| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gary Michael (fresh) SG - Edward Halls (fresh) SF - Nicholas Stowell (fresh) PF - James Summers (fresh) C - Steve Havens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Christopher Tatum (fresh) SG - Eric Newlin (fresh) SF - Jerome Parson (fresh) PF - Eddie Riley (fresh) C - John Bartram (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Steve Havens wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Carthage | James Summers drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Edward Halls | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Millikin | Steve Havens takes the ball from Eddie Riley | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Carthage | Steve Havens clanks a runner from the right block | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Millikin | Christopher Tatum grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Millikin | Eric Newlin makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John Bartram | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | Carthage | Eric Newlin takes the ball from James Summers | 2-3 |
| 18:18 | Millikin | Nicholas Stowell is called for the reach on Eddie Riley - foul #1 on Nicholas Stowell, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:05 | Millikin | John Bartram lays it up and in | 2-5 |
| 17:56 | Carthage | Edward Halls misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 17:54 | Millikin | John Bartram pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:26 | Millikin | Eddie Riley misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 2-5 |
| 17:24 | Carthage | Nicholas Stowell grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:17 | Carthage | Nicholas Stowell connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Edward Halls | 4-5 |
| 16:55 | Millikin | John Bartram hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 4-5 |
| 16:54 | Millikin | John Bartram grabs the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:40 | Millikin | Christopher Tatum hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 16:39 | Carthage | James Summers snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 16:17 | Carthage | Edward Halls can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 16:16 | Millikin | Eddie Riley grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 16:06 | Millikin | Christopher Tatum misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 16:04 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Steve Havens | 4-5 |
| 15:58 | Carthage | Gary Michael connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Steve Havens and he's fouled by Eric Newlin - foul #1 on Eric Newlin, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Carthage | Alex Schrecengost (SG), Howard Bates (SF), Howard Arden (PF), George McColley (C) Edward Halls, Nicholas Stowell, James Summers, Steve Havens | |
| Subs | Millikin | Kevin Coon (PG), David Whitener (SG), Charles Gerrard (SF), Earl Brooks (PF), Mark Wade (C) Christopher Tatum, Eric Newlin, Jerome Parson, Eddie Riley, John Bartram | |
| 15:58 | Carthage | Gary Michael makes the free throw | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gary Michael (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alex Schrecengost (fresh) SF - Howard Bates (fresh) PF - Howard Arden (fresh) C - George McColley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Kevin Coon (fresh) SG - David Whitener (fresh) SF - Charles Gerrard (fresh) PF - Earl Brooks (fresh) C - Mark Wade (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Millikin | Charles Gerrard is called for a backcourt violation | 7-5 |
| Subs | Carthage | Nathan Endres (PG) Gary Michael | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 15:21 | Carthage | Alex Schrecengost travels with the ball | 7-5 |
| 14:53 | Millikin | Earl Brooks clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-5 |
| 14:51 | Millikin | Charles Gerrard gets the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 14:31 | Millikin | David Whitener comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Alex Schrecengost - foul #1 on Alex Schrecengost, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Millikin | Eric Newlin (SG), John Bartram (C) Kevin Coon, Mark Wade | |
| 14:31 | Millikin | David Whitener makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 14:31 | Millikin | David Whitener makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:27 | Carthage | Eric Newlin steps in front of the Nathan Endres pass in the backcourt | 7-7 |
| 14:12 | Millikin | Eric Newlin misses the jumper from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 14:11 | Millikin | Charles Gerrard grabs the offensive board | 7-7 |
| 13:56 | Millikin | Earl Brooks can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 13:54 | Carthage | George McColley gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 13:44 | Carthage | Howard Arden drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Nathan Endres | 9-7 |
| 13:24 | Millikin | Eric Newlin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 13:23 | Carthage | Howard Arden gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 13:16 | Carthage | Alex Schrecengost misses badly on a shot from the left side | 9-7 |
| 13:14 | Millikin | John Bartram pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 12:45 | Millikin | Eric Newlin clanks a 3 from the right corner | 9-7 |
| 12:44 | Millikin | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Newlin | 9-7 |
| 12:28 | Millikin | Earl Brooks misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Howard Arden - foul #1 on Howard Arden, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gary Michael (PG), Edward Halls (SG), Nicholas Stowell (SF), James Summers (PF), Steve Havens (C) Nathan Endres, Alex Schrecengost, Howard Bates, Howard Arden, George McColley | |
| Subs | Millikin | Christopher Tatum (PG), Jerome Parson (SF) David Whitener, Charles Gerrard | |
| 12:28 | Millikin | Earl Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 12:28 | Millikin | Earl Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 12:10 | Carthage | James Summers misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Jerome Parson - foul #1 on Jerome Parson, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Carthage | Alex Schrecengost (SG) Edward Halls | |
| Subs | Millikin | Kevin Coon (SG), Eddie Riley (PF) Eric Newlin, Earl Brooks | |
| 12:10 | Carthage | James Summers misses the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 12:10 | Carthage | James Summers makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 11:55 | Millikin | Jerome Parson buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Christopher Tatum | 10-11 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gary Michael (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alex Schrecengost (fairly fresh) SF - Nicholas Stowell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Summers (fresh) 3 pts. C - Steve Havens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Christopher Tatum (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Coon (fresh) SF - Jerome Parson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eddie Riley (fresh) C - John Bartram (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Carthage | Nicholas Stowell scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gary Michael | 12-11 |
| 11:16 | Millikin | John Bartram is hacked by Gary Michael - foul #1 on Gary Michael, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Carthage | Edward Halls (SG) Alex Schrecengost | |
| Subs | Millikin | Eric Newlin (SG), Mark Wade (C) Kevin Coon, John Bartram | |
| 11:02 | Millikin | Eric Newlin makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jerome Parson and he's hacked by Gary Michael - foul #2 on Gary Michael, team foul #5 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Carthage | Nathan Endres (PG) Gary Michael | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 11:02 | Millikin | Eric Newlin misses the free throw | 12-13 |
| 11:02 | Carthage | Steve Havens grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 10:38 | Carthage | Edward Halls comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 10:36 | Carthage | Nicholas Stowell gets the offensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 10:18 | Carthage | Nathan Endres clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Eric Newlin - foul #2 on Eric Newlin, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Carthage | Alex Schrecengost (SG) Edward Halls | |
| Subs | Millikin | Kevin Coon (SG), Charles Gerrard (SF), John Bartram (C) Eric Newlin, Jerome Parson, Mark Wade | |
| 10:18 | Carthage | Nathan Endres makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 10:18 | Carthage | Nathan Endres makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 10:03 | Millikin | Steve Havens takes the ball from Christopher Tatum | 14-13 |
| 09:39 | Carthage | James Summers hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Steve Havens | 16-13 |
| 09:37 | Millikin | Nathan Endres takes the ball from Christopher Tatum in the backcourt | 16-13 |
| 09:36 | Carthage | Nathan Endres misses the lay-in | 16-13 |
| 09:34 | Millikin | Christopher Tatum grabs the board | 16-13 |
| 09:28 | Millikin | Christopher Tatum makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Bartram | 16-16 |
| 09:12 | Carthage | Steve Havens lays it in on a nice dish by Alex Schrecengost | 18-16 |
| 08:51 | Millikin | Christopher Tatum knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Coon and he's hacked by Alex Schrecengost - foul #2 on Alex Schrecengost, team foul #6 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Carthage | Edward Halls (SG), Howard Arden (PF), George McColley (C) Alex Schrecengost, James Summers, Steve Havens | |
| Subs | Millikin | Jerome Parson (SF), Earl Brooks (PF) Charles Gerrard, Eddie Riley | |
| 08:51 | Millikin | Christopher Tatum makes the free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:32 | Carthage | Christopher Tatum is called for the reach on Nathan Endres - foul #1 on Christopher Tatum, team foul #4 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Millikin | David Whitener (SG), Mark Wade (C) Christopher Tatum, John Bartram | |
| 08:17 | Carthage | David Whitener steps in front of the Nathan Endres pass | 18-19 |
| 07:58 | Millikin | The short jumper by Mark Wade is denied by Howard Arden | 18-19 |
| 07:57 | Carthage | Nicholas Stowell snags the defensive board | 18-19 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Nathan Endres (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Halls (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Stowell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howard Arden (fresh) 2 pts. C - George McColley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Kevin Coon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Whitener (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerome Parson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Earl Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Wade (fresh) | |
| 07:52 | Carthage | Nicholas Stowell misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Jerome Parson - foul #2 on Jerome Parson, team foul #5 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Carthage | James Summers (PF), Steve Havens (C) Howard Arden, George McColley | |
| Subs | Millikin | Charles Gerrard (SF) Jerome Parson | |
| 07:52 | Carthage | Nicholas Stowell misses the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:52 | Carthage | Nicholas Stowell makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 07:23 | Millikin | Kevin Coon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-19 |
| 07:22 | Carthage | James Summers grabs the defensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 07:10 | Carthage | Edward Halls is fouled on the floor by David Whitener - foul #1 on David Whitener, team foul #6 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Carthage | Howard Bates (SF) Nicholas Stowell | |
| Subs | Millikin | William Riojas (SG), Eddie Riley (PF), John Bartram (C) Kevin Coon, Earl Brooks, Mark Wade | |
| 06:51 | Carthage | Howard Bates misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 19-19 |
| 06:49 | Millikin | Eddie Riley snags the defensive board | 19-19 |
| 06:38 | Millikin | David Whitener drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 19-21 |
| 06:26 | Carthage | Edward Halls makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Nathan Endres | 22-21 |
| 06:19 | Millikin | Charles Gerrard is hacked by Edward Halls - foul #1 on Edward Halls, team foul #7 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gary Michael (PG), Nicholas Stowell (SF), Howard Arden (PF), George McColley (C) Nathan Endres, Howard Bates, James Summers, Steve Havens | |
| Subs | Millikin | Christopher Tatum (PG) William Riojas | |
| 06:19 | Millikin | Charles Gerrard makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 06:19 | Millikin | Charles Gerrard makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 06:05 | Carthage | Edward Halls misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-23 |
| 06:03 | Carthage | Gary Michael can't tip it in | 22-23 |
| 06:01 | Carthage | George McColley gets the offensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 05:42 | Carthage | David Whitener is called for the reach on Edward Halls - foul #2 on David Whitener, team foul #7 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Carthage | Nathan Endres (PG), James Summers (PF), Steve Havens (C) Gary Michael, Howard Arden, George McColley | |
| Subs | Millikin | Kevin Coon (SG), Earl Brooks (PF) David Whitener, Eddie Riley | |
| 05:42 | Carthage | Edward Halls makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:42 | Carthage | Edward Halls makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:25 | Millikin | Charles Gerrard scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-25 |
| 05:18 | Carthage | Steve Havens misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on John Bartram - foul #1 on John Bartram, team foul #8 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Carthage | Howard Bates (SF), George McColley (C) Nathan Endres, Nicholas Stowell | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 05:18 | Carthage | Steve Havens makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 05:18 | Carthage | Steve Havens makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 04:59 | Millikin | Earl Brooks can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Edward Halls - foul #2 on Edward Halls, team foul #8 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gary Michael (PG), Alex Schrecengost (SG), Nicholas Stowell (SF) Edward Halls, Howard Bates, George McColley | |
| Subs | Millikin | Shawn Fisher (SF) Charles Gerrard | |
| 04:59 | Millikin | Earl Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 04:59 | Millikin | Earl Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 04:37 | Carthage | Nicholas Stowell is called for a charge - foul #2 on Nicholas Stowell, team foul #9 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Carthage | Nathan Endres (PG), Howard Bates (SF), Howard Arden (PF), George McColley (C) Gary Michael, Nicholas Stowell, James Summers, Steve Havens | |
| Subs | Millikin | Mark Wade (C) John Bartram | |
| 04:17 | Millikin | Mark Wade misses badly on a floater from the left side | 26-27 |
| 04:15 | Carthage | Nathan Endres grabs the defensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 04:08 | Carthage | Alex Schrecengost connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Nathan Endres | 28-27 |
| 04:00 | Millikin | Christopher Tatum misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-27 |
| 03:59 | Millikin | Christopher Tatum grabs the offensive board | 28-27 |
| 03:42 | Millikin | Kevin Coon is hacked by George McColley - foul #1 on George McColley, team foul #10 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gary Michael (PG), Nicholas Stowell (SF), James Summers (PF), Steve Havens (C) Nathan Endres, Howard Bates, Howard Arden, George McColley | |
| Subs | Millikin | Eric Newlin (SG), Jerome Parson (SF), Eddie Riley (PF) Christopher Tatum, Shawn Fisher, Mark Wade | |
| 03:42 | Millikin | Kevin Coon misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 03:42 | Millikin | Kevin Coon makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gary Michael (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Schrecengost (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Stowell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Summers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Havens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Kevin Coon (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Newlin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jerome Parson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eddie Riley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Earl Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:33 | Carthage | Steve Havens is hacked by Kevin Coon - foul #1 on Kevin Coon, team foul #9 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Millikin | David Whitener (PG), John Bartram (C) Kevin Coon, Earl Brooks | |
| 03:33 | Carthage | Steve Havens makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 03:33 | Carthage | Steve Havens misses the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 03:33 | Millikin | Eddie Riley snags the defensive board | 29-28 |
| 03:15 | Millikin | Eddie Riley misses the lay-in | 29-28 |
| 03:13 | Carthage | Steve Havens grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 03:06 | Carthage | John Bartram is called for the reach on Alex Schrecengost - foul #2 on John Bartram, team foul #10 | 29-28 |
| 03:06 | Carthage | Alex Schrecengost makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 03:06 | Carthage | Alex Schrecengost misses the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 03:06 | Millikin | The rebound goes to John Bartram | 30-28 |
| 02:55 | Millikin | David Whitener loses the dribble to Alex Schrecengost | 30-28 |
| 02:35 | Carthage | Gary Michael buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by James Summers | 32-28 |
| 02:25 | Millikin | John Bartram can't finish the layup but the foul's on Steve Havens - foul #1 on Steve Havens, team foul #11 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Carthage | Edward Halls (SG) Alex Schrecengost | |
| Subs | Millikin | Christopher Tatum (PG) David Whitener | |
| 02:25 | Millikin | John Bartram makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 02:25 | Millikin | John Bartram makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 02:10 | Carthage | Gary Michael travels with the ball | 32-30 |
| 01:54 | Millikin | Christopher Tatum hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 32-30 |
| 01:52 | Millikin | Jerome Parson can't tip it in | 32-30 |
| 01:50 | Carthage | Gary Michael grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 01:26 | Carthage | Jerome Parson steals the ball from Gary Michael | 32-30 |
| 01:22 | Millikin | Eric Newlin slams it home set up by Jerome Parson | 32-32 |
| 01:08 | Carthage | Gary Michael comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Christopher Tatum - foul #2 on Christopher Tatum, team foul #11 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Carthage | Alex Schrecengost (SG), Howard Bates (SF), Howard Arden (PF), George McColley (C) Edward Halls, Nicholas Stowell, James Summers, Steve Havens | |
| Subs | Millikin | Kevin Coon (SG), Charles Gerrard (SF), Earl Brooks (PF), Mark Wade (C) Eric Newlin, Jerome Parson, Eddie Riley, John Bartram | |
| 01:08 | Carthage | Gary Michael makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 01:08 | Carthage | Gary Michael makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 00:53 | Millikin | Christopher Tatum hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 34-32 |
| 00:52 | Millikin | Earl Brooks misses the tip | 34-32 |
| 00:50 | Carthage | George McColley gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 00:30 | Carthage | Alex Schrecengost clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 00:29 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to George McColley | 34-32 |
| 00:02 | Carthage | Howard Arden misses the lay-in | 34-32 |
| 00:01 | Millikin | The rebound goes to Christopher Tatum | 34-32 |
| 00:00 | Millikin | Christopher Tatum hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 34-32 |