| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Santos Jeffries (fresh) SG - Richard Underwood (fresh) SF - Abraham Tait (fresh) PF - Jack Sparks (fresh) C - William Hines (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - Larry Hall (fresh) SG - Brian Colligan (fresh) SF - Tom Combs (fresh) PF - Rodney Holiman (fresh) C - Richard Oja (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Thomas | Richard Oja wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Thomas | Santos Jeffries steals the ball from Larry Hall | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Millikin | Jack Sparks loses the dribble to Brian Colligan | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Thomas | Rodney Holiman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Thomas | Rodney Holiman pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Thomas | Rodney Holiman connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Larry Hall | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Millikin | Abraham Tait knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jack Sparks | 3-2 |
| 18:03 | Thomas | Rodney Holiman hits a 3 from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 17:54 | Millikin | Santos Jeffries hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 17:53 | Millikin | The offensive rebound goes to William Hines | 3-5 |
| 17:35 | Millikin | Jack Sparks lays it up and in | 5-5 |
| 17:19 | Thomas | Richard Underwood is called for the reach on Brian Colligan - foul #1 on Richard Underwood, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| 17:05 | Thomas | Rodney Holiman misses short on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Jack Sparks - foul #1 on Jack Sparks, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| Subs | Thomas | Beau Ebert (C) Richard Oja | |
| 17:05 | Thomas | Rodney Holiman makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:05 | Thomas | Rodney Holiman makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:54 | Millikin | Abraham Tait misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away but he's fouled by Tom Combs - foul #1 on Tom Combs, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| Subs | Thomas | Nestor Breaux (SG) Brian Colligan | |
| 16:54 | Millikin | Abraham Tait misses the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:54 | Millikin | Abraham Tait makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:54 | Millikin | Abraham Tait misses the 3rd free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:54 | Thomas | Beau Ebert gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 16:31 | Thomas | Nestor Breaux can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Richard Underwood - foul #2 on Richard Underwood, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Millikin | Brian Plasky (SG) Richard Underwood | |
| Subs | Thomas | David Weatherly (SF), Roland Harris (PF) Tom Combs, Rodney Holiman | |
| 16:31 | Thomas | Nestor Breaux makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 16:31 | Thomas | Nestor Breaux misses the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 16:31 | Millikin | William Hines grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 16:27 | Millikin | William Hines is called for traveling | 6-8 |
| 16:08 | Thomas | David Weatherly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-8 |
| Subs | Millikin | John Yamaguchi (PF) Jack Sparks | |
| Subs | Thomas | Anthony Nawrocki (PG) Larry Hall | |
| 15:49 | Millikin | Roland Harris is called for the reach on Abraham Tait - foul #1 on Roland Harris, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| Subs | Thomas | Brian Colligan (SG), Richard Oja (C) Anthony Nawrocki, Beau Ebert | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Santos Jeffries (fresh) SG - Brian Plasky (fresh) SF - Abraham Tait (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Yamaguchi (fresh) C - William Hines (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - Nestor Breaux (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Brian Colligan (fresh) SF - David Weatherly (fresh) PF - Roland Harris (fresh) C - Richard Oja (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Millikin | John Yamaguchi can't finish the layup | 6-8 |
| 15:29 | Millikin | Abraham Tait grabs the offensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 15:24 | Millikin | Abraham Tait can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 6-8 |
| 15:23 | Millikin | Santos Jeffries gets the offensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 15:00 | Millikin | Abraham Tait's pass is intercepted by David Weatherly | 6-8 |
| 14:57 | Thomas | Nestor Breaux hits the finger roll set up by David Weatherly | 6-10 |
| 14:42 | Millikin | John Yamaguchi can't finish the layup | 6-10 |
| 14:41 | Millikin | Abraham Tait grabs the offensive board | 6-10 |
| 14:30 | Millikin | William Hines is hacked by Richard Oja - foul #1 on Richard Oja, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Millikin | Corey Parrish (PG), Rafael Stephens (SF), Jack Sparks (PF) Santos Jeffries, Abraham Tait, William Hines | |
| Subs | Thomas | Larry Hall (PG), Tom Combs (SF), Rodney Holiman (PF) Nestor Breaux, David Weatherly, Roland Harris | |
| 14:12 | Millikin | Rafael Stephens scores on a jumper from the right block set up by John Yamaguchi | 8-10 |
| 13:48 | Thomas | Corey Parrish steals the ball from Brian Colligan | 8-10 |
| 13:45 | Millikin | Corey Parrish blows the layup | 8-10 |
| 13:44 | Thomas | Tom Combs grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 13:40 | Thomas | Brian Colligan misses short on a jumper from the right side | 8-10 |
| 13:38 | Millikin | Jack Sparks snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| 13:27 | Millikin | John Yamaguchi drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Corey Parrish and he's fouled by Larry Hall - foul #1 on Larry Hall, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| Subs | Thomas | Nestor Breaux (SG), Beau Ebert (C) Brian Colligan, Richard Oja | |
| 13:27 | Millikin | John Yamaguchi misses the free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:27 | Thomas | The rebound goes to Rodney Holiman | 10-10 |
| 13:11 | Thomas | Tom Combs comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 10-10 |
| 13:09 | Millikin | John Yamaguchi grabs the defensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 13:02 | Millikin | Rafael Stephens drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Yamaguchi | 13-10 |
| 12:38 | Thomas | Rafael Stephens swats the short shot by Beau Ebert | 13-10 |
| 12:37 | Millikin | The rebound goes to Rafael Stephens | 13-10 |
| 12:14 | Millikin | Corey Parrish is fouled on the floor by Larry Hall - foul #2 on Larry Hall, team foul #5 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Millikin | Santos Jeffries (PG), Abraham Tait (SF), Arthur Ranallo (PF), William Hines (C) Brian Plasky, Rafael Stephens, Jack Sparks, John Yamaguchi | |
| Subs | Thomas | David Weatherly (SG) Larry Hall | |
| 11:57 | Millikin | Abraham Tait misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-10 |
| 11:55 | Thomas | The rebound goes to Tom Combs | 13-10 |
| 11:36 | Thomas | David Weatherly is fouled on the floor by Arthur Ranallo - foul #1 on Arthur Ranallo, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Millikin | Robert Hendrickson (SG) Corey Parrish | |
| Subs | Thomas | Brian Colligan (SG), Roland Harris (PF), Richard Oja (C) Tom Combs, Rodney Holiman, Beau Ebert | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Santos Jeffries (fresh) SG - Robert Hendrickson (fresh) SF - Abraham Tait (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Ranallo (fresh) C - William Hines (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - Nestor Breaux (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brian Colligan (fresh) SF - David Weatherly (fresh) PF - Roland Harris (fresh) C - Richard Oja (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Thomas | Richard Oja can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-10 |
| 11:22 | Millikin | Arthur Ranallo grabs the board | 13-10 |
| 11:18 | Millikin | Arthur Ranallo is called for traveling | 13-10 |
| 10:58 | Thomas | Brian Colligan's fadeaway is rejected by Arthur Ranallo | 13-10 |
| 10:56 | Thomas | Roland Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 10:29 | Thomas | Nestor Breaux hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by William Hines - foul #1 on William Hines, team foul #5 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Millikin | Brian Plasky (SG), Jack Sparks (PF) Robert Hendrickson, Arthur Ranallo | |
| Subs | Thomas | Tom Combs (SF) Roland Harris | |
| 10:29 | Thomas | Nestor Breaux makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 10:29 | Thomas | Nestor Breaux makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 10:07 | Millikin | Tom Combs steals it from Abraham Tait | 13-12 |
| 09:43 | Thomas | Abraham Tait steps in front of the Richard Oja pass | 13-12 |
| 09:21 | Millikin | Santos Jeffries can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-12 |
| 09:19 | Thomas | The rebound goes to Tom Combs | 13-12 |
| 09:11 | Thomas | David Weatherly is hacked by William Hines - foul #2 on William Hines, team foul #6 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Millikin | Corey Parrish (PG), Rafael Stephens (SF), John Yamaguchi (C) Santos Jeffries, Abraham Tait, William Hines | |
| Subs | Thomas | Anthony Nawrocki (PG), Rodney Holiman (PF), Beau Ebert (C) Nestor Breaux, David Weatherly, Richard Oja | |
| 09:03 | Thomas | Beau Ebert misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 13-12 |
| 09:01 | Millikin | Rafael Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 08:44 | Millikin | Corey Parrish is called for a charge - foul #1 on Corey Parrish, team foul #7 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| Subs | Thomas | Roland Harris (SF) Tom Combs | |
| 08:32 | Thomas | Rodney Holiman scores on a shot from close range set up by Anthony Nawrocki | 13-14 |
| 08:14 | Millikin | John Yamaguchi connects on the shot near the basket | 15-14 |
| 07:45 | Thomas | Beau Ebert drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Nawrocki | 15-17 |
| 07:32 | Millikin | Corey Parrish throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-17 |
| Subs | Millikin | Santos Jeffries (PG), Abraham Tait (SF), Arthur Ranallo (C) Brian Plasky, Rafael Stephens, Jack Sparks | |
| Subs | Thomas | Nestor Breaux (PG), David Weatherly (SG), Tom Combs (SF) Anthony Nawrocki, Brian Colligan, Roland Harris | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Santos Jeffries (fresh) SG - Corey Parrish (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Abraham Tait (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Yamaguchi (fresh) 4 pts. C - Arthur Ranallo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - Nestor Breaux (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Weatherly (fresh) SF - Tom Combs (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Rodney Holiman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Beau Ebert (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:09 | Thomas | Nestor Breaux connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Weatherly | 15-19 |
| 07:01 | Millikin | Arthur Ranallo is fouled on the floor by Beau Ebert - foul #1 on Beau Ebert, team foul #6 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| Subs | Thomas | Richard Oja (C) Beau Ebert | |
| 06:47 | Millikin | Arthur Ranallo misses the easy layup but he's fouled by David Weatherly - foul #1 on David Weatherly, team foul #7 | 15-19 |
| 06:47 | Millikin | Arthur Ranallo makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 06:47 | Millikin | Arthur Ranallo makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 06:32 | Thomas | David Weatherly loses the dribble to Santos Jeffries | 17-19 |
| 06:27 | Millikin | Abraham Tait banks in the layup on a nice dish by Santos Jeffries | 19-19 |
| 06:09 | Thomas | Tom Combs misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 19-19 |
| 06:08 | Thomas | Rodney Holiman tips it but misses | 19-19 |
| 06:06 | Thomas | Rodney Holiman hits the follow up shot | 19-21 |
| 05:57 | Millikin | Abraham Tait misses short on a shot in the paint | 19-21 |
| 05:56 | Thomas | David Weatherly grabs the board | 19-21 |
| 05:52 | Thomas | Tom Combs knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 19-23 |
| 05:34 | Millikin | Abraham Tait hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-23 |
| 05:32 | Thomas | David Weatherly grabs the board | 19-23 |
| 05:10 | Thomas | David Weatherly travels with the ball | 19-23 |
| Subs | Millikin | Robert Hendrickson (PG), Brian Plasky (SG), Jack Sparks (PF) Santos Jeffries, Corey Parrish, John Yamaguchi | |
| Subs | Thomas | Anthony Nawrocki (PG), Brian Colligan (SG), Christopher Hamilton (SF), Roland Harris (PF), Beau Ebert (C) Nestor Breaux, David Weatherly, Tom Combs, Rodney Holiman, Richard Oja | |
| 04:58 | Millikin | Brian Plasky is hacked by Brian Colligan - foul #1 on Brian Colligan, team foul #8 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Millikin | Rafael Stephens (SF) Abraham Tait | |
| Subs | Thomas | | |
| 04:58 | Millikin | Brian Plasky misses the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 04:58 | Thomas | Beau Ebert pulls down the rebound | 19-23 |
| 04:46 | Thomas | Brian Colligan makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Christopher Hamilton and the foul's on Brian Plasky - foul #1 on Brian Plasky, team foul #8 | 19-25 |
| 04:46 | Thomas | Brian Colligan makes the free throw | 19-26 |
| 04:27 | Millikin | Jack Sparks hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Roland Harris - foul #2 on Roland Harris, team foul #9 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Millikin | Abraham Tait (SF) Arthur Ranallo | |
| Subs | Thomas | Rodney Holiman (PF) Roland Harris | |
| 04:27 | Millikin | Jack Sparks makes the free throw | 22-26 |
| 04:15 | Thomas | Christopher Hamilton is fouled on the floor by Jack Sparks - foul #2 on Jack Sparks, team foul #9 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Millikin | Daniel McClour (PF) Jack Sparks | |
| Subs | Thomas | Nestor Breaux (SG) Brian Colligan | |
| 04:15 | Thomas | Christopher Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 04:15 | Thomas | Christopher Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 04:03 | Millikin | Abraham Tait drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel McClour | 25-28 |
| 03:56 | Thomas | Rodney Holiman's layup is rejected by Rafael Stephens | 25-28 |
| 03:54 | Millikin | Daniel McClour pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 03:33 | Millikin | Abraham Tait comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 25-28 |
| 03:32 | Thomas | Beau Ebert grabs the board | 25-28 |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Robert Hendrickson (fresh) SG - Brian Plasky (fresh) SF - Abraham Tait (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel McClour (fresh) C - Rafael Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - Anthony Nawrocki (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nestor Breaux (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Christopher Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rodney Holiman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Beau Ebert (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Thomas | Nestor Breaux hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-30 |
| 03:11 | Millikin | Robert Hendrickson scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Brian Plasky and he's hacked by Christopher Hamilton - foul #1 on Christopher Hamilton, team foul #10 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Millikin | Richard Underwood (SG), Jack Sparks (PF), William Hines (C) Abraham Tait, Daniel McClour, Rafael Stephens | |
| Subs | Thomas | Larry Hall (PG), Tom Combs (SF), David Weatherly (PF), Richard Oja (C) Anthony Nawrocki, Christopher Hamilton, Rodney Holiman, Beau Ebert | |
| 03:11 | Millikin | Robert Hendrickson misses the free throw | 27-30 |
| 03:11 | Millikin | William Hines gets the offensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 03:06 | Millikin | Richard Underwood misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-30 |
| 03:04 | Thomas | Larry Hall pulls down the rebound | 27-30 |
| 02:52 | Thomas | Tom Combs misses the dunk but the foul's on Robert Hendrickson - foul #1 on Robert Hendrickson, team foul #10 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Millikin | Santos Jeffries (PG) Robert Hendrickson | |
| Subs | Thomas | | |
| 02:52 | Thomas | Tom Combs misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 02:52 | Thomas | Tom Combs misses the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 02:52 | Millikin | Jack Sparks gets the rebound | 27-30 |
| 02:34 | Millikin | Richard Underwood scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Santos Jeffries | 30-30 |
| 02:21 | Thomas | Nestor Breaux hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner but the foul's on Santos Jeffries - foul #1 on Santos Jeffries, team foul #11 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| Subs | Thomas | Brian Colligan (SG) Larry Hall | |
| 02:21 | Thomas | Nestor Breaux makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 02:21 | Thomas | Nestor Breaux makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 02:21 | Thomas | Nestor Breaux makes the 3rd free throw | 30-33 |
| 02:03 | Millikin | William Hines blows the layup | 30-33 |
| 02:01 | Millikin | Jack Sparks tips it in | 32-33 |
| 01:43 | Thomas | Nestor Breaux banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Oja | 32-35 |
| 01:28 | Millikin | William Hines is hacked by Nestor Breaux - foul #1 on Nestor Breaux, team foul #11 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Millikin | Abraham Tait (SF) Brian Plasky | |
| Subs | Thomas | Larry Hall (PG), Roland Harris (PF), Beau Ebert (C) Nestor Breaux, Tom Combs, Richard Oja | |
| 01:28 | Millikin | William Hines makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 01:28 | Millikin | William Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 01:08 | Thomas | Beau Ebert can't finish the layup | 34-35 |
| 01:06 | Millikin | William Hines gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 00:44 | Millikin | Abraham Tait comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Larry Hall - foul #3 on Larry Hall, team foul #12 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Millikin | Corey Parrish (SG), John Yamaguchi (PF) Richard Underwood, Jack Sparks | |
| Subs | Thomas | Anthony Nawrocki (PG), Rodney Holiman (PF) Larry Hall, David Weatherly | |
| 00:44 | Millikin | Abraham Tait makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 00:44 | Millikin | Abraham Tait makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 00:20 | Thomas | John Yamaguchi steps in front of the Rodney Holiman pass | 36-35 |
| 00:02 | Millikin | Santos Jeffries misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-35 |
| 00:01 | Thomas | Brian Colligan grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 00:00 | Thomas | Brian Colligan clanks a fullcourt shot | 36-35 |