| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gordon Clift (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donovan Giardina (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Linder (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Darrell Paille (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Knollenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - John Coan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Justin Korman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Stillwell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Seward (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Martins (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Jerry Linder inbounds the ball | 23-20 |
| 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) | |
| 19:41 | Carthage | Gordon Clift comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 23-20 |
| 19:40 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Knollenberg | 23-20 |
| 19:33 | Carthage | Jerry Linder's fadeaway is rejected by Nathan Seward | 23-20 |
| 19:32 | Millikin | David Stillwell gets the rebound | 23-20 |
| 19:16 | Millikin | Daniel Martins hits a floater from the baseline | 23-22 |
| 18:55 | Carthage | Gordon Clift is hacked by John Coan - foul #2 on John Coan, team foul #1 | 23-22 |
| 18:37 | Carthage | Donovan Giardina can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-22 |
| 18:35 | Carthage | Jerry Linder gets the offensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 18:16 | Carthage | David Stillwell swats the shot by Gordon Clift | 23-22 |
| 18:15 | Carthage | Donovan Giardina hits the follow up shot | 25-22 |
| 18:08 | Millikin | John Coan buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by David Stillwell and he's hacked by Jerry Linder - foul #2 on Jerry Linder, team foul #1 | 25-24 |
| 18:08 | Millikin | John Coan makes the free throw | 25-25 |
| 17:53 | Carthage | John Coan picks off the pass by Donovan Giardina | 25-25 |
| 17:29 | Millikin | David Stillwell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 25-25 |
| 17:27 | Millikin | Daniel Martins pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 17:10 | Millikin | David Stillwell misses the shot from the free throw line | 25-25 |
| 17:09 | Carthage | Donovan Giardina pulls down the rebound | 25-25 |
| 16:50 | Carthage | Jerry Linder drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Darrell Paille and he's fouled by Justin Korman - foul #1 on Justin Korman, team foul #2 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Carthage | Derek Mascorro (PG), Shane Heard (SG), Richard Ziegel (PF) Gordon Clift, Donovan Giardina, Darrell Paille | |
| Subs | Millikin | James Wheeler (PG), David Fleming (SG), Lee Adams (SF), Steven McGraph (PF), William Clay (C) John Coan, Justin Korman, David Stillwell, Nathan Seward, Daniel Martins | |
| 16:50 | Carthage | Jerry Linder misses the free throw | 27-25 |
| 16:50 | Millikin | Steven McGraph grabs the defensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 16:33 | Millikin | Steven McGraph misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jerry Linder - foul #3 on Jerry Linder, team foul #2 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Carthage | Zachary Alston (SF) Jerry Linder | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 16:33 | Millikin | Steven McGraph misses the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 16:33 | Millikin | Steven McGraph makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 16:16 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-26 |
| 16:14 | Millikin | William Clay snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 15:59 | Millikin | James Wheeler connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Steven McGraph | 27-28 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Derek Mascorro (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shane Heard (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Zachary Alston (fresh) PF - Richard Ziegel (fresh) 4 pts. C - Roy Knollenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - James Wheeler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Lee Adams (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Steven McGraph (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - William Clay (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Carthage | Zachary Alston loses the ball out of bounds | 27-28 |
| Subs | Carthage | Nickolas Offenberger (C) Roy Knollenberg | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 15:42 | Millikin | James Wheeler makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Lee Adams | 27-31 |
| 15:30 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel hits the finger roll | 29-31 |
| 15:13 | Millikin | William Clay misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Nickolas Offenberger - foul #1 on Nickolas Offenberger, team foul #3 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gordon Clift (PG), Donovan Giardina (SG), Darrell Paille (PF) Derek Mascorro, Shane Heard, Nickolas Offenberger | |
| Subs | Millikin | John Coan (PG), Justin Korman (SG), David Stillwell (SF), Daniel Martins (C) James Wheeler, David Fleming, Lee Adams, Steven McGraph | |
| 15:13 | Millikin | William Clay misses the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 15:13 | Millikin | William Clay misses the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 15:13 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Richard Ziegel | 29-31 |
| 15:00 | Carthage | Zachary Alston is hacked by David Stillwell - foul #1 on David Stillwell, team foul #3 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Carthage | Jerry Linder (SF) Zachary Alston | |
| Subs | Millikin | Nathan Seward (PF) William Clay | |
| 14:41 | Carthage | Jerry Linder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 14:39 | Millikin | The rebound goes to Daniel Martins | 29-31 |
| 14:12 | Millikin | John Coan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-31 |
| Subs | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg (C) Richard Ziegel | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 13:43 | Carthage | Donovan Giardina misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-31 |
| 13:41 | Millikin | Nathan Seward grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 13:20 | Millikin | Justin Korman connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Coan | 29-34 |
| 12:58 | Carthage | Jerry Linder double dribbles | 29-34 |
| Subs | Carthage | Derek Mascorro (PG), Shane Heard (SG), Zachary Alston (SF), Paul Hurley (PF) Gordon Clift, Donovan Giardina, Jerry Linder, Darrell Paille | |
| Subs | Millikin | David Fleming (SG), Steven McGraph (SF), William Clay (C) Justin Korman, David Stillwell, Daniel Martins | |
| 12:39 | Millikin | Nathan Seward buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Steven McGraph | 29-37 |
| 12:16 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg's pass is intercepted by Nathan Seward | 29-37 |
| 11:51 | Millikin | David Fleming misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 29-37 |
| 11:50 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Derek Mascorro (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shane Heard (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Zachary Alston (fresh) PF - Paul Hurley (fresh) C - Roy Knollenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - John Coan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Steven McGraph (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathan Seward (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - William Clay (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Carthage | Derek Mascorro misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Nathan Seward - foul #1 on Nathan Seward, team foul #4 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Carthage | Donovan Giardina (SG), Jerry Linder (SF), Richard Ziegel (PF) Shane Heard, Zachary Alston, Paul Hurley | |
| Subs | Millikin | James Wheeler (PG), Lee Adams (SF) John Coan, Nathan Seward | |
| 11:33 | Carthage | Derek Mascorro misses the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 11:33 | Carthage | Derek Mascorro makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 11:13 | Millikin | William Clay scores on a runner from close range | 30-39 |
| 10:52 | Carthage | Donovan Giardina hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Roy Knollenberg and the foul's on David Fleming - foul #1 on David Fleming, team foul #5 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gordon Clift (PG), Darrell Paille (PF) Derek Mascorro, Richard Ziegel | |
| Subs | Millikin | Justin Korman (PG), David Stillwell (SF), Daniel Martins (C) James Wheeler, Lee Adams, Steven McGraph | |
| 10:52 | Carthage | Donovan Giardina makes the free throw | 33-39 |
| 10:33 | Millikin | David Stillwell connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Justin Korman and he's hacked by Jerry Linder - foul #4 on Jerry Linder, team foul #4 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Carthage | Zachary Alston (SF), Richard Ziegel (C) Jerry Linder, Roy Knollenberg | |
| Subs | Millikin | James Wheeler (PG) David Fleming | |
| 10:33 | Millikin | David Stillwell misses the free throw | 33-41 |
| 10:33 | Carthage | Darrell Paille snags the defensive board | 33-41 |
| 10:14 | Carthage | Darrell Paille misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 33-41 |
| 10:13 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to Donovan Giardina | 33-41 |
| 09:57 | Carthage | Donovan Giardina hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 09:40 | Millikin | James Wheeler misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-41 |
| 09:38 | Millikin | William Clay gets the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 09:25 | Millikin | Justin Korman's pass is intercepted by Darrell Paille | 36-41 |
| 09:06 | Carthage | Darrell Paille misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 36-41 |
| 09:04 | Millikin | James Wheeler grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 09:00 | Millikin | Justin Korman comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 36-41 |
| 08:59 | Carthage | Darrell Paille grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 08:43 | Carthage | Darrell Paille connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Ziegel | 39-41 |
| 08:21 | Millikin | James Wheeler can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 39-41 |
| 08:20 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 08:04 | Carthage | Gordon Clift is hacked by James Wheeler - foul #2 on James Wheeler, team foul #6 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Carthage | Shane Heard (SG), Derek Mascorro (SF), Paul Hurley (PF), Roy Knollenberg (C) Donovan Giardina, Zachary Alston, Darrell Paille, Richard Ziegel | |
| Subs | Millikin | John Coan (PG), Lee Adams (SG), Steven McGraph (SF), Nathan Seward (PF), David Fleming (C) James Wheeler, Justin Korman, David Stillwell, William Clay, Daniel Martins | |
| 07:51 | Carthage | Derek Mascorro clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-41 |
| 07:49 | Millikin | John Coan grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gordon Clift (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shane Heard (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Derek Mascorro (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Hurley (fresh) C - Roy Knollenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - John Coan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lee Adams (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Steven McGraph (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathan Seward (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - David Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:38 | Millikin | John Coan makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Steven McGraph | 39-44 |
| 07:13 | Carthage | Paul Hurley travels with the ball | 39-44 |
| Subs | Carthage | Jerry Linder (SF) Gordon Clift | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 06:59 | Millikin | David Fleming hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-44 |
| 06:57 | Millikin | Nathan Seward tips it but misses | 39-44 |
| 06:56 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 06:52 | Carthage | Paul Hurley drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Derek Mascorro | 42-44 |
| 06:31 | Millikin | Lee Adams misses long on a floater from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 06:29 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 06:27 | Carthage | Derek Mascorro's pass is intercepted by Lee Adams in the backcourt | 42-44 |
| 06:18 | Millikin | Nathan Seward misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-44 |
| 06:17 | Carthage | Derek Mascorro grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 05:55 | Carthage | Jerry Linder misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 42-44 |
| 05:54 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg hits the follow up shot | 44-44 |
| 05:37 | Millikin | Nathan Seward can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 05:36 | Carthage | Shane Heard grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 05:13 | Carthage | Derek Mascorro comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 05:12 | Carthage | Paul Hurley snags the offensive board | 44-44 |
| 05:05 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Derek Mascorro | 46-44 |
| 05:05 | Millikin | Millikin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-44 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gordon Clift (PG), Donovan Giardina (SG), Darrell Paille (PF) Derek Mascorro, Shane Heard, Paul Hurley | |
| Subs | Millikin | Justin Korman (SG), David Stillwell (SF), Daniel Martins (C) Lee Adams, Steven McGraph, David Fleming | |
| 04:50 | Millikin | David Stillwell misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 46-44 |
| 04:48 | Carthage | Darrell Paille gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 04:29 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 48-44 |
| 04:20 | Millikin | Daniel Martins connects on the shot in the paint set up by Justin Korman | 48-46 |
| 03:55 | Carthage | Darrell Paille's layup is rejected by Daniel Martins | 48-46 |
| 03:53 | Carthage | Darrell Paille hits the follow up shot | 50-46 |
| 03:36 | Millikin | Donovan Giardina steps in front of the David Stillwell pass | 50-46 |
| 03:33 | Carthage | Jerry Linder hits the finger roll set up by Donovan Giardina | 52-46 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gordon Clift (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donovan Giardina (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Linder (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Darrell Paille (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Roy Knollenberg (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - John Coan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Korman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Stillwell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathan Seward (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Daniel Martins (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Millikin | Justin Korman is fouled on the floor by Donovan Giardina - foul #3 on Donovan Giardina, team foul #5 | 52-46 |
| 03:01 | Millikin | Darrell Paille is called for the reach on Nathan Seward - foul #1 on Darrell Paille, team foul #6 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Millikin | William Clay (PF) Nathan Seward | |
| 02:45 | Millikin | Justin Korman is whistled for a carry | 52-46 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Millikin | David Fleming (SG) John Coan | |
| 02:29 | Carthage | Gordon Clift makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Donovan Giardina | 55-46 |
| 02:29 | Millikin | Millikin calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-46 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Millikin | John Coan (PG), Nathan Seward (PF) David Fleming, William Clay | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:22 | Millikin | Roy Knollenberg takes the ball from John Coan | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:01 | Carthage | Gordon Clift clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 55-46 |
| 01:59 | Millikin | Nathan Seward grabs the board | 55-46 |
| 01:54 | Millikin | John Coan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-46 |
| 01:53 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| 01:34 | Carthage | Daniel Martins steals the ball from Gordon Clift | 55-46 |
| 01:15 | Millikin | Nathan Seward clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 01:13 | Carthage | Donovan Giardina grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 00:44 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-46 |
| 00:43 | Carthage | Darrell Paille tips it home | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Millikin | John Coan makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Justin Korman | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Carthage | Donovan Giardina is hacked by Justin Korman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Justin Korman, team foul #7 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Carthage | Shane Heard (PG), Paul Hurley (PF) Gordon Clift, Darrell Paille | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 00:34 | Carthage | Donovan Giardina makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:34 | Carthage | Donovan Giardina makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 00:29 | Millikin | Justin Korman scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by John Coan | 59-51 |
| 00:29 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-51 |
| 00:27 | Carthage | John Coan is called for the reach on Shane Heard in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Coan, team foul #8 | 59-51 |
| 00:27 | Carthage | Shane Heard misses the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:27 | Millikin | Nathan Seward snags the defensive board | 59-51 |
| 00:21 | Millikin | John Coan scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Carthage | Paul Hurley is fouled in the backcourt by John Coan - foul #4 on John Coan, team foul #9 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Carthage | Zachary Alston (SF) Jerry Linder | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 00:18 | Carthage | Paul Hurley makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:18 | Carthage | Paul Hurley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Millikin | John Coan knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Justin Korman | 61-57 |
| 00:12 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-57 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gordon Clift (PG), Darrell Paille (PF) Shane Heard, Paul Hurley | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 00:09 | Carthage | Justin Korman is called for the reach on Zachary Alston in the backcourt - foul #3 on Justin Korman, team foul #10 | 61-57 |
| 00:09 | Carthage | Zachary Alston misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:09 | Carthage | Zachary Alston makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:02 | Millikin | John Coan misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-57 |
| 00:00 | Millikin | Nathan Seward snags the offensive board | 62-57 |