carthage | William Grosse clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-52 |
| 12:30 | Millikin | Norman Caldwell grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 12:16 | Millikin | John Applewhite's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Libbey | 47-52 |
| 12:15 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Henry Gatlin | 47-52 |
| 12:01 | Carthage | Henry Gatlin can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Jones - foul #1 on James Jones, team foul #4 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Carthage | Matthew Marr (PG), Walter Villarreal (PF) Alex Deblois, Kenneth Libbey | |
| Subs | Millikin | Roy Vibbert (PG), Jerome Harte (PF) Norman Caldwell, David Gunning | |
| 12:01 | Carthage | Henry Gatlin misses the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 12:01 | Carthage | Henry Gatlin makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 11:43 | Millikin | Jerome Harte misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 48-52 |
| 11:41 | Carthage | William Grosse gets the rebound | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Matthew Marr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leon Kline (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Grosse (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walter Villarreal (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry Gatlin (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Roy Vibbert (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Mathew Gale (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Applewhite (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerome Harte (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - James Jones (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Carthage | Henry Gatlin makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Matthew Marr | 50-52 |
| 11:12 | Millikin | Jerome Harte lays it up and in on a great pass from Roy Vibbert | 50-54 |
| 10:44 | Carthage | A charge is called on Walter Villarreal - foul #3 on Walter Villarreal, team foul #4 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Carthage | David Allison (SG), Henry Rinaldi (SF), Jonathan Hegg (C) Leon Kline, William Grosse, Henry Gatlin | |
| Subs | Millikin | Robbie Biddle (SG), George Lemasters (SF), David Gunning (PF), Terrance Ritter (C) Mathew Gale, John Applewhite, Jerome Harte, James Jones | |
| 10:25 | Millikin | Roy Vibbert is whistled for traveling | 50-54 |
| Subs | Carthage | Alex Deblois (PG), Kenneth Libbey (PF) Matthew Marr, Walter Villarreal | |
| Subs | Millikin | Norman Caldwell (PG) Roy Vibbert | |
| 10:01 | Carthage | Henry Rinaldi can't throw it down | 50-54 |
| 10:00 | Carthage | Kenneth Libbey hits the follow up shot | 52-54 |
| 09:48 | Millikin | Henry Rinaldi is called for the reach on Robbie Biddle - foul #1 on Henry Rinaldi, team foul #5 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Carthage | Leon Kline (PG), William Grosse (PF) Alex Deblois, Kenneth Libbey | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 09:37 | Millikin | Leon Kline steals the ball from Terrance Ritter | 52-54 |
| 09:19 | Carthage | Leon Kline hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 52-54 |
| 09:18 | Carthage | Henry Rinaldi gets the offensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 09:11 | Carthage | Leon Kline hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from William Grosse | 54-54 |
| 08:54 | Millikin | George Lemasters's pass is intercepted by Henry Rinaldi | 54-54 |
| 08:51 | Carthage | David Allison hits the finger roll set up by Henry Rinaldi | 56-54 |
| 08:29 | Millikin | Norman Caldwell makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Gunning | 56-57 |
| 08:17 | Carthage | William Grosse makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Jonathan Hegg | 58-57 |
| 08:04 | Millikin | The jump hook by David Gunning is blocked by Jonathan Hegg | 58-57 |
| 08:02 | Carthage | Jonathan Hegg grabs the board | 58-57 |
| 07:43 | Carthage | Jonathan Hegg clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Terrance Ritter - foul #3 on Terrance Ritter, team foul #5 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Carthage | Matthew Marr (PG), Joseph Baily (SG), Paul Miller (SF), Walter Villarreal (PF) Leon Kline, David Allison, Henry Rinaldi, William Grosse | |
| Subs | Millikin | Roy Vibbert (PG), Mathew Gale (SG), John Applewhite (SF), Jerome Harte (PF), James Jones (C) Norman Caldwell, Robbie Biddle, George Lemasters, David Gunning, Terrance Ritter | |
| 07:43 | Carthage | Jonathan Hegg makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 07:43 | Carthage | Jonathan Hegg misses the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 07:43 | Millikin | Jerome Harte grabs the board | 59-57 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Matthew Marr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Baily (fresh) SF - Paul Miller (fresh) PF - Walter Villarreal (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Hegg (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Roy Vibbert (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Mathew Gale (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Applewhite (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerome Harte (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - James Jones (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Millikin | James Jones misses the 3 from the left corner | 59-57 |
| 07:22 | Carthage | Joseph Baily snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| 07:00 | Carthage | Walter Villarreal clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 06:59 | Millikin | Roy Vibbert pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| 06:41 | Millikin | Jerome Harte misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jonathan Hegg - foul #2 on Jonathan Hegg, team foul #6 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Carthage | Leon Kline (SG), William Grosse (SF), Henry Gatlin (C) Joseph Baily, Paul Miller, Jonathan Hegg | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 06:41 | Millikin | Jerome Harte misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 06:41 | Millikin | Jerome Harte makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 06:29 | Carthage | John Applewhite picks off the pass by Henry Gatlin | 59-58 |
| 06:26 | Millikin | Roy Vibbert misses the easy layup | 59-58 |
| 06:25 | Millikin | James Jones tips it home | 59-60 |
| 06:07 | Carthage | Leon Kline blows the layup but he's hacked by Jerome Harte - foul #1 on Jerome Harte, team foul #6 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Carthage | David Allison (SG) Matthew Marr | |
| Subs | Millikin | Robbie Biddle (SG), George Lemasters (SF), Terrance Ritter (C) Mathew Gale, John Applewhite, James Jones | |
| 06:07 | Carthage | Leon Kline makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 06:07 | Carthage | Leon Kline makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 05:42 | Millikin | Terrance Ritter drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-63 |
| 05:26 | Carthage | Henry Gatlin misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-63 |
| 05:24 | Carthage | David Allison grabs the offensive board | 61-63 |
| 05:18 | Carthage | William Grosse misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Jerome Harte - foul #2 on Jerome Harte, team foul #7 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Carthage | Matthew Marr (PG) Leon Kline | |
| Subs | Millikin | James Jones (PF) Jerome Harte | |
| 05:18 | Carthage | William Grosse makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 05:18 | Carthage | William Grosse makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 04:54 | Millikin | Robbie Biddle scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-66 |
| 04:37 | Carthage | David Allison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-66 |
| 04:35 | Millikin | Terrance Ritter snags the defensive board | 63-66 |
| 04:22 | Millikin | Walter Villarreal is called for the reach on James Jones - foul #4 on Walter Villarreal, team foul #7 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Carthage | Henry Rinaldi (SF), Jonathan Hegg (C) William Grosse, Walter Villarreal | |
| Subs | Millikin | Mathew Gale (PG), Norman Caldwell (SG), John Applewhite (SF) Roy Vibbert, Robbie Biddle, George Lemasters | |
| 04:22 | Millikin | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 04:22 | Millikin | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 03:59 | Carthage | Henry Rinaldi drills a shot in the paint set up by David Allison | 65-68 |
| 03:41 | Millikin | John Applewhite clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 65-68 |
| 03:40 | Millikin | James Jones tips it in | 65-70 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Matthew Marr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Allison (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Henry Rinaldi (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Gatlin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Hegg (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Mathew Gale (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Applewhite (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Jones (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Terrance Ritter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:33 | Carthage | Jonathan Hegg is hacked by Terrance Ritter - foul #4 on Terrance Ritter, team foul #8 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Carthage | Leon Kline (SG), Kenneth Libbey (PF) David Allison, Henry Gatlin | |
| Subs | Millikin | Jerome Harte (PF), David Gunning (C) James Jones, Terrance Ritter | |
| 03:33 | Carthage | Jonathan Hegg makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 03:33 | Carthage | Jonathan Hegg makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 03:16 | Millikin | Norman Caldwell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-70 |
| 03:15 | Carthage | Henry Rinaldi grabs the defensive rebound | 67-70 |
| 03:03 | Carthage | Matthew Marr's pass is intercepted by Jerome Harte | 67-70 |
| 03:00 | Millikin | Millikin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-70 |
| Subs | Carthage | David Allison (SG), Walter Villarreal (PF) Leon Kline, Kenneth Libbey | |
| Subs | Millikin | Roy Vibbert (PG), Robbie Biddle (SG), George Lemasters (SF), Terrance Ritter (C) Mathew Gale, Norman Caldwell, John Applewhite, David Gunning | |
| 02:48 | Millikin | Jerome Harte lays it up and in on a nice dish by Roy Vibbert | 67-72 |
| 02:32 | Carthage | David Allison knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Henry Rinaldi | 70-72 |
| 02:15 | Millikin | Jerome Harte is fouled on the floor by Walter Villarreal - foul #5 on Walter Villarreal, team foul #8 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Carthage | Henry Gatlin (PF) Walter Villarreal | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 02:15 | Millikin | Jerome Harte misses the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 02:15 | Carthage | Jonathan Hegg snags the defensive board | 70-72 |
| 01:56 | Carthage | Henry Gatlin's fadeaway is rejected by George Lemasters | 70-72 |
| 01:55 | Carthage | Jonathan Hegg tips it home | 72-72 |
| 01:33 | Millikin | George Lemasters connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robbie Biddle | 72-74 |
| 01:18 | Carthage | Jonathan Hegg drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by David Allison | 74-74 |
| 00:58 | Millikin | Robbie Biddle clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-74 |
| 00:56 | Millikin | Terrance Ritter misses the tip | 74-74 |
| 00:55 | Carthage | Henry Rinaldi pulls down the rebound | 74-74 |
| 00:38 | Carthage | Jonathan Hegg drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Henry Rinaldi | 76-74 |
| 00:30 | Millikin | The short jumper by Jerome Harte is denied by Henry Gatlin | 76-74 |
| 00:28 | Millikin | Terrance Ritter hits the follow up shot | 76-76 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Carthage | Henry Gatlin is hacked by Jerome Harte - foul #3 on Jerome Harte, team foul #9 | 76-76 |
| 00:04 | Carthage | Henry Gatlin makes the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 00:04 | Carthage | Henry Gatlin misses the 2nd free throw | 77-76 |
| 00:04 | Millikin | Terrance Ritter snags the defensive board | 77-76 |
| 00:04 | Millikin | Millikin calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-76 |
| 00:00 | Millikin | Robbie Biddle comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 77-76 |