| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Marty Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Dwyer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Cothren (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Laplant (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alvin Overton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - William Pine (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Marty Hicks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Lemons (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Norman Bittner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wade Panton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Millikin | William Lemons inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| 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) | |
| 19:38 | Millikin | William Pine's pass is intercepted by Eugene Dwyer | 32-31 |
| 19:20 | Carthage | Jason Laplant buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Marty Cole | 34-31 |
| 19:06 | Millikin | Marty Hicks clanks a 3 from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 19:04 | Carthage | Joseph Cothren snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 18:59 | Carthage | Wade Panton is called for the reach on Eugene Dwyer - foul #2 on Wade Panton, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| 18:44 | Carthage | Marty Hicks steals it from Alvin Overton | 34-31 |
| 18:24 | Millikin | Norman Bittner misses the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Joseph Cothren - foul #1 on Joseph Cothren, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| 18:24 | Millikin | Norman Bittner misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 18:24 | Millikin | Norman Bittner misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 18:24 | Carthage | Alvin Overton gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 18:08 | Carthage | Joseph Cothren misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-31 |
| 18:06 | Millikin | The rebound goes to William Pine | 34-31 |
| 17:47 | Millikin | Wade Panton knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Marty Hicks | 34-33 |
| 17:37 | Carthage | Eugene Dwyer is hacked by Marty Hicks - foul #2 on Marty Hicks, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| 17:32 | Carthage | Eugene Dwyer comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 34-33 |
| 17:30 | Carthage | Jason Laplant grabs the offensive board | 34-33 |
| 17:16 | Carthage | Joseph Cothren makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jason Laplant | 36-33 |
| 17:01 | Millikin | William Lemons misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-33 |
| 16:59 | Millikin | William Pine hits the follow up shot | 36-35 |
| 16:43 | Carthage | Marty Cole comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Pine - foul #3 on William Pine, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Carthage | Roland Trull (SG), Kenneth Oliver (PF) Eugene Dwyer, Jason Laplant | |
| Subs | Millikin | Chad Adler (PG), William Grimes (SF), Gregory Burd (C) William Pine, William Lemons, Wade Panton | |
| 16:43 | Carthage | Marty Cole makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 16:43 | Carthage | Marty Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 16:43 | Millikin | The rebound goes to Norman Bittner | 37-35 |
| 16:22 | Millikin | Marty Hicks misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Roland Trull - foul #2 on Roland Trull, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Carthage | Daniel Easterly (PG), David Stringer (SF), Adam Bishop (C) Marty Cole, Joseph Cothren, Alvin Overton | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 16:22 | Millikin | Marty Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 16:22 | Millikin | Marty Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 16:08 | Carthage | Roland Trull clanks a turnaround from the left block | 37-37 |
| 16:07 | Carthage | David Stringer gets the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 15:49 | Carthage | David Stringer drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Daniel Easterly | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Daniel Easterly (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Roland Trull (fresh) SF - David Stringer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. C - Adam Bishop (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Chad Adler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marty Hicks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Grimes (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Norman Bittner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Burd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Millikin | Norman Bittner misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-37 |
| 15:34 | Millikin | Gregory Burd grabs the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 15:17 | Millikin | Chad Adler knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-40 |
| 15:02 | Carthage | Kenneth Oliver loses the dribble to Marty Hicks | 40-40 |
| 14:59 | Millikin | Marty Hicks lays it up and in | 40-42 |
| 14:57 | Carthage | Daniel Easterly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-42 |
| Subs | Carthage | Marty Cole (PG), Eugene Dwyer (SG), Joseph Cothren (SF), Jason Laplant (PF), Alvin Overton (C) Daniel Easterly, Roland Trull, David Stringer, Kenneth Oliver, Adam Bishop | |
| Subs | Millikin | William Pine (PG), William Lemons (SF), Wade Panton (C) Marty Hicks, William Grimes, Norman Bittner | |
| 14:36 | Millikin | Wade Panton comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-42 |
| 14:35 | Carthage | Jason Laplant grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 14:22 | Carthage | Gregory Burd steps in front of the Eugene Dwyer pass | 40-42 |
| 14:08 | Millikin | William Pine misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 14:07 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Joseph Cothren | 40-42 |
| 13:55 | Carthage | Jason Laplant is hacked by Wade Panton - foul #3 on Wade Panton, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| 13:42 | Carthage | Wade Panton denies the turnaround by Eugene Dwyer | 40-42 |
| 13:41 | Millikin | Gregory Burd grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 13:17 | Millikin | William Lemons buries a fadeaway from the left wing and the foul's on Joseph Cothren - foul #2 on Joseph Cothren, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Millikin | Marty Hicks (SG), Norman Bittner (PF) Chad Adler, Gregory Burd | |
| 13:17 | Millikin | William Lemons makes the free throw | 40-45 |
| 13:05 | Carthage | Marty Hicks steps in front of the Alvin Overton pass | 40-45 |
| 12:43 | Millikin | Marty Hicks misses badly on a runner near the basket | 40-45 |
| 12:42 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Joseph Cothren | 40-45 |
| 12:24 | Carthage | Wade Panton is called for the reach on Eugene Dwyer - foul #4 on Wade Panton, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Carthage | David Stringer (SF), Roland Trull (PF), Kenneth Oliver (C) Joseph Cothren, Jason Laplant, Alvin Overton | |
| Subs | Millikin | Chad Adler (SF), Gary Trimble (C) William Lemons, Wade Panton | |
| 12:15 | Carthage | Marty Cole hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from David Stringer | 42-45 |
| 12:11 | Millikin | Roland Trull is called for the reach on William Pine - foul #3 on Roland Trull, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Carthage | Daniel Easterly (PG), Adam Bishop (C) Marty Cole, Eugene Dwyer | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 11:57 | Millikin | William Pine's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Oliver | 42-45 |
| 11:52 | Carthage | David Stringer connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Easterly | 44-45 |
| 11:32 | Millikin | William Pine can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 11:31 | Carthage | Adam Bishop pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Daniel Easterly (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Roland Trull (fresh) 3 pf. SF - David Stringer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. C - Adam Bishop (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - William Pine (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Marty Hicks (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Chad Adler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Norman Bittner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Trimble (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:06 | Carthage | Daniel Easterly is hacked by William Pine - foul #4 on William Pine, team foul #6 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Carthage | Marty Cole (PG), Eugene Dwyer (SG), Joseph Cothren (SF), Alvin Overton (C) Daniel Easterly, David Stringer, Kenneth Oliver, Adam Bishop | |
| Subs | Millikin | William Lemons (SF), Gregory Burd (C) William Pine, Gary Trimble | |
| 10:51 | Carthage | Eugene Dwyer buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Marty Cole | 46-45 |
| 10:23 | Millikin | Norman Bittner drills a shot from the left block | 46-47 |
| 10:06 | Carthage | Marty Hicks steps in front of the Roland Trull pass | 46-47 |
| 09:50 | Millikin | Marty Hicks scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 46-49 |
| 09:24 | Carthage | William Lemons takes the ball from Alvin Overton | 46-49 |
| 09:02 | Millikin | Chad Adler can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-49 |
| 09:00 | Carthage | Roland Trull gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 08:50 | Carthage | Eugene Dwyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-49 |
| Subs | Carthage | Daniel Easterly (PG), David Stringer (SG), Jason Laplant (PF) Marty Cole, Eugene Dwyer, Roland Trull | |
| Subs | Millikin | Marvin Wiliams (PG), William Grimes (SG), Kurt Rath (SF), Gary Trimble (C) Chad Adler, Marty Hicks, William Lemons, Norman Bittner | |
| 08:32 | Millikin | Marvin Wiliams misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 08:31 | Carthage | Jason Laplant grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 08:26 | Carthage | Gregory Burd is called for the reach on David Stringer - foul #1 on Gregory Burd, team foul #7 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Carthage | Merlin Bradley (PG), Kenneth Oliver (C) Joseph Cothren, Alvin Overton | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 08:26 | Carthage | David Stringer makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 08:26 | Carthage | David Stringer makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 08:15 | Millikin | Gregory Burd misses badly on a shot from the right side | 48-49 |
| 08:14 | Millikin | Gary Trimble snags the offensive board | 48-49 |
| 08:09 | Millikin | William Grimes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-49 |
| 08:08 | Carthage | Kenneth Oliver snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 07:52 | Carthage | David Stringer misses short on a 3 from straight away | 48-49 |
| 07:51 | Millikin | Kurt Rath grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 07:34 | Millikin | Gregory Burd loses the dribble to Jason Laplant | 48-49 |
| 07:14 | Carthage | Marvin Wiliams takes the ball from David Stringer | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Merlin Bradley (fresh) SG - Daniel Easterly (fresh) 4 ast. SF - David Stringer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jason Laplant (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Marvin Wiliams (fresh) SG - William Grimes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kurt Rath (fresh) PF - Gregory Burd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Trimble (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 06:57 | Millikin | Gary Trimble hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Marvin Wiliams | 48-51 |
| 06:38 | Carthage | Kurt Rath is called for the reach on Daniel Easterly - foul #1 on Kurt Rath, team foul #8 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Carthage | Eugene Dwyer (SG), Joseph Cothren (SF), Alvin Overton (C) Merlin Bradley, David Stringer, Kenneth Oliver | |
| Subs | Millikin | William Pine (PG), Marty Hicks (SG), William Lemons (SF), Norman Bittner (PF), Wade Panton (C) Marvin Wiliams, William Grimes, Kurt Rath, Gregory Burd, Gary Trimble | |
| 06:38 | Carthage | Daniel Easterly misses the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 06:38 | Millikin | Marty Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 06:20 | Millikin | William Lemons buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Norman Bittner | 48-53 |
| 06:12 | Carthage | Joseph Cothren hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Easterly | 51-53 |
| 05:54 | Millikin | Wade Panton misses the easy layup | 51-53 |
| 05:53 | Millikin | Wade Panton pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 05:36 | Millikin | Norman Bittner misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Eugene Dwyer - foul #2 on Eugene Dwyer, team foul #5 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Carthage | Marty Cole (PG), Roland Trull (PF) Daniel Easterly, Jason Laplant | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 05:36 | Millikin | Norman Bittner misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 05:36 | Millikin | Norman Bittner misses the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 05:36 | Carthage | Roland Trull grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 05:17 | Carthage | Roland Trull drills a jump hook from close range and he's fouled by William Lemons - foul #3 on William Lemons, team foul #9 | 53-53 |
| 05:17 | Carthage | Roland Trull makes the free throw | 54-53 |
| 05:04 | Millikin | Wade Panton scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Marty Hicks | 54-55 |
| 04:40 | Carthage | Eugene Dwyer knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Joseph Cothren and he's hacked by Marty Hicks - foul #3 on Marty Hicks, team foul #10 | 56-55 |
| 04:40 | Carthage | Eugene Dwyer makes the free throw | 57-55 |
| 04:17 | Millikin | Marty Cole is called for the reach on William Pine - foul #1 on Marty Cole, team foul #6 | 57-55 |
| 04:02 | Millikin | Marty Hicks banks in the layup set up by William Pine | 57-57 |
| 03:46 | Carthage | Roland Trull can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 03:45 | Carthage | Roland Trull tips it back up and in | 59-57 |
| 03:29 | Millikin | Norman Bittner loses the dribble to Joseph Cothren | 59-57 |
| 03:09 | Carthage | Joseph Cothren blows the layup | 59-57 |
| 03:07 | Millikin | William Lemons gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Marty Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eugene Dwyer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Cothren (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. PF - Roland Trull (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Alvin Overton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - William Pine (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Marty Hicks (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - William Lemons (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Norman Bittner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Wade Panton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:40 | Millikin | Marty Hicks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 02:39 | Carthage | Alvin Overton pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| 02:37 | Carthage | William Pine steps in front of the Marty Cole pass in the backcourt | 59-57 |
| 02:24 | Millikin | Wade Panton misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-57 |
| 02:22 | Carthage | Joseph Cothren grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 02:13 | Carthage | Joseph Cothren makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Marty Cole and he's hacked by William Lemons - foul #4 on William Lemons, team foul #11 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Carthage | Daniel Easterly (PG), David Stringer (SG), Jason Laplant (PF), Kenneth Oliver (C) Marty Cole, Eugene Dwyer, Roland Trull, Alvin Overton | |
| Subs | Millikin | Marvin Wiliams (PG), Chad Adler (SG), William Grimes (SF), Gregory Burd (PF), Gary Trimble (C) William Pine, Marty Hicks, William Lemons, Norman Bittner, Wade Panton | |
| 02:13 | Carthage | Joseph Cothren makes the free throw | 62-57 |
| 02:11 | Millikin | Millikin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-57 |
| Subs | Carthage | Marty Cole (PG), Roland Trull (SG) Daniel Easterly, David Stringer | |
| Subs | Millikin | William Pine (PG), Marty Hicks (SG), Norman Bittner (PF) Marvin Wiliams, William Grimes, Gary Trimble | |
| 02:03 | Millikin | Chad Adler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 02:02 | Millikin | William Pine pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 01:55 | Millikin | Chad Adler misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-57 |
| 01:53 | Carthage | Kenneth Oliver snags the defensive board | 62-57 |
| 01:53 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-57 |
| Subs | Carthage | Eugene Dwyer (SG), Alvin Overton (C) Roland Trull, Kenneth Oliver | |
| Subs | Millikin | William Lemons (SF), Wade Panton (C) Chad Adler, Gregory Burd | |
| 01:26 | Carthage | Eugene Dwyer misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 62-57 |
| 01:25 | Millikin | Wade Panton grabs the board | 62-57 |
| 01:07 | Millikin | Marty Cole picks off the pass by Wade Panton | 62-57 |
| 01:04 | Carthage | Marty Cole jams it | 64-57 |
| 00:51 | Millikin | William Lemons misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Joseph Cothren - foul #3 on Joseph Cothren, team foul #7 | 64-57 |
| 00:51 | Millikin | William Lemons makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:51 | Millikin | William Lemons makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 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) | |
| 00:26 | Carthage | Marty Cole hits a floater from the right wing set up by Eugene Dwyer | 66-59 |
| 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 a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Millikin | William Pine hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-59 |
| 00:16 | Carthage | Alvin Overton pulls down the rebound | 66-59 |
| 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) | |
| 00:13 | Carthage | William Pine is called for the reach on Alvin Overton in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Pine, team foul #12 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Carthage | Daniel Easterly (SG), Roland Trull (SF), Kenneth Oliver (PF) Eugene Dwyer, Joseph Cothren, Jason Laplant | |
| Subs | Millikin | Chad Adler (PG) William Pine | |
| 00:13 | Carthage | Alvin Overton makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:13 | Carthage | Alvin Overton makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 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) | |
| 00:06 | Millikin | Chad Adler is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Chad Adler, team foul #13 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Carthage | David Stringer (SF) Alvin Overton | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Marty Cole runs out the clock | 68-59 |