| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Lee Widener (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Gourdine (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charlie Miles (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Martin Sykora (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Fry (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Christopher Dube (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ron Bugbee (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Leonard (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Ledbetter (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Charlie Miles inbounds the ball | 37-29 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:39 | Carthage | Charlie Miles hits the finger roll on a great pass from Lee Widener | 39-29 |
| 19:23 | Millikin | Jonathan Thomas misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 39-29 |
| 19:21 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Jeremy Gourdine | 39-29 |
| 19:04 | Carthage | Charlie Miles scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Jeremy Gourdine | 41-29 |
| 18:46 | Millikin | Ron Bugbee makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-32 |
| 18:24 | Carthage | Charlie Miles misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by David Ledbetter - foul #2 on David Ledbetter, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| 18:24 | Carthage | Charlie Miles misses the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 18:24 | Carthage | Charlie Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 18:05 | Millikin | George Leonard misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 42-32 |
| 18:04 | Carthage | Martin Sykora snags the defensive board | 42-32 |
| 17:47 | Carthage | Jeremy Gourdine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-32 |
| 17:35 | Millikin | Ron Bugbee misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-32 |
| 17:33 | Carthage | Charlie Miles grabs the defensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 17:22 | Carthage | Charlie Miles makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Martin Sykora | 44-32 |
| 17:09 | Millikin | Christopher Dube clanks a floater from the right side | 44-32 |
| 17:08 | Carthage | Martin Sykora gets the rebound | 44-32 |
| 17:00 | Carthage | Peter Fry is fouled on the floor by George Leonard - foul #2 on George Leonard, team foul #2 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Carthage | Joseph McFadden (PG), Robert Lingo (SG), Tony Motes (SF), Kevin Chappelle (PF), Robert Bailes (C) Lee Widener, Jeremy Gourdine, Charlie Miles, Martin Sykora, Peter Fry | |
| Subs | Millikin | Ken Sanders (PG), Richard Gant (SF), Marvin Sparks (PF), Barry Bodily (C) Christopher Dube, George Leonard, Jonathan Thomas, David Ledbetter | |
| 16:38 | Carthage | Joseph McFadden misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 44-32 |
| 16:36 | Millikin | The rebound goes to Ron Bugbee | 44-32 |
| 16:32 | Millikin | Ron Bugbee's fadeaway is rejected by Tony Motes | 44-32 |
| 16:31 | Millikin | Richard Gant pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-32 |
| 16:12 | Millikin | Richard Gant hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Ron Bugbee | 44-34 |
| 15:58 | Carthage | 3 seconds is called on Robert Lingo | 44-34 |
| Subs | Carthage | Lee Widener (PG), Jeremy Gourdine (SG), Charlie Miles (SF) Joseph McFadden, Tony Motes, Kevin Chappelle | |
| Subs | Millikin | Christopher Dube (PG), Jerry Degraff (SF) Ron Bugbee, Richard Gant | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Lee Widener (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Gourdine (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Miles (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Lingo (fresh) C - Robert Bailes (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Christopher Dube (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ken Sanders (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Degraff (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Marvin Sparks (fresh) C - Barry Bodily (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Millikin | Christopher Dube hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Marvin Sparks | 44-36 |
| 15:13 | Carthage | Charlie Miles comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Jerry Degraff - foul #4 on Jerry Degraff, team foul #3 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Carthage | Martin Sykora (PF), Peter Fry (C) Robert Lingo, Robert Bailes | |
| Subs | Millikin | George Leonard (SF), Jonathan Thomas (PF), David Ledbetter (C) Jerry Degraff, Marvin Sparks, Barry Bodily | |
| 15:13 | Carthage | Charlie Miles makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 15:13 | Carthage | Charlie Miles misses the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 15:13 | Millikin | Jonathan Thomas grabs the board | 45-36 |
| 14:53 | Millikin | David Ledbetter misses short on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Peter Fry - foul #2 on Peter Fry, team foul #1 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Millikin | Ron Bugbee (SG) Ken Sanders | |
| 14:53 | Millikin | David Ledbetter makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 14:53 | Millikin | David Ledbetter makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 14:37 | Carthage | Jeremy Gourdine misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-38 |
| 14:36 | Carthage | Peter Fry can't tip it in | 45-38 |
| 14:35 | Carthage | Charlie Miles tips it back up and in | 47-38 |
| 14:25 | Millikin | Peter Fry takes the ball from Ron Bugbee | 47-38 |
| 14:09 | Carthage | Charlie Miles is fouled on the floor by George Leonard - foul #3 on George Leonard, team foul #4 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Carthage | Joseph McFadden (PG), Robert Lingo (SG), Kevin Chappelle (SF) Lee Widener, Jeremy Gourdine, Charlie Miles | |
| Subs | Millikin | Ken Sanders (PG) Christopher Dube | |
| 13:47 | Carthage | Ron Bugbee steals the ball from Joseph McFadden | 47-38 |
| 13:43 | Millikin | Ron Bugbee lays it up and in | 47-40 |
| 13:39 | Carthage | Ken Sanders takes the ball from Joseph McFadden in the backcourt | 47-40 |
| 13:22 | Millikin | David Ledbetter misses the lay-in | 47-40 |
| 13:20 | Millikin | Jonathan Thomas misses the tip | 47-40 |
| 13:18 | Carthage | Martin Sykora grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 13:14 | Carthage | Joseph McFadden buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Kevin Chappelle | 49-40 |
| 13:03 | Millikin | Ron Bugbee can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 49-40 |
| 13:01 | Carthage | Peter Fry snags the defensive board | 49-40 |
| 12:41 | Carthage | Robert Lingo's fadeaway is rejected by George Leonard | 49-40 |
| 12:39 | Carthage | Peter Fry gets the offensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 12:34 | Carthage | Kevin Chappelle clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-40 |
| 12:33 | Carthage | Martin Sykora grabs the offensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 12:17 | Carthage | Peter Fry misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-40 |
| 12:16 | Millikin | Ken Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 12:04 | Millikin | Ken Sanders misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-40 |
| 12:03 | Carthage | Martin Sykora gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| 11:53 | Carthage | David Ledbetter blocks the short jumper by Kevin Chappelle | 49-40 |
| 11:51 | Millikin | Ron Bugbee grabs the board | 49-40 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Joseph McFadden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Lingo (fresh) SF - Kevin Chappelle (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Martin Sykora (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Peter Fry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Ken Sanders (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ron Bugbee (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - George Leonard (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Ledbetter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Millikin | Martin Sykora swats the layup by Jonathan Thomas | 49-40 |
| 11:32 | Millikin | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Thomas | 49-40 |
| 11:21 | Millikin | Joseph McFadden steps in front of the David Ledbetter pass | 49-40 |
| 11:16 | Carthage | Robert Lingo hits the finger roll set up by Joseph McFadden | 51-40 |
| 10:56 | Millikin | Peter Fry steals it from Jonathan Thomas | 51-40 |
| 10:28 | Carthage | Robert Lingo hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on George Leonard - foul #4 on George Leonard, team foul #5 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Carthage | Lee Widener (PG), Jeremy Gourdine (SG), Charlie Miles (SF), Robert Bailes (C) Joseph McFadden, Kevin Chappelle, Martin Sykora, Peter Fry | |
| Subs | Millikin | Christopher Dube (PG), Richard Gant (SF), Marvin Sparks (PF), Barry Bodily (C) Ron Bugbee, George Leonard, Jonathan Thomas, David Ledbetter | |
| 10:28 | Carthage | Robert Lingo makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 10:28 | Carthage | Robert Lingo makes the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 10:13 | Millikin | Christopher Dube hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-40 |
| 10:11 | Carthage | Jeremy Gourdine pulls down the rebound | 53-40 |
| 09:48 | Carthage | Ken Sanders picks off the pass by Robert Bailes | 53-40 |
| 09:33 | Millikin | Robert Lingo swats the shot by Ken Sanders | 53-40 |
| 09:31 | Carthage | Robert Bailes snags the defensive board | 53-40 |
| 09:16 | Carthage | Robert Bailes misses long on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Christopher Dube - foul #2 on Christopher Dube, team foul #6 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Carthage | Kevin Chappelle (PF) Robert Lingo | |
| Subs | Millikin | Mark Hudson (SG) Ken Sanders | |
| 09:16 | Carthage | Robert Bailes makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 09:16 | Carthage | Robert Bailes makes the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 08:59 | Millikin | Marvin Sparks scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Gant and he's fouled by Robert Bailes - foul #2 on Robert Bailes, team foul #2 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Millikin | Ron Bugbee (SG) Mark Hudson | |
| 08:59 | Millikin | Marvin Sparks makes the free throw | 55-43 |
| 08:38 | Carthage | Charlie Miles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-43 |
| 08:37 | Carthage | Robert Bailes snags the offensive board | 55-43 |
| 08:19 | Carthage | Kevin Chappelle comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Richard Gant - foul #2 on Richard Gant, team foul #7 | 55-43 |
| 08:19 | Carthage | Kevin Chappelle misses the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 08:19 | Carthage | Kevin Chappelle makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 08:07 | Millikin | Christopher Dube clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-43 |
| 08:05 | Carthage | Robert Bailes grabs the board | 56-43 |
| 07:49 | Carthage | Robert Bailes can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 56-43 |
| 07:48 | Carthage | Kevin Chappelle grabs the offensive rebound | 56-43 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Lee Widener (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Gourdine (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Miles (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Chappelle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Bailes (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Christopher Dube (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ron Bugbee (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Gant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marvin Sparks (fresh) 3 pts. C - Barry Bodily (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Carthage | Charlie Miles can't finish the layup | 56-43 |
| 07:32 | Millikin | Christopher Dube grabs the board | 56-43 |
| 07:28 | Millikin | Ron Bugbee knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Gant | 56-46 |
| 07:09 | Carthage | Charlie Miles hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 56-46 |
| 07:07 | Millikin | Ron Bugbee snags the defensive board | 56-46 |
| 06:46 | Millikin | Ron Bugbee scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Gant | 56-49 |
| 06:25 | Carthage | Charlie Miles connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Chappelle | 59-49 |
| 06:09 | Millikin | Marvin Sparks makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Richard Gant | 59-51 |
| 05:50 | Carthage | Lee Widener loses the dribble to Ron Bugbee | 59-51 |
| 05:50 | Millikin | Millikin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-51 |
| Subs | Carthage | Martin Sykora (PF), Peter Fry (C) Kevin Chappelle, Robert Bailes | |
| Subs | Millikin | Jerry Degraff (SF), Jonathan Thomas (PF), David Ledbetter (C) Richard Gant, Marvin Sparks, Barry Bodily | |
| 05:48 | Millikin | Christopher Dube is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 59-51 |
| 05:38 | Carthage | Lee Widener clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-51 |
| 05:36 | Millikin | David Ledbetter gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| 05:25 | Millikin | The jump hook by David Ledbetter is blocked by Peter Fry | 59-51 |
| 05:24 | Carthage | Jeremy Gourdine grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 05:10 | Carthage | Charlie Miles buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Lee Widener | 62-51 |
| 05:01 | Millikin | Christopher Dube's layup is rejected by Charlie Miles | 62-51 |
| 05:00 | Millikin | Christopher Dube hits the follow up shot | 62-53 |
| 04:41 | Carthage | Peter Fry can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by David Ledbetter - foul #3 on David Ledbetter, team foul #8 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Carthage | Joseph McFadden (PG), Robert Lingo (SG), Kevin Chappelle (SF) Lee Widener, Jeremy Gourdine, Charlie Miles | |
| Subs | Millikin | Ken Sanders (PG) Christopher Dube | |
| 04:41 | Carthage | Peter Fry makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 04:41 | Carthage | Peter Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 04:34 | Millikin | Ken Sanders knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-56 |
| 04:18 | Carthage | Kevin Chappelle is hacked by Jerry Degraff - foul #5 on Jerry Degraff, team foul #9 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Millikin | George Leonard (SF) Jerry Degraff | |
| 04:18 | Carthage | Kevin Chappelle makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 04:18 | Carthage | Kevin Chappelle misses the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 04:18 | Millikin | David Ledbetter pulls down the rebound | 65-56 |
| 03:50 | Millikin | Ron Bugbee travels with the ball | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Joseph McFadden (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Lingo (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kevin Chappelle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Martin Sykora (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Peter Fry (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Ken Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ron Bugbee (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - George Leonard (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jonathan Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - David Ledbetter (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:29 | Carthage | Kevin Chappelle can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-56 |
| 03:28 | Millikin | Jonathan Thomas pulls down the rebound | 65-56 |
| 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) | |
| 03:05 | Millikin | Ron Bugbee misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-56 |
| 03:03 | Carthage | Kevin Chappelle gets the rebound | 65-56 |
| 02:59 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-56 |
| Subs | Carthage | Lee Widener (PG), Jeremy Gourdine (SG), Charlie Miles (SF) Joseph McFadden, Robert Lingo, Kevin Chappelle | |
| Subs | Millikin | Christopher Dube (PG) Ken Sanders | |
| 02:47 | Carthage | Peter Fry hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Lee Widener | 68-56 |
| 02:29 | Millikin | Ron Bugbee misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-56 |
| 02:28 | Millikin | Jonathan Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-56 |
| 02:23 | Millikin | Jonathan Thomas is called for traveling | 68-56 |
| Subs | Carthage | Joseph McFadden (PG), Robert Lingo (SG), Tony Motes (SF), Kevin Chappelle (PF), Robert Bailes (C) Lee Widener, Jeremy Gourdine, Charlie Miles, Martin Sykora, Peter Fry | |
| Subs | Millikin | Mark Hudson (PG), Ken Sanders (SG), Marvin Sparks (PF), Barry Bodily (C) Christopher Dube, Ron Bugbee, Jonathan Thomas, David Ledbetter | |
| 02:04 | Carthage | Robert Lingo scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Chappelle | 70-56 |
| 01:48 | Millikin | Marvin Sparks is denied on a dunk by Robert Bailes | 70-56 |
| 01:46 | Carthage | Joseph McFadden gets the rebound | 70-56 |
| 01:30 | Carthage | Robert Lingo clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-56 |
| 01:28 | Millikin | The rebound goes to George Leonard | 70-56 |
| 01:10 | Millikin | Kevin Chappelle blocks the jumper by Barry Bodily | 70-56 |
| 01:08 | Millikin | George Leonard tips it back up and in | 70-58 |
| 00:52 | Carthage | Joseph McFadden scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Tony Motes | 72-58 |
| 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) | |
| 00:45 | Millikin | Ken Sanders knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by George Leonard and he's fouled by Robert Lingo - foul #1 on Robert Lingo, team foul #3 | 72-60 |
| 00:45 | Millikin | Ken Sanders makes the free throw | 72-61 |
| 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) | |
| 00:21 | Carthage | Robert Lingo is fouled on the floor by Mark Hudson - foul #1 on Mark Hudson, team foul #10 | 72-61 |
| 00:21 | Carthage | Robert Lingo misses the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:21 | Carthage | Robert Lingo misses the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:21 | Millikin | Barry Bodily grabs the defensive rebound | 72-61 |
| 00:15 | Millikin | George Leonard connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Ken Sanders | 72-63 |
| 00:15 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-63 |
| Subs | Carthage | Lee Widener (PG), Jeremy Gourdine (SG), Charlie Miles (SF), Martin Sykora (PF), Peter Fry (C) Joseph McFadden, Robert Lingo, Tony Motes, Kevin Chappelle, Robert Bailes | |
| Subs | Millikin | Christopher Dube (PG), Ron Bugbee (SG), Jonathan Thomas (PF), David Ledbetter (C) Mark Hudson, Ken Sanders, Marvin Sparks, Barry Bodily | |
| 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) | |
| 00:14 | Carthage | Jeremy Gourdine is fouled in the backcourt by Ron Bugbee - foul #1 on Ron Bugbee, team foul #11 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Carthage | Kevin Chappelle (SF) Charlie Miles | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 00:14 | Carthage | Jeremy Gourdine makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:14 | Carthage | Jeremy Gourdine makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:07 | Millikin | Christopher Dube scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Ron Bugbee | 74-66 |
| 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 | Lee Widener runs out the clock | 74-66 |