| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Stewart Cepeda (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gene Perry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Seliski (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Andrew Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Troy Davison (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Jason Ziad (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Harter (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gary Bryant (fresh) PF - Larry Mitchell (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - William Wade (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Gary Bryant inbounds the ball | 33-39 |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Carthage | Ronald Harter blows the layup but the foul's on Troy Davison - foul #2 on Troy Davison, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| 19:40 | Carthage | Ronald Harter makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 19:40 | Carthage | Ronald Harter makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 19:37 | Millikin | Jason Ziad is called for the reach on Stewart Cepeda in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Ziad, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| 19:32 | Millikin | Gene Perry is whistled for a carry | 33-41 |
| 19:11 | Carthage | Troy Davison steals it from Gary Bryant | 33-41 |
| 19:00 | Millikin | Gene Perry drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Stewart Cepeda | 35-41 |
| 18:50 | Carthage | William Wade throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-41 |
| 18:32 | Millikin | Danny Seliski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-41 |
| 18:31 | Millikin | Gene Perry tips it but misses | 35-41 |
| 18:30 | Millikin | Andrew Mitchell tips it back up and in | 37-41 |
| 18:18 | Carthage | Larry Mitchell misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 37-41 |
| 18:17 | Millikin | Danny Seliski snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 18:00 | Millikin | Gene Perry's 3 pointer is rejected by Gary Bryant | 37-41 |
| 17:59 | Carthage | Larry Mitchell snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 17:39 | Carthage | Ronald Harter drills a runner from the right block set up by Gary Bryant | 37-43 |
| 17:23 | Millikin | Troy Davison is fouled on the floor by William Wade - foul #1 on William Wade, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Millikin | William Fox (SG), Russell Marinez (C) Gene Perry, Troy Davison | |
| Subs | Carthage | Antonio Luckett (PG), Robert Gentry (SF), Robert Singletary (C) Jason Ziad, Gary Bryant, William Wade | |
| 17:11 | Millikin | William Fox misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-43 |
| 17:09 | Carthage | Larry Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 16:53 | Carthage | Robert Gentry misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 16:51 | Millikin | The rebound goes to Russell Marinez | 37-43 |
| 16:39 | Millikin | Danny Seliski connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stewart Cepeda | 40-43 |
| 16:24 | Carthage | Robert Gentry's layup is rejected by Andrew Mitchell | 40-43 |
| 16:23 | Millikin | Danny Seliski grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 16:13 | Millikin | Ronald Harter takes the ball from Stewart Cepeda | 40-43 |
| 16:09 | Carthage | Ronald Harter banks in the layup | 40-45 |
| 15:51 | Millikin | Stewart Cepeda makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by William Fox | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Stewart Cepeda (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Seliski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Mitchell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Russell Marinez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Antonio Luckett (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ronald Harter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Gentry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Mitchell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Singletary (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Carthage | Robert Singletary misses the shot in the lane | 43-45 |
| 15:35 | Millikin | The rebound goes to Danny Seliski | 43-45 |
| 15:17 | Millikin | William Fox buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Stewart Cepeda | 46-45 |
| 15:05 | Carthage | Larry Mitchell misses the dunk | 46-45 |
| 15:04 | Millikin | Russell Marinez snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 14:55 | Millikin | Andrew Mitchell clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Larry Mitchell - foul #2 on Larry Mitchell, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Millikin | Gene Perry (SG), Stan Thompson (SF), Mark Ashby (C) Stewart Cepeda, Danny Seliski, Russell Marinez | |
| Subs | Carthage | Jason Ziad (PG), Gary Bryant (SF), William Wade (C) Ronald Harter, Robert Gentry, Larry Mitchell | |
| 14:55 | Millikin | Andrew Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 14:55 | Millikin | Andrew Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 14:36 | Carthage | Gary Bryant hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Antonio Luckett | 47-47 |
| 14:22 | Millikin | Stan Thompson connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Gene Perry | 49-47 |
| 14:07 | Carthage | William Wade banks in the layup on a great pass from Gary Bryant and he's fouled by Mark Ashby - foul #4 on Mark Ashby, team foul #2 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Millikin | Raymond Johnson (PG), Frank Massey (SF), Troy Davison (C) William Fox, Andrew Mitchell, Mark Ashby | |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Gentry (SG), Wesley Coulston (PF) Antonio Luckett, Robert Singletary | |
| 14:07 | Carthage | William Wade makes the free throw | 49-50 |
| 13:44 | Millikin | Frank Massey hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Gene Perry | 52-50 |
| 13:21 | Carthage | William Wade clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 13:19 | Millikin | Raymond Johnson grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 13:14 | Millikin | William Wade steps in front of the Frank Massey pass | 52-50 |
| 12:54 | Carthage | Gary Bryant misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 12:53 | Carthage | William Wade grabs the offensive board | 52-50 |
| 12:38 | Carthage | Wesley Coulston misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 12:37 | Millikin | Stan Thompson pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 12:32 | Millikin | Frank Massey misses the floater from the left side | 52-50 |
| 12:31 | Carthage | William Wade gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 12:17 | Carthage | Jason Ziad misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Raymond Johnson - foul #1 on Raymond Johnson, team foul #3 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Millikin | Stewart Cepeda (PG), William Fox (SG), Danny Seliski (SF), Russell Marinez (C) Raymond Johnson, Gene Perry, Frank Massey, Stan Thompson | |
| Subs | Carthage | Ronald Harter (SG), Antonio Luckett (SF), Larry Mitchell (PF), Robert Singletary (C) Robert Gentry, Gary Bryant, Wesley Coulston, William Wade | |
| 12:17 | Carthage | Jason Ziad makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 12:17 | Carthage | Jason Ziad misses the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 12:17 | Millikin | Russell Marinez snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 11:53 | Millikin | Stewart Cepeda misses the turnaround from the right block | 52-51 |
| 11:51 | Carthage | Larry Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Stewart Cepeda (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - William Fox (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Seliski (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Troy Davison (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Marinez (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Jason Ziad (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Harter (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Antonio Luckett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Mitchell (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Robert Singletary (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Carthage | Ronald Harter makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Antonio Luckett and he's hacked by William Fox - foul #1 on William Fox, team foul #4 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Millikin | Andrew Mitchell (PF) Troy Davison | |
| Subs | Carthage | Andrew Jennings (PG) Jason Ziad | |
| 11:46 | Carthage | Ronald Harter makes the free throw | 52-54 |
| 11:28 | Millikin | Russell Marinez's floater is tipped away by Larry Mitchell | 52-54 |
| 11:27 | Carthage | Larry Mitchell snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 11:10 | Carthage | Antonio Luckett comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 11:09 | Millikin | Russell Marinez snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 10:43 | Millikin | William Fox drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-54 |
| 10:31 | Carthage | Ronald Harter misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-54 |
| 10:30 | Carthage | Larry Mitchell tips it but misses | 54-54 |
| 10:29 | Millikin | Andrew Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 10:09 | Millikin | William Fox makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stewart Cepeda and the foul's on Ronald Harter - foul #1 on Ronald Harter, team foul #4 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Millikin | Gene Perry (SG), Stan Thompson (PF), Troy Davison (C) Stewart Cepeda, Andrew Mitchell, Russell Marinez | |
| Subs | Carthage | Jason Ziad (PG), Gary Bryant (SF), William Wade (C) Andrew Jennings, Antonio Luckett, Robert Singletary | |
| 10:09 | Millikin | William Fox makes the free throw | 57-54 |
| 09:50 | Carthage | Ronald Harter loses the dribble to Danny Seliski | 57-54 |
| 09:37 | Millikin | Larry Mitchell steals it from Gene Perry | 57-54 |
| 09:23 | Carthage | Ronald Harter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-54 |
| Subs | Millikin | Stewart Cepeda (PG) William Fox | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 09:08 | Millikin | Troy Davison misses badly on a floater from the right side | 57-54 |
| 09:07 | Carthage | William Wade pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 08:54 | Carthage | Larry Mitchell misses long on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Troy Davison - foul #3 on Troy Davison, team foul #5 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Millikin | Frank Massey (SF), Russell Marinez (C) Danny Seliski, Troy Davison | |
| Subs | Carthage | Antonio Luckett (PG), Robert Gentry (SG) Jason Ziad, Ronald Harter | |
| 08:54 | Carthage | Larry Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 08:54 | Carthage | Larry Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 08:37 | Millikin | Stan Thompson is fouled on the floor by Robert Gentry - foul #1 on Robert Gentry, team foul #5 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Singletary (PF) Larry Mitchell | |
| 08:14 | Millikin | Frank Massey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 08:12 | Millikin | Russell Marinez tips it back up and in | 59-56 |
| 08:00 | Carthage | Robert Gentry scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Antonio Luckett | 59-59 |
| 07:39 | Millikin | Stewart Cepeda makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Gene Perry | 62-59 |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Stewart Cepeda (fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. SG - Gene Perry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Frank Massey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stan Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Russell Marinez (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Antonio Luckett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Gentry (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Robert Singletary (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Wade (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Carthage | Gary Bryant comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 07:18 | Carthage | Robert Singletary hits the follow up shot | 62-61 |
| 06:59 | Millikin | Stewart Cepeda can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-61 |
| 06:58 | Millikin | Stan Thompson tips it back up and in | 64-61 |
| 06:40 | Carthage | Robert Singletary is called for traveling | 64-61 |
| Subs | Millikin | William Fox (PG), Raymond Johnson (SG), Danny Seliski (SF), Andrew Mitchell (PF), Mark Ashby (C) Stewart Cepeda, Gene Perry, Frank Massey, Stan Thompson, Russell Marinez | |
| Subs | Carthage | Jason Ziad (PG), Ronald Harter (SG), Larry Mitchell (PF), Brian Lewis (C) Antonio Luckett, Gary Bryant, Robert Singletary, William Wade | |
| 06:27 | Millikin | Brian Lewis blocks the short jumper by Mark Ashby | 64-61 |
| 06:25 | Millikin | Mark Ashby tips it but misses | 64-61 |
| 06:23 | Carthage | Ronald Harter gets the rebound | 64-61 |
| 06:08 | Carthage | Robert Gentry knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 05:54 | Millikin | Larry Mitchell steals it from Danny Seliski | 64-64 |
| 05:38 | Carthage | Raymond Johnson steals it from Larry Mitchell | 64-64 |
| 05:25 | Millikin | William Fox is hacked by Robert Gentry - foul #2 on Robert Gentry, team foul #6 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Millikin | Stewart Cepeda (PG) Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Carthage | Antonio Luckett (SF), Robert Singletary (C) Robert Gentry, Brian Lewis | |
| 05:16 | Millikin | Stewart Cepeda connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Ashby | 67-64 |
| 05:02 | Carthage | Antonio Luckett comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-64 |
| 05:00 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Ziad | 67-64 |
| 04:42 | Carthage | Antonio Luckett misses the 3 from the right wing | 67-64 |
| 04:40 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Singletary | 67-64 |
| 04:28 | Carthage | Ronald Harter buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Antonio Luckett | 67-66 |
| 04:07 | Millikin | Jason Ziad is called for the reach on William Fox - foul #2 on Jason Ziad, team foul #7 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Millikin | Gene Perry (SG), Troy Davison (C) Stewart Cepeda, Mark Ashby | |
| Subs | Carthage | Gary Bryant (SF), William Wade (C) Jason Ziad, Robert Singletary | |
| 04:07 | Millikin | William Fox makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 04:07 | Millikin | William Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 03:53 | Carthage | William Wade misses the lay-in | 69-66 |
| 03:52 | Millikin | Troy Davison grabs the defensive rebound | 69-66 |
| 03:42 | Millikin | Gene Perry makes the floater from the free throw line and he's hacked by William Wade - foul #2 on William Wade, team foul #8 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Millikin | Stewart Cepeda (PG), Russell Marinez (SF), Stan Thompson (PF) William Fox, Danny Seliski, Andrew Mitchell | |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Gentry (SG) Ronald Harter | |
| 03:42 | Millikin | Gene Perry makes the free throw | 72-66 |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Stewart Cepeda (fresh) 11 pts. 8 ast. SG - Gene Perry (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Russell Marinez (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stan Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Troy Davison (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Antonio Luckett (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Gentry (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Larry Mitchell (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. C - William Wade (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Carthage | Gary Bryant knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Antonio Luckett | 72-69 |
| 02:58 | Millikin | Stewart Cepeda clanks a runner in the lane | 72-69 |
| 02:56 | Millikin | Troy Davison snags the offensive board | 72-69 |
| 02:56 | Millikin | Millikin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-69 |
| Subs | Millikin | Danny Seliski (SF), Andrew Mitchell (PF), Mark Ashby (C) Russell Marinez, Stan Thompson, Troy Davison | |
| Subs | Carthage | Jason Ziad (PG), Ronald Harter (SG) Antonio Luckett, Robert Gentry | |
| 02:46 | Millikin | Danny Seliski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-69 |
| 02:45 | Millikin | Mark Ashby pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-69 |
| 02:33 | Millikin | Ronald Harter picks off the pass by Gene Perry | 72-69 |
| 02:11 | Carthage | Jason Ziad misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Stewart Cepeda - foul #1 on Stewart Cepeda, team foul #6 | 72-69 |
| 02:11 | Carthage | Jason Ziad makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 02:11 | Carthage | Jason Ziad makes the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 01:57 | Millikin | Andrew Mitchell blows the layup | 72-71 |
| 01:56 | Carthage | Ronald Harter gets the rebound | 72-71 |
| 01:43 | Carthage | Jason Ziad drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from William Wade | 72-73 |
| 01:17 | Millikin | William Wade picks off the pass by Stewart Cepeda | 72-73 |
| 00:52 | Carthage | Larry Mitchell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jason Ziad | 72-75 |
| 00:35 | Millikin | Andrew Mitchell scores on a jumper in the paint | 74-75 |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Carthage | Jason Ziad is hacked by Stewart Cepeda in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stewart Cepeda, team foul #7 | 74-75 |
| 00:34 | Carthage | Jason Ziad misses the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 00:34 | Millikin | Danny Seliski pulls down the rebound | 74-75 |
| 00:19 | Millikin | Mark Ashby misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on William Wade - foul #3 on William Wade, team foul #9 | 74-75 |
| 00:19 | Millikin | Mark Ashby makes the 1st free throw | 75-75 |
| 00:19 | Millikin | Mark Ashby makes the 2nd free throw | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Carthage | Jason Ziad's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Millikin | Ronald Harter is called for the reach on Mark Ashby in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Harter, team foul #10 | 76-75 |
| 00:04 | Millikin | Mark Ashby makes the 1st free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:04 | Millikin | Mark Ashby makes the 2nd free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:04 | Carthage | Carthage calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 78-75 |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Ronald Harter misses long on a halfcourt shot | 78-75 |